Chapter 114 Resignation
It was only the second day when public discussion had already fermented. Someone posted a comparison chart of the two works and the publication time to several public traffic platforms. Now, not only the original readers who followed the serialization, but also many netizens participated in the discussion, and the topic actually became hot.
Nosy netizens have been instigating a war of words, and before the matter has even been concluded, a large number of people have been accusing Chushuang of plagiarism.
Even Chu Shuang’s Weibo posts were dug out. Those people were very emotional, and the comments under each Weibo post were disgusting.
The impact is very bad.
This was the first time in her life that she was scolded like that.
Chu Shuang glanced through the comments calmly and held his forehead.
"Hasn't the painter on the other side been contacted yet?" asked Sister Xu.
"I haven't been able to get in touch with Sun Mengzhu. I don't know what's going on with her. She asked me to come back yesterday and wait for news."
He Huan looked through the comments, a little angry. "These people are indiscriminate, using keyboards as weapons, and their abuse is too harsh. What are you waiting for? She is not in a hurry since they are not the ones scolding her. Shuangshuang, don't you have every version of the manuscript and the chat records here? Post these things on Weibo to prove your innocence."
Chu Shuang took a sip of water and said without moving her lips: "It hasn't come to that yet."
"Um?"
"Currently, those who say we plagiarized are just one-sided speculations and trouble-making by netizens. Both the other party and I are parties involved. They have never made a statement from beginning to end, nor have they said that I plagiarized them. This matter can be a big deal or a small one."
Sister Xu nodded.
He Huan was still angry. "We're just going to let them keep hurling abuse like this? Some of it is pure personal attack."
Hatsushimo: "They said I plagiarized, so I plagiarized? They said it, and they should produce solid evidence of my plagiarism instead of asking me to explain to them that I didn't plagiarize."
When someone doubts you, never rush to prove yourself.
Whoever proposed the view should prove it.
She has her own work and life, and she is not very free. Should she be left to deal with the unnecessary disasters brought about by others?
Sister Xu couldn't help but applaud, her eyes showing admiration, "That's right, you are upright, no matter how much others say, it's just rumors, without solid evidence from beginning to end, it won't make much of a splash."
After Sun Mengzhu arrived at the company, Chu Shuang went to her office to find her.
"Have you contacted the people there?"
Sun Mengzhu nodded calmly, "I've made contact."
Hatsushimo pulled a chair for herself and sat down. "What do you mean? Did the other party admit when he started plagiarizing me?"
Hearing this, Sun Mengzhu raised his eyebrows.
"Your eyes," Chu Shuang smiled, but her eyes were calm, "No one is stupid. Although the two works cannot be said to be exactly the same, the similarities between the several character drawings are obvious to anyone with eyes. It's definitely not a stupid statement like the idea was created by coincidence."
"I know for sure that I didn't plagiarize. It's just that the other party saw my draft through some channel, and then changed it casually and used it as his own picture. You have also seen the public opinion on the Internet in the past two days. I can't bear all those insults in vain. The other party must give me an explanation anyway."
Sun Mengzhu stared at her for a while. She really didn't expect that she would take the initiative like this.
She thought that Chu Shuang would be at a loss when encountering such a thing and would think about explaining her creative problems to everyone. Just when she entered the office, Sun Mengzhu thought she was here to ask the other party whether they wanted to resolve it peacefully.
But she was firm in her attitude, insisting that the other party had plagiarized her and demanded an apology.
"What did they tell you? Why can you get in touch with them but I can't?"
Sun Mengzhu swallowed a breath and raised her chin slightly, "The other party also insisted that they were the original creator and wanted you to apologize."
Hatsushimo was a little surprised and laughed from the bottom of her heart, "There are such funny things in the world. It's true that there are all kinds of birds in a big forest."
"Where is Editor-in-Chief Sun? How did you respond to them?"
"Chu Shuang," Sun Mengzhu said in a lower voice, but it sounded a little stiff, "They also have a draft from beginning to end, and it's not too long ago. You've also seen the direction of public opinion. If we really confront them head-on, not only will you suffer personally, but our comic will also be greatly affected."
"I had a long talk with their editor-in-chief yesterday, and both sides felt that there was no need to make such a big fuss. We took a step back and said it was a mutual exchange and reference. That's why the character drawings are similar. In fact, if you look closely, those drawings are only roughly similar, not completely copied..."
Chu Shuang stared at her without blinking, and asked, "Who is learning from whom?"
"You borrow from..."
"Oh——" Hatsushimo nodded in understanding and continued to ask: "Then, what do I need to do?"
"Explain this matter clearly on Weibo and appease the fans' emotions..."
"Is this the solution you came up with?"
Hatsushimo tapped her knees with her thumbs and leaned forward slightly. "There's one thing I'm curious about. I'm obviously from your department, and this comic is under your jurisdiction. You know better than anyone whether I plagiarized it or not. When something like this happens, the first reaction of a normal person is to protect their subordinates and ask them for an explanation.
After all, we are all part of the same company, and we all rise and fall together. If I get caught in a plagiarism scandal, it will not be good for the company, but you easily negotiated a cooperation agreement with others to settle the matter. I don’t think it makes sense. ”
"Exchange and learn from each other? That sounds easy. Netizens nowadays are not stupid. Now that things have come to this, do you think people will believe this? I think you don't quite understand. After all, I have never represented myself. The matter between me and the other party has risen to the level of two companies. This is not something that can be easily dismissed with a few words. I agree, but the company will not agree."
"Why don't you let the other party contact me? I am also a party involved, but I have not been able to contact the other party from the beginning to the end. Editor-in-Chief Sun has strong professional ability, but things are not handled in this way. It is not that there is no reason why you can't contact someone. Is there someone deliberately preventing us from meeting each other?"
Sun Mengzhu's expression changed slightly. She panicked when she heard Chu Shuang say that the matter had escalated to the company level. Now that she was exposed, she felt so guilty that she could hardly keep a calm face.
Hatsushimo spoke at a leisurely pace from beginning to end. When she was done, she stood up and said, "It's okay for me not to contact them. I'll have some free time. I'll have to ask the editor-in-chief to take care of it and let me know if there's any new progress."
After the people left, Sun Mengzhu sat weakly in the chair and drank a sip of water a little irritably. Chu Shuang's words really made her panic.
She has already deleted the post, and the other party will not admit to having seen the picture in the post. The company won't be able to find anything even if it wants to investigate. It's all fine.
Comforting myself in this way made me feel a little more at ease.
Hatsushimo's attitude here is firm, but the other side still needs to talk further.
…
In the evening, Chu Shuang was carving a seal in the studio on the third floor when Sun Mengzhu called.
She said she had talked to the other party, who was willing to take a step back and said that those pictures were inspired by Chushuang's ideas, so that people on the Internet would stop scolding her.
Sun Mengzhu talked about many advantages of win-win situation. Chushuang listened while carving the seal and it felt like she talked for a long time.
After saying that, Hatsushimo sighed slightly and raised her lips: "After talking so much this afternoon, I thought you understood what I meant."
After hanging up the phone, she leaned over and touched the kitten's furry head, took the stamp, and took the kitten downstairs.
Find your computer and start typing.
The next morning, as soon as Sun Mengzhu entered the company, he was told that Chushuang had sent her resignation letter to the manager and the human resources department.
"What? Resign?"
Sun Mengzhu had never expected Chushuang to resign so easily.
"I am her direct superior, why didn't she send me a letter of resignation?"