Chapter 44: Li Yuehu plagiarized?
Netizens are all well aware of the grudge between Li Yuehu and Liu Ruyan. Now that there is another suspected plagiarism incident, everyone is like being injected with chicken blood and has rushed out to watch the show.
[Oh my god, who copied who?]
[I said, Li Yuehu is just a woman who dreams of becoming a phoenix. It is impossible for her to draw such a great painting!]
[I bet my life that Li Yuehu copied it.]
[Liu Ruyan is so pitiful. She was copied by someone not long after returning to China.]
[Don’t rush to take sides. This painting is obviously not Liu Ruyan’s style. It’s not clear who copied whom.]
However, as soon as she made such remarks, she was immediately attacked, and people believed that she was a group of internet trolls hired by Li Yuehu.
Liu Ruyan is a talented painter with a long-standing reputation, while Li Yuehu is just a newcomer. Whether in terms of fans or reputation in the industry, there is a world of difference between the two.
Therefore, public opinion turned to Liu Ruyan, and everyone believed that Li Yuehu had plagiarized.
Plagiarism in an art exhibition is a very serious scandal and may even ruin your reputation.
Li Yuehu had been on the hot search list several times, but the popularity was slightly suppressed after the Han Group issued a statement.
Now, she has been involved in another scandal, and even the Han Group has been hit, and some people have even started selling their stocks.
The Han Group also responded quickly, issuing an official statement within an hour, once again refuting the rumors about the relationship between Li Yuehu and Han Jing.
This time the incident was quite big, and netizens forced the exhibition to give an explanation and asked Li Yuehu to apologize.
However, Li Yuehu has not responded yet.
Her lack of response, in the eyes of some people, was precisely a sign of guilt.
That night, Liu Ruyan's crazy fans came again and blocked Li Yuehu in the studio.
"Li Yuehu, don't play dead in there. Do you dare not admit it?"
"You dare to plagiarize Liu Ruyan, don't you dare to come out?"
"Liu Ruyan is so diligent and hardworking. Sometimes she doesn't sleep more than three hours a day because of her painting. Why do you plagiarize her and take away the honor that belongs to her?"
"Apologize to Liu Ruyan!"
This happened on a street corner. Passersby stopped to watch. Some even took videos and posted them online, which caused a wave of public opinion.
[It's what you deserve. You deserve it!]
[She is such a bitch, why doesn't she come out and apologize?]
[The crackdown on plagiarism in China is still too weak. People like this should be put in jail.]
[It’s not clear who copied whom, but harassing others in the three-dimensional world, is this really okay?]
[Please know that they have violated the law.]
[Those saintly bitches must be water armies hired by Li Yuehu, the smell is overflowing from the screen.]
……
Finally, some people who couldn't stand it called the police, but the harm caused by this cyberbullying to Li Yuehu was far from over.
At first, this painting of "Sunflowers" had been sold at a very good price, but because of a plagiarism scandal, the artist was forced to return the money.
At this time, several well-known painters spoke out publicly, demanding a ban on plagiarizing painters to restore clarity to the painting world.
For a time, Li Yuehu was in a desperate situation.
Li Yuehu was annoyed by the bombardment of phone calls from all over the place, so she opened a whitelist, and only a few people in her address book could contact her.
Among these people, the director's mother was undoubtedly the most worried.
"Yuehu, it's me who hurt you. I shouldn't have asked you for money."
If it weren't for the money, she wouldn't have been cyber-bullied because of a painting.
Li Yuehu said, "It's not because of you, nor because of anyone else. I can handle this matter. Believe me."
The director's mother said yes with tears in her eyes.
In fact, the director’s mother wanted to come and see it in person, but Li Yuehu did not let her come, for fear that she would be frightened by those manic black fans.
He Tingting could no longer sit still, and spoke up for Li Yuehu at the first opportunity, guaranteeing that she would never plagiarize.
Such remarks will only cause He Tingting to be scolded.
But He Tingting is not someone who will tolerate being punched. If she is scolded, she will naturally scold back.
Just like that, He Tingting did nothing but argue with the trolls online, and her eyes turned red with anger.
"Yuehu, don't worry, I believe in you unconditionally!"
This is what He Tingting thought and said.
In her heart, Li Yuehu is not a person with a corrupt character, and he would never do something like plagiarism.
If anyone plagiarized either of these two paintings, it must be Liu Ruyan!
Therefore, He Tingting was also the first person to publicly question Liu Ruyan's plagiarism.
Liu Ruyan has so many fans, and saying this would only bring trouble upon herself, and would also label He Tingting as a bitch.
Just when public opinion reached its climax, Li Yuehu finally spoke out.
She made a video, carefully talking about her thoughts and process on the creation of "Sunflower", and repeatedly stated that she did not plagiarize.
This statement helped her regain some of her fans.
In fact, many people are still rational, but Liu Ruyan's fans are too crazy. Anyone who speaks for Li Yuehu will be chased and scolded, and labeled as a water army. They rely on their large numbers to suppress these people and make them dare not speak.
[If Liu Ruyan really plagiarized, her fans would be humiliated.]
[Keep eating melon!]
[Liu Ruyan's attitude is also very subtle, and it is not certain who is innocent.]
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Netizens are not fools either. They have keenly sensed the scent of water army and hype, and are enthusiastically eating up the fun.
To them, whoever plagiarizes will be ruined.
If the plagiarist is Liu Ruyan, then it would be even more subtle. After all, she is a famous painter who has won international awards.
However, half an hour after Li Yuehu spoke, Liu Ruyan also spoke out:
[I'm sorry for taking up public resources, but I have to come out and explain.]
I am a painter and I know very well how difficult it is to create something. I will not and cannot plagiarize!
I believe that Yuehu and I have common creative inspiration, but this is just a coincidence and it doesn't matter who copied whom.
Yuehu and I have a good relationship in private. If she likes my paintings, I will only feel happy. I also hope that everyone will stop attacking her.
Thank you for your attention.]
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Liu Ruyan's statement was very clever. She seemed to be defending Li Yuehu, trying to severely accuse her of plagiarism, and creating a "white lotus" persona.
For a time, public opinion fermented again, and countless netizens supported Liu Ruyan, saying that she was too kind, which was why she was hurt again and again.
Li Yuehu plagiarized
This topic became a hot topic, bringing a large wave of negative and positive traffic to Li Yuehu, and the comment section was full of abusive words.
While the hot search continued to ferment, Li Yuehu did not pay too much attention to it, but found his mentor.