Chapter 104: Storyteller The venue, which was not very lively after the first two programs, was livened up by Qi Long and Dong Qiang with a traditional performance. After saying thank you to Guo Degang who came on stage from the side curtain, he returned to the backstage. This scene was a clip from Guo Degang's stand-up crosstalk "The Antique King". In the backstage, Meng Hetang and Zhou Jiuliang were sitting in a corner with their heads down reflecting on their mistakes. Qi Long knew at a glance that they were going to be scolded. Guo Degang, his senior brother who had come to him to learn martial arts, actually trained his apprentice in the same way as his master, making him sit facing the wall in a corner and reflect on his mistakes, and recite the parts he had recited incorrectly three times. Seeing this method of punishment, Qi Long missed it a lot. When he was a child, he was often punished like this. At that time, what he was most worried about when he was punished like this was the visitors. No matter whether they were his senior brothers or his master’s friends, he felt embarrassed! Later he found out that many times he was punished because his master deliberately asked people to see him and loudly announced which passages he had recited incorrectly. This made him form a subconscious mind that if he recited it incorrectly, he would be laughed at, so he became more serious about it. If the funny man makes a mistake and the straight man fails to stop him, shouldn't he be punished?
If it were Qi Long and Dong Qiang, Qi Long might not have finished saying "I am Qi" before Dong Qiang had already made his move, waving his hand and saying, "I don't care who you are, what are you doing on our crosstalk stage!" This is a reminder that you should not introduce yourself without affecting the entire structure. Even if Qi Long said "My name is Qi Long", Dong Qiang would definitely say: "Oh, you and my original partner have the same name!" It is also a reminder. So it’s not scary for a crosstalk actor to make mistakes, what’s scary is that he can’t think of a solution! Ignoring Mr. Guo's training, Qi Long found a place where he could hear his senior brother telling stories on the stage. Crosstalk storytelling can also be called "Eight Big Sticks" or a long stand-up crosstalk. These are eight long novels that were passed on to the crosstalk world by the storytelling world. However, when they were passed on, they were missing arms and legs, like a stick, so they are collectively called "Eight Big Sticks". Qi Long was also very interested in what he was hearing. This was a clip from the movie "The Antique King Treats the Luogou". Two people were arguing. One insisted that Zhuge Liang and Kong Ming were two different people, while the other said that they were the same person. Neither of them could convince the other, so they made a bet and asked someone, and they found the protagonist who was not yet known as the Antique King at that time. The protagonist said: Zhuge Liang and Kong Ming are two people, one has the surname Kong and the other has the surname Zhu, of course they are two people! Let the one who said Zhuge Liang and Kong Ming were one person complete the bet, and give two dollars to the one who said they were two people. The person who took the money left happily. Everyone in the teahouse was puzzled and asked, "Why are you telling lies?" The protagonist then told everyone: "You spend two dollars to make him confused for life, how much more can you earn?" After hearing his explanation, everyone laughed: "You are such an antique!" Antique means someone who likes to joke. From then on, this man was called Antique King, and the rest is the story of Antique King. After hearing the origin of this antique king, Qi Long suddenly laughed out loud. "What's so fun about this? Have you never heard of it?" Dong Qiang was puzzled.
As a crosstalk practitioner, I have been listening to these eight sticks since I was a child. "No, I thought of something! There was a news report a few days ago about a naughty kid who scratched someone's car. The person let the kid go and politely approached the other parent to discuss compensation. But the parent was a bad one and refused to admit it. He said there were no witnesses and that you wrongly accused our child. Then you checked the surveillance footage!" Dongqiang also had an impression: "Yes, yes, I have an impression. Where there are naughty children, there are naughty parents. The question is what does it have to do with music!" Qi Long chuckled: "That's only if there is surveillance. What if there is no surveillance? Use the method of the antique king! Give the naughty kid some snacks and toys. Thank you for the pattern on my car. Use a few bags of snacks to teach his child the wrong values. Sooner or later, he will run into someone who will punish his family. It's best to scratch his own car!" "Hahaha, you're even more mean than the Antique King. And you're not even instigating. You just said thank you and repaid evil with kindness!" In the encore show, Qi Long, the performer of "Eighteen Sad Tongue Twisters", impressed many uncles, who shouted, "Let that boy do one!" Others who like Qi Long can just call him by his name, or call him “Uncle Master”! Guo Degang: "Come on, Qi Long, everyone likes you, come on and do one." "Okay, Teacher Guo is telling stories today. I recently wrote a new piece called "Storyteller". I'd like to sing it for you. I think it's most appropriate to sing about the storyteller in our hometown of folk art!" Just sing without accompaniment. [There are people in the roadside teahouse, and two or three shouts can be heard from the street] It's like reciting a line, with a tune and feel! What Qi Long didn't expect was that Guo Degang actually said, "It's lively!" Which song has a supporting role? Qi Long didn't stop. He picked up the fan on the table and opened it with a swish. Then he picked up the wake-up stick. [Waving fans in front of people, banging the table with a wake-up stick, dear readers, please listen carefully.] "Tell me about it!" [This country, with its wind and rain, years and mountains and rivers, with its flashes of swords and shadows, has beautified the audience for so long. Look at him, who is eloquent and has dust on his clothes, and he turns out to be a storyteller.] This word is all related to storytelling. The audience who often listen to folk art will immediately have a sense of picture and be immersed in the story. They listen to the Tianshan girl and Kunlun fool sung in Qilong's song and nod their heads gently to the beat. Many young audiences were also happy. They didn’t expect that they could hear Qi Long’s new song for the first time in this crosstalk. To put it in the traditional way of applauding, it’s just three words: it’s coming! [The mountains and rivers are easy to age, and they are mottled. The foolish boy and the chivalrous girl, what can they do with their love? The wine and the sword follow the horse. They are strangers in a foreign land, and the white clothes are gone, but the peach blossoms are the same as yesterday.] Since it was a cappella performance, after the first chorus, Qi Long sang the ending directly without repeating himself. [This country has experienced many ups and downs, and the years have passed. Life is short and few people can see through it. It’s just a dream and we are just in the play. If you want to know what happens next, please listen to my explanation next time! ] The audience applauded and some even shouted “It’s coming!” "Good fellow," Yu Qian suddenly said, "You've been singing for so long, come back and tell me!" Everyone became even happier after Brother Qian responded. "Brothers, which song has a supporting role?" Qi Long couldn't help but question them. Guo Degang also reacted quickly and said immediately: "If there is thunder, it will rain!" Yu Qian quickly responded: "Leo!" The audience was amused by the two's wit and immediately applauded and praised their quick reaction times.
Qi Long was not slow to react. After everyone's laughter died down, he immediately shouted, "You two are not dressed properly for this song. You have to be topless. Haier Brothers!" "Hahahahahaha!" the whole audience laughed. In a joyful atmosphere, Guo Degang's special performance in Tianjin to visit his relatives officially ended. This was the afternoon show, and the theater had other things to do in the evening. Before going backstage, Guo Degang stopped Qi Long and said, "The Drum Music Club is recruiting students. You are going to the Drum Music Club too, right? Take my car!" “Hahahaha!” Gao Dongqiang and several of his apprentice nephews immediately made funny faces and said, “Go and have a romantic relationship. Don’t worry about our lives!” Qi Long also glanced at them, followed Teacher Guo into Hou Zhen's car, and went to the Drum Music Society for a date. The Drum Music Club was recruiting students, and the students didn't have classes today, so Qi Long and Zhang Wanyi went out to watch a movie and have a meal. During the meal, the video of the crosstalk performance was uploaded. Zhang Wanyi was a little surprised: "The girl group from your company and your song are going to be on it?" When they were chatting on the phone, Qi Long basically told Zhang Wanyi everything he did every day, so Zhang Wanyi knew that he was going to release two songs, one called "Storyteller" and the other "Young China", but she didn't expect it to be so soon. Qi Long released these two songs by chance. He mainly made a few songs with ancient and Chinese styles and gave them to Qiduo in the company. There is no need to hire a composer from outside, Qi Long can take care of it. After that, they sell their songs to platforms and KTV copyrights, and Qi Long makes money, while the girls just earn from the performance. "Well, it's time to go on stage. Do you want to sing? I can also write two songs for you!" Qi Long said with a smile. He really has no shortage of songs to copy, as he has songs from big stars in another world and from this world, but some independent singers are all different, so his music library is quite extensive. In other words, Qi Long focuses on the crosstalk stage, and releasing songs is just a side job, so the output is relatively slow. Zhang Wanyi was interested, but she still shook her head: "Forget it, I'm still a drum music student now, I'll figure this out first before talking about other things!" "Focus!" Qi Long glanced and saw a person holding a camera on the opposite block outside the coffee shop window. Oh, hey, the legendary paparazzi! I didn't expect that I, Qi Long, would be followed by paparazzi. Does this mean that I'm famous? He immediately grabbed Zhang Wanyi's hand and waved it across. They were just in a serious relationship and not an idol, so he didn't care about this at all. There is no so-called official announcement between the two of them because Qi Long does not make his social media account public, and Zhang Wanyi's student account is in the hands of the operators of Deyun Drum Music Society. But Qi Long has never denied it. In a previous crosstalk performance, Gao Dongqiang mentioned it on stage and he also acquiesced. When the paparazzi saw Qi Long waving, he turned around and waved back, and the two sides greeted each other in a friendly manner. After discovering this, Qi Long immediately posted in the group that he was being followed by paparazzi, reminding his fellow apprentices to be careful, as crosstalk performers were also followed by paparazzi. Don't be photographed doing inappropriate things like urinating or defecating in public, or driving in slippers. As for Dongqiang, he was not worried at all. That guy has three daily routines: home, the theater, and the gym. I’m afraid that even if they shoot for a year, there won’t be any additional news value. It’s a complete waste of effort! However, Qi Long told the group about the paparazzi following him. Dong Qiang saw it and immediately treated it as a joke and shared it with his assistant Xiao Chi who went back with him, and Xiao Chi reported it. Na Yu thought that it would be better to announce it himself rather than letting the paparazzi take advantage of the popularity. He consulted Qi Long, and after Qi Long consulted Zhang Wanyi for her opinion, the company's Weibo officially announced that Mr. Qi was in a relationship and there was no need to worry about it, just focus on Mr. Qi's career. Use your popularity to promote your upcoming new song single. In conjunction with the promotion of Deyunshe's encore performance on stage, the number of views of the song soared as soon as it was released, and it entered the so-called new song chart that can be included in the list with money. The KTV copyright was practiced overnight and sold directly.
While "Storyteller" was a hit, another song "Chinese Youth Says" with its positive energy attracted the attention of CCTV, which invited him to promote the song! As soon as the news came out, everyone commented that CCTV dotes on Qi Long, as he was in the first reality show and now his song has just been released and he is also promoting it! These artists have been carefully selected by CCTV, so you can rest assured as a fan! (End of this chapter)