This line from Qi Shejiang was not in the script provided to the television station. Luckily, since this was a recorded program, the demands were not too strict, allowing for natural deviations from the script, as long as there wasn’t anything outrageous.
Of course, even if it was outrageous, it could still be edited out. Qi Shejiang had his own performance habits; when sharing a stage with others, he liked to mention the previous program in his opening remarks, as it helped prevent the audience from lingering in what they had just seen and naturally brought everyone into his act.
Meng Jingyuan was an old actor; even if that line was improvised, he could handle it well. He had also understood Qi Shejiang and had seen their little spat with Zhang Yue, so he immediately praised, “Great show!” Qi Shejiang replied, “Right, we could hear it backstage. You really were impressive!” Laughter erupted in the audience. Most of them knew Zhang Yue’s earlier comment about Qi Shejiang, “After listening, you’re quite good-looking!” Even those who didn’t know found the phrase amusing. Unexpectedly, Qi Shejiang took this joke right onto the stage, essentially hitting back, which excited everyone. It’s always been said that Zhang Yue mocks this, ridicules that, but to confront Zhang Yue directly was truly fresh.
People started whispering to one another; these were young individuals who initially thought it would just be a beautiful face paired with a traditional cross talk master. While the combination was somewhat of a gimmick, they assumed the content would be average. At most, they’d get to enjoy twenty minutes of looking at handsome men.
Who would have thought their expectations would be pleasantly surprised from another angle? His performance was genuinely good. In just a few short sentences, though the content might have come from a writer, his delivery surprisingly didn’t seem awkward to the audience.
The audience was hyped, and after the Guanshan Band performed, they were sitting at the round table below.
Zhang Yue’s face darkened. “…”
In stark contrast, the band members beside him were laughing so hard they were holding their stomachs.
The audience’s response was not what Qi Shejiang anticipated, and Meng Jingyuan couldn’t help but respond with a laugh, “Hey, wait a minute, what do you mean ‘you’re quite good-looking’?”
