Start telling crosstalk from Tingyunxuan

Yang Yunsheng continued, "Then comes steamed deer tail, roast duck, roast chicken, big plate chicken, small plate chicken, iron rooster, big rooster, small rooster, red rooster, white rooster, black swan, white swan, gray swan, purple swan, everyone, do you hear that right?"

The audience below began to jeer, shouting, "That's not right!"

Yan Hexiang also said with a look of disgust, "No way, is this how your master taught you to recite the names of dishes? This isn't reciting the names of dishes, it's like trying to carry a hen or a swan!"

Yang Yunsheng, looking displeased, said to the audience, "Everyone saw it, right? I didn't do anything to chickens, ducks, or geese. It's just that Teacher Yan can't stand me. I'm speechless. We're partners."

"Hey, so you mean you actually got the menu right!" Yan Hexiang looked at Yang Yunsheng with disdain.

Yang Yunsheng looked at Yan Hexiang and said, "Who was talking just now? Where, where? Hey, there's a wall here. Good heavens, this wall even has a nose and eyes!"

The audience burst into laughter again. In crosstalk, there is no distinction between superiors and inferiors on stage, but everyone should be mindful of their boundaries off stage. Even if Yang Yunsheng were to dig up his ancestors for eighteen generations on stage, he would still have to endure it.

But if someone does that offstage, they're not acting like a human being.

Even if the audience doesn't understand, they still understand that it offends art!
Just like the stand-up comedy that has recently emerged abroad, it also offends art.

It's not fair to say that stand-up comedy exists abroad; it also exists in the country.

He's the guy who got seriously injured by his own wife; he runs the Tonight 80 talk show.

Listen to this bullying talk show; in the end, he himself was bullied.

In our country, offense is usually nothing, but bullying is something that happens easily.

Anyway, Yan Hexiang is a sensible person and won't hold a grudge against Yang Yunsheng. Besides, crosstalk is meant to entertain people, and self-deprecation is a common occurrence.

For example, in the Deyun Society, when Teacher Yu was Guo Degang's straight man, didn't all of his ancestors for eighteen generations die?

Can you say that Lao Guo did something wrong?

Even the teacher has to give a thumbs up and say, "You did a great job!"
So, to put it simply, crosstalk is all about entertaining the audience. And when the audience is happy and feels their ticket was worthwhile, that's the happiest thing for every crosstalk performer. This is why crosstalk has been able to develop for over 150 years and become a national treasure.

Of course, whether Tingyunxuan's crosstalk is vulgar or not is up to whoever judges it.

If it were someone from Deyun Society to evaluate it, then Tingyunxuan's crosstalk would be a breath of fresh air.

Yan Hexiang said to Yang Yunsheng, "There's no way someone like you. You call yourself the number one brother of Tingyunxuan, but you can't even recite the names of the dishes properly."

Yang Yunsheng immediately interjected, "Actually, I was just joking. Everyone knows you—you're famous, you're rich, and that's what everyone at Tingyunxuan is all about!"

Yang Yunsheng gave Yan Hexiang a thumbs up.

"No, you flatter me!"

Yang Yunsheng shook his head: "No, if you were in Tingyunxuan, you would be second only to the emperor, above all others."

Yan Hexiang found it even funnier after hearing this.

"That's not the case!"

"What did they call this kind of person in ancient times? Eunuchs!"

Yan Hexiang's voice suddenly became louder.

"What eunuch? He's at least a prime minister."

Yang Yunsheng exclaimed in surprise, "He's already the Prime Minister! I've only been away from Tingyunxuan for a short time, and Teacher Yan has already gained so much power!" The audience burst into laughter; these two were really putting on a show!
However, being second only to the emperor and above thousands of others, even a eunuch could have such a position.

For example, Wei Zhongxian was second only to the emperor.

And Chen Yun, after becoming a eunuch, did he become second only to the emperor and above thousands of others?

Don't bother searching for who Chen Yun is; he was my high school deskmate.

Yan Hexiang looked at Yang Yunsheng coldly and chuckled twice: "If you said that to someone else, they might actually be happy, but I'm different. All these years, haven't you been shining and making a name for yourself outside, while I've been fighting hard here and there at Tingyunxuan, and in the end, I've become second only to one person and above ten thousand others?"

Yan Hexiang was filled with grievances when he said this.

Yang Yunsheng was stunned at first, he was really stunned, mainly because Yan Hexiang's voice was so loud that it intimidated Yang Yunsheng. He also felt that what Yan Hexiang said was true, the truth!
Then Yang Yunsheng said, "Teacher Yan, please calm down. We're partners, we've been partners for so many years, why would we distinguish between each other? Didn't I say that no matter how things develop, your father is your father, and your wife can be my wife?"

Yan Hexiang looked completely bewildered, and the audience below the stage began to boo.

The audience was actually wondering about the relationship between Yang Yunsheng and Yan Hexiang. In today's society, even partners can't be perfect in every way.

There are some things that cannot be shared, such as one's own wife.

If one day a system of sharing wives were to emerge, how many treacherous traitors like Cao Cao would be overjoyed?

Yang Yunsheng had only seen this kind of perverted practice on certain websites involving wife swapping.

The audience members below the stage had various expressions, hoping that Yang Yunsheng would continue speaking, but Yang Yunsheng knew when to stop.

Yang Yunsheng turned his head and said, "But Teacher Yan, we haven't performed crosstalk together in a long time. Why don't you give the audience a talent show?"

Yan Hexiang said angrily again, "I'm the straight man, you should be responsible for making the audience laugh, why am I the one performing the talent show?"

Yang Yunsheng looked at Yan Hexiang and nodded seriously, saying, "That seems to make sense. How about we give everyone a traditional riddle-guessing game?"

Yan Hexiang looked disgusted: "You said it's traditional, so can't you come up with something new that will interest the audience?"

Upon hearing this, Yang Yunsheng also agreed that it made sense.

"Crosstalk requires four skills: speaking, learning, teasing, and singing. I'm only at the elementary school level in speaking, learning, and teasing, but when it comes to singing, I'm a university graduate, a full-fledged university graduate! I'm sure you've all heard me sing before!"

Audience response: "I've heard of it!"

Yan Hexiang said helplessly, "No, this crosstalk performer who was admitted to Tsinghua University at the age of fourteen, since you think you are excellent in singing, why don't you sing a song for everyone? After all, you have to bring something to this stage. I don't think it's appropriate for you to just dabble like this! Look, it's getting late, why don't you clear your throat and wake everyone up?"

Yang Yunsheng thought for a moment and then said, "Speaking of singing, there's a balance between tradition and popular styles. I'm sure you've all heard the traditional ones, so I'll sing a popular song for you. This is a title track from my sister Yang Yunlan's new album!"

The audience was surprised, and even Yan Hexiang was curious.

When did Yang Yunlan release her own album?
However, the audience also wanted to hear Yang Yunlan's new album.

There was nothing she could do. Yang Yunlan had participated in The Voice of China before, but no one turned their chairs for her, and she was eliminated in the first round.

To be honest, Yang Yunsheng was very dissatisfied.

This is only the second edition, is it always like this?
An original song, "Mom and Daughter," failed to move the four mentors.

This shows that the behind-the-scenes manipulation of this program had already been established long ago. (End of Chapter)