Chapter 244 Who is Harry Potter's apprentice?

"Do you two have a master?"

Master Hou San uttered these eight words steadily.

Guo Degang's knees went weak and he almost fell to his knees on the spot.

He is a smart man, how could he not understand the meaning of this sentence?

Besides, why did Zhang Yuan ask Hou Sanye to come instead of other big names in the crosstalk world?

In addition to his high status and position, Hou Yuewen has another characteristic: he eats both meat and vegetables!

This guy is not only good at eating and having fun, but also good at making friends and taking in apprentices.

Master Hou Sanye had no less than 15 apprentices in his life, while his partner Shi Fukuan had only 4 top apprentices.

In the future, Master Guo had numerous disciples, but Brother Qian was very cautious when accepting disciples. It all depends on the roots.

Of course, Mr. Hou Sanye’s personality is similar to his father’s. Master Hou Baolin also has a younger son, Xie Dong, who is “wandering outside”.

He is the one who sang "Smiley Face" and was very popular in the 90s.

Master Hou Sanye often accepts disciples, including Qizi, who is a member of the Qizi and Dabing band which is quite popular in southern Hunan. He can be said to have many disciples all over the country, which shows that there is strength in numbers.

The reason why Mr. Guo was so excited was because he had suffered too much because he had no master!
Not to mention the grudges with the unit leaders and teacher Yang Zhigang when he was in Tianjin.

Later, Mr. Guo also worked for the famous Chang family in the crosstalk industry, the Chang family where Chang Yuan, who was known for his "excellent judgment of people," came from.

He had listened to lectures from Chang Baofeng, the ninth son of the Chang family, nicknamed Chang Jiu, but had never become their disciple.

But if you want to make a living, you must have a reputation, otherwise it will be easy to be bullied.

Teacher Guo, like Zhang Yuan who used the name of Yuan Kuocheng, told everyone that he was Chang Baofeng's disciple.

It’s just that Zhang Yuan did a great job. Mr. Yuan felt uncomfortable listening to it, but he endured it for Liu Shishi.

But after Master Chang Jiu found out about this, he directly dismantled Guo Degang's show in public.

Afterwards, because of this incident, he was not only ridiculed by his peers, but no one was willing to accept him as an apprentice.

Now that a marquis family with a status no less than that of the Chang family is willing to accept a disciple, how can he not be excited!
From now on, I will also have a master!
[Received thanks from Guo Degang, crosstalk basics +2, crosstalk skills 3! ]

Zhang Yuan had expected all this, and was not as excited as Guo Degang. He just smiled faintly and spoke.

"My Lord, for such an important matter, we should set up a table first, invite you to have a meal, and then discuss the details."

There is a fixed procedure for recruiting apprentices in the folk art industry, which is called "Baizhi".

It's not just about kneeling on the ground and kowtow three times, you have to walk step by step.

"Okay." Hou Yuewen looked at Zhang Yuan with appreciation.

This kid is calm and knows how to speak and act in moderation.

Looking at him again at this time, I felt that Zhang Yuan looked more energetic and more to my liking.

Even the bad things at home were temporarily put aside and no longer a concern.

"Zhang Yuan is right. Let's pick an auspicious day some other time and we'll treat you to a good meal and have a good chat!" Teacher Guo came to his senses at this moment and hurriedly said.

"Oh, I'm obsessed!"

Guo Degang felt a little uneasy, thinking that his performance was not as good as Zhang Yuan's... Oh, maybe he would have to call him junior brother from now on.

He thought about it and decided that this was a closer relationship!

We were originally partners, and now with the added relationship of fellow apprentices, I feel more at ease.

"Master Hou San, let me see you off."

After chatting for a while, Hou Yuewen planned to go home, so Zhang Yuan went out to see him off. However, Guo and Yu were unable to do so as they were still performing on the stage.

When he arrived outside and was about to go on stage, Hou Yuewen looked at the program written on a big red paper at the door and was stunned.

"You said before that you came here to learn storytelling from Mr. Yuan?" asked Mr. Hou San in confusion.

"Yes."

"The storytelling of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" on the program... is it told by Mr. Yuan himself?"

"Exactly."

Hou Yuewen was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Zhang Yuan.

"This kid can do it!"

"Being able to invite Mr. Yuan here shows that they are close enough."

Mr. Hou San turned around and said, "I haven't seen Mr. Yuan for many years, nor have I heard him perform live."

Zhang Yuan understood immediately and hurriedly greeted him again: "Then please go backstage and sit for a while. He will be here for the next show."

"I won't go backstage." Mr. Hou San chuckled and said, "I'll go directly to the audience seats to watch."

Inside Guangde Building.

On the stage, Guo and Yu were performing a traditional program called "Hongyang Cave".

This show is considered the Liuhuo of crosstalk, that is, it involves a large number of singing segments.

There are three programs, namely "Sheep Climbing a Tree", "Geographical Map" and "Hongyang Cave".

From ordinary programs to Guankouhuo and Liuhuo, this program list is obviously carefully arranged to give the audience more different program experiences.

Although Mr. Yuan Kuocheng has been in charge recently, people from other groups have been much more well-behaved and no one reports tattling on others every day anymore.

But the thieves are still determined and there are still people coming to "stalk" them every day.

In fact, these people are quite conscientious. They buy tickets to watch the show every day and can be considered the most loyal "audience" of Deyuan Society.

When Deyuan Society issues monthly tickets one day, I will at least give them a few.

Today was the same. There were several people sitting in the audience, eating sunflower seeds and drinking tea. They had gleams in their eyes and looked around like mice trying to steal lamp oil.

When they saw Zhang Yuan go on stage, they immediately became excited.

“Isn’t he an actor?”

“He went on stage to do crosstalk.”

"It's better to hurry up. If the problem is revealed, it will be a big bomb."

It’s a pity that although what Zhang Yuan said was not as good as what Guo and Yu said, there was really nothing wrong with it.

Not to mention any problems, there wasn't even a typo in the word "吃", which made these people happy for nothing.

"Why do I feel like his tongue twisters are better than ours..."

The two of them were thinking in their hearts, feeling very empty.

Just when I was feeling depressed, I saw Hou Yuewen swaggering into the audience seats, with Shi Fukuan and Zhang Guoli beside him.

Gudong!

These "colleagues" swallowed their saliva.

Mr. Yuan hasn't left yet, and the Hou family is here again!
They felt the same way at this moment.

It was as if Yugong was holding a shovel, looking at the mountain and sighing, waiting for the heavenly soldiers to come and help move the mountain.

Finally, the heavenly soldiers came, but they were holding another mountain in their hands and threw it in front of Yugong.

"I'll give you some more strength."

I have the heart to want to die!
As the saying goes, if you can endure hardship, there will be endless hardship.

These people now have a bitter taste in their mouths.

Mr. Hou Sanye, Uncle Guoli, and Teacher Shi listened to the entire show.

When the people on the stage saw them present, they worked extra hard.

In addition, Zhang Yuan, a little-known actor, made an impromptu appearance on the stage just now, so today's show was particularly lively and many viewers felt that it was worth coming.

We took a two-hour break and had something to eat backstage before the next show started.

Uncle Guoli and Teacher Shi went home first. Uncle Hou San was feeling bored at home and was too lazy to go back, so they just ate and chatted together, and waited to watch Mr. Yuan tell stories.

Not long after, the old man arrived early.

It’s still the rule of the old artists. No matter when I go on stage, he will arrive early as soon as the show starts. His purpose is to be able to respond to changes with the same attitude. This is what an old artist does.

Just like Zhao Benshan, why did he become the number one host of the Spring Festival Gala later on.

Just one thing.

The classic program "Selling Crutch" has been seen by audiences all over the country, but at least 80% of them know about it.

But few people know that the show was originally scheduled to be 15 minutes long, but in the final presentation it was only 10 minutes long.

That's because a previous program exceeded its time limit, so CCTV made a temporary decision to cancel Pan Changjiang and Yan Xuejing's sketch "The Head of Building No. 3" in order to make room.

How does it feel to have prepared for a year and passed several rounds of review, but then have the show be cancelled at the last minute?
Teacher Zhao, who had experienced several failures in his attempts to perform on the Spring Festival Gala, was the most moved. In addition, he had sung Errenzhuan with Pan Changjiang in his early years and they had a very good relationship. So he patted his chest on the spot and took the lead in shortening the length of his own program to make room for Pan Zi to perform.

What does it mean to be a leader?

If you take the initiative to take responsibility when problems arise, people will treat you as their big brother.

The same goes for Mr. Yuan. He comes early, so if other actors are sick and unable to arrive, he can go on stage earlier to avoid gaps in the show.

"Hello, Mr. Yuan... Senior Sister?"

Zhang Yuan was just going to greet the old man, but just like the last time he greeted Zhao Linger in Hengdian, he saw Liu Shishi suddenly appearing.

Zhang Yuan thought.

Last time my aunt blocked my way, and this time the old man is here again, what a fate I have...

He thought about it and understood.

He had called the old man before and told him that he would be in Guangde Building today. Probably because of the last time he scolded Cai Yinong in the middle of the night... no, the incident of breaking into the crew, Mr. Yuan had been thinking about it, so he notified the little sister who had already returned to the capital.

"I agreed to go see her after returning to the capital, so now is the time to save myself another trip."

"Junior brother." Liu Shishi supported the old man with both hands and replied in a delicate voice.

"Ahem." Zhang Yuan quickly winked.

Be serious, the old man is here!

He quickly cut off the other party's suggestive gaze and invited Mr. Yuan Kuocheng to the backstage.

After introducing each other with Mr. Hou San who had been waiting for a long time, the old man sat down steadily, and Zhang Yuan personally poured hot water and made him a cup of tea.

"Thank you for your hard work last time." Mr. Yuan said with a smile.

"We are all family, it's what we should do." Zhang Yuan nodded in agreement.

The little sister at the side blushed, lowered her head, and fiddled with her fingers.

"Why are you lowering your head? You have to thank them." Mr. Yuan pushed Liu Shishi with his elbow.

"Thank you, Junior Brother."

"I will need your care in the future in the film and television industry." Mr. Yuan is also worried about this little girl.

When the word "take care" was mentioned, the little sister's face turned even redder.

Zhang Yuanke takes such good care of us.

Because she took good care of her junior brother, every time she saw him, her heart would beat fast and her lips would become dry.

Seeing that his junior sister couldn't hide the truth, it turned out that she was not a good actress.

He quickly changed the topic: "Mr. Yuan, when you finish speaking, I plan to go up and say a few words as well."

As the saying goes, if you keep one, you might as well let it go; if you keep two, you might as well let them go.

Since we are here today, we have first hooked up with Mr. Hou San, and the next target is Mr. Yuan!
The old man is different from Hou Yuewen. He is extremely cautious about accepting disciples.

If I don't show it to him a few more times to build up some feelings, I'm afraid he won't take the bait.

"Oh, you're telling stories again!"

Yuan Kuocheng had heard him talk about "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils" and liked it very much and even gave him some pointers.

"What kind of show is this time? Is it martial arts again?"

"No, I was going to say Harry Potter."

"Harry Potter..." The old man was stunned. He had never heard of this name. "Whose apprentice is this?"

Zhang Yuan: …

"He is Dumbledore's apprentice, I guess."

"Dumbledore...what's his relationship with Deng Xiaolin?" The old man only recognized this person with the surname Deng.

Deng Xiaolin is the one who played the boss Fan Debiao in "Marshal Ma". He is also a crosstalk actor.

Anyway, the old man only recognizes people from the folk art industry.

“Hahahaha…” Liu Shishi on the side was already bent over with laughter.

"Grandpa Yuan, Harry Potter is a novel and a movie, not an actor who tells crosstalk, tells storytelling, or plays drums."

"Ah?" The old man looked embarrassed. How would he know this?

But he didn't object.

Like Hou Yuewen, Mr. Yuan is also a traditional artist who likes to be "new".

By the way, he is also the initiator of the reform of new-style storytelling.

Later, Mr. Shan Tianfang and Mr. Tian Lianyuan would use a lot of body movements when telling stories, which was very vivid.

In fact, it all started with Mr. Yuan. Before him, storytellers all sat upright behind a table and spoke in a respectful manner.

"Okay, I'll listen to your new style of storytelling later."

When the show started, there were more audience members than the previous one!
Because Mr. Yuan regularly tells stories here, many audiences come here to hear his story.

The venue was almost packed.

If you can sell out all the tickets just by having a face, you're called a leading actor!
"If this scene happens every day, this theater alone can bring me millions of dollars in revenue every year."

"It's time to put increasing the number of people imported and expanding the scale on the agenda."

While the old man was performing, Zhang Yuan quickly pulled the junior sister to an empty corner.

After the two of them stood still, Liu Shishi took the initiative to raise her chin, closed her eyes, stood on tiptoes, and put her lips in front of him.

Zhang Yuan: …

He originally planned to say a few words of advice to ask her to be more restrained in front of the old man and not to look at him with such affection.

The old man is angry and he will take care of it.

But the other party looked like he was ready to take advantage of her...

This is a year of great disaster, it’s too much!

But the baked carp noodles are already prepared, so we can’t waste them.

woo woo woo...

He just touched her briefly without doing anything more than before, and then helped her smooth her messy hair.

"Hey, take this DV, and record everything for me when I go on stage."

He handed the task to her and gave her a few instructions.

"Don't worry, I won't let Grandpa Yuan know. This is our little secret."

Zhang Yuan was very pleased.

"Just stay still for a while, at least you'll be obedient."

Mr. Yuan is talking about "Three Heroes Fighting Lu Bu" today.

This is a big show.

That is to say, the old man is too old to move his body, so he can only sit and speak with his mouth.

If he were younger, he could hold the fan and pretend it was a Fang Tian Hua Ji. If he made a few moves carefully, he would surely win rounds of applause.

"it is good!!!"

When he finished speaking, the old man bowed and left the stage to constant applause and cheers.

"Please enjoy the storytelling below"

"Performer, Zhang Yuan."

The host came to the stage to announce the curtain.

When the audience heard the word "pingshu", they thought the old man was coming back on stage.

But after the name Zhang Yuan appeared, the whole place immediately fell silent.

"Oh, it can't be the male actor who was mentioned earlier in "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils"!" said a young girl, covering her mouth.

"Yes, he's quite handsome. He's been in a lot of TV series recently."

Sure enough, when he walked onto the stage, just like when he performed crosstalk in his previous show, he was immediately recognized by many young audiences.

Especially female audiences!

After all, Zhang Yuan was visiting a nightclub, and the ladies were willing to provide material for free, so it was normal for young female audiences to like it.

Everyone knows how shrill and bright a woman's voice is.

"what!!!"

"It's him!"

Zhang Yuan, who was wearing Brother Qian's gown again, was so frightened that he almost fell off the stool.

In the Mid-Autumn Festival of August, during the White Dew Festival, the pedestrians on the road are desolate.

The flowing water under the bridge and the sweet osmanthus fragrance bring me thousands of thoughts day and night.

I couldn't find peace of mind after reading the article early in the morning.

After ten years of hard work in the study, my talent and ambition were revealed.

After sitting firmly, he followed the rules and recited a closing poem first, then struck the wake-up stick and spoke steadily.

"Everyone is here today."

"From today on, I will start a traditional storytelling that is on the verge of being lost."

"How rare is this book?"

"You can search for it over the past five thousand years, and no one has ever mentioned it."

The old audience who came to listen to Mr. Yuan's storytelling were stunned by his words.

"We are all old Pingshu audiences. Is there any program we haven't heard of?"

"It can't be done!"

"If any of you have heard this, go to the door and get a refund. That's what I said." Zhang Yuan patted his chest and assured.

"Because my book is called."

"Harry Potter..."

(End of this chapter)