After watching, everyone in front of the television praised it, finding it quite different from what they had thought; even without understanding folk arts, they could hear the quality and the flavor: “Really good! And this young man sings so well, with so many words flowing out effortlessly, still so clear.” “My god, I’d struggle to read it slowly; I’d need to catch my breath several times! How did he manage to sing it all?!” “What’s with this mysteriously catchy melody? It indeed brings a Peking flavor, even more lively. Wow, I want to hear the full version.” “Look, the lines have already come out online; I’ll follow along: On the right side of the tent is a heavy nine-fold three-station cold-forged iron exquisite Qinghua Yan Yue long knife swallowing pearls… Ah, no, no, I can’t take it!” “Just reciting it is tough, let alone singing! I feel like I can’t find where he takes a breath!” Another key point was Qi Shejiang’s style, simply remarkable. He smoothly connected all the renowned sections before him, dazzling the entire audience! … Qi Shejiang’s performance of “Ten Questions and Ten Answers” was all about showcasing his skills, and he truly achieved that. After one segment, the popularity of Zidi Shu surged dramatically. The next day, discussions about this segment flooded the internet, with both netizens and people from the crosstalk community unanimously praising it.
After all, it was too eye-catching to ignore; if you’re going to nitpick, ask yourself if you could recite that segment! The crosstalk Spring Festival Gala hasn’t seen such a hot topic in quite some time, and even those who missed it could find excerpts everywhere.
Imitation videos soon emerged, where people competed to see who could recite the entire segment faster while matching Qi Shejiang’s pace. This real skill had everyone flocking to Xia Yiwei’s Weibo to shower him with praise, as Qi Shejiang himself didn’t have Weibo.
In the past, asking Qi Shejiang to start a Weibo account was a bit pointless; one, he wasn’t quite savvy with it, and two, he wasn’t accustomed to this kind of modern communication. But now things have changed; due to the overwhelming response, Qi Shejiang felt invigorated and decided to launch Weibo to promote Zidi Shu, specifically to share crosstalk performance information and segments.
