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Chapter 267 What's so funny about the crosstalk on the Spring Festival Gala?!

Director Liu Yao came up and handed a bouquet of flowers to Yang Yunsheng.

Congratulations on wrapping up filming!

Yang Yunsheng smiled, not expecting that for just one scene and a few shots, the director would even prepare a bouquet of flowers for her.

This also shows that his acting was indeed quite good.

Yang Yunsheng said, "Thank you, Director Liu Yao, Brother Xu, Brother Huang, and all the actors present. I hope we'll meet again someday!"

Because his flight was at nine o'clock in the morning, Yang Yunsheng didn't have time to sleep after returning to the hotel. He packed his bags and headed to Kunming Airport to fly back to Beijing.

After returning to the capital, he went directly to find Yan Hexiang.

When Yan Hexiang saw Yang Yunsheng, he frowned.

"You said you'd be back yesterday, why are you only coming back now!"

Yang Yunsheng was feeling very sleepy and said to Yan Hexiang, "How about we talk about it this afternoon? I'm really sleepy right now!"

Seeing that Yang Yunsheng was indeed not in a good state, Yan Hexiang let him go.

As Yang Yunsheng went to the rest room to sleep for a few hours, Yan Hexiang's voice came from behind him.

"By the way, where's the notebook?"

Yang Yunsheng replied without turning around, "Not written yet!"

Haven't written it yet?
Yan Hexiang's eyes widened in disbelief. How could this guy say such a thing?

Have you no shame?!
I told myself on the phone that I had already finished writing, but I hadn't written anything yet.

Yang Yunsheng went to the rest room, lay down on the military bed, and quickly fell asleep.

He didn't wake up until around 7 p.m., when the performance was about to begin.

The crosstalk performers on stage were performing, and Yang Yunsheng, feeling a bit hungry, ordered takeout.

Actually, he doesn't really like ordering takeout; he genuinely feels that Meituan is taking advantage of people he knows.

The more familiar you are with them, the more they'll exploit you; they don't care whether you're a long-time customer or not.

After eating takeout backstage, Cao Yunjin came to Yang Yunsheng's side.

"Is the script for the Spring Festival Gala ready?"

Yang Yunsheng shook his head and said, "It's not written yet!"

Cao Yunjin plopped down next to Yang Yunsheng and said, "This year's Spring Festival Gala is a bit different from previous years. They are very strict in reviewing the entries. And I heard from the bottom of the road that the previous judges have all been replaced. I guess it's at the behest of the higher-ups."

Yang Yunsheng also knew that this year's judging was completely different from the previous judging.

As for the reason, need I say more!

However, Yang Yunsheng said, "You were supposed to go to the Spring Festival Gala this year, but now that I'm going, you won't be able to go!"

Cao Yunjin patted Yang Yunsheng on the shoulder and laughed.

“Why are we still talking about this? Besides, that person is going this year, and it would be quite awkward if I ran into them. If it were before, I would definitely want to ask them why they stopped my performance and refused to see me. But now I feel that it's all in the past, and there seems to be no need to talk about it anymore.”

Yang Yunsheng nodded, and Cao Yunjin also got up and left the backstage area.

Cao Yunjin probably still has very complicated feelings towards Guo Degang.

After all, regardless of their past grievances, it was Lao Guo who raised him.

More than ten years! How many decades does one have in a lifetime?
After arranging the performance, Yan Hexiang frowned when he saw that Yang Yunsheng had woken up backstage.

"So what are you planning to do with the script? Let me tell you, the first review is next Monday. If you can't come up with a script, we'll definitely be rejected in the first round. This is for the Spring Festival Gala, I don't need to tell you how important it is!"

Yang Yunsheng stood up and said, "Don't worry, don't worry, I know what I'm doing!"

Yan Hexiang glanced at Yang Yunsheng before saying, "Let's hope so!"

The following week, Yang Yunsheng began to diligently write in his notebook at home.

After writing for about two or three days, he thought he had completed a satisfactory notebook. When he sent the notebook to Yan Hexiang, Yan Hexiang frowned.

He called Yang Yunsheng and said to him, "Your notebook isn't funny either!"

Yang Yunsheng replied, "Funny? Why is it funny? Just tell me, isn't my notebook very educational?"

Yan Hexiang was utterly shocked. What educational significance does crosstalk need to have?

The greatest significance of crosstalk is to amuse the audience.

If you want educational value, go watch an educational film; why are you talking about stand-up comedy?

Yan Hexiang refused, saying, "This crosstalk is absolutely unacceptable. It doesn't reflect your creative level at all. You should revise it again, or choose a different one."

Yang Yunsheng fell silent. The essence of crosstalk is indeed to be funny.

But the reason I wrote this crosstalk piece this time was to get it performed on the Spring Festival Gala.

The other judges, including the director of the Spring Festival Gala and others, will definitely like it very much.

If this crosstalk performance were actually aired on the Spring Festival Gala, Yang Yunsheng and Yan Hexiang would definitely be subjected to a barrage of criticism from the audience.

After hesitating for a moment, Yang Yunsheng made his decision.

"Okay, I'll think about it some more!"

The day before the first review for the Spring Festival Gala, Yang Yunsheng finished writing the script and handed it to Yan Hexiang in person.

Yan Hexiang nodded in satisfaction after seeing the notebook.

"This is your normal creative level. Let's compare it first, and then we'll go straight to it tomorrow!"

The process of getting it right is also a process of refinement, checking for any imperfections and making improvements.

Of course, the kind of routine you'd use in a small theater wouldn't work on a stage like the Spring Festival Gala.

The two talked until almost midnight before Yang Yunsheng finally went home.

After daybreak, Yan Hexiang picked up Yang Yunsheng in his Honda.

However, it was 11 a.m. when the two of them went to the CCTV building together.

The review was conducted in a large conference room, with five judges, the chief director and assistant director of the Spring Festival Gala.

They will judge this program.

If it doesn't work the first time, you can try again. If it doesn't work the second time, you have a third chance.

If your work doesn't work the third time, then I'm sorry, you won't be able to go on tonight's Spring Festival Gala.

Yang Yunsheng saw many actors and celebrities in the corridor that he could only see on TV normally!
He also didn't see Lao Guo and Teacher Yu, and didn't know where they went.

Yang Yunsheng and his group received number 37, which means they were the thirty-seventh to perform.

One by one, the people in front entered the room to perform, and then came out.

Some people had smiles on their faces, while others hung their heads and looked dejected.

These two expressions clearly tell you what's going on.

Yang Yunsheng and Yan Hexiang were getting impatient while waiting, but there was nothing they could do. Everyone was waiting, and they couldn't be given special treatment.

Besides, even top celebrities are nothing compared to CCTV.

When CCTV staff called out to Yang Yunsheng and Yan Hexiang, they had already been waiting for more than five hours.

The two stood up, exchanged a glance, and walked towards the conference room.

The meeting room was quite spacious when the door opened. Five judges and two directors sat opposite them, looking at Yang Yunsheng and Yan Hexiang with serious expressions.

Yang Yunsheng and Yan Hexiang weren't nervous at all, but seeing each other's expressions, they couldn't help but feel a little nervous.

It's just like when you perform crosstalk for the first time on stage, the audience holds their breath, wanting to see how good you really are!
(End of this chapter)