And on hearing Qianxun’s words, Yuan Yuan couldn’t help but clench her teeth in secret hatred, "That despicable woman, she’s too arrogant!"
However, luckily she still had a trump card up her sleeve!
Some of the five professors had been stuffed with a lot of money by the Yuan Family, apart from a few who had not agreed, the others had already leaked the final round questions to her!
Now, she wanted to see how Su Qianxun would continue to show off!
Next, the host resumed reading the questions.
To avoid making the cheating too obvious, the director had no choice but to arrange for the staff to give the other two competitors a chance to answer.
Otherwise, if Yuan Yuan managed to snatch away all the remaining seven or eight questions, it would just seem too fake!
He might have taken money from the Yuan Family, but this program couldn’t afford to tarnish its reputation because of his backdoor maneuvering to help Yuan Yuan!
Ultimately, the quick-answer challenge ended under Qianxun’s indifferent gaze.
And because Qianxun looked too confident and formidable, even with covert assistance from the show’s team, a frustrated Yuan Yuan missing several opportunities to buzz in due to being overly emotional.
Fortunately, her prior performance had been good enough to accumulate a score second only to Qianxun, so after the quick-answer segment concluded, the two finalists facing off in the showdown were Qianxun and Yuan Yuan.
With a cold glance over at Qianxun, Yuan Yuan’s gaze swiftly scanned across the five professors.
As the host finished speaking, the platforms for both competitors automatically began to move toward the center of the stage, then joined together.
"Now, we come to the final segment of the Poetry Conference, the ultimate showdown! First, let us congratulate Su Qianxun and Yuan Yuan for entering the finals; their performances have been truly spectacular! Let’s give them another round of applause!" Wen Wan said with a smile.
After the applause rose and faded, Wen Wan looked toward the judges.
"These five professors are Ph.D. advisors from renowned universities across the country, with profound scholarship. Next, we’ll have our five professors ask one question each to the two competitors, with correct answers earning ten points and wrong ones resulting in a deduction of five points," Wen Wan reminded.
Then, Wen Wan first turned to the oldest professor in the group, "Now, please welcome the history professor from Nanhua University, Professor Wang Bo, to ask his question!"
The camera soon turned to Professor Wang Bo at the scene.
He looked at Qianxun with admiration and then said, "From the previous competition, we can see that contestant Su Qianxun’s ability to think on her feet is quite fast and her reserve of poetry knowledge is also quite substantial. So I’ll ask a slightly more difficult question."
Upon hearing this, Qianxun gave him a faint nod.
Unless he asked a bogus question, she didn’t believe she wouldn’t be able to answer it.
"The Tang Dynasty was the peak of Chinese poetry, with many famous poets emerging during that time, such as Li Bai and Du Fu, who are household names. However, apart from male poets, there were also many female poets in the Tang Dynasty. According to expert research, how many female poets appeared during the 290 years of the Tang Dynasty?" Professor Wang Bo said with a smile, looking at Qianxun.
The next moment, Qianxun directly responded, "207."
Upon hearing her answer, Professor Wang Bo was momentarily taken aback but quickly started applauding, "Correct! I thought I could stump you, but you didn’t hesitate at all to provide the answer."
At that moment, the audience erupted into a warm round of applause.
Yuan Yuan clenched her fists slightly at this time.
As if it’s something to be proud of!