These words are fundamentally different, following the wind is to follow others to learn. If you're writing a novel, you're going to be able to write a lot of novels if the subject matter of the novel is particularly hot, and you're going to be able to write a lot of novels if the subject matter is particularly hot. If you've got a lot of people who are interested in the subject matter, you'll be able to find out more about it. It's like when a celebrity has a great street style, and then the same style appears on the internet. One celebrity can make a whole lot of people follow them. In the end, it's all about following a trend.
The plagiarism is a direct copy of the original, some of the special plot is not changed, or a little change. Plagiarism is the plagiarism of the original author, belonging to the theft of other people's things. But now a lot of plagiarized dramas are also broadcast quite a lot. The original author of the rights of the road is also very difficult to sue the plagiarist to invest time and money, many people are too much trouble even if. The fact that they are not being punished for their plagiarism is a major reason why they are not being punished for their plagiarism.
Adaptation is to make some changes on the basis of the original work, but this is in the case of the original author's authorization, so it is not considered stealing. There might be some payment to the original author, or the original author might let it be used for free. Either way in the case of an adaptation it makes sense. It's not like plagiarizing and outright stealing from someone. No respect for the fruits of people's labor.
Borrowing is to use other people's ideas to come up with a new idea, not the same as other people's, but also inspired. And you'll say who you're borrowing from. There is also respect for the original author. However, such an elegant word will always be used by the plagiarist to justify himself, borrowing is only counted when it is clearly stated that it is borrowed. Taking someone else's idea in the dark is plagiarism, not borrowing.
Homage is even different, it's when a person pays homage to someone he admires. It's like when Gao paid homage to Li Zongsheng's "The Hills" by writing a song called "Over the Hills". Only the title of the song has an echo, the content is completely different. Some juniors often write songs to pay tribute to their predecessors. This is because some of the predecessor's songs may have been his very favorite. It may even have launched his music career. So tribute is a positive word.