
"Drifting Away", a recent hit TV drama, is facing plagiarism accusations for allegedly copying its title and plot from an article in the Southern Metropolis Daily.
plagiarism /ˈpleɪdʒərɪzəm/:剽窃
Starring Guo Jingfei, Wang Qianyuan, and Zhao Jinmai, "Drifting Away" follows the story of a group of four fugitives involved in a decade-long series of murders and dismemberments.
The show's screenwriter, Chen Ping, responded early on Tuesday that in 2016, she was commissioned by a film production company to create a movie script based on the "9/11 Yang Shubin Gang Murder and Dismemberment Case", which she later adapted into a novel.

Chen explained that the novel's central concept, "piaobai" or whitewashing, was inspired by the term "identity whitewashing" she encountered during interviews with the case investigators.
A day earlier, former Southern Metropolis Daily journalist Wang Meng published an article claiming that "Drifting Away" was the title of his in-depth report, in which he had interviewed nearly a hundred individuals over two months, reconstructing the entire narrative of the four fugitives "whitewashing".
Wang emphasized that his report, published in 2012, had garnered nationwide attention by revealing the truth and intricacies of the case for the first time. Subsequently, various media outlets had picked up on or shared his story.
He noted that the TV drama's production team had not reached out to him or Southern Metropolis Daily beforehand and had failed to acknowledge his contribution in their promotional materials.
In response to the plagiarism allegations, the executive producer of "Drifting Away", Ms Ma, clarified that the series was an adaptation of a novel written by screenwriter Chen Ping, with proper copyright.

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