At this point, someone is saying that Wan Tong’s emotional intelligence is not high, because she openly took Shao Heng’s side just because Shao Heng is her fan. What if she was proven wrong later?
Shouldn’t she pretend not to see and just observe for now?
Die-hard fans quickly advised Wan Tong to delete her Weibo to avoid getting criticized and losing her popularity.
However, Wan Tong did not delete it, and their worries came true. Li Xutian also has a lot of fans, after all, he’s young, handsome, and talented.
But his fans may not necessarily have a high level of manners; when they start insulting people, it’s quite vulgar and offensive.
Sure enough, Wan Tong got criticized and lost her popularity, trending alongside Shao Heng.
She was originally thinking of waiting for the hype to increase a bit more before taking the next step, but Shao Heng couldn’t hold back any longer. He logged into Weibo with a stern face and posted a video.
The video was filmed a few years ago, and the resolution wasn’t very high, but the scene looked familiar.
According to Shao Heng, he said that three years ago, before she asked him to film a video for her, she had gone through the trouble of having him stand in a certain spot and recorded him to find the best angle, and only then handed him the phone.
After they were done, she thought both videos turned out well and immediately transferred them to him via Bluetooth.
The video showed a colorful sunset, a young man emerging from the backlight, and the water’s surface shimmering with the light.
This scene was exactly the same as the painting Shao Heng had done for the art school student!
The video’s final frame froze on Shao Heng’s face, which was still somewhat youthful and slender from a few years ago. It was undoubtedly him from a few years ago.
If Shao Heng’s painting had a prototype, it couldn’t be considered plagiarism!
Li Xutian’s fans were in the middle of fervent criticism. They didn’t expect Shao Heng to release such a video, so some of the fiercest critics started deleting their comments and fell silent.
Soon after, Wan Tong’s Weibo was updated.
She posted a screenshot of her Weibo activity from three years ago, along with a link, guiding netizens to watch a video she had posted three years ago.
A few minutes later, the comments section exploded.
[Wow, isn’t this Li Xutian’s ‘Chase’? He actually painted an achor?! But Shao Heng’s video seems to have never been exposed, so the accusation of plagiarism can now be dispelled.]
[Why does Tongtong look so innocent with her braided hair? She used to go for the small fresh style three years ago?!]
[It feels a bit awkward. I remember Li Xutian once said that he saw a beautiful girl by the river one morning after returning to the country, and he painted that picture. But why do I feel like he painted it based on the anchor’s video? Sunset, artificial lake, posing for the camera, hahaha, unexpectedly funny. Now I’m on the anchor and Shao Heng’s side!]
[Now everything is clear. Either Li Xutian has seen Tongtong’s video from three years ago and then painted it, or Shao Heng acted as a proxy for Li Xutian.]
[Tongtong and Shao Heng posted videos one after the other, and they are also defending each other. I feel like I’ve discovered something. Sisters, doesn’t Shao Heng look like Tongtong’s handsome little brother neighbor who was exposed in the past? Hiahiahia.]
[No wonder Tongtong took sides from the beginning. So, Shao Heng’s the handsome little brother neighbor?]
[This twist is incredible. What else can Li Xutian do now? His fans seem to have gone mute, haha, it’s quite satisfying.]
In fact, at this moment, both Li Xutian and his team are confused.
Who would have thought that Shao Heng had actually painted scenes from three years ago, and he even retained the original videos? The young boy and young woman in the paintings are all real, even their clothing is the same.
Li Xutian immediately vented his anger on Li Zhi, but he found that the woman was only taunting him from a distance and enjoying the spectacle.
However, he couldn’t do anything about Li Zhi. In order to destroy the evidence, he destroyed all the contracts and dared not mention the matter of the proxy.
Soon, several marketing accounts that Shao Heng had sued for defamation apologized obediently and compensated for mental damage…
That evening, Shao Heng went to the seafood market.
Tu Mi came over to share a meal, saw Shao Heng busy in the kitchen, clicked her tongue twice, and then whispered to Wan Tong.
“You two are singing in harmony on Weibo, really in sync. What’s this, Shao Heng wants to gain fans and become an internet celebrity?”
The original plan was to have Wan Tong post both videos at once, and they hadn’t intended to use Shao Heng’s account.
But with the two of them doing this today, it made fans think that they were having an affair.
“He wants to do it this way, so I’ll go along with it,” Wan Tong replied with a smile.
Tu Mi tapped Wan Tong on the forehead, “I guarantee he definitely has other intentions.”
Shao Heng’s account was actually quite clean, but it revealed one big piece of information: he was a die-hard fan of Wan Tong.
Today, the two of them separately posted videos, clearly indicating to everyone that they had a close relationship…
Could this be Shao Heng’s intention?
Tu Mi glanced in the direction of the kitchen again, vaguely seeing the perfect profile of the young man.
When she lowered her head, she found that Wan Tong was buried in front of her computer again, paying attention to public opinion and then refining her ‘plan.’
Hmm, the emperor isn’t in a hurry, but the eunuch is.
Wan Tong didn’t think much about Tu Mi’s words. In any case, she had achieved her goal. Now Li Xutian should be even more flustered. No matter what he does, they have a backup plan waiting. Just thinking about it was satisfying.
In the evening, Li Xutian released a statement, openly shifting blame.
He said he had watched videos of Wan Tong, and coincidentally, he had seen a similar scene that morning. Therefore, he embellished the girl’s beauty in his painting. He claimed that he had never thought that Shao Heng was plagiarizing; Shao Heng was merely imitating his style. He stated that this incident was purely a coincidence.
His assistant’s previous response was impulsive and did not imply anything specific. Regarding the trouble caused by fans to Wan Tong and Shao Heng, he expressed his apologies.
In summary, he explained the similarity between the two paintings as a coincidence and professed ignorance. He claimed that his assistant, fans, and various media outlets were all spreading rumors.
Netizens were not fooled and couldn’t help but criticize after seeing this statement.
A statement that was nearly a thousand words long didn’t even mention the issue of proxy.
Media outlets asked related questions at events attended by Li Xutian, and his response was serious: “I have never hired proxy. I hope everyone can respect me and understand my work.”
Later, the media interviewed Li Zhi, who voluntarily came forward, and the interview video was uploaded online shortly afterward.
Li Xutian’s response was unequivocal and showed no signs of guilt. As for Li Zhi, who is Shao Heng’s relative, she confidently told the public that Shao Heng had never become proxy for Li Xutian; he simply loved to imitate Li Xutian’s paintings and wanted to become a painter like Li Xutian.
This video reassured Li Xutian’s fans but left netizens feeling somewhat unsatisfied.
They thought they were going to witness a big drama, but it seemed like this drama had come to an end.
Coincidence and misunderstanding, two words, managed to downplay the dispute that had been going on for almost a week on the internet?
Are they really not collaborating to create hype?
However, the woman who claimed to be Shao Heng’s sister seemed to imply something between the lines, suggesting that Shao Heng was led astray by a certain anchor, which prompted him to target Li Xutian?
Unexplainably, netizens began to secretly anticipate a counterattack from Shao Heng and Wan Tong.
Throughout the day, Li Xutian’s heart was on edge, waiting for the response from Shao Heng and Wan Tong.
He even had his assistant keep an eye on Wan Tong’s live streaming room, fearing she might say something inappropriate; they needed to prepare early.
However, everything was normal in the live streaming room.
Li Xutian gradually breathed a sigh of relief. Li Zhi was right; Shao Heng had no way to retaliate.
But as soon as he left the live streaming room, his assistant hurriedly came in, “It’s not good, Shao Heng has posted a video, we… we’re finished.”
“What video?” Li Xutian forced himself to remain calm.
“The video of my negotiation with Li Zhi…”
The assistant opened the video posted by Shao Heng. The background was a coffee shop, and every word of the negotiation between the assistant and Li Zhi was exceptionally clear.
After watching it, Li Xutian felt as though he had been injected with ice, completely numb and devoid of sensation.
Shao Heng did not disappoint the netizens. This video once again turned the entire situation around and almost crushed Li Xutian.
What’s more intriguing is that Li Zhi played such a negative role in it. First, she sold Shao Heng’s paintings, and then she belittled him.
Is there any guardian more malicious than her?
After the video was released, everyone felt sorry for Shao Heng, and Li Xutian was virtually blacklisted across the internet. Fans cursed him, and netizens mocked him. However, he still clung on like a cockroach that couldn’t be killed, struggling for a few more moments.
He abandoned his assistant, claiming that the assistant had been bribed by Li Zhi to collude with Shao Heng in orchestrating the scheme to tarnish him.
However, the assistant did not play along with this act. The assistant stood up and angrily exposed all the disgraceful deeds Li Xutian had committed over the years, including buying paintings at a low price from Li Zhi and passing them off as his own.
It was almost like a soap opera.
Several judges from national art competitions and art masters from various regions couldn’t help but speak up. They disclosed the incident where ‘Wang Xing’ participated in a competition but was forced to withdraw by Li Xutian using his influence.
These masters admired Shao Heng, but they had remained silent because they were unsure if Shao Heng was imitating Li Xutian’s style.
Now that the truth had come out, they naturally didn’t want to see this promising talent like Shao Heng continue to be suppressed.
Li Xutian couldn’t withstand the public’s condemnation and quietly left the country, fearing that he would have to keep a low profile for the rest of his life.
In contrast, after this incident, Shao Heng’s name became known all over the internet. His fan base quickly grew to ten million, and countless fangirls clamored for his debut.
A comment on Shao Heng’s Weibo post received nearly fifty thousand likes.
[At the age of eighteen, a delicate young man, a top student, a genius painter, and even skilled in cooking. May I ask if there’s still a need for a young lady as a neighbor? But she does not have Tongtong’s face and her figure is not good!]
Shao Heng unusually replied : [One is enough.]
Netizens : “???”
They feels like there’s another juicy gossip to savor, the kind that’s so sweet it makes your teeth ache.