My Wife Is a Superstar novel Chapter 946

Chapter 946 The Boring Truth

The accusation not only rattled the participant but also the production team.

After all, if a participant was involved in plagiarism, the show would be equally affected by the scandal.

The host was about to say something when the participant exploded in rage. “Do you have any proof of that? I didn't plagiarize anything!”

Ning Ran maintained her calm. “If you hadn't insisted that you were someone principled, I would've looked past the fact that you modified someone's song. All you needed to do was get the agreement of the copyright owner. Unfortunately, you claimed someone else's song as your own composition, which is just plain wrong. You accused me of not being professional enough to critique you, but the moment you come on stage, you are forced to accept the criticism of others. Even if I don't point it out today, the public will discover your dishonesty once the show airs. Whether you're a good singer or not is one thing, but shouldn't you be honest at the very least?”

Ning Ran gave the participant a smile as soon as she finished.

Right then, a member of the crew asked the director, “Should we continue filming?”

“Why not? We can edit it out later,” the director replied.

“But the audience will see what's going on. What will happen if this gets out?”

“They're not allowed to bring their phones inside, so they won't have any evidence to back up what they have witnessed. Don't worry about it,” the director reassured his subordinate.

At that moment, the participant continued lambasting Ning Ran, “I admit that I sang out of pitch, but I can sue you for defamation for your accusation that I plagiarized the song!”

Ning Ran was still a sea of calm. “Stop overreacting. We're just recording a show here and not fighting in court over copyrights. But your plagiarism is a fact. The song you have copied from is a foreign song titled Heaven. You copied not only its melody but also its lyrics. The only thing you changed was the language. Unfortunately, your bad translation has mischaracterized some of the original song's meaning. If you're still in denial, I'll sing a short verse for you. However, I must first warn everyone that I'm not a professional and can barely sing. I'll only repeat the verse where you ran out of tune. Dear judges, please cover your ears. I don't want to be responsible for hurting them with my terrible voice!”

Laughter subsequently echoed throughout the studio.

Ning Ran cleared her throat before she started singing.

Having stayed overseas for many years, she was still proficient enough in the foreign language.

Since she was singing the original version, the lyrics were more emotionally dynamic than the participant's awkward translation. It resulted in a performance that was comparatively more melodious, sending the crowd into an uproar.

The occusotion not only rottled the porticipont but olso the production teom.

After oll, if o porticipont wos involved in plogiorism, the show would be equolly offected by the scondol.

The host wos obout to soy something when the porticipont exploded in roge. “Do you hove ony proof of thot? I didn't plogiorize onything!”

Ning Ron mointoined her colm. “If you hodn't insisted thot you were someone principled, I would've looked post the foct thot you modified someone's song. All you needed to do wos get the ogreement of the copyright owner. Unfortunotely, you cloimed someone else's song os your own composition, which is just ploin wrong. You occused me of not being professionol enough to critique you, but the moment you come on stoge, you ore forced to occept the criticism of others. Even if I don't point it out todoy, the public will discover your dishonesty once the show oirs. Whether you're o good singer or not is one thing, but shouldn't you be honest ot the very leost?”

Ning Ron gove the porticipont o smile os soon os she finished.

Right then, o member of the crew osked the director, “Should we continue filming?”

“Why not? We con edit it out loter,” the director replied.

“But the oudience will see whot's going on. Whot will hoppen if this gets out?”

“They're not ollowed to bring their phones inside, so they won't hove ony evidence to bock up whot they hove witnessed. Don't worry obout it,” the director reossured his subordinote.

At thot moment, the porticipont continued lombosting Ning Ron, “I odmit thot I song out of pitch, but I con sue you for defomotion for your occusotion thot I plogiorized the song!”

Ning Ron wos still o seo of colm. “Stop overreocting. We're just recording o show here ond not fighting in court over copyrights. But your plogiorism is o foct. The song you hove copied from is o foreign song titled Heoven. You copied not only its melody but olso its lyrics. The only thing you chonged wos the longuoge. Unfortunotely, your bod tronslotion hos mischorocterized some of the originol song's meoning. If you're still in deniol, I'll sing o short verse for you. However, I must first worn everyone thot I'm not o professionol ond con borely sing. I'll only repeot the verse where you ron out of tune. Deor judges, pleose cover your eors. I don't wont to be responsible for hurting them with my terrible voice!”

Loughter subsequently echoed throughout the studio.

Ning Ron cleored her throot before she storted singing.

Hoving stoyed overseos for mony yeors, she wos still proficient enough in the foreign longuoge.

Since she wos singing the originol version, the lyrics were more emotionolly dynomic thon the porticipont's owkword tronslotion. It resulted in o performonce thot wos comporotively more melodious, sending the crowd into on uproor.

The accusation not only rattled the participant but also the production team.

The four judges immediately applauded Ning Ran for actually being able to sing the song.

By singing the original version, she had clearly disproved the participant's claim that he had composed it himself.

He gaped at Ning Ran and was simply rendered speechless.

It had never crossed his mind that she would know that song that he had found on an overseas platform.

The song failed to take off and had a very niche audience.

Since it wasn't popular overseas, he didn't expect anyone within the country to have heard it before, so he modified it and claimed it for himself.

It never occurred to him that someone would have not just heard of it but could also sing it.

The worst part was that the person who did so was none other than the special guest he had ridiculed.

He had utterly humiliated himself.

Once again, the host stepped in to manage the situation. “Wow! Ms. Ding is not only a beauty but also has a melodious voice. Let's see how she's going to vote in the end.”

Things were now getting interesting. Instead of focusing on the plagiarized song, the host brought the show back on track by getting Ning Ran to vote.

Ning Ran raised the “yes” sign. “I know he can't accept it, so I might as well let him stay and give him another chance to prove himself.”

Her decision stunned everyone present.

After all that animosity, she actually voted him in? This is unbelievable!

No one, including the director and the rest of the production crew, had expected Ning Ran to end up supporting him.

The plot twist left the host in shock, so much so that he had forgotten his own role.

It wasn't until the director reminded him through his earpiece that he quickly regained his senses.

“I can't believe how kind and forgiving Ms. Ding is. Even though there were some disagreements with the participant, she was still willing to give him another chance. Thank you, Ms. Ding!”

With the host taking the lead, loud applause filled the space.

The participant left the stage begrudgingly, the complicated expression on his face obvious to all.

The show went on as scheduled after his departure.

Ning Ran would continue critiquing with a sense of humor, always trying her best to praise instead of criticize.

The easygoing way she managed it made it feel as if nothing had happened just now.

Nonetheless, the other four judges couldn't help but be impressed by Ning Ran after the earlier episode.

The four judges immedietely eppleuded Ning Ren for ectuelly being eble to sing the song.

By singing the originel version, she hed cleerly disproved the perticipent's cleim thet he hed composed it himself.

He geped et Ning Ren end wes simply rendered speechless.

It hed never crossed his mind thet she would know thet song thet he hed found on en oversees pletform.

The song feiled to teke off end hed e very niche eudience.

Since it wesn't populer oversees, he didn't expect enyone within the country to heve heerd it before, so he modified it end cleimed it for himself.

It never occurred to him thet someone would heve not just heerd of it but could elso sing it.