This actor needs more money

Ding Xiu shook his head to get rid of the thoughts in his mind.

He is not Boss Cao and has no interest in other people's primary schools.

Besides, how much does it cost to learn this? It’s not cost-effective, and that’s not how you make money.

Although Ding Xiu has a lot of money and likes to spend money, he only spends what he thinks is worth it.

The tuition is too expensive and he can’t go.

Seeing Ding Xiu shaking his head, Jia Ling didn't say anything else. She was just joking. She never thought that Liu Tao would come over. If he really wanted to come over, where would they put their three melons and two dates?

"Brother Xiu, are you free later? I'll treat you to dinner."

"Okay."

Originally, he was just out for fun. He didn't want to eat anywhere, and he wasn't in a hurry. Ding Xiu promised Jia Ling.

For the next time, Ding Xiu watched cross talk and listened to Jia Ling's explanation.

Professionals are professionals. A small cross talk, coming out of Jia Ling's mouth, has a more profound meaning.

In the afternoon, Jia Ling invited guests to dinner. During the dinner, she also talked about the gossip in the cross talk circle. Not to mention, it was quite exciting.

"In today's cross talk circle, if you want to talk about the most famous person, maybe everyone can name a few names, but if you want to say the most popular one, it is definitely Guo Degang. This guy participated in the cross talk competition held by CCTV a few years ago. I was the first One, he’s second.”

"Actually, he is very capable. He didn't win the first place because the show was not popular. In the end, the judges gave me the first place."

"After coming out of the cross talk competition, Guo Degang borrowed money to open a small theater called Deyun Society. His partner was Yu Qian, and he met a noble man. The two of them joined forces to frequently participate in variety shows, go on TV to gain popularity, and then hold special performances. The days are so called A prosperous one.”

"However, mainstream crosstalk does not want to see them. The most direct thing to do is to become a disciple. Lao Guo is unpopular, has a vicious mouth, and has made too many enemies. When he first became a disciple, the threshold of being a master was crossed. It’s stopped.”

"Lao Guo is not idle either. He uses this group of people as material and puts them on the stage every day. He calls them gangsters and grandsons... That's called a loss. Over the years, Guo Degang has offended almost all his colleagues."

"Not to be outdone, those colleagues once even went to sit in meditation at Chengtianmen, saying that they wanted to report Lao Guo, which caused a lot of trouble at that time."

Ding Xiu laughed: "It's a miracle that he can still survive after offending so many people."

"The harm is that our circle is small." Jia Ling said: "The cross talk circle is no better than the entertainment circle. The entertainment circle is too big. Our circle is small and there are many sects. There is no unified speaker and no official intervention. Usually Everyone is doing their own thing, and when something goes wrong, they just talk and talk, and no one can do anything to anyone."

In the entertainment industry, if you offend those big directors, you don't have to be around. If they say a word, many crews will not dare to use you.

Those with high energy can also say hello to the Optoelectronics side. Anyway, it will be easier for you.

People with a little less energy also have their own circles. If people say bad things about you in a small circle, you don't have to worry about it, and you don't know how many resources and opportunities you will lose.

The cross talk circle is different. No matter how awesome you are, you can only take care of your own family's land, and you can't take care of others.

In the cross talk business, you can rent a small storefront to act as a small theater and sell tickets at any time. If it doesn't work, you can open a whole street stall on the street.

The top department of cross talk is the Folk Art Association. As you can tell from the name, it has a broad scope of control. It rarely gets involved in personal grudges and has little effect.

That's why Guo Degang and Qu Xie's Jiang Kun had such a tense dispute over the years, but nothing happened to him.

"Lao Guo became so popular because of his quarrels. Many viewers got to know him by watching him scold others and fell in love with him."

Jia Ling said with envy: "It makes me feel itchy. Sometimes I want to drag someone out to scold someone to increase their popularity."

Much of Guo Degang's material baggage over the years has to do with swearing. From corrupt officials to colleagues in the entertainment industry, this guy dares to say and curse anything.

"I'm familiar with this. What's it called? It's copied from CP, right?" Ding Xiu said.

Every time a film or television drama is about to be broadcast, the broadcasting platform will do something to make it popular. Usually, the male and female protagonists will be brought out to tell stories.

Needless to say, the effect is amazing, and the audience's desire to gossip is very strong.

Jia Ling said: "That's pretty much it."

Swearing is risky, she wants to be popular, and is even more afraid of death.

Don't you see how many people Guo Degang has offended? He doesn't dare to walk at night for fear of being slapped with a sack.

If murder was not illegal, he would probably have died hundreds of times.

"Then I have to go take a look."

Ding Xiu became interested and a little curious about Guo Degang.

After a hurried meal, he found out the address of Deyun Club. Ding Xiu asked Zhao Liying to buy tickets. He specially picked a show by Guo Degang.

After entering, as soon as I sat down, there was a sound from next to me.

"How did you come?"

Wu Jing, who was also wearing a mask, said to Ding Xiu.

Ding Xiu was curious: "How did you recognize me?"

Wu Jing pointed at Zhao Liying: "I'm not blind. I'll know it's you after a moment's thought. But you're here anyway. Guo Degang's tickets are not easy to buy."

"Are you a fan of his?"

"Absolutely. When I worked hard in Hong Kong Island, I spent a lot of time listening to his cross talk. It was quite interesting. In today's cross talk world, he is like this."

Commenting on Guo Degang, Wu Jing gave a thumbs up.

If cross talk has a history, Guo Degang will probably have a separate page a hundred years later.

This is a genius.

In today's society, other cross talk colleagues are still telling old jokes from a hundred years ago and resting on their laurels.

He is good at constantly innovating, integrating astronomy, geography, society, current affairs, emotions between men and women, and foreign news into new jokes.

There are more than a thousand paragraphs in traditional cross talk. Currently, only one or two hundred paragraphs are commonly used.

The audience is tired of hearing it.

But over the years, Guo Degang has made up more than one or two hundred jokes. Every time you listen to his special performance, you can hear new jokes. This is one of the reasons why everyone likes him.

The other thing is that he dares to tell the truth.

He dares to satirize any phenomenon, which is loved by the people.

"Interesting." Ding Xiu sat down with his legs crossed and waited quietly for the opening. Suddenly, his eyes caught sight of a woman next to Wu Jing, and then he smiled and said, "Isn't this my sister-in-law? I'm sorry, I didn't pay attention."

Next to Wu Jing was Xie Nan, whom he had met twice.

The last time we met was during the Chinese New Year, only a few months had passed.

"Hello, Brother Xiu." Xie Nan waved and said hello: "It's okay, you just have a good time chatting."

Blinking his eyes, Wu Jing said: "Your sister-in-law has a heavy workload recently. You will go on her show to support her some other time."

"It's okay, no..."

"It's a joke, I'll ask my agent to free up the schedule later, and I'll notify my sister-in-law when the time comes."

"I'm so sorry. Thank you very much."

Hosts also have KPIs, and Xie Nan also has tasks. The ratings of her show have been a bit sluggish recently, and she needs to increase her ratings. The best way is to invite a few popular artists to come and warm up the show.

Wu Jing was able to call Ding Xiu over to record an exclusive interview, and he knew there would be a large audience by then.

"We're all our own people, so you're welcome."

It doesn't take much time to record a show, and Ding Xiu didn't agree to go right away. It's not a big deal to go there when time is available, just think of it as missing a nap.

It can not only give face to Wu Jing, but also give face to Xie Nan, with just a little effort.

"Come on, come on, let's start." Wu Jing pointed to the stage and said, "That little black fat guy is Guo Degang."

Ding Xiu took a closer look. Not to mention, he was indeed quite dark and not very tall. He had an inch of hair on his head, which made him feel happy just looking at him.

Wu Jing explained with a smile: "The cross talk industry is different from ours. Actors cannot be too handsome, ugly, or funny. If you can make people laugh without opening your mouth, then half the battle is won."

Counting the cross talk masters in the past century, none of them are handsome.

The same goes for Mr. Hou, the master of cross talk.

When the audience enters the theater, what they want is to be happy. You are handsome but you are useless. They are all big men. Who thinks you are handsome?

I came with my girlfriend, and she was happy when she saw the handsome guy. Are you happy yourself?

"Not necessarily." Ding Xiu put his hands on his knees, looked around, and said: "In the final analysis, the market is determined by the audience. Our group of people will eventually grow old. In the future, the audience who comes to watch cross talk will be young people." The proportion is getting bigger and bigger, maybe there will be handsome guys on stage someday.”

Ding Xiu doesn't understand the cross talk industry, but some principles are similar to those in the entertainment industry.

It is the audience that determines the market.

In the past, the most popular people in the entertainment industry were the Mesozoic generation, because the mainstream audience at that time was the older brothers and sisters in their thirties and forties.

Later, when children grew up, they began to like young, handsome, and beautiful celebrities, and young entertainers became the mainstream.

The reason why the cross talk industry now likes ugly actors is that, after all, there are more middle-aged and older audiences, and every era has its own aesthetics.

In the future, when young audiences are cultivated, they may like young and handsome crosstalk actors, but not necessarily.

"It makes sense." Wu Jing nodded.

On the stage, Guo Degang greeted the audience with a smile and chatted.

When his eyes swept across the audience, he glanced at Ding Xiu a few more times, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

"Thank you, thank you friends, I feel happy when I see you. Everyone knows this actor, Lu Qian, in the cross talk world..."

"No, no, my name is Yu Qian."

"At?"

"Hey, that's right."

"Mahu donkey."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Guo De made the audience laugh as soon as he opened his mouth. He sang a harmony with his partner Yu Qian, and within seconds there was a buzz.

From beginning to end, the laughter never stopped.

As he talked, he also mentioned the lyrics and incorporated Cui Jian into it.

"Have you seen Young and Dangerous? Yes, yes. We are the only one. Hong Xing knows about the underworld."

"Know."

"I am from Hongxing, but I am not from the headquarters, I am from the branch. I am from Niulanshan. They are from Hongxing, and I am from Niulanshan."

"Erguotou? Two bottles?"

"What do you mean two bottles? In our organization, you will need me if you have something to do in the future."

"What do I need you for?"

"I know how to be black, look at how dark I am wearing."

"I'm black too."

"I took the photo of you."

…

Ding Xiu watched happily and kept talking. No wonder Guo Degang could still stand up after offending so many people. He did have two brushes.

Even if he didn't understand cross talk, he could tell that the two people on the stage had a good grasp of the rhythm, a solid stage style, and there was no ambiguity at all when it was time to make the audience laugh.

Even if the baggage didn't ring, there was no panic at all, and the atmosphere was even created by interacting with the audience.

Thirty minutes later, the cross talk ended and the two people on the stage bowed.

Ding Xiu was also ready to leave.

As soon as he stood up, young people in long robes and coats ran over and bowed: "Teacher Ding, my master would like to invite you to sit backstage."

"Who is your master?"

"That's the one on the stage just now, Teacher Guo Degang."

"It's him. Sorry, I have something else to do. Let's wait another day."

"Okay, walk slowly."

Backstage, Guo Degang waited for a while and sighed when he learned that Ding Xiu had something to do and left.

My partner Yu Qian took off his coat and was smoking in a white T-shirt: "As for you, this is not your style."

Guo Degang sat down and said: "Speaking of which, Ding Xiu and I met many years ago. At that time, I spent several thousand dollars in a variety show window on a TV station for three days and three nights. I couldn't bear the hunger and was about to have a nervous breakdown. When I arrived, I saw a black Volkswagen passing by in the crowd."

"Ding Xiu was sitting in the back seat and glanced at me. I also saw him. You don't know how I felt at that time. I had a lot of feelings. I told myself that I would buy a car in the future and look like a human being. Like him, it can be said that he inspired me at the time."

"I heard that he came over today. I wanted to meet him and chat for a few words, but unfortunately, I didn't have the chance."

Yu Qian's mouth twitched: "Thank you for your good memory."

We had a quick meeting many years ago, and I still remember it so clearly without saying anything. I was convinced.

However, Lao Guo had the window locked for several days and nights, eating, drinking, and defecating inside. This experience is difficult to forget.

…

The next day after returning to Peiping, Ding Xiu received a call from Zhang Yimou asking him to go to the Bird's Nest again.

This time, I met a lot of people, including the chief director, assistant director, and head coach Wu Bing.

"You try your hand at swordsmanship. Come up with a few more and we'll choose the most suitable one. If it doesn't work, let Coach Wu teach you a few..."

Ding Xiu was not impatient at all when he had to demonstrate again. On the contrary, he was happy.

What does this mean? It’s done.

I originally had the idea of ​​​​trying it, but I never thought it would succeed, and I never thought there would be a follow-up.

At the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, he showed off his martial arts skills in front of the whole world. Damn it, he showed off his awesomeness.

With a correct attitude and concentration, Ding Xiu began to demonstrate his sword skills, fast sword, slow sword, drunken sword, difficult ones, powerful ones, beautiful and elegant ones, neutral and peaceful ones, he did it all.

After reading it, Zhang Yimou glanced at Wu Bing and wanted to ask for his opinion.

"I am ashamed of his Kung Fu. He is simply a walking martial arts textbook." Wu Bing smiled bitterly.

Hearing that Ding Xiu was being interviewed, he didn't want to come.

Anyone can give advice, but giving advice to Ding Xiu is not a joke.

He himself is no match for Ding Xiu.

Who is he, a martial arts master?

"Coach Wu, from your professional perspective, which one do you think is better?"

"They're all good. Each has its own strengths. It mainly depends on your needs, Director Zhang, and what the theme is..."

Unexpectedly, I asked Lonely, and Zhang Yimou was depressed, but as Wu Bing said, each has its own advantages, and you have to choose based on the overall theme.

"Ding Xiu, let's do it again. This time we will record it with a camera. Then we will have a meeting to decide which one to use."