Chapter 259: Chapter 259
[Editor, you can’t just slander me because I’m not famous. I didn’t plagiarize! My book was entirely written by me, word by word.]
[If you don’t believe it, including my drafts, I’ve written over 800,000 words. You can ask the author of "Lingxiao," how many words has he written so far?]
[If his word count isn’t more than mine, surely I couldn’t have plagiarized from thin air.]
Su Tiankuo’s words weren’t very polite, but the reasoning was sound. Although, according to Hu Zai’s many years of experience following Bai Lu’s works, the styles of the two were quite distinct...
Nonetheless... everything needs evidence.
He recorded this and submitted it to the editor-in-chief.
Along with it, he also submitted the newly compared large swatches of matching color palettes.
The editor-in-chief’s expression became complex—
"Aside from the emotional line and names, not a single word changed?"
How bold could this plagiarist be?
Hu Zai felt a bit headache: "The Great Scholar doesn’t admit he plagiarized. Adding his drafts, he has 800,000 words."
The backstage draft box indeed shows those numbers.
The editor-in-chief frowned as well: "I just got in touch with Bai Lu. Adding his drafts, he only has 620,000 words. But he is very confident about not plagiarizing and should have ample evidence."
This was expected by him.
Dream Weaving Literature Network’s platinum god, even if writing nonsense without thinking, earns more than some bottom-level small-time authors.
This book has been prepared for a long while; the copyright talks are halfway through. Given Bai Lu’s writing skills and talent, there’s no need to plagiarize.
Moreover, a seasoned author’s style is still quite obvious.
But, as the Great Scholar said, word count is a major issue.
A discrepancy of 200,000 words is enough to write another major plotline in a novel. The writing style is Bai Lu’s, but the Great Scholar beats him in word count.
The editor-in-chief tapped the pen tip: "Let’s have a short meeting. Everyone, let’s discuss it."
As the editors were discussing, Su Tiankuo became more invigorated.
He watched the backstage data rise steadily, suddenly having a bold idea—
They say he plagiarized?
He’s willing to bet Bai Lu definitely doesn’t have that much draft saved!
Even if there is, with his typing speed nearing 10,000 words per hour, if he tries his best to catch up, he’ll surpass sooner or later!
His response was swift, first editing a brief statement online—
[Bottom-tier authors have no rights!]
[Hello everyone, I’m the Great Scholar.
Many of my supportive readers may be puzzled; why, on such an important day as publication, besides releasing an extra 50,000 words, am I issuing this statement?
It’s simple, just now, past 1 AM, my editor told me that I plagiarized the platinum god Bai Lu’s "Lingxiao".
I’m just an ordinary author who, upon a chance inspiration, wrote such a story. Never thought my new book would be accused of plagiarism just as it’s gathering momentum—standing tall and upright, I would never do such a thing!
But I won’t bear this undeserved blame either!
Still speaking of a book I’ve never even read! What a huge false accusation!
Since that platinum god is accusing me of plagiarizing you, I’ll simply release all my drafts today. If you’re so capable, you release your drafts too, and then we’ll see!
Let’s see who’s lying in this world!
Saying this, he sequentially released all the Chapters he’d already prepared in his draft box.
Stubborn as always, Su Tiankuo remains stubborn.
The big reveal caused a reader frenzy, everyone quickly subscribing—
One reason being to watch the drama unfold.
On the other hand, the site never shows mercy to plagiarists. The money spent today doesn’t go to waste if the work wasn’t plagiarized; reading tens of thousands of words in one go isn’t a loss.
If the opposite side indeed plagiarized, subscribers get an extra 10% compensation, making it even less of a loss. Thᴇ link to the origɪn of this information rᴇsts ɪn novel※fire.net
Though it’s deep night, a bunch of mischievous creatures emerged from the melon field.
Deep night, really thrilling!
At Chen Jingbai’s house, Chu River couldn’t help but frown.
Doesn’t Su Tiankuo know all today’s earnings, if confirmed for plagiarism, will be compensated according to backstage data?
Meaning the more subscriptions, the more money needs to be compensated, and the more he has to pay back.
If initially compensating readers only required a few hundred or tens of yuan, given the current word count and buzz, thousands upon thousands might not be enough.
Chen Jingbai also smirked: "Then I’ll stir up some more buzz for him."