Chapter 121 Best Partner

Li Jing on the stage was singing a quick-paced storytelling book, her lips moving and the board in her hand clacking.

Zhang Yuan and Yu Qian in the audience were cracking melon seeds, their lips smacking and the seeds in their hands clacking.

When it comes to quick-talking storytelling, Brother Qian is a real expert.

When he was at the Imperial Capital Opera School, he studied real skills with Mr. Gao Fengshan for several years.

You should know that there are three factions in the art of clapper talk: "Wang, Gao, and Li".

They are Wang Fengshan, Gao Fengshan and Li Runjie.

Mr. Gao Fengshan is considered a master who founded a school of thought. Brother Qian has been immersed in this area for many years. Although he considers himself to be average, his appreciation ability is definitely top-notch.

"How is it? Not bad, right?" Zhang Yuan turned around and said to Brother Qian with a smile.

"It is definitely taught, it is not just for amateurs." Brother Qian was also surprised.

Most of the small gardens these days are run by amateurs. It is rare to find one like this one that is well-behaved, with clear pronunciation and flavor.

"The person on the stage has studied with Mr. Liang Houmin."

"Oh!" Brother Qian grinned when he heard this: "I was wondering why it sounds so familiar."

"So we are from the same team."

Liang Houmin is Gao Fengshan’s apprentice!
In terms of seniority in the fast-talking world, Brother Qian should be considered Li Jing's uncle.

Like other traditional folk arts, crosstalk pays special attention to family background.

Just because of this relationship, Brother Qian felt that he was much closer to this garden.

A piece of quick-talking book could last about twenty minutes. The two of them listened for about five or six minutes. After Zhang Yuan gave Brother Qian a general understanding, he led him up and went straight to the backstage.

At this moment, Guo Degang and Zhang Wenshun were wearing cross-bar vests and took their coats from the hangers, planning to put them on.

In fact, the so-called dagua is a long gown. The one worn by Kong Yiji can also be called a dagua, but the names are different in the north and the south.

In ancient times, this was formal attire similar to a suit and shirt.

When the two saw Zhang Yuan lift the door curtain and come in, they immediately put down the clothes in their hands, especially Guo Degang, who took a few quick steps forward and held his hands tightly.

"Brother, why are you here? Let me know in advance!"

His expression was filled with joy, he was even happier than when he celebrated his birthday.

Mr. Zhang behind him also tilted his shoulders and walked forward cheerfully: "Hurry up and sit down. I'll go make some tea."

"How can you grow old... By the way, let me introduce you, this is my friend, Yu Qian."

"He is currently working in the Railway Cultural Troupe. His master is Mr. Shi Fukuan, and he also learned clapper talk from Mr. Gao Fengshan."

This is his speaking skill. He first mentions two big figures. Although it is a bit exaggerated, it is not a complete lie.

Upon hearing that there was a company, a big one at that, and that there were two industry experts backing them up, Guo and Zhang immediately clasped their fists and greeted them.

Old Zhang with crooked shoulders was still mean and experienced. Just like when he was "talking" with Zhang Yuan before, he used the Jianghu Spring Code to communicate with Brother Qian in order to find out his inner thoughts.

There will definitely be no problem. After all, Zhang Yuan learned all the jargon from Brother Qian.

After this investigation, they were even more certain that he was an expert, and they immediately became very friendly.

"Zhang Yuan, thank you for what you did last time. If it weren't for you, we really don't know what we would do." When Guo Degang mentioned that incident, his eyes turned slightly red.

I have been to the imperial capital three times and suffered countless injustices, but this is the first time that someone has helped me to settle the matter. How can I not be moved?

"It's all over. Don't worry, no one will come to make trouble again. I have already talked to their boss." Zhang Yuan said deliberately ambiguously.

"Who is their boss?" asked Master Zhang.

"Zang Tianshuo, the one who sang, I talked to him and the matter is settled."

Passing the message through Liang Long is almost like passing the message through, there is nothing wrong with that.

Zhang Yuan said this on purpose to appear mysterious.

Zhang Wenshun raised his eyebrows. He knew the "reputation" of Fatty Zang in the imperial capital. This man looked honest, but he was actually a ruthless person.

Zhang Yuan could actually have a conversation with him, so how could that energy be small?

"Teacher Guo, Master Zhang, my friend is a master at supporting roles, but he doesn't have many opportunities to perform even in the troupe."

"I think your place is great. Let's arrange a show for him someday so he can have a good time."

Today, Guo Degang is a real "lonely man". Except for an old man and a clapper, he has almost no friends around him.

Zhang Yuan introduced him to a colleague in the system who also had a master under him, and of course he was happy to accept the offer.

"I think, how about...I'll arrange it tomorrow."

"Don't wait until tomorrow, wear my clothes now, just as you are about to go on stage." Old Master Zhang interrupted Guo Degang and handed his gown to Brother Qian.

Then he gave Lao Guo a look.

He did this to give Zhang Yuan enough face,
On the other hand, the old man has always been in poor health, and he has been trying to hold two performances a day. Unfortunately, Mr. Guo has few friends, and he has not been able to find a suitable successor.

But Guo Degang was in a dilemma.

To be honest, among all the supporting actors he has encountered over the years, the only one who can suppress him is Mr. Zhang.

Yes, Zhang Yuan had done him a favor, but he was unsure about bringing such a person here rashly and asking him to go on stage.

Many supporting actors have tried, but no one can keep up with his pace.

But he had to give Zhang Yuan face, so the old man spoke again. Teacher Guo had no choice but to nod and agree with an embarrassed look on his face.

Zhang Yuan glanced at the program list. The next show was originally going to be a dialogue between Guo and Zhang. The program was "Fenhe Bay"...

"What a coincidence, Brother Qian is best at this part." Zhang Yuan smiled secretly: "After all, people in the future can say it when they are drunk."

In fact, not only Guo Degang, but Yu Qian was also worried.

I came here to play, so why am I wearing a gown and going on stage?
Both of them on the stage were nervous, but at the exit, Zhang Yuan and Zhang Wenshun hugged their shoulders and watched the show leisurely.

A crosstalk performance will have an introduction before the live performance begins.

During the foreshadowing, Guo Degang on the stage and Zhang Wenshun off the stage both felt that Yu Qian's performance was average, neither good nor bad, but it did play by the rules.

The audience's reaction was also average and normal.

This can’t be blamed on Brother Qian. He has the ability, but he is not very good at it and he hasn’t spoken for a long time.

Now that he has to step up to the stage temporarily, he still has to find the feeling now, which is a kind of "training through competition".

Brother Qian is "warming up".

A few minutes later, Teacher Guo started to perform, and Brother Qian's "warm-up" was finally completed.

"Hmm!" Mr. Zhang in the audience finally came to life and pushed his black-framed glasses on his wrinkled nose.

"not bad!"

Guo Degang on the stage also discovered that there was something wrong with the person next to him!
If we say that Zhang Wenshun, the old man with crooked shoulders, has a "machine gun" style of supporting the male lead, who responds to whatever the male lead says, and the two of them attack each other on stage, with many words and dense words, then Brother Qian is the exact opposite, a "sniper" type, who doesn't talk much, and even prefers to say less, but once he opens his mouth, he can hit the nail on the head, highlighting his steady, accurate and ruthless style!

Zhang Yuan has a deep understanding of this.

The crosstalk performed by Guo and Yu, especially the early ones, is very full of jokes, so the audience naturally laughs constantly.

But what really makes the audience laugh uncontrollably comes mostly from Yu Qian's mouth. Many of them are just unintentional retorts or complaints that seem like strokes of genius.

This is the strength of Brother Qian. Facing the heavy and fast punches of Guo Degang, he can easily defeat them with little effort.

"Hahaha!"

"Uh-huh!!!"

Accompanied by the audience's laughter and cheers, the two men bowed and left the stage, both sweating profusely.

This is not cold sweat caused by nervousness, but hot sweat caused by excitement.

As soon as the expert takes action, he will know if there is any!

After Guo Degang and Yu Qian finished speaking this passage, they both had only one thought in their minds.

"This is a master!"

A show lasting more than 20 minutes made the two of them respect each other and fall in love with each other.

This is the mutual respect among masters.

"Please!"

"Please!"

The two returned to the backstage and gave up their seats to each other. They were strangers half an hour ago, but now they started chatting like old friends.

There were other shows to go on, so after chatting for a few minutes, Zhang Yuan and Brother Qian returned to the audience seats.

"how do you feel?"

"It feels so good!" Brother Qian wiped his sweat with a towel: "It's so enjoyable!"

Meanwhile, backstage.

"how do you feel?"

Guo Degang raised a thumbs up: "That's what I do!"

Don’t underestimate these five words; for experts, they are the highest evaluation!
"Zhang Yuan has a sharp eye. He is a master, and he really is a master."

"I knew he was your benefactor." Master Zhang muttered softly while drinking his wine.

"They helped you settle the matter and brought you a capable person."

"He has given us both the location and the people. What do you think he wants to do?" Guo Degang was also puzzled: "Is he attracted to you because you are old?"

"Go play!" The old man waved his hand: "Whatever he wants to do,

"I think I'll be told soon. Just wait."

As the old man expected, Zhang Yuan and Brother Qian stayed until the end of the performance before going backstage again.

"Hard!"

As the saying goes, if you meet someone who is tired of talking, it must be the underworld.

After they sat down, Brother Qian and Li Jing claimed to be his master and they chatted for a while before Zhang Yuan spoke.

"Teacher Guo, I think your club's business is average."

"Hey, brother, we are a family and we don't have to argue with each other." Guo Degang smiled innocently and licked his lips: "It's really ordinary, barely making ends meet."

This is all just a positive statement. It's hard to make a living, so why not sell her car as a subsidy?
"Everyone is having a hard time." Zhang Yuan consoled him kindly, "Have you ever thought about why business is not doing well?"

Just one sentence made Guo Degang confused.

Yes, I think I have great abilities, why doesn’t anyone listen to me?

He didn't understand, but Zhang Yuan knew it very well.

In fact, we can see the clues from the time of Deyun Club's rise in later generations.

The reason why he became famous in later generations was that he just took advantage of the Internet era, especially the era of long videos.

So what he lacked were actually just two words.

Publicity.

But according to traditional thinking and market rules, there is no publicity without money, and no money can be made without publicity, which is a vicious cycle.

Zhang Yuan’s goal is to help him break this infinite death cycle.

After explaining the reasons one by one, Zhang Yuan finally revealed the real purpose of his visit today.

"Teacher Guo, I just participated in a TV series called "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils."

"Producer Zhang Jizhong saw that I could tell stories, so he planned to arrange for me to tell a few passages for promotional purposes."

"By then, people from the industry, TV stations, and radio stations will be back on the scene,"

"But storytelling requires a place, I wonder if our Guangde Building is suitable."

So suitable!
Guo Degang shouted directly in his heart.

What we lack is publicity, it’s like a pillow is here when we need it most!
Zhang Wenshun glanced.

"We had the advantage of location and people."

"Now is the right time."

Having said this, Zhang Yuan paused deliberately and sipped his tea, feeling uncomfortable all over because of Teacher Guo's teasing.

"Tsk, the tea is good." He put down the cup and started again: "I am also interested in crosstalk, and I always think that one day I can set up a troupe."

"But I think about it. What's the relationship between us? Your garden is my garden. Why should I bother to build one myself?"

"That's absolutely right!" Guo Degang responded immediately.

"In that case, why don't we just change our appearance and jointly set up a company specializing in crosstalk, how about that?"

"This..." Guo Degang's face changed drastically at this moment.

Old Zhang at the side chuckled.

“He is really not an ordinary person.”

Zhang Yuan continued to drink tea leisurely.

The bait has been thrown, do you want to take it or not?

(End of this chapter)