67: Chapter 67 Did Li Qingwan Lose? The Humble Li Qingwan.

But was being unwilling to give up of any use?

Clearly, it was useless.

Li Qingwan hadn't expected this.

That Tianlai Entertainment, after she left...

...would actually want to drive her to a dead end.

Not only did they block her from various resources in the entertainment industry...

...they even sent the company's top artist, Wang Lin, to challenge her on the show.

Their goal was to crush her completely.

They even used such an unfair method to win.

But the audience wouldn't care about the grievances behind it.

Their focus was only on who sang well and who didn't.

Who lost.

And who won.

"The clouds knead the sunset into a letter."

"The evening breeze walks down the long street for me."

"Unspoken wishes are hidden within the words."

"Sent to that bright moon far away."

"Fallen leaves lightly kiss the windowsill."

"Worries are folded between the paper."

"The wind sweeps across thousands of mountains and seas."

"Only to recite the tenderness once."

When Wang Lin sang "letter sent by the evening breeze"...

...it was very gentle.

It was completely different from her previous style.

But the audience found it very familiar.

Because this style of singing was the one Li Qingwan was most known for.

Yes, when Wang Lin sang "letter sent by the evening breeze"...

...she completely copied Li Qingwan's singing style.

Li Qingwan's vocal style.

For Wang Lin, who also grew up at Tianlai Entertainment...

...this wasn't difficult.

However, Wang Lin truly lived up to her reputation as a champion of multiple talent shows.

Even while using Li Qingwan's singing style...

...she was still able to sing it beautifully.

The live audience couldn't help but applaud her, acknowledging her singing prowess.

"This song, 'letter sent by the evening breeze', sounds really good."

"Yeah, this Wang Lin really has some talent."

"She sang the song Tianlai Entertainment prepared for Li Qingwan, and even used Li Qingwan's style."

"And she sang it right in front of Li Qingwan; this is simply adding insult to injury."

"No, I think she wants to become the second Li Qingwan."

"That's true. Which female singer in the entire music industry wouldn't want to be the next Li Qingwan?"

"Li Qingwan alone accounts for nearly half of the music industry's traffic. Even without a top-tier award, she's still the most popular diva in the entertainment world."

"It's perfectly reasonable for this Wang Lin to want to replace Li Qingwan while she's vulnerable and become the second Li Qingwan."

"I just don't know how Li Qingwan is going to deal with this."

The live audience's feelings were very complicated at this moment.

While they felt sorry for Li Qingwan, they also had to admit that Wang Lin was very talented.

Well, it was roughly like the feeling of being cuckolded.

They clearly felt guilty, yet it felt exhilarating.

Soon.

Wang Lin finished singing "letter sent by the evening breeze".

Thunderous applause erupted throughout the venue.

"Thank you, everyone."

"I've finished my performance."

Wang Lin said as she bowed to the audience.

Her expression was full of confidence.

Clearly, she was very satisfied with her performance.

"We can hear that Wang Lin's 'new song' just now was performed quite well."

"I can say it's the best new song I've heard on this show so far."

"We have to give a thumbs up to this young singer."

The Host praised Wang Lin.

The judges' comments on Wang Lin were also mostly positive.

In the entire venue, only Li Qingwan seemed to be at the peak of nervousness.

Should she just surrender?

Or just give up?

She was hesitating in her heart.

And this hesitation of hers...

...seemed to be seen through by the Host as well.

"Teacher Li, our contestant Wang Lin has finished her performance."

"Please take a look; which song would you like to choose to sing?"

"If there's an accompaniment, we need to communicate with the Band beforehand."

The Host asked while looking at Li Qingwan.

"Host, I'd like to ask, can I cover someone else's song?"

Li Qingwan asked somewhat weakly.

This was currently her only option.

Even though she didn't have the rights to any songs.

So, she could only place her hopes on the Program team.

If the Program team were willing to communicate with some singers at this time...

...then it would be possible.

Although Li Qingwan felt that covering someone else's song might not necessarily beat Wang Lin...

...at least it might not be this embarrassing.

"Uh, Teacher Li, that shouldn't be possible at the moment."

"After all, the songs covered by contestants on our Program team's show have basically all had their rights purchased beforehand."

"If you want to cover someone else's song now, the Program team would need to purchase the rights all over again."

"In terms of time, it's a bit too late."

"Besides, I'm not in charge of copyright matters."

The Host hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Clearly, he had already received instructions from above.

They couldn't leave Li Qingwan any way out.

She had to lose this competition.

This was an open scheme they had already agreed upon.

For Li Qingwan, it was an impossible situation.

From the moment she joined this show, all control was no longer in her hands.

And if she wanted to go against the Program team and violate their rules...

...then she would have to pay an astronomical breach of contract fee.

For Li Qingwan, whose bank accounts were all currently frozen, this was clearly unaffordable.

"What does Li Qingwan mean by this?"

"She wants to cover someone else's song?"

"Holy cow, if I remember correctly, Li Qingwan never used to cover other people's songs, right?"

"Clearly, Li Qingwan has been pushed to a dead end."

"Tsk tsk, as expected, the current Li Qingwan is just a Music Diva in name only."

"Without her own creative ability, she's nothing once she left Tianlai Entertainment."

"Sure enough, she only has one song, 'bubble', to sing. Without 'bubble', she has nothing."

The live audience was also seeing such a humble Li Qingwan for the first time.

But Li Qingwan's humility did not earn the Program team's sympathy.

Instead, it was met with the Program team's cold refusal.

"Okay, I understand."

Li Qingwan took a deep breath.

She couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

She knew she had lost.

From the moment she stepped into this show's recording venue, she had already lost.

It was just that everyone was putting on a show for her.

The real purpose of this show was to exploit her traffic.

And Wang Lin was the person Tianlai Entertainment wanted to replace her with.

"Li Qingwan, you don't happen to have no songs left to sing, do you?"

As a judge, Wan Tingxiu felt immensely refreshed seeing Li Qingwan like this.

Li Qingwan had always had that aloof and superior air.

When had they ever seen Li Qingwan look so humble?

"Li Qingwan, if you have no songs to sing, you can choose to concede."

"On our show, there is no penalty for conceding."

"However, if you concede, Wang Lin will advance directly."

Another judge, Bei Yixin, also pretended to offer a kind reminder.