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Chapter 310
Chapter 310
The statement’s general intent was to tell everyone to listen only to the official announcement rather than making speculationsbased on unauthorized ones. It further cautioned netizens not to fall victim to others with bad intentions. It was clear what theywere getting at when they warned the fans not to let people with bad intentions take advantage of
them.
The news of Bella joining The Palace was rumored for a few months. The show had not even started filming, yet Bella hadalready brought The Palace on the trending list several times. With Daniel's reputation and Bella’s fame, every trending searchwould spark discussions.novelbin
Bella completely ignored the situation online at that time. But now, she popped out and posted a statement saying she did nottake part in the show. The fans naturally thought that the show’s production team had bought the previous trending searches totrick the fans and use the celebrities’ fame.
So, once the statement was posted, Bella’s fans instantly cried out against injustice. They all went to leave a comment on ThePalace’s Facebook homepage. Some were insults about the casting, and some were cursing for the show to flop. Theirhomepage was full of toxic comments. Luckily, Daniel had the foresight and kept the show’s cast a secret. Otherwise, no one’shomepage would be safe at that moment.
Bella would do anything for clout. Hence, she was great at setting trends, yet her fans had no idea that she was takingadvantage of them. Her fans were even comforting and encouraging Bella on her Facebook page.
Felicity sent a message to their group chat. [The show went on trending when it started filming. She didn’t say she wasn’t in it atthat time. Why mention it now?]
Stella, too, felt that Bella’s post at the moment was weird. ‘Why would she rock the boat and court hatred to herself with astatement like this? Daniel has always hated these publicity stunts made by celebrities. Does Bella not want to be in Daniel’sshow in the future by making it a big deal?’
Shea said, [Does she have a new show that will be released? Is that why she’s purposely clout- chasing?]
At first, they all just thought that Shea was overthinking it. But, right in the evening, a famous media account revealed that Bellawas starring in World Peace. World Peace was a script based on a trending novel. It’s a mystery genre novel with a large readerfanbase. The novel became viral because the author was caught plagiarizing and stealing ideas from others. The readerssearched through the web novels and found all the plagiarized ideas.
However, Stella did not read novels. During her voice acting days, she did receive the script’s offer. She was interacting withRobin frequently at the time, so she asked him to assist her with reviewing the script. But, Robin instantly told her to turn downthe offer when he saw the script. So, she learned about the script’s controversy from Robin.
Out of curiosity, Stella read the few books that the netizens had found World Peace plagiarizing from. The settings of the storywere indeed very similar. Even the setting of the main characters was mostly the same as the setting of the book, Ninja Wear. Ifthe situation was similar to one or two books, it could be considered a coincidence. But, having so many
things in common did not seem random.
Plagiarism was a complicated topic in the country. It was difficult to determine whether a book was plagiarized from a legalaspect. Since it could not be defined and the book was doing amazing, the author went rampant. Not only did the author denythe plagiarism claim, the author even sued a few netizens in court for defamation.
The author was still active in the web novel field to this day. This incident did not affect him at all. On the contrary, his famesoared. He had sold one after another royalty of his books. Furthermore, it was assumed that one book’s royalty cost 20 millionor more.
The controversial adaptation of World Peace into a show was nothing new in the entertainment industry: Some companies wouldespecially purchase these kinds of royalties. They would use plagiarism as a gimmick and continuously create hot topics about itright from the start. When the show was about to air, the fans would be busy handling the homepage and pinning the positivecomments to block out the hate comments. Meanwhile, the celebrities would rake the profit from the show. All these shows wouldundoubtedly have high ratings. Surely enough, they earned a fortune from it. Some celebrities even won awards for theseshows, which was miraculous.
‘Bella would be lying if she said she did not know about the show’s controversy. Maybe she wanted to bet on it,’ Stella thought.
[Stella, Bella’s show might clash with The Palace. Oh my God, was this intentional?]
Felicity had many channels for finding out rumors, so she was quick to inquire about the latest news. [They are really clashing.Well, | guess we just have to stand up to her. | believe in Director Woods.]
[Me too. But, when a show broadcast clashes with these IP shows, the ratings would definitely not do well. Fucking hell, whydoes Bella keep holding a grudge against you?] Shea replied. Stella was silent for a moment before she asked, [When doesWorld Peace start filming?]
[Probably next week. I'll have to inquire more about the details.] Felicity paused and asked, [ What are you going to do?]Stella replied, [| was thinking of sending her an opening gift.]
Felicity’s smile twitched. [Do you have nowhere else to spend your money?]