Serina rarely saw Nora’s expression like that, so she called her out of the ward. Serina knew it must be something big.
Walking out of the ward, Nora’s expression became a little heavy.
“Serina, you’ve been busy taking care of Cherry recently. You haven’t been browsing the forums or anything like that, right?” Nora finally spoke.
Serina shook her head, “These days, because Cherry, I have barely slept. How could I have the mood to browse any forums? I have gotten my computer just yesterday.”
“I guess so. You must have no idea that the people on forums have been insulting you recently.”
“Insulting me? Why? Is my plot too dramatic?” Serina was a little confused.
Nora shook her head, “In my opinion, the plot of your book is the best I have ever read. Even I, the editor who reads a lot, is chasing after it. Someone on the forum dug out your old pen name as Queen Serina.”
Serina widened her eyes in disbelief!
Many authors would have this kind of experience. Anyway, it was just writing novels to earn money. It was normal to change names and write on different websites.
How could there still be people who would dig up the information like this?
“Didn’t the website agree to keep it a secret for me? I have only been writing books on our website for the past few years, but I have never cooperated with other websites. Nora, don’t you think…”
Serina was very angry when she heard this news. At that time, she was repeatedly attacked by the hired trolls, saying that she plagiarized and wrote about pornography. She couldn’t hold on any longer and was planning to leave this website and seek a way out.
At that time, the website was also on the verge of bankruptcy. Because the website was small, she was the only one who had the best sale. She was the only one who sold copyrights and whose books were adapted into TV shows.
When “President Is an Evil” was shot, the website also had a period of prosperity, but because the size of the website was too small, and the management was bad, it was on the verge of collapse.
When Serina was about to leave, the website asked her to stay and asked her to change her pen name to continue writing. The website guaranteed that it was confidential.
That was why Serina stayed behind to fight alongside the website.
It took her a long time to change her style, making her work look completely different from the previous works, which meant that as long as the website did not say anything about her past, no one knew that Cherry Blueberry was Queen Serina.
Nora immediately interrupted Serina, “You are the pillar of our website. Do you think the website would betray you?”
Serina thought it was right. During the most difficult days, the website indeed relied on her.
“Then who did this?”
Nora shook her head, “We don’t know yet. Do you know that forum account belongs to a famous social media influencer? Many people believe him. Not only did he expose that you are Queen Serina, but he also revealed the matter of pornography and plagiarism. And…”
“And what else?” Serina asked eagerly.
“The social media influencer also disclosed what happened between you and Derek. He said that the reason why the “President Is an Evil” was able to be sold and adapted into an idol drama was that you hooked up with Derek. He even revealed the old news about Derek and you.”
“Crap!” Serina couldn’t help but curse.
“Later, didn’t Derek expose that he has an illegitimate child? The article on the forum said that you thought Derek was no longer reliable, so you started to write content with pornography so that to make a living and you plagiarized other people’s works.”
Nora lowered her voice.
“Back then, someone defamed me on purpose! Someone started hiring trolls to defame me just because my works sold well!”
“That’s true. I believe in you, so does the website, but we couldn’t find the cause of it back then. Now that these things have been brought up again, we still couldn’t do anything about it!”
Nora clenched her fist and punched her palm. She sighed.
“Last week, there was a director who took a fancy to this book that you have recently serialized. I raised the price very high. I thought that when Cherry was better, I could give you a surprise. However, after what happened, he directly refused us.”
Serina patted her head, “This is killing me!”
“Serina, I had asked you back then. Did you offend someone? Why would someone target you and defame you so hard?”
“Who would I offend? I was pregnant at that time, and I barely stepped out of the door.”
“Probably some authors are jealous, but it shouldn’t go to this extent!”
Serina looked at Nora’s anxious look and patted her on the shoulder. “Nora, you don’t have to worry. I’m innocent. They can defame me as they want. Let them find my books for the past few years. I doubt that they can find anything about pornography or plagiarism.”
Nora sighed and ignored what Serina said.
This made Serina a little hesitant, “Nora, do you have something to say that you haven’t finished yet? Is the website going handle it?”
“Serina, now that Cherry is in the hospital, even if you can spare some time to write, the quality of your writing should not be high enough. Why don’t you finish this book quickly? When there is enough time, you can change your pen name again and start a new book. What do you think?”
Serina frowned, “What do you mean? Is it that serious?”
“Serina, don’t get too worked up. Listen to me, the entire industry is currently under strict scrutiny. One of our writers who just became popular has been sued because of plagiarism. What’s more, the copyright has already been sold, and the people who were invited to film the show are all celebrities. This matter is quite big.”
“What does that have to do with me?”
“It wasn’t easy for the website to survive until now. You should know our difficulties. We can’t let this happen again. Otherwise, the website’s reputation will be totally ruined. The boss said that he’d rather not make any money than ruin our reputation. Otherwise, the website is doomed.”
“But my works have no problem at all.”
“Yes, but your reputation concerns the reputation of the website. Right now, the boss has personally issued an order for you to finish your book immediately. Later, he will look at the situation and new books whether it’s the time for you to come back. If it’s good, you can continue to use this pen name. If it’s not, you can only change your pen name.”
Serina looked at Nora anxiously, “Nora, you know that I am a full-time writer. This is all my income. I need this to support my family. I have two daughters!”
“I know!” Nora was also in a difficult position because the higher-ups had given her this order.
“It’s easy for you to say it. You want me to finish the book as soon as possible, you should know that every work is like a child for the writer. Now you want me to cut my child off at the waist. What’s worse is that the free period of each book will be at least two months, or at most several months. There will be no income during the free period!”