"I heard Mu Feng and the others singing this song before, so when I saw these lyrics, I thought there was something wrong." Yu Likun took back the lyric booklet.
Meng Nianchu said gratefully, "Thank you for coming here specifically to tell me."
"I just don't want some people to ruin good music." After saying what he wanted to say, Yu Likun smiled and nodded to the other members in the practice room as a greeting.
When he reached the door, as if remembering something, he said, "No matter what method you use to safeguard your rights, before this variety show ends, I don't want you to tell Linda that I told you this."
Meng Nianchu nodded and made a promise, "Don't worry."
Yu Likun also trusted Meng Nianchu's character very much. Hearing her promise, he didn't say more and just walked out and closed the door.
In the practice room, there were only their own people left. Mu Feng frowned and asked, "Are the lyrics really exactly the same as ours?"
"Several sentences are almost identical."
"This Linda is so shameless! We're all in the same show. Isn't she afraid at all that the audience will find out that it's plagiarism? By then, not only will she be criticized, but even Yu Liqiang will..."
Mu Feng was extremely angry and asked again, "What are you going to do? Otherwise, I'll go and teach her a lesson!"
Hearing this, Meng Nianchu gave him a glare. "How old are you and still so hot-tempered."
"Then tell me what to do! We can't just sit back and do nothing when we know she's plagiarized our stuff!"
Meng Nianchu tightly pursed her red lips and secretly weighed what to do in her heart.
Suddenly, an idea popped into Meng Nianchu's mind. She asked Mu Feng to sneak to the arranger of Linda's team and get the lyrics that Linda had first sent to the arranger.
Mu Feng obediently did as he was told. In the evening, while the arranger was away, he brought the lyrics to Meng Nianchu.
"And then?"
"Just wait."
With Linda's first draft of the lyrics in her hand, Meng Nianchu wasn't afraid of whatever tricks Linda might come up with. If Linda really used the plagiarized lyrics for the performance when the competition started, she would be prepared and wouldn't be afraid of Linda distorting the truth.
There were only three days left until the competition.
All the trainees were making every effort to present their best on the stage and show everyone their hard work. During this period, Linda surprisingly didn't cause any trouble for Meng Nianchu. As long as she had time, she would immerse herself in the practice room, practicing singing and dancing with her trainees.
The three days passed in a flash, and the stage of the competition was lit up. Meng Nianchu and Linda were sitting in the mentor seats, waiting for the host to finish the opening speech of the show.
During a break when the host was speaking, Linda said to Meng Nianchu in a sarcastic tone, "You're definitely going to lose this competition. When your trainees leave later, you'd better control your emotions."
In response to her provocation, Meng Nianchu gave her a cold look and didn't react further.
Linda sighed, "There are always winners and losers in a competition. You were just lucky to beat me the last two times. It was just a coincidence. Don't take yourself too seriously. I've put more effort into this competition than anyone else. You'll see."
"Don't be so quick to brag, or you'll end up embarrassing yourself later."
The host finished the opening speech and stepped off the stage. Meng Nianchu's five trainees walked onto the stage.
Linda sneered.
All show and no substance.
The soothing music started. Led by Mu Feng, they began to sing the song and dance to the rhythm. When they sang the line "gentle spring breeze", the four trainees of Linda's team waiting backstage showed confusion.
"Why are these lyrics the same as ours?"
"Who knows."
The audience in the auditorium was immersed in the gentle melody of the song and the gentle dance of Mu Feng and the others, completely unaware of the tense atmosphere that was starting to change on the stage.
After Mu Feng and the others' performance ended, Yu Likun and the others took the stage. The music started, and before they could even open their mouths, Linda suddenly stood up and said excitedly, "Meng Nianchu's team plagiarized!"
As soon as she said this, everyone present was stunned.
Only Meng Nianchu remained calm and composed.
"What do you mean by saying this?" Zhang Fan stepped off the stage and asked.
Linda accused, "The lyrics of Meng Nianchu's team are exactly the same as ours. If she didn't plagiarize, how could they be the same! It was definitely her who plagiarized!"
Sensing Zhang Fan looking at her, Meng Nianchu said, "I didn't."
Linda immediately retorted, "Of course the person who plagiarized will say they didn't. Have you ever seen a thief admit to being a thief? I never thought you'd be so bold. We're in the same show, and you still dare to do such a thing. It seems you've done this kind of thing a lot before!"
"Do I need to plagiarize from you?" Meng Nianchu retorted coldly and domineeringly.
The fans of Meng Nianchu sitting in the auditorium immediately retorted, "Our Nianchu is much more talented than you. How could she need to plagiarize your stuff? What's there to plagiarize from you!"
"Don't flatter yourself too much!"
Hearing those people scolding her, Linda was furious and immediately questioned, "If she didn't plagiarize my lyrics, why would the lyrics of our two teams be exactly the same! I submitted my lyrics to the mentor earlier than her. She wrote her stuff after me. Who else could it be but her!"
After her speech ended, the nearby staff began to waver. After all, when Linda submitted the lyrics to the mentor, they did see that Linda went first.
And Meng Nianchu... did submit hers last.
In this case, the possibility of Meng Nianchu plagiarizing was indeed higher than Linda's. A few staff members were discussing with the little sisters beside them. Linda happened to be relatively close to them, and she immediately became even more energetic.
"I would never do such a thing! I never thought you've become so arrogant recently, Meng Nianchu. You can even do such a disgusting thing. Aren't you ashamed!"
"This is the hard work of our entire team. We've worked so hard for this competition, but you just sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor by plagiarizing our stuff! People like you deserve to be punished severely!"
Linda ranted so much that spittle flew out. She kept talking non-stop, spouting so many scolding words in one breath. The audience in the auditorium were slightly stunned. Tracy, who was sitting in front of the computer watching the live broadcast of the competition, couldn't wait to cover Linda's mouth!
"President, this woman is so annoying!" she blurted out.
Mu Junze's face was cold. He tapped a few times on the keyboard and said, "The arranger of that woman is Taomu. She should be on her way to the airport now. Go and get the electronic version of the lyrics from her."