59: Chapter 59: A Newcomer Wants to Challenge Li Qingwan? Will She Agree?

"I said, Mr. Host, I want to give up my advancement first."

The female contestant, Tan Zhu, repeated herself once more.

"Why?"

The host inquired.

"Because the words of a certain guest just now made me very uncomfortable."

"Therefore, I want to challenge this guest."

"I want to see exactly how I am inferior to her."

The female contestant, Tan Zhu, glanced at Li Qingwan as she spoke.

"Are you sure? If you choose to give up your advancement, you will only be able to advance by defeating a guest."

"However, the guest also has the right to refuse you."

The host confirmed once more.

"I'm sure."

The female contestant said without hesitation.

Clearly, her purpose for participating in this show was not to advance.

Instead, she had another motive!

"Then, which guest do you wish to challenge?"

The host continued to ask.

"The guest I want to challenge is Li Qingwan!"

The female contestant said without hesitation.

"Teacher Li Qingwan, I believe you will give me this chance to challenge you, right?"

"After all, you are a Diva of the music industry."

"You just evaluated me, saying my singing lacks emotion."

"Then your singing must be very emotional."

"If you refuse my challenge, it means your singing isn't even as good as mine."

The female singer looked at Li Qingwan with a slight smirk as she spoke.

That's right, her goal in coming to this show was to challenge Li Qingwan.

If she lost, she wouldn't lose anything.

But if she won, it would definitely make it onto the trending searches.

Therefore, she chose to give up her advancement without hesitation just to challenge Li Qingwan.

That was her goal.

Furthermore, the reason she was so confident...

...was because she knew that currently, Li Qingwan only held the copyrights to one song, 'bubble'.

"Teacher Li Qingwan, do you wish to accept this challenge from contestant Tan Zhu?"

"If you refuse, contestant Tan Zhu will be directly eliminated."

The host turned to ask Li Qingwan.

"I think Teacher Li should probably agree, right?"

"After all, she's the first guest to be challenged. It would be quite embarrassing to refuse, wouldn't it?"

The judge Wan Tingxiu, who had a history of friction with Li Qingwan, spoke up.

"Indeed, Teacher Li is a top-tier singer in our industry; she surely wouldn't be afraid of a challenge from a junior?"

Another judge with a grudge against Li Qingwan, Bei Yixin, followed suit.

"This is a blatant attempt at reverse psychology."

"Yeah, Li Qingwan, you must not agree."

"If you agree, you'll really fall for their trap."

In the audience, countless people began to speak up upon seeing this scene.

Clearly, most of the audience was still on Li Qingwan's side.

This female contestant Tan Zhu and the other two judges...

...were at most just clowns jumping around to farm traffic.

At this moment, the contestant Tan Zhu looked at Li Qingwan confidently.

She knew Li Qingwan would definitely agree.

After all, before coming here, she had long since studied Li Qingwan's personality thoroughly.

Li Qingwan had a personality that was proud to the extreme.

She had never refused a challenge from anyone.

Even before she became a Diva, she would face challenges from even more powerful singers.

Much less a challenge from a third or fourth-tier singer like herself.

She believed Li Qingwan would not refuse.

The two judges who had a history with Li Qingwan also had slight smirks on their faces at this moment.

As long as Li Qingwan agreed, the initiative would be in their hands.

Because after the two competed, the decision of who won or lost rested with them, the judges.

Even the director of the music variety Program team had a trace of a smile on his face at this moment.

Yes, the director was also a part of their plan.

The contestant, the Program team, and the judges...

...had all conspired long ago.

They had woven a large net long ago...

...waiting for the prey, Li Qingwan, to take the bait.

After all, the traffic surrounding Li Qingwan was simply too massive.

Even if she left Tianlai Entertainment, she still carried most of the music industry's traffic on her shoulders.

Too many people wanted to profit from her.

However...

...just when everyone thought Li Qingwan would agree to this challenge without hesitation...

...the originally tense Li Qingwan suddenly broke into a graceful smile.

"I'm sorry, contestant, I refuse your challenge."

"Although I understand very well your desire to challenge me..."

"...I still feel that your current strength hasn't reached the point where you can challenge me."

"So, you should go back and practice your vocal techniques first."

"After all, when I was your age, I no longer made such common-sense mistakes."

Li Qingwan said indifferently.

In her pride, she had originally been a bit heated.

She had even wanted to accept the challenge immediately.

But just then...

...Jiang Feng, who was sitting beside her, suddenly whispered the word 'calm'.

Instantly, Li Qingwan's mind cleared up significantly.

She knew she could not accept this challenge.

Setting aside whether she could even win given that both judges had a history with her...

...even if she did win, without the song 'bubble'...

...what would she do when facing challenges from later contestants?

Thinking of this...

...Li Qingwan immediately calmed down.

She gave Jiang Feng a grateful look.

Then, she spoke to the female contestant in a slow and deliberate manner.

Instantly, the expression on Tan Zhu's face froze.

How could this be? Didn't they say Li Qingwan was the proudest?

Didn't they say Li Qingwan never refused a challenge from others?

Why was it that when it came to her, Li Qingwan actually refused?

And besides refusing, she even said a bunch of words to mock her.

"Li Qingwan, you're just a coward!"

"You're afraid of me!"

The contestant Tan Zhu instantly became frantic.

She roared at Li Qingwan.

"I'm sorry, contestant, please do not make a scene on stage."

"Since Teacher Li has not accepted your challenge, you have been eliminated."

The host walked over and spoke.

"Fine, Li Qingwan, you wait. I'll see if you can hide in your shell for the rest of your life!"

The female contestant's teeth itched with rage, but there was nothing she could do to Li Qingwan.

After all, she was just a contestant, and Li Qingwan was a guest; she was naturally a level above her.

She only had the right to challenge Li Qingwan, but not the right to make Li Qingwan agree.

"I didn't expect Teacher Li's personality to change after leaving Tianlai Entertainment."

"Where did our formerly proud Teacher Li go?"

"Could it be that Teacher Li's pride, like her works, was all left behind at Tianlai Entertainment?"

The judge Wan Tingxiu also glanced at Li Qingwan in surprise.

Clearly, she also hadn't expected that Li Qingwan would actually hold back.

However, this still didn't stop her from being sarcastic.

"Exactly. Our Teacher Li used to belong to the Phoenix lineage, proud as can be."

"Now she belongs to the Black Tortoise lineage."

The other judge, Bei Yixin, also followed with sarcastic remarks.

"Heh, seeing this contestant Tan Zhu actually reminds me of something."

Li Qingwan suddenly said.