Chapter 481 - The first preliminary round has ended! (2/2)
For some reason, the head judge did not give any comments. The other two professional crosstalk actors also remained silent and did not comment. They did not comment on the work from any professional point of view, allowing the female judge to do so for them. This was unprecedented.
It was the same offstage too.
Tang Dazhang remained silent.
Tang Dazhang's fellow seniors and juniors all turned silent!
One could tell that these crosstalk actors all had ugly expressions. Who knew that not only Zhang Ye could do crosstalk, he could even do it so superbly and in such a wonderful manner? Although they never laughed from beginning to end, they knew in their hearts that the burdens Zhang Ye threw out were stunning. Many of them had been in crosstalk for decades, but only today did they learn that crosstalk could be done in such a f**king manner!?
In fact, many people from crosstalk knew, and had communicated this in private that the crosstalk world had reached a bottleneck. They were walking in place for many years, and although the symptoms weren't obvious, it was already a declining trend. However, Zhang Ye's ”I am a Scholar” had given all these crosstalk actors a taste of a new ”post-modern” flavor!
Post-modern did not mean that it had transcended reality, but instead meant that it had exceeded the standards of this era. It was leading this era's standards!
Everything was linked!
One burden after another!
It was different from their traditional methods of delivery. It had attained maximum entertainment for commercial viability. It had pushed the highlight of crosstalk, humor, to the forefront. From the reactions of the audience, regardless if Tang Dazhang and company liked it or disliked it, the audience liked it. This was the greatest award that a crosstalk performance could receive. This could be also said that it had broken through the bottleneck for the future crosstalk industry, known as commercial crosstalk!
What was a bit ironic was that this commercial ”post-modern” crosstalk work was thrown out by a television host who had never learned crosstalk? A layman had taught so many crosstalk seniors a lesson? This was something they could not accept. Furthermore, the usage of a few terms and packaging in the work felt tawdry, and felt disdain for it!
However, Zhang Ye didn't care what they thought or how they evaluated it. In fact, Zhang Ye had never thought highly of a person like Tang Dazhang.
The performance was over.
The next group of contestants went onstage.
Zhang Ye and Yao Jiancai bade farewell to the audience. As they disembarked the stage with arms over each other's shoulders, they walked out of the recording studio.
”Old Yao, your reaction was pretty quick.” Zhang Ye said with a smile.
Yao Jiancai chuckled. ”Although a few lines were improvised on the spot by you, I am a professional after all, so I could match you well.” Saying that, he laughed again. ”Hey, but when comparing the two of us, it is as if you are the professional crosstalk actor. I'm even wondering how you got all the basics down so well? How is that mouth of yours made?!”
Zhang Ye laughed. ”Don't forget I earn a living using this mouth! I never practiced crosstalk in the past, but this mouth of mine is my forte after all. I don't dare to speak about other things, but when it comes to scolding and trampling on others, I have never lost!”
”I can tell.” Yao Jiancai said, ”Your wickedness is all over your mouth. Well done, after you trampled on me, you even trampled my wife! Don't you run. We agreed previously that you have to go home with me this afternoon. You need to talk to her!”
Zhang Ye said in exasperation, ”Don't. I'm not going.”
Yao Jiancai grabbed onto him without letting him go. ”Haha, that won't do.”
Zhang Ye smiled and said, ”I'm afraid she will beat me up.”
As the two of them chatted, there were a few anxious shouts in front of them.
”Has it been halted?”
”It's already halted!”
”Aiyah, but it's already too late!”
”Do you know what happened? Something big has happened!”
”What's the matter?”
”The two banned celebrities were broadcasted live on the internet by the station! I heard our head of this segment misheard the instructions of the higher-ups and made a mistake!”
”Ah? Wouldn't that be big trouble?”
”That's right. The station leaders are infuriated!”
”I believe he will be held accountable eventually. After all, Decree #43 has just been announced, yet our Department 11 immediately went against it? Man, this is going to be a huge mess!”
”That Teacher Zhang fellow is still a G.o.d of plague! He leaves destruction in his wake everywhere he goes!”
”But you don't say. Zhang Ye's character might be a bit wicked, and his temper is a bit like a hooligan, but did you hear his 'I am a Scholar'? It was truly awesome!”
”Really?”
”Go watch it. He's completely on a different level than those other contestants. I was listening outside and was laughing in st.i.tches!”
Everyone in the program team were discussing it!
When Yao Jiancai heard this, he was stunned. ”What? It was broadcasted live? Holy sh*t! Is this reality or fantasy? A mistake? Could there be such a coincidence? Hahahaha! Old bro, G.o.d is helping us!”
G.o.d?
That esteemed person isn't so free!
Zhang Ye was amused upon hearing this. Maybe amongst everyone who knew of this matter, he was the only one who knew the true reason. This was f**king all due to the five times difficulty reduction from the dice! He was initially worried how to let everyone see this work of his, but now, Zhang Ye was completely relieved!
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