Crosstalk: Stop playing with your uncle!

Chapter 22 Deyun Group Variety Show Planning, Qilong's Creativity
The next day, Qi Long arrived at the entrance of the rose garden in Guo Degang Community. A security guard stopped him immediately and said, "Who are you looking for? You are not allowed to come in casually! Call someone to pick you up and register!"

The security at the Rose Garden has been strict since Qi Long was a child learning crosstalk here.

Some of his senior brothers who didn't come often were often stopped at the door, and Qi Long had to run out to pick them up.

I never thought that there would be a day when I would be stopped by security guards!

Just as Qi Long was about to speak, an old man came out of the security office. Seeing Qi Long was stunned for a moment, he smiled and said, "Xiao Qi!"

"Hey, Uncle Gu, are you still working here?" Qi Long greeted.

"My son took over my shift, and I come here occasionally too! Xiao Gu, this is Guo Degang's junior fellow apprentice. He lived in Mr. Hou's house when Mr. Hou was here. He lived there for several years. Don't stop him in the future!" Uncle Gu said to the young security guard.

The security guard nodded and looked at Qi Long, as if he wanted to remember his appearance.

"Thank you, but I won't register!"

"Go, go!" Uncle Gu waved his hand.

As Qi Long took a step forward, someone behind him stopped him again: "I'm looking for Mr. Guo Degang. I want to register and make a phone call."

When Qi Long heard that the person was looking for his senior brother, he turned around and saw that it was director Yan Min, whom he had met at the dinner table two days ago. He was holding a Yangcheng Lake hairy crab in his hand.

Well, it seems that this person is the one who delivers crabs!
Qi Long fell back: "Director Yan!"

"Oh, it's you, Mr. Guo's junior brother. Wait a minute, I'll finish the registration and we'll go in together!"

Uncle Gu glanced at Qi Long and found that he did not indicate that he wanted to bring people in directly, so he called Guo Degang's family as required and released the people only after confirmation and registration.

Qi Long did not act on his own. Although he judged that Director Yan was sending crabs, he was not sure after all, so he still had to confirm it.

He reached out to help Director Yan carry some gift boxes, and together with the fruits he bought from the roadside, the two of them came to Lao Guo's house together.

"Uncle, I said I was going to pick you up!" Guo Qilin opened the door and took everything from Qi Long's hand: "You're here too, Uncle Yan!"

Qi Long was a little surprised to see Guo Qilin. In his impression, little Guo had already moved out to live on his own. When he grew to a certain age, he didn't like living with his parents anymore because he didn't have freedom and there was curfew at night. He could live outside and hang out as much as he wanted.

"My dad asked me to come and eat crabs, hehe, so I came last night!" Guo Qilin said with a smile.

Guo Degang also came out. He didn't need to greet his junior brother, so he directly greeted Director Yan, while Qi Long started chatting with Guo Qilin.

He joked: "I remember when you were interviewing me, you said that there were no towels or toothbrushes for you at home?"

"I took it out of context. I was talking about the past when I lived with my grandparents in Tianjin and my dad lived in the capital with his apprentices like Brother Bing. When I was a kid, I didn't like to come to my dad's house in the capital during holidays. At that time, there were no toiletries for me!" Guo Qilin explained: "They cut off the first half of the interview and left the second half!"

Qi Long smiled and thought that this world was not so bad. The self-media said that there were not many family affairs in the Guo family, but that was just an isolated case.

There are many marketing videos from another world. In that world, Lao Guo and his eldest son are about to become enemies.
Today's banquet was not large in scale. It only attended the Guo father and son, Qi Long and director Yan Min. None of the disciples and favourites of the Yun generation came. The nanny quickly steamed the crabs and everyone went to the table to eat.

Chinese people, at least those in the north, like to talk about things at the dinner table.

Before they sat down at the table, Guo Degang and Yan Min were just chatting about family matters and talking about their recent developments.

Yan Min claimed that she had gone out on her own and wanted to make some different programs.

When they got to the dinner table, they ate for a while, drank a few small cups, and then got down to business.

"Personally, I want to bring out these disciples of our Deyun Society to do a show. The actors can be divided into two teams, and they can compete in various small games such as crosstalk, singing, and comedy indoors. The winner can show off his crosstalk, and the loser can only listen from the side. Do you think it's feasible?" He also emphasized that this was only a preliminary intention. After Lao Guo nodded, he would have a formal talk with Deyun's company. Moreover, the program would be centered on them, and Lao Guo could make suggestions for improvement at any time.

Guo Degang replied: "If you want to talk about crosstalk and traditional arts, I can give some advice. If you want to talk about making a show, I am an outsider. Outsiders hate to give advice to insiders. If you invite us to shoot a variety show, we are definitely willing to do so. We can promote crosstalk through this. What specific opinions can I have?"

Qi Long does have great ideas about variety shows now, but he is just an ordinary actor in Deyun Club and has nothing to say.

As for Guo Qilin, he was even quieter. If someone's glass was empty, he would pour wine for them. If no one's glass was empty, he would peel his own crab and eat it.

Qi Long did the same as him, eating crabs and drinking wine.

After a while, Yan Min asked Guo Degang to temporarily decide on the participating crosstalk performers, and Guo Degang looked at Qi Long:

"Junior brother, do you want to be on a variety show? I think you can also participate in this group variety show!"

"Okay!" Qi Long nodded.

"Mr. Qi, do you have any ideas about what you want to do in the variety show?" Yan Min asked politely.

"I do have something to say, you may or may not listen to it." With alcohol taking over his head, Qi Long started talking.

"You said, let's just discuss it!"

"Have you ever thought about doing it outdoors? Outdoor activities have a wide range of activities, and we can do things that other variety shows have never done before. We can even not be so strict with the performers, and let them have fun. We crosstalk actors have a jargon called "xiangua", which means improvisation of non-scripted lines. If it is done well, the effect is often good because it is beyond the audience's expectations!"

Guo Degang originally wanted to interrupt his junior brother, but seeing that Yan Min was listening so seriously, he didn't interrupt.

"Can you tell me more specifically?" Yan Min asked immediately.

Qi Long talked about the chase in the first episode of "Extreme Challenge" in another world. Each of the six people was a hunter and each was a prey. They chased people in circles. There was a paint on their chest that would spray out when you pressed it. It was a thrilling chase in the city.

There can be various alliances and betrayals along the way.

The more Yan Min listened, the more surprised he was. These were all things he had imagined in his mind, but they were just some frameworks. Qi Long, however, described them in great detail, as if someone had really made these into a show.

"Okay, okay, eat crabs, eat crabs!" Guo Degang interrupted Qi Long who was talking incessantly. Creativity is very valuable, so just say a few words and don't tell him everything.

If you want to say anything, we have to wait until the cooperation agreement is signed and it is confirmed that we will produce this program before you can continue.

This child has too little social experience!
Yan Min raised her glass and said, "Mr. Qi, your ideas are so valuable. I'll toast you a glass. We'll talk more about this after the program agreement is signed. How about you join our company as a consultant? I'll pay you a salary!"

"Didn't you just get out and start a company?"

"Ah, Qiangsheng Group has set up an entertainment company, and I'm the first variety show director signed on!"

"Which company are you talking about?" Qi Long widened his eyes.

"Strong!"

Gao Dongqiang's father's company, to be precise, Qi Long and Gao Dongqiang are the first signed artists of this company, but the contract has not been signed yet.

Godfather said we would just open a studio, so how come it suddenly became a company to give us a surprise?

(End of this chapter)