Chapter 497 - I dont know speed recital? (2/2)
”That's right!”
”Right!”
”If you are capable, show us one!”
The other compet.i.tors did not know that they were in a live broadcast at the moment. Thinking that the cameras were not switched to recording mode, they did not hold back at all. Earlier, they were bearing the brunt of Zhang Ye's scolding and keeping silent, but now was the time for them to gain back some face! We can't outscold you? Fine, then let's decide it with a clash of abilities. A crosstalk actor's basic skills were honed over a decade or two. They wouldn't believe that Zhang Ye would be able to do a good speed recital, as even among rookies like themselves, only a handful could do it well!
Zhang Ye smiled, ”Oh, so in your eyes, a person who can do speed recitals is someone who understands crosstalk?”
Yao Jiancai made a pa.s.s at him.
But Zhang Ye acted like he did not notice it, ”Sure then, since there are so many people here today, I believe everyone is also antic.i.p.ating something? Then, I will do one for all of you here. Is everyone willing to listen or are you all willing to listen?”
Yao Jiancai said, ”There's only a choice of willing to listen?”
Tang Dazhang was stunned for a bit.
The other crosstalk actors were also slightly befuddled.
What did he mean by that? That Zhang guy was really going to do it? Does he even know how?!
When the audience realized what was going on, they were momentarily shocked. What? Does Teacher Zhang really f**king know how to do a speed recital? It can't be! They were beginning to have some expectations now!
Zhang Ye smiled, ”What does everyone want to hear?”
A female audience shouted, ”'The Imperial Feast List'!”
This speed recital had been performed by Zhang Ye before on his talk show, albeit it being a shorter version. He had simply recited the names of a few dishes back then and those who had seen that episode of the talk show probably thought that Zhang Ye only knew the beginning portion of it. When he heard the request, Zhang Ye smiled and began reciting:
”I'll treat you to steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer's tail, roast duck, roast hen, roast green goose, stewed pig, stewed chicken, preserved ham, preserved egg, dried ham, sausage, a.s.sorted vegetables, smoked chicken with tripe, steamed pig with eight treasures, ducked brewed with glutinous rice, pot-braised pheasant, pot-braised quail, simmered chicken giblets in brine, simmered goose in brine, simmered prawns, braised shrimps, soy sh.e.l.led shrimps, pheasant, dried hare meat, chives dumplings, whitebait, steamed wood frog, braised duck kidney, braised duck slices, cold dish with duck slices, stir-fried cattle aorta, braised white eel, braised finless eel, dace with black bean, pan-braised dace, stewed soft-sh.e.l.led turtle, pan-braised Cyprinidae, stir-fried carp, soft-fried pork tenderloin, soft-fried chicken, a.s.sorted intestine in intestine, crisp rolls with pepper, quick-fried mushroom, quick-fried fish paste, quick-fried fish slices, quick-fried fish maw, Sautéed meat slices in vinegar sauce, braised white mushroom, braised three delicacies, stir-fried whitebait, braised sea eel, stir-fried white prawn, fried clams, stir-fried fish-like dough, stir-fried bamboo shoot, hibiscus jelly, stir-fried liver, southern stir-fried liver, stir-fried bamboo shoot with sirloin....”
When this large amount of dish names were recited, their fellow compet.i.tors were stunned!
Tang Dazhang, Xu Wenxiang, and the other crosstalk artists also looked at one another in surprise!
No one could have expected Zhang Ye to start without even thinking. He did not even bat an eyelid as the words rolled off his tongue without needing to stop for a breath. When compared to a professional crosstalk actor's speed recital, Zhang Ye had even done it faster and smoother than them!
The speed of his recital was like a speeding vehicle!
Zhang Ye continued, ”......Red meatb.a.l.l.s, white meatb.a.l.l.s, quick-fried meatb.a.l.l.s, deep-fried meatb.a.l.l.s, three delicacies meatb.a.l.l.s, four happiness meatb.a.l.l.s, Southern style meatb.a.l.l.s onion meatb.a.l.l.s, Su style meatb.a.l.l.s, bean curd meatb.a.l.l.s, stewed red meat, stewed white meat, pork stew, fatty pork, roast pork, pork in sauce, pork wrapped in lotus leaf, first cla.s.s meat, cherry meat, Maya meat, Yuanbao meat, Fulu meat, red pork elbow, white pork elbow, crystal pork elbow, honey pork elbow, pork elbow stew, pulled pork elbow, steamed mutton, roasted mutton, five-spiced mutton, mutton in sauce, a.s.sorted boiled meat, a.s.sorted stirred-fried meat, braised a.s.sorted meat, simmered duck innards, three delicacies shark's fin, chestnut chicken, steamed live carp, salted duck meat, spring chicken!”
He had finished reciting!
Not a single dish name was missed out on!
The audience were still checking if he had gotten them all and were stunned to realize that he did not miss a single one!
Even his partner, Yao Jiancai could only look at him while looking a little confused. He did not know that Zhang Ye even had such talents. F**k, he could even do speed recitals? Not only could he do it, he even did it better than most professionals? That's impossible! When did this kid learn how to do this!
Actually, Zhang Ye did not need to learn it. With the memory search capsule, he had already memorized all the joke segments and speed recitals that he knew of. Being a broadcast host, being able to do this was second nature to Zhang Ye. Even after he had finished reciting, he did not need to catch his breath and still looked rather relaxed.
Some crosstalk compet.i.tors, who still couldn't believe what they heard, challengingly shouted, ”The Geographical Map!”
Zhang Ye began immediately at the next moment, ”“Rus.h.i.+ng to the Northern Pa.s.s, walking to Hebei Main Street, Red Bridge, Yang Village, Cai Village, Hexiwu, Anping, Harbor Quay, Zhangjia Turn, through Tongzhou Bali Bridge, into Beijing Chaoyangmenm, out at Beijing Deshengmen. Into the Qinghe, Shahe, Changping County, Nankou, Green Dragon Bridge, Kang Village, Huailai, Shacheng, Baoan, Lower Gardens, Xin Village, Xuanhuafu, Shalingzi, Yulin, Zhangjiakou, Chaigou Fort, Xiwan, Tian Town, Yanggao County, Jule Fort, Zhou Village, Datong, Gushan, Hongci Fort, Feng Town, Suji, Jining, Sanfenkou, s.h.i.+batai, Zuozi, Camp Sandao, Camp Qixia, Taoboqi....”
The audience was stunned once again!
But Zhang Ye was still not done, continuing like a speeding bullet this time, without losing his breath, ”....walking into Qinhuangdao, Beidai River, Changli County, reaching Luanzhou, Guye, Kaiping to Tangshan. Lutai, Hangu, Tanggu, Xinhe 50th Street, Dongxin Village, Junliang City, Xinhe, Zhanggui Village, Second Cultural Palace, Qian Village, Dajiagu, Trolleybus Factory, Daw.a.n.g Village. Past Liberation Bridge, Binjiang Way, Heping Road, Nans.h.i.+ and finally reaching the Great Wall Movie Theatre!”
At this moment, a lot of the audience members stood up!
”Great!”
”d.a.m.n f**king great!”
”That was too awesome, Teacher Zhang!”
”You recited it too beautifully!”
The applause began to thunder throughout the studio into a deafening roar!
Translator Notes: To get an idea what the Manchurian feast is like, listen to this Caucasian crosstalk actor perform it HERE!
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