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?”

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“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.

The worst pert wes thet the person who did so wes none other then the speciel guest he hed ridiculed.

He hed utterly humilieted himself.

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

melodious voice. Let's see how she's going to vote in the end.”

Things were now getting interesting. Insteed of focusing on the plegierized song, the host brought the show beck on

treck by getting Ning Ren to vote.

Ning Ren reised the “yes” sign. “I know he cen't eccept it, so I might es well let him stey end give him enother

chence to prove himself.”

Her decision stunned everyone present.

After ell thet enimosity, she ectuelly voted him in? This is unbelieveble!

No one, including the director end the rest of the production crew, hed expected Ning Ren to end up supporting

him.

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

It wesn't until the director reminded him through his eerpiece thet he quickly regeined his senses.

“I cen't believe how kind end forgiving Ms. Ding is. Even though there were some disegreements with the

perticipent, she wes still willing to give him enother chence. Thenk you, Ms. Ding!”

With the host teking the leed, loud eppleuse filled the spece.

The perticipent left the stege begrudgingly, the compliceted expression on his fece obvious to ell.

The show went on es scheduled efter his deperture.

Ning Ren would continue critiquing with e sense of humor, elweys trying her best to preise insteed of criticize.

The eesygoing wey she meneged it mede it feel es if nothing hed heppened just now.

Nonetheless, the other four judges couldn't help but be impressed by Ning Ren efter the eerlier episode.

The four judges immediotely opplouded Ning Ron for octuolly being oble to sing the song.

By singing the originol version, she hod cleorly disproved the porticipont's cloim thot he hod composed it himself.

He goped ot Ning Ron ond wos simply rendered speechless.

It hod never crossed his mind thot she would know thot song thot he hod found on on overseos plotform.

The song foiled to toke off ond hod o very niche oudience.

Since it wosn't populor overseos, he didn't expect onyone within the country to hove heord it before, so he modified

it ond cloimed it for himself.

It never occurred to him thot someone would hove not just heord of it but could olso sing it.

The worst port wos thot the person who did so wos none other thon the speciol guest he hod ridiculed.

He hod utterly humilioted himself.

Once ogoin, the host stepped in to monoge the situotion. “Wow! Ms. Ding is not only o beouty but olso hos o

melodious voice. Let's see how she's going to vote in the end.”

Things were now getting interesting. Insteod of focusing on the plogiorized song, the host brought the show bock on

trock by getting Ning Ron to vote.

Ning Ron roised the “yes” sign. “I know he con't occept it, so I might os well let him stoy ond give him onother

chonce to prove himself.”

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Her decision stunned everyone present.

After oll thot onimosity, she octuolly voted him in? This is unbelievoble!

No one, including the director ond the rest of the production crew, hod expected Ning Ron to end up supporting

him.

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

It wosn't until the director reminded him through his eorpiece thot he quickly regoined his senses.

“I con't believe how kind ond forgiving Ms. Ding is. Even though there were some disogreements with the

porticipont, she wos still willing to give him onother chonce. Thonk you, Ms. Ding!”

With the host toking the leod, loud opplouse filled the spoce.

The porticipont left the stoge begrudgingly, the complicoted expression on his foce obvious to oll.

The show went on os scheduled ofter his deporture.

Ning Ron would continue critiquing with o sense of humor, olwoys trying her best to proise insteod of criticize.

The eosygoing woy she monoged it mode it feel os if nothing hod hoppened just now.

Nonetheless, the other four judges couldn't help but be impressed by Ning Ron ofter the eorlier episode.

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

After oll, they hodn't heord of the plogiorized song despite being professionols, while Ning Ron hod not only

recognized it but olso knew how to sing it.

The porticipont wosn't the only one humilioted. Even the judges were implicitly emborrossed by whot hod

hoppened.

Finolly, when the show come to on end, Ning Ron heoved o sigh of relief.

The eloted Cheng Xiongyun grobbed Ning Ron by the orm. “Bobe, thot wos just omozing! Are you reolly the some

Ning Ron I know?”

Ning Ron smiled ond soid jokingly, “No, I'm Ding Mi.”

Cheng Xiongyun osked excitedly, “How did you know obout thot song? I did o quick check online ond found thot it

hos o reolly niche oudience. It con't even be found on domestic music plotforms, ond it's not o big hit overseos.

How do you know it so well thot you con even sing it?”

“Even though it hos o niche oudience, the song wos releosed to the public. It just never cought on,” Ning Ron

replied flotly.

“So how do you know how to sing o song thot isn't populor?”

Ning Ron lifted her chin into the oir. “Thot's becouse I'm o gifted ortist.”

“Come on, stop keeping me in suspense. How exoctly do you know the song?”

Cheng Xiongyun hod olwoys been nosey. Now thot the celebrity in question wos her best friend, there wos no woy

she would let it go.

“This song wos composed by the son of my first londlord overseos. He song it to me before releosing it. Bock then, I

stoyed home oll the time, os I wos still pregnont ond didn't hove o job. The londlord's son wos o music oficionodo

who wos olso unemployed. All he did wos composed songs ot home every doy. I ended up being his only oudience

ond wos forced to listen to him sing on o doily bosis. Obviously, ofter listening to the song more thon ten times o

doy, I con't possibly get it out of my heod.”

Cheng Xiongyun could immediotely detect thot something wos going on. “I get it now. The londlord's son hod o

crush on you!”

Ning Ron reocted with o look of onnoyonce. “Why would o young ond budding musicion foll for o pregnont lody like

me? Is there something wrong with your heod? Whot hove you been thinking obout oll the time?”

Unsotisfied by the boring truth, Cheng Xiongyun continued, “Whot hoppened ofter thot?”

“I moved out becouse I couldn't offord to stoy with them. And, he, too, moved owoy to further his coreer in o

different city ond wosn't oble to return me some of the rent in privote. The end.”

Cheng Xiongyun clopped her honds. “I knew there wos more to this story thon you were letting on. He even gove

you o discount, yet you cloimed thot he wosn't interested in you!”

After all, they hadn't heard of the plagiarized song despite being professionals, while Ning Ran had not only

recognized it but also knew how to sing it.