Beyond the Limelight with Sterling Qi Chapter 5

Zidi Shu is already a dead art, with only a few texts left, and its performance forms and singing styles have long been lost.

However, he was so lucky that Liu Quanhai once heard him sing a few short pieces from Mr. Meng, the most senior among the old people still alive in the cross talk world today.

In fact, Mr. Meng himself has never learned it, but it is said that one of his elder brothers learned Zidi Shu by chance. He could only remember a few sentences when he was young, and it was not a serious and complete inheritance.

---It is no joke that it is difficult for young people to teach, otherwise how could it be lost? There are hundreds of singing styles alone!

But the old man’s half-learned and half-described description can at least give everyone a vague idea of   the taste.

It was this taste, coupled with the lyrics that were similar to the drum lyrics but still slightly different, that made Liu Quanhai speculate that Sterling Qi should be singing the book of disciples!

The land of China is vast and there are crouching tigers and hidden dragons. Maybe some families have passed it down orally. Just like Meng Lao's senior brother, didn't he accidentally learn the disciple's book that no one has performed anymore?

It's just that he doesn't know how many sections Vivian Xia's son has learned. Even if it is only this section, it is quite rare. He is extremely curious about where he learned it.

Liu Quanhai briefly said a few words to his grandson, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt itchy. After pondering for a moment, he immediately wanted to go backstage to chat.

With Liu Quanhai's identity, it is of course easy for Li Ming to get into the background.

At this time, the backstage was also busy. It was easy for a celebrity to come to the teahouse, and some artists went to the stage to watch the excitement.

There are few people here who know the disciples' calligraphy, but there are many who know the three-stringed instrument. Sterling Qi's Xianzi was borrowed from the backstage. They originally thought that Sterling Qi could just play casually, but when they heard his "skillful changing of strings", they all cheered like Liu Quanhai.

Liu Quanhai approached Boss Wu and asked him to introduce him. Of course, Boss Wu had to give this face and directly brought Liu Quanhai and his grandson to the final gate.

After singing one song, because the audience was so enthusiastic, Vivian Xia left a few words for the audience to interact.

Sterling Qi left the game first. As soon as he left the game, he bumped into Boss Wu and brought Liu Quanhai. Liu Quanhai hasn't been on TV for a long time. He has never seen this face and doesn't recognize it.

Fortunately, Boss Wu was there to introduce him, "Jesse, Mr. Liu wants to talk to you. Let's come over here."

Liu Quanhai did not hesitate and said with a smile: "Kid, what you just sang on the stage was a disciple's book?"

Even eighty years ago, there were not many people who could recognize a book written by a disciple. Sterling Qi was delighted to see someone who knew the book, and he immediately recognized it, "Yes."

Liu Quanhai confirmed what he was thinking, and after he felt relieved, he became even more excited, "The Book of Disciples has been lost for many years, and no one has performed it for a long time. You are young, where did you learn it? Is it a family tradition? How many times has it been passed down?"

It was impossible for Sterling Qi to reveal his true identity as a teacher. People would probably think he was crazy. At this time, it is no different than before. Information is easy to check, and if the circle is not round well, the secret will be revealed.

He pondered for a while and then said: "When I lived in Country Y, I learned it from an old Chinese gentleman I met by chance. The teacher had been in Country Y for several generations. He had no children and is now deceased. Xicheng Diao is almost the same. Teach me everything and you can sing hundreds of pieces."

Vivian Xia is half of Y Country and would stay there from time to time. Sterling Qi has also been taken away from home since he was a child. Such a prediction is difficult to verify across the ocean. If you ask more carefully, you can say that you don’t understand it clearly. Not only in Liu Quanhai, but also in Vivian Xia's place.

As expected, Liu Quanhai just sighed: "So that's how it is. I thought that the book of disciples had been lost, but I didn't expect that there were still pearls left overseas!"

...

We had just chatted for a few words, but Vivian Xia was also in trouble. Unlike Sterling Qi, Liu Quanhai had a face that was not uncommon backstage at major parties, and he recognized her immediately when he saw her.

Vivian Xia was also surprised that Liu Quanhai was here, but why did Mr. Liu and his son strike up a conversation? She stepped forward and said anxiously: "Hello, Teacher Liu. Jesse, is this Teacher Liu you are looking for? Do you really want to say cross talk?" ? "

Sterling Qi looked confused. He didn't even know Liu Quanhai. It was Vivian Xia's words that made him realize that Liu Quanhai should be a colleague.

Now it was Liu Quanhai's turn to be surprised again. He came here to write to his disciples. Who knew that Vivian Xia actually talked about cross talk? This young man actually wanted to talk about cross talk?

"It's strange! Few young people listen to cross talk these days. You are so handsome, and you actually want to learn cross talk?" Liu Quanhai looked at Sterling Qi and said with a smile.

His grandson Xiao Liu couldn't hold it in any longer, "He wants to say that cross talk isn't a joke? No, I'm not telling you a joke, I mean isn't this a joke?"

Knowing that Sterling Qi was really capable, Xiao Liu's attitude naturally changed, and she was still a little ashamed after being slapped in the face.

Sterling Qi said honestly: "It's not about learning, it's about talking. The teacher is a good teacher. He also taught me cross talk, but he didn't do it seriously. The teacher's ideas are different from those in China, and I don't even know his seniority."

Liangmenbao and Zhuozhi are both jargon terms. The former refers to learning more than one skill, and the latter refers to apprenticeship. As soon as he said it, he knew that they were indeed peers.

To formally become a disciple, you have to talk about your inheritance and rank your seniority. But he entered the profession eighty years ago, and Liu Quanhai is probably a generation or two younger than him at his age. I can't compile it, but the affairs of my sect are not like the disciples' books being lost, and the secret is exposed as soon as I trace the inheritance.

Therefore, Sterling Qi pushed two, five, and six, and would rather be a wild person without a serious background--it might be too clear-cut and arouse suspicion, but as long as it is not exposed, it will be fine.

Vivian Xia couldn't understand these code words and was confused. He only knew that his son's skills were learned when he lived in country Y.

However, Liu Quanhai has a good reputation, and there are many unruly people in the cross talk world. However, it is rare to find someone as confused as Sterling Qi, who can't even describe his seniority.

It is true that the Qishe River was so blocked that even Liu Quanhai could not tell his name as master. Liu Quanhai would definitely be suspicious. But Sterling Qihui's long-lost disciple book is clear. Maybe there is some unspeakable story about his master, like he was expelled from the cross talk gate?

Liu Quanhai cherished his talent after all, thought about it for a long time, and said: "Jie...Jesse, right? My second apprentice has a cross talk garden. When you are free, why don't you come to my place to play?" Tell me something and let me hear it."

He didn't know foreign languages, so Jesse read it to him in a clear and concise manner.

He said this because he was really curious and wanted to get to know Sterling Qi's background and see Sterling Qi's ability in cross talk. Moreover, each faction has its own characteristics. If he could hear Sterling Qi talking about cross talk, he might be able to hear something.

"Okay!" Sterling Qi responded immediately. Vivian Xia is a well-known actor, but he can't get close to cross talk. If he can get acquainted with Liu Quanhai, then he will have someone to guide him in the cross talk world in this time and space. Apart from anything else, he didn't even have a partner, and he didn't know where to find one.

Vivian Xia's eyes widened, "Wait a minute, Jesse, Teacher Liu, our Jesse..."

She was almost incoherent, why did she just leave her and settle down. She originally came here to warn her son, but why did she sign a thread for him instead?

At this time, manager Dian Dian'er ran over and reported in a low voice to Boss Wu, who had been watching the excitement for a while.

Boss Wu slapped his forehead and said, "What's going on tonight? It's just a mistake and another person asks for leave."

There was originally going to be a show later, but something happened at home and the actor asked for leave, so he couldn't appear on it.

Liu Quanhai and Sterling Qi looked at each other and suddenly reached a tacit understanding. Liu Quanhai smiled and said: "It's better to choose the day than to hit it. Boss Wu, why not take this opportunity and let Jesse, the kid, come on stage to say something?"

Boss Wu thought, he just looked at Vivian Xia.

Vivian Xia was stunned.

After a long while, she suddenly said: "Okay, then go up and try to see if you can save this scene."

She thought about it carefully, and with her son's character, he would be rebellious if he kept trying to stop him. Otherwise, why would she bring her son backstage to experience the hardships? If he was given a chance to come on stage, maybe he would be taught how to behave in reality?

Talking about cross talk is different from singing music.

Liu Quanhai nodded, "Okay, what will you play later, and I will give you a piece of it?"

Sterling Qi shook his head and said, "It's too late for dialogue. I'll just say a stand-alone."

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When two people talk about cross talk, it's a counterpart, but when one person talks about it, it's a stand-up.

Sterling Qi made some preparations backstage and borrowed some "equipment". Fortunately, the backstage was complete.

In twenty minutes, it will be time to cross the river together. Liu Quanhai and his grandson led Vivian Xia to the box to wait and watch.

Someone announced the curtain at the front, and below was the stand-up comedian, Jesse.

---I don’t know what the announcer was thinking, not giving the Chinese name but the foreign name. But if you think about it carefully, Vivian Xia's son Jesse is indeed more famous than Sterling Qi himself.

A staff member brought the table up, with props such as wakeboards and folding fans on it.

Sterling Qi was still wearing his regular clothes and walked slowly and leisurely to the front of the stage and behind the table.

He had just met Vivian Xia once before, and he was so good-looking that the audience was deeply impressed. Some people have watched Sterling Qi's variety shows and know that he is good-looking, but a bit dull, and they all started whispering to each other for a while.

The announcer is talking about stand-up comedy, right? Can this person do stand-up comedy?

He is good-looking and young, and his name is all foreign. It is said that he comes to talk about cross talk. This is too weird.

If Sterling Qi came up to sing or dance, everyone would welcome him. Just like when he came up with Vivian Xia just now, he performed very well. Just looking at his face made the ticket worth it.

After whispering to each other, we even knew what he was doing on TV.

In the box, Liu Quanhai and Vivian Xia saw the noisy audience, and they both held their breath and looked at Sterling Qi. They could all predict that this was the difficulty of Sterling Qi's cross talk - he was too good-looking. !

The audience has questions. How can they listen to what Sterling Qi has to say with peace of mind when their attention is focused on Sterling Qi's gossip and face? Even if it is exciting, the effect will be compromised.

I saw Sterling Qi standing still, looking at the audience, and then said: "The lonely country is filled with wine and sorrow, and the frosty sky is full of moonlight and I can't sleep at night. The clay figurine talks about ghosts and ordinary things, let's not talk about it... It's related to No!"

There was a crisp sound of "Pa!" and Xingmu slapped the table. The scene was already quiet and there was no more noise.

This is called the setting poem. After the performance of stand-up comedy or storytelling, in order to gather the audience's attention, a few lines of poetry are usually recited before the performance.

The content may be lyrical, or it may introduce the story behind it, or it may simply be funny to make people feel funny.

Sterling Qi spoke clearly, his voice was clear and loud but not harsh, and the typhoon was extremely stable. Every word he spoke, the audience couldn't help but stop talking. As Sterling Qi finished reading the poem, everyone fell silent.

The last slap on the tree woke up, and there was a snap, and there was silence. This closing poem suppressed the whole audience!