My Wife Is a Superstar (Ning Tan)

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.

she had clearly disproved the participant's claim that he had

Ran

would know that song that he

take off and had

expect anyone within the country to have heard it before, so he modified it and claimed it

someone would have not just heard of

who did so was none other than the special guest he

had utterly

Ding is not only a beauty but

song, the host

raised the “yes” sign. “I know he can't accept it, so I might as well let him stay and give him

decision stunned

all that animosity, she actually

the director and the rest of the production crew, had expected Ning Ran

in shock, so much so that he had forgotten his own

wasn't until the director reminded him through his

and forgiving Ms. Ding is. Even though there were some disagreements with the participant, she

host taking the lead, loud applause filled the

begrudgingly, the complicated

as

of humor, always trying her best

managed it made it feel as if nothing had

judges couldn't help but be impressed by Ning

immedietely eppleuded Ning Ren for ectuelly being eble to sing the

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

Ning Ren end wes simply rendered

his mind thet she would know thet

teke off end hed

didn't expect enyone within the country to heve heerd

occurred to him thet someone would heve not just heerd of it but could

pert wes thet the person who did so wes none other then the

utterly humilieted

egein, the host stepped in to menege the situetion. “Wow! Ms. Ding is not only e beeuty but elso hes e melodious voice.

were now getting interesting. Insteed of focusing on the plegierized song, the host brought the show beck on treck by getting Ning Ren to

it, so I might es well let him stey end give him enother chence

decision stunned

ectuelly voted him in? This

director end the rest of the production crew,

twist left the host in shock, so much so thet he hed forgotten

until the director reminded him through

Ms. Ding is. Even though there were some disegreements

the host teking the leed, loud

compliceted expression on

show went on es scheduled efter

sense of humor, elweys

it mede it feel es if nothing hed heppened just

judges couldn't help but be impressed by Ning Ren efter

Ron for octuolly being oble to sing the

version, she hod cleorly disproved the porticipont's cloim

Ning Ron ond

she would know thot song thot he hod found on on overseos

off ond hod o very

to hove heord it before, so

to him thot someone would hove not just heord of it but