The controversy surrounding plagiarism spread across Weibo, but before it could even gain traction, Ai Kun and others changed the subject.
Ai Kun and others took a different approach, shifting the focus from imitation to whether derivative works are better than original works, and whether derivative singers are more popular than original singers.
"It is undeniable that derivative singers stand on the shoulders of their predecessors, but does that mean that derivative singers are inferior to original singers?"
"I've never heard of Zhou Tianyi's songs, and I don't know if his songs are good or not. But I do know that no one around me has heard of him, but they have heard a lot of online songs."
"They're called derivative works, but each one of them caused a huge stir on the internet, sweeping across the entire network with overwhelming speed. Can Zhou Tianyi do that alone?"
"Sir, times have changed. Originality is not necessarily impressive. True success lies in being accepted and liked by the audience."
"It's obvious that Zhou Tianyi didn't do this at all. Look at the major music charts now, do they still play old songs?"
"Many people get to know the original singer through covers, and the same goes for those who learn about the original through fan-made works. This just shows that those fan-made works that go viral online are far more powerful than the originals."
It must be said that the fighting power of Kunkun's fan group under Ai Kun's leadership is amazing, almost defeating Liu Wei's fan group.
This time, Ai Kun learned from Liu Wei and stopped blindly retaliating. When she did retaliate, she even used Liu Wei's methods.
That is, using both pictures and text, Ai Kun collected the rebuttals from the group members one by one, and then asked the group members to find various examples of original works becoming popular due to derivative works.
I incorporated these contents and images into the article, and finished editing and publishing it in less than half an hour.
The power is like throwing a stone into a lake, instantly creating layers of waves.
With Ai Kun's combined efforts of controlling public opinion and publishing articles, Liu Wei's fans suffered a series of defeats, feeling a sense of frustration as Ai Kun took control of the situation.
Just as Ai Kun led his fans with unstoppable momentum, drawing some onlookers into his camp.
Liu Wei, who thought he wouldn't be posting anything tonight, suddenly updated his Weibo and posted a status update.
"Good evening, everyone. This is Liu Wei. The fresh fourth installment is coming soon, so please look forward to it."
Liu Wei seemed to know about Ai Kun and the others' counterattack, so he immediately worked overtime to finish the manuscript.
This deeply moved Liu Wei's fans:
"Waaaah, I've finally waited for you, Awei."
"The enemy's firepower is too strong, they don't give us a chance to speak at all. It's safer to stay with Awei."
"It's undeniable that derivative works have played a role in the popularity of original content, but isn't it a bit unfair to attribute all the credit to derivative works?"
"It might work for others, but it's nonsense for Tianyi. Does Tianyi need fan fiction to boost his fame?"
Liu Wei's comment section is filled with all sorts of comments, which is quite different from Ai Kun's comment section.
Upon seeing Liu Wei's post, Ai Kun quickly finished what he was doing and went to bed to quietly wait for Liu Wei's article.
Her fearless demeanor did not cause any panic among her fans.
Ai Kun didn't expect that before he even started to panic, his fan group would start to riot.
"Liu Wei is going to post on Weibo again. I feel like we'll get slapped in the face again, just like last time."
"I don't know why, but I always have a feeling that the situation is not good, as if it could turn around at any moment."
"Liu Wei must have seen our article, which is why he decided to work overtime tonight. Could he have written another amazing article?"
Upon seeing this, Aikun was furious.
"Don't boost others' morale and diminish our own. No matter how strong Liu Wei is, can he be stronger than so many of us?"
"That's just worrying unnecessarily. Even if he refutes the claim that original works aren't necessarily better than derivative works, so what?"
"Can he prove that Zhou Tianyi's original songs are better than fan-made ones? What does he have to prove it with?"
"If you're still not convinced, go to the music charts on various platforms and see if Zhou Tianyi has any songs on them."
After Ai Kun said that, some worried fans quickly opened their music apps.
After reading it, they were completely relieved.
"I've looked at all the charts on Tencent, and it seems like Zhou Tianyi's songs aren't on them."
"I also checked the NetEase Cloud Music charts, and Zhou Tianyi's songs are not in the top 20."
"Cool Shrimp does have some, but not many, and their rankings aren't very high. They're not in the same league as those wildly popular fan-made songs."
"..."
After the previous setbacks, the fans were very cautious this time.
But after they verified it themselves, their concerns completely disappeared.
If you don't believe what others say, don't you believe your own eyes?
Almost no platforms have Zhou Tianyi's songs. Doesn't that say something?
Ai Kun smiled with satisfaction when he saw that his fans had regained their confidence.
Just then, her phone notified her that Liu Wei had posted a new update, and the much-anticipated fourth installment suddenly became a trending topic.
Without hesitation, Ai Kun opened Weibo and went to Liu Wei's homepage through the notification bar.
As expected, quite a few people were following this issue with her, and some even started commenting without reading it.
Clicking on the article titled "Responding to Ai Kun's Questions - Part 4 of Part 5," Ai Kun read it word by word.
"Hello everyone, my name is Liu Wei. When you see this article, I'm so tired that I've already washed up and am about to go to sleep."
"I originally planned to write and post this article tomorrow, but so many people have been asking for it, so I, being a fan-loving person, immediately wrote this article without stopping."
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