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At the same time as a murder occurred in Fuyao Community and housing prices plummeted, a piece of news quietly exploded on vb.
#BreakingNews: Popular writer Yunyunzhongsheng is suspected of plagiarism#
#《The Legend of Liuguang》is suspected to be a product of stitching#
#The color palette is solid, everyone is a habitual plagiarist#
Bai Shuo watched as these entries came up one after another, and the comments in the entries also increased rapidly. When he clicked on them, all he saw were readers who had unfollowed, turned against the article, and commented after the fact. Seeing hundreds of thousands of comments in a minute, he knew that this was premeditated.
"I knew it. I felt something was wrong when I watched 'The Legend of Liu Guang' earlier. It turns out to be plagiarism!"
"This author is so strange. Her first two books were mediocre, not just average. And yet, just two months after finishing her new book, her writing has improved dramatically? And the plot is so amazing? How is that even possible? There's something fishy going on, and yet so many people are still praising her, saying she's a gifted author."
"I've read all five of her novels. Don't you think they're similar to many books? For example, 'The Legend of Liu Guang' is similar to 'The Green Tree' by Troposphere, and there's also 'The Sour Jujube Tree', which has a cinematic style and is often praised. If you're interested, you can check out 'Red Shore' by Troposphere. It's really quite similar."
"The guy above, have you figured out who plagiarized whom? Is it possible that Troposphere plagiarized her?"
"Yeah, yeah, Troposphere lost the case before, and they just want to touch Ciyunda. Use your brain, you're always being led astray by marketing accounts."
"Come on, the evidence has already been released, why are you still trying to clean it up? Everyone is just plagiarizing!"
"You call this solid evidence? That's hilarious! Anyone can make a few color palettes? If you have the guts, show me the evidence that Yunda University actually plagiarized. I'm sure Yunda University will come out and clarify the matter soon, without us having to do anything."
"Don't say it. I really think that with so many books written by people, maybe she didn't copy enough to the point of plagiarism. What if she just combined many books together? For example, when I read "The Legend of Liu Guang", I saw not only "The Green Tree" but also "A Thousand Years of Unrequited Love". In fact, many of its plots and transitions are very similar to Xun Qingran's "The Instant Reincarnation: You Still Love Me", which was recently criticized online. They are very similar, and many of the plots are similar! I strongly recommend comparing these books with "The Legend of Liu Guang"."
"Who has so much free time? Besides, I like the character of Shen Qi. Even if she plagiarized, so what? How many people in the novel circle are clean? Which author doesn't have some melons? Just like the work, don't be a fan of the book, not the person."
"Click, the character is not guilty."
"The two above are crazy! They're using the character innocence theory! Psychopathic! None of this is original. To put it bluntly, Chen Qi stole the lives of other protagonists. If the creator plagiarizes, they're thieves, so the characters she stole shouldn't exist! Put an end to the character innocence theory!"
"Yeah, we don't want anything copied. No matter how good Stitches is, fake is fake! Support original creations!"
"It's because of idiots like you who believe in the innocence of characters that originality is so difficult. Good books are constantly being suppressed, truncated, disassembled, and attributed to others, and in the end, all the credit goes to the plagiarists!"
"When all original works are suppressed, you'll just have to live your whole lives with those idiotic and brainless articles."
"No, why are you chasing me and scolding me? There's no solid evidence for this matter, let's wait for the news."
"If you ask me, I need some solid evidence and some explosive news. So, let me tell you two."
"@Upstairs, what do you have?"
"Yun Yunzhongsheng is not as good as you see on the surface. I met her in private, and she is very arrogant and conceited. At that time, I asked her a question about how she conceived the concept of Shen Qi. I saw her hesitate for a moment, and then she perfunctorily said to me, 'I had a flash of inspiration.' And it wasn't just me. Several sisters later asked about the plot of "The Legend of Liuguang", and she couldn't answer any of them."
"I can attest to that. Just recently at the 12th Jianan Comic Expo, I even queued for five hours. Not only were their answers perfunctory, but the merchandise they sold us was awfully poor quality. The acrylic handle printed on it ripped right after I bought it, and it's printed right on the back. Can you believe it?"
"Mine are the same. The quality is terrible. The colored paper is also bad. Not only is the craftsmanship poor, but the handles are also not good. If the author hadn't said that she wouldn't make these peripherals in the future, I wouldn't have bought them. She even sold them to me forty-five each, and a pair costs ninety! It's more expensive than the book!"
"Most people have bad character. My friends in the industry say she's very difficult to get along with. She has a spoiled temper, but she doesn't have the life of a spoiled girl. She lived a very difficult life a few years ago. If she hadn't become famous for her writing, she wouldn't have been so successful in her life."
This blogger who claimed to have connections in the circle posted several more messages.
"And she even negotiated with multiple parties to sell 'The Legend of Liu Guang,' comparing prices. A very dedicated crew wanted to make this drama and approached her about the rights, but she agreed and then sold the rights to another crew with a higher price, thus leaving the previous director behind. Awesome, absolutely amazing."
Someone is asking questions on this floor.
"So it's that famous director who wants to promote Lin Ran?"
"no."
"Then why let Lin Ran play "The Legend of Liu Guang"? "
"There's nothing wrong with Lin Ran himself. He's not a bad artist. They want the copyright and film this drama for reasons that can't be disclosed."
"What? Tell me!"
A group of people below urged him to speak, but he refused to say anything.
"I dare not say it. I'm afraid of being killed."
This floor ends here.
Chen An returned to the police station at around seven o'clock. He had a quick meal in the team and sat in the conference room. It was exactly eight o'clock.
Cheng Xiaoxiang first reported on what he and Lu Yuyao had found. A photo of Wu Danyun was projected on the screen. He had a square face, slightly prominent brow bones, and a hooked nose. "Wu Danyun, 29 years old, from He County, is a popular online writer. His mother died of illness many years ago, and his father remarried and has two children. He has had little contact with Wu Danyun."
"Wu Danyun created the pen name 'Yunyun Zhongsheng' in 2020. Her first two books were flops, but in 2022, with the hit "The Legend of Liuguang", she became the number one writer on Yihe Literature. Her subsequent two books, "Old Things in the Book City" and "The Long Night Burns Out", have both maintained their number one position. She has also firmly held the top spot on the Yihe list and can be said to be the number one writer."
"On June 6th, Wu Danyun was invited to attend the 12th Jianan Animation Exhibition. Everyone in her studio went, including Xia Yiru, Xu Fangqin, Zhao Dalu, and Cen Yun. Cen Yun is probably the Xiaoyun you mentioned, Boss. Cen Yun is 25 years old and applied for the position of Wu Danyun's assistant a week ago."
Lu Yuyao pulled out a new file and continued, "We went to Wu Danyun's previous school and asked about her personality. She was very socially anxious in middle and high school, not very talkative, and didn't have many friends. It was when she went to college that she met Xia Yiru, and it can be said that Xia Yiru changed her."
"Before we returned, we met with Xia Yiru. She was deeply saddened by Wu Danyun's death and cried uncontrollably. We asked her if Wu Danyun had any grudges against anyone. She said that when Wu Danyun got angry, he had a bad temper and often cursed his subordinates. But she didn't think the abuse would force them to kill Wu Danyun. She was emotionally unstable, so we didn't ask any further questions."
Chen An nodded and motioned Bai Shuo to tell him what he had discovered.
Bai Shuo projected the VB interface and said, "Around one o'clock this afternoon, someone broke the news that all of Wu Danyun's works were plagiarized, with the popular "Legend of Liuguang" being the most controversial. Subsequently, many people reported that Wu Danyun's offline attitude was poor and that the materials he sold were all low-quality. Wu Danyun's reputation has begun to collapse."
"Two hours later, someone else released evidence, which was two WeChat screenshots." He sent the screenshots to others to see.
The above is the chat record in which Wu Danyun instructed his studio staff to disassemble the article.
Yunyun: I’ve taken down “Green Tree” and “A Thousand Years of Absolute Love” first. Has anyone seen any better stories?
X: "You Still Love Me in the Blink of an Eye" by Xun Qingran, who retired from the entertainment industry before, is also good. It would also be good if you take some of the protagonist's personality traits and integrate them into the film.
F: I also found some works by young authors. Their writing style is pretty good and some of their descriptions can be used.
Yunyun: Okay, good luck to everyone. We must make a hit product in three months. Once it’s released, we can sell the film and television rights and we’ll all be rich!
X: Got it.
F: Received
The first chat record was dated from 2021, and "Liuguang Chuan" was released in February 2022.
October 2022
Yunyun: I’m considering whether to recruit more people and find a few ghostwriters with good writing skills, and let them write according to the plot we have come up with. This way it will be faster.
X: Then I will recruit people.
Yunyun: Okay, do it cleanly and find someone who can handle it well.
X: I know.
This picture was taken after the studio was established. The initial popularity of "The Legend of Liuguang" brought Wu Danyun a lot of profits and fans.
Bai Shuo couldn't help but sarcastically say, "There's a lot of history behind these two pictures. Wu Danyun really became famous after his death."
After looking at the photos, Chen An frowned, "Are these real?"
Bai Shuo said, "I checked the information on Wu Danyun's social media accounts before his death. It's all true, and there are even more outrageous things."
As he spoke, Bai Shuo turned off the projector, picked up a marker and wrote a few times on the whiteboard.
"In November 2022, rumors of plagiarism spread about "The Legend of Liuguang." Several authors came out to criticize her. The authors of the three pseudonyms, 'Troopsphere,' 'Huamei Xiaozhuan,' and 'Shi Ran,' created a palette. 'Troopsphere' sued 'Yunyun Zhongsheng' from December 2022 to June 2023, but ultimately lost the case. The court ruled that 'Yunyun Zhongsheng' did not constitute plagiarism."
"Furthermore, 'Yunyunzhongsheng' led fans in a six-month-long human flesh search and cyberbullying campaign against 'Troposphere'. 'Troposphere' posted on social media that he was suffering from depression. At the beginning of 2015, 'Troposphere' announced his retirement from the entertainment industry and deleted his account."
Lu Yuyao sighed after hearing this, "People nowadays are too easily influenced."
Bai Shuo continued, "Wu Danyun has instigated online bullying more than once. Whenever smaller authors show signs of rising in popularity, they're attacked by leading authors. In most cases, it's Wu Danyun who initiates these attacks."
Chen An asked, "Who are the authors who were victimized?"
Bai Shuo said: "Most of the victims are small-time authors. They can't stand being chased and scolded. Many of them have already cancelled their accounts and left the circle. No specific pen names have been found."
Lu Yuyao concluded, "So Wu Danyun is notorious among writers."
Bai Shuo chuckled twice, "It's not just in the author circle, her notoriety has spread far and wide, and she's being criticized on the Internet."
Chen An said calmly, "Don't be misled. Our mission is to uncover the truth behind Wu Danyun's death. Don't make any further comments."
He stood in front of the whiteboard, his position swapped. "I went to Hengyun Technology to retrieve the surveillance footage from June 6th and June 9th. I spotted a suspicious person, Wu Danyun's assistant, Cen Yun. She left the complex with a suitcase around 6:00 a.m. on June 7th. I suspect she's planning to flee, and after checking her purchase history, I found she bought a ticket back to Changping County that same day. So, I have to go to Changping County tomorrow."
Cheng Xiaoxiang nodded, "What about us, boss?"
Chen An suddenly raised his eyes, a sharp light reflected in them, "Keep an eye on anyone related to Wu Danyun, especially Xia Yiru."
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