Chapter 19.5

Although Su Qian lost to Xu Xingchen by one point and came in second in the end, during the live broadcast, her calmness in the face of the broken buzzer, her strategic chase in the rankings afterwards, and her rich knowledge reserve all earned her a wave of good feelings.

The latest video released by the official blog of the show is the cut of Su Qian and Xu Xingchen competing for the championship. At the last moment, Su Qian missed the opportunity to answer the question due to the delay of the wooden hammer slipping from her hand. Otherwise, it’s really uncertain who would have won. Even though she lost in the end, she graciously congratulated the winner, showing great demeanor.

At this time, the comments under the official blog post, the final champion was overshadowed, and the hot comments and front rows were all about Su Qian.

“I just want to ask, do the faces of those who mocked Su Qian before the show hurt?! If I were you, I would hide in the fridge to reduce the swelling on my face!”

“They said Su Qian wouldn’t answer because the buzzer was broken, and when she made a comeback, they said she knew the answers in advance. What else do you want to say, is it hard to admit that others are excellent?!” -_-!

“Su Qian is awesome! She has demeanor, temperament, and high EQ! I’ve turned from a hater to a fan! If anyone dares to badmouth her in the future, bring out the evidence, or be careful I’ll hit you with my keyboard!”

“I admit I was slapped in the face! Su Qian, what other surprises do you have that I don’t know about! I’m watching you!!! I won’t eat my keyboard, but I will never badmouth you again! Hope you do well in your acting!”

“I just want to know how the young lady takes care of her skin, it’s too good! Even wearing sportswear, she looks ethereal! Wuu wuu wuu, she’s simply too beautiful!”

“Will Su Qian be in the next episode?! I don’t want to watch it without her!”

“The previous comments said that Su Qian didn’t have the nerve, may I ask how many questions did you answer correctly? [smile]”

“……”

There were countless comments of this kind, and occasionally a few negative comments were squeezed out and disappeared after a while.

In this past half month, Xu Ke has never had a moment of such pride! She felt like a blind cat who had accidentally stumbled upon a dead mouse.

Xu Ke sat across from Su Qian, her eyebrows and eyes all smiling, “Sister Qianqian, how are you so amazing, you know all the answers.”

The questions became more and more difficult as they went on, otherwise the other four wouldn’t have been eliminated so quickly. She didn’t have much hope to begin with, thinking that it would be fine as long as Su Qian didn’t end up last. But to her surprise, Su Qian made a miraculous comeback and rushed straight to second place.

If it wasn’t for the buzzer malfunctioning…

“I like to read all sorts of books when I’m free.”

Su Qian’s parents were busy doing business, so they left her to be raised by her grandparents. Her grandparents were both university professors, and there were no game consoles or toys at home, only all kinds of strange books.

When she was young, her grandfather loved to hold her on his lap and read the words in the books to her, telling her some knowledge she didn’t understand. Later, when she grew up a bit, she started reading with her grandfather, from the bottom of the bookshelf to the top. It took her several years to read all the books on an entire wall.

Her grandfather always thought that Su Qian would go to a prestigious university in the future, or follow his path and become a teacher, or do some research.

So when her hopes were dashed and she found out that Su Qian had decided to enter the entertainment industry, her grandfather was so angry that he ignored her for a whole year.

Later on, she proved her abilities through her actions, and their relationship returned to good terms, but not long after, her grandfather passed away due to illness.

After saying this, Su Qian fell silent. Xu Ke noticed that her mood suddenly dropped and considerately gave her some space.

Just as she was about to get up and leave, the phone suddenly rang. Xu Ke picked it up, listened to the other party’s explanation, and her eyes lit up.

Ten minutes later, after hanging up the phone, she squatted excitedly in front of Su Qian, “Sister Qianqian, there’s an endorsement offer!”

Su Qian raised her eyebrows. Having learned from the previous experience, she was not excited this time.

“It’s different from last time! It’s a high-end makeup brand, they want to talk to us tomorrow.”

Su Qian’s comeback became the biggest highlight of this episode of the show, which made her instantly popular. The merchants saw this hot spot and topic, and prepared to strike while the iron is hot.

After pondering for a moment, Su Qian said, “Alright, let’s give it another try.”

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The brand endorsement was quickly agreed upon. She became the brand ambassador for an international first-line makeup brand. Although the title was not as high as an endorser, considering Su Qian’s status, the treatment was already quite good.

After signing the contract, the advertisement shooting was scheduled. Su Qian shot two versions, and when she was surrounded by a professional team, she finally found some of the feelings she had before.

When she came out of the studio, Xu Ke was tirelessly instructing her about the things to do the day after tomorrow. Su Qian listened intentionally or unintentionally, and when she looked up, she saw Chu Piaopiao coming out of the opposite studio.

Seven or eight people were surrounding her, some holding umbrellas, some handing water, and some fanning her. It was quite a spectacle.

She lifted her eyelids and glanced at Su Qian, pulling the corners of her mouth in a sarcastic smile, “It’s rare to meet you in such a place. Who are you being a background board for today?”

Hearing this blatant mockery, Xu Ke got angry, “You—”

Su Qian: “Why should Sister Piaopiao laugh at someone who retreats a hundred steps while she herself retreats fifty steps?”^[1]五十步笑百步 (wǔ shí bù xiào bǎi bù) = To laugh at someone who retreats a hundred steps while their self retreats fifty steps?, is an idiom that means “the pot calling the kettle … Continue reading

“You really think you’re great just because you’ve been on a crappy variety show? You’re more than fifty steps behind me.”

Su Qian was nonchalant, “A stand-in is probably not much better than a background board, don’t you think?”

Chu Piaopiao was most sensitive to the word “stand-in”, it stung her nerves every time. Her face immediately darkened, “It seems you haven’t learned your lesson!”

“I don’t like to learn the hard way! Let President Zhou save some energy to cultivate you, after all…” Before she finished her sentence, Su Qian looked down at the time and smiled faintly, “I have other things to do, so I won’t chat anymore. Please say hello to Mr. Shang for me.”

After saying that, she lifted her hand to flip her hair, and walked out in her three-inch high heels.

Mr. Shang…

Su Qian definitely knew that she had been dumped by Shang Jingyu!

Chu Piaopiao was so angry that her teeth itched, and she stomped her foot angrily, “Su Qian, you wait for me!”

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