Chapter 50: The Crisis Behind the Plagiarism Storm
Zhao An cares too much about whether Zhou Chen can stay in the show, after all, this is a matter of ratings for the program group.
Therefore, he does not want his assistant to be unskilled in this matter.
Qin Haishan saw that Zhao An had misunderstood what he meant, and immediately explained: "Director Zhao, it's not my technical problem, but that there is no such song abroad at all." It means that without the existence of the song "When I Was a Child", I naturally wouldn't be able to search for it. ”
"What! And such a thing? So what's going on here? ”
"There is only one possibility in the current situation, that is, someone deliberately fabricated a song "When I Was Young" similar to "Childhood", and then used it to frame Zhou Chen for plagiarism." Qin Haishan analyzed.
"If there really wasn't the song 'When I Was a Child', it could really be the kind of situation you said. After all, Zhou Chen is too hot now, and it will definitely arouse the jealousy and hatred of other trainees. ”
"yes, so what do we do now?"
"I'll talk to Zhou Chen first, and then see what he thinks."
After speaking, Zhao An found Zhou Chen's phone number in the list of trainee guests and called him.
"Zhou Chen, I'm Zhao An. Do you know about online things? ”
After the phone was connected, Zhao An asked directly.
"Thank you Director Zhao for your concern, I already know. I can assure you that I did not plagiarize. Zhou Chen replied.
"I naturally believe you, I just want to tell you this time that someone is likely to frame you for this matter." Zhao An said.
"Well, I got it, too."
"What! You got it? ”
"Yes! The lyrics in "When I Was a Child" mentioned in the article are not foreign at all, because it has a strong cultural atmosphere of the Dragon Kingdom. This is obviously written by a dragon countryman. How could it be written by a foreigner? ”
"Yes, I asked my assistant to search last night, and there is no such song at home and abroad. So the song "When I Was a Child" must have been deliberately written by someone, and then falsely claimed that it was a foreign song to fool netizens and frame you for plagiarism. ”
"Thank you Director Zhao for your concern about me, in fact, I am also writing a statement, and I will post it on Weibo to explain in a while." Zhou Chen said.
"That's great, I'll ask the assistant to send you some information on your phone later, and you can pay attention to the information yourself." That's it for now, I won't bother you to write a statement. Bye. ”
After speaking, Zhao An hung up the phone.
Then he instructed his assistant Qin Haishan to send a screenshot of the situation he searched for to Zhou Chen.
"Chu Chu, I suddenly remembered one thing, that is, we can ask Zhou Chen to compensate five million in liquidated damages."
Just as Zhou Chen continued to write the statement seriously, on the other side, Wang Wei suddenly thought of something, and immediately said a word to Zhang Chuchu.
Why? He is just plagiarizing now, and he has not disobeyed the company's arrangement. Zhang Chuchu asked puzzled.
"No, I remember, when all trainees signed contracts with the company, there was a note that if the trainees were found to have plagiarized other people's works during the period, they needed to pay five million liquidated damages." Wang Wei explained.
"And such a thing?"
"Of course, don't forget that I'm the manager of the company, can I be mistaken? Therefore, now that Zhou Chen has been rumored to be plagiarism, we can use this to ask him for compensation, and then hide him. He Zhou Chen violated the rules first, and Mr. Chen would not be embarrassed to help him speak. Wang Wei said with a smug face.
"Great, I'll call that kid now, I'll see how he's still today."
After speaking, Zhang Chuchu ignored the pain of being called more than one last night, and immediately took out his mobile phone, and then made a call to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen didn't want to answer Zhang Chuchu's call, but considering that she was his nominal agent. If you don't answer her phone, you will inevitably be told about the contract.
So, I could only press the answer button: "Sister Zhang, do you want to talk about the plagiarism storm on the Internet?" ”
"Yes, that's what I'm talking about. Okay, you Zhouchen, if you don't work hard, forget it, and there is a plagiarism storm involved. You say, what should we do now about the negative impact on our Wanhe company? ”
Zhang Chuchu immediately asked with a serious face.
"Sister Zhang, what if I didn't plagiarize?" Zhou Chen asked directly.
"What if? Now that this matter has been on the hot search, will there be ifs? Tell you, the contract we signed with you was in advance, and if you were involved in plagiarism, you would have to compensate Wanhe for the loss of 5 million. Zhang Chuchu said arrogantly.
"Five million in damages?"
Zhou Chen couldn't help but be surprised by this number.
I really didn't expect that the entertainment industry in this parallel world would squeeze trainees more ruthlessly, and this kind of overlord clause would be so blatant.
"Yes, let me tell you, I'm not alarmist, and I'm not talking nonsense. It's clearly written in the contract. As soon as you pack up your things, you can go back to the company with me, and then the company's legal staff will talk to you. ”
"Wait, I'm not done yet. What if I didn't plagiarize? ”
"No plagiarism? Now that the evidence has been soaked, you say there is no plagiarism? Zhou Chen, to be honest, I feel sorry for you. Although there has been a bit of a conflict between me and you lately, your talent is obvious to all. You're going to plagiarize. Therefore you yourself will die, and no one will save you. ”
"I'm sorry, Sister Zhang, I'll say it again, I didn't plagiarize. Since I didn't plagiarize, I naturally didn't need to compensate for the violation clause in the contract. Zhou Chen replied affirmatively.
"Zhou Chen, don't talk to me about these useful and useless, if you don't plagiarize, you will prove your innocence to me? Tell you that our company will not help you in any way. If you can't prove your innocence, you go back obediently and pay five million in compensation. Zhang Chuchu directly gave the death order.
"Okay, I'll show you in a moment."
After speaking, Zhou Chen hung up the phone directly.
Hearing what Zhou Chen said so surely, Zhang Chuchu couldn't help but feel a little suspicious in his heart.
"What's wrong? What did the kid say? ”
He said there was no plagiarism, and he also said that he wanted to prove his innocence. If he really proves his innocence, then he really doesn't need to pay five million in compensation. And it will continue to stay on the show. Zhang Chuchu replied.
"Don't worry, he's a trainee, he has no resources and no connections, and if our company doesn't help him, what will he use to prove his innocence?" Wang Wei said with a look of disdain.
"It seems to make sense for you to say this, without the help of the company, it is too difficult for him to prove his innocence. I think he jumped into the Yellow River and couldn't wash it away. ”
Zhang Chuchu thought about it for a while and agreed with her husband Wang Wei's point of view.