The sub-regional finals.
Three topics.
“An Intellectually Disabled Genius.”
“A Teacher with Dissociative Identity Disorder.”
“A Man Who Fantasizes About Being a Woman.”
These three topics stunned all four judges on the judging panel.
Who came up with these topics?
Come out, and I promise not to beat you to death.
For topics like these, it's too difficult for contestants to perform alone, isn't it?
Maybe only the third one is a bit better.
After all, the little rascal once interpreted a 'Scottish style,' which could be considered a performance.
What about the other two?
Even veteran actors might not be able to perform them well.
Who is so talented?
And came up with such difficult topics in the end?
Jiang Wen looked directly at Teacher Huang beside him: “Teacher Huang, if you had to choose one to perform, which one would you be confident in acting?”
“I…”
Teacher Huang scratched his head, then vaguely said, “I might choose the third one.”
“I wouldn’t choose any of them, because I can’t interpret any of them well.”
Jiang Wen spoke the plain truth directly.
Teacher Huang was speechless.
Actually, he couldn't interpret them well either.
He had no concept in his mind.
The reason he chose the third one was that the only reference image in his mind was the effeminate image created by the little rascal back then.
It should still be close to the topic, right?
On the other side.
Tong Gege leaned over to Liu Tianchi and quietly asked, “Teacher Tianchi, who came up with these three topics? They’re too outrageous, aren’t they?”
“I don’t know either.”
Liu Tianchi pouted: “I heard a director came up with them. I don’t know who exactly, the production team is keeping it a secret. However, these three sets of topics are really good; they truly test one’s ability.”
Tong Gege gave a wry smile: “Teacher Tianchi, this test is too difficult, isn’t it? If it were me, I probably couldn’t perform any of them.”
“…”
Liu Tianchi didn’t say anything.
She kept looking at Chen Feng, feeling strange.
Everyone felt quite frustrated upon seeing the three topics, especially the other two on stage, Xu Yao and Li Han.
Both of them had crestfallen expressions.
Even a fool could tell the difficulty was too great.
Only Chen Feng remained expressionless.
No one knew what he was thinking.
Was he feigning composure, or was he confident?
He was going to interpret 'An Intellectually Disabled Genius.' How exactly was he going to interpret that?
Even the experienced Liu Tianchi had no concept.
...
At the guest performer's seating area.
International Zhang also leaned over to Uncle Heitu and asked, “Uncle Heitu, do you think topics like these are suitable for a variety show? Aren’t they a bit too difficult?”
“Hmph.”
Uncle Heitu snorted: “The person who came up with these topics had ill intentions. Anyway, Xu Yao chose the third one, which gives him a better chance.”
International Zhang: “…”
Mm!
It certainly gives him a better chance.
Many comedians now imitate the little rascal’s effeminate image; everyone is familiar with it.
So, as long as Xu Yao can imitate, he should be able to perform it.
But what about Li Han?
A teacher with dissociative identity disorder?
He has to portray the identity of a teacher and also show dissociative identity disorder.
International Zhang herself had never played a role like that; she didn't even know what dissociative identity disorder looked like.
And then there's Chen Feng's?
An intellectually disabled genius.
Alright!
Maybe the teacher with dissociative identity disorder is even simpler than his.
On the other side.
Hua Zai had remained silent all along.
He was silently observing Chen Feng.
He had once played a character, a born genius with high intelligence, but with an emotional intelligence equivalent to that of a six-year-old child.
That character was very classic.
It was somewhat similar to what Chen Feng had chosen.
If Chen Feng had seen the movie “True and False Dragon,” he might be able to draw some inspiration from it.
...
Everyone was complaining.
But time waits for no one.
Topics were chosen, and the three of them played rock-paper-scissors to decide the performance order.
During the rock-paper-scissors game, Chen Feng quickly entered the role of a gambler, winning the last performance slot with uncanny skill.
So, the first to go on stage was Xu Yao.
Li Han was second.
Thus, the stage was officially left to the top three contestants to compete for the final championship of the Yanjing Division.
...
The first round began.
As the cue sounded, Xu Yao took the stage.
As expected, he chose to imitate the little rascal.
Wearing a pair of shorts, a red jacket, a green scarf tied around his neck, and a bit of effeminate makeup on his face.
Then, he performed a segment similar to a stand-up comedy show by himself.
The imitation was too heavy.
People were already suffering from aesthetic fatigue from the little rascal’s performances, so why would they be interested in Xu Yao’s performance?
As a result, there was no climax throughout the entire show.
Although Xu Yao performed diligently, as if he had returned to the Errenzhuan stage, pulling off one trick after another, it still fell flat.
Ten minutes later, the performance ended.
The rules of the finals were still based on popular vote to determine the winner.
So, after Xu Yao’s performance, Uncle Heitu personally stood up from the guest seating area, put his hands together, and bowed to the audience and cameras present.
Canvassing for votes!
...
Soon, the second round began.
Li Han stood in the center of the stage, with a blackboard in front of him.
He faced the audience below the stage.
Clearly, his performance was treating the audience below the stage as students, and he was the teacher at the podium.
So, Li Han began.
First, a serious classroom lecture scene.
Li Han wrote something on the blackboard.
When the camera focused on the blackboard, the scene erupted in laughter.
On the online platform.
Bullet comments flew.
“Hahahahaha, I thought he was going to write something? Like an ancient text or poem. This guy wrote 2+2 = ?”
“A primary school teacher?”
“No way, a kindergarten teacher?”
“A kindergarten teacher who is a schizophrenic? Hard to imagine.”
“The comment above, why does it sound a bit creepy?”
“Hey, it’s not over yet. Look, he wrote again.”
“Holy cow, another one? 2x2 = ?”
“No way, does he really want to do a live lesson?”
“Dumbass!”
“The comment above is the truth!”
...
Everyone was amused by what Li Han wrote.
Was he really going to teach 2+2 = ? such kindergarten-level stuff?
At this moment, Li Han turned to the audience.
He now had a calm expression.
Looking at everyone, he said, “Class, today we’re going to learn two very magical things.”
“Look, 2+2 = ? Does anyone know, class?”
“That’s right, 2+2 equals 4.”
“So, class, do you know what 2x2 equals?”
“You got it right again, 2x2, it also equals 4.”
As he said this, Li Han’s expression became somewhat distorted, his eyes slowly widened, staring intently at a certain spot below the stage.
“Class, is it interesting?”
“2+2 = 4, 2x2 also equals 4.”
“How magical?”
“Isn’t it?”
The more Li Han spoke, the more distorted his expression became, and he roared in a nearly bizarre, perverted voice: “Class, tell me, is this 2, is it awesome or not?”
“Is it awesome or not??”
“2+2 can equal 4, and 2x2 is still equal to 4. This 2 is so damn awesome, hahahahahahahahahahaha…”
The entire audience: “…”
At this moment, everyone was petrified.