Chapter 1: Returning home in glory turned into disgrace?

Chapter One: Returning home in glory turned into disgrace?
"Xingchen, where are your master and the others?"

"I just called and the highway has been closed. Now they are planning to come by train, but the fastest train will arrive at 7:12. Our show starts at 7:20, so they probably won't be there before the show starts!"

Hearing Liu Xingchen's answer, Guo Degang frowned slightly.

"I don't know if this is bad luck or if God is sincerely against me~"

With a helpless sigh, Guo Degang turned his gaze to the empty backstage.

Today is Deyun Club’s first special performance for visiting relatives in Tianjin, and also Guo Degang’s first performance after returning home in glory.

I thought this performance would bring a shock to the whole of Tianjin.

Let this crosstalk community know that a remarkable figure has emerged in the crosstalk world.

Not only did he gain a firm foothold in Yanjing, he also founded his own crosstalk club, Deyun Club.

Who would have thought that the mission would fail!
The show is about to start, but the performers haven’t arrived yet!

The performance was booked a month ago.

As a symbol of Guo Degang's return to Tianjin, he attaches great importance to this performance.

Not only did they spend a huge amount of effort on publicity, they also booked Tianjin's largest theater, the Hua Xia Grand Theater, for the performance.

Now, both colleagues in Tianjin and amateur crosstalk fans are paying special attention to this performance.

Guo Degang has also made all preparations and plans to give the whole of Tianjin a huge surprise in this performance!

Didn’t the older generation of crosstalk artists unite to suppress newcomers like him?
Aren't you trying every means to suppress a potential talent like him?

Don’t they claim that their crosstalk performances are the best in the world?
Then he will use a hearty performance, a wonderful performance, to shut everyone up and slap everyone in the face!

Originally, everything was going according to plan.

I didn’t expect that man proposes, God disposes.

On the day of the performance, heavy snow fell in both Yanjing and Tianjin.

The snowflakes were like free cotton, quickly turning the earth white.

The originally normal traffic was temporarily paralyzed due to the heavy snow.

The distance between Yanjing and Tianjin is not far, but at this moment, the heavy snow is like an impassable mountain, making it impossible for the Deyun Club's performance team to get through!
"Degang, the audience has basically entered the venue, and many crosstalk colleagues have also arrived. What should we do with this performance?"

Wang Hui looked at the packed audience, her face full of worry, and took the initiative to ask Guo Degang.

"Of course we have to act. We have been preparing for so long, isn't it just for today's performance?"

"How about this, I'll go talk to the organizer and see if I can delay it for half an hour!"

Guo Degang gritted his teeth and decided to go to the organizer to discuss it.

If we can delay it for half an hour, all the problems can be solved.

"Teacher Guo, I know you have difficulties, but we have already signed the contract. The performance starts at 19:20 and ends at 22:30. If you ask me to postpone it now, I will not be able to explain to the audience~"

Guo Degang took the initiative to discuss the matter, but was met with a very firm rejection!
In the words of the organizers, the performance is Deyun Club’s business.

Who can they blame if they are not prepared?
Shaking his head helplessly, Guo Degang could only return to the backstage.

Looking at himself in the mirror, he sighed again.

"Ah~"

He has never had a smooth life since he started performing crosstalk.

Could it be that he is really not suitable for the crosstalk industry?

I left Tianjin with full of enthusiasm, planning to make a name for myself in Yanjing.

Unexpectedly, reality gave him a heavy blow. He could barely afford to eat. How could he have the energy to continue performing crosstalk?
Without any choice.

He had no choice but to return to Tianjin.

After making preparations for the second time, he rushed into Yanjing again with hope.

This time, he encountered the same situation as the first time, and he returned to Tianjin with full disappointment. He became more and more courageous after the setbacks, and finally gained a firm foothold after the third visit to Beijing, and founded the Yanjing Crosstalk Conference, which is now Deyun Club.

With the increase of his fame and the stable development of Deyun Club, his biggest wish is to be able to return to Tianjin to perform!
Return home in glory and honor!
This is the biggest wish of every wanderer who ventures out into the world.

Now he finally got such an opportunity, but he never expected that God would play a joke on him again.

The snow fell neither early nor late.

They stopped the Deyun Club’s performance team before the show started!

"Uncle Master, how about we play together?"

Just when he was close to despair, Liu Xingchen's voice rang in his ears.

Guo Degang's dim eyes glowed with a different kind of brilliance.

"you?"

Looking at Liu Xingchen, who was only 17 years old, Guo Degang was in a state of hesitation.

If it were in Yanjing, he would definitely let Liu Xingchen partner with him without hesitation.

After all, rescuing a situation is like putting out a fire.

In the absence of other candidates, it would be great to have someone to partner with and provide stable performances.

But in Tianjin.

But he hesitated!
no way.

You have to know that this is a real crosstalk nest. If you look at it from the top, you can see that 10 out of 8 people here understand crosstalk.

If you want to fool people here, that is obviously unrealistic.

And this time he made a big fuss. Not only did crosstalk tickets come, but crosstalk colleagues from Tianjin also came.

In addition, Liu Xingchen had only performed a few crosstalk shows in small theaters before and had no experience in large-scale stage performances.

At the same time, the two of them are of different generations, so the performance pressure he puts on the other party will also increase.

Mistakes in performances seem inevitable!
But if this is really the case, then it would be unrealistic to hold your head up in Tianjin in the future.

From returning home in glory and wealth to being disgraced and miserable.

This psychological gap is really too big.

"Uncle Master, saving the situation is like putting out a fire. I know I'm not the most suitable person, but when there's no one else, it has to be me!"

"Unless you plan to give up this show!"

When Guo Degang heard the word "give up", his heart trembled slightly.

Compared to giving up, the potential risk of embarrassment doesn't seem so scary.

And this is just a possible situation. If Liu Xingchen's performance exceeds expectations, then everything will be solved.

After carefully examining Liu Xingchen, Guo Degang spoke again.

"Xingchen, are you familiar with this work, Dream of the Western Expedition?"

Liu Xingchen shook his head without hesitation.

"To be honest, I know almost nothing!"

Liu Xingchen's straightforwardness made Guo Degang slightly stunned.

If it were any other time, seeing such honesty, he would say that the child is really honest.

But in the current situation, he would rather Liu Xingchen lie, at least this way he would have some peace of mind.

But this child has always been so honest!
Looking at the time, there were only 5 minutes left before the performance, and Guo Degang subconsciously clenched his fists.

Under the current circumstances, it seems that we can only try our best to save the situation.

"Forget it, it's a blessing in disguise. If it's a disaster, you can't avoid it. Xingchen, get ready. We'll have a fight later!"

(End of this chapter)