Chapter 451 I Didn’t Ask You to Plagiarize

Fang Li's fork paused slightly, but she quickly returned to normal: "Are you sure?"

"certainly!"

Yang Miao didn't take it seriously and waved his hand: "Your baby must be very well behaved. I can definitely take good care of him!"

Fang Li turned her head and looked at Han Xi. They both couldn't help but chuckle, and saw helplessness in each other's eyes.

"Okay, got it. Go sit back and eat."

Yang Miao was about to go back happily, when suddenly...

"Aunt?"

She came closer and stared at Fang Li: "What's that on your neck? A mosquito bite?"

"........" Xu Fangli was stunned, then realized something and suddenly covered her neck.

"That's not right. There aren't any mosquitoes in this season..."

"Ahem."

Xu Fangli touched her neck and drank some water strategically. "Well, I'm full. You guys take your time eating. I'll go upstairs first!"

Almost fled in panic.

The two of them were so crazy last night that Fang Li didn't even notice the marks left on her neck by the man.

It was so embarrassing to be seen by Yang Miao.

Yang Miao blinked in confusion: "What happened to my aunt? Why did she run away?"

Han Xi put down his chopsticks and looked at her: "What do you think? Do you want to eat?"

Yang Miao sat back with a look of doubt on his face. Looking at his uncle's serious face, a light bulb suddenly lit up in his head: "Ah! I know, that... that is... um..."

Yang Miao's mouth was suddenly blocked by a steamed bun, and he opened his eyes wide.

"If you keep making noise, you'll be sent back today!"

“.......”

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Fang Li didn’t get to eat the sweet and sour pork ribs and crab roe tofu that were supposed to be served at noon.

Because something happened 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, sending papers scattering everywhere.

The scriptwriting department of Yaoxing Media was in complete silence, with more than a dozen editors lowering their heads and not daring to look her in the eye.

"Who can explain this?"

Sheng Qianrui's shrill voice echoed in the conference room. "'Bright Star' is less than a week away from wrapping up, and now they're being sued for plagiarism and ordered to stop filming! They invested tens of millions, and they're just going 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 secretly glanced at the scattered documents. They were court summonses and a comparison of the color palettes of the original novel "The Big Dream" and "Bright Star". The similarity was so high that it was dazzling.

"Zou Yu."

Sheng Qianrui suddenly called out her name, a cold smile curling her red lips. "Tell me, what's going on? I remember you found this idea from the 'material library'? How could you be sued for plagiarism?!"

All eyes instantly focused on Zou Yu.

Zou Yu's throat tightened as he slowly stood up. "Mr. Sheng, it was you who originally told me that 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 threw it in front of her. "Even the heroine's cat has the same name. You call this a reference?"

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the conference room, people from other departments looked in curiously.

Zou Yu sweated profusely. "When I saw it, the author was just a newcomer with only a few tens of thousands of fans... I thought..."

"What did you think? Did you think she wouldn't get angry? Did you think she wouldn't dare to sue us?"

Sheng Qianrui sneered, "I asked you to learn from it, not to plagiarize it! Now, if word gets out that we're being sued by the original author, do you think Xingli Film and Television will seize on it and make a big fuss about it, turning Yaoxing into a laughingstock across the internet?"

The atmosphere in the office couldn't be any lower.

Sheng Qianrui was so angry that her chest heaved and her face turned blue.

At this moment, Zhang Dechang, the head of the legal department, opened the door and walked in, his face gloomy. "Yu's company just called and asked us to give them an explanation. Yaoxing provided the script, but Yu's company provided the funding. If anything goes wrong, Yaoxing must compensate Yu for all losses."

"I know that! Why are the Yu family so anxious? Nothing has happened yet!"

Sheng Qianrui was very angry.

Zhang Dechang looked around helplessly, his gaze finally landing on Zou Yu. "Can anyone tell me who this 'Mao Mao Xiao Li' is? How could a new online writer like her hire Deng from Yingcai Law Firm to represent her?"

When Sheng Qianrui heard the name Yingcai Law Firm, her brows instantly furrowed.

Zou Yu was almost crying with fear, and said tremblingly, "I checked, he's really just an ordinary online writer. He registered a new account more than half a year ago. He only wrote this one book on the platform. At first, he didn't even have many fans..."

"Then contact her!"

Zhang Dechang turned to look at Sheng Qianrui. "Right now, it seems the easiest thing to do is start with this minor author. Before the incident gets out of hand, we can buy the copyright and then hire her as a guest editor for Brilliant Star. That way, there's no plagiarism involved."

Sheng Qianrui raised her eyebrows, "That's one way."

"I'll contact the platform right away!"

The PR director quickly got up and went out.

Less than five minutes later, the public relations director came in quickly with a grim look on his face.

"Mr. Sheng, the platform responded, saying..."

"say what?!"

"It's said that Maomao Xiaoli has entrusted all copyright matters to Xingli Film and Television."

Sheng Qianrui frowned: "Xingli? Xu Fangli's company?!"

She suddenly thought of something and her expression changed. "Wait, could this be a trap set by Xu Fangli?"

Zhang Dechang frowned. "I'm not sure, but I've had someone check on Maomao Xiaoli. Her real-name verification name is Wen Yang, and her ID number is..."

He paused. "But from what Director Liu said yesterday, Xingli really reacted too quickly this time, as if she had anticipated this. I guess there really is something wrong."

"Who did you say Maomao Xiaoli's real-name registration name was? Wen Yang?"

Zhang Dechang nodded: "Yes, it's a girl named Wen, from Beijing."

Sheng Qianrui frowned. Wasn't Wen Yang the friend next to Xu Fangli? How could it be such a coincidence?

She didn't believe that this matter had nothing to do with Xu Fangli!

"No matter what, the PR department should find that author first and find a way to silence her. The price is negotiable!"

"Okay, I'll go right away."

When the director of Yaoxing's public relations department called Wen Yang, Xu Fangli was reviewing the publicity and promotion plan for "The Dream" in the office of Xingli Film and Television.

Wen Yang pushed the door open in a hurry, waving a document in his hand.

"Fang Li! Latest news: Yaoxing is in chaos!"

She came over excitedly. "I heard Yu Wei's dad was so angry he nearly collapsed and gave Yao Xing an ultimatum on the spot, demanding an explanation! Someone from Sheng Qianrui even called me, wanting to buy the copyright to 'The Dream Is Unconscious'!"

Xu Fangli raised the corners of her lips slightly: "Then how did you answer them?"

Wen Yang raised an eyebrow, revealing a hint of pride: "Of course... I'll keep them hanging, neither agreeing nor refusing."