Start telling crosstalk from Tingyunxuan

August 20th, evening.

Yang Yunsheng specially set aside a day to go back and perform crosstalk.

After the crosstalk performance, some people were to be taken away from Tingyunxuan.

For this purpose, he also rented a large truck.

It certainly wouldn't be a truck used to hit someone; that's something only done in South Korea. Yang Yunsheng has no interest in that kind of hobby.

Many people are especially looking forward to the return of Yang Yunsheng and Yan Hexiang as a duo to the stage.

On stage, a pair of crosstalk performers and a table began their first crosstalk performance on this stage.

After Yang Yunsheng went on stage, he took the initiative to greet everyone.

"Hello everyone, I'm especially nervous to be back on this stage again. First, let me introduce myself. My name is Yang Yunsheng, and I'm a crosstalk performer from Tingyunxuan. The person standing next to me, as you can probably tell, is a man!"

Yan Hexiang was displeased and asked, "What do you mean by 'man'? Don't I have a name?"

Yang Yunsheng smiled, patted Yan Hexiang on the shoulder and said, "Didn't all those shows introduce you like this before? You, a man, a big, burly man. Otherwise, how else could we introduce you? Should I say, 'Dear viewers, isn't the person standing in front of you a man?'"

The audience laughed at that moment, and Yang Yunsheng breathed a sigh of relief.

The worst thing is if I haven't performed crosstalk for a while, and then I can't land the first punchline, which would be terrible.

Fortunately, it didn't come to that.

Yan Hexiang refused, saying, "You can't introduce me like that! If you say your name, you should also say mine!"

Yang Yunsheng nodded helplessly and said, "Alright, alright, since you've said so, I won't refuse you! Him, Yan Hexiang, is known as Fatty!"

Yan Hexiang pulled Yang Yunsheng back: Extreme dissatisfaction.

"No, just introduce yourself. There's no need for personal attacks. The joke about getting fatter is so cliché. And it's not appropriate for you to attack me right off the bat!"

"What's that called?"

"Zhuangzhuang!"

The audience below started clapping happily. To be honest, Yunxuan's crosstalk was quite interesting. Many of them were actually listening to crosstalk for the first time. It wasn't that they didn't know crosstalk, but that they hadn't studied it before.

In addition, Yang Yunsheng had actually mentioned the joke about Zhuangzhuang and Pangpang before.

As for Yang Yunsheng's introduction, there's actually nothing wrong with it. Yan Hexiang is a burly fat man. If you think calling him fat is an attack or an insult, then if you don't want to be attacked or insulted, then you should lose weight!
It's like on Weibo, people encourage you not to be afraid of being fat, saying it's okay to be fat, you can still look good even when you're chubby. But in reality, if you actually gain weight, people will say you're so fat and you still have the nerve to post photos? Don't you have any shame?!

So, even if others don't say it out loud, they must be thinking the same thing!

Besides, isn't obesity a disease too?
People need to learn to control themselves, especially when it comes to their appetite. Seriously, you really need to learn to control yourself. Also, Yan Hexiang is indeed a bit overweight.

This is what it's like to be an official. When you're not an official, you don't have this much fat!
He's practically a mini-Sun Yue!

Yang Yunsheng helplessly spread his hands: "Teacher Yan, I didn't mean to offend you at all. Although crosstalk is an art that can be offensive, I have never been disrespectful to you. So let's not dwell on this issue anymore. Let's perform a proper crosstalk for everyone now."

Yan Hexiang nodded and replied, "Okay, it's not easy for you to come back and perform crosstalk. I'm not too happy that you said I'm fat. Plus, you haven't been back for a long time. I'm slightly more famous than you at Tingyunxuan, but you have to introduce my name so that the audience can recognize me!"

Yang Yunsheng rolled her eyes. "You're holding on because I haven't been back for so long, aren't you?!"
I'm doing this for making a movie!

Yang Yunsheng understood and said, "Well then, let me reintroduce myself. My name is Yang Yunsheng, a crosstalk performer from Tingyunxuan. I used to be considered the top performer at Tingyunxuan, but since I haven't been back for a long time, everyone calls me the former top performer. The person standing next to me is Yan Hexiang. As you can see, he's short and stocky with a fat head and big ears, just like Zhu Bajie!"

Yan Hexiang was displeased: "You just said you wouldn't offend me, but now you have. How am I Pigsy?"

Yang Yunsheng turned to Yan Hexiang and said, "This is just to make the audience laugh, it doesn't mean you've turned into Pigsy."

Yan Hexiang responded, "That won't do either. I, Yan Hexiang, am a person with a reputation. If you call me Pigsy (Zhu Bajie), and the audience spreads this around, I'll be ruined!"

Yang Yunsheng sighed, "Alright, I understand. This matter isn't going to be resolved today. Let's do a good job with the crosstalk. Today's crosstalk is about literature. As you all know, I have a lot of authority in literature these days. People praise me, calling me the contemporary Zhou Shuren (Lu Xun). They say things like, 'Yang Yunsheng, your literary talent is truly astonishing.' Enough said, I love you!"

Yan Hexiang shoved Yang Yunsheng, unable to listen any longer, and said, "Can you please stop being so shameless? I can't take it anymore."

Yang Yunsheng chuckled and said, "Teacher Yan, I'm not bragging. You should be secretly happy that you can partner with me in crosstalk. Everyone knows I'm a genius in the crosstalk world! No joke, I could recite the Hundred Family Surnames when I was five, I was already well-read when I was ten, and I got into Tsinghua University when I was fourteen. But I didn't go to Tsinghua. Do you know why?"

Yan Hexiang chuckled and said, "I don't know about other things, but I do know about this. Because, you've been bragging about it all. Take your admission to Tsinghua University, for example, everyone knows that. You only have a high school diploma, and after graduating from high school, you went to a junior college, but didn't go. You still keep saying things like, 'A regular 985 university is not as good as a junior college!'"

The audience burst into laughter; they can testify to that.

Yang Yunsheng often says on stage that a regular 985 university is not as good as a junior college.

This is called the tendency to slander what you lack most.

Yang Yunsheng, with a stern face, felt embarrassed and became unhappy.

"Well then, since you don't believe in my abilities, I'll do a traditional recitation of dishes on stage to prove myself, how about that?"

Yan Hexiang nodded and said, "Alright, let's see you recite the menu. I'll see how you prove yourself!"

Yang Yunsheng addressed the audience, "Today I've come to Shanghai, so I'll be reciting a menu for you all. Listen carefully, the first one is steamed lamb, right?"

Yan Hexiang: "Yes!"

Yang Yunsheng continued, "The second one is steamed bear paw, right?"

Yan Hexiang: "That's right!" (End of Chapter)