Chapter 32: Perform crosstalk with students who can’t perform supporting roles! Zhang Pan and Liu Quanmiao were extremely grateful. After they got off the stage, they tactfully said that they had no master and that they learned from the Qu School and were Haiqing. That meant that if Qi Long asked them to, they would become his disciples. But Qi Long had no intention of accepting an apprentice, let alone an apprentice who was of similar age, maybe only two or three years older. How awkward would that be? "My senior brother values talents the most. You two have the skills to become my disciple. And you are both from Tianjin, right? That's perfect. I'll recommend you two!" Qi Long continued. I will not accept a disciple, and if I really want to accept a disciple, it will only be Gao Dongqiang's child! However, Gao Dongqiang doesn’t even have a girlfriend yet, so he’s still a long way off from accepting a disciple. We went backstage to continue watching the performance. Soon, the list of the six crosstalk performers who advanced to the finals was announced: Qi Long, Gao Dongqiang; Lu Xin, Yu Hao; Gao Xiaopan, You Xianchao; Jin Fei, Chen Xi; Dong Jianchun, Li Ding; Chen Yinquan, Hou Zhenpeng! It can be said that this is a luxurious lineup of young crosstalk performers except for Deyun Society. As for Deyun, after Lao Guo took third place, he said that he would not allow his apprentice to participate. Qi Long, his apprentice, was recommended by Mr. Shi, so he had no say in that. Other talented contestants who didn't come include those who withdrew from Deyun Club: He Tanwei and Cao Yunjin. If these two came, they would also have the strength to make it to the finals.
Putting aside all those miscellaneous things, and just looking at the level of crosstalk: He Tanwei's opera Liuhuo is indeed amazing, and Xiao Cao is the only one among the disciples who has received the true teachings of Lao Guo, and their expressions and movements are almost copied from the same mold. By the way, before Qi Long had the car accident, he had met these two at crosstalk exchange meetings in various provinces. He Tanwei, the guy who turned around and became Hou Yaohua's eldest disciple, acted as if he didn't know Qi Long when he saw him. By the way, Hou Yaohua acted as if he didn’t know him. Ever since this uncle tried to take away the master’s property, the disciples of the Hou family basically cut off all ties with him. Cao Yunjin actually called Qi Long "Uncle Master", and Qi Long responded in surprise. Lao Guo also said that no matter how things went between him and Jinzi, it didn't bother others. Privately, Lao Guo's disciples would greet Cao Yunjin when they met him, but they would not have any interaction in public. Let’s get back to the topic. The final will be recorded in three days, and the rehearsal time left for everyone is very short. The main reason is that CCTV’s program broadcasts are different from those of many local stations. Variety shows and competition programs on local TV stations are all weekly programs, basically broadcast once a week. But CCTV will broadcast it continuously, with the first round of the finals being broadcast on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday evenings. The second round of the finals will be broadcast on Thursday and Friday of the second week, and the final will be broadcast directly on Saturday. Therefore, the recording should be more compact. There was no pressure for Qi Long and Gao Dongqiang, who had already prepared all the work. After finishing this round of recording, they leisurely went to Sanlitun to perform in the small theater. Compared to the formal stage of CCTV, the small theater is more relaxing and familiar, just like returning home. Today's small theater is different from the previous ones. In the past, the encore performances of the small theater would be that Meng Hetang and Zhou Jiuliang, who were the closing acts, would be called back on stage by the host to repeat their performances after they left the stage. In order to allow the audience to see something new, the captain of Team 7, Meng Hetang, made a small change. When everyone finished their performance, they were called onto the stage together. There was a box containing the names of all the crosstalk performers performing on the spot. Two people were randomly picked out, and the two of them performed an impromptu encore without any recital. Qi Long, a veteran who had performed in small theaters countless times, was not panicked at all, but students like Qin Xiaoxian, who were still on the stage and basically had to memorize the script, were extremely nervous. The key is sometimes, the thing you least expect to happen is likely to happen.
Meng Hetang randomly drew a number and after opening the note, Lao Qin's name suddenly appeared in front of the audience. The key point was that he drew the supporting role! Qin Xiaoxian was stunned: "Me? I'm coming back! And I'm playing the supporting role?" The audience watched for fun and applauded in encouragement. The actors began to wave their hands collectively, saying, "Don't pick me, don't pick me." People who have never been exposed to crosstalk may think that the funny part has many lines and that it is difficult to be the funny part. In fact, the supporting part requires more skills. If you speak when you shouldn't, it disrupts the rhythm; if you pause for a second when you should be speaking, the joke won't be crisp and funny. Therefore, if Lao Qin were to perform a supporting role, it would basically be the end of him. "It's okay, Lao Qin, I'll pick out an experienced one for you, one from the two uncles!" Zhou Jiuliang laughed, and grabbed Qi Long's name on it. Qi Long was not panicked at all, but his face showed panic: "Hey? How come the two funny guys are here?" Such panic can lower the audience's psychological expectations, and as long as the performance exceeds expectations, it will be a good show. The performance on stage is unbelievable. "Uncle, what should we do?" Lao Qin looked like he was about to cry. "I'll give you two two minutes. We'll sing a little tune and you guys can do your urgent work!" Meng Hetang pushed them to the side stage. Qi Long was not nervous as soon as he stepped off the stage. He looked calm and said, "Don't be nervous. Let's do a piece of Suolaibao. I'll sing half of it in clappers and you can sing the other half. How about that? Which part can you sing?" Qin Xiaoxian shook his head: "Neither" "Which part have you heard?" "The marriage part." "The wedding part? Fine, I'll sing it myself. You can interrupt me if you want. Pay attention to my movements. If I tilt my chin, you should interrupt me for the next sentence!" Just like that, after Qi Long gave him a brief explanation, he brought this silly-looking nephew onto the stage. After coming on stage, Qi Long sighed with a sad face: "Ah~" Just this sighing expression made the audience see his helplessness and then laughed. Meng Hetang on the side stage was really envious, this was the skill of his uncle-master, his physiognomy was so precise. "Why does there have to be an encore?" Qi Long asked. Qin Xiaoxian didn't know how to answer, so he just said, "Why?" "To be honest with you, I didn't fight him at all when I stepped down from the stage just now. It's useless in such a short time. I planned to run away!" If it were an experienced supporting actor, he would have said "Yeah!" instead of "I plan to run fast" to show his affirmation, but Qin Xiaoxian's mind was blank and he didn't say anything. The effect of the venue immediately dropped. But it doesn’t matter, Qi Long has a solution! "Look at him, he looks so dull, he doesn't know how to play the supporting role at all, why don't you just say 'hmm'?" Qin Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment: "Hmm!"
The audience was amused. Was this a live teaching? This is what Qi Long planned. He planned to set up a prescribed situation: [Qin Xiaoxian can't do my job well]. In this way, his dull performance becomes a joke, and he becomes a master passing on his skills to his nephew on stage. His slow reactions become the source of laughter, and the audience will not find the crosstalk boring because the supporting actor cannot keep up. "We were stopped by the announcer, Qiqi, who said we had to come back!" Qin Xiaoxian was puzzled: "Why?" Qi Long looked at him in surprise and gave him a thumbs up, "That's a good response!" The audience immediately laughed out loud. Qi Long continued, "Qiqi said that encores are like free samples when you buy perfume. You can't give the perfume to others and let them take the samples!" The female audience members who might have thought that an encore was no big deal, immediately became annoyed once they put themselves into this situation. Well, how could he buy perfume and confiscate my sample? They chuckled. It was a good example. However, some male viewers who had no experience in buying perfume and Qin Xiaoxian just stared blankly, without any resonance, touching upon their blind spots in knowledge and unable to understand. Qi Long pointed at Qin Xiaoxian and said, "Look at him! He's stupid again!" The audience burst into laughter again. The actors on the side stage were all shocked. How could the master uncle be able to lead this and the effect was so good? Too strong! (End of this chapter)
