Chapter 447 Deliberate provocation
To be honest, it wasn't until the show started that Shen Lang realized that this show was actually a bit of a prank.

Artists will definitely receive some training on musical instruments.

But if there is no one on a variety show playing the guitar or harmonica, no one would watch it.

What are the specific operations of the director team?

For example, the first girl, Meiko, whose name is Xiaoxiao Hu Nan, clearly studied piano playing according to the information provided by the agency.

But in the end, the program team brought out the Taiko drums and asked the girl to perform on the spot.

Such a small girl was completely silenced by the huge drum.

At this time, the guests in the audience should act like they are laughing so hard.

Next, they were forced to perform a traditional drum music show.

The music was naturally played in a mess, and at the end the guests made some serious comments, thus creating a funny topic and atmosphere.

Then something interesting happened.

All kinds of strange musical instruments appeared one after another, causing the artists to be in a state of panic.

When Aoi Yu came on stage, Shen Lang focused his attention on this alternative candidate for the movie's heroine.

Takashi Sasano, who was standing by, said to him while the camera was turned away: "Ms. Aoi is very popular in our country. Both men and women, and people of all ages, like this girl next door. Even an old man like me is a fan of her."

"Just watch, the production team will definitely not go too far with her!"

Takafumi Sasano is an old hand in the performing arts after all. Sure enough, when Aoi Yu went on stage, she signed up for a piano piece. After she drew the lots, she miraculously drew the piano.

"Ms. Aoi is truly blessed by God!"

"She actually got the piano. This must be a piece of cake for her, right?"

Aoi Yu blushed and shyly bowed on the stage to thank everyone.

However, the program requires that when you draw a musical instrument that you are good at, you have to use the passing the parcel method on the spot to select a guest to play a piece of music together.

Since you have already drawn the one that you are good at playing a musical instrument, there will be no more funny moments of making a fool of yourself.

At this time, the role of the guests is reflected, to divert the jokes!
At this time, the host suddenly took out the microphone and came to the guest seats, and walked straight towards Shen Lang.

However, he first pointed the microphone at Takashi Sasano and said in a joking tone: "Sasano, what instrument are you good at? If I ask you to play a piano piece with Miss Aoi later, can you do it?"

Sasano Takashi is indeed a veteran. He immediately made a shocked and panicked expression and said, "Me? I'm an old guy who can only whistle. If the ball is passed to me later, please don't let me play."

When everyone at the scene heard Takashi Sasano say that he could only whistle, they all started laughing.

The host took the opportunity to ask, "Why? But the rules require you to play!"

Sasano Takashi said seriously, "Baka, if someone whistles at such a gentle and lovely Miss Aoi, people will say that this old man is an old bastard, right?"

"Hahaha……"

The serious joke immediately caused laughter from the audience at the scene and in front of the TV.

Only Sasano, who is almost 80 years old, can make this kind of joke without making people feel abrupt. This is also the secret of Sasano's success in variety shows despite his age in recent years.

At this time, the host seemed to "suddenly" discover Shen Lang. He asked with interest: "Shen Sang, can Chinese people play the piano?"

This topic immediately made Shen Lang's face change.

Obviously this guy had ulterior motives in asking the question.

At this moment, his peripheral vision caught sight of Director Shenmu not far ahead. He saw him crossing his arms, looking at a joke, and Shen Lang immediately understood.

This guy got angry in front of the vice president of NHK, saying that he arranged Shen Lang to join the program without notifying him in advance, but these were all excuses. I guess this guy is the kind of trash that Japan is said to be.

Faced with such a question, everyone around frowned, thinking that the question was too rude.

But on the simultaneous live broadcast on the Internet, there was a lot of garbage cheering for the host.

"Okay, this host is pretty good. Seeing this Chinese guy get humiliated makes me feel really good!"

"How dare you come to Japan to be a director? Do you think we are a second-rate country?"

"China doesn't even have buses. How can they understand such a noble instrument as the piano?"

Shen Lang was very angry at this moment.

But he forced himself to calm down and sneered at the camera: "In China, many children start learning Western instruments like piano in kindergarten, but give up after the eighth grade of piano major in elementary school."

The host asked in confusion: "Oh? Why is that?"

Shen Lang smiled and said, "Because there are so many traditional musical instruments in our country, wasting time on a simple piano would make life too monotonous."

"Flute, Xiao, panpipe, xun, sheng, reed pipe, bawu, guanzi, suona."

"Guqin, Zheng, Ruan, Pipa, Yueqin, Liuqin, Konghou, Sanxian, Qinqin, Dongbula, Rebab."

"Yulqin, tanggu (big drum), bangling bell, cloud gong, fang, chime bells, chime stones, jar drum, bronze drum, large and small gongs, small drum, row drum, and big cymbals."

"Erhu, banhu, jinghu, yehu, gehu, tianqin, xiqin, matouqin."

"There are so many, it's enough to study any one of them for a lifetime!"

"China is a country that likes to inherit its own culture. We don't reject foreign cultures, but we prefer our own culture!"

"Oh!" At this point, he looked at the host, "I heard that Japan also has many traditional musical instruments of its own, right?"

The host was stunned by the fact that Shen Lang named so many musical instruments in one breath. He nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, we have more traditional musical instruments in Japan."

Shen Lang curled his lips and said, "For example?"

"Shakuhachi, have you heard of Shakuhachi?"

Shen Lang nodded: "Oh, Shakuhachi, um, it comes from the Qiang flute of our country!"

The host's face turned pale: "And, there's also the shamisen!"

Shen Lang continued to nod: "Shamisen, yeah, not bad, it came from Ryukyu, right?"

"Yes Yes Yes!"

"The shamisen of Ryukyu is the ancestor of the shamisen of our country!"

The host blushed again: "We also have zheng, pipa, and konghou!"

"The zither was introduced to Japan during the Tang Dynasty in the early eighth century. The pipa originated from Persia, and later passed through India and China before finally reaching Japan during the Nara period. As for the konghou, it was also introduced from my country at about the same time, right?"

"Now that you mention it, I finally understand why the host likes the piano so much."

“They are all imported goods!”

Shen Lang did not say a single word of sarcasm in these words, but every word was like a knife piercing the fragile hearts of the host and people like Shenmu.

But Shen Lang didn't intend to let them go. At this moment, he suddenly smiled at the camera and said, "By the way, among all the artists in China, I am the worst at playing musical instruments."

"I don't know if I'll have the honor of playing a duet with Ms. Aoi."

(End of this chapter)