Crosstalk: Stop playing with your uncle!

Chapter 50 Spring Festival Gala Preliminary Invitation

Crosstalk fans comment on Qi Long and Gao Dongqiang's crosstalk as follows: if you want to listen to the music, they can make you laugh out loud; if you want to see the traditional skills, they can also make you admire them.

He is recognized by his peers as the well-deserved champion of this crosstalk competition. His skills are naturally impeccable and he deserves a round of applause!

After the crosstalk competition was broadcast for two consecutive weeks, the two had more and more crosstalk fans. Some fans even specifically bought tickets for their small theaters and recorded their videos to post on the Internet.

Today, when I was leaving get off work from the back door, I met such an enthusiastic crosstalk fan, who said he came from Chengdu just to see these two people.

"Thank you so much. Chengdu is the capital of Sichuan, a province known for its delicious food. You may not be able to get used to the food in this food desert of the capital, right?" Qi Long took the book that the other party handed over and hoped for his signature, and greeted him with a smile.

The man nodded: "Indeed, I went to Nanluoguxiang, but I felt that there was nothing delicious!"

"Then you went to the wrong place. That place is now heavily commercialized, just like the commercial streets all over the country. You can't go there to eat specialties. Just go to the small alley!" After signing his name, Qi Long handed the notebook to Gao Dongqiang.

Qi Long then recommended him a Chaoyang Restaurant, the first private restaurant in the country, located in a hutong. It serves large portions at low prices, and is affordable and delicious!
In addition to delicious food, since you are here, you must also visit the tourist attractions.

“The classics of the imperial capital are all cultural buildings. I recommend that you must find a tour guide. Without a tour guide, you can only see the scenery.”

When Qi Long was a child, he just casually visited the Forbidden City. Later, as he learned and understood traditional culture, he found that these ancient buildings were exquisite and full of stories. Listening to stories and seeing the scenery made him feel more involved.

He enthusiastically recommended delicious and fun things to his fans. This buddy quickly recorded it with his mobile phone and uploaded the crosstalk of Qi Long and others and the subsequent encounter with Qi Long and Dong Qiang at the back door that night.

"Mr. Qi is so enthusiastic. He even reminded me that the weather in the capital is dry and I can put a wet towel on the bedside table when I go to bed at night so that my throat won't hurt when I wake up."

The crosstalk fans in the super topic were envious and sighed: "He made me cry!"

I mean, he is so gentle, I am so moved that I am about to cry
Qi Long, who doesn't use Weibo, naturally didn't know about this. At this moment, he and his driver Xiao Chi were carrying four large bags into the Waner company.

"Come on, come on, time for a snack, Chai's beef noodles!"

The staff who were sitting in the office editing the group variety show, the on-site director, the chief director Yan Min, and the general manager Na Yu all stood up and walked over.

The editing staff has been working overtime almost every day these past two days. Qi Long, who knew about this, came over after his performance today. The main reason was that Yan Min wanted him to see the rough cut and ask for his opinion.

After all, Qi Long's ideas opened his eyes and surprised him greatly.

Since they are coming, bring them some midnight snacks.

Everyone gathered together, and Qi Long distributed portions of noodles and toppings to everyone: "Coriander, green onions, chili oil, and vinegar are all packaged separately, if you want, add them yourself!"

"Okay, thank you Brother Long!"

"Qi Long, give me the invoice and the company will reimburse me." Na Yu came to Qi Long and asked.

Qi Long waved his hand: "No need, this is my treat for everyone, you should give them overtime meal allowance at least!"

"That's impossible. I only have a few shares and it's not my money that is being spent!" Na Yu joked.

"That's awesome. To be honest, my treatment here is much better than my previous company!" an editor exclaimed.

Na Yu: "Work hard, if our variety show becomes popular, we will give you more money. Mr. Gao said we don't talk about feelings, we only talk about money!"

Qi Long smiled. This was exactly his godfather's style. He glanced at his new assistant Xiao Chi and said, "Xiao Chi, eat. What are you looking at?"

"I'm checking the stock market. It's been a bit weird lately." Xiao Chi drooped his face, and his phone was all green.

Several employees became depressed after hearing this. Apparently, the bear market in the stock market made them more pessimistic.

Qi Long pulled Xiao Chi over and said, "Don't look at that thing that will ruin your appetite while you're eating!"

He doesn't play stocks, but he had bought stocks in the past and lost a lot of money. He doesn't know if it was because of bad luck, but the whole stock market was booming, but his stocks were falling. Later, he simply sold them and stopped touching them.

After everyone had finished their meal, Qi Long was about to watch the rough cut with Yan Min when Na Yu stopped him.

"You won't be able to push this job away!" Na Yu took out a printed document.

"What?" Qi Long took it and saw four words: CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

He and Gao Dongqiang received invitations as champions of the crosstalk competition.

But this invitation is not a confirmed one, just asking them to bring their programs for preliminary review. The entire CCTV performance will be reviewed, reviewed again, and there will be several rehearsals afterwards. Every review and rehearsal may eliminate your program. Others who entered the crosstalk competition finals were also invited.

Even though it’s only August now, the show actually started around June, and the preliminary selection for the language programs started relatively later.

“This has to go!”

Although the Spring Festival Gala is becoming more and more boring, it is undeniable that this gala is the highest-level gala among Chinese TV programs. Many people will turn on the TV as background music even if they don’t watch it. The attention it receives is still very high. Why not go if you have the opportunity?
However, the works performed in the CCTV crosstalk competition cannot be repeated, there must be new work!

Qi Long saw Xiao Chi with a sad face and thought of the crosstalk he had seen on the Spring Festival Gala in another world! Got it, let's talk about the stock market!
The Spring Festival Gala has to reach a certain level, and our level is to be cautious in investing!

"Also, your song is about to be released. Isn't it time to pick two variety shows to promote it?" Na Yu continued to ask.

The agents of other artists only help to push the announcements for these two artists after receiving the notifications from them.

Qi Long asked tentatively: "Is it enough for me to sing an encore at the Deyun Club?"

Deyun Society is now a very good publicity channel. Its a cappella song "Exploring the Window" has become popular. Is there any need for it to participate in any other program?

He really has no interest in recording programs in the main studio.

Na Yu guessed this would be the result and sighed, "I have to look for new artists. Anyone can do the job of the agent for you two."

"It's okay, I'm promoting him in Douxiao Club. I've heard all his songs and they inspired me!" Yan Min said proudly.

After that, Qi Long and Yan Min went to discuss the editing of the first episode.

Director Yan Min is definitely a professional when it comes to editing the program, and Qi Long couldn't find too many faults with it, he just made a suggestion.

Many times, a joke is played repeatedly, like in "The Sequel to Journey to the West", and it is actually unnecessary to watch everyone's reaction. Wouldn't it be better to just split the screen?

"The punchlines in crosstalk need to be crisp. If it's played over and over again, there won't be any more laughs!"

"Okay, I'll ask everyone to change it now!" Yan Min felt that Qi Long was right.

After watching the original film, Qi Long realized that the reason Shaobing was defeated by Gao Dongqiang was not because of Shaobing's subordinate Luan Yunping's failure, nor was it because of Gao Dongqiang's subordinate Qin Xiaoxian's strength. It was simply because of their overwhelming strength that Shaobing was defeated with just a grab.

Oh, my partner is stronger than I thought. He usually restrains himself on the crosstalk stage.

"Add a scary sound effect to it, and it will feel like a tiger appears. Is there a copyright for Sparta's sound effect?" Qi Long suggested.

Not only did he watch "Go Fighting", he also won a Korean variety show in a lottery some time ago. He has only watched a few episodes so far because he is not used to reading subtitles. However, just a few episodes left him with a deep impression of the person with special abilities and a traitor!
"No problem! This can even be used as his exclusive sound effect!" Yan Min's eyes lit up.

"Xiao Qin, give him a bad luck sound effect!"

"Row!"

The two of them discussed until quite late. When Qi Long was about to leave, he found that the light in Na Yu's office was still on, so he thought of saying hello. Outside the door, he saw Na Yu watching seven little girls in Hanfu dancing on the big screen in his office.

"Hey, we've been busy for a while, and you seem to be enjoying it!" Yan Min retorted.

He and Na Yu have known each other for a long time, otherwise Na Yu would not have thought of recruiting him directly. The two are friends.

“I’m looking for an artist!”

"Seven?" Qi Long recognized the seven girls in Hanfu.

"Oh, Teacher Qi understands. Unlike the training-based girl groups in the island countries and the sexy and hot girl groups in South Korea, this is a Chinese-style girl group!" Na Yu introduced.

Qi Long nodded. "They just put together a temporary team to perform at the Shenzhen University campus celebration and it caused quite a stir online. I saw their performance videos when I was in bed with nothing to do. They are all professionally trained and can sing and dance!"

"How many things did you do on the hospital bed?" Yan Min complained.

He also said that he came up with the idea for the variety show while he was lying on his hospital bed.

Qi Long smiled back, "That's impossible. At that time, coins were not free, and I could only watch one video a day. I was awake for at least sixteen hours a day, so I had to do something, right? I didn't miss any videos in this world!"

Smoothly entered the second round of recommendations, thanks to everyone for their support, I will continue to ask for everything for the new book, thank you (bow)
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(End of this chapter)