Chapter 125 - Precautions

South Island, Bihai City.

It was already 10 o’clock in the evening, but this southernmost city of the country was still full of vigor and vitality. In the distance, there was an endless line of blue waves between the sea and the sky, and campfires were lit on the beaches that stretched for several kilometers.

Couples walk hand in hand along the long embankment between the paths of coconut trees, the sea breeze blowing slowly, the air is full of romantic flavor.

Bihai, a famous tourist city, is also the last stop of “Singing China” national tour.

Lu Chen stood in a room on the 26th floor of Lijing Hotel, overlooking the beach and seascape through thick windows.

He is holding his cell phone and is on the phone with Chen Jianhao.

After the end of the knockout competition in Huacheng singing area, Lu Chen, together with nine other winning singers, flew to Bihai City with the “Singing China” program group.

After getting off the plane and arriving at the hotel by bus, he received a phone call from his sister Lu Xi.

He found out that he’d been attacked again on Inspur Blog.

But Lu Chen was not surprised because Chen Jianhao had already warned him that Jin Hongwei would not give up.

Seeing that “Singing China” national tour is coming to an end, the other party couldn’t wait anymore and jumped out.

He changed his method in attacking him. He holds grudges to the bones.

The so-called “Wandering Singer Lao Hai” blog post, Lu Chen has already seen it on the internet using his mobile phone.

Just a jumping clown!

The one that Jin Hongwei hired was very good. Even Lu Chen was almost moved by the blog post.

But what about practical information? Can these manuscript photos be used as evidence of his plagiarism?

This is also insulting the IQ of some netizen.

Of course, the other party is still very powerful, so he’s able to set off such a big storm on Inspur blog.

Lu Chen wants to praise Jin Hongwei.

If it were some other ordinary rootless newcomer, perhaps it is really possible to be driven away and be washed out of the south sea, and end up in a miserable result.

But now Lu Chen is no longer the Lu Chen who has just participated in the competition. He is no longer alone. He has the strength to support himself, and is by no means someone that can easily be bullied!

This strength is not referring to Lu Chen Studio. The current studio is too weak to cope with the situation.

What is really standing behind him, is “Singing China” program group, the Beijing Satellite TV!

Last night’s Huacheng knockout competition, the ratings of “Singing China” exceeded 5%, reaching 5.17%.

Ratings above 5% represent a big hit, and a huge advertising profit.

And the beneficiary is exactly Beijing Satellite TV.

Lu Chen dare not say that the program “Singing China” is popular because of him, that would be too arrogant and ignorant.

But his outstanding performance is indispensable!

At this time, if Beijing Satellite TV still does not support him, that would be a strange thing.

These things were not all analyzed by Lu Chen himself, most of them were said by Chen Jianhao, who had just called.

“You’re not a real star yet, but you’ve already been treated as a real star!”

Chen Jianhao smiled and said, “Can I say congratulations?”

If he’s really just an ordinary newcomer, who would spend so much effort to attack him?

Lu Chen smiled bitterly and said, “Brother Jianhao, don’t joke with me. Someone is going to sue me.”

“Stand straight and never mind if the shadow inclines!1”

Chen Jianhao said firmly, “Just wait. Is Jin Hongwei a bird in Beijing? Naturally, someone will teach him to be a man. What you have to do is beat your opponent and win the last knockout competition!” (TN: I didn’t get the bird reference, maybe in a high position?)

“That’s your best way to fight back!”

Although Lu Chen is not the kind of hot-blooded and impulsive young man, but stimulated by his powerful words of encouragement, he said without hesitation, “Brother Jianhao, just wait and see!”

“Haha, that’s right…”

Chen Jianhao said with a smile: “When you come back from Bihai, let’s get together in the Forget Worries Bar and celebrate.”

Lu Chen of course agreed, and then ended the call.

He had just put his cell phone back in his pocket when the telephone in the room rang.

On his first night in Bihai, Lu Chen was destined to be restless.

The person who called was Gu Rui, the music director of “Singing China”.

Gu Rui asked Lu Chen to go to Room 2607.

For the Bihai knockout competition on the evening of the 20th, Beijing Satellite TV booked the whole 26th floor of Lijing Hotel to accommodate the four judges, contestants, and program group of “Singing China”.

Lu Chen lives in a single room at Room 2029.

As there was something going on at the studio, Li Feiyu had returned to Beijing ahead of schedule and did not follow him to Bihai City.

After hanging up the phone, Lu Chen left his room immediately and rush to the front of Room 2607.

As a result, he met Zhang Junhua and two other singers.

They were obviously going outside the hotel and were stunned when they ran into Lu Chen.

Lu Chen nodded to Zhang Junhua.

Zhang Junhua smiled and nodded, then passed Lu Chen, neither of them spoke.

Since the last meal at the Egret Restaurant, the relationship between Zhang Junhua and Lu Chen has been estranged, and at most will just greet each other when they meet. They haven’t gone out together again.

The only one who hasn’t changed is Mu Xiaochu.

Just as they passed by each other, Lu Chen keenly noticed the look in Zhang Junhua’s eyes.

It was obviously the look of someone taking pleasure in other’s misfortunes, probably knowing that he had been attacked.

After all, he is not a stranger.

Lu Chen came to Room 2607 and soon knocked on the door.

Room 2607 is a large suite, which was used by the program group as a temporary headquarters. There are a lot of computer equipment in it, so it looks rather messy, and the smoke is faintly choking.

Many hotels have special smoking suites with the best ventilation, but there are as many as seven or eight old smokers in Room 2607, and even the exhaust fans are barely handling it.

“Little Lu is here…”

When Gu Rui saw Lu Chen, he beckoned him over: “Come over here.”

Lu Chen greeted politely, “Hello Director Chen, hello Director Gu, hello Assistant Zhang…”

In addition to Gu Rui, there are two other people sitting around the rest area. They are Chen Qi, deputy director of Beijing Satellite TV, who is in charge of the team, and Xiao Zhang, assistant of Chen Qi.

Chen Qi is over fifty years old. He has a square face, big ears, and good appearance. He has the dignity of a high-ranking person.

He nodded and said, “Have a seat.”

Lu Chen sat down opposite Chen Qi.

The deputy director grabbed the cigarette on the coffee table and asked, “Little Lu. Do you smoke?”

Lu Chen hurriedly declined, “Thank you, Director Chen. I don’t smoke.”

“It’s right not to smoke…”

Chen Qi had a smile on his face and said: “Young people should know how to cherish their bodies. As a singer, by not smoking and drinking less, you can protect your voice.”

He hold the cigarette between his fingers, but refused the lighter handed over by his assistant, Xiao Zhang.

While holding the cigarette appreciatively, Chen Qi said calmly: “Now we already know what happened on the Internet. Some people deliberately spread rumors and is ruining your reputation. This is not just against you. It is also a provocation to our Beijing Satellite TV.”

“I asked Old Gu to call you here because I wanted to tell you that you should not have any mental burden. This matter will be dealt with by our TV station, and we will certainly give you justice!”

Although he had already expected it, but hearing Chen Qi make a guarantee himself, Lu Chen is still a little excited.

Many times, it’s really good to lean on a big tree to enjoy the cool air!

He said gratefully, “Thank you, Director Chen!”

“This is also my matter…”

Chen Qi waved his hand and said, “but before that, I have a very important question to ask you. You have to answer it truthfully. Otherwise, our TV station may not be able to help you.”

Lu Chen’s heart moved and asked, “Director Chen, do you want to ask about the copyright of the song?”

Chen Qi smiled and said, “That’s right.”

This young man is smart and promising!

Lu Chen said without hesitation: “There is no problem. All my original works are registered in the Greater China Music Library, and not only that…”

He looked at Chen Qi’s assistant and said, “Assistant Zhang, can you lend me a computer for a moment?”

Of course, Assistant Zhang would not refuse to lend his laptop to Lu Chen.

Lu Chen thanked him, skillfully opened the browser and typed in the website of Greater China Music Library.

He logged into his account, and put out all the works that have been sold or sung publicly, such as “In Spring”, “You Who Sat Next To Me”, “Fly Higher”, “Love In The Wind” and so on.

Lu Chen said: “Copyright is 100% fine, and I also registered foreign copyright in Global Music Library in the United States!”

After waking up from his original dream, Lu Chen relied on his memory to write two original works, “You Who Sat Next To Me” and “Cinderella”, and immediately went to the Greater China Music Library to inquire and register the copyright. He even spent all of his savings on it.

Later, Lu Chen earned more money, so he took his works to “Global Music Library” and registered them again.

The Global Music Library and the Greater China Music Library are identical in nature, except that the latter is an authoritative website for musicians or music organizations in Europe, the United States, Japan and South Korea to register copyright.

Because the two are not interlinked, if one wants to guarantee the global copyright of one’s work, one has to register it once, and the cost can be said to be quite high.

Many domestic musicians do not attach much importance to this area or reluctant to pay US dollars, but this does not include Lu Chen.

It was precisely because he was so prepared in advance that he was not afraid of being tarnished on his blog.

Chen Qi and Gu Rui looked at each other. The former smiled and said, “Little Lu is really… then there will be no problem. ”

They are not afraid to wrestle with others, but they are afraid that Lu Chen will fall off the chain here.

However, Lu Chen is smarter and more sophisticated than the two men thought.

Not only domestic, but even thinks of abroad.

Gu Rui said, “Little Lu, you download a copy of the copyright certificate of these works, and store it in Little Zhang’s computer.”

Lu Chen said, “Okay, Director Gu. There is one more thing I would like to discuss with you.”

“Tell me what it is.”

Gu Rui smiled very kindly: “As long as it does not violate the principles, you can say it.”

Lu Chen smiled and said, “I want to change my entry for the night after tomorrow. I don’t know if this is against the principle?”

Didn’t Chen Jianhao say that defeating his opponent with his own performance is the best way to fight back?

Then he will be serious!

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TN: A Chinese Idiom that mean that as long as one has a clear conscious and did nothing wrong, one should not be afraid of the bad things that other says/do and nothing will go wrong.

TN: Correct me if I’m wrong, isn’t the correct term “getting bashed” instead of “being attack” online?