vstars Chapter 451 I Didn't Ask You to Plagiarize
Chapter 451 I Didn't Ask You to Plagiarize
Fang Li's fork paused slightly, but she quickly resumed her composure: "Are you sure?"
"certainly!"
Yang Miao didn't take it seriously and waved his hand dismissively: "Your little baby must be very well-behaved; I'm sure I can take good care of him!"
Fang Li turned her head and exchanged a glance with Han Xi. The two couldn't help but chuckle, both seeing a look of helplessness in each other's eyes.
"Okay, I got it. Go back to your seat and eat."
Yang Miao was happily preparing to go back when suddenly...
"Aunt?"
She leaned closer, staring at Fang Li: "What's that on your neck? A mosquito bite?"
“........” Xu Fangli was stunned for a moment, then realized something and suddenly covered her neck.
"Wait a minute, there aren't any mosquitoes this time of year..."
"Ahem."
Xu Fangli touched her neck, took a tactical sip of water, and said, "Um, I'm full. You guys take your time eating. I'm going upstairs now!"
Almost fled.
The two were so wild last night that Fang Li didn't even notice the marks the man had left on her neck.
It was really embarrassing that Yang Miao saw this.
Yang Miao blinked in confusion: "What happened to Auntie? Why did she run away?"
Han Xi put down his chopsticks and looked at her: "What do you think? Are you going to eat or not?"
Yang Miao sat back down with a suspicious look, staring at her uncle's serious face, when suddenly a thought flashed through her mind: "Ah! I know, that...that's...um..."
Yang Miao's eyes widened as a small steamed bun suddenly blocked her mouth.
"If you keep making noise, you're going home today!"
"......"
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Fang Li didn't get to eat the sweet and sour pork ribs and crab roe tofu that were promised for lunch.
Because of an incident at the company, Fang Li's plan to take a day off was ruined.
Yaoxing Media.
Sheng Qianrui slammed a stack of documents onto the conference table, scattering the papers everywhere.
The screenwriting department of Yaoxing Media was completely silent, with more than a dozen editors keeping their heads down and not daring to meet her gaze.
"Can someone explain this?"
Sheng Qianrui's shrill voice echoed in the conference room, "The 'Brilliant Star' is less than a week away from wrapping up filming, and now it's being sued for plagiarism and ordered to stop production! Tens of millions of yuan have been invested; are they trying to throw it all away?!"
In the corner, Zou Yu, who was in charge of script development, twisted his fingers until they turned white.
She stole a glance at the scattered documents, which were court summons and a color palette comparison between the original novel "The Dream Never Ends" and "The Brilliant Star," the similarities of which were glaringly high.
"Zou Yu."
Sheng Qianrui suddenly called on someone, a cold glint in her eyes. "Tell me, what exactly happened! I remember you found this idea from your 'materials library'? How could you be sued for plagiarism!"
All eyes instantly focused on Zou Yu.
Zou Yu's throat tightened, and she slowly stood up: "Mr. Sheng, it was you who said you needed a script with a novel and eye-catching theme, so I looked for some references on the platform..."
"refer to?"
Sheng Qianrui grabbed a comparison report and slammed it in front of her. "Even the female lead's cat has the same name, and you call that a reference?"
Outside the conference room's floor-to-ceiling windows, people from other departments peered out curiously.
Cold sweat beaded on Zou Yu's forehead: "When I read it, the author was just a newcomer, with only tens of thousands of followers... I thought..."
"What did you think? Did you think she wouldn't become famous? Did you think she wouldn't dare sue us?"
Sheng Qianrui sneered, "I told you to borrow ideas, not to plagiarize! Now look what's happened! If word gets out that we're being sued by the original author, do you think Xingli Films will seize on this and make a big fuss about it, turning Yaoxing into a laughingstock online!"
The atmosphere in the office was as low as it could possibly be.
Sheng Qianrui was so angry that her chest heaved and her face turned pale.
At this moment, Zhang Dechang, head of the legal department, pushed open the door and entered, his face grim: "The Yu family just called, demanding an explanation from us. The script was provided by Yaoxing, but the funding came from the Yu family. If anything goes wrong, Yaoxing must compensate the Yu family for all their losses."
"I know that! Why are the Yu family in such a hurry? Nothing has happened yet!"
Sheng Qianrui was furious.
Zhang Dechang sighed, looked around at everyone, and finally his gaze fell on Zou Yu: "Can anyone tell me who this 'Cat Pear' is? A newcomer to online literature, how did she manage to get Attorney Deng from Yingcai Law Firm to represent her?"
Upon hearing the name Yingcai Law Firm, Sheng Qianrui's brows furrowed instantly.
Zou Yu was almost in tears, trembling as she said, "I checked, and he really is just an ordinary online novelist, a new account registered more than half a year ago, who has only written this one book on the platform, and initially didn't even have many fans..."
"Then contact her!"
Zhang Dechang turned to Sheng Qianrui, "It seems the simplest approach is to start with this young author. Before things escalate, we should buy the copyright and hire her as a guest editor for Brilliant Star. That way, it won't be considered plagiarism."
Sheng Qianrui raised an eyebrow. "That is one way."
"I'll contact the platform right away!"
The PR director quickly got up and left.
Less than five minutes later, the public relations director strode in, his face grim.
"Mr. Sheng, the platform has replied, saying..."
"say what?!"
"They said that Cat Pear has entrusted all copyright matters to Star Pear Films."
Sheng Qianrui frowned: "Xingli? Xu Fangli's company?!"
Suddenly, something occurred to her, and her expression changed. "Wait, could this be a trap set by Xu Fangli?"
Zhang Dechang frowned: "I don't know, but I've already had someone check on this person, Maomao Xiaoli. Her real name is Wen Yang, and her ID number is..."
He paused, "But according to what Director Liu said yesterday, Xing Li reacted too quickly this time, as if she had anticipated it. There's probably a real problem inside."
"Who is the real name of the cat named Xiaoli? Wen Yang?"
Zhang Dechang nodded: "Yes, she's a girl surnamed Wen, from Beijing."
Sheng Qianrui frowned. Wasn't Wen Yang Xu Fangli's friend? What a coincidence!
She didn't believe that Xu Fangli had nothing to do with this!
"Regardless, the PR department should first find that author and find a way to silence her. The price is negotiable!"
"Okay, I'll go right away."
When Yaoxing's public relations director called Wen Yang, Xu Fangli was reviewing the publicity plan for "The Dream Never Ends" in Xingli Film and Television's office.
Wen Yang burst through the door, waving a document in her hand.
"Fang Li! Breaking news, things are in complete chaos at Yaoxing!"
She leaned closer excitedly, "I heard Yu Wei's dad was so angry he almost fainted. He gave Yaoxing an ultimatum on the spot, demanding an explanation! Sheng Qianrui's people even called me, wanting to buy the copyright to 'The Dream Never Ends'!"
Xu Fangli's lips curled slightly: "So how did you answer them?"
Wen Yang raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of smugness: "Of course, we'll just... keep them hanging on, neither agreeing nor refusing."