At the venue.
In the recording studio.
No one knew what was going on. After Zhang Xiao and Liu Yuan finished their crosstalk, there was not much applause from the audience.
This was because they felt that Tang Dazhang's two disciples' crosstalk was not funny at all. Maybe it was because they had been raised to be picky by Zhang Xiao and Yao Jiancai's previous work, or maybe it was because Zhang Xiao and Liu Yuan's work was really not good. Many people did not laugh from beginning to end. Besides, the two of them mocking Zhang Xiao and Yao Jiancai was not very comfortable in the audience's ears. In their opinion, Zhang Xiao and Liu Yuan's crosstalk was excellent. In some aspects, it had already reached the pinnacle, surpassing all the crosstalk works of today. Yet, you even went up on stage to mock the two of them as the Three Vulgarities? Mocking them for not knowing how to do crosstalk? Do you have the qualifications to do that? Look at what you said!
The audience did not buy it.
Bba Bba Bba, but there was still applause.
Why? Because Tang Dazhang had brought a group of crosstalk actors and judges from the preliminaries onto the stage and sat down. They did not listen from the beginning, but when they heard Zhang Xiao and Liu Yuan's final segment, they felt it was very good. They smiled and nodded as they applauded!
A crosstalk veteran commented, "This is what art looks like."
Another Chinese Folk Arts Association cadre said, "Yes, Zhang Xiao and Liu Yuan are not bad."
"Old Tang has taken in two good disciples. Even I'm envious of them." Another industry peer praised.
Tang Dazhang said a few words humbly, "They're just two young kids. They're good-for-nothings."
The three judges offstage were no longer the same three as yesterday. They had all changed. All three of them were seniors of the crosstalk world. All of them were in their forties or fifties. After they finished listening, they also gave Zhang Xiao and Liu Yuan's crosstalk a high evaluation. "The artistry is very good. Compared to the previous work, it's a level higher. The final point was very powerful. Very good. It also analyzed the current state of crosstalk very thoroughly."
Another old judge stroked his beard and nodded, "There's depth. Not bad."
Audience: "..."
Do you have eyes? What kind of crappy crosstalk is this? There's nothing funny about it. It makes people fall asleep listening to it, yet you still call it not bad? This is called depth and artistry? Are we in the same world? Are we listening to the same crosstalk work?
Zhang Xiao smiled, "Thank you, Teacher Judge, for your affirmation."
Liu Yuan said, "We will continue to work hard."
Only the third judge hesitated and said something fair. "It's just that a few of the bags inside didn't shake, so they're relatively soft."
Tang Dazhang frowned and looked coldly at the judge. It was unknown what he was thinking.
In the blink of an eye, the two of them had left the stage. As they brushed past Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai, Tang Dazhang's two disciples glanced at them with mocking expressions.
The announcer said, "Next, Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai will perform 'I will reject the Three Vulgarities'. Let's invite the two contestants to come onstage to perform."
What?
Reject the Three Vulgarities?
The audience burst into laughter. Compared to the crosstalk actors, this group of audience members clearly understood Zhang Ye the best. I want to reject the Three Vulgarities? They knew that it was possible for these words to be said by others, but coming from Zhang Ye? Absolutely impossible! He wants to reject the Three Vulgarities? That female donkey could even climb trees! For some reason, the audience was suddenly filled with anticipation, and their appetites were immediately whetted!
Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai stood onstage.
The first judge glanced at them, "You may begin."
The judges were not interested in talking to them. On the internet, their folk arts world had already fallen out with Zhang Ye. They were boycotting and denouncing him. They believed that with their continuous calls, it would not take long before Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai were disqualified from the competition. When that happened, what use would it be no matter what they said? What use would it be if they had more votes? They would still not be able to enter the semi-finals!
However, Zhang Ye did not care about them at all. He did not even look at them and began speaking with a smile, "Hello everyone."
Yao Jiancai smiled, "Hello everyone."
Zhang Ye: "It's our turn to speak for you this time."
Yao Jiancai: "Yes."
Zhang Ye stretched out four fingers, "Crosstalk is an art. It is about four things."
Yao Jiancai smiled, "Right."
Zhang Ye said, "Slippers. Just. Sing."
This kind of baggage situation was something that the crosstalk world was used to. However, this kind of baggage content was something that no one in this world had ever done before, so the audience burst out laughing when they heard it!
The audience laughed, "Hahaha!"
Yao Jiancai stared at him, "It's Talk, Learn, Joke, and Sing!"
Zhang Ye blinked, "You changed it?"
"You're the one who changed it!" Yao Jiancai said in a speechless manner, "Slippers and Sing? Then you'll suffocate the audience to death! "
The audience laughed, "Pfft, hahahahaha!"
When the judges and the 20-odd people from the crosstalk and folk arts world heard this, their expressions turned ugly. Didn't you want to reject the Three Vulgarities? What you're talking about is the Three Vulgarities! Since when did you have any intention of sincerely changing? Was the name of this work made up for nothing?
Zhang Ye sighed, "I don't really know much about it anyway."
Yao Jiancai said, "If you don't know anything, then don't talk nonsense. You'll only make a fool of yourself."
Zhang Ye looked at Old Yao and said, "Crosstalk is good. I can tell that Teacher Yao is a professional crosstalk actor, right?"
Yao Jiancai chuckled, "I wouldn't dare to say that, but I've learned it for a few years."
Zhang Ye asked curiously, "I heard that the crosstalk world hasn't been very peaceful recently. Everyone seems to be causing quite a ruckus. Is there such a thing?"
The audience started jeering!
"Yi!"
"Yi!"
"Hahaha!"
Then the audience laughed. They knew that Zhang Ye was asking a question he already knew the answer to. It wasn't just that they were causing quite a ruckus. Those people were all boycotting you! They were all against your Three Vulgarities!
Yao Jiancai coughed, "There's such a thing."
Zhang Ye said, "I heard that everyone is rejecting the Three Vulgarities?"
The audience jeered again, "Hahaha!"
Yao Jiancai said, "I'm really not too sure about that?"
Zhang Ye stared, "What? You don't even know about rejecting the Three Vulgarities? Heyo, you've been abandoned by the carriage of time! "
Yao Jiancai said, "Carriage of time? Alright, this era is moving too slowly! "
Zhang Ye said, "You don't even know about the Three Vulgarities?"
Yao Jiancai said, "I've only heard a little about it. Why don't you introduce it to me?"
Zhang Ye suddenly opened his fingers, "What do the Three Vulgarities refer to?"
Yao Jiancai said, "Which three?"
Zhang Ye counted, "Vulgar … Vulgar … Vulgar!"
Yao Jiancai exclaimed, "Why are they all vulgar!? What about vulgarity and kitsch? "
Zhang Ye turned around and pointed at Tang Dazhang's two disciples who had just walked off the stage, "Didn't those two just leave the stage?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Xiao, who was about to go backstage, nearly fell to the ground!
When Liu Yuan heard this, he nearly vomited a mouthful of blood. Zhang Ye! Your grandma!
You're the vulgar one!
You're the kitsch one!
Tang Dazhang's face sank. The surrounding crosstalk actors were also very angry!
However, contrary to their expressions, be it the live audience or the audience watching the live broadcast, when they heard this, they were all stunned for a moment before bursting into laughter!
"Pfft!"
"I knew it! I knew it! "
"Hahaha! Zhang Ye's mouth is too sarcastic! "
"Aiyo, I'm dying of laughter! Tang Dazhang's two disciples were just mocking Zhang Ye in their work, but in the blink of an eye, they have been scolded back by Teacher Zhang! And they were only being sarcastic. They did not even mention names! Teacher Zhang is really scolding them! He's scolding them by name! "
"There's going to be a good show to watch!"
"I knew Teacher Zhang would not let this go!"
"Haha, that's right! With so many people questioning and boycotting Zhang Ye on the internet, if Teacher Zhang doesn't fight back, that would obviously not be his style! "
"Eloquent Face-smacking Zhang!"
"Compared to Teacher Zhang, they are still lacking in terms of sarcasm!"
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