Huayu 2011: Starting with Hilarious Men

A newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger, but once it grows horns, it fears a wolf.

Since her rebirth, Zheng Nan has become much younger in mindset.

Seeing that he couldn't persuade Zheng Nan, Liu Chun decided to help her out. This wave of hype would also help promote the second season of "Hilarious Men".

Instead, Ding Xiu worriedly advised, "Does it really have to be you doing this? Why don't we hand over the evidence to someone else?"

Ding Xiu had thought things through carefully and knew that with the evidence in hand, bringing down Zhang Mingjie would not be difficult.

The difficulty lies in the fact that Zhang Mingjie is not alone, but rather has an entire circle behind her.

Making a move against Zhang Mingjie would provoke a backlash from the vested interests in this circle.

"Uncle, I'm the one most confident in doing this."

Celebrities are different from ordinary people; at least in terms of protecting their rights, celebrities have a much easier time than ordinary people.

"If you absolutely have to do it, then go all the way and use all the connections and resources you can to suppress it."

We should press on with our remaining strength to eliminate the enemy, not seek fame like Xiang Yu. Ding Xiu did not want Zheng Nan to underestimate the enemy.

"Okay, I'll contact Professor Long, President Cai, and Xu Yuanyuan to explain the situation in a bit." Zheng Nan wasn't stubborn; he was doing a good deed, so what was wrong with getting more people to help?

Professor Long is a senior professor at the Shanghai Theatre Academy with extensive connections. It's perfectly normal for Zheng Nan, a student at the Shanghai Theatre Academy, to inform the school about such a major incident.

Cai Yinong is one of the leading figures in Shanghai's business circle, and Zheng Nan inevitably has to deal with her. Giving her a heads-up will prevent any problems from arising.

Xu Yuanyuan is a reporter for Sina in Shanghai, so notifying her is equivalent to notifying Sina.

"It's good that you know what's going on." Ding Xiu patted Zheng Nan and left the Shanghai Theatre Academy.

Dilraba stood to the side watching Zheng Nan, with only one thought in her mind: 'He's so handsome!'

As Ding Xiu walked out of the Shanghai Theatre Academy gate, he lit a Liqun cigarette and took a deep drag.

"You little rascal, you're playing too big a game, and your thinking is a bit too simplistic."

"The common people can't fight against the officials."

"Who told me to be his uncle? He's my only nephew, damn it!"

One Liqun cigarette down his throat, not enough! He lit another Hademen, then pulled out his phone and dialed a number for an ex-girlfriend: "Is my father-in-law still working at the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection?"

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Under Liu Chun's instructions, the plagiarism controversy on Sohu Weibo skyrocketed in popularity, trending on three different Weibo topics.

Meanwhile, Zheng Nan responded on multiple platforms:

If a demo of ten seconds or so can identify plagiarism in a three-minute song, then does that mean all songs using the 1645 prefix are plagiarized?

1645 is the most commonly used chord sequence in popular songs, and many songs are written using it in a loop.

For example, "Rice Fragrance", "Confession Balloon", "Fairy Tale", "In Spring", etc.

The person in question has responded!

[Eating sunflower seeds in the front row... watching the show...]

[At such a young age, instead of learning good things, they plagiarize! They're tarnishing the reputation of the Shanghai Theatre Academy!]

The song "You Exist in My Song" is indeed beautiful; I've been listening to it on repeat all day. I never imagined it was plagiarized!

[Has anyone read the explanation? How can a similar demo of a dozen seconds be considered plagiarism of a three-and-a-half-minute song?]

[Conclusion: Fish pellets.]

Qu Wanting herself never expected this plagiarism scandal to escalate to such a huge degree.

After all, she hadn't finished writing the song; there was only a short demo and a few dozen words of lyrics. She only posted the complaint on Weibo because she was in a moment of passion.

Now that things have developed to this point, Qu Wanting is in a bind and has no way to back down.

Qu Wanting has no intention of backing down. With such great popularity, as long as she occupies the moral high ground, she is invincible and can take this opportunity to enter the entertainment industry and make a fortune.

The inspiration I cobbled together while staying up all night was released in its entirety before it could even be officially announced.

There was no time to protect their work, and they watched helplessly as their unfinished masterpiece was stolen.

The bitterness of creators is probably that their passion, which they poured their heart and soul into, can be easily stolen away in an instant.

And then they'll be accused by the plagiarist. [@郑楠]

Qu Wanting is very good at positioning herself as a victim or someone who is weak.

Girl + playing the victim + being weak = sympathy from netizens who are unaware of the truth.

Many netizens offered her words of comfort in the comments section.

Don't cry, baby, let me hug you.

Why is it so hard for us girls to gain respect?

The whole world is oppressing us girls!

Zheng Nan sneered inwardly. Now they're playing with netizens' feelings, but once things turn around, these netizens will tear Qu Wanting's family apart with their criticism.

On September 13th, in just one day, Zheng Nan and Qu Wanting dominated more than a dozen trending topics on multiple platforms due to their online exchange on Weibo.

As a result, nobody paid attention to Wang Feng's official announcement of his concert.

That evening, Zheng Nan, who had sparked the Weibo war, met with reporter Xu Yuanyuan, whom she hadn't seen in a long time, and her boss, Zhang Ling, the head of Sina's Shanghai branch, accompanied by Professor Long.

"It's so late, I'm sorry to disturb your rest." Zheng Nan apologized first.

"Don't bother me. This is such big news. It's worth staying up all night, let alone resting." Zhang Ling had already learned a little about what had happened through Xu Yuanyuan.

"Take the item out and show it to Zhang Ling," Professor Long said.

"These are all pieces of evidence against Zhang Mingjie collected by my fans. You could say the evidence is irrefutable." Zheng Nan took out the materials she had prepared in advance.

Xu Yuanyuan quickly took out her camera and recorded all the information.

"I will go to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau in a little while to file an offline report against Zhang Mingjie and have the case filed in a different location."

Reporting the crime offline and filing it in a different location! This was the killer move Zheng Nan had prepared for Qu Wanting's family.

As for the song "In My Song," it was purely bait to lure Qu Wanting into a publicity stunt.

To put it bluntly, Zheng Nan has a ton of musical ideas in her head. If it weren't for this bit of jealousy, she wouldn't have bothered making these dumplings.

"Sina will cooperate with you," Zhang Ling promised.

Such big news, such a huge buzz, a topic that you can't touch at all?

As a veteran media professional, I can do anything as long as the iron fist hasn't actually come down!

Under the cover of night, Xu Yuanyuan accompanied Zheng Nan to the Shanghai Public Security Bureau and recorded everything with her camera.

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On September 14th, after a night of discussion, the online support for Zheng Nan and Qu Wanting was roughly evenly split.

Netizens who support Zheng Nan believe that a similar demo of about ten seconds cannot be considered plagiarism.

Netizens who support Qu Wanting believe that even a one-second similarity, let alone more than ten seconds, constitutes plagiarism.

To the netizens' surprise, at this critical juncture, Zheng Nan, one of the main characters, seemed to have vanished into thin air, not posting a single Weibo post for an entire day.

Zheng Nan's disappearance emboldened Qu Wanting, who continued to post long essays and play the victim to gain sympathy.

Unaware of the facts, onlookers began to side with Qu Wanting.

Could Zheng Nan have actually plagiarized?

[Zheng Nan has been silent for over thirty hours since yesterday. Could she have fled abroad?]

Amidst numerous speculations from netizens, Zheng Nan posted a simple Weibo post on the evening of September 14th, containing only five characters:

[Your mother has been arrested!]