Reborn as the Villain's Wife, I Shine in 80s-Chapter 496 - 480 Li Yibai lashes out at Jiang Jinghuai

However, this was the result of a joint decision by several judges, unanimously passed without any vetoes.

And they felt that, compared with the wildly popular Heroic Legend of the Condor Heroes this year, they would rather watch Shanghai Beach. After all, a group of men still preferred this kind of drama. Although martial arts were also a world for men, with clashing blades and lingering emotions, this story was more direct.

The conflict setups were particularly good, the character development was particularly strong, and the plot was full of twists and turns!

"Hey, the script we just watched was called Shanghai Beach, right?"

"Isn’t that obvious? Did you forget right after watching it?"

"Wait a minute." The screenwriter speaking wore a deep expression. "Old Yao, what’s the name of the author who wrote Shanghai Beach? I recall it’s something... something Egg? Definitely not Li Yibai."

Screenwriter Yao replied, "You know, this name is quite peculiar. It’s called Ya Egg."

"Then this is a serious problem. You guys come take a look." The screenwriter held the script and adjusted his glasses. "I have another script here titled Shanghai Beach, but the author for this one is Li Yibai. That’s the same Li Yibai who wrote Heroic Legend of the Condor Heroes. This is really bizarre."

At first, he thought the author might have mistakenly sent two copies; but upon checking the names, he realized they were different. Then he wondered if the author had written the name wrong. But even the handwriting was different! It was clearly two different people! Yet, the scripts were exactly the same.

What’s going on here? The screenwriters gathered around, and after reading through, each of their expressions became inscrutable.

The same script!

"I’ve never seen a situation where scripts are identical. Either there’s been a mistake, or this involves plagiarism. If someone says it’s a coincidence, I can’t believe that anyone could coincidentally have the same character names, personality designs, and storyline." Screenwriter Yao said.

Because each of them had read Ya Egg’s script first, they were naturally inclined toward Ya Egg’s version.

"I also don’t believe it’s a coincidence. There’s no way coincidences are this bizarre."

"Could it be that the two authors know each other?"

"If they don’t know each other yet produced identical works, then something shady must be going on."

The novel-writing, screenwriting, and literary industries all strongly disapprove of plagiarism. Let alone these industries; even other fields fear creativity theft. It’s just that such cases occur more frequently in literature. Sometimes coincidences do happen; you might think of a particular name or idea, only to find someone else has already written about it. Minor overlaps aren’t a big deal, but major ones are concerning.

Moreover, ideas exist in the realm of consciousness, lacking tangible evidence. Unless they’re transformed into visible, physical creations, they remain in one’s mind—who could definitively claim ownership?

"Ya Egg has already finished the work, while Li Yibai has only completed two-thirds of it."

"Looks like we need to make a trip to the mainland to investigate the truth of the matter. It’s best to involve the local Culture Bureau in the investigation as well."

The occurrence of such a situation during the competition had left them quite angry.

**

That day, Jia Wenxiu stepped in as a substitute host.

After hosting the event, she left together with Li Yibai.

Today was Saturday, the streets were quite busy, and the two walked hand in hand for a simple stroll.

Li Yibai and Jia Wenxiu both happened to see Guan Kunling standing right at the door.

With her bare face and elegant features, she always evoked a sense of allure. Li Yibai couldn’t help but feel his heart waver. But realizing that the other party was Ya Egg, a fellow transmigrator, and given how contentious literary minds were, his fleeting romantic notions quickly dissipated.

After arriving in Beijing, Li Yibai frequently heard of the renowned Yipin Xiangju restaurant. He was quite relieved that Ya Egg hadn’t been involved much in entertainment work anymore. After her success with Lushan Love, he hadn’t heard of her penning any new works. It seemed she shifted her focus to skincare products.

That was fine—it meant their paths wouldn’t cross. Otherwise, two transmigrators could only end in deadly rivalry. After all, the two of them knew each other’s secrets, and beyond the two of them, no one else was privy to their truths.

Jia Wenxiu widened her eyes and covered her mouth in surprise as she stared at Guan Kunling.

"Wenxiu?" Li Yibai called from her side, then suddenly asked, "Do you know her?"

Jia Wenxiu glanced at Guan Kunling, clutched Li Yibai’s arm, and started walking ahead while saying, "I don’t know her, but she looks a lot like my brother’s biological sister, Jiang Jiaqi."

Jiang Jinghuai’s sister.

Li Yibai had heard Wenxiu talk about her family before and couldn’t help but say, "You said she looks like your brother’s biological sister. But wasn’t she already..."

"That’s why I was so startled." Jia Wenxiu lightly patted her chest.

Li Yibai lowered his head in thought for a moment. Jiang Jinghuai’s sister had already passed away, but now she suddenly appeared. No wonder this time-space included another transmigrator—turns out Ya Egg arrived by taking on someone else’s identity as their sister, then seemingly revived after death.

As fate would have it, she reincarnated into the body of his half-brother’s sister. Truly destined to be lifelong enemies. Li Yibai had grown up in tough circumstances and had previously heard his mother talk about their family background. Jiang Jinghuai’s father had cheated on his mother, attracted by her beauty, yet never wanted to take responsibility, ultimately abandoning them. That was why his mother spent her days gambling, drinking, and living a promiscuous life, earning her a bad reputation. That’s why his childhood had been so impoverished—all because of that heartless man!

Typical novel tropes—decadent wealthy families, hypocritical paragons, illegitimate children everywhere. He had absolutely no desire to reconnect with his biological father, but he very much wanted to see the Jiang Family topple.

After walking for a while, the two suddenly stopped in their tracks, staring at the family of three across from them, their eyes filled with jealousy. However, neither showed it outwardly.

Jia Wenxiu’s face stiffened as she weakly leaned toward Li Yibai, timidly murmuring, "Brother, Sister-in-law, what a coincidence." Damn Tian Sangsang—how could she still be so happy!

Tian Sangsang hadn’t expected to run into Jia Wenxiu here. She raised an eyebrow with interest, her gaze lingering on Jia Wenxiu and Li Yibai. Even now, she dared to address them as Brother and Sister-in-law... What a thick-skinned woman.

Jiang Jinghuai furrowed his brows but seemed as though he hadn’t heard, leading Tian Sangsang and their child past the pair without so much as a nod.

Such disregard—it was infuriating!

Li Yibai clenched his fists and shouted, "Don’t you have any manners?!?"

"Wenxiu called out to you, yet you didn’t even respond. Looking down on others, huh? What makes you so great?!" Li Yibai’s temper flared. He had automatically cast Jia Wenxiu as a Jiang Family foster child—bullied since childhood, suffering even more under her sister-in-law’s oppression until she was kicked out.

Tian Sangsang rubbed her ears and smiled at Jiang Jinghuai. "I’ll take Yanyan into the shop first."

She led Meng Shuyan and gracefully walked into Yipin Xiangju.

Guan Kunling stepped out from the front and frowned. "Aren’t they..."