Genshin Impact: Reincarnation as a Hilichurl

“I am a good friend of the librarian at the Mond Library. My first book was written at the Mond Library and published with the help of that friend. She helped me a lot.

“Later, when I was leaving Mondstadt and coming to Liyue, I wondered if I could leave her some gifts.

"As a librarian, she must like books, and this is also within my ability, so I left her a book, which is Romeo and Juliet.

“But I was afraid she wouldn’t like the story, so I asked her to wait until I left before opening it. At the time, I just wanted to give the book to her, and didn’t consider whether to publish it.

"Now it seems that she probably took it upon herself to publish my work after I left... After all, she was already familiar with it. She knew my pen name, book title, and bank account number. My personal signature was only required when the Knights of Favonius reviewed it and signed the contract with the publisher. She must have taken advantage of her position in this regard."

Wang Chen recalled Lisa who had been with him throughout his entire journey in Mond, and told everyone his story with her.

This is not the first time I have given books to others. I don’t know if Hu Tao will be angry. Girls seem to be very sensitive about this kind of thing... But in order to prove my innocence and resolve the plagiarism storm, I can only tell the truth.

He didn't dare look back at Hu Tao's reaction, for fear that his guilty conscience would be exposed.

"So I really didn't know that Romeo and Juliet had been published. When I heard that Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai was accused of plagiarism, I thought someone else had written a similar story, but I didn't expect it was me."

"There is actually such a story behind the publication of Romeo and Juliet! May I ask Teacher Ashes, is the librarian a man or a woman?" Ji Fang's gossip spirit was ignited. If this gets out, it will become a good story and can also attract traffic to Wanwen Collection. Isn't it wonderful!

"Ahem! It's a woman, but don't make wild guesses, we are just friends."

"I understand, I understand, female friends!"

"…Forget it, forget it. Anyway, the misunderstanding has been resolved. I'll talk about publishing it after I get the proof that I am Ashes."

“No, no, since you really are ‘Ashes’, you can leave this manuscript here. I will ask the publishing house to typeset the content and print samples first, which will take about two days.

"You can write to Mond to request a certificate. You will get the result in three days at most. Then you can directly take the printed book for content review without wasting any more time."

Under such circumstances, Ji Fang would not let Wang Chen leave. If she delayed, something might happen. If he changed his mind in the next two days and looked for another bookstore to be responsible for publishing, Wanwen Collection would suffer a huge loss.

"That's fine, then the original manuscript will stay here—"

"Hey, there's a problem that hasn't been solved at all?" Walnut, who had been silent all the time, finally spoke.

"What, what happened?" Wang Chen turned around mechanically, and the others also looked at Hu Tao who was standing at the back.

"I don't care how many times you've used the routine of giving stories away, or who you gave them to."

Since you've said it, it means you still care a little bit, right? Wang Chen speculated irresponsibly.

"I like the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai very much, but it is indeed plagiarized! Although from a legal perspective it is not considered plagiarism for an author to write two similar books, the content is plagiarized!" Hu Tao put her hands on her hips, her delicate face full of anger.

Although Ji Fang tried to restrain herself on the surface, she was actually very excited in her heart because she had learned new things about teacher Ashes.

Xiangling and Chongyun were both stunned, and then they realized that Hu Tao was right. Even if it was not considered plagiarism under the law, the content was indeed similar, and it was given to two people in succession. Unfortunately, Hu Tao was the second person... This was really wrong.

Xingqiu was relieved instead. At least now Hu Tao was moving and showing expressions, which meant that he still had a chance to explain himself.

How does the saying go? Communication can solve 90% of the world's problems, and communication plus action can solve 99% of the world's problems.

Wang Chen regained his confidence and spoke calmly:

"No. First of all, I must say that The Butterfly Lovers appeared in my mind earlier than Romeo and Juliet.

"Secondly, the two stories may seem the same, but they are different in many ways, and the underlying ideas they are trying to convey are very different."

"Oh? Teacher 'Ashes', why... I don't see much difference?" Ji Fang scratched his head, looking very confused.

“Romeo and Juliet is a complete tragedy. In my opinion, the ending of The Butterfly Lovers is much better than that of Romeo and Juliet.

“Romeo and Juliet is tragic and serious at the same time. It mainly expresses the sadness of people not being able to understand each other, hatred and reconciliation.

“Whether it’s the fundamental conflict between the two families, or the cousins ​​of Romeo and Juliet who can’t communicate, Romeo and Paris, or even the life-saving letter from the priest who was blocked by the plague, they all reiterate the importance of communication. If any of these links are broken, there will be no final tragedy.

“Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is tragic yet romantic at the same time, a romance unique to Liyue, a romance that transcends life and death.

“Although it also writes about the persecution of the family, it is mainly about the two protagonists Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai…or Zhu Yingtai, the protagonist, who has been fighting from the beginning, died for fighting, and lived because of fighting, initially for independence, and finally for love…

"The Butterfly Lovers doesn't have a huge setting, nor does it involve many important characters. It's just a love story. On the other hand, Romeo and Juliet is more like another type of story in the guise of a love story.

"So their endings were destined to be different. The death of Romeo and Juliet brought about the reconciliation of the two families, while the death of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai brought about the couple's happy marriage.

"It's a big difference, isn't it?"

"This, this... So this is what Teacher 'Ashes' thinks?" Ji Fang was a little surprised.

"There are a thousand Romeos in the eyes of a thousand people, at least that's what I think."

"You're absolutely right! To be honest, I also prefer the ending of "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai". Maybe everyone in Liyue is like this. Even if Wei Sheng Di Nu becomes a ghost and Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai turn into butterflies, I still hope that the protagonists can be together... at least say goodbye to each other.

"Like Romeo and Juliet, one pretends to die, one dies first, and the other dies later. I always feel it's too dramatic... After hearing what you said, I just need to stop treating Romeo and Juliet as a love story and I'll be relieved."

It’s good to praise, if you know how to praise, please praise more!

I stole a glance at Hu Tao. Apart from a slightly unhappy pout, her expression had eased a lot. It seemed that this pile of appreciation of famous works and reading comprehension had won her approval.

Wang Chen felt relieved and pretended to explain to Ji Fang but actually to Hu Tao:

“I can name a lot of differences between the two books, but I’ll just pick out the main ones.

"There are traces of 'fate' everywhere in Romeo and Juliet, for example, Romeo was originally in love with another person, but suddenly fell in love with Juliet at first sight, the priest's life-saving letter was not delivered, and the final duel in front of Juliet's tomb.

“The development of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai is more natural, and the acquaintance, acquaintance, and love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai are more gentle and subtle, which is more in line with Liyue’s culture.

“After all, I took regional differences into account when writing these two books.

“Romeo and Juliet is suitable for Mondstadt and Fontainebleau, and is suitable for adaptation into a drama; The Butterfly Lovers is suitable for Liyue, and is suitable for adaptation into an opera.”

"Opera! You mean opera?!"

"Let me give you an example. If you want to treat it as a play, you must rewrite the script."

Although "Romeo and Juliet" was adapted by Shakespeare from Arthur Brooke's novel, it is indeed famous as Shakespeare's play, and "Butterfly Lovers" itself is one of the representative operas of Shenzhou Yue Opera.

Ji Fang pressed on: "That can be made into a play, which will definitely greatly increase sales. There's no reason not to write it, right?"

Oh, good question.

The more Wang Chen looked at Ji Fang, the more he liked her. Ever since the showdown, she seemed to have become the supporting role in a crosstalk, always asking him some key questions.

A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he stared straight into Hu Tao's plum blossom eyes and said, "I wrote this book for a friend. If she asked me to publish it, I would publish it. If she asked me to adapt it into a drama, I would adapt it."

"Change it. Since it's not plagiarism, why not change it? Once you change it, I can help you find someone to perform with. Spread the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai. I want everyone in Teyvat to think of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai when they see butterflies!"

"Okay, I'll start adapting it when I get back."

Walnut became lively again, and the storm of plagiarism that was trying to shatter their friendship was finally completely settled.