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Chapter 278 The Lost Guankou

I don't know what's going on, the leader of Beijing Radio Station is very good at putting on airs.

This was Li Fan's first contact with the leadership of Beijing Radio and Television. He felt that although Director Shi was very polite, his emotions were also restrained. After shaking Li Fan's hand, he turned and left.

This is somewhat different from the leaders of other satellite TVs that Li Fan has come into contact with.

Maybe it's personality reasons?Maybe it's the strong background of Beijing Radio and Television?Li Fan didn't know.

The staff was very enthusiastic. When they were led to the lounge, a lot of compliments rolled in like a torrent of water.

Li Fan has heard these words in the past two years. With a polite smile on his face, he let them talk. After all, he is not scolding himself, so he can talk as much as he wants!

Just as Li Fan stepped into the lounge, he saw five people sitting on the chairs, one of whom Li Fan knew was You Yong, and the others did not know.

The staff immediately introduced the 75-year-old man named Cheng Yuanyuan, the predecessor of Cheng Pai's cross talk. He brought his apprentice and grandson today. His grandson is only in his early 20s, and a fat young man named Cheng Zhongbao.

You Yong also brought an apprentice, a skinny man in his early 30s.

Li Fan greeted everyone one by one, and chatted for a while, but saw the door of the lounge opened again, and two people, an old man and a young man, walked in through the door. Eight or nine years old, with heavy brows and a flat nose, but a full complexion, he carefully supported the elder and walked into the lounge.

Seeing this, everyone got up quickly.

"Hello Mr. Dong!"

"Is Elder Dong in good health recently?"

……

The two people who came here were Dong Heming and his great-grandson Dong Cheng.

"Thanks to everyone, my health is fine!"

Dong Cheng didn't expect to see Li Fan again, he glanced at him in surprise, his heart tightened suddenly, and he lamented the snobbery of the program team.How much cross talk does Li Fan know?Don't invite him just because he is popular and just happened to have a cross talk.

"Art Grand View Garden", this is a matter of the art circle, all the people invited are the biggest names in the cross talk world, why did Li Fan come in all of a sudden?It's not that Li Fan isn't outstanding, it's just that it doesn't suit today's occasion!
Presumably, many people in the room have Dong Cheng’s thoughts. Of course, most people here may not have seen Li Fan’s cross talk. Even if they have, everyone will laugh and pass. Li Fan, a layman, couldn't catch their eyes at all.

Out of human instinct, these cross talk practitioners are more opposed to Li Fan's participation in the show from the bottom of their hearts. After all, this is an exchange between cross talk artists. Who is popular in the show?

Li Fan and Gu Yating were sitting on the side, listening to them chatting, but there was hardly any chance to strike up a conversation, and of course they didn't want to strike up a conversation.

These people were polite on the surface, but when Li Fan heard their back-and-forth conversations, he suddenly felt that they were pretending to be fighting secretly.He remembered a wise saying: peers are enemies!

This sentence will still be true in 1000 years, and it will be universal.

……

In the live broadcast room, the staff were moving chairs to the live broadcast stage. At this time, Director Shi walked in. He looked at the chairs with labels and said: "The five chairs in the front row, except for the host sister Qi, are the first ones. The chairs are given to Chairman You Yongyou, followed by Dong Heming and Cheng Yuanyuan, and the last one is reserved for Li Fan. The five chairs in the back row can be whatever you want, it doesn’t matter.”

"Good Director!"

At this time, the host Huang Yuqi came over, "Director, are all the guests here?"

"It's all here, by the way, Xiaoqi, give Li Fan more opportunities to speak."

Huang Yuqi snapped her fingers, "Understood, I know it well, I have studied Li Fan's homework thoroughly."

"That's good."

"Then director, shall I go meet the guests?"

"it is good!"

Carrying her handbag, Huang Yuqi quickly came to the lounge. She opened the door and went in. The first thing she saw was Li Fan and Gu Yating in the corner. The seniors greeted each other.

"Hi Mr. Dong, you are still so tough, Mr. Cheng is younger than the last time I met..."

Li Fan chuckled. The radio host has a good tongue and can speak well. After all, his salary depends entirely on his mouth.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone in the room, Huang Yuqi stretched out her hand to Li Fan, "Hi, Li Fan, nice to meet you."

"Hello, Miss Yuqi."

When Huang Yuqi held Gu Yating's hands, the natural intimacy between women was revealed, "Hey, this big girl is so handsome, tsk tsk, she is so beautiful."

"Sister Yuqi is beautiful!"

...(Omit a thousand words in the middle to praise each other.)
Just arrived at 6:40, Huang Yuqi got up and said, "Teachers, please follow me to the live broadcast room."

Li Fan got up quickly, came to Mr. Dong Heming's side, and gently supported his right arm. He and Dong Cheng walked out of the lounge with Dong Cheng on the left and right.

Dong Cheng narrowed his eyes and looked at Li Fan, said nothing, then looked again, thinking: This kid really knows how to behave.

Everyone walked into the live broadcast room, and Huang Yuqi quickly arranged for everyone to sit down.

"Mr. You, sit here!"

"No, no, Mr. Dong is an old senior, and Mr. Dong sits at the top."

Mr. Dong waved his hand, "No, Xiaoyong is the chairman and should be the first."

……

Everyone was polite to each other, giving way, but they still sat down according to the names on the chairs, and the result was still the same, but the process of mutual courtesy was indispensable.

After the first three masters took their seats, something happened to Li Fan.

Huang Yuqi looked at Li Fan, and was about to say let him sit in the bottom seat of the first row, next to Cheng Yuanyuan, but just as she opened her mouth, she saw Cheng Yuanyuan waved to her grandson, "Xiaobao, come and sit here with grandpa."

Cheng Zhongbao looked at his grandfather, then at the word "Li Fan" on the seat, he hesitated, "Grandpa, this is Li Fan's seat."

"Oh? Really? Oh, my old eyes are dim, let the kid sit down."

Li Fan was amused in his heart, it would be fine if he was old and dim-sighted, but if not, he would still be fighting over a broken chair, would he be worthless?

Li Fan smiled and said: "Your grandson is sitting, just a chair, not so much to talk about."

Cheng Yuanyuan glanced at his grandson and said, "You're right, it's just a chair. Sit down quickly."

"Sorry." Cheng Zhongbao saluted Li Fan and sat down awkwardly.

The row in the back doesn't matter, everyone just sit down, Gu Yating is on the left of Li Fan, and Dong Cheng is on the right. Everyone is ready, this episode of the show is about to start.

Huang Yuqi was sulking while looking at the time, Li Fan is the boss, how inconvenient is it for you to put Li Fan in the second row?It really looks like Fatty is your grandson.

7 o'clock exactly.

Huang Yuqi wore a headset, turned up the volume, and said into the microphone: "Hi everyone, this is the comprehensive frequency of the Beijing Radio Station, the "Art Grand View Garden" program, today we have invited three cross talk masters, young scholars, and cultural idol Li Fan, The four of you, please say hello to the audience."

"Hello, audience friends, I'm You Yong."

"Hi everyone, I'm Dong Heming."

"Hi everyone, I'm Cheng Yuanyuan!"

Li Fan also greeted the audience, but Huang Yuqi turned her head and mouthed to Li Fan: the voice is low!
Li Fan had no choice but to get up, poked his head out from the gap between the two chairs in front, and said to Mike, "Hi everyone, I'm Li Fan!"

After all, Li Fan sat back in the chair again.

Huang Yuqi went on to say: "The folk art of cross talk was formed in the Tongzhi period of Xianfeng in the Qing Dynasty. After its early glory, due to specific historical reasons, many classics were lost. Outside of one of the popular shows, it’s hard for people to see cross talk.

Today, our three masters are sitting together to talk about the past, present and future of cross talk.Similarly, as a fan of the younger generation of cross talk, Li Fan also participated in the discussion on behalf of the current young friends. "

……

Outside the live broadcast, Director Shi had just come to the glass door, he looked inside, frowned and said, "Why is Li Fan sitting at the back?"

The staff beside him said: "Old Master Cheng asked his grandson to sit beside him, and Li Fan gave in."

Director Shi nodded and said nothing.

indoor.

Huang Yuqi said: "I heard that when our cross talk was first performed, there were two ways of performing?"

You Yong nodded, "Indeed, at first there were 'Dark Spring' and 'Ming Chun'. You may not know the difference between the two. The phase that performed in the curtain called 'Dark Spring', publicly The performer called it 'Mingchun', but after three years of Xuantong in the Qing Dynasty, there was only 'Mingchun'."

"Cross talk has four subjects, can some teachers explain it to you?"

Cheng Yuanyuan said: "The four subjects are talking, learning and singing. Among them, talking refers to: tongue twisters, Guankou, setting poems, Shulaibao, etc. Everyone knows tongue twisters too well. As for Guankou, it is divided into Daguaner There are two kinds of words, and Xiaoguaner, among them, Daguaner usually has hundreds of sentences, and the most famous one is "Reporting the name of the dish", and now the students of the film academy who study acting are also practicing "Reporting the name of the dish."

Huang Yuqi said: "Oh, then the younger generation may not know much about it, Li Fan, do you know "Reporting the Name of Vegetables"?"

Li Fan got up, leaned over, and said to Mike, "I know!"

Huang Yuqi asked again: "Then what will you say?"

Li Fan said modestly: "I know a little bit."

Cheng Yuanyuan said: "Young people nowadays, it's good to know a little superficial, but if you are not an expert, you can say that this "Reporting the Name of the Vegetable" is wrong. A string of pearls and jade will go through to the end, it is not an expert at all, it is required that the words be correct and the words are as fast as a knife!"

Li Fan didn't say anything, this "Reporting the Name of Vegetables" is too basic, and it is a must for beginners.

Cheng Yuanyuan said again: "Cheng Zhongbao, show it to the audience."

Cheng Zhongbao cleared his throat: "I invite you to eat steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, braised pig, braised duck, sauced chicken, bacon, pine flower belly...you can Is it gone?"

Cheng Yuanyuan nodded, "Well, everyone heard it. Guankou requires actors to have a bright voice, clear enunciation, correct accent, and precise tone. If they are not professional, they just read their lines. It is not good at all."

Huang Yuqi added: "Then what is the setting poem? Mr. Dong, please explain it to the audience."

Dong Heming's old voice sounded: "In our cross talk, usually stand-up comedians read these four or eight lines of poems before performing, but now stand-up comics are basically extinct, and most of the setting poems are also lost, like Dong Cheng and the others. The younger generation talks about stand-up comedy, not the finale."

"Then what is the function of the setting poem?"

"The main purpose is to attract the audience, and the content of this introductory poem may have nothing to do with the content of the performance."

Huang Yuqi turned the conversation to Li Fan again and asked: "Li Fan, as a cross talk lover, you may not have even heard of it, right?"

Li Fan continued modestly: "I know a thing or two, but many of the setting poems have been lost, which is a pity."

Huang Yuqi said: "Then masters, who can show the audience friends?"

You Yong turned around and motioned to his disciple. The tall and thin man quickly raised his hand. When the host nodded, he also stood up, leaned towards the microphone and said:

"The sea turtle once deceived the frog in the well,

The roc spreads its wings around the sky.

The stronger the stronger, the stronger the stronger,
Don't boast to others. "

"Okay!" Huang Yuqi clapped her hands and applauded, seeing Cheng Zhongbao raised her hand, she said, "Zhong Bao will say one more."

Cheng Zhongbao said: "Then I will say one too,
Wine is poison that penetrates the intestines, color is a bone-scraping steel knife,

Wealth is a seedling that benefits oneself at the expense of others, while anger is a smokeless cannon.

The four pieces will be put together in the near future.

Persuading Jun Molian to be the highest is the right way of self-cultivation. "

"Okay, wonderful! Isn't it difficult for us ordinary people to learn these final poems like these?"

You Yong said: "That's natural, it's all passed down from generation to generation in our cross talk world, and not many are passed down."

Huang Yuqi turned her head and asked, "Li Fan, can you?"

Before Li Fan answered, everyone in the room burst into laughter. After all, this thing is not only professional, but also biased.Especially after going through that specific period of history, it is basically in a state of being lost, and only a few are passed down by word of mouth.In the past 20 years, Huaguo has basically never seen anyone say it in the theater. Not many cross talk actors of the younger generation know it, let alone a layman.

Just when Li Fan was about to answer, You Yong said: "Don't look at these few short lines of poems, but you can hardly hear them in Huaguo. Since the 90s, I haven't heard them in any theater. No. Li Fan, how could he know? But, Li Fan, you can join me in the future, and I will teach you by hand."

Huang Yuqi said excitedly: "Li Fan, this is a good opportunity! Cross talk masters don't accept apprentices so easily!"

Li Fan brought out his master Shang Zai's words again, but everyone frowned, who is Wang Yongfa?Moreover, how can Wang Yongfa, a cross talk actor that everyone has never heard of, be compared with You Yong?

……

The first part of the show was basically to popularize the common sense of cross talk. Huang Yuqi repeatedly threw the topic to Li Fan, hoping that Li Fan would say a few more words, but every time she was interrupted by others.

Especially Cheng Yuanyuan, who managed to lead his grandson on a radio show, trying his best to praise his grandson.Seeing this, You Yong quit. You praise your grandson, but I have to praise my apprentice.

So on the surface the interviews were very harmonious, but in essence they were trying to find ways to give their own people opportunities to perform.

Li Fan, a layman, hadn't even said 20 words in the 5 minutes since the show started, thanks to Huang Yuqi's non-stop throwing words.

Regarding the lyrics of Taiping, Huang Yuqi asked again: "Li Fan, if you know how, please sing a few lines for everyone."

When Li Fan was about to speak, Cheng Yuanyuan laughed loudly and said: "You are making things difficult for him. He is just an amateur. As for Taiping lyrics, most of the actors in our cross talk community can't sing them! Are you kidding me? Well? Isn’t it difficult for this child? Taiping lyrics were more popular in the 20s, but then they were gradually buried."

Li Fan babbled, how could he be so talkative?I'd be really rude if you were to talk so loudly again.

Cheng Yuanyuan continued: "I am old, so I will teach Cheng Zhongbao a few words, Cheng Zhongbao, sing a few words for everyone to listen to."

"Okay grandpa, let me sing a piece of "饽饽组"."

After singing "Past Pastry Formation", Huang Yuqi said: "Now let's answer the call from the audience. Our telephone director reminded me that the phone line is almost full tonight. Let's listen to what questions the audience has to ask the cross talk masters. ."

The call is connected.

Huang Yuqi said, "Hello, Ms. Ai."

The audience excitedly said: "Is it me, is it me?"

"It's you!"

"Oh, host, hello Li Fan, I'm so excited, it's really hard for you guys to make this call."

"Do you have anything to ask the teachers?"

"I want to ask Li Fan, Li Fan, I watched your cross talk on the Internet, it's so interesting, you are so talented."

Li Fan got up again, leaned over to the microphone, and said, "Thank you, friend."

"Li Fan, that opening poem is very interesting, can you read it?"

You Yong rescued the scene and said: "This setting poem is almost lost in our professional field. Don't be embarrassing, little sister. Let Li Fan sing a few songs for you. It will be fine."

There was laughter in the room.

Ms. Ai said with a smile: "That's fine, singing is fine, and the setting poem is also fine, whichever one you will come to."

Li Fan smiled lightly: "It's not appropriate to sing pop songs on such an occasion, I'd better come up with a setting poem!"

Before anyone in the room could react, Li Fan blurted out:

"Looking at it from a distance, it's whirring, but at a close look it's fluttering,

Some people say it is a gourd and some people say it is a gourd.

The two made a bet and looked by the river, it turned out that two monks were taking a bath. "

After saying this opening poem, Li Fan subconsciously knocked on the table.

Everyone in the room was shocked, oh, really?

Ms. Ai chuckled, "Li Fan, come on again!"

Li Fan smiled slightly and said again:

"Abiding by the law is always sad, and the strong beam sings happily every night.

Riding a horse and mule at the expense of others and benefiting oneself, starving for justice and justice.

Bridges are repaired, roads are blinded, and there are many murders and arson.

I went to the Western Paradise and asked the Buddha, and the Buddha said: 'I have no other way! '"

The 7 people in the cross talk world were all stunned, really know it?Where did you learn it?Who taught it?

Ms. Ai said again: "One more!"

Li Fan continued:

"Curved wood is straight and must eventually bend. It is difficult to raise wolves as dogs to watch over the house. It will not be long before ink dyes cormorants black, but whitewashed crows will not be strong.

Candied yellow lotus must be bitter in the end, but hard-picked melons and fruits cannot be sweet.Good deeds must be done by good people, how can a mortal be a god? "

"another one!"

This time it was not said by a friend in the audience, but by Mr. Dong Heming. He looked at Li Fan with surprise on his face, and a bright light appeared in his cloudy eyes.

Li Fan smiled lightly: "That's it, there are only three things, just kidding, everyone."

Ms. Ai said excitedly: "Li Fan, you are amazing!"

After hanging up the phone, everyone was dumbfounded, how did you learn it?Except for the three cross talk seniors, the three opening poems are not well known to everyone. One is that no one has talked about them for decades, and the other is that they have been seriously lost.

Everyone looked at Li Fan so suspiciously. Could it be that Li Fan's master Wang Yongfa is so awesome?An expert hidden among the people?

"Next, let's get on the phone of Classmate Lu, hello, Classmate Lu."

"Hi, host, it's really hard to make your calls."

"Do you have anything to ask the teachers?"

"I want to ask Li Fan!"

Well, it was the audience who asked Li Fan again.

"What do you want to ask Li Fan?"

"Li Fan, your cross talk is great. I also like cross talk very much. I just heard you discuss the eight screens. Can you show us the audience?"

"Okay, then I'll play "Not Human"."

As soon as Li Fan said this, the heads of the three masters buzzed. This passage has long been lost!They won't either?

You Yong quickly asked: "What did you just say?"

"Mr. You, what I said is that I will bring you "Not Human" from "Eight Fan Screens". I hope you like it."

Before everyone could come to their senses, Li Fan had already blurted out, and the words were like pearls on the plate, neatly:

"I think back then, in the spring of the seventh year of King Zhou of the Shang Dynasty, on this morning, the Prime Minister Shang Rong came to see him. He held his tooth wat high and shouted "Long live the mountains." He said: "Tomorrow is the business of March. It is the Christmas day of Empress Nuwa. Please come to your Majesty." Nüwa's palace dropped incense. King Zhou said: "What kind of virtue does Nüwa have? I am going to drop incense in a light car?" Shang Rongzou said: "Nuwa is an ancient goddess, born with holy virtues..."

(End of this chapter)