[What's the difference between that and just giving up?]
Will someone really manage to paint a Chinese painting in such a short amount of time?
Of course, there are those who can.
But it's a completely different matter from a competition, any sane person would prepare extensively in advance for a national contest; both the initial conception and the act of painting require a significant amount of time to contemplate and understand.
As such, when this blank sheet of paper appeared, a thought surged in the hearts of the Challengers.
That was—Uncle She must have planned to give up already.
They refused to believe anyone could produce a work in such a short time that could rival theirs, not even a master would dare to do so.
While the loyal fans' heartbeats accelerated and others mocked mercilessly, Tang Shu had already completed mixing several different shades of gray.
Some art students among the loyal fans immediately spammed 666.