Chapter 228: Formula crosstalk?
They are all grown men, and they shed tears because of their emotions. Qi Long soon calmed down and sat in the flight observer seat with Dong Qiang to start recording the first stage of the auditions.
At this stage, it only depends on whether you can advance, and it does not involve whether you choose Guo Degang's team or Zhang Guoli's team.
The promotion standard is that at least two mentors give the "continue observation" sign.
The contestants are decided by drawing lots. There are numbers on the sponsor's liquor cards. The contestant with the number taken out of the box will go on stage to perform.
The first to come on stage were two crosstalk performers from a crosstalk garden in Chang'an, one with the stage name Da Lao Er and the other with the stage name Er Lao Da.
Looking at their stage names, Qi Long thought of a lot of baggage related to names.
But of course those jokes would not be told on the show. Both of them are big and strong with fierce looks. As a result, the funny man said at the beginning that the supporting man looked like a sweet potato, and the supporting man blinked his eyes to act cute, which created a contrast.
The name of their crosstalk is the traditional program "Reporting the Menu". Halfway through, the funny man said that the audience has heard too many people naming dishes like this and it is nothing new.
Let’s announce the names of the dishes in a weird way.
The speakers were playing fast-paced music, and the two brothers followed the rhythm and began to steam lamb and bear paws, with the supporting actor occasionally adding a few "right, right, right"
After the performance, Guo Degang asked them how they came up with the idea.
The two replied that they had watched the work of the UP host in the ghost animal area, and after seeking the other party's consent, they used it in their own works and also mentioned the UP host's name.
It was authorized, not copied literally, and his solid basic skills made Guo Degang, Qi Long and Zhang Guoli all give him the sign of "continued observation", but Gao Dongqiang did not move.
It can be seen from his live broadcast of selecting students that Dongqiang has relatively strict requirements for crosstalk. He feels that this work still needs some polishing, and the ghostly announcement of the dishes at the end is indeed innovative and shows his skill.
But the beginning is a bit bland. If you want to change it, change more of it to lay the groundwork!
He also mentioned his own thoughts: "Qi Long does a good job in this regard. He will create some related jokes based on the basics of crosstalk and the main work, so that your most exciting highlights will not be released without any preparation, which will lose a lot of the desired effects!"
All crosstalk performers can speak crosstalk, but not every crosstalk performer can write or create crosstalk.
With the help of his own plug-in, Qi Long obtained many jokes and gags that were not available in this world, and the crosstalk jokes that Dong Qiang was exposed to the most were written by Qi Long, so naturally his vision was high.
Qi Long knows his own business and knows that his creations are not convincing, but Dong Qiang doesn't know that, so he can't help but be stricter.
Those who were preparing to perform innovative crosstalk couldn't help but sweat when they saw Dongqiang's strict attitude towards innovation.
If Dong Qiang has strict requirements on innovation, then when it comes to traditional crosstalk, the two brothers Guo Degang and Qi Long have turned into strict mentors. If you perform traditional work and deal with any flaws, Guo's brows will immediately frown.
After the performance, Guo Degang would not point out all the problems, so Qi Long had no worries and answered all their questions.
But he not only talked, he also gave suggestions on how to handle the burden better. The actors also benefited a lot. During the backstage interview, they all praised Teacher Qi Long for his generosity.
Many problems are like this. If no one points it out to you, you will never know it in your life. But Qi Long had no intention of hiding anything and pointed out the problem directly.
The contestants who knew right from wrong would only be grateful even if Qi Long did not give them a sign to continue observing.
When encountering someone who doesn't know what's good for him, if he shows a little bit of absent-mindedness or impatience when Qi Long is talking, Qi Long will stop talking. There's no need.
People don't like what you say? They take your kindness for granted.
Mr. Zhang Guoli is the most relaxed one, but he also has his own bottom line. That is, as long as the actors make mistakes, freezes, or miss words, he will notice it very keenly.
He believes that the most important thing for a crosstalk artist is clear articulation. Since you have chosen to tell difficult jokes, you should practice them well first. If you make mistakes just to show off your skills and have not taken remedial measures, you will not be given a plaque.
Actors came on stage one by one, with varying levels of ability. For example, several people who participated in the National Crosstalk Conference with Qi Long last year, such as Jin Fei, Chen Xi, Li Yingfei and Ye Peng, were all good.
But there are also people who are crosstalk enthusiasts but cannot perform crosstalk at all. They just recite the scripts and imitate the actors’ speaking styles.
Or there may be a master with an apprentice, but the apprentice’s level is not good enough and the master cannot save him no matter how hard he tries.
The man's name was Zhang Boxin. There used to be a saying in the crosstalk circle of the imperial capital, "Nan Zhang Bei Guo". The Bei Guo was Guo Degang and the Nan Zhang was him. Lao Guo and he had some collaborations before.
But his apprentice is really not good. His narrative crosstalk doesn't make things clear, and he talks about this and that.
You are telling a story but your words are not clear. How can this be called crosstalk?
Qi Long and Dong Qiang refused to give the cards, and Lao Zhang looked at Guo Degang: "Go to me!"
Considering the situation, Lao Guo gave face and sent a sign, and including Zhang Guoli's, the two of them barely entered the next round.
Qi Long gave this the worst rating among all the crosstalk performers in his heart. Needless to say, fans didn't give any ratings in their hearts.
At least up to now, everyone was performing crosstalk in a proper manner, until a couple in matching outfits appeared. From the way they walked, it could be seen that the man was very confident and walked with his head held high, as if he looked down on everyone.
He was holding a few books in his hands and gave them to Guo Degang: "Teacher Guo, this is the book I wrote for crosstalk. I think you are the only one who can understand it!"
When he said this, the actors backstage were stunned. Doesn't what you said make it sound like you are looking down on the other three observers?
Guo Degang also responded humorously: "Why? Am I the only one who can read?"
"You are the only one who understands crosstalk!" He couldn't stand it! Dongqiang's face fell immediately, but Qi Long was happy: "Then let us see the performance of someone who understands crosstalk as well as my senior brother!"
You should first check the other party's ability before you speak so arrogantly. If he has real talent and skills, then go ahead and be arrogant.
However, the performance of him and his wife was extremely awkward, like a skit. At the beginning, they emphasized that they were doctors, and then said that the opportunity for them to fall in love was that they watched crosstalk and thought it was not good, so they wanted to save Chinese crosstalk.
"Are you willing to help me save Chinese crosstalk?"
“Chinese crosstalk cannot be saved!”
"According to your answer at that time!"
"It can be saved!"
Guo Degang frowned, Zhang Guoli stared, Dongqiang leaned back in his chair and looked away, and Qi Long had a confused look on his face, as if countless question marks were popping up above his head.
After the performance, Qi Long took the lead in speaking:
"If you think your performance is the crosstalk we should understand, I admit that I really don't understand it!"
"Who can understand this?" Gao Dongqiang immediately responded.
Zhang Guoli picked up the teacup and said, "You guys chat, I don't understand so I won't say anything!"
The actors backstage burst into laughter. Well, they didn’t understand it either. What was this?
You don't master any of the four skills of crosstalk: connecting the conversation, adding to the story, doing the main part, and having a foundation. Is this crosstalk?
Moreover, the jokes are so awkward, or even almost non-existent. This can't even be considered a talk show between two people, right?
To call it a skit is an insult to it.
"You really don't understand. This is the formula crosstalk I created!" The doctoral man looked up and didn't care about Qi Long and Dong Qiang's comments: "I only care about Mr. Guo's comments."
Qi Long smiled and nodded: "Look, my senior brother is really good and knows this!"
"I don't understand either. Is this a crosstalk?" Guo Degang waved his hands quickly. What the hell is this?
Seeing that Guo Degang didn't understand either, the doctoral student was very disappointed and began to explain his formula, what Z equals to one fraction, which is the rhythm of a laugh point. This can be used to calculate the interval between each laugh point, so that the audience will not feel tired from laughing but can still be happy.
Well, I don’t understand even more.
"Never heard of it!" Dongqiang waved his hand.
Qi Long was amused: "I've heard of it. I think your Z should not be assumed to be Z, but should be assumed to be X. X stands for smile, xiaoxiao!"
Although the doctoral student had little emotional intelligence, he could still hear the sarcasm in Qi Long's tone: "Do you understand the formula?!"
Qi Long asked back: "Do you understand crosstalk?!"
"Good!" Some actors backstage were already applauding Qi Long for his confrontation with others.
"Hahahahahaha!" Dongqiang laughed even more.
The doctoral student looked at them with disdain and said angrily: "I didn't tell you, you don't understand, Teacher Guo should know"
"What do I know? I know this is not crosstalk! Crosstalk is not like this. You didn't listen to a word of what Qi Longdongqiang said about the development of crosstalk. You should first understand what crosstalk is, and then talk about crosstalk!"
"Can we stop talking about crosstalk all the time?" the doctoral student interrupted Guo Degang.
"What do you say!"
"If we talk about this, we can really change the crosstalk in China."
Dong Qiang waved his hand and said, "Isn't this still crosstalk?"
Even after I said that, the other party was still stubborn: "You just don't understand. If you have read my book, you won't feel this way. Yu Qian must have read it."
"Then I have to go back and criticize him for watching everything!" Guo Degang said with a smile.
"If I had known you were so conservative, I shouldn't have come!" the doctoral student shouted angrily.
Guo Degang suddenly raised his voice: "It's not too late for you to leave now!"
After leaving the other party speechless, Lao Guo said earnestly, you can have any ideas you want, we don’t understand and won’t interfere, but since you have come to the stage to compete in crosstalk, your methods won’t work here!
In the end, the low EQ doctor couple who didn't get any cards were driven off the stage.
When I was chasing him away, he was still shouting: "You just don't know how to make progress. My method can make everyone a crosstalk performer, and everyone can tell crosstalk!"
Qi Long laughed loudly, walked to Lao Guo and picked up the book: "I suspect he is here to sell books, the books are not selling well!"
“Hahahaha,” Dong Qiang laughed and retorted, “Nonsense, I said that only Guo Degang can understand it, who would buy it?”
(End of this chapter)
