“Tell me, could something like this happen? A cricket the size of this room, with twelve rows of high-speed train carriages in length, and two whiskers like telephone poles, with eyes as bright as searchlights.” Meng Jingyuan pulled Qi Shejiang closer, asking the final lie. After hearing this, the audience was already chuckling; this lie seems too difficult to patch up! Qi Shejiang retorted firmly, “Nonsense!” Meng Jingyuan replied, “But that’s what Teacher Zeng said.” Zeng Wen interjected, “Hey, I said that.” “That doesn’t matter.” “What do you mean?” “This coat… I don’t want it anymore!
With the last punchline delivered, the three of them bowed together and left the stage. The applause from the audience was thunderous; not only were the captivated fans cheering, but even the long-time spectators who were used to the comedic duo of Zeng and Meng joined in enthusiastically. Based on their years of experience in listening to comedy, the talents and appearances of these young performers were perfectly proportional; this act was fantastic!
In this segment, Qi Shejiang had to depict that kind of anxiety, desperately patching up the lies, his state of unease led to laughter from the audience. They could hardly tell whether he was genuinely nervous or just pretending. In fact, even when he was pressed regarding a contract earlier, it was almost impossible to distinguish whether it was an improvisation, as that awkward demeanor appeared out of nowhere. But in reality, every word, tone, expression, and motion had been planned in advance.
