Chapter 015 Evidence
"Do you need the demo saved here?" The staff on the other end of the phone confirmed that all relevant personnel would be held responsible for the leak of the demo. Although they vaguely guessed that it might have been released by Chen Zhou himself, they would still be held accountable if the issue was not resolved properly.
The staff roughly anticipated the purpose of these things, and decisively found several versions of demos of "Submarine Whale" and sent them over together, hoping to solve the problem as soon as possible.
Lin Chiran confirmed that the files he received were all intact. With these, the first problem was solved. In fact, a demo could not prove anything. The trouble was the recording of Ning Sheng that was circulated later, which greatly affected his judgment.
After being together for so many years, Lin Chiran knew very well that Ning Sheng was not the kind of person who would gossip behind one's back. There must be some misunderstanding, so he should first clarify things. He would need Ning Sheng's assistance if necessary. Just when he was thinking about this, he received an active contact from Ning Sheng.
"Chi Ran, I just saw the news online. I didn't mean to blame you when I said that." Ning Sheng hurriedly explained, fearing that he would misunderstand.
"I know, Captain, you are not that kind of person." Lin Chiran trusts Ning Sheng, who used to be the captain. The other party has always been a straightforward person. Even if he has any ideas, he will say them to his face and will not do anything behind his back.
"You still remember the rehearsal before the graduation concert. Chen Zhou didn't come back for a long time, so I went out to look for him. When I came back, Fang Yao was there too." Ning Sheng recalled.
Unexpectedly, it was at this time. Lin Chiran said in a deep voice: "When you went out to look for Chen Zhou, you met Fang Yao?"
"Yes, Fang Yao and Chen Zhou said some nonsense to me. Now it seems that they said it on purpose just to take the opportunity to record it." Ning Sheng regretted it very much. If he had been more careful, he would not have let Lin Chiran fall into this predicament.
"This segment was specially edited to guide public opinion, and we don't have evidence of the entire conversation." Things are a bit tricky. If there is no strong evidence, even if Ning Sheng says something to defend Lin Chiran, it will be regarded as someone pressuring him to clarify.
"Evidence?" Lin Chiran recalled the backstage arrangement of the last concert, "Where did I meet them that day?"
"It's at the end of the corridor. Usually not many people go there. They probably chose it because of this." Ning Sheng searched for a long time that day before finding Chen Zhou. He thought he was just answering a phone call nearby, but he saw him with Fang Yao, and recalled the conversation that day.
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"Chen Zhou, how can you disappear just like that? Everyone is waiting for you to come back and continue rehearsing." Ning Sheng said anxiously while looking at the time. He was somewhat surprised to notice that Fang Yao was there too. Ning Sheng, who didn't want to talk to him, chose to ignore him.
Chen Zhou said calmly: "You really listened to Lin Chiran. Did he ask you to come to me?"
Ning Sheng was a little annoyed: "You are really unreasonable." He still couldn't understand why Chen Zhou's attitude towards Lin Chiran became so hostile, when their relationship before their debut could even be said to be pretty good. Chen Zhou adapted to the group faster than I did, who was slow to warm up. But starting from one day, he suddenly changed. He always looked at Lin Chiran with strange eyes. Ning Sheng and others asked him what happened but never got an answer.
Fang Yao on the side suddenly said: "Ning Sheng, you won't get any good resources in Shenghuang. You will never be able to make a name for yourself as long as Lin Chiran is around."
Ning Sheng interrupted Fang Yao: "Does being with you mean there will be a better future?"
Fang Yao did not show any dissatisfaction with his attitude. Poaching one more member would be a great help to his future treatment and status. He continued to talk about the various benefits promised by Xingchen.
Ning Sheng looked at Chen Zhou who was indifferent beside him. He was silent for a while and said with difficulty: "Have you really taken the group to heart?"
After a long time without receiving a reply from Chen Zhou, Ning Sheng sighed: "...Forget it."
Chen Zhou was unhappy. Did Ning Sheng think he was different? He was just a stepping stone for Lin Chi Ran. What did he know? He was still being kept in the dark. If he hadn't been cautious, he should have exposed Lin Chi Ran's true face long ago.
"You hate him so much that you can't stand him being better than you?" Ning Sheng felt very tired for a moment. "I've explained it many times. You think that's it, right?"
Chen Zhou hated his hypocritical look the most and was stopped by Fang Yao just as he was about to speak.
"Ning Sheng, have you never minded Lin Chiran?" Fang Yao asked.
Ning Sheng lowered his head and looked at the ground. "He is more popular than me and has better resources than me. How could he not care at all?" Although he said this, his expression did not show dissatisfaction.
"But he is the person who has contributed the most to this group. Don't you see that?" As the captain, Ning Sheng pays more attention to the members than anyone else. Lin Chiran's dedication to SLANT is by no means a temporary disguise, but a sincere heart that has remained the same for ten years. No one loves the group and this career more than him, not even Ning Sheng himself.
"At every concert, from preparation and rehearsal to the final conclusion, he is always the first to arrive and the last to leave. In order to achieve a better stage effect, he has watched the song arrangement, special effects design, and even everyone's choreography countless times." Ning Sheng sighed, sometimes feeling that as the team leader, he did far less than Lin Chiran. "Even if you were prejudiced against him, he never targeted you."
"He is the biggest contributor to SLANT's current status. Do you think his efforts are unworthy of the resources and popularity? He worked hard to get this, and he never owes you anything." Ning Sheng ignored the two of them.
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After hanging up the phone, Lin Chiran contacted the staff of the graduation concert venue, found what he wanted, and clicked on the file.
When Ning Sheng mentioned that he found Chen Zhou and Fang Yao at the end of the corridor, he realized that something might have been left behind.
Few people go there. There is a special room for storing some equipment that malfunctions during debugging and are waiting to be sent for repair, as well as a few spare equipment. The other members are not familiar with this, but Lin Chiran, as the stage director, has contact with the equipment staff and is very clear about this.
The equipment is very valuable, so cameras are set up in and around the room to prevent it from being lost. What Lin Chiran just got in his hand was the data recorded by the corridor camera that day. He played it at double speed to look for possible traces.
Soon a figure appeared on the screen. Judging from his clothes, it was Fang Yao. He was standing in a corner making a phone call. After a while, Chen Zhou appeared. The two chatted for a while, and Ning Sheng came over. The following conversation was not much different from what Ning Sheng remembered.
Lin Chiran remained silent. If these were made public, the external impression that SLANT had been maintaining in the past would become a bubble that would burst at the slightest poke. Would the fans feel cheated? Would everything he had done over the years have any meaning? Reason also told him that many things are neither right nor wrong, it's just that the people and timing are not right. Perhaps if he had handled the confrontation with Chen Zhou better, things would not have come to this point today.
While Lin Chiran was thinking about these things, public opinion on the Internet continued to ferment.
Since the release of the recording, more and more speculations have been made about Lin Chi Ran's past words and actions. Even Qi Puxin was speculated to have a business relationship with Lin Chi Ran. Judging from Lin Chi Ran's actions, their actual relationship might be very bad.
Qi Puxin, who had just finished an audition for a new script, didn't pay much attention to the latest news and had no idea what was going on. Qi Puxin learned about this from hearing other people chatting about it. Realizing something was wrong, he quickly asked his assistant to find out what happened. After hearing the whole story, he became a little angry.
Not long ago, Lin Chiran suddenly came to ask him about some things during the recording of the album "Submarine Whale". He felt strange that why he suddenly asked this, but he had finally come across this opportunity at that time, the audition time was very tight, and he was busy preparing, so he didn't have time to ask more questions.
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"Pu Xin, do you remember what special things Chen Zhou did when we were recording the demo for "Submarine Whale"?"
For some SLANT songs, everyone records a demo first, and then each person is assigned a role based on their compatibility with the song and the performance effect. This is the case with "Whale Submarine".
"I can't forget this. It happened that Chen Zhou had a schedule ahead of him that day, so he was scheduled to record last. You finished recording first and left. I happened to be in front of him and heard him arguing with the sound engineer." Qi Puxin didn't like Chen Zhou in the first place. This was the first time he saw them arguing over recording a demo. He still remembers the incident.
"Why did he quarrel with the sound engineer? Was it because the noise was too loud?" Lin Chiran asked.
Qi Puxin was a little surprised: "How did you know? He rushed over that day and went into the recording studio without changing his clothes. There were all kinds of metal decorations rubbing against each other. I heard that the recording was not very good. The sound engineer said something and they started arguing.
"Chen Zhou got angry and said that the song was so difficult that he didn't want to record it, and then he left. Later, after comparing the effects of everyone's demos, this song was the most suitable for you, so he had nothing to do with it." Qi Puxin continued.
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It turned out that he heard Chen Zhou's demo. Qi Puxin clicked on the demo circulating on the Internet. The effect was far different from Lin Chiran's. Even if we don't talk about the noise caused by the clothes, the expressiveness of the song was still far from satisfactory.
As long as everyone's recorded version is brought out, the difference will be immediately apparent, and there is naturally no such thing as snatching resources. However, he was somewhat concerned about Ning Sheng’s recording, so he called Lin Chiran.
"Chi Ran, you asked me about Chen Zhou before because of the recent rumors." Qi Puxin said with certainty.
"You know?" Lin Chiran thought that Qi Puxin was busy with auditions recently and would find out later. He didn't want to delay the opportunity he had finally gotten, so he simply confirmed, "The problem has basically been solved, and Ning Sheng will also come forward to help."
"Is there anything you need from me?" Qi Puxin asked. As long as he could help Lin Chiran, he would do anything.
"Don't worry, I won't be polite when I need your help." Lin Chiran smiled, thinking of the past few years with mixed feelings, and after a moment he said, "The person who tied the bell must untie it, so it's time to start solving it."
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