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Ren Qinming also knew Ruan Song’s temperament, so during the whole year they were apart, he visited Mother Ruan countless times in the hospital, but he never voluntarily paid any money.
He even felt fortunate that the variety show came up in the middle of it all.
“In the future, treat Sister Lan better and be grateful for her coming up with such a good excuse for transforming your image,” Ruan Song kicked his shin.
But Ren Qinming stubbornly redirected the conversation, “No one can control me anymore. If you need anything, you can talk to me.”
Ruan Song, “Hn.”
“I’m being serious! Xu Lan doesn’t care about us anymore, and Wang Duan can’t control me either.” Ren Qinming quickly lifted his head from his shoulder, and stood up straight, afraid that Ruan Song was just placating him.
Ruan Song was getting annoyed by his behavior. He raised his hand, ready to grab his ear again, seemingly scolding him but giving in. “I already said ‘yeah’ and acknowledged it. Why do you keep holding onto my past mistakes?”
Ren Qinming let out a pained “ow” but had a silly smile on his face.
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On the internet, when the specific process of how Yuan Yinhai enslaved and manipulated PUA’ed students was exposed, it made everyone sick to their stomachs.
Soon, a large law-related V account quickly listed out Yuan Yinhai’s two major criminal charges. One was academic fraud, and the other was violating copyright laws.
Copyright infringement was easy to understand.
It meant using someone’s work without their permission, going against the conditions set by copyright laws, and using their work, performances, audiovisual products and broadcast television programs without authorization.
This kind of infringement could cause harm to both the personal rights and property rights of others’ works.
In terms of academic fraud, it has always been a gray area in the law.
When caught, it usually only led to moral condemnation, followed by the revocation of degrees, titles, or the suspension of professional practice, without criminal or administrative penalties.
Fortunately, Yuan Yinhai published the papers under his name, which were the scripts of these students. This could be considered infringing on their intellectual property rights and involving economic interests, so at least they could demand economic compensation from him.
Regarding mincemeat like Yuan Yinhai, the netizens were so resentful that they couldn’t send him directly to jail.
[So after all that, he just has to give them some money???]
Soon, those who knew the ropes came out to testify.
[By Yuan Yinhai’s income, it’s not as simple as paying a bit of money. As far as I know, the quoted price for his most expensive TV series was previously 500,000 yuan per episode. For a total of forty episodes, then for just that TV series, he has to give at least 20,000,000 yuan.]
Not to mention that Yuan Yinhai produced two films a year. Over ten to twenty years, even if we take an average, with each episode costing around 200,000, that was still a significant amount.
[It’s at the level of losing a family fortune, guys. I hope that everyone whose signature was taken by him and has evidence in their hands will quickly come out to defend your money, giggle.jpg]
[Also, such high quoted prices can only be obtained because of the name of Yuan Yinhai. If they go out to pick up projects themselves, then they most likely wouldn’t even be able to get 20,000 yuan per episode. It seems that there’s no loss here. Doge]
A University responded very quickly to public sentiment.
Within three hours of the exposure, an investigation team was formed, and the investigation was initiated according to the relevant procedures. They also issued a statement, stating that they would take action based on the investigation’s findings.
The seriousness of the situation even alarmed the Ministry of Education.
The Ministry of Education responded to the “Yuan Yinhai academic misconduct incident,” stating that they highly value this matter and immediately requested relevant parties to conduct an investigation.
It had come to this point, and there was no turning back.
In Yuan Yinhai’s hospital room, there was silence, and everyone looked at the evidence in disbelief.
Especially Yuan Yinhai’s daughter.
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When the school leaders arrived at Yuan Yinhai’s hospital room to question him, his daughter was crying loudly in her husband’s arms, while her twin daughters were bewildered, huddled by their grandfather’s bedside, unable to understand what was happening.
Later, Ruan Song overheard gossip from the nurses in the hospital, saying that Yuan Yinhai’s daughter had asthma. She cried so much that day that she almost couldn’t catch her breath, causing Yuan Yinhai great distress.
It was said that Yuan Yinhai’s heart was like dead ashes, and he confessed to everything he had done, accepting all punishment.
His daughter had originally planned to take him directly abroad for treatment. Her job was also there, so she couldn’t stay in China for long. However, due to the large amount of money involved in the case Yuan Yinhai was implicated in, they couldn’t leave until the settlement was resolved.
The online condemnation grew stronger and stronger. The son-in-law was afraid that their address would be exposed by netizens targeting his father-in-law’s hospital, so he arranged for a transfer to a private hospital that same evening.
Ever since Ruan Song finished peeling that apple for Yuan Yinhai the night before, he hadn’t appeared in front of him again.
But as they were transferring him on the stretcher, in the darkness of the night, he stood at the door with Ren Qinming and glanced over. He heard a doctor next to him, who had also come to watch the commotion, shaking his head and saying, “I heard that he has to pay hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation; this family is a real failure.”
“I’m afraid that if that old man is provoked into having a heart attack or another stroke, becoming a vegetable that has to be taken care of by others, that would be the real failure.”
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Due to the overwhelming evidence that was preserved, the A University investigation team released a statement about Yuan Yinhai on the morning of the second day after he was taken away by his family.
They confirmed Yuan Yinhai’s academic misconduct and revoked his positions as the Dean of the School of Literature and as a timely professor at A University. The School of Literature also issued a profound reflection on the matter.
This incident has already transformed from entertainment news to social news.
No one could have imagined that the exposure of this incident from beginning to end was a carefully planned scheme. Everyone just felt a lingering fear.
They were afraid that if it weren’t for Ruan Song’s sudden rise to fame, bringing attention to this matter, how many talented future stars would continue to be buried in A University, a top-tier institution that symbolized the highest standards in the country.
The Ministry of Education issued strict instructions to all major universities to conduct thorough investigations and firmly eliminate any internal pests. They have also set up a hotline for reporting, ensuring that students have a direct channel to submit evidence.
Afterward, Feng Xiao publicly released the list of scriptwriters she had compiled, and A University made revisions and improvements based on Yuan Yinhai’s confession.
It was ultimately confirmed that Yuan Yinhai’s first instance of misconduct occurred fifteen years ago.
During these fifteen years, a staggering number of thirty-five students were victimized, with allegations of copyright infringement involving thirty-three plays. The shocking data once again shook the entire internet.
Included amongst these works were the publicly lauded masterpieces ‘The Last Sunflower’ and ‘Journey to Tomorrow’, which had both been confirmed as Ruan Song’s works.
Ruan Song finally earned a place for himself on Douban under his real name.
He moved netizens to tears of excitement, saying that he no longer needed to use a pen name and wouldn’t be criticized for relying on his looks for success anymore.
A University acknowledged the gravity of this academic incident and was willing to proactively reach out to the thirty-five students. They would help them hire lawyers to take legal action against Yuan Yinhai and seek appropriate compensation.
Yuan Yinhai posted an apology letter on his personal Weibo account.
Even the production team of the serial killer case IP project came forward and released a statement. “May all creators receive fair compensation and have the right to bask in the applause and flowers in the spotlight.”
Runa Song’s battle not only served as an academic watchdog but also sounded the alarm for the improper attribution rights of screenwriters in the industry.
Some screenwriters had to hide behind someone else’s name, being silent word workers without even being able to simply tell others about their work.
The internet provided efficient and convenient communication among various departments. The entire incident unfolded and concluded within two days, with rapid twists and turns.
But the netizens didn’t forget, and some didn’t forget the ‘original matter’ and once again called Fang Wei out.
After all, it was Fang Wei who started the investigation into Yuan Yinhai in the first place.
Indeed, the way this person accused Ruan Song of plagiarism in the hospital room seemed too genuine and sincere to be a lie. It was Yuan Yinhai who avoided eye contact, which made him appear more suspicious.
[Now I want to know how they’re going to handle Fang Wei. Although it’s quite miserable that he’s always been kept in the dark and used as a tool, I really can’t sympathize with him]
[Same, just, reason is telling me that he would be angry if he discovered that someone plagiarized his work, but in my heart, I really can’t accept this!!! Frantic.jpg]
[Also, he only achieved his level of fame because of Teacher Ruan’s ‘First Class Doctor’, and after graduating, he followed Yuan Yinhai’s desires. He was also the one who suppressed Teacher Ruan the most……]
[Wuwuwu, my mother taught me not to become an Internet diode, but I’m fucking angry; Teacher Ruan ended up being bullied by them after provoking whoever, but this glory should have been Teacher Ruan’s!!]
[It was because of him that Teacher Ruan changed his pen name frantically, and couldn’t take on any good projects!!!]
Now, no one remembered that several days ago, when everyone heard that Ren Qinming’s boyfriend was called ‘Ruan Song’, they were all indignant and disdainful.
Ruan Song once again used Ren Qinming’s Weibo to post a response to this matter.
[@Ren Qinming: I am Ruan Song. The law only protects expression and doesn’t protect one’s thoughts. So objectively speaking, Fang Wei’s ‘First Class Doctor’ and my story don’t involve plagiarism. Only the setting of our stories is similar; both are based on a long-standing court case, one in which a policeman, who had been at the scene of the crime, failed to catch the murderer yet remembered that murderer for many years. However, the specific logic of the subsequent plotlines of both stories isn’t entirely similar. ‘First Class Doctor’ was also completed by Fang Wei independently, and I have no right to pursue legal responsibility against him. But the good news is that after such a long period of refinement, I have a newer and better idea for this story and will comprehensively edit the original script so that it will be entirely different from ‘First-Class Doctor’. In the future, if a producer wants to buy this script, I will invite everyone to appreciate it when the time comes. Finger hearts.jpg]
Once this Weibo was posted, the fans struck by calamity immediately felt alive again.
[Everyone should fucking solder the word ‘Pattern’ into your keyboards!!!]
[It’s true that there’s no harm if there is no comparison. They both had the same story, but Fang Wei hysterically accused Teacher Ruan of plagiarism, but our Teacher Ruan directly gave up blame and said he already had better ideas.]
[This is probably the level of a cultured person that I can never become in my whole life.]
[Where’s the producer, hurry up and buy it!!! Buy it like crazy, and please set the price higher than Yuan Yinhai’s!! Laughing face.jpg]
[I hope Teacher Ruan gets rich. He is perhaps the first person in my life and the only person that I hope will become richer than me. Kitty crying.jpg]
[Actually, if it’s like that then…… isn’t this publicly punishing Fang Wei ??? doge]
[Hahahaha, fuck, seriously, I’m already rubbing my hands together in anticipation. Based on the quality of ‘The Last Sunflower’, I think that Fang Wei will die miserably, laughing to death.]
Because of this incident, not only will “First Class Doctor” be compared, but it was highly likely that every future drama that Fang Wei would participate in would be constantly compared to Ruan Song.
He would have to live in Ruan Song’s shadow for the rest of his life.
Many netizens were mocking him with dog emojis.
[I feel that in the future, Fang Wei will gradually become the Walmart version of Teacher Ruan, doge]
[Fang Wei: mmp, I wasn’t able to win against you in school but now I still have to fight against you after starting work. Old man on the subway looking at his phone.jpg]
There were many, many, many more netizens who wanted Ruan Song to create a Weibo.
[The last finger-heart is so cute!! Teacher Ruan, are you not planning on creating a Weibo 15551]
Ruan Song replied again.
He once again assumed the attitude of a queen, got rid of his introduction, and his entire Weibo post consisted of only two words.
Adding on the punctuation marks would only make it up to four characters.
[@Ren Qinming: No, annoying.]
The fans were heartbroken but also, strangely, a bit excited.
[Turns out, kissing up to Teacher Ruan is this appetizing???]
[Could it be that fans are similar to their master, I also have just a bit of a tendency to be a masochist for Ruan shi, shocked kitty.jpg]
Ruan Song insisted on not opening a Weibo account and just sharing with Ren Qinming, which made it easier for Ren Qinming’s fans.
In the entire entertainment industry, perhaps only they have this kind of experience, where fans support both individuals as if they were supporting a single person, but with a greater focus on one CP fan club.
Not only did people no longer have any objections to Ruan Song “stealing” their husband, but many were even angry and cursed at Ren Qinming as if they weren’t the ones who plastered his posters all over their desks and bedside tables in the previous years.
[You allowed our Teacher Ruan to silently endure such an excessive situation! Then what’s the point of having a film emperor as your partner?!]
Luckily, Ren Qinming had already anticipated this reaction from their fans.
This was also one of the reasons why Xu Lan planned for Ruan Song to be seen as an innocent flower.
Otherwise, after Ren Qinming became famous, they had more than enough time to expose Yuan Yinhai countless times, but they didn’t take any action, which wouldn’t sit well with people.
They had no choice but to let Ruan Song play the role of a naive newcomer who fell for the tricks of a senior, making it seem like everything was a “sudden situation,” catching him off guard like everyone else.
Unnoticed by the public’s scrutiny, they skillfully handled the situation and dealt with Yuan Yinhai and Fang Wei.
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And along with that came fame awaiting Ruan Song.
Ruan Song’s WeChat “Add New Contact” was flooded with requests, from directors, screenwriters, producers, investors, and more. Some even offered high prices to buy his scripts.
But Ruan Song didn’t accept any of them and directly restricted the way people could add him.
Not to mention how happy Chen Yan was, he kept rambling in the videos, excited as if he was the one getting famous. “I knew it, our Song is destined for success! Ah, ah!! I knew telling you about sister Lan’s gossip and encouraging you to go on the show was the right thing to do. So what if we rely on our looks to make a living? As long as we can eat, we’re awesome! Our talent is no less than our looks!!”
Ruan Song, with an “I knew it” expression, looked at him with a hint of annoyance and said, “Actually, you and Sister Lan had already made secret plans, right?”
At first, he didn’t think much of it when Chen Yan was rambling early in the morning, talking about how Xu Lan was forced to retire due to pregnancy and how she was cheated on and divorced. But later, when he saw Xu Lan in person at the cafe next to the hospital, the more he thought about it, the more it didn’t seem right.
It was not that Chen Yan was deceiving anyone; he just innocently believed that someone like Xu Lan, with her style, wouldn’t easily let her secrets reach his ears.
So, there was only one possibility left.
Chen Yan and Xu Lan conspired together to soften his attitude, wear down his will, and push him onto variety shows.
Chen Yan, “I’m just worried about you being anxious and frustrated about money every day. Honestly, you still have feelings for Ren Qinming, right? Otherwise, why would you wait until Auntie’s surgery to borrow money?”
Runa Song, through the video, immediately exclaimed, “Oh my, how come everyone seems to understand me so well?”
Chen Yan chuckled. “I don’t know about others, but as a serious screenwriter, I excel at understanding character development.”
At that time, Ruan Song had just finished dinner and was packing things in his mother’s hospital room. Ren Qinming had gone out for a walk with his mom, so there was only Ruan Song in the room. He spoke casually, “So, are you trying to set me up with Ren Qinming?”
Chen Yan immediately raised an eyebrow and corrected him, “It’s not about ‘matchmaking,’ bro. It’s about correcting a historical mistake. I think you and our movie star would make a great pair.”
Ruan Song and Ren Qinming had known each other for so long, but it was the first time they had a friend to talk about “relationship stuff” with. Ruan Song added, “Today, he even felt useless, saying that I solve everything on my own.”
Chen Yan spoke with seriousness, “That’s what makes you two a perfect match. If you had someone who is ‘useful’ constantly meddling and fussing around you, it would probably annoy you to no end. You’d probably kick them out in a day.”
Ruan Song thought about it and realized it was true.
The more he thought about it, the happier he felt. After folding the last of his mother’s clothing, he said, “Then that’s fine, I’ll reward you and allow you to send out a Moments. You can show off in front of all your friends, saying that your socially anxious roommate was Ruan Song.”
Chen Yan was always up for these kinds of things.
But this time, surprisingly, he refused and said seriously, “No, that won’t do. Such a big reveal deserves a more dramatic moment! It should be on a dark and stormy night when I’m in distress and publicly humiliated. You’ll swoop in from the sky, nonchalantly look down at them through your nostrils, and say, ‘Who dares to bully my roommate?’ And then everyone will explode with laughter!”
He even started to come up with a romantic drama script.
Ruan Song couldn’t help but laugh again and said, “Damn it, suit yourself.”
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That night, Ruan Song also gave Xu Lan’s number to his mom, saying that if there was anything during his recording with Ren Qinming, she could reach out to Chen Yan or Xu Lan without hesitation.
After settling everything, the two of them prepared to return to their long-awaited cabin halfway up the mountain.
They thought that what awaited them there would surely be cheers and applause from everyone.
When they finally arrived at the doorstep of the cabin and took a look, the whole house was in darkness, devoid of any signs of life. Coupled with the eerie wind blowing through the valley, the atmosphere had a touch of strangeness.
However, as Ruan Song was half-believed and half-doubted, he used the key to open the door, and instantly, the lights inside the house illuminated.
People emerged from all directions, each holding a bouquet of fireworks, and shouted in unison, “Welcome home, the great screenwriter Ruan Song!!!”
I’m happy they’re back to filming the show, I love the guests on it!
Thank you for the chapter!
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This battle is won (=^w^=)/
Thank You for the new chapter ( ˘ ³˘)♥
Oh, so cute. I love the roommate Chen Yan and hope to see the reveal