Artists under the Rebirth of the Coal Boss

Chapter 307 ZG's Top-Tier Comedian Combat Power!

Mao Xiaotong, who plays Gu Yejia in the drama "Before Dawn", took a day off to record the program. After recording, she had to go back overnight so as not to affect filming the next day.

Huang Zongze had just finished recording his work as the spokesperson for the online game "Business Tycoon" in Malaysia, and then flew in from Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia to record the program.

Tiger Star Entertainment added more celebrity guests to its lineup, prompting Zhejiang TV to hold an emergency program scheduling seminar.

Lin Xingzhuo, Zhang Youqian, Huang Zongze, Mao Xiaotong and others discovered new faces from Zhao's troupe at the meeting.

Only then did they learn at the meeting that Song Xiaobao, Wang Xiaoli, Tang Jianjun, and Liu Xiaoguang from Zhao's troupe had also put aside their work.

Song Xiaobao was originally recording a New Year's Eve special program for Heilongjiang TV's "Benshan Happy Camp".

Old Zhao personally called the senior management of Heilongjiang TV and temporarily changed the program schedule to allow Song Xiaobao to participate in the New Year's Eve gala of Zhejiang TV.

It's obvious that both sides' bigwigs have made their statements, and the competition between Tiger Capital and Benshan Group has begun a full-scale war, spanning from coal mining to the entertainment industry!

Li Xiong, the producer of Zhejiang TV, was all smiles. He figured that when the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman benefits, so he simply changed the competition format to a two-team competition.

The Zhao Family Team Red Team, led by Hua Shao, Zuo Yan, Xiao Shenyang, A Dan, Wang Jinlong, Cheng Ye, Song Xiaobao, and Wang Xiaoli;

The Blue Team will face off against Tiger-affiliated artists such as Zhu Dan, Yi Yi, Lin Xingzhuo, Zhu Yilong, Zhao Yihuan, Wan Xi, Huang Jingyu, and Mao Xiaotong.

Celebrity guests such as Da Bing, Zhao Weiguo, Huang Hong, Annie Yi, and A Duo were also divided into the red and blue teams.

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In the official recording of "China Blue 2010 Happy Ceremony - Zhejiang TV 2010 New Year's Eve Gala", Zhao's team held an absolute advantage.

The opening interaction featured Xiao Shenyang, Adan, and Lin Xingzhuo.

By the way, we also showed the audience the emotion recognition system that the Xsens team under Tiger Vision developed specifically for Zhejiang TV's New Year's Eve Gala, based on markerless facial capture technology.

It can be considered as riding the wave of Hollywood's film industry hype brought about by "Avatar"!
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The very first program was originally supposed to be "Talent + Talk + Singing" by Adan and Wang Jinlong.

Now it has become a skit called "The Legend of Snow White" written and performed by Song Xiaobao and host Zuo Yan.

This performance, which was later shown in the variety show "Tonight's Paramount" in collaboration with Jin Xing, was brought out in advance. Compared to Jin Xing's "sharp-tongued queen," Zuo Yan's performance was more immature.

In the skit where Song Xiaobao played Snow White, her stepmother wasn't jealous of her at all! She treated her very well!!
Song Xiaobao cross-dressed as a "dark-skinned" Snow White, creating laughs through the contrast in skin color and exaggerated appearance, which made the audience burst into laughter and created the first climax.

The Xsens markerless facial capture technology-powered emotion recognition system immediately gave a high score based on the emotions of the audience members present!

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So those might not be the real Ms. Dong.

You're not a female classmate without a story.

Falling in love with a wild horse

可我的家里没有草原

This makes me feel desperate, Miss Dong.
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The second program was a song and dance performance by the Tiger Group. Wanxi played an acoustic guitar and sang "Miss Dong," a song that was a niche hit in the Douban folk music scene this year.

Song and dance performances at galas are inherently at a disadvantage compared to comedy sketches, let alone niche folk songs.

The audience's emotional score was much lower than Song Xiaobao's!

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Next up was a crosstalk performance titled "Enthusiastic Service" by Da Bing and Zhao Weiguo, followed by Annie Yi's song "Are You My Happiness?"

Next up were Xiao Shenyang, Ya Dan, Tian Yue, Ling Han, Yuan Ye, and Cheng Cheng, who participated in an interactive segment of "Three Guns". Xiao Shenyang even reenacted a scene from "Three Guns" with Zhu Dan.

This can be considered a promotion for the movie "A Simple Noodle Story" starring Xiao Shenyang and A Dan!
The film, which was released on December 10, had previously been promoted intensively through multiple channels, including the development of the online game of the same name "Ma Zi Noodle Shop", online discussions, and television commercials.

The high exposure of New Year's Eve galas further exacerbates audience fatigue...

This caused the film's reputation to decline further!
Ultimately, thanks to the combined strengths of the director, Sun Honglei, and Xiao Shenyang, along with a massive marketing budget, and despite the immense pressure from "Avatar," this film managed to rake in 2.6 million yuan at the box office.

However, its Douban rating plummeted from 6.7 to a mere 4.9, its reputation completely collapsed, and it became one of the worst films of the year!
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Zhao's troupe put on a terrible show.

Da Peng, along with Huang Zongze, Zhu Yilong, and Zhao Yihuan, performed a short urban life skit called "Renovation," launching a small counterattack.

Amidst the audience's laughter, the emotional score surpassed that of Da Bing and Zhao Weiguo's crosstalk "Enthusiastic Service," and even trailed behind Song Xiaobao's "The Legend of Snow White"...

Da Peng, who plays a ruthless electrician, also uttered a memorable line.

What knowledge does a qualified electrician need?

"A. Distinguish between live and neutral wires."

"B. Socket wiring method."

C. Daily copper price.

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The sudden appearance of Tiger-affiliated artists in comedy programs has certainly spurred the Zhao family troupe.

In the subsequent interactive imitation shows, Errenzhuan (a traditional Chinese folk art form), Northeastern dialect stand-up comedy, and other programs, Zhao Benshan's troupe began to exert their strength, igniting laughter from the audience time and time again! The facial recognition system kept scoring high marks!!
Compared to the stage presence, pacing, and comedic techniques of the Zhao family troupe.

Without expert guidance, the language-based programs of self-taught artists like Da Peng, Huang Zongze, and Zhu Yilong are clearly not on the same level.

With the added boost of Northeastern dialect, Tiger-type celebrities were instantly outshone in comedy shows!

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Following Huang Hong's skit "Leaking Secrets" and A Duo's song and dance performance "A Thousand Faces," Tian Wa, Wang Xiaoli, and Ya Dan performed the skit "Crazy Job Application"...

The skit's plot involves Adan playing a college student who comes to the labor agency run by Tianwa and Wang Xiaoli to interview for summer jobs.

Tianwa recommended the chicken slaughtering job at the chicken farm, and added:
"What's there to be embarrassed about?"

"College students working as prostitutes reflects a bad social atmosphere! Prostitutes going to university shows an improvement in national quality!!"

The audience burst into laughter, and the emotional score surpassed Huang Hong's skit "Leaking Secrets," and tied with Song Xiaobao's "Snow White Side Story."

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At this moment, Mao Xiaotong's performance was Latin dance, Samba!

Dressed in dazzling costumes, she moved swiftly and gracefully to the rhythm of rapid and penetrating drumbeats, like a leaping sprite at the Brazilian Carnival.

The intense rhythm, combined with large hip swings and fluid movements, perfectly showcases unparalleled vitality and explosive power.

The passionate and unrestrained dance immediately captivated the audience!
People often use the guise of Latin dance to skirt around the issue.

Actually, it's easy to tell if someone is just skirting the line. People who truly love Latin dance have a confident expression, giving off a queen-like vibe!
Mao Xiaotong's performance was the latter!

Mao Xiaotong, who won the gold medal in the Latin dance category at the Taoli Cup this year and has also started to secure leading roles in the serious drama "Before Dawn," certainly doesn't need to resort to gimmicks to gain popularity.

However, Latin dance itself has its limits, and although Mao Xiaotong was very careful with her clothing, wearing thick leggings and breast petals, the audience still went wild!
The audience emotional value of Xsens markerless facial capture suddenly surpassed that of Song Xiaobao's "Snow White Side Story," taking first place.

Astringency is indeed the primary productive force!
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After finishing the recording, Mao Xiaotong ran over and hugged Lin Xingzhuo before rushing to catch a plane back to film "Before Dawn".

In this situation, Xiao Shenyang, the top member of Zhao's troupe, naturally had to step forward.

This breaks the rule that Zhao Benshan explicitly required Xiao Shenyang not to perform skits on local TV programs, but only to participate in impromptu banter segments.

In this life, Zhejiang TV benefited from the influence of Tiger Shadow Star. In the previous life, although Xiao Shenyang was the most expensive guest with an appearance fee of 80 yuan, he only interacted with the audience and did not perform any skits.

The sequel to "Superstar" performed by Xiao Shenyang, Ya Dan, and Xiao Pengfei is a program from the "2009 Xiao Shenyang National Comedy Show".

As soon as Xiao Shenyang appeared, the audience burst into laughter.

Producer Li Xiong initially thought it was a malfunction in Xsens' markerless facial capture system, as the numbers were soaring at the start!
"My Chinese name is Xiao Shen Yang, and my English name is Xiao Shen Yang!!"

Xiao Shenyang only uttered one line in a feminine tone, and the audience erupted in applause and laughter.

The system's displayed emotion score easily surpassed that of "Snow White Side Story," "The Leak," "Renovation," and "Crazy Job Application."

After throwing out a few punchlines, it burst forth with memorable lines such as "robbing applause" and "don't judge a book by its cover, the seawater... is a bit salty."

The entire venue erupted in cheers, with the emotional score showing that it had far surpassed Mao Xiaotong's Latin dance performance.

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The first time many viewers laughed until their stomachs hurt was with the young Shen Yang in 2009.

Xiao Shenyang is a born comedian

In later generations, Xiao Shenyang's "The Four Great Scholars" was hilarious from beginning to end. Even if all the comedians in the show were combined, this work would still be one of the best!
Da Peng and Lin Xingzhuo stood backstage, looking at Xiao Shenyang on stage, and said:

"Brother Zhuo, this little Shen Yang is too awesome, we can't handle him!"

Lin Xingzhuo said, "You're dreaming if you think you can beat Shen Yang, who's at his peak this year, in the field of comedy programs."

Da Peng, watching Xiao Shenyang's performance on stage, said:
"I noticed that some of his joke designs were a bit rough, probably because they were rushed. But the actual effect on set was absolutely amazing, it was unbelievable..."

Lin Xingzhuo said, "Do you know Qiao Feng? Qiao Feng used the Taizu Long Fist in the battle against Juxian Manor back then."

Da Peng is a Jin Yong fan, so of course he knows this climax of "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

He could tell that Xiao Shenyang clearly hadn't planned to perform the skit, and he made several basic mistakes. Yet, the audience erupted in laughter and applause, the atmosphere was incredibly enthusiastic, and he had to admit:
"Actually, Qiao Feng could have passed Juxian Manor using only radio calisthenics."

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When Xiao Shenyang's skit performance ended, the whole audience burst into laughter!
The audience emotion values ​​displayed by Xsens markerless facial capture were more than twice as strong as Zhao Yihuan's performance.

Compared to later sketches, which always rely on emotional manipulation and have a happy beginning and a tragic end, this style is quite different.

Let alone sketch comedy, even the debaters on "Qipa Talk" always start with a happy ending and end with a tragic one, insisting on adding a sentimental touch at the end to convey some moral value...

The sketches from the year 2000 were all cheerful from beginning to end, making the audience laugh until their stomachs hurt.

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Zhao Benshan's top comedian has demonstrated the fighting power of China's top comedians!

This puts the pressure on Lin Xingzhuo, the top dog of the Tiger Shadow Group.

Major TV stations usually air singing competition shows as the grand finale, but they generally don't air comedy programs of Xiao Shenyang's caliber before them.

This is because it not only makes it difficult to reach the climax of the evening, but it also makes it very difficult to maintain the audience's emotions, and it can easily disrupt the rhythm of the entire evening.

Now, not only Tiger-affiliated artists, but also the Zhejiang TV program production team have big doubts about whether Lin Xingzhuo's songs can keep up with the fervent atmosphere brought by Xiao Shenyang!

In 2009, Liu Xiang from the sports world, Liu Qian from the magic world, and Xiao Shenyang from the comedy world all became wildly popular, unstoppable!
In contrast, Lin Xingzhuo has stirred up an orange storm on Weibo and has had several hit songs.

But ultimately, it fell short...

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At this moment, Xiao Shenyang's agent came to producer Li Xiong's side and exchanged a few words.

Producer Li Xiong stopped Hua Shao and Zhu Dan from introducing the last program, told everyone to take a break, and then called Lin Xingzhuo and Xiao Shenyang to the conference room.

(End of this chapter)