Hearing this, Wu Yanping's face turned even uglier.
It's said that it only takes a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them.
These gossip news stories are completely fabricated.
However, if multiple media outlets break the news at the same time, the credibility will increase infinitely, and even some of her loyal fans will probably be greatly disappointed in her.
The power of public opinion is truly terrifying, and this is perfectly illustrated in this matter.
"It seems we need to come forward and deny the rumors as soon as possible!"
Zhong Yiyi was extremely anxious. "I'll contact a few media outlets right away to interview you. If you clarify these things in public, it should be able to salvage the situation a bit."
"it's useless!"
Wu Yanping shook her head. "Haven't you figured it out yet? Someone is deliberately trying to smear me. The more I come forward to clarify, the more counterproductive it will be, making everyone think that I have a guilty conscience, or that I'm trying to cover up and make excuses."
"What should we do then?"
Zhong Yiyi was at a loss. "If the media continues to sensationalize this, the reputation you've painstakingly built up over the years will be completely ruined."
Let's take a look first!
Wu Yanping frowned, "We are in a very passive position right now. Besides waiting and seeing how things develop, I can't think of a better solution for the time being."
"Are we just going to stand by and watch others smear you?" Zhong Yiyi asked, her face full of indignation.
"Who do you think is behind this?" Wu Yanping asked thoughtfully.
Isn't it obvious?
Zhong Yiyi said indignantly, "It must be Liu Yanran. She just released a new album yesterday. While the media is praising her like crazy, they are also smearing you in various ways. This is a two-pronged approach, and the other side is gaining an advantage!"
"In other words, Liu Yanran is using you as a stepping stone to elevate her own status."
"Absolutely despicable and insidious!"
At this point, Zhong Yiyi seemed to remember something and continued, "By the way, Liu Yanran's new song is very similar in style to your new album. I strongly suspect that it might have been written by borrowing Wang Qian's composition style."
"There's something I haven't told you yet!"
Wu Yanping corrected, "The new song released by Liu Yanran was indeed written by Wang Qian."
"What? It really was written by Wang Qian?"
Zhong Yiyi was shocked and completely baffled. "Didn't he and Liu Yanran always get along? Why would he write a song for her?"
"Could it be..."
She gave Wu Yanping a strange look, and asked with suspicion, "Wang Qian has been bribed by Liu Yanran?"
"No, not at all!"
Wu Yanping shook her head. "Wang Qian wrote that song several years ago, and it was written specifically for me."
"Such a thing is true?"
Zhong Yiyi suddenly realized, "So, Liu Yanran plagiarized the song Wang Qian wrote for you?"
"right!"
Wu Yanping nodded. "You weren't here yesterday, so I didn't have time to explain things to you. But I went to see Wang Qian, and he said he has a way to handle it."
"As long as it wasn't written by Wang Qian for Liu Yanran!"
Zhong Yiyi breathed a sigh of relief. "With Wang Qian's talent, if he were really bribed by Liu Yanran, it would be difficult for Liu Yanran not to become famous."
Then, she said meaningfully, "I really didn't realize that you and Wang Qian had such a special relationship before."
"It's all in the past!"
Wu Yanping waved her hand. "Wang Qian said that this song was written only for me and will only be played and sung by me. I just don't know when Liu Yanran plagiarized it."
"Ah, I should have known!"
Zhong Yiyi's eyes flickered for a moment, and she subconsciously glanced at the Love Hotel across the street. "Could it be your ex-manager, Mao Yingying?"
"It must be her!"
Wu Yanping chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Wang Qian came to see me a while ago and did indeed sing that song again on the other side of the street. Mao Yingying was my manager at the time, and she heard it too."
"Since Mao Yingying knows that Wang Qian wrote the song for you, how could she have the nerve to let Liu Yanran release it? And even credit Liu Yanran as both the composer and lyricist?"
Zhong Yiyi was filled with righteous indignation, "They'll use any disgusting means to achieve their goals!"
"Forget it, let's think about how to salvage our reputation!"
Wu Yanping sighed, "Liu Yanran is despicable. We can't be as despicable as her, at least I can't do it."
"So what does Wang Qian plan to do?"
Zhong Yiyi said eagerly, "Since he has a way, let's go find him now."
"No!"
Wu Yanping shook her head. "To avoid further misunderstandings, try not to go to Wang Qian in the future."
After saying that, she turned around and looked out the window again, her expression complex and unreadable.
"Well... okay!"
Not wanting to put Wu Yanping in a difficult position, Zhong Yiyi did not insist.
However, after a moment of hesitation, she gritted her teeth and said, "Since I can't go to Wang Qian, I'll go to Liu Yanran to argue with her."
"What's the use of you looking for Liu Yanran?" Wu Yanping looked back.
"I'll go ask her first. Even if she doesn't retract her smears against you, I'll take this opportunity to subtly probe her and see if I can get any useful information out of her."
This time, before Wu Yanping could say anything more, Zhong Yiyi turned and left.
"Yiyi, come back!"
Wu Yanping exclaimed, "If you go like this, I'm afraid you'll be in danger."
"Don't worry, I'm just going to talk to her, not fight her. Nothing will happen!"
After leaving those words behind, Zhong Yiyi quickly departed.
Wu Yanping sighed and didn't stop her anymore.
Actually, even if Zhong Yiyi didn't say it, she also wanted to go find Liu Yanran and ask her for clarification.
After all, this was a song that Wang Qian wrote specifically for her, and for several years she has treasured it and never released it to the public.
Liu Yanran, on the contrary, brazenly plagiarized it.
Even with her high standards, she was disgusted by Liu Yanran's actions.
...
The Liu family residence.
"Sis, it seems our counterattack was a great success!"
Liu Yang said smugly, "It seems that these tens of thousands of yuan weren't spent in vain!"
He spent over 100,000 yuan and pulled strings to bribe those media outlets, going through a lot of trouble.
Fortunately, he has now succeeded.
Otherwise, his sister Liu Yanran would scold him for being a good-for-nothing again.
"Yes, you did a really good job this time!"
Liu Yanran gave Liu Yang a rare look of appreciation. "Wu Yanping has worked hard for several years to finally achieve this level of popularity, but we only need one move to make all her efforts go to waste. Just thinking about it is exciting!"
She paused for a moment, then added, "While she is ruined, it allows the audience to see my good side, which is a win-win situation."
Just then, a person walked over quickly, his face full of smiles.
"Miss Liu, I have some great news to share!"
"Sister Mao, what's the good news?"
Liu Yanran asked curiously.
The person who just came in was her agent, Mao Yingying.
"Do you remember when I told you that besides helping you rise to prominence in the music industry, I also wanted you to enter the entertainment industry?" Mao Yingying asked with a half-smile.
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