Xu Shiran frowned, looking directly at Shi Miao in front of her, her voice sounding quite calm, "Why would I go through your trash for no reason?"
Seeing that she was pretending to know nothing, Jiang Ning felt a little angry. Without wasting words, she asked directly, "Xu Shiran, why did you use Sister Miao's song?"
Xu Shiran pursed her lips, looked at her, and said in a deep voice, "Why would I use Shi Miao's music? Jiang Ning, don't talk nonsense if you don't have evidence."
Jiang Ning frowned slightly, "Then explain why the melody you improvised is almost identical to the opening melody of the theme song written by Sister Miao?"
"What do I have to explain?" Xu Shiran crossed her arms and raised her chin slightly, looking quite confident.
She had already confirmed that Shi Miao's trash can had been fitted with new trash bags, and as long as that piece of paper wasn't there, she could deny it to the death.
Moreover, the similarity is only in the opening melody, which doesn't prove anything at all.
Her gaze returned to Shi Miao, who had not spoken, and she said calmly, "It was originally a piece I composed on my own. Besides, I had no idea that you wrote the theme song for the Asian Games. As for the similarity in the opening melody, I'm sorry, I can only say it's purely a coincidence."
Shi Miao's delicate and striking face showed little emotion as she casually toyed with her phone, seemingly having anticipated that she wouldn't admit it. Her cool voice was completely pure, "You want evidence, right?"
A look of surprise flashed across Xu Shiran's eyes, her heart skipped a beat, and her heart jumped into her throat again, pounding wildly.
Her fingernails dug deep into her palms as she forced herself to calm down, wondering if Di Miao was bluffing her.
"Since you say you have evidence, then show it to us."
Shi Miao raised an eyebrow, surprised that she could remain so calm and had such a strong mentality.
She looked down, unlocked her phone, opened her photo album, and found the photos she had taken—the very same pieces of music she had written halfway through but then decided against and threw away.
She hadn't originally taken any photos to keep; it was only when Han Yan asked her how her writing was going that she casually replied that she wasn't satisfied and threw it away.
As a result, Han Yan insisted on seeing the piece of music she had thrown away, so after class, when she returned to her dormitory, she picked up the crumpled paper from the trash can, took a picture of it, sent it to him, and then threw it back into the trash can.
Shi Miao straightened up, lifted her foot and stopped in front of Xu Shiran, her height overwhelming her.
He pointed his phone screen at her, his gaze looking down at her, his voice seemingly drifting from the horizon, "You're using this, aren't you?"
Xu Shiran looked at the photo on her phone screen; it was clearly the one Shi Miao had taken out of the trash can again and taken.
Her face looked rather pale, as if she had been slapped in public, and her throat felt as if it were being held shut by a large hand, leaving her unable to utter a sound for a moment.
She never expected that Shi Miao would pick up the items and take photos.
However, Xu Shiran has been in the entertainment industry for so many years and is a person who can be flexible and knows the pros and cons. Naturally, she doesn't want to make things too big, as it would not benefit her at all.
She took a deep breath, her attitude appearing quite sincere. "I admit, I did watch your music, but I accidentally knocked over your trash can, and out of curiosity, I picked up the crumpled paper that had fallen out. It was my fault, and I apologize. I'm sorry."
Jiang Ning frowned. "If Sister Miao hadn't presented the evidence, would you have admitted it?"
Xu Shiran twitched the corners of her mouth, a hint of embarrassment on her face. Ignoring Jiang Ning, she looked at Shi Miao and continued, "Shi Miao, I can make it up to you for this. You can name any conditions you have, and I will fulfill them within my capabilities."
Shi Miao chuckled, her delicate eyebrows raised, looking at her with a deep gaze, "Fine, now you can post on Weibo saying you used my song."
Xu Shiran's face stiffened, her red lips pursed slightly, and after a few seconds of silence, she said, "This won't do."
Shi Miao didn't speak, but looked down at her phone, opened Weibo, and soon saw the hashtag #XuShiranAsianGamesPromotionalVideoFemaleLeader# on the trending topics list.
He raised his clear eyes to look at Xu Shiran, waved his phone in his hand, and said with a rather lazy expression, "The female lead in the promotional video?"
"What?" Xu Shiran was slightly taken aback, not understanding why she suddenly brought this up.
Shi Miao's gaze returned to the phone screen, her jade-like fingers tapping rapidly as she spoke softly, "It's mine now."
The organizing committee had wanted her to be the female lead in the promotional video, and they also heard that the famous foreign director they invited wanted her to be the female lead after seeing her photos, but she refused because she thought it was too much trouble.
However, they said that if I change my mind, I can let them know at any time.
Half an hour ago, the organizing committee sent her a message asking her again, but she was taking a shower at the time and didn't have time to refuse.
"Are you kidding me? I'm going to sign the contract with them tomorrow." Xu Shiran's lips curled into a mocking smile.
There's a limit to showing off.
Before she could even feel happy, her phone suddenly rang.
Xu Shiran frowned, picked up her phone from the table, and glanced at the caller ID. It was her agent, Ding Xin.
Her eyelids twitched, and for some reason, she suddenly had a bad feeling. She pressed the answer button, "Hello, Sister Xin."
"Shiran, something's happened. I just received a notification that the female lead for the promotional video has been replaced." Ding Xin's anxious voice came from the other end of the phone.
"What! Sister Xin, are you serious?!" Xu Shiran suddenly looked up at Shi Miao, who had already sat back down in her chair. Her eyes widened involuntarily, her pupils trembled violently, and her brows were full of disbelief. She even doubted that she had misheard.
"Really, did you offend someone? We're supposed to sign the contract tomorrow, why were you suddenly replaced?" Ding Xin was also confused and puzzled.
Xu Shiran pursed her lips, her eyelids twitching incessantly, and said in a deep voice, "Sister Xin, do you know who to replace her with?"
She would rather it be someone else than believe it was Shi Miao in front of her.
"I don't know, they didn't say anything over there. The news about the female lead in your promotional video was already released a long time ago, and the program that aired today also confirmed this news. Now that the actress has been changed, you can imagine how many haters and onlookers will be waiting to see you make a fool of yourself when the Asian Games officially announce it."
Xu Shiran's throat tightened, her face turned pale and then flushed, and she gripped her fingernails so hard they almost broke.
She actually knew in her heart that it should be Shi Miao who had been replaced, otherwise how could it be such a coincidence that Shi Miao had just said it and Ding Xin had called to tell her that the female lead had been changed.
She just couldn't understand how Shi Miao had managed to do it in such a short time.
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