Chapter 475 - Huge Blunder! (1/2)
Chapter 475: Huge Blunder!
At the lot picking venue for the preliminaries.
Division A and B were done.
Zhang Ye walked back. ”Old Yao.”
Yao Jiancai was staring at the stage. ”It's not our turn yet.”
”It's fine. Let's just continue waiting.” Zhang Ye was, at this moment, completely relieved. He did not even consider how to solve the series of problems that would await him. He was leaving it all in G.o.d's hands.
Di Di. He received a text message on his cellphone.
Zhang Ye took a look at his cellphone. He won a prize? Telephone bill? He locked his phone after curling his mouth. He was used to receiving such fraudulent text messages. However, when he thought of something, Zhang Ye was momentarily stunned. He took out his phone again and opened the text message. Eh, wasn't this the mobile service provider's customer service number? He decided to follow the instructions in the text message and replied to it as an attempt. Di Di. He received a short message. Top up successful!
Checking his phone bill, he had a hundred yuan (US$14.50) in credit!
Zhang Ye was overjoyed. Although it wasn't a lot of money, it was an indication for Zhang Ye. This world, which now had its difficulty reduced by five times, had already begun to take effect!
On the other side.
The results were still being announced:
”w.a.n.g Kesong, Zheng Jia. Division C, #6.”
”Zhang Xiao, Liu Yuan. Division C, #7.”
The contestants were in murmurs.
”The members of Division A are all very skilled.”
”Division C isn't bad either. Zhang Xiao and Liu Yuan are from Tang Dazhang's Crosstalk Society. It seems that they are disciples of Teacher Tang Dazhang. They are one of the hottest favorites for this year’s champions.h.i.+p.”
”That w.a.n.g Kesong, wasn't he in the top thirteen in last year's crosstalk compet.i.tion?”
”Those who get sent to Division C sure are unlucky. It has the feeling of a death division!”
Suddenly, host, w.a.n.g Ge'er announced. ”Zhang Ye, Yao Jiancai. Division C, #8.” After finis.h.i.+ng saying that, he looked down the stage and did a sweep without finding them, before returning to announce the results.
”Division C?”
”The G.o.ds of plague are in Division C also?”
When Zhang Ye heard the people in front of them discussing them, he looked sideways at Old Yao, ”What does #8 mean?”
Yao Jiancai smiled and said, ”It means we are eighth in the preliminary round's Division C. We will definitely be able to do the recording today. Looking at the time, it will probably be our turn by noon.”
Zhang Ye said, ”Then let's find a place to take a break.”
”Sure”. The duo walked away while Old Yao was still humming a Beijing opera. He looked relaxed. As he walked, he said to Zhang Ye, ”I heard that there were quite a few tough cookies in Division C. There were also two of Tang Dazhang's disciples. They will appear just before us. This time, it will be interesting.”
Zhang Ye said with amus.e.m.e.nt, ”You seem pretty confident?”
Yao Jiancai chuckled. ”It's not that I'm confident, it's just that I haven't got any hopes up. If our work isn't aired after we are done, I'll just treat it as a game.”
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On the web.
Central TV's Department 11's crosstalk compet.i.tion's official video website.
Division A's first work and Division's B first work were released. The moment the two videos were released, it immediately attracted numerous people.
”Hahaha!”
”Who are these thin guys?”
”This crosstalk was not bad. It was pretty good!”
”That's right. It looks like there really is something to look forward to in this year's compet.i.tion
In terms of quality, these works in the preliminaries definitely couldn't be compared with the crosstalk performances at the Spring Festival Gala. The reason why many people cursed the crosstalk performances of the Spring Festival Gala was because they had different expectations. For the Spring Festival Gala, many people had feelings for it, and had higher expectations as well. Just falling short of these expectations was unacceptable, so they would find the crosstalk performances bad. However, in this crosstalk compet.i.tion, they were contestants from all walks of life. There were farmers, construction workers, and even CEOs of companies. They were all amateurs, so even if professional crosstalk actors partic.i.p.ated, they were not too famous. People were naturally more tolerant towards them.
Voting!
Division A #1's contestant pair temporary took the lead. Their votes constantly increased, and in the blink of an eye, they had ama.s.sed 700 votes. Note: Every IP can register three votes per day.
In the comments section.
”Ah, some clips have been released for the Divisions!”
”I saw Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai!”
”Division C? Eh, they are just after Tang Dazhang's two disciples?”
”What a small world between enemies! I'm looking forward to Teacher Zhang's work.”
However, there were even more criticisms below.
”What is a host, who doesn't know anything, joining in the fun for!”
”Zhang Ye is treating this crosstalk compet.i.tion as a game. What crosstalk does he know? That talk show is just some tawdry entertainment program. Although it's also for humor, it's completely different from crosstalk. Crosstalk is a form of art!”
”The buzz from Decree #43 has not stopped. Is what Zhang Ye doing fine? The powers that he is clearly repressing are criminal celebrities and vulgar, base and philistine entertainment. Zhang Ye is every single one of them, yet he still dares to appear? This is a cla.s.sic case of refusing to repent until complete failure. It's fine if he's here. Let those crosstalk seniors teach him what crosstalk really is. Take a look at what true art is. That talk show of yours is considered nothing!”
”Zhang Ye is a piece of rat s.h.i.+t in the entertainment industry. He goofs around too much!”
”Let's see how he shames himself!”
”The difference between their jobs are like the gaps between mountains!”
Not a while later, the official website released a questionnaire. It was about ”Who is the favorite for winning the champions.h.i.+p”. The result also came out very quickly.
First place was an already famous crosstalk actor. He had an orthodox heritage, and had good foundations in his humor and knowledge. He had few flaws.
Second was a pair of young crosstalk actors. They were rookies, but had recently partic.i.p.ated in Liaodong television station's Spring Festival Gala and had performed a crosstalk. They were well received and sought after on the internet. There were even a few crosstalk artists who spoke highly of them.
Tang Dazhang's two disciples were ranked tenth.
As for Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai? The ranking naturally did not have them. The organizers did not even list their names as options.