Chapter 53
The host continued, "So that's it. I saw this rumor before and wondered why a person who swallowed 500,000 yuan from a minor was not prosecuted. Now it seems to be a rumor."
Jiang Zhulang smiled but said nothing.
As the bullet screen scrolled, the situation was much better than the one-sided situation at the beginning of the live broadcast.
[Good fellow, it turns out that he returned the money. I thought he didn’t but was just being stubborn.]
[Yes, if he really took the whopping $500,000, he should have been sued long ago, given the way his parents had been crying and making a scene. Even if he hadn't been in prison, there should have been subsequent media reports. How could it be so peaceful?]
【Emmmm, it seems that the other party is too much. The parent started to curse right away. I didn’t curse him, I just blocked him. I think he has a good temper. And he returned the money the next day. Why did he act like he was cheated in front of the reporters... Don’t you know whether your child gave you 5,000 or 500,000 yuan? Why do you just watch these unscrupulous media accuse him of taking 500,000 yuan from you?】
[So speechless. From the chat records, it is obvious that Ranmajun does not understand the rules of the painting circle. When he met someone who came to ask for an assignment, he did not ask in advance whether the person was a minor, but the single owner knew, and she didn't say it? ? ]
[This little artist sincerely suggests that parents of underage children who request a refund under this name need to record a two-minute beating video as evidence. It really makes me speechless.]
[Fuck, it’s because these people take advantage of their underage status to get free stuff, which makes many wives no longer accept underage work. It makes me so angry]
Of course, more people in the barrage are still cursing. Even when the evidence is right in front of them, they are unwilling to believe it, and their tone is surprisingly unified.
[Who knows whether these chat records of yours are real or fake? Aren’t pictures the easiest to edit? ]
[Is there a screen recording? So what if there is a screen recording? Can’t the video be photoshopped? ]
[This is so funny. If it was really like what you said, why didn't you refute it when the news came out? Why did you clarify it after such a long time? Could it be that you found someone who could help you fabricate evidence now that you have money?]
[He is in a hurry and can’t make any money, otherwise why would he come to “clarify”?]
[At first glance, it's fake. What do your parents want by making up rumors about you? Do you have something special to attract people to talk nonsense? Music]
[I blocked them as soon as they came to me. If that wasn't because I was guilty, then why did I refund them the next day? If there was really no problem, why didn't they refund me on the same day but waited until the next day? 】
[Even if what you said is true, you didn't ask the other person in advance whether he was a minor, so it's still your fault. Can you just say you don't know and get away with it? If you don't understand the rules, don't join the circle, okay? You want both.]
Host: "Okay, that's the end of our first question. I have a second question. Do you know a cartoonist named 'Lotus'? I heard that there was a little friction between you two."
Jiang Zhulang shook his head and said, "I've heard of him, but I don't know him. As for the friction, it should be considered one-sided, right? He once said that the image of my comic character overlaps with his, but later it was confirmed that it was not the case."
The host pretended to understand: "Oh, so that's it~"
The audience at this time were confused. They didn't know why the host inexplicably brought up the painter Lian Hua when the question was clearly directed to Jiang Zhulang.
[What's going on? What does it have to do with Lianhua? If she hadn't asked me, I would have forgotten that there was such a person.]
[Could it be that some people want to use a back cushion even though their backs are sagging? ]
[? Whipping corpse, right? I'm dying of laughter. You're no better than Lotus for plagiarizing. If you can't plagiarize your own work, then it doesn't count as plagiarism. Speechless]
…
Of course, there were also some more perceptive people who made some connections from the host's words:
[Hey guys, I suddenly have a bold idea]
[I am in front of you too]
[What are you doing? You are the most annoying mystery teller. You won’t tell me, right? Then I will tell you!! The post that broke the news might have been posted by Lotus.]
【? ! 】
【? ? ! ! ! 】
[! It’s not impossible]
[Le, dog bites dog? Even if it was posted by Lianhua, isn't what it says true? Don't some people have a smurf account to be reincarnated?]
[Hehe, is someone going to refute this? If they do, they'll be like a certain Lotus, a plagiarist~]
[emmmm I suddenly feel that tonight’s live broadcast will reveal a lot of information. I have prepared the melon seeds and peanuts. I have decided to watch the live broadcast quietly and not say anything.]
The host still maintained a perfect business smile and said, "It's like this. We just received a tip from an anonymous kind-hearted person a few days ago. The other party showed us some interesting content, which happened to be related to the small dispute between the painter Lianhua and Luanmajun. If Luanmajun doesn't mind, I will show it to the audience friends in the live broadcast room."
Jiang Zhulang also put on a fake smile and replied, "Of course no problem, I'm also curious about what it is about."
Before I knew it, the rotten egg special effects that densely covered the lens had stopped, with only a few scattered ones occasionally shooting out.
Duck Eggs Are the Most Delicious held her breath, waiting for the live broadcast to be synchronized. She already had a rough guess about the content of the revelations that the host was going to tell.
After the "beep" sound, the screen flashed, and the first thing displayed in front of everyone was densely packed English and digital characters, which looked extremely complicated.
The host continued, "It is said that this anonymous kind-hearted person is an expert in online information. He happened to be very interested in the recent rumors that were circulating on the Internet. So out of boredom, he checked the information of the poster who had previously posted the explosive post on the well-known Chinese comic website - Manhua Cat Forum. He accidentally discovered that the IP address of the poster was exactly the same as that of another post posted by a person with ulterior motives earlier -"
The host swiped his finger to display a post that users of the Manhuamao forum had more or less browsed: "Manhuamao's annual review: Review of the past painting styles of the masters on the homepage rankings, see who you pick~"
"So, the anonymous person started to wonder if the owner of the IP had any grudges with the person being exposed. After some investigation, he discovered that the person behind the whistleblower was the now deceased cartoonist 'Lotus'."
Jiang Zhulang said expressionlessly: "Wow, this is really surprising."
Host: “Yes.”
【ah???】
[What? It was really Lotus who broke the news? ? ]
[Damn, no wonder I always felt something was weird when I read that post. The tone seemed like I was asking and answering my own questions…]
[I give up. I was complaining when I saw this before. How can a pirated resource pack contain anything good? He is also a comic artist, but he has no respect for other people’s hard work.]
[Emmm, you call that shit-like "Throne" the fruit of labor? 】
[Le, Lotus's behavior is very disgusting. Is Jiang a good person? Flies don't bite seamless eggs. If he didn't do it, Lotus won't be able to find out no matter how hard she tries.]
[Lotus is not a good thing, and some people are even less good. After the evaluation, both of them are equally bad. I am confused! ]
Seeing this, Yadan couldn't help herself and blurted out her long-hidden doubts: "Let me ask, what unforgivable thing did Ranmajun do to be scolded? Earlier, he was said to have embezzled 500,000 yuan from a minor, but then he turned around and returned all the 5,000 yuan he received, giving the child a free painting. And the 5,000 yuan was also the child's own money. He originally only planned to paint one painting for free."
"Then you said he created a second account to copy his old work. If he wasn't being bullied by people like you who are unhappy with their lives, why would he bother to create a second account? Yes, the settings and the names of the protagonists in his new work are similar to those in his old work, but so what? He has his own settings and his own worldview, so he can use them however he wants. What's it to you? Using your own things, how can it be considered plagiarism?"
"What do you mean they are both equally bad? You are not still in love with your lotus fairy master who likes to cheat and plagiarize? Just like the real master, you like to lie in the vagina and spy on others, and you can't stand seeing others do well?"
After she finished speaking, the noisy barrage of comments suddenly quieted down, and then the number of rebuttals suddenly increased.
It was like being poked in the heart's sore spot. Many people jumped up and down and cursed angrily. A bunch of rotten eggs appeared on the screen special effects that had been quiet for a long time.
【I*you**】（This user has been banned by the platform）
【? *****】
[I fuck him, you fuck me]
Countless ** were sent out, but they were automatically blocked by the system and were banned from speaking or blacklisted.
Yadan replied lightly: "Yo yo yo~ Without that **silent rubbish, I have no offensive power at all. I am so amused by it."
The host and Jiang Zhulang looked at each other, somewhat surprised at the current situation, while Jiang Zhulang felt warm in his heart.
From the username, he could roughly tell that this was an old reader who had been supporting and leaving messages since the early days of the comics.
He was very happy that, in this situation, there were still people willing to speak for him.
Seeing that Yadan was still not losing in the battle of bullet screen, the host coughed twice and threw out the next question to divert everyone's attention: "Okay, I still have a question here, and I want Random Code to help answer it. I believe the audience friends in the live broadcast room are also looking forward to the answer to this question. Excuse me, why did you use the world view and protagonist settings of the old work "Warlock's Throne" to draw the new work?"
Jiang Zhulang: "After that incident, many readers thought that my old works were too badly drawn. After reflection and self-examination, I found that they were indeed like what they said, with many shortcomings. But I really like the settings of the Nidos continent and the warlock, so I decided to use them to create a new work. At this point, I want to apologize to all the readers and friends who have supported and liked me."
"Okay, so why did you design the protagonist to be somewhat similar to yourself?"
"Ah, actually, the design of this image was also due to an accident. At that time, I felt that the image design of the male protagonist 'Lan Nuo' was too stereotyped, so I wanted to create an image that was completely different from the previous Lan Nuo. So my first reaction was that the new 'Lan Nuo' should have long black hair and black pupils. Then, as I was drawing, I suddenly found that this character looked a bit like me, so I came up with the idea of drawing the protagonist based on my own image."
"At the same time, I saw many comments and messages saying that my comics were too imaginary, like I was drawing other people's lives from a God's perspective. I wondered if I could put myself in Lanno and immerse myself in the life of Nidos to add some realism to the details and plot of the comics."
"Therefore, the current image of Lanno has been determined."
The focus of the bullet screen is quite unique:
So, you are gay?
[Putting myself in her shoes... Isn't this too much? Or is it the kind of thing where you have an affair with two handsome men of very different styles...]
【6】
The host joked, "So you are putting yourself in the shoes of the person you are talking to? I have a question I don't know whether I should ask or not..."
Knowing exactly what she wanted to ask, Jiang Zhulang curled his lips slightly and replied, "The daily life between the protagonist and his friends that I drew is what I think is the ideal daily life between close friends and brothers."
Host: "Okay, next...huh?"
"The backstage sent a message that a user named 'I am a 500,000-single-user' has sent multiple live broadcast connection applications. Is Random Code willing to accept it?"