Chapter 53 Defendant

Xia Lili held his hand and prevented him from taking it away.

"Brother, you usually use your phone for making calls, replying to messages, and map navigation. Wearing a watch is much more convenient!"

This smartwatch provides directional navigation, uses vibrations at different rhythms to indicate turning directions, and can automatically call for help.

When a serious fall is detected, a vibration and alarm will be issued. If there is no response within sixty seconds, an emergency call will be automatically made and the location will be sent.

Xia Lili blinked and said aggrievedly, "Besides, I drew the custom pattern on the watch strap myself. Do you still want to take it off?"

Xia Xubai's fingertips touched the relief on the watch strap. The relief pattern was two rabbits, one big and one small, with the small rabbit leading the big rabbit.

Xia Xubai paused and stopped taking off the watch.

Retinopathy is not invisible from birth, but vision deteriorates with age until it becomes completely invisible.

Xia Xubai suffered from night blindness when he was a child.

They lived in a small county town with incomplete infrastructure. When they went out to play with friends or to buy soy sauce at a convenience store, they had to pass through a dark alley on the way home. It was Xia Lili who always held her brother's hand.

Xia Lili knew the way home when he was three years old. The little boy would hold a small flashlight and walk at night with his seven-year-old brother.

Isn’t it just the little rabbit leading the big rabbit?

Xia Xubai felt that there was Braille engraved on the inside of the strap. He stretched out his finger to touch it. The Braille engraved on the strap read: The little rabbit will never let go of the big rabbit's claws.

Men don't shed tears easily.

But at this moment, Xia Xubai's eyes suddenly turned red and he couldn't control himself.

Xia Xubai's hand gently rested on the top of Xia Lili's head, his warm palm carrying a familiar warmth: "Lili, thank you."

"Oh." Xia Lili shrank her neck exaggeratedly, like a cat whose fur stood up after being rubbed. "Why are you saying thank you to me?"

Xia Lili nudged her brother with her shoulder: "Didn't we make a promise when we were little that when we grow up we'll take care of our family and live a good life?"

Xia Xubai felt warm in his heart and said seriously, "Okay, then brother, keep working hard."

Xia Lili handed Xia Xubai the new phone she had bought him and said, "Although the functions of the watch are sufficient, you still need to use the new phone."

"My phone is already connected to the internet, I can't log out!"

Faced with his sister's domineering gift, Xia Xubai couldn't help but laugh and nodded: "I understand, President Xia."

He will definitely give his sister better in the future.

Xia Lili couldn't hold back anymore with the little money in her hand. Once Shangguan Xu, the evildoer, was dealt with, she would take her parents and brother out for a big shopping spree!

Thinking about the future, Xia Lili counted on her fingers and started to worry.

Now, many of the messages my brother receives backstage are from internet celebrity MCN companies. Xia Lili filters them all out. Internet celebrity agencies are too deceptive.

Wait a little longer, this video will go viral.

My brother is not in a hurry to sign with a company. He wants to find someone in the industry to help him screen carefully, for fear of encountering unfair terms and rip-off companies. However, he cannot delay the production of the song.

Xia Lili wanted to arrange a personal music production studio for her brother first.

If she had money, it would be even better if she could open an agency for her brother.

I also need to find a life assistant and bodyguard for my brother...

From this perspective, more than one million is far from enough.

Xia Lili couldn't control her desire to make money and improve her performance, and she began to think about how to save more unfortunate people who were about to be killed.

Then first of all, I have to wander around and interact with many people every day. It would be even better if I could get some extra income...

A very flexible career suddenly emerged in Xia Lili's mind.

*

"no?"

"This crappy song of his got 300,000 likes in one night."

One o'clock in the afternoon, in the recording studio of Chaoyin Entertainment Company.

Shangguan Xu was wearing an expensive fashion brand. He took a puff of cigarette. On his phone was a video of Xia Xubai singing and playing the guitar. The number of likes had exceeded 700,000, and the number was still soaring, with the number of likes increasing by tens of thousands.

Shangguan Xu yawned and said with disdain, "What's wrong with the ears of these netizens nowadays?"

"There's also something wrong with my eyes."

"Without the beauty filter, let this blind man go on a TV recording and see if he's in the spotlight. He'll definitely die. What's the point of bragging about his amazing looks?"

Boss Jiang was sitting next to the recording studio. Upon hearing Shangguan Xu's words, he echoed, "Yeah, I don't know what kind of shit luck this kid has. He became famous overnight."

"It's just a flash in the pan, how can it compare to you, Brother Xu."

Shangguan Xu raised his eyelids and glanced at Boss Jiang, who looked very serious. He sneered, "Have you prepared everything?"

Boss Jiang nodded and bowed: "It's ready. Xia Xubai trusts me very much. The notebook and recorder are all at my disposal."

At this moment, Shangguan Xu's agent Zhang Xi walked in.

She looked at Boss Jiang and said, "Give me the things. You can leave now. The money has been transferred to your account. Please check it."

Boss Jiang apologized repeatedly and respectfully left the recording studio.

Zhang Xi's eyes fell on Xia Xubai's soaring number of likes.

"I just wanted to set up a trap for this kid, but I didn't expect it to be so popular."

"I'm kind of thinking of signing him as an artist."

Shangguan Xu was stunned: "Sister Xi, you are not kidding, right?"

Zhang Xi sneered, "Do you think this situation is possible?"

"But it's a good thing that he's popular now."

Shangguan Xu: "Sister, what do you mean?"

Zhang Xi: "After that, we sue him for plagiarism. The incident will definitely go viral. You were framed by an ordinary person, and the ordinary person became a big star. Your fans will definitely be angry and heartbroken."

"By then releasing a new album, I can reap a lot of profits. As long as the popularity is maintained, I will definitely receive many invitations to variety shows and competitions."

Zhang Xi’s calculations were clear.

Shangguan Xu asked tentatively, "Sister Xi, have you arranged everything for the future?"

Shangguan Xu made a gesture of cutting his neck.

"It's arranged. Don't cause me such a big trouble next time!"

Zhang Xi glared at Shangguan Xu.

Shangguan Xu clasped his hands together and said, "I will be your cash cow from now on."

He lowered his voice and said, "Sister, no one has come to the company to investigate me recently, right?"

Zhang Xi frowned and said, "Don't ask. Just focus on your own business."

She left the recording studio, frowned, and made a phone call: "Have you found the violinist?"

The voice on the other end of the phone was hesitant. "The violinist got into a luxury car and left that day, but the USB drive was kept in the locker. She's so greedy, I guess she's hooked up with a rich man and doesn't care about the money we give her."

Zhang Xi rubbed his brows and said, "Find out whose car she got into and where she is now. I'm always uneasy."

*

At two o'clock in the afternoon, the number of likes on Xia Xubai's singing and playing video had exceeded one million.

Cover bloggers have released videos of them singing "Letter to Kirishima", and even a few lesser-known singers have covered the song. Internet celebrities have also used "Letter to Kirishima" as background music for their dress-up videos.

The next morning, Xia Xubai's original song "Letter from Kirishima" topped the short video background music popularity list, and partners from major music platforms also sought cooperation with Xia Xubai.

Xia Xubai's songs were quickly available on major music platforms, and his rankings quickly climbed like a dark horse, topping the charts one after another.

In the era of traffic, everything happens quickly.

Five days later, Xia Xubai's singing and playing video received over 7 million likes, topping the music charts on major platforms, and his short video platform account also had over one million followers. This astonishing speed of popularity was widely reported by various marketing accounts.

However, on the morning of the sixth day, the lawyer's letter published by Shangguan Xu Studio on Weibo triggered a hot search!

Shangguan Xu Studio sued the popular online musician Xia Xubai for plagiarism and infringement!

The hit song "Letter from Kirishima" plagiarized Shangguan Xu's unreleased new song!