Chapter 0 wedge
"Yan Dingding! Why are you always absent-minded? Do you think everything will be fine after passing this exam ? If you continue to be so idle, how can you keep up with the advanced courses..."
In the college office, a warm breeze blew and blew a piece of paper covered with stick drawings towards my face.
I quickly grabbed the piece of paper with a familiar style of painting.
Phew, isn’t this my masterpiece? What a close call! The scary frog devil in the painting almost jumped on my face!
The teacher's thick glasses were like the bottom of a beer bottle that couldn't be chiseled through, pressing down her short nose. Her mouth opened and closed, and she didn't stop talking for half an hour.
What should I do… How come the teacher’s words are so hypnotic? I could still listen carefully for the first half, but later, my eyelids became heavier. Just like countless other times in class, the teacher’s voice turned into a white dove, flying farther and farther away. The teacher who was talking endlessly slowly turned into a cartoon frog in a pink dress, sticking out its long tongue.
When I think about it, the teacher and the frog devil I drew are really alike.
Oh, Yan Dingding, you are too disrespectful to the teacher!
I pinched my thigh hard to wake myself up.
"Dingding, you are a smart kid. If you don't focus on those messy things, you will definitely do well in your studies! Hanamachi Research Institute is coming to our school for the selection this time. If you work harder instead of being distracted and drawing those messy things on the test paper...
"Comics aren't just some messed up thing!"
I pouted and whispered in retort, but I didn't expect that this weak resistance was brutally suppressed by the teacher.
"Can comics be used to make a living? Knowledge is power! Yan Dingding, please leave me here. You are so stubborn and hopeless!"
How should I put it? Although the last day of the semester still made the teacher very angry, no matter what, the summer vacation was still so kind and lovely, so charming that it doesn’t make people feel depressed!
Listen to the cicadas chirping, how lively and vibrant!
This reminds me of a scene in a cartoon: under a lush tree, a prince as beautiful as crystal is taking a nap, and his pet, the furry "Hoshimaru-kun" is curled up beside him blowing snot bubbles.
Oh my god! This is such a perfect scene!
Oh, if you don’t know about the super popular comic "Zhaixing Prince Dream", don’t know how handsome the male protagonist "Zhaixing" is, and don’t know how cute and funny "Xingwan-kun" is, I advise you to go to the nearest comic book store and take a look.
This is the most popular comic book recently. My beloved comic master "Firefly Forest" has woven the most beautiful dreams for people. There is also a column online, and it is updated faster!
It is also because of “The Firefly Forest” that I determined my dream - to become a great cartoonist!
Although the comics I draw now are still very childish, I have to tell you secretly that I drew a series of "star-picking" stories inspired by the protagonist "Star-picking Prince Dream". Thanks to the help of the great author, four people are following my comic book! Awesome!
Just as I was skipping home, a kid suddenly grabbed my clothes. He had a blue and red cap on his round head, one hand holding a colorful lollipop bigger than his face, and the other holding a brown paper bag.
He is the kid of the neighbor downstairs, and his name is Xiaocong. Because my parents are working abroad and have no time to take care of me, the neighbors are very concerned about my life, and they will help me get milk, receive parcels, etc. when they have nothing to do.
Xiao Cong said in a baby voice: "Sister, Mom said there is a letter for you, so she asked me to bring it to you!"
"letter?"
I took the brown paper bag from him, confused. Strange... Who still mails letters these days? When my parents miss me, they usually make a video call with me online!
I asked Xiaocong to go home and thank his mother, then took the paper bag and walked into my small apartment. I opened the paper bag and found a strange document inside. Although I hadn't had time to read it, the bright red words "subpoena" on the first line made my mind go blank instantly.
Did I misread this? This document is actually... a subpoena? A court subpoena?
Summoned person: Internet artist "Xiao Yinghuo"
Case: The comic book "The Prince Who Picks Stars" is suspected of plagiarism
…
I had just finished reading the first two lines when the title "Subpoena" on the small piece of white paper seemed to spin, as if a monster with a bloody mouth was pouncing at me, and my eyes suddenly went dark.
It’s over, I, Yan Dingding, have encountered the most serious crisis in my life!
I actually... broke the law?
I couldn't help but imagine my miserable future - being taken to a juvenile detention center, my parents no longer acknowledging me as their daughter, and all my classmates at school laughing at me...
How to do how to do?
"Wait... Yan Dingding, calm down!"
A piercing alarm rang in my mind, and when I came to my senses again, the door had been tightly closed and locked three times. The whole house was in a mess as if it had been swept by a tornado, and all my clothes had been turned out. Yes... I was planning to escape just now.
Oh my God, all this mess is caused by that terrible court summons!
Wow... I only drew the "Star Picking" in my mind because I admired the talent of "Firefly Forest" so much and liked "Dream of the Star-Picking Prince" so much. How can you say that I plagiarized?
I picked up the scattered papers on the ground angrily.
At this moment, a small piece of paper fell from the back of the subpoena, on which was a line of vigorous and powerful black pen writing.
To Xiaoyinghuo, that is, Yan Dingding:
I already know your true identity, and I suggest you give up all your little tricks of resistance. If you want to successfully resolve this plagiarism incident, don't tell anyone, and come to No. 11 Sunny Street by yourself before noon tomorrow.
This will be your last and only chance. It is up to you whether I will withdraw the lawsuit or not.
CV
"'Firefly Forest'...'Firefly Forest'? It turns out that the person who sued me is the original author of "The Dream of the Star-Picking Prince", the great writer 'Firefly Forest'?" I slammed my head on the transparent glass table with a "bang" and grabbed the clothes on my chest in pain.
“Oh my god… my casual drawing was not only seen by a great artist, but I was sued!”
In an instant, my panic was replaced by annoyance: Yan Dingding, why don't you practice your painting skills? You know, you always draw the prince's hair very stiff, like noodles. How can a master not be angry when seeing such a poor imitator?
