Liu Qian thanks the revealer, magic needs to be revealed in order to progress.

Liu Qian talks about the exposure of magic tricks. (File photo)

Liu Qian's magic show during the Spring Festival Gala and Lantern Festival evening party left audiences in awe, but at the same time, many netizens have questioned whether Liu Qian used "plants" in his performances and if they were "suspected plagiarism." The exchange between Liu Qian on his blog and Han Han was even dubbed the "first battle of the new year." For a time, controversies arose one after another. Liu Qian, who had basically remained silent, finally spoke up. In response to the controversies, he said, "I'm already used to it, I've gotten accustomed to it long ago," regarding the external doubts that he used plants in his performance, he firmly stated, "There is no way I would do such a thing." As for the plagiarism doubts concerning the "coin through glass" trick, he responded for the first time: the original work belongs to American magician Dean Dill, "After making significant improvements to his work, I obtained his approval." Regarding whether or not he looks forward to appearing on the Spring Festival Gala for a third time, he boldly responded: there's nothing I wouldn't dare to do!