Chapter 226 Tracing back to ancient crosstalk culture
Qi Long did not participate in the dinner today. He and Dong Qiang had a schedule and had to fly to Shanghai overnight.
After the end of "Extreme Men's Group", Shanghai TV gave up its position as the weekend variety show leader. The subsequent follow-up programs were not very good, so they found Wanerda again and tried to buy the copyright of "De Yun Dou Xiao She" to broadcast it on TV.
After discussion, Wanerda refused, because there are many disciples of Deyun participating in "Douxiaoshe". With more participants, the program would need to be longer.
In addition, their reality show ultimately decides the grouping and drawing of crosstalk performances. The program and the crosstalk performances alone would take up three and a half hours. When put on a TV show, it would be compressed into one and a half hours, which is far from enough.
It is better to broadcast it online, which is more suitable for this variety show.
Although the deal for Deyun Douxiaoshe was not successful, the big company that was involved in a rap talent show gave Shanghai TV a proposal for a crosstalk talent show.
There is no crosstalk competition this year, so we can put together a variety show ourselves called "Innovative Crosstalk", and invite crosstalk performers from all over the country to participate. The judges will be Guo Degang and Mr. Zhang Guoli, who has a high level of seniority in both the entertainment and crosstalk circles.
Tomorrow is the first recording session. Qi Long and Dong Qiang will participate as guests and flying instructors.
Although Qi Long left, he settled the bill in advance. It was also when he was waiting at the airport that Sun Honglei complained, "Am I short of money?"
"You are not short of money, but I am not short of work. Everyone knows that Brother Honglei, you came to this show for me?" He replied to the voice message and said that he would definitely not snatch the money next time.
After replying a few words, Qi Long began to look at the list of contestants. It turned out that there were quite a few familiar faces. Many of the contestants he met in the National Crosstalk Competition last year had also signed up.
It can be seen that there are not many stages for new crosstalk artists to shine, so when everyone heard about such a show, they all came.
"Jing'er, shall we perform a duet? Which part shall we perform?" Dong Qiang pushed him.
Qi Long replied: "Since so many crosstalk artists have come, our job should be to tell the crosstalk artists' stories. We should tell a story about ancient crosstalk and talk about our practice. The finale is to recite the crosstalk "The Reckless Man" in unison!"
"well!"
"I guess a lot of actors will follow suit and it will definitely be a shocking scene!"
"Eight Screens" is one of the earliest crosstalk performances that crosstalk actors come into contact with. Anyone who studies crosstalk systematically cannot avoid this performance!
"Hey, then how about adding a recording? I'll ask my master to record one: Qi Long and Gao Dongqiang are practicing!"
Qi Long's eyes lit up, and he thought his partner's suggestion was particularly good: "Okay, you can play again tomorrow morning. The old man would have gone to bed by now!"
"Of course, you remind me then. At 7:30, he will definitely wake up!"
"Okay!" Qi Long silently clicked an alarm clock.
At the recording site of "Innovations in Crosstalk", the rolling shutter door opened and hundreds of crosstalk performers entered together. Most of them were wearing gowns, but there were also a few in suits and leather shoes.
The entire studio was decorated to have the atmosphere of a traditional teahouse, and everyone was marveling at the scene as if they had traveled through time.
As the mechanical voice of "Please welcome two crosstalk observers: Guo Degang and Zhang Guoli" sounded, everyone applauded together. Two people walked onto the stage from the side curtain and bowed together.
Guo Degang laughed: "It's getting late, there are not many people here, the chickens are not crowing, and even Teacher Guoli is not biting!"
"I am a dog!" Zhang Guoli asked back.
"Why do you say that about yourself, Mr. Kokuriki?"
"Nonsense, you just said I won't bite, even if it's a dog!"
"I'm talking about dogs!"
"You're talking about me! Everyone heard it, you said, Mr. Guoli"
"dog!"
"Teacher Guoli!"
"dog!"
"Teacher Guoli"'s pace was getting faster and faster, and the two of them were talking directly in one voice. Guo Degang smiled with satisfaction, and Zhang Guoli realized something was wrong and pushed him.
"Is Teacher Gou Guoli decent?"
It was a simple little package, and everyone smiled and applauded.
Guo Degang continued: "We are not like other shows. We can't be called mentors. We are just an ordinary variety show. Teacher Guoli and I are just observers!"
"Correct!"
"Find the value of pi!"
“Observe this circle?”
“” Guo Degang began to recite the value of pi, just like reciting a line of dialogue, and the numbers came out in a series.
Zhang Guoli was surprised: "Wow!"
"Awesome!"
"How many pi values do you know by heart?"
"Just memorize the first few numbers, and just recite the rest at random. They don't know them anyway!"
After a simple joke, the two did not take up too much of the stage. They read out the rules and were to perform in turn. The two observers could choose to show their signs. "Continue observing" meant they would advance, while "Thank you for participating" meant they were temporarily not suitable to enter the next round.
There are two more observers who will be joining them today.
"Please welcome flight observers Qi Long and Gao Dongqiang with applause!"
"Good!" Everyone applauded enthusiastically. They all knew that this was a big-name show. As the two of them were the most popular actors from last year to this year, their strength was also well-deserved to win the championship in the national competition, and they were also convinced.
The two of them walked through the entrance, went onto the stage, and began their crosstalk performance.
"Oh, it's great to see so many crosstalk colleagues!" Qi Long said with emotion.
Gao Dongqiang asked: "What's good about it?" "No one throws rotten eggs up, isn't that good?" Qi Long's question made everyone laugh.
Dong Qiang pressed his hand: "Don't worry, I told the security that people with rotten eggs will not be allowed in."
Qi Long pointed at his feet and said, "How did the guy standing there with a rotten egg head get in?"
Lao Guo stood up and turned around to pick up the stool, making everyone laugh.
"Just a little joke, that's the humor of life."
"Look everyone, this guy's sense of humor is that he says other people's heads are like eggs!" Dong Qiang pointed at Qi Long.
"Humor has existed since ancient times. It is about finding fun in life and facing life with a smile. Look at the Book of Songs, our ancestors showed their humor!"
“Where is it shown?”
Qi Long opened his mouth and recited a passage from the Book of Songs: "Big rat, big rat, don't eat my millet. I have pierced my three-year-old daughter, but I don't care if I have recited it correctly, right?"
Dong Qiang nodded: "Hey, it doesn't matter if you recite it wrong, they don't know anyway!"
This is the joke where Lao Guo talked about pi at the beginning of the impromptu joke. Impromptu jokes are the most easily recognized skill of crosstalk performers, and everyone applauded immediately.
"What does this mean?"
"Please explain it to me!"
"Big rat, big rat, please don't eat the crops I grow. I have treated you like my own daughter for the past three years. How can you be so heartless?" Qi Long wailed as he explained.
Dong Qiang couldn't help but pull him: "Three years old Guannu, Nu is a homophone of Ru!"
Qi Long pointed at him and said, "You? I have treated you like my son for three years!"
"You go over there, and, Ru, three drops of water and a female, that's what you mean!" Dongqiang explained to him in detail.
Qi Long pointed at him and said, "I have spoiled you like this for three years!"
"Go over there," Dong Qiang pointed, "Don't point at me, I'm not a mouse!"
"In short, this is what it means. This "big rat" is not a big rat. It is actually a satire on those who oppress and exploit him. You see, this is how our ancestors faced oppression and wrote this thing to make a humorous satire!"
“This is humorous!”
"Later, we came to the Qin Dynasty. Look, this soldier toilet was unearthed from the Qin Dynasty."
"Terracotta warriors!"
"Terracotta toilet!" Qi Long glanced at him, turned around and continued.
Dong Qiang shouted loudly: "Terracotta Warriors!"
The frequent mistakes in this segment were the gags in their classic show "Full of Knowledge". The two actors worked in perfect harmony. Qi Long really acted like the kind of intellectual who knew nothing but loved to talk. Dong Qiang's interruption style changed again and again, and he became more and more impatient, making every interruption a new and funny moment.
The audience will also be curious about what Dongqiang will do next time.
"Yes, yes, yes, it is said that two little figures were unearthed from the Terracotta Warriors. That's right (Qi Long makes a gesture of one hand high and one hand low, with a smile on his face). At that time, my master, Mr. Hou Baolin, insisted that these two little figures must be crosstalk performers!"
"Oh, there are crosstalk performers in the Qin Dynasty?"
"Yes, at that time it was called excellent, not excellent."
"That word is pronounced pai, actor!"
"You're still solving problems, eh?" Qi Long's eyes lit up: "Dongqiang, do you think the origin of the name of the actor is to solve problems, make people happy, and solve problems, so they are called actors? Oh, we have figured out the problem of the historian!"
"Go, what a mess!"
“I’m going to apply for a patent!”
"Come back here, don't go out and embarrass yourself. The comedians have already explained it. It's said in Han Feizi: Difficulties 3 that comedians are dwarfs, and they are the ones that the ruler invites to dinner. Comedians are people who make a living by performing music, dance and comedy, not by helping people solve problems!"
"Well, anyway, the word 'excellent' is used to describe actors. Later, our country stopped using it, but other countries started using it."
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience started laughing. Obviously, everyone was a person who understood what he meant.
Qi Long pointed at the one who laughed the loudest in the audience and said: "Look at Zhang Kang's smile. It's obvious that he has been watching the excellence of other countries. Let's exchange ideas later!"
Gao Dongqiang: "Look at that Chen Xi, he's laughing so hard that I can even see his tonsils!"
The two of them were called out for roll call, which brought another round of joy.
Next, we talked about Dongfang Shuo, the recognized ancestor of crosstalk, and the comedians of the Three Kingdoms period.
“Were there comedians during the Three Kingdoms period?”
"Sun Quan, you have been bringing us happiness till now. People say that we Chinese are romantic. We are indeed romantic. You can see that there is wine in front of Li Bai's tomb, and chocolate in front of Huo Qubing's tomb. It is said that he was still a child. It is funny to rush to Sun Quan's tomb!"
"What's so funny?"
"They are all pictures of Zhang Liao. Just tell me if he is funny or not. One hundred thousand were defeated by eight hundred. It is too funny. He is simply a clown!"
"Okay, this is not funny, he is just a wimp!"
Then the two of them talked about the comedians in the Tang Dynasty, and the barbarians from all over the country who rushed to dance for the Heavenly Khan to entertain him.
"When I was a kid, I was very excited when I read this passage, thinking that the Tang Dynasty was really powerful. But when I grew up, I realized, eh? I am a barbarian."
During the Song Dynasty, there were various excellent brothel cultures, which I will talk about in this article.
During the Yuan Dynasty, Yuan dramas made fun of Liu Bang, saying that Liu Bang did not pay back the money and even changed his name to Emperor Gaozu of Han.
These are all the development of our crosstalk!
(End of this chapter)
