57-year-old Xiao Qiang takes advantage of the wind to protect his teammates to brush the whole net: a declaration of withdrawal from the game, according to the most scarce responsibility of internal entertainment

Jiuzhi Network News On April 11, 2026, the live broadcast night of "Chengfeng 2026", when the final number of votes was fixed at 794, the audience was in an uproar. Prior to this, Xiao Qiang joined hands with Anqi and Tao Xinran to bring "Rainbow Smile", which had just won the first place in the dance group in the pre-match quiz. On the live broadcast stage, the three people completed the performance with no mistakes throughout the entire process. The sweet and spicy choreography was neat and smooth. 57-year-old Xiao Qiang wore a double ponytail to challenge the difficult floor movements. Her breath was stable and her state was full, bringing the millennium to the senses. The retro vitality was vividly demonstrated. However, the final votes were announced, and this team, which was predicted by the audience to rush into the upper reaches, was at the bottom of the game and instantly fell into the desperate situation of elimination.
The atmosphere at the scene instantly froze. Young team members Anqi and Tao Xinran lowered their heads, their eyes red and tears fell from self-blame. Just when everyone thought that this would be another regretful farewell common in variety shows, Xiao Qiang, who has always shown her elegance and gentleness, interrupted the process with a microphone and faced the entire camera and program team with a resounding voice. I said the words that swept the Internet overnight: "Whoever dares to let my team members go, I will go! I was the one who failed to lead well, and I should take responsibility."
Before she could finish her sentence, she turned her head to the tearful team members and broke the sad atmosphere with a reprimand that seemed severe but was gentle: "Don't cry, two are useless."
This video, which lasted less than 30 seconds, exploded the entire Chinese Internet in 48 hours. As of April 13,# I'll leave when the team members leave # # It turns out that the captain who protects the most is Xiao Qiang # and other related topics have exceeded 1.2 billion, and the number of views related to Douyin has exceeded 300 million. Countless netizens lamented in the comment area: "In the entertainment where everyone is wise and protects their lives, I finally see what a real captain is."
This famous scene also made the public completely tear off the label that had been stuck on Xiao Qiang for decades.
Prior to this, when mentioning Xiao Qiang, most people's first impression was "Taiwan's No. 1 Beauty", the stubborn and proud Lulu Ping in "A Curtain of Dreams", and the moonlight Lin Shiyin in "Xiao Li Flying Knife". He is an established artist who relies on his feelings and looks to earn his fortune. Even when she first appeared on the stage of "Chengfeng 2026", many netizens questioned: "I am almost 60 years old and came to participate in a singing and dancing variety show, just to sell my feelings and cut leeks."
But she broke all prejudices with only two stages.

On the live broadcast on the first stage, she wore a light gold dress and sang "A Curtain of Dreams" calmly and emotionally. In the middle stage, she completed a standard 180-degree one-word horse under the live broadcast without sound correction or editing. Her breathing was still stable after the movement. Even the live dance coach couldn't help but marvel: "This kind of control is something that even a 20-year-old professional dancer may not be able to achieve."
In the end, she set a new record for the highest score in the history of the "Chengfeng" series with a score of 509. The professional review gave a full score of 30 points, and the number of votes for the public review directly exceeded the full score limit of 470 points, responding to all "doubts about" false feelings." Behind this amazing look is her extreme self-discipline for decades: with a height of 170cm, her weight has stabilized at 45 kilograms all year round, her waist has always remained 22 inches, and her visceral fat index is as low as 1. Even after testing, the doctor said bluntly that her bone age is only 28 years old.
Compared with the stunning performance on the stage, what moved the audience more was her pattern and responsibility as a captain.
Since the beginning of the team, this veteran artist who ridiculed himself at the "Ancient God Deng" has never shown the attitude of relying on his seniority. During the preparations for the first public service, she accompanied the team members in the practice room, picking up every dance move, sharpening the details of every lyrics, and teaching her decades of stage experience to the team members without reservation. Anqi is good at choreography, so she let the team members use their creativity; Tao Xinran was not born in singing and dancing, so she patiently accompanied her team to break through her shortcomings bit by bit. Compared with the number of personal shots and the level of stage rankings, she cares more about the team. Everyone can grow on this stage.

Because of this, when the number of votes on the stage was at the bottom and the team members were at risk of elimination, she stood up immediately and took all the responsibility on herself. She even used her qualifications as a bargaining chip to protect the team members behind her. In this competitive variety show where winning and losing comes first and traffic is king, too many artists are used to winning and taking credit and losing. Too many team captains are willing to sacrifice the lens and opportunities of their team members for their promotion quotas. Xiao Qiang's sentence "I will leave when the team members leave" is like a clear stream, breaking through the decent illusion of exquisiteness and self-interest in the entertainment variety show.
Of course, accompanied by the overwhelming praise, there is also a never-ending controversy.
Some netizens believe that Xiao Qiang's move is ignoring the program's established competition system and threatening the program team to forcibly intervene in the results by withdrawing from the competition. It is unfair to other contestants who are also facing the risk of elimination; some people bluntly said that this scene is just a script designed in advance, which is a hype to attract attention and create a person. After all, on the variety show stage, the person setting that "domineering protects teammates" has always been the easiest to attract fans.
But in fact, Xiao Qiang's confidence has never been supported by her design and script. She has been in the Chinese entertainment industry for more than 30 years. She has gone from a top actress who was popular across the Taiwan Strait and three places at that time to a senior senior who is now indifferent to fame and fortune. She has seen the most flashy side of the entertainment industry and also understood that young artists are in this industry. You can't help yourself. She knows too well that for artists like Anqi and Tao Xinran, one elimination may mean the disappearance of the camera and a gap in opportunities. She already has enough works and confidence, so she is willing to use her own leave., give the team members a chance to move forward.
As of April 13, the "Chengfeng 2026" program team has not yet made an official response to Xiao Qiang's withdrawal declaration, and the final elimination result has not yet been announced. Xiao Qiang herself did not make any additional response to the controversy on the Internet, and still led her team members to prepare for the Ergong stage.
In fact, for the audience, the final result is no longer so important.
The "Chengfeng" series has gone through seven seasons. We have heard too many definitions of "female power" and seen too many marketing about "self-discipline in the frozen age". However, Xiao Qiang's appearance has never been because she is 57 years old. Still stunning, nor is it because of her feelings that have been engraved in the youth of a generation.
She let us truly see that there has always been only one standard answer to female power. It can be gentle and elegant years of tranquility, or it can be someone who stands up with a sharp edge; it can be extreme self-discipline for decades, or it can be someone who does not abandon the righteousness and responsibility of those around you when you are in a desperate situation.
In this era when everyone is accustomed to self-preservation, Xiao Qiang used one sentence to let us see the long-lost Jianghu spirit and true nature of internal entertainment. And this may be the most important thing to see on the stage of "Chengfeng".