"What if I’m careful and don’t get caught?"
Suzuki Sonoko asked with a hint of curiosity.
"It’s useless."
Chikako Ikeda smiled bitterly and shook her head slightly.
"Once a published story is accused of plagiarism, the credibility of the person involved will be questioned. If someone with ability can come up with a better work, but if he can’t, then it’s confirmed to be plagiarism."
"Once you are labeled like this, it’s a lifelong thing."
"If I seize Dunzi’s story to publish, and she drags those media outlets that are good at writing gossip to make a fuss, I’ll be completely finished. The publishing house may be able to help me keep this a secret, but if the level of my next submission doesn’t meet the standard, it will be miserable."
As she spoke, Chikako Ikeda also lowered her head helplessly.
"Actually, I’ve been scolded like this for two years."
"I’ve also been working hard on my writing these past two years, hoping to surpass the Blue Kingdom written by Dunzi, but I’m good at writing scripts for dramas and stage plays, not fantasy stories."
"So, the books I submitted in the past two years have performed poorly, or even very poorly."
Chikako Ikeda’s words woke Suzuki Ayako up.
She remembered now that the drama club she joined during college was quite famous. I remember that all the scripts of the drama club were written by Chikako, and Dunzi’s scripts had never been on the stage of the drama club.
"By the way, Chikako, you’re good at writing dramas and stage plays."
Suzuki Ayako looked at Chikako helplessly after she remembered.
"So, you are obviously not good at Dunzi’s fantasy field, why did you think of buying Dunzi’s story?"
Chikako Ikeda felt a little embarrassed to talk about this matter.
"Actually, I was thinking of building up my reputation first. Then my drama and stage play scripts can have more theater reservations. Who knew that I bought Dunzi’s script and sent it to a publishing house. As a result, not long after the story was published, the news of Dunzi’s suicide came out~"
In fact, Chikako Ikeda also knew that fame is very important. Sometimes using some methods to promote your own fame can bring you a lot of convenience.
But she didn’t expect Dunzi to commit suicide directly in front of her.
Suzuki Sonoko also became interested in this matter, and couldn’t help asking curiously:
"Sister Chikako, did you buy your story from your friend? If so, why did she commit suicide?"
"Yes. If it was a normal transaction, there would be no need for Dunzi to commit suicide. Chikako, did you buy the story from Dunzi? Did Dunzi agree?"
Suzuki Ayako was also a little surprised by this question, and also looked at Chikako Ikeda, who was the person involved.
"No, when I first saw Dunzi’s story and thought it was interesting and wanted to buy it, Dunzi was against it. She saidThis is my story, and I will never sell it to anyone else. I didn’t think much about it at the time, and I returned the story.
"Actually, I was just in a momentary urge at the time. It would be great if I could buy it, but I wouldn’t care if I couldn’t. At the time, I actually had several play scripts on hand, and several famous theaters were talking to me about the scripts."
"But within two days, Dunzi’s mother came to my house, holding the original story manuscript that Dunzi showed me at the time. I also asked Dunzi’s mother why Dunzi wanted to sell it? But Dunzi’s mother didn’t explain in detail, just said that something happened in her family and they needed money urgently, so she came to ask me if I still wanted Dunzi’s story?"
"At the time, I had just finished a few play scripts on hand and had some spare money, so I was ready to buy the story. But at that time, Dunzi’s mother’s asking price was quite high, 300,000 for one story. ”
The asking price is indeed a bit high.
Suzuki Sonoko and Suzuki Ayako also think that the asking price is a bit high.
No matter how interesting a story is, it has no value before it is verified by the market. Because there are too many factors that need to be taken into account to make a story popular, and there is also a certain amount of luck. (To read the most exciting novels, go to Faloo Novel Network!)
It is really a bit too much to ask for 300,000 for just a simple story.
“I also have some taste, and I think that story should make some money. Although Dunzi’s mother asked for a higher price, I still bought it. I went to a lawyer with Dunzi’s mother to set up a purchase contract and signed it.”
“Chikako, did you also find a lawyer?”
Suzuki Ayako was stunned.
“I also considered a lot of problems. At that time, the lawyer helped me draft a contract with many requirements, which was also to avoid Dunzi’s mother from causing trouble for me later. You know, the copyright issue of publishing a story is still very important, not to mention that I even bought the name of the story. "
Chikako Ikeda is not stupid. At the beginning, she directly found a lawyer to draft a sales contract because she considered many subsequent events.
"What I wanted at the time was that the story brought me some fame. In addition to buying the name, the income generated by the publication also belongs to me. At least I have to make back the money I paid for the story."
"Dunzi’s mother also quickly signed the sales contract with me as a guardian."
"Who knew that the story I just submitted to the publishing house was just published, and the next day I heard the news of Dunzi’s suicide."
Chikako Ikeda was depressed when she thought of this.
What annoyed her most at the time was this matter. Obviously, she just bought a story, why did she seem to be the murderer who forced Dunzi to death.
"Then you…ah, the Blue Kingdom was very popular at that time. ”
Suzuki Ayako was about to ask Chikako why she didn’t say it at the time, but she immediately remembered that the Blue Kingdom was on fire at that time.
Chikako Ikeda, who bought the story, must not disclose the story. Even if Chikako is willing to disclose it, the publisher will definitely try its best to stop it.
"I originally wanted to use Dunzi’s story to increase my fame and make my drama and stage play scripts more popular, but I ended up in this situation."
"(Good) In the past two years, I have also been trying to learn how to write and structure other types of stories, but I am really not good in the field of fantasy. I can’t have the imagination of Dunzi, and I can’t construct that kind of story framework. So the voices of doubt have become louder and louder in the past two years."
Thinking of the experience of the past two years, Chikako Ikeda felt unusually bored.
But she is not without progress. The setbacks in the field of fantasy made her try many other fields.
Under such circumstances, she also constructed a story that she thought was a little interesting.
As she said, Chikako Ikeda opened her backpack and took out the manuscript she had prepared long ago.
"This time I didn’t go into the fantasy field that Dunzi is good at, but wrote a story in the direction I am interested in. Ayako, please take a look."
"Yes."
Suzuki Ayako, who took the manuscript, was more serious than before.
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