The Demon Monk System from Another World, but I didn't travel through time.

Chapter 346 Watch Me Master It All

—"Shameless plagiarism."

"The so-called cult leader's magic tricks performed online are nothing but vulgar and shameless imitations and copies."

"A shameless plagiarist, a complete clown with no bottom line."

Various criticisms and attacks against Zhang Wuqi flooded major websites in a very short time.

The initial cause was that someone traced the origins of his past magic videos.

Then it was discovered that almost every one of them had been performed by internationally renowned magicians.

Even at the very beginning, they went so far as to copy some famous magicians from abroad frame by frame.

Numerous videos comparing his performances to those of foreign magicians have appeared online.

Following this, a Taiwanese magician named Zhuang Ding publicly criticized him, calling him a clown with no creativity.

This put Zhang Wuqi's side in a public relations crisis before he even started performing on television.

"Big Fist Bro, we seem to be being targeted!"

Sister Lian called: "I received an invitation from the TV station yesterday morning, and those videos started appearing yesterday evening."

"Then overnight, it quickly became a trending topic. I asked around, and it seems that Zhuang Ding was the one who did it."

Zhang Wuyong was currently lying in the bedroom of the teacher's apartment where Liao Xiumei lived.

With one arm around Liao Xiumei and the other holding a phone, he said, "I haven't offended Zhuang Ding, so why is he targeting me?"

"It seems that he was originally the magician scheduled to perform at the gala. But for some unknown reason, he was replaced and you were put on stage instead. He probably thinks that we were behind this and secretly stepped on him to get the spot."

"Is it really necessary?" Zhang Wuyong said. "I didn't even know who this person was before."

"There's nothing we can do; this is purely commercial competition. Right now, all we can do is try to get the trending topics down, but the TV stations are starting to think it's having a bad influence and they're not letting us appear on the shows anymore."

The two discussed it, but couldn't come up with a good solution for the time being.

hang up the phone.

Liao Xiumei, covered by an air-conditioning blanket, revealing her smooth shoulders and arms, looked up from his embrace and asked, "Master, what happened?"

"This is a little troublesome." Zhang Wuyong put his arm around her shoulder, one hand restlessly caressing her breasts.

He gave a general overview of the situation.

“Magic performances are not like other things,” Liao Xiumei said. “No matter how good the idea is, in the end, it’s all about individual skills. Aren’t the magic tricks performed by those people originally conceived by others?”

"How many people can come up with new ideas every time?"

Zhang Wuyong couldn't help but laugh: "I know you're definitely speaking up for me. It's normal to borrow from other magic tricks."

"But the problem now is that it's all borrowed, with no original innovation at all, so it's all too normal for it to be criticized."

To be fair, his magic skills are masterful in every performance.

But the reason they are considered "master-level" is entirely due to their copying and pasting of those masters.

Especially at the beginning.

Others take his videos and compare them with those of famous foreign masters, finding that every movement, every technique, and even every expression is a "copy".

Although his female fans are speaking up for him like crazy.

Many people have also discovered that Zhuang Ding had borrowed from other people's performances in the past.

But no one else has ever gone to the point of "full-frame borrowing".

Zhang Wuyong also watched the comparison videos made by others.

Looking back now, I find myself laughing.

He had a very good attitude; he didn't get angry much when he saw all the insults online.

To be honest, if something is borrowed (copied), then it is borrowed (copied).

Even if he could explain that magic relies on skill, and that even though everyone has seen those famous magic performances, very few people can actually do it.

But that cannot be changed; in the beginning, he relied on the fact that he copied everything.

It didn't matter before I became famous.

Once you start to become famous, you become a stumbling block for others.

That will definitely be brought up and criticized.

Zhang Wuyong stood up: "I'll go do something first, you continue to rest."

He got dressed.

"Do you want me to come with you?" Liao Xiumei asked softly.

“No need!” He bent down.

Liao Xiumei raised her hands, hooked them around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek.

Zhang Wuyong put her down and walked towards the door.

Liao Xiumei wrapped her delicate body in the quilt, stretched out her hand, and waved to him.

He left the apartment and went to the villa, driving his black luxury car.

After leaving the university town, we arrived at Jinlian Entertainment Co., Ltd.

This company was created after the original studio was renamed, and it is jointly owned by Jincheng Group, Honglian, and him.

Jincheng Group only invests and doesn't interfere with the specific operations, while he doesn't need to invest; he directly obtains shares based on his own qualifications. "Big Fist Brother!" Sister Lian greeted him as he approached, "It's best not to pay attention to those things online, and there's no need to come here specifically at this time."

"It's nothing!" Zhang Wuyong laughed. "It's just some personal matters. You go ahead and do your thing. Just leave me here."

Since starting university, I've been doing all my indoor live streams here.

All his magic props are displayed here.

Let Sister Lian do her own thing.

He gave himself the title of "thoroughly knowledgeable and well-versed".

They began to perform their own magic shows using these props.

Although there were no spectators.

But he was so happy that he forgot all about home.

One magic show after another went by.

This continued until the tenth magic trick was completed.

On the system, the four words "integration and mastery" following his name flashed briefly.

He sat on the sofa, lost in thought.

Every magic trick he had ever performed, watched, or studied in the past was now swirling in his mind.

They intersect, evolve with each other, and draw inferences from one another.

Gradually, a satisfied smile spread across his face.

After getting up, he approached Sister Lian again and told her that he wanted to meet with the director of the gala and asked her to help arrange it.

Sister Lian made the call, then quickly turned around and said, "He said they want us to come over now."

She said helplessly, "Judging from his tone, he was also planning to contact us. I guess it's because the criticism online was too intense."

"They felt it was risky to continue having you, Big Fist Bro, on stage, and wanted to cancel the invitation, which is why they asked us to go now."

Zhang Wuyong said, "It's alright, let's go then."

I drove to the TV station and met the gala's director, Gong Meng, on one of the floors.

Director Gong Meng was very fat and short, and wore a round hat.

"Director Gong!" Sister Lian stepped forward. "We're here."

"Ah! Zhang Wuqi, it's a pleasure to meet you!" Gong Meng raised his hand and shook hands with Zhang Wuyong. "I'm sorry to have asked you to come all this way. But there's been a slight change on our end..."

Zhang Wuyong laughed and said, "Director Gong, you're too kind! To be honest, are you starting to have concerns because of the negative comments about me that have suddenly appeared online these past two days?"

Gong Meng saw that he was being very direct.

In other words, it was stated explicitly: "It's good that you understand. Times have changed. Although we are a traditional program, we have to start considering the voices on the internet."

"I can also see that this is clearly someone maliciously manipulating public opinion, otherwise it would not have been able to become a trending topic overnight and immediately be filled with negative comments."

"But most passersby don't think that much about it. And the higher-ups don't think about it either."

Zhang Wuyong nodded: "I know, I understand."

"I have only one request: the negative comments currently appearing online are all about my past magic performances lacking any innovation."

"If I can create a magic show that has never been performed before at this gala, Director Gong, could you give me this opportunity again?"

Gong Meng was taken aback: "A completely new magic show?"

"Please give me a few more days. In a few days, I will demonstrate the new magic trick to you. If you think it's acceptable, please give me the opportunity to perform on stage."

"In return for the opportunity to perform on stage, I am willing to promote your station's gala in advance through our live broadcast room and fan group."

"Of course, most importantly, if I can successfully refute those who criticize me for merely copying and borrowing during this performance, and guide the discussion to new topics."

"Wouldn't that be a win-win situation for both me and your company?"

Gong Meng paced back and forth: "If it really can be done, of course I'm willing to give it a chance."

"But a completely new magic show is no easy task. To put it bluntly, I've been doing shows for so long, and over the years, there haven't been many that haven't been done without drawing inspiration from the past."

"After all, innovation is not so easy. After decades of development, our predecessors have already paved the way for most of the projects."

Zhang Wuyong laughed and said, "That's why I need you to oversee things for me."

"In short, if you feel that the performance here is still not innovative enough, we will leave immediately and let you change the performers."

"You can even announce to the outside world that we were driven away by you because we only know how to borrow and plagiarize, and we have nothing to say about it."

Gong Meng couldn't help but ask, "Are you really that confident?"

Zhang Wuyong laughed and said, "What's that saying again? If you don't have some skills, you wouldn't dare come to Liangshan. If you just wanted to be personally rejected by you, then I wouldn't have come here today."

“Alright!” Gong Meng said, “How much time do you need? If it takes too long…”

"Please give me three days," Zhang Wuyong said. "I also know the exact date of your gala. In three days, I will present an outstanding program for your review."

"If you fail, even if you kill me, you should still have time to replace me with someone else."

Gong Meng couldn't help but say, "You're really fearless! By the way, I heard you're a student at Lujiang University, right?"

"Alright, since the young man is so energetic, I'm certainly willing to give him a chance."

He stretched out his hand: "Then I look forward to the surprise you'll give me in three days, but if you really can't do it, then I won't be polite."

(End of this chapter)