Chapter 20: Liu Huan? Sorry, dont know him

  "Dont change the subject, just answer that one question." The Early Talk Show hosts tone was stiff, and it seemed like Su Rui Chen was playing him earlier.

  "As for plagiarism, the story I just told actually completely answers this question" Su Xichens words once again confused everyone?

  Just now Su Release Mornings story everyone heard clearly: A long time ago there was a person who accidentally fell to death while walking.

  Is that all there is to this story? What answer does it give?

  "Please speak more clearly."

  "That story just now has nothing to do with plagiarism" Su Xichen suddenly changed the subject "Same, I write my own reasoning and use whatever narrative method I want, what does this have to do with plagiarism?"

  "Dont think that Im telling this story at this time is related to the plagiarism controversy, and even more dont assume that an unusual narrative method must be plagiarism. Just like the story I told earlier, there is no connection between the two. The narrative method is completely determined by the authors writing style, and each authors writing style is completely different."

  "Do you think you look strange?" Su Xichen suddenly asked.

  The reporter of the Morning Post was taken aback and asked this question in front of so many people, of course, replied "not strange"

  "I think you look very strange, but you dont think so yourself. Similarly, you find my narrative method strange, but I think its ordinary. Every author has their own style and narrative method, which are naturally different."

  "Youve dug up my ancestors for eighteen generations and said I never studied abroad or had relatives overseas, but can I ask, just because I often watch foreign shows, does that mean Im not allowed to use this narrative method?"

  "As for the writing style being mature and not like a new writers, I can only laugh at this. Who stipulated that a new writers writing style cannot be mature? Who stipulated that a new writers writing style must be immature?"

  "A very logical story, I couldnt help but laugh when I saw this reason. Are you daring to be even more childish? According to your words, new writers cant use too strange methods of writing, otherwise its plagiarism. Similarly, new writers cant have too mature writing styles, or else its also plagiarism. And even if you can write a good story with logic, you still have to pretend that its not well-written, because if you write too well, then youre plagiarizing." Su Xichen couldnt help but applaud himself.

  "This theory is too invincible, Ill call the whole theory Plagiarism Determination Theory for now. I heard that this theory was first proposed by the Early Talk Newspaper, and it was even put forward by the editor-in-chief of the Early Talk Newspaper. I couldnt help but feel a sense of admiration here. The scientific value, cultural value, and artistic value of this Plagiarism Determination Theory far exceed Newtons Three Laws. Here, I would like to thank the editor-in-chief of the Early Talk Newspaper again for providing such an awesome theory."

  Su Shis words fell, and the audience burst into laughter. Good writing is plagiarism, strange style is plagiarism, skilled penmanship is plagiarism - its indeed a quite domineering theory.

  Su Zhe didnt know what it meant to show mercy with his words. He was being framed for no reason, and still showing mercy, that wasnt his style.

  Su Rui Chen is a typical petty bourgeois character, who always retaliates against those who have wronged him. However, due to his rebirth, he has become more arrogant and daring, which is why he can openly humiliate others at the press conference.

  Zhao Hanhans gaze at Su Shicen revealed a hint of praise. It turned out that she was sharp-tongued and quick-witted. She had originally been worried that Su Shicen was still young and wouldnt be able to handle this situation, but now she found that this worry was completely unnecessary. Not only did Su Shicen not show any signs of nervousness, but she also left the reporters from the Early Talk Newspaper speechless with her words, and even teased the editor-in-chief.

  "Does anyone else have any questions about plagiarism?" A reporter from an independent magazine raised his hand.

  "That independent publication"

  "Its impossible to determine whether a book is plagiarized based on writing style, plot structure, and narrative method alone. However, when these three aspects are combined, it raises suspicions. Our contracted author Liu Huan made a very affirmative judgment that The Sherlock Holmes Collection cannot be written by you personally. Can you explain this point?"

  "Sorry, who is Liu Jian? Is he very famous?" Su Xichen asked back, the editor of the independent publication was about to popularize it but only heard Su Xichen continue to say "No matter who Liu Jian is, what qualifications does he have to determine that this book of mine is a plagiarism? Just because his upper and lower lips touched?"

  "He has studied my previous works or read articles I wrote to make a judgment?" The independent journalist moved his lips and finally said "No".

  "What actual evidence does he have to prove that my article is plagiarized?"

  "Although there isnt, but..." The freelance journalist still wanted to make a couple of excuses.

  "Either it is or it isnt, theres no in between."

  "No evidence"

  "Thats slander." Su Xichens tone turned severe. "According to Article 226 of the Criminal Law, whoever intentionally fabricates and spreads false facts to damage another persons reputation and seriously harm their reputation can be convicted of slander. I think that Liu something has already constituted slander."

  "As you are a reporter for this independent publication and Liu Jian is your special columnist, Id like you to pass on a message: if he doesnt publish an apology letter in the newspaper tomorrow, he will receive a lawyers letter from me. Of course, being young, I dont have a professional lawyer, but Im sure Yangcheng Daily must have one."

  At this time, Zhao naturally cooperated with "Su Xichen is a special author of our Yangcheng Daily, and our Yangcheng newspaper has the right to protect the reputation of its authors. Dont worry, if Lius apology letter is not seen in the independent publication tomorrow, the lawyer of Yangcheng Daily will not be lenient."

  The reporter from the independent magazine slunk away dejectedly.

  "I believe everyone should be clear that the plagiarism issue is just a rumor. Now, with 400 readers present, as a benefit, there will also be an opportunity for each of you to ask questions. In order not to waste everyones time, we will give each journalist friend three chances to ask questions. Of course, at the end, we will announce some news, so that your trip is not in vain."

  Releasing a piece of news is not in vain, could it be that theres big news? For these reporters, big news is like seeing gold everywhere.

  "That journalist friend who draws and writes for newspapers"

  Hua and Evening News are not the newspapers of Yangcheng, but the newspapers of Lushi around Yangcheng. In Lushi, Hua and Evening News can be said to be giants, monopolizing 80% of the newspaper sales in Lushi. The main reason for participating in this press conference is to take this opportunity to develop sales outside of Lushi in Yangcheng, while Yangcheng Daily also wants to use the influence of Hua and Evening News to promote Su Rixing to Lushi, and then use the influence of Su Rixing to boost sales. This is a win-win situation.

  "Both Journey to the West and Sherlock Holmes were very successful, what motivated you to embark on this path of writing, resulting in these two works?"

  The journalists way of asking questions is very clever. In fact, his question is two questions, but it makes everyone unable to pick out any flaws.

  "Yes, there are many reasons for this. Many people say its all about dreams, but my dream is only one aspect of it. I dont write just for dreams. I remember when I was a kid, the Three Kingdoms TV series was broadcast in our neighbors house and several kids were arguing over who was the most powerful in the Three Kingdoms."

  "When Huang Zhong was young, could he defeat Lü Bu? Who is the smartest, Jia Xu who is cunning like a fox or Zhuge Liang who is wise and mysterious? Or maybe its Guo Jing who died young. In fact, everyone knows that Romance of the Three Kingdoms is 30% true and 70% false. Although its one of the Four Great Classical Novels, it can still cause such a big debate, even to the point where my friends would fight over who is the strongest in the Three Kingdoms."

  "At that time, I realized the influence it had, even thinking that when I write something, it can cause people to argue like this, and even make those arguing fight, so it was for this ambition that I started writing."

  "This idea has been lingering in my mind for several years, until the beginning of this year when I started to implement it. The Three Kingdoms caused a sensation, so I turned my attention to another one of the Four Great Classical Novels, Journey to the West, and thus Journey to the West fell into my clutches."

  Subsequently, Su Release Mornings words made everyone present laugh, but whether it was the readers or journalists on the scene, they all discovered that this 14-year-old genius author was not only a very talkative person but also a very humorous person. Whether it was the previous "Plagiarism Theory" or his current words, they were all quite humorous. Some reporters even started thinking about whether to pay more attention to Su Release Morning and compile these humorous quotes, waiting for him to become famous before releasing them.

  "Journey to the West" is a household name, so I thought about writing another aspect of it. Since "Journey to the West" is written in classical Chinese, translating it into vernacular Chinese would make it too long for me to handle as a first-time writer, so I had to take an excerpt and conduct a small survey.

  "The most impressive scenes in Journey to the West are Monkey King Sun Wukongs great disturbances at the Heavenly Palace, the Dragon Palace and the Underworld. This also indirectly reflects that the Great Disturbance series seems to be very popular among the people."

  "After the investigation was over, I had a goal, and these three plots were linked together, so there was "Journey to the West". After finishing Journey to the West, I came up with a little idea, after all, there is a saying that ambition is the best source of human evolution. Although Journey to the West has some small successes."

  "Sun Wukong is not an original character after all, and has been famous nationwide for a long time. So even if I write successfully, its impossible to surpass the classics. Therefore, I wanted to create my own character, but this time there was no story template. So I thought about whether there were articles that could be written independently one by one, so I thought of detectives."

  "A case can be considered a small ending, and at this time, Sister Zhao also asked me to write an article, so I made up my mind even more. As a result, The Collection of Sherlock Holmes came out like this." This set of words was what he had thought of long ago, and after finishing, it brought a round of applause.