It's a night in August, and it's been a long time since summer has entered the magical city.
Hu Ge and Deng Chao were sitting on the balcony of Qin Xiaobao's house, with a small table in front of them. On the table were beer, skewers, and the essential peanuts.
Qin Xiaobao walked out of the room, carrying a few bottles of beer just taken out of the refrigerator.
The couple came by appointment. They were both bored and wanted to find a place to have a drink. After much deliberation, Qin Xiaobao's house, where the hostess was not at home, was the most suitable place.
Sun Li returned to her parents' home with her children, and Hu Ge was single anyway.
The three of them together didn't even eat dinner. They ordered some beer and some skewers and started drinking.
Then he also said that we should respect summer and not stay in the air-conditioned room. We have to go to the balcony to sweat and listen to the chirping of cicadas. This is the taste of summer.
Qin Xiaobao doesn't care, as long as you are happy.
The grown man was not pretentious, he didn't drink from cup to bottle, and he didn't deliberately bottle the wine. After drinking for more than an hour, there were six empty cans on the ground.
"Hiccup..." Deng Chao burped: "It feels good."
Although it was getting dark and the temperature outside was probably still 30 degrees Celsius, the sweat on his forehead was not stopping.
Qin Xiaobao took out two pieces of paper and handed them over, motioning for him to wipe them: "Are you so happy that your wife and children are not at home?"
"You are not me," Deng Chao answered: "You can't understand my happiness at all."
"Don't," Qin Xiaobao pointed at Hu Ge: "You will make him even more afraid of marriage."
"What does it have to do with me?" Lao Hu was unhappy: "Besides, I'm not afraid of marriage at all, I just haven't met the right one.
Really, the heart of marriage can be judged by heaven and earth, and can be proved by the sun and the moon."
"Hey, these nice words should be said to girls. We grown men will be very upset." Deng Chao said with a smile.
Lao Hu said seriously: "I'm warning you, don't talk about my marriage when you go on the show. It's already annoying."
"Okay, okay, I know."
Deng Chao looked at the excitement: "Why do I feel that the leader of the national push for marriage in the past two years is Xiaobao."
"No," Hu Ge said without getting angry at all: "He's still enjoying it."
Qin Xiaobao shrugged: "I care about you, okay. It doesn't matter how old you are."
"You should take some practical actions. All you do is talk all day long." Lao Hu scolded him.
"What should I do? Send you a marriage notice on Weibo? It will probably explode. Do you want to come over? Have you forgotten how I..."
He stopped mid-sentence.
"I'm sorry."
"It's okay, it's over." Lao Hu was very free and easy: "It's not the first time."
Deng Chao knew a little bit, but seeing that he didn't want to say more and didn't bother to ask, it wasn't good.
As an artist, any trivial matter can become news. He has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, so he has not seen too much and is not curious.
"Okay, don't worry, I won't mention a word when the show is being filmed," Qin Xiaobao promised.
"By the way," Brother Chao had already agreed to his invitation: "So what kind of program is it?"
Hu Ge glanced at Qin Xiaobao, and they both shook their heads at the same time: "I don't know."
"According to the information currently known, he went to a rural area to run a small supermarket." Hu Ge explained: "The specific location and what he is going to do are not disclosed at all."
"It's a magical show." Brother Chao picked up a beef skewer. Although it was cold, it still tasted good.
"Who says it's not the case? I guess I'm very well prepared and have a very clear goal. I'm just here for the actors." Without anyone else, Qin Xiaobao expressed his thoughts: "I want to create a show with a higher quality."
"Then did I have to pretend to be serious in the past?"
"No." Lao Hu stretched out his hand: "What we are most worried about now is that there are no jokes at all, and the variety show will be filmed into a documentary. We are extremely worried."
Qin Xiaobao nodded seriously.
The two of them had a special chat with the screenwriter about this matter. I don't know if it was for comfort, but the most common thing they said was that it didn't matter, it would be fine.
The director also meant that they should not feel any pressure.
Qin Xiaobao is very helpless. For a variety show veteran, he will carefully study the subject matter type of a new show before starting filming, which is almost the same as an actor reading a script.
Of course, it's possible that what the other person wants is their first reaction.
Curious, uneasy, surprised, worried, scared...
Everything is completely recorded with a camera and shown to the audience.
Indeed, today's variety shows do not have special requirements for how to be funny. The audience prefers to watch light-hearted plots. Maybe they just have a meal, chat, or take a walk. They don't mind it either.
Now that the program team has said so, Qin Xiaobao has no pressure.
He's just here to make a quick buck.
In half a month, I was happy to make an eight-digit profit.
To put it bluntly, even if the variety show crashes, it will not have any impact on the two of them.
I have never been involved in the variety show industry, so I won't be surprised if they don't do well. At most, next time someone wants to invite them to create a special show, they will think twice before doing so.
"It puts me under a lot of pressure." Although Deng Chao said this, his expression was completely relaxed: "Is it just me, or are we two together?"
"It seems that the second one is scheduled to arrive at night, and so on."
"That's okay. You can have a whole day to yourself, which is pretty good." Deng Chao expressed satisfaction.
"No, I don't have any confidence anyway, so I just rely on the guests to make a living."
"Second."
"Actually, you two don't need to care too much. It's just like filming. The first thing to ignore is the camera." Deng Chao has more variety show experience than the two of them combined, and he can indeed guide them.
The variety show that Qin Xiaobao participated in the most was "The King of Masked Singer", but that show was completely different. It didn't require comedy. It just wore a mask and sang. There was no need to be funny, and there was no need to worry about ratings.
After that, I went to variety shows and was always a guest.
But the situation is different now. The two of them are the protagonists. Even if they specialize in technology, they will not care about it. After all, they have a reputation. If they click on the comments and make a mess, their reputation will be tarnished.
"Then what?" Lao Hu asked.
"Then you need to find interesting points to explore. When encountering something surprising, for example, your reaction should be greater."
Deng Chao raised the beef skewers in his hand: "Look at it."
I saw him take a deep breath first: "It smells so good."
He also swallowed his saliva.
With this move, Qin Xiaobao became a little curious even though he already knew what the meat skewers tasted like.
Then, Brother Chao pulled off a large piece of meat in a brutal manner, ignoring the sauce at the corner of his mouth. He chewed it a few times. His whole body froze, his eyes widened, and the corners of his mouth trembled slightly. He stretched out his hand and ordered the meat skewers in disbelief:
“Perfect!!!”
"Eh..." Lao Hu couldn't help but said, "You are obviously acting well, but you would be so exaggerated."
"Variety shows are like this. Do you think the food in them is so delicious, especially the artist's skills?" Brother Chao accidentally revealed the truth: "Happiness can be affected. People laugh at things that are not that funny.
It's very fun, and the audience will be affected by it too, even if it doesn't matter.
You have all recorded shows, and don’t you often have on-site directors leading the audience to applaud and laugh? It’s the same thing.”
They both nodded, it was true.
"What about the others?"
"Personally, I don't think you should deliberately try to be funny. The program team invites you two to come over. I'm already prepared in my heart. If you have to try, be careful not to turn a tiger into an anti-dog. One is a famous director and the other is a famous actor. Both of them are good.
Like me, you can rely on your face to make a living, but you have to use your talent.
For some viewers, you are just a picture standing there, and it is very comfortable to watch. Whether the program is effective or not is not important anymore.
Furthermore, the program team will also prepare some aspects, so we can’t leave everything to you, so don’t worry.”
Deng Chao's phone call undoubtedly inspired the two of them a lot. No matter what happens to him in the future, let's talk about it.
"By the way, have the other guests decided who to invite?"
"I plan to..."
"Hey, it would be so interesting if he would come. What else?"
"***"
"Damn it, the program team is making a lot of money."
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