Chapter 434: Is copying one's own book considered plagiarism?
Like a gust of wind, the news of Xu Lingyun's plagiarism spread quickly in the literary world.
If it is said that the person Xu Lingyun plagiarized was a domestic author, then most people would scoff at the claim of plagiarism.
Because in everyone's opinion, Cheng Xuyuan doesn't need to plagiarize a domestic author.
However, when the object of plagiarism suddenly became a foreign author, some people inevitably began to doubt.
After all, "The Shawshank Redemption" is about things happening in the United States.
Although readers do not know much about the situation in the United States, many people intuitively feel that what Xu Lingyun wrote does not seem to be fabricated.
Under such circumstances, one cannot help but suspect that Xu Lingyun plagiarized the works of American writers in this regard.
But why did he do that?
According to Xu Lingyun's reputation, he doesn't need to do this at all.
He has written quite a few works this year, especially "Soldier Assault" and "Wreath on the Mountain", which made him famous.
Plagiarism at this time will do more harm than good.
No matter what, Cheng Xuyuan shouldn't choose to plagiarize.
"Yanjing Literature and Art"! As the magazine that launched Cheng Xuyuan's works, after hearing the news, everyone in the editorial department realized one thing, that is, this is not a trivial matter.
If it is true that Cheng Xuyuan plagiarized, it would not only have a very bad impact on Cheng Xuyuan, but would also have immeasurable negative impact on Yenching Literature and Art Magazine.
So after learning the news, the first person to be called to Li Qingquan’s office was Zhang Dening.
As the person who took Cheng Xuyuan's manuscript, Zhang Dening had to clarify many issues.
"De Ning, why did we call you here this time? Do you know?" Li Qingquan said with a smile as he asked Zhang Dening to sit on the chair opposite him.
Zhang Dening was a little excited at this time, and her voice was a little loud: "Editor-in-chief, I absolutely do not believe that Cheng Xuyuan plagiarized."
"You should know what his situation is. There is no need for him to plagiarize."
"Even if he doesn't write anything these days, no one would say he has run out of ideas."
"After all, his Soldier Assault was only released not long ago."
"Besides, he has other manuscripts in the works, such as "Things about the Ming Dynasty"; for example..."
Looking at the anxious Zhang Dening, Li Qingquan said, "De Ning, I don't believe that Xu Lingyun plagiarized."
"As you said, Cheng Xuyuan has no need to plagiarize."
"Even if he didn't write it, there's no need for him to plagiarize."
At this point, Li Qingquan said, "But what they said is very convincing, and this matter is related to the reputation of our magazine, so we have to be cautious."
"We asked you to come here so that we can discuss countermeasures."
Li Qingquan's words made Zhang Dening feel much more relaxed.
Zou Yan, who was sitting nearby, said, "De Ning, we asked you to come here to discuss how to solve this matter."
"Tell me, when Cheng Xuyuan gave you these manuscripts, did he say that he wrote them himself, or did he get them as reference from the United States?"
Zhang Dening was stunned for a moment after hearing what Zou Yanlai said, but then he said, "Teacher Zou, I can confirm that when I got these manuscripts from Cheng Xuyuan, Cheng Xuyuan did say that he wrote them."
"And he said he also published it in the United States."
Hearing Zhang Dening's words, Zhao Jinjiu said, "But there is a newspaper that says for sure that this article was written by a famous American writer and published in the New York Times."
"Do you think this newspaper would lie?"
Zhang Dening said: "I don't know whether that newspaper lied or not, but I think Cheng Xuyuan didn't lie."
Zhang Dening's words made the office quiet.
In fact, everyone in this office is willing to believe Cheng Xuyuan.
This is not only most beneficial to their "Yenching Literature and Art", but also based on their trust in Cheng Xuyuan as a person.
They all felt that Cheng Xuyuan would not do such a stupid thing, nor would he bother to do such a stupid thing.
"Editor-in-chief, there are so many people discussing this matter now. What should we do?" Seeing that no one was speaking, Zhang Dening asked Li Qingquan.
Li Qingquan said: "De Ning, go contact Cheng Xuyuan and tell him about this matter."
"I'll try to contact that newspaper and see who the American writer they're talking about is."
"When did he publish The Shawshank Redemption?"
"Also, let's not speak rashly before this matter is confirmed."
Zou Yanlai and Zhao Jinjiu nodded. Li Qingquan's method was similar to what they thought.
Zhang Dening wanted to speak up to help Cheng Xuyuan, but after opening his mouth, he said nothing in the end.
In fact, not only Yenching Literature and Art, but even the Writers Association was paying close attention to this matter.
For example, at this moment in Zhang Guangnian’s office, there were several people including Meng Dezhi sitting there, discussing Cheng Xuyuan’s plagiarism.
"From a psychological point of view, I am unwilling to accept the fact that Cheng Xuyuan plagiarized."
"Because for Cheng Xuyuan, plagiarism does him no good at all."
"But what they said was very convincing, and they even mentioned which issue of The New York Times it was from, so it shouldn't be wrong."
The speaker was an old man in his sixties. His voice was loud, but there was a hint of regret in his expression.
This is naturally a pity for Cheng Xuyuan.
It is a pity for them that a young man with a promising future has been caught up in a plagiarism scandal.
Meng Dezhi said calmly: "Old Chen, let me say it again, Cheng Xuyuan couldn't have plagiarized."
"There's no need for him to do this kind of thing."
The old man called Lao Chen said: "I also hope it's fake. After all, this has a huge impact on Cheng Xuyuan."
"But how do we explain what people are saying about newspapers?"
"Moreover, the understanding of the United States in the article is not something that can be written by just reading books after having only been in the United States for a dozen days."
"Meng, you said it."
Lao Chen's last words made the people around him feel a sense of identity.
They all started out as ordinary authors, so their descriptions of the environment are naturally clear.
Although the novel "The Shawshank Redemption" does not describe Old Michael in much detail, the details in it are particularly delicate.
Someone who doesn't know much about it simply can't make it up.
"Just because we can't do it doesn't mean Cheng Xuyuan can't do it." Meng Dezhi still insisted: "When Cheng Xuyuan just started school, he was able to write "Things About the Ming Dynasty". Which do you think is easier to write, the one or the one about "The Shawshank Redemption"? "
Meng Dezhi's words made Zhang Guangnian nod repeatedly.
He also didn't believe that Cheng Xuyuan would plagiarize.
"Let's stop guessing here. I think we can do it in two steps." Zhang Guangnian said, "The first step is to find Cheng Xuyuan and ask him what's going on."
"Secondly, we can contact New York and find that issue of the newspaper."
"It would be best if we could find the newspaper and see who the author is."
Although everyone present had different ideas in their minds, they all agreed with Zhang Guangnian's suggestion.
After all, these are the only two things they can do now.
However, to Zhang Guangnian's disappointment, Cheng Xuyuan could not be contacted at this time.
In the past three days, he went to Chang'an with several professors from Yenching University to attend a meeting.
I left by train this morning and haven't arrived in Chang'an yet.
Hearing the news, Zhang Guangnian sighed.
In Cheng Xuyuan's case, it was really like a hasty man meeting a slow man.
There was no other way, he could only call his friends in Changan and ask them to wait for Cheng Xuyuan to arrive and contact them immediately.
However, Cheng Xuyuan could not be contacted, but there was news from the contact in New York.
The young man in charge of the contact came over to report that they not only found the article, but also learned from the contact person that the author of the novel "The Shawshank Redemption" is now very famous.
A collection of novels has just been released and has received a lot of praise.
Naturally, quite a few were sold.
Hearing this news, Zhang Guangnian felt a chill in his heart.
At the same time, he secretly blamed Cheng Xuyuan in his heart. How could he do such a thing?
With your level, why do you have to do such shameless things?
Is it really because Cheng Xuyuan has run out of ideas that he does this?
If that's the case, then...
"Can you send me a copy of that book?" Zhang Guangnian asked his subordinates.
"That's no problem, but it may take some time to send it over. After all, it's too far." Seeing that Zhang Guangnian looked a little unhappy, the subordinate responded quickly.
Zhang Guangnian did not say anything else, and Meng Dezhi, who was standing beside him, asked, "What's the author's name?"
The subordinate glanced at Meng Dezhi and said quickly: "The author's name is a bit strange. It is spelled as xuyuancheng in English."
Meng Dezhi heard his subordinate's somewhat strange pronunciation, but found it somewhat familiar.
After a pause, he said, "Tell me, how is the sound pronounced?"
"It's Xu Yuancheng!" Looking at his subordinates who read out the name letter by letter, Meng Dezhi suddenly picked up a piece of paper, wrote down all the information, and then spelled it out and said, "Isn't this Xu Yuancheng!"
"I heard that in Lao Mi's place, the first name is always before the last name. If that's the case, doesn't that mean the author is Cheng Xuyuan?"
Hearing Meng Dezhi's words, Zhang Guangnian walked over quickly.
He looked at the pinyin written by Meng Dezhi, read it carefully twice, and then said in a deep voice: "Hurry up and find someone who is good at English to look at this name. What does it mean?"
“Go quickly!”
Seeing Zhang Guangnian looking somewhat excited, the subordinates almost ran to find someone. Soon, a girl who had just been assigned to study English came to Zhang Guangnian and others.
Under the gaze of Zhang Guangnian and others, the young girl read out the three words "Cheng Xuyuan".
Hearing these three words, a smile appeared on Zhang Guangnian's face.
In fact, it wasn't just him. Meng Dezhi and the others also had a look of relief on their faces.
For them, they also don't want Cheng Xuyuan to encounter any accidents in such matters!
"It seems that this matter is most likely a case of copying oneself." Zhang Guangnian said, "That's good!"
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