You were supposed to have a fake marriage with the diva, so how did you become her father?

Chapter 134 Kim Ji-hoon's Test Results

As the host finished speaking, everyone in the audience displayed a different expression.

There were happy moments, pleasant surprises, unbelievable moments, and moments that were hard to believe.

Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi exchanged a smile and gave each other a light high five.

The live stream chat was completely flooded with "Ahhhhhh" and "woooooooow~":

"The people of Shu are overjoyed!"

"0%!!! Awesome!!!"

"A slap in the face! Slap, slap, slap! Doesn't it sound loud!"

"Does Kim Ji-hoon's face hurt? I'm just asking you, does my brother need to plagiarize a song he wrote?!"

"The Chinese music scene is the best!"

"Lu Ran is awesome! Tomorrow is awesome! Since it's the same person, double awesome!"

On the judges' panel, Li Sheng breathed a sigh of relief and clapped vigorously.

The other two judges also smiled broadly and nodded repeatedly.

Kim Ji-hoon stood frozen in place, the color draining from his face at a visible speed.

0%?

How could it be 0%?

Not even a little bit similar?

Even... even just a short melody like an intro?

He suddenly rushed towards the host, wanting to see the report himself: "Impossible! Let me see it!"

The host stepped aside to allow the entire report page to be projected onto the large screen.

Indeed, a flat similarity curve is simply a straight line.

In other words, the 1.7% and 1.9% similarity detected by "Le Shield" were all just minor melody or even a few beats that overlapped with songs from China, and had absolutely nothing to do with China!

"Mr. Kim Ji-hoon, the test results are very clear." The host's voice came through the microphone, with a hint of suppressed laughter and a touch of satisfaction. "The works of Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi are excellent pieces with extremely high originality. It seems your doubts were a misunderstanding."

Misunderstand?

Kim Ji-hoon's lips trembled; he wanted to refute, but couldn't utter a single word.

Facts speak louder than words. What else can he say about the test results from South Korea's own system?

This is the result of a retest conducted according to his requirements, and it was done live. Even if the Chinese wanted to cheat, they couldn't have completed it in such a short time.

Kim Ji-hoon knew he had lost, and this time he had lost completely.

It seems that he should reduce his activities for a while and wait until netizens gradually forget about this before making money again.

Looking at his fans in the audience, Kim Ji-hoon felt that he had only suffered a small loss, and a small loss was not a real loss.

Just as Kim Ji-hoon was about to step down and announce his withdrawal from the show, Shen Yuege, who was standing next to him, seemed to have figured out his thoughts.

"Mr. Jin, it's not over yet," Shen Yuege said with a smile. "Your results aren't out yet. What? Are you leaving?"

"Stand up and stretch your legs." When Jin Zhixun saw Shen Yuege calling on him, he could only smile awkwardly and then sat down again.

At this moment, everyone remembered that when they were checking earlier, Shen Yuege had asked Jin Zhixun's songs to be checked as well.

Everyone was shocked by the 0% similarity between Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi, and almost forgot about this.

At this point, the host had already changed the large screen to show the progress of Kim Ji-hoon's song testing.

Everyone's attention was once again focused on the big screen.

The progress on the screen is already 98%. Since they are being tested together, the progress is not much different.

At this moment, fine beads of cold sweat appeared on Kim Ji-hoon's forehead. He forced himself to sit as relaxed as possible, but his slightly trembling fingers betrayed his inner panic.

He kept reflecting on the creative process of his song: Was the "borrowing" too obvious? The drumbeat in the chorus seemed a bit like a song by a predecessor? Was the rap flow in the middle imitating that recently popular underground singer?

The more I think about it, the colder my heart becomes.

Shen Yuege and Liu Siqi, on the other hand, felt relaxed.

Liu Siqi even took a bottle of water from her assistant, sipped it, and handed one to Shen Yuege.

Finally, the notification tone sounded again.

A report pops up.

Similarity: 13%.

A chorus of boos and whispers erupted from the crowd.

13%! Just 2 percentage points away from the generally accepted warning line of 15% for "suspected plagiarism"!

Kim Ji-hoon's legs buckled, and he almost lost his balance.

13%...that's high? He thought it would be at most seven or eight percent...

The host looked at the test results and sighed with some regret.

Although he wanted to say that Kim Ji-hoon plagiarized, according to industry regulations, only when the plagiarism rate exceeds 15% can it be considered plagiarism.

The host, feeling helpless, could only say, "According to the test results, Mr. Kim Ji-hoon's work has a 13% similarity to existing works in the copyright database. This figure... well, according to common industry standards, has not yet reached the 15% plagiarism threshold. Therefore, it does not constitute plagiarism."

As a professional host, he had to add this scientific explanation, even though he had his doubts.

13% is a very high number. Is it really not plagiarism?

Sure enough, the audience erupted as soon as he finished speaking:

"13% isn't even considered plagiarism?!"

"Who set this standard? 15%? So copying 14.9% is okay?"

"You're kidding me!"

"Those Koreans really know how to play tricks!"

The live stream chat was filled with outrage:

"Industry standards? Whose industry? South Korea's, I bet!"

"Got it, from now on I'll just copy other people's songs and get 14.9% of the credits, perfect!"

"Isn't this encouraging plagiarism?"

"Although it didn't reach the threshold, it's still 13%...DDDD."

"Where are Kim Ji-hoon's fans? Speak up! How did you get that 13% figure for your oppa?"

In the live stream, there were quite a few "rational" "professionals" providing科普 (popular science) information in the chat:

"Everyone, calm down. It's common for melodies to overlap in music composition. The combinations of eight notes are limited."

"13% is indeed not high; it may just be due to some common chord progressions or similar rhythmic patterns."

"If it doesn't meet the legal standards, it can't be called plagiarism."

However, these remarks were immediately drowned out by more doubts and ridicule.

Kim Ji-hoon felt his face burning with embarrassment upon hearing the boos from the audience.

But deep down, he felt a sense of relief.

Thankfully... thankfully it's only 13%.

Less than 15%.

Officially, he "did not plagiarize".

Otherwise, he wouldn't even be able to find an excuse to explain to his fans.

He took a deep breath, trying to regain some momentum and save face.

He picked up the microphone, trying to appear calm, and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, a 13% similarity is within the normal range in music composition. This precisely demonstrates that my work has a broad foundation in musical literacy. I accept this result and thank the program team for their testing."

After saying this, Kim Ji-hoon planned to end his recording for this episode and announce his withdrawal from the competition before the next episode.

However, things did not go as smoothly as he had hoped.

"Wait a moment!"

Shen Yuege's voice rang out at this moment.

Kim Ji-hoon's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition welled up inside him.

He even felt his heart was beating uncomfortably.

Seeing that Kim Ji-hoon had stopped, Shen Yuege looked at the host and smiled, "Host, while we were waiting, I asked a friend to help me use our Dragon Country's 'Music Shield' system to test Mr. Kim Ji-hoon's song."

She paused, and amidst everyone's astonished gazes, slowly said:

"The result has already been sent to my phone."

...