Start telling crosstalk from Tingyunxuan

After Yan Hexiang and Yang Yunsheng came on stage, they bowed to the audience.

Yan Hexiang then said, "Thank you for your applause, everyone. Tonight, the two of us will perform a crosstalk for you."

Yan Hexiang didn't introduce himself or Yang Yunsheng; he just went straight to the point.

Yan Hexiang continued, "Crosstalk, it's performed by two people and they talk about it, it's called crosstalk."

Yang Yunsheng agreed, "That's right!"

Yan Hexiang glanced at Yang Yunsheng and said, "In crosstalk, who do you mainly listen to? I think when two people stand here, you mainly listen to the lead comedian!"

Yang Yunsheng was stunned. Was this a veiled criticism of him?
You should know that in the past, Yang Yunsheng would just casually make up stories about Yan Hexiang.

It's worth noting that Yan Hexiang said he would be performing a traditional crosstalk piece called "Three or Five Sentences," a short crosstalk routine.

Yang Yunsheng didn't think much of it at first, but now he had no choice but to think about it.

He's not really good at traditional crosstalk; it's not that he can't perform it, it's just that he's not good at it.

Then Yan Hexiang said he listened to the lead comedian, which seemed to imply that he was not a good lead comedian.

Yang Yunsheng smiled bitterly to himself, hoping that he was just overthinking things.

When Yan Hexiang saw that Yang Yunsheng didn't respond, he glanced at Yang Yunsheng, and Yang Yunsheng immediately understood.

He couldn't help but ask, "What do you mean by that? Who's the straight man again?"

Yan Hexiang pointed to himself and replied with a smile, "Of course it's me!"

Yan Hexiang's smug look made the audience laugh instantly.

People like traditional things, and most importantly, traditional things will be praised by the older generation.

The older generation often cannot accept crosstalk like Yang Yunsheng's, even if the audience thinks it is good.

Yang Yunsheng said, "Oh, so you mean when the two of us perform crosstalk together, it's mainly to listen to you."

Yan Hexiang said smugly, "Hey, by the way, the two of us will mainly listen to me!"

Before Yang Yunsheng could speak, Yan Hexiang continued.

"Why is that? Because I speak clearly and react quickly, while you are lacking in these aspects, no, you are much less so."

The audience below the stage let out another long sigh. Although Yan Hexiang was not much older than Yang Yunsheng, he was still in his seventies, eighties, or nineties.

Seven or eight years older, or even ninety years old, are already approaching their prime, but compared to a young man like Yang Yunsheng who is eighteen or nineteen, they are still slightly inferior.

Yang Yunsheng felt that Yan Hexiang was mocking him again, because Yang Yunsheng was still practicing his Mandarin.

Where is his hometown? It's Tianjin, which is also known as Gendu. Simply put, it's the place with the most fluent speech and the closest speech to the capital.

When Yang Yunsheng first came to Tingyunxuan, her Mandarin was almost the same as the dialect of the capital. Now, it's not just similar, it's almost exactly the same.

Sometimes, speaking too quickly can still be accompanied by the pride of the people of the capital.

Even so, Yang Yunsheng's Mandarin is definitely not as good as Yan Hexiang's, a true native of the capital.

Yang Yunsheng said, "Who said that?"

Yan Hexiang said, "You have a lisp! Besides, your IQ is really low!"

The audience burst into laughter again; the level of skill was indeed high.

It's not that high, but look at his current status, he's the deputy leader of traditional crosstalk.

Moreover, he has also made significant achievements in other industries.

Yang Yunsheng was displeased and interrupted, asking, "Who told you this? Do I have a lisp? Am I not very bright?"

Yan Hexiang said, "That's right, isn't that what everyone agrees on?"

Yang Yunsheng laughed and said, "Publicly acknowledged? That's enough. With my IQ, I could crush 99% of the people in the country!"

Yan Hexiang, with his hands behind his back, said, "If you don't believe me, try to learn three sentences from me in front of so many people, and you won't be able to learn them." Upon hearing this, Yang Yunsheng was bursting with confidence.

"Just three sentences? Let alone three sentences, even if it were thirty, three hundred, or three thousand sentences, I wouldn't make a mistake."

Yan Hexiang had just said "okay" when Yang Yunsheng interrupted him.

At this moment, Yan Hexiang was somewhat displeased, genuinely displeased.

Yang Yunsheng asked, "Is it Chinese or a foreign language?"

Yan Hexiang replied, "If it's a foreign language, then I'll take it personally. The audience here will be the judges. If you can learn it, then I'll consider you smart. If you can't, then let the applause give you a round of applause."

The audience was stunned for a moment, then Yang Yunsheng asked on their behalf, "What does this mean?"

Yan Hexiang replied, "Of course, it's to encourage you. After all, people with low IQs need encouragement."

Yang Yunsheng chuckled and said, "Let's begin!"

Yan Hexiang asked the audience, "Is this okay, folks?"

The audience naturally agreed, and even applauded in agreement.

Yan Hexiang said, "Let's begin! First line!"

Yang Yunsheng: "The first sentence!"

Yan Hexiang hadn't expected Yang Yunsheng to pull something on him, so he questioned, "It hasn't even started yet, why are you already following my lead?"

Yang Yunsheng: "It hasn't even started yet, why are you repeating what I said!"

After saying that, he added another sentence.

"Now you've got two sentences!"

The audience was in stitches because this format wasn't used for short sentences, but Yang Yunsheng managed to create a new and hilarious one.

Yan Hexiang was dissatisfied and shouted, "Stop! Stop! I haven't even asked you to tell me yet, why are you starting?"

Yang Yunsheng exclaimed, "Teacher Li, you haven't started yet? I thought it was about to end!"

The audience members were laughing so hard their stomachs hurt, because Yang Yunsheng's expression was so annoying.

Teacher Yu, sitting in the audience, spoke to Yang Yunsheng's little black-haired Lao Guo.

He said to Guo Degang, "Yang Yunsheng is creating a new style of comedy, whether he's playing the supporting or leading role. The traditional 'Three or Five Sentences' style wasn't this popular, but what he and Yan Hexiang are showing now is truly astonishing!"

Xiao Heizi and Lao Guo listened, but didn't take it seriously.

In his view, this was all thanks to his former apprentice, Yan Hexiang.

But after nodding, he said, "Although Yang Yunsheng is creating something new, traditional crosstalk performers will not think that this is innovation, but rather dross."

Upon hearing this, Teacher Yu burst into laughter.

He now thinks that Lao Guo is just being stubborn.

I don't know why Lao Guo doesn't care about Yang Yunsheng. Is it because he's afraid that Yang Yunsheng will threaten his position?

Logically speaking, this is completely impossible!

But what Lao Guo was thinking was not entirely clear to Teacher Yu either.

He said, "You're talking about yourself, aren't you? Your jokes are full of vulgarity, and people don't accept that!"

Guo Degang, however, said righteously, "You also participated in my jokes. If they are not accepted by people, you deserve a lot of credit."

For a moment, Teacher Yu was speechless.

If someone else saw this, they would definitely curse, "What kind of garbage is this?" (End of Chapter)