Crosstalk: Stop playing with your uncle!

Chapter 11 Is this your central air conditioning?

After all, it is a national crosstalk competition. Some of them may have put a lot of effort in the preliminary round and polished a work to get in, but did not perform well in the semi-final.

But there are still a few good ones.

The crosstalk performers of Baofu Hip Hop Shop are: Gao Xiaopan and You Xianchao. Among the two brothers, Gao Xiaopan performed a traditional talent: Xihe Drum, and he sang very well.

Colleagues Jin Fei and Chen Xi from their class also performed outstandingly.

When seeing these two brothers, Qi Long was stunned for a moment. His “getting hot quickly” was the joke that these two brothers in a parallel world used to blow up the show.

It's like being caught stealing someone else's things.
But after all, they are two different worlds. That world has some jokes about the old gentleman, but the old gentleman in this world did not appear.

In other words, if Qi Long just doesn't use this burden, the same may be said about Jin and Chen in this world.

Judging from their performance of slightly adapted traditional excerpts, they are still far from reaching the level of the two brothers in another world.

Logically speaking, the age of the two worlds is similar, but the crosstalk in this world has been slow to innovate. This is the current situation of the crosstalk circle and even the entertainment circle in this world.

Let me use the classic crosstalk from another world to drive the innovative trend in this world's crosstalk circle!
In addition to these two pairs from Baofu Hip Hop Shop, Zhang Pan and Liu Quanmiao from Tianjin; Lu Xin and Yu Hao from Chang'an; Jia Xuming and Zhang Kang from the capital also spoke well and got relatively high scores.

This also made Gao Dongqiang feel that the competition was a little more interesting. If all the participants were at the level of students or amateurs, he would have no interest in participating.

Soon, the morning competition ended, and more than 30 pairs of crosstalk performers completed their semi-final assessments.

During lunch time, many crosstalk performers approached Qi and Gao to discuss their relationships.

"According to seniority, I have to call you Uncle Qi." The fat Zhang Kang came to greet him with a smile.

"Who are you?" Qi Long asked politely.

"Teacher Guo's registered disciple!"

"Oh! Your crosstalk is really good, full of sarcasm. Many crosstalk actors around me are discussing in a low voice, saying that you two brothers are really bold!" Qi Long praised.

Jia Xuming, who was of the same generation as Qi Long, laughed and said, "If you don't dare to say this or that, can it still be called crosstalk?"

"Well said!" Qi Long praised, and then kindly reminded: "But the next game will be broadcast on TV, and many strong satires may be edited out!"

Jia Xuming didn't care: "Cut it off if you want, even if you want to kill both of us, but you can't shut our mouths!"

Qi Long gave a thumbs up: "Hard-core!"

I have reminded them, but since the two brothers have already made their decision, there is not much more to say.

After that, many crosstalk performers also came to Qi Long to discuss things, and Qi Long never turned them away. No matter which crosstalk performer came, he would always talk about the strengths of their performance.

Gao Dongqiang, after receiving a call from his father, went back to the car first.

To Jin Fei and Chen Xi: "At first, when I heard that both of you had high-pitched voices, I was not optimistic about you two, because you have the same voice and it is easy for you to quarrel on stage. I didn't expect that you two cooperated so well, one after another, without fighting or competing, and the audience could hear it clearly, it's great!"

To Zhang Pan and Liu Quanmiao: "As soon as you two open your mouths, I know you have it. It will take at least seven or eight years to get rid of your tone."

To Gao Xiaopan: "Your performance of the Xihe drum is truly amazing. This drum music is almost lost nowadays. Thank you for letting us see it. Ah? You are also my sister-in-law's apprentice. Nice to meet you!"

Compared to crosstalk, many traditional arts are in a worse situation. At first glance, many people think that crosstalk is the simplest, and all you need is a mouth, so some people who don’t know the hard work will rush into the crosstalk industry.

Although most of them failed to persevere, that small number is fresh blood.

However, many traditional cultures are far from sufficient with fresh blood. In this increasingly fast-paced information-based world, learning two songs and singing them live can make more money than learning drum music for several years and performing on stage. How many people are willing to choose the latter path?

Not only these actors who performed well, but also some actors who did not perform well in the semi-finals, Qi Long could call out their names and find out the advantages of their crosstalk and praise them.

It also makes many crosstalk actors feel like they are in spring breeze and laugh endlessly.

When everyone left and Qi Long got in the car, Gao Dongqiang said leisurely: "You really have central air conditioning?"

“What is central air conditioning?”

"There is a type of 'scumbag' that is used online. They are nice to all the girls around them. Look at you, you praise everyone you meet, and even if you can't praise them, you still try to praise them. You speak unclearly, and you say that they have a good cooperation; when there is a problem with the cooperation, you say that they are able to deliver unexpected surprises; when there is nothing bright, you still say that they look good on the stage," Gao Dongqiang said helplessly.

My partner has been sweet-talking since he was young, and that hasn't changed over the years.

"A kind word can warm you through the cold winter. When we first went on stage, we were so nervous that we forgot everything we said. But after we came down, Uncle Shi said, 'That was a good thing.' I still remember the feeling of being recognized."

"Yes, that's what my master said to you. It's nothing to deal with me in private!" Gao Dongqiang also thought of what happened at the beginning.

Qi Long laughed and said, "What a coincidence, my master came down and scolded me too."

When mentioning his late mentor, Qi Long felt a little depressed. Although it had been a long time, he was still sad.

The sadness of a loved one's death is not a rainstorm, but the dampness of the following years.
"Having said that," Qi Long adjusted his state and continued, "If they were my disciples, then of course I would correct them and scold them. They are not my disciples. I should praise them and give them some confidence. Maybe in the future, there will be another pair of excellent crosstalk performers."

"You are great, Mr. Qi Long. It's time to talk about business! The matter of signing with Deyun Club! My father just called me."

His father had no objection to his biological son and godson joining Deyun Society. It was better to live in the imperial capital so that they wouldn't have to travel back to Jin Province all the time.

But just today, his father Gao Qi learned that Qi Long could also write songs, and the opera part of that song had become popular on short video websites.

His biological son and godson had no business acumen, but he, as an elder, did. He immediately suggested that they sign a contract with Deyun Society, but only a contract for crosstalk. As for other artist contracts, he planned to open a studio, and Deyun Society would not take a cut of any income other than crosstalk.

Just like Yu Qian, you should take a commission when you perform crosstalk, but making movies, playing rock music, etc., has nothing to do with your Deyun Society.

Of course, we need to analyze each case specifically. If the commercial activity that invites them is carried out through Deyun Society, then Deyun Society can participate in the commission.

"What do you think?" Gao Dongqiang asked, "I think it's great. Doesn't my dad always say that professional matters should be left to professionals. We are not good at this, so I'll leave it to my dad!"

Gao Qi was born into a coal mine boss family. He never practices one-man rule, and he certainly won't do things like letting laymen give instructions to experts, because if people give random instructions in a coal mine, something really bad can happen!
So his motto is: Leave professional matters to professionals.

"Reliable! What to eat?" Qi Long simply skipped the topic.

Gao Dongqiang pointed to a place not far away and said, "There's a place selling light salads over there. I'm having chicken breast salad. Would you like some?"

"Excuse me, farewell!"

That thing? It has no taste at all. It tastes terrible.
(End of this chapter)