EP4-2 FULL：Lý Vũ Xuân hát bài hát mới dành cho tất cả các cô gái | STAND-UP COMEDY

EP4-2 FULL：Lý Vũ Xuân hát bài hát mới dành cho tất cả các cô gái | STAND-UP COMEDY

No joke. Meituan Flash Delivery will arrive soon. The excitement continues. A new contestant is about to take the stage. It’s Zhan Ying and Zhao Yue. The first one to take the stage is actually a crossover actress. She herself is a streamer on Bilibili. She’s also a professional Go player. But she prefers to call herself an atypical winner. Please welcome Zhan Ying. My name is Zhan Ying. Female. I’m thirty years old. I’ve been a Go streamer for the past two years. Before that, I felt that many people actually didn’t know that people like us existed. They always thought that Go players are all very old, and that you have to play in the mountains, with a long beard, and wearing a white robe. They all encouraged me, saying that I also seem like a funny female character. Here comes Mona Lisa. Banana. Zhan Ying. How old are you? Zhan Ying. I’m three years old. I think I can give it a try. Pinch you. Hello Hi everyone I’m Zhanying Friends on the first floor can definitely see me Can friends on the second floor see me? Hi Can’t see Buy first-floor tickets next time Hello, everyone I’m Zhanying There are over 400 active professional players nationwide I’m ranked ninth from the bottom Not as good as those above Compared to those below there are eight As an underdog the coach often assigns me to play against the opponent’s strongest player The coach will tell me Show him what you’re made of The power of the underdog Actually, at the very beginning when facing strong opponents, I was very scared. But after losing many times, it was my opponents who became afraid. Because playing against someone with my record, winning a game isn’t something to be proud of. But if you lose, it will be remembered for a lifetime. I still remember December 27, 2021, the match at 12:30 noon. My opponent was our country’s first female 9-dan player, a legend in Chinese Go, my idol, Ms. Rui Naiwei. She was also one of the only two people who lost to me that year. If you don’t know what “9-dan” means, like if you’re unfamiliar with “2-dan” or “9-dan,” in that game, I was actually losing from early on. If it had been any other player with a normal record that day, they probably would have given up. But with my record, I couldn’t afford to show sportsmanship. I didn’t give up. She didn’t expect that we would battle for over six hours. At that time, Ms. Rui was already nearly 60 years old. Time spares no one. And I didn’t let it go, either. At the final moment, Ms. Rui made a mistake. That allowed me to turn the tables and win. On this path of competitive Go, I’ve walked it for 21 years. But it was because of a 2-win, 16-loss record —the worst record in my history— that people got to know me. I even became popular online. But seeing so many people learn about Go because of me, I feel at peace with it. What’s wrong with being called an underdog? Maybe I’m actually a camel. After crossing one peak, I can climb another. Thank you, everyone. I will never give up. I am Zhan Ying, the underdog. Thank you. Let’s give a round of applause to Zhan Ying. Many of the key points you might understand, but you may not have been drawn into this story. But having this kind of stage to share my story makes me feel truly grateful. The friend who will soon compete against her is someone everyone recognizes as soon as she appears. With a head of fluffy natural curls, she’s Zhuangzhuang’s mom. But inside, she hides a sensitive and fragile heart. Yes, I like her. Let’s welcome Zhao Yue with applause. So cute. Why are you being so polite? Hello, everyone. I’m Zhao Yue. Everyone knows me all because I participated in this show last year. It’s also because of this show that now, when I go out, I sometimes get recognized. But I really don’t know how to handle what people say when they recognize me. A friend once recognized me and circled around me. He asked me, “How come you look exactly the same as you do on the show?” I’m not very good at handling situations where I’m recognized. Because everyone is so enthusiastic toward me, I can see in their eyes that they want to take a photo with me. But they don’t say it. And I can’t say it either. Because the first time I was recognized, I couldn’t help but say it directly. It was really awkward at the time. The first time I was recognized, I was really happy. I asked, “Do you want to take a photo with me?” That person said, “It’s not convenient right now.” I didn’t expect to be turned down. I said, “Oh, sorry about that.” “Sorry, you can go.” “Sorry if I offended you.” He probably thought I was a bit embarrassed. He walked a couple of steps away, then came back. He said, “No, let’s take a photo together.” After last year’s show, I started renting a place and living alone. This is my first time living by myself. I’m not really used to it. I’m scared. It’s not just ordinary fear. Just thinking about it makes me scared. Sometimes I think to myself, “Recently, I haven’t been scared living alone.” Then suddenly, I get scared again. At night, after using the bathroom, when I run from the bathroom back to my bedroom, it’s like playing Temple Run. When it gets bad, it turns into a vicious cycle. I get scared every time I go to the bathroom. And when I’m scared, I want to go to the bathroom. I’ve become really sensitive. There were several times when my neighbor came home late. He was opening his own door. I thought someone was trying to break into my place. I got so scared, I hurried to put on my clothes. Before I even finished getting dressed, I heard the door slam shut. I thought, “They’ve come in!” I looked and there was no one there. I figured it must be the neighbor. This has happened several times already. One time, I just couldn’t take it anymore. So I yelled at him through the door. I said, from now on, before midnight, if you don’t come home, then don’t bother coming back at all. I realized that fear is very easy to spread to others. One night, I called my friend. I said, “Bro,” “I’m scared living alone.” “Can you come keep me company?” He said, “Man,” “Don’t do this.” “I’m scared too.” I said, I’m not joking with you. I’m really scared. He said, “Bro,” “I’m really scared too.” I explained to him, I said I’m scared in my heart. Mainly because there’s no one else at home except me. He said, “Bro,” what scares me is that there’s no one at home except you. No one else. Later, he got annoyed asking me. He asked me, “What exactly are you afraid of?” “Tell me.” He said, “Is it like,” “Sadako crawling out of the TV, that kind of thing?” “What’s so scary about that?” What I was afraid of wasn’t even that specific. I said, “I’m hanging up, I’m hanging up.” Now it feels like there’s someone at home. I even searched online myself. “Men living alone fear” But all the results were “People living alone fear men.” Now I’m afraid of living alone and afraid of men. Some nights a while ago, A while ago when I was going home, I was walking on the road, and suddenly I felt behind me like someone was following me. At that moment I thought, “Man,” “Could it be that they think I’m” “a rich old lady or something?” I need to tell him. I’m a man. You have to stop crime before it starts. Because if the guy rushes over, and I say again that I’m a man, he’ll say it’s too late. Once a crime starts, it’s hard to stop. But how do you prove you’re a man? I thought of something. I shot a basket from a distance. Actually, there’s a dirtier way. To prove yourself. Some men will, on the street, just pee wherever they want. But I didn’t dare do that either. Because society is complicated. You don’t know what the other person likes. Someone might ask, then why don’t you run? Because I’m not good at running. If I run 100 meters and still get caught, I won’t even have the strength to resist. I was really scared at the time. He kept following me all the way to my home. Because the door to my house is especially hard to open. If he followed me in, before I could even get the door open, my home would be a dead end for me. Mainly because I live alone. If there were two people living together, it would be better. If two people lived together and he followed us in, even the two of us might not be able to stop him. At least getting beaten up would be a bit easier to handle. At that moment, I just wanted to prove to the guy that I really didn’t have any money. So he shouldn’t come any closer. As I walked, I kept turning my pockets inside out. I emptied both of my pockets. But he was still following me. He wasn’t after my money. What did he really want? That moment was truly unbearable. On one hand, I wondered why, just as life was getting better, someone wanted to hurt me. On the other hand, I wondered why I was so weak. It felt like anyone could just come and bully me. I don’t even know where I got the courage at that moment. I turned around and yelled at him. I asked, “What do you really want?” He said, “Go home.” I forced myself to ask him, “Why are you coming home so late?” He said from now on, he’d definitely be home before midnight. After he said that, he started circling around me. He asked me, “How do you look exactly the same as you do on the show?” Actually, being afraid isn’t a big deal. You just have to face it head-on. Thank you, everyone. I’m Zhao Yue. Thank you all. Not a single one. Zhao Yue’s ticket lock countdown. Let’s give another round of applause to Zhao Yue. How do you feel? I really do like Zhao Yue a lot. He’s very unique. He’s different from others. He has a very unusual perspective. And those things he brings up. But if you think about it carefully, it actually makes sense. Because a mischievous friend dragged me to watch a horror movie. And then, I was just about to mention this. Yeah. Actually, you wouldn’t be scared at all. An adult man living alone wouldn’t be afraid. Someone like me isn’t in any real danger. There’s another annoying thing about horror movies. Usually, nothing happens that night. But seven or eight days later, when you’re completely unprepared, you have a nightmare at night. You start getting paranoid for no reason. You’re scared of everything. You even run back to your bedroom after going to the bathroom. Then you start slapping yourself. Wondering why, seven days ago, you did something so stupid. So when I heard this, I found it really interesting. And he always manages to find these odd things. But as a whole, as a piece today, it was very engaging from the start. So I had higher expectations. But it feels like this work was about seventy percent finished, maybe eighty percent, and then it just suddenly ended. So I feel a bit disappointed. Once again, thank you to Zhao Yue for sharing. Let’s also invite Zhanying back to the stage. The number of votes for both of you is I’m sorry, because the votes for Zhanying and Zhao Yue did not exceed 200. Both of you will enter the pending zone. Zhao Yue couldn’t get into it, nothing could be done. I feel a bit sorry for these pants. I really do feel sorry for these pants. Mainly, they really put a lot of effort into it. This is all hand-drawn. This is really nice. Don’t cry. Actually, a couple of days ago, Zhao Yue told me something. I think he’s very cute. Once, he was mumbling, “I don’t like my script anymore.” “I don’t think it’s good.” It was actually pretty awesome at first. After he said that, the script felt really flat for the next few days. Zhao Yue kept reminding me, “Sis, you have to praise your script.” “It can hear you.” “It’ll get upset.” Now, all of us believe this. We have to love our own expression. Love our own scripts. When I was sitting in the pending zone, I had in my mind from “The Glory,” something like, “This broken sunset is so beautiful.” This stage is so beautiful. The two about to compete their names are Hello, everyone. I am from Beijing Jiamix Comedy, my name is Sun Xi. I took a detour. It’s because I really wanted to be a screenwriter. So I kept circling around this profession. And kept taking detours. Okay. You can choose an opponent. I choose this one. Childlike Heart Hits the Earth. We already thought before the two of them look exactly alike. They look exactly the same. Even Yan Yi and Yan Yue aren’t as similar as you two. Honestly, it’s a bit awkward. I actually didn’t want to run into Before, they used to tease the two of us saying that when we stand together it’s like playing Match-3. And now we’ve been picked together. It really feels like a Match-3 game. Because our height is also exactly the same. People from our club told me that no matter which of us wins, we’ve both overcome ourselves. Keep going with this face. Alright. We’ve made up for the lack of twins. Thank you to these two “twins.” The next performer is also a newcomer. Also from Here comes another talent. Xiaoma Club. Let’s give a warm welcome to Axiu. Hello, everyone. Hi. Hello, everyone. Let me introduce myself. My name is Axiu. And I am an actress. To be honest, I hadn’t thought about introducing myself before. It was when I met an audience member in Changsha. He was very enthusiastic. When he saw me, he spoke Changsha dialect. He said to me, Hey. Kid. That’s Changsha dialect. If you want to translate it accurately into Mandarin, it should be Hey. Boy. You’re not bad. Your voice is quite distinctive too. Like a girl. I was embarrassed. I said, “I am a girl.” He said, “Oh.” Has it always been like this? What the heck? It’s the same at the club. Not long ago, we organized International Women’s Day. They made it sound really nice. They said we bought gifts for all the actresses. That everyone got something. But they made me carry all the stuff. You really can’t understand what my role is at the club. What I often run into is guys come and ask me why girls think a certain way, and girls come and ask me why guys do certain things. I’m stuck in the middle. I feel like a translator. When I first cut my hair like this, it was really simple. It was just for convenience. But people kept telling me that my hair was too short. If you don’t want to be mistaken, just grow it out. Let’s not even mention that growing hair takes time. Besides, how could you think that having long hair means you don’t look like a guy? I’ve grown it out before. When my hair gets a little longer, I just look even more like Wang Jianguo. Very few people look like him. I’m the only one who really does. Actually, it’s not that similar. Not that similar. But I just like to say it. Just freeloading. That’s what I think. Others say you look like a guy. That’s fine. But you can’t look like one for nothing. I want to benefit a little from being a man. I want to. I think about this often. Last time I went to get a haircut, I searched for haircut group-buy coupons. I saw that a men’s wash, cut, and blow-dry was 19.9 yuan. For women, a wash, cut, and blow-dry was 39.9 yuan. Why is that? Do the math. If you buy two men’s coupons, it’s still ten cents cheaper than one women’s coupon. What does that mean? 2Y plus 0.1 equals X. Solve for What should X do? Take advantage. At first, I wanted to be indirect. I called the shop. I said, If a man has long and thick hair, how much is the haircut? He said 19.9 yuan. So I said, what if a man is wearing a wig, how much is it? He said 19.9 yuan. I had nothing more to say. He said, for men, it’s a fixed price here. Do you have any other questions? I had to show my true intentions. I said, what if a woman is just like a man, and can even carry things, He said, we don’t take apprentices. Sorry. I’m a little angry. I want to act tough. Here’s my plan. Walk into this shop. If someone says, Hello, beautiful. Just walk away. They recognized me. It has to be the kind where as soon as I walk by, they just say hello. Hello. That’s acceptable. Then after going in, don’t say anything. If they ask me anything, I won’t answer. When it’s time to pay, just show the QR code. Because that’s my deepest voice. That’s my plan. Then I walked to this shop. He said hello. Please come in. So I sat down. Then he said, What hairstyle would you like? Beautiful. If you’d said that earlier, I wouldn’t have come in. But when you’re flustered, you really can’t talk properly. I said, why didn’t you call me beautiful earlier? He went silent. I paid the full price. It was then that I realized I still have some unmistakable feminine features. I’m thin-skinned. My original intention was to get the best of both worlds. But in the end, both sides treated me badly. Back when I was just being a proper woman, Just being proper. I wanted to dress a bit cooler. Clothes that were a bit oversized. I always looked in the women’s section. Searching for boyfriend-style jackets. Later, I figured it out. Boyfriend style is still just a feminine version in the end. Just go for the real thing. There’s nothing in the men’s section like trendy men’s jackets with a girly style. There just isn’t. Now, every day I just wear men’s clothes in small sizes or kids’ clothes in large sizes. Women’s clothes are getting more and more like kids’ small sizes. Because my men’s size is S, but my women’s size is 4XL. That’s why I prefer wearing men’s clothes. They don’t restrict you. What do you mean? If your shoulders fit in, then you can fit in. You can wear it. So what about women’s clothes? Once you get it over your shoulders, it tells you that people have waists too. The top part gets stuck at the waist, the bottom gets stuck at the hips, and from the back, it’s just stuck everywhere. Especially online shopping It’s not just slow The product doesn’t match the description Every time I buy something and get it, I realize I’ve been fooled by the model photos The model looks relaxed But I look squeezed in The model looks classy I look rustic Tight and rustic Tight clothes, back to the countryside How clever Even Wang Jianguo couldn’t come up with that You have to have really suffered with women’s clothes Later, I gained experience returning items Seriously, friends Look carefully at the model photos before buying Wherever the model is covering That’s where there’s a problem Really If a model photo looks like this Guess where the problem is (The face has a problem) The armpit The seam is coming apart It’s pinched together As soon as you open it, the threads show On the other hand If a model photo shows a 360-degree view And the model is just standing there Where do you think the problem is (The back) (The size) It must be very expensive My problem But I’m still really upset. I went to ask a friend who works in fashion. I asked, why is it like this? He said, here’s the reason. Men’s clothing focuses on comfort. And good value for money. Women’s clothing focuses on curves. It’s about “one person, two curves.” I said, what does that mean? “One person, two curves.” US dollars. Everyone serves the US dollar. You earn US dollars. Seriously. I’m so angry. I’m extremely angry. Can’t we really do something about these shops? Can’t we make a list— —a “never buy from” list? Shops that cut corners, or sell goods that don’t match the description, should all be on the list. If there’s a shop like that that makes the list for several years in a row, I’ll just go smash their shop. I don’t believe making clothes is that hard. I’ll smash the shop. Go in and stomp on their sewing machines. I’ll make clothes for everyone myself. That’s all, thank you everyone. Thank you. A Xiu’s ticket-locking countdown. A Xiu’s ticket-locking countdown. How long has Axiu been doing stand-up comedy? Almost over three years. How is the audience reaction to this bit offline? Is it also really good? The audience in Changsha is pretty supportive. It’s pretty good in Changsha. I remember I think I saw something before It was about how when you want to buy something but you describe it differently, the price you find seems to be different. How so? For example, if I want to buy a yoga mat, but if you search for an industrial mat, it’s much, much cheaper. Right, if you search for a makeup case or something like an industrial toolbox, the prices are completely different. So there’s a lot of markup on women’s products, right? The pink tax. (Right.) Yeah, I really like this bit. Don’t you think it uses a female perspective to talk about many of the issues that women face? But we’ve been so brainwashed that we think it’s just normal. I feel like paying this price is just the way it should be. I’ve never thought there could be another way. Is this a complete bit? A lot has been cut. It’s been shortened. I feel that at the end, it’s a little bit Yeah. a bit abrupt. Yeah. Just a little. So actually, because of this, I really enjoyed listening to the whole thing. And her perspective is quite rare. Yeah. If you like it, why not record it? Actually, I just feel you might have this situation: when you’re on tour or performing offline, a 20-minute bit, polished really well, but when you bring it to this show, since they don’t give you that much time, and you cut it down to about 10 minutes, the ending lands at a rather abrupt spot. But you might not feel it yourself. My problem. No. It’s a problem for both of us. My problem is bigger. Is this our bond? It really was a great performance. Thanks again to Axiu. The one who will have a 1v1 PK with Axiu is Sun Xi. Her self-introduction is: I took a winding path. I really want to know how winding it was. Come on. Let’s give a round of applause. Sun Xi. She wipes her sweat too. Just like Maodou. The first thing she does is wipe her sweat. Hello, everyone. My name is Sun Xi. I’m sure you can tell, I’m also a fan of menswear. Let me introduce myself. I used to study law. My parents always wanted me to become a lawyer. But I, have always been artistic since I was a child. My dream is to be a screenwriter. I argued with my parents about this for many years. Eventually, I made up my mind. I quit my job and went to Beijing. I found a film and television company. and worked there as a legal officer. My parents were stunned when they heard. They thought, “Rebellious as the child may be,” “at least there’s a sense of boundaries.” I knew that switching careers directly was actually quite difficult. So I wanted to use this job to get to know some top screenwriters. Then, I would pretend to casually show them my talent. The plan sounded wonderful. But after actually working, I realized it’s really hard alone. When revising contracts, it’s hard to show off screenwriting skills. I can’t just be editing a contract and suddenly add in a tragic love story. And then, at the end, add a line: “This contract is purely fictional.” At that point, the manager would rush over and ask me, “Why aren’t you following the contract template?” I’d say, “Everyone’s tired of those old formulas.” “It’s time to create some new genres.” “Break free from the constraints of the Civil Code!” Then I changed all the long-term contracts into short-term contracts. I wrote 200 outrageous, twist-filled clauses. I got everyone to sign contracts episode by episode. I also want to interview some phenomenal clients and contractors to ask them why their collaborations fell apart. This series will be called “Goodbye, Contract.” Actually, I’ve thought countless times about quitting my job without a backup plan and staying home to focus on my own creative work. But I realized I just don’t have the courage. Turns out, I’m not someone who can throw everything away for a dream. I’m a conservative idealist. If I lived in ancient times, I’d be the type with a long braid shouting for reform but still loyal to the emperor. I don’t dare to completely break with the old powers. I just want to work for the emperor, I want reform and change, but I want to do it with a salary. There is a world-famous novel called “The Moon and Sixpence” but even that doesn’t inspire me. That book uses the moon as a metaphor for human ideals and sixpence as a metaphor for material life. In the eyes of the male protagonist, sixpence is everywhere, but he only sees the moon. But in my eyes, if I don’t pick up the sixpence today, someone else will. So I can only comfort myself by picking up sixpence during the day and looking at the moon at night. But I only realized after starting work that I pick up three pence during the day and three pence at night. What I pick up is 996 pence. And you know what? Sixpence in Beijing is spent very easily. So my life is really quite difficult. I don’t have time to look at the moon, but I can often feel the moonlight. So you see, that’s my dilemma. It’s like you can’t have both the moon and sixpence. But moonlight and sixpence are easy to get. But moonlight and sixpence are easy to get. So I just kept working quietly in the legal department. Waiting for a chance to become a screenwriter. But that chance never came. I almost gave up. Then finally, things started to change. Because I picked up a new task. Writing statements. Have you ever seen a statement before a celebrity scandal breaks? You know, the kind that says “Our artist’s private life is chaotic,” “or rumors of tax evasion,” “are all false.” “Our company reserves all rights to pursue action.” A lot of those statements are written by us. If you just look at the click rates, we’re basically half internet celebrities as writers. People often ask out of curiosity, “Do company statements actually have any legal force?” To be honest, not really. And some people are curious, “Are those company statements even true?” To be honest, that’s something I can’t answer honestly. Of course, some company statements are true and some are false. But people, once they’ve seen a false statement, find it hard to believe the real ones anymore. I’m the same way. So every time the company assigns me a task, I keep confirming with the artist management department. I ask, “Did he really not sleep with any fans?” No. “Did he really not evade taxes?” No. “Is there really no evidence caught by paparazzi?” No. There shouldn’t be. Not for now. I think everyone just pays too much attention to the glamorous side of celebrities, and ignores the hardships of the people working behind the scenes. Actually, every time he lies, there’s someone writing the statement for him, paying a moral price on his behalf. There was an artist who had a scandal before. And the last statement before his scandal was full of loopholes. It had lots of typos, even the punctuation was wrong. At that time, people online said that the lawyer was unprofessional. But that’s impossible. Because lawyers hired at that level would never be unprofessional. I think that lawyer had a mental breakdown. His conscience was being tormented. He didn’t want to keep making mistakes, but ended up making even more mistakes. He put that comma after the period He must be trying to tell everyone that this sentence is pretty funny Because issuing a statement is usually quite urgent so we usually work overtime and stay up late to write statements I’ve noticed that people once they work overtime and stay up late are especially likely to question the meaning of their work There was a time when I had to write a statement. I was rushed to finish it urgently. After my boss rushed me, the celebrity rushed me too. But less than half a day after the statement was released, we were completely exposed with solid evidence. Then I looked at my boss and the celebrity’s expressions. They already knew we would be exposed. At that moment, I was really angry. So why were they in such a hurry last night? Were they just so eager to contact the Chaoyang residents? What exactly do we have that absolutely needs to be clarified? Doesn’t he know what he’s done himself? Is he not aware of it in his own mind? So at that time, I felt that my work was especially meaningless. Of course, I support all celebrities using statements to protect their legal rights. But the premise is that it’s really about protecting legal rights. In the entertainment industry, can we reach a consensus that just because someone issues a statement doesn’t mean they’re in the right? If you issue a false statement, it’s truly meaningless. You’re just tormenting your legal team. And every time, I have to rigidly add a line: “We do not intend to occupy public resources.” Honestly, I really don’t like this sentence. I really want to quietly say that when your legal team is working overtime for you late at night without any overtime pay, they are, in fact, a public resource. So now, because of my own professional reasons, I only admire two types of artists. One is those who lead by example, artists who abide by the law and follow the rules. The other type of artist is the kind who, after a scandal, never issues a statement, but also never stays silent. They just go on Weibo alone and rant wildly, lashing out at everyone and everything, making a complete fool of themselves, then apologize, and finally quit the industry. In others’ eyes, they’re a lunatic, but in my eyes, they’re a real man. I admire this kind of artist the most. He truly doesn’t take up any social resources. He’s actually enriching public resources. He hasn’t caused me any burden at all. He fell from grace so purely. He faded into obscurity so completely. He fell in the entertainment industry, but he stood up in my heart. I really want to tell him, You’re not great as a person, but you’ve truly been good to me. So I hope every artist can take responsibility for their own mistakes. After all, as the saying goes, artists should bear the consequences of their actions. Of course, I also have to be honest and say that even though I’m roasting them pretty hard here, I actually take the company’s statement-writing tasks very seriously. You all know, I’m a bit rebellious as a person, but I know my boundaries. And once, because I wrote such a good statement, I received praise from the top management in the company group chat. At that moment, I knew I had succeeded. A person really can work in legal affairs and still reveal their screenwriting talent. After all kinds of efforts, I actually got an opportunity to transfer to the screenwriting department. While I was waiting for the transfer paperwork, our company released a carefully prepared film. I had always wanted to join that film project, but they wouldn’t let me. After its release, it got a 2.9 rating on Douban. It was harshly criticized online. There was even a highly upvoted comment saying the screenwriter should be shot. You know, after I read that comment, all the grievances and frustration I had for years were completely let go. All my illusions shattered. Then I went to my supervisor and said, maybe I should just go back to legal affairs. No one praises me online, but at least no one wants to kill me. That’s all for my story. Thank you, everyone. I’m Sun Xi, who always takes the winding road. Alright, everyone, make the most of the remaining time. Make the most of the remaining time. Countdown. Let’s give another round of applause for Sun Xi. Sun Xi, what kind of work are you doing now? Actually, I was still looking last year for a job in legal affairs. But later on, there was this amazing club that raised some money. Then the boss said, “Why don’t you come and do stand-up comedy with me?” So I started doing stand-up comedy with him again. So Sun Xi, if you add it all up, how long have you been doing stand-up comedy? If you count everything together, it’s just a little over a year. Impressive. When she’s writing her scripts, for example, using the same word and then repeating it again, it becomes very meaningful. It takes on a completely different meaning. I just think this is the first time I’ve heard this kind of approach to delivering punchlines. Actually, it was really great. She has a lot of anger. But she expresses it through stand-up comedy. And then I felt she was like throwing little daggers one after another. Just tossing them at us like that. But I really enjoyed listening. And I think her material is actually quite sharp. I really like it. Thank you, teachers. From an artistic creation perspective, having inner struggles makes it easier to create something. Right. Then I’m especially conflicted. Yeah. So we’ve always been listening to your story about finding a job just to survive. This job actually, you can’t tell in advance whether what they want you to write is true or false. You go through this, but What’s this called, the dilemma between survival and morality? Yes. Because you explained it well. We are very happy, but at the same time, also quite sad. So I think this work has everything. It has a unique perspective, and insights into an industry that most people aren’t familiar with, as well as depth and meaning. So it’s really outstanding. Very good. But I think when she says she took a winding path herself, it’s exactly those detours that gave you all this later on, right? All this material you can write about. Yes. My boss encouraged me the same way. My boss encouraged me the same way. He said, “Look at you, running around everywhere, and nothing worked out. Now you go off again and still can’t do anything else. But all these experiences help you with your comedy writing.” Yes. He said, “I’m already surrounded by comedy.” That line really touched me at the time. No matter what, it’s all just a period of time, right? At first, I was actually somewhat confident in my jokes. But then I realized that they might be a bit conflicted. It seems like they didn’t really empower everyone. Then, just now as I was listening to Teacher Xiaoqi talk about highly educated people and how conflicted they can be, I suddenly felt like he was talking about me. And I also think that in the future, I should be more like him, daring to dream and act, like an emperor. How great is that? This stage is amazing. Stand-up comedians encourage each other throughout the performance. What a wonderful stage this is. Come on, let’s invite Axiu back to the stage. Let’s first take a look at the votes given by the four judges on stage. 30 to 40. After the audience has finished voting, let’s see the vote counts for Axiu and Sun Xi. Sun Xi: 226 votes. Successfully advances to the next round. Axiu: 206 votes. Needs to wait in the pending area for now. Let’s give both of them a round of applause. What did I say? Nothing happened at all. What did I say? Thank you. What did I say? What did I say? Thank you all for your support. To all the viewers in front of your screens, hello everyone. I am Sun Xi. Statement The following content is based on my personal experiences and artistic creation inspired by social news. Relevant people, events, and things have been given pseudonyms and artistic modifications. Everything is intended for comedic purposes. Please do not take it personally. The views expressed in the performance are solely my own opinions and do not represent the position of the show or the platform. Please also do not elevate this to the survival of the industry. If my peers think I am talking too much, then I ask my peers to support my stand-up comedy shows more so I can leave the legal industry as soon as possible. Additionally, I kindly ask the relevant parties, when producing the highlight clips of my first round performance, to include this statement as well. After all, I really want to take up a bit more public resources. Statement by Sun Xi May 2025 Thank you all. This really is… This time, I finally feel like an artist. It really feels like being an artist only when you release a statement. The two about to have a 1V1 battle are both familiar to everyone. Ji Ye and Echo (Ran Rong). The first one to take the stage is someone everyone knows well. It’s still that “Nang Ren”. That “Nang Ren” is here. That “Nang Ren” was originally very young, but has changed a lot this year. Everyone says he has a strong “dad vibe” now. Please welcome Ji Ye! Even Ji Ye can dance Funky style now. That’s crazy. So many people. And there’s also LOFT. Hello everyone, I’m Ji Ye. So many people here today I really want to share with you all the changes in my life recently I’m about to become a dad It’s legal It won’t take up public resources On the contrary, it will provide society with human resources Those friends who just applauded can give a little gift when the show ends And those of you watching online, don’t just sit there give a like for the baby My wife’s due date is in July Just like our show, both are in the summer season Others come on the show to gain loyal fans and true supporters I just want baby formula As soon as the baby is born, the house will be full of formula I tell my child I say, go ahead and splurge You’re a celebrity’s kid Friends around me don’t really understand People often ask us Why do you want to have a child? It makes me feel a bit guilty I say, am I not allowed? The policy has changed Now the plan is sterilization But I know Nowadays, most people really choose not to have kids So I feel like a bit of a traitor I wonder if people talk about me behind my back How did he become a dad? And he’s even a stand-up comedian Not getting divorced is one thing But he even wants to have a child We complain about East Asian parents on stage. But look at him. He’s secretly starting his own family. The reason we chose to have a child is simple. We both really like kids. My wife said that right now is the off-season for having children. Let’s have a baby during the off-peak time. We started trying for a baby last year. Everyone online says getting pregnant is pretty hard. My wife said we should approach it with the same attitude as preparing for graduate school exams. I said, but we’ve never taken those exams. With our study habits, is that a lucky comparison? She told me to be serious. We’re working so hard all for the “graduate student.” I said, okay. Teacher Zhang Xuefeng. Preparing for pregnancy takes a lot of work. Let me tell you about it. You need fertility tests, long-term exercise, and taking folic acid. We made a very detailed plan. But just one week into the plan, my wife got pregnant. She was really excited. She said we don’t need to prepare anymore. We got “recommended for graduate school.” The offer came so quickly. It arrived as soon as we mentioned it. Are we sure we’re not talking about “speak of the devil”? Then the hospital called and said the fertility test results were out. I said, we already figured it out ourselves. The doctor said we could start preparing. I said, it’s already over. My wife suggested I cancel my gym membership. She said, every bit of savings helps. I thought, she’s right. We’ve already made it. Who still needs tutoring classes? I told my coach I have a family to support. So I’ll stop doing cardio for now. The coach said, then I’ll switch you to weightlifting. I said, that’s not necessary either. The burden on my shoulders is already heavy enough. I think what my child will need most in the future is a prosperous family, not a father with broad shoulders. The child said, “Dad, I want to drink formula.” I said, “Dad only has protein powder.” The pregnancy went very smoothly. But when we started trying for a baby, we didn’t dare let the family know. Because in our family, as soon as you have the idea of having a child, the whole family starts to torment you. My cousin and his wife once said they wanted a child. After that, the family didn’t let them eat any normal food. Every morning, they had to start with a cup of “Chinese Americano,” which is also called Chinese medicine. Or you could call it a coconut fertility latte. Drinking Chinese medicine every day—forget about having a baby, they didn’t even want to live anymore. His parents kept bringing statues of the Child-Giving Guanyin to their house. Their bedroom looked like a temple. I was scared to go to their house. I asked my cousin, “You like Pop Mart too?” What the heck? So to avoid being pressured to have kids, we’ve been pretending to be DINKs (Double Income, No Kids). To outsiders, we keep our story straight: we’re not having kids. We hate kids. Just kidding. We like children. We like kids. And I want to be a good dad. I asked my buddy, “How can I be a good dad?” He said, “Let’s have a push-up contest.” Whoever wins gets to be the dad. No reference. The closest reference I have is my dad. My father was always present. But he was a bit clueless. When I was eight months old, my dad tried to feed me knife-cut noodles. Truly a Shanxi father. Able to choose a staple food over formula and baby food. I kept throwing up at the time. My dad thought I was carsick. Luckily, my mom noticed in time. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have made it past 1997. Learning from my dad isn’t reliable. But I got a lot of help from moms. Many of my friends are moms. When they found out I was having a child, they shared lots of tips with me. And gave me lots of baby products. They were so enthusiastic. I said, isn’t this my child? So, how do you become a dad? I think you just learn from those around you, especially every mom. Now there are two months left until the baby is born. I’m really looking forward to it. Really looking forward to it. I talk to my wife’s belly, telling jokes to the baby. My wife laughs out loud. But the baby doesn’t react at all. I said, that’s a tough crowd. I asked, not even a chuckle at this joke? Seriously. You really can’t read people’s minds. We even imagine what our child would look like. I say the eyes would look like yours. The dimples would be like mine. But when it comes to academic performance, we go silent. In the end, we think happiness is the most important. Because everyone who watched last year’s show knows we both scored just over 200 on the college entrance exam. So our child definitely won’t have the pressure to surpass their parents. This is what we leave to our child— an intangible, uncultured heritage. From now on, there will only be encouragement at home. The two of us will be like Da Zhangwei. No matter what the child does, we’ll say “Amazing!” If he imitates Da Zhangwei well, he’ll be like someone who sings folk songs. What do experts recommend for prenatal music? Bach and Beethoven. Just listen to “Sunshine Rainbow Little White Horse.” What, that one? Our child is like this. Even if they get into a vocational school, it’s still this. Really. I don’t care about this year. Who is the best friend of stand-up comedy? Because they must be the youngest friend of stand-up comedy. This is how I feel about becoming a dad soon. Even now, I might still not know how to be a good father. But after listening to so many stand-up comedians share about their families and their childhoods, I think at least I know how not to be a bad father. Recently, we’ve also been watching educational shows about families. “Home with Kids.” Your childhood and my childhood might be the same. But I sincerely hope that this generation’s childhood will be different. And honestly, standing on stage sharing the joy of being a parent with you makes me feel a bit guilty. Because right now, the one truly bearing the pressure and pain of childbirth is my wife. When she has morning sickness, I feel bad too. But there’s not much I can do. All I can do is pat her back and try to make her laugh. I ask her, “Do you feel like throwing up just by looking at me?” I’m really a nauseating father. Baby, in the future you can call me “Vomit Dad.” Many times, all I can do is worry helplessly. I ask myself, what can I do? When my wife gets anxious, what can she do? You should hurry up and go on shows to earn money for baby formula. Let the celebrity kids splurge. Alright, thank you everyone. I’m Jiye, wish you all happiness. Thank you, everyone. Thank you. Ticket locking countdown. Let’s give Jiye another round of applause. Isn’t this your… …segment that appeared so suddenly, Teacher Da? I’ll chip in for the gift. I’m about to contribute to the gift. I’ll give a lamp as a gift. To light up my child’s future path to stardom. My heartfelt wishes. And then, the whole delivery process… …went very smoothly. As soon as the baby was born, people said, “Impressive!” That’s amazing. Have you decided on a name? The name… Actually… Our stand-up comedian, Caicai… Sister Cai helped us come up with a name. It’s “Haoxiang.” Wang Haoxiang. Wang Haoxiang. It means I always try to think positively about everything. And I also wish… …that all our friends’ jokes will be a big hit. I didn’t expect to appear on camera. I think it’s pretty good. And this name isn’t tied to any gender. Anyone can use it. I actually quite like this name. Haven’t you thought about what to name them or where to go? What is this thing? I’m mentally prepared now. But emotionally, I’m not quite ready yet. Because emotionally, that kind of readiness only comes when you see the baby, when you hold the baby, when you have that physical contact. That’s when you really feel prepared. At first, about this baby, I didn’t have a concrete image. But when you see the clothes, you start to feel oh, they’re actually this big. We just finished the checkup. What did the doctor say? They said the baby’s too big. It’s a big one. There’s good news and bad news. If it’s too big, delivery might be difficult. Natural birth might not be easy. Natural birth might not be easy. But the baby really is big. A big one. Will they be bigger than Lü Bowei? Prenatal education? Yes. Listening to music. Welcome to our nightly music time for prenatal education. The baby started kicking. The baby’s movements feel so amazing. That’s just how fetal movement is. The baby will move like this. It’s really fascinating. The baby pushes against my belly with its feet. And suddenly, it’s right over here on the side. And the cats at home are the same. The cats at home can sense that I’m pregnant. I have two cats. One cat is on this side. The other cat is on this side. It feels like they’re both coming to see the baby. They both put their paws here. Then they start purring for you. And then they press on the baby. They slowly press on the baby with their paws. It’s actually pretty fun. I also listen to stand-up comedy. But with stand-up comedy, I tell the baby, “Don’t listen to mine.” My material— The punchline delivery is a bit monotonous. Let’s learn some of these techniques. Top-tier stand-up comedy. Listen to Hu Lan’s and Niao Niao’s performances. So, is the baby moving now? Yes, moving. Does the baby only move when listening to Niao Niao? That’s the only time the baby kicks? Yes. The baby really knows what’s good. You should learn from this. I think the baby’s future in comedy This kid will be great at comedy. My wife watches at home “The Legend of Que Dao Men” “Country Love” “Ma Da Shuai” I said, after you finish watching these, I’m telling you, the baby will be born knowing all the classic lines. In the future, when “Stand-up Comedy and Their Friends” Season Twenty By then, my kid will be about 18. I think that’s doable. The two of us can have a one-on-one. I’m really looking forward to it. The baby can do anything. Ji Ye I heard that when you were writing this script, you were very hesitant. What were you hesitant about? What were you worried about? When I looked at this bit back then, I was debating whether to make it funny or not. Because you know, behind the humor, it’s your wife who is bearing all of this. So I was afraid. But I still wanted to talk about it. I think this matter, for me, is really quite important. And also, it’s a very unique experience in my life. So when you were wrapping it up, you ended it in that way. Yes, even though in the middle it kind of dipped. But I still think it should be told. But I still think I should say something. Just before you asked him that question, I actually wanted to say, I think Jiye’s way of expressing himself is really good. He didn’t just say, as a man, I’m going to be a father. I’m very happy. In the end, he realized that all of this is borne by my wife. I was really touched by that. Thank you, Teacher Luyu. I also want to thank Teacher Luyu very much. During her pregnancy, she kept listening to “Yan Zhong Hua Shu”. Thank you. Many episodes helped her become stronger. Including last year’s “Good Things”, which we also watched together. We watched it three or four times. It strengthened our determination to become parents. And our desire to be good parents. Thank you, Teacher Luyu. Thank you. I think Jiye has basically already left his growth journey on the stand-up comedy stage, right? Yes. His from starting middle school, yes, then working, the mishaps at work, to now becoming a father, the jokes themselves have a lot of punchlines, they come very quickly, and besides being very enjoyable to listen to, I think this in itself brings us a wonderful feeling. So I want to especially congratulate Jiye here. Thank you, Teacher Chunchun. Congratulations! Thank you, Jiye, for the wonderful performance you brought us today. Let’s take a short break. Coming up next is this outstanding stand-up comedian. Last year on this stage, she shared with everyone the story of her second sister leaving home, allowing more “second sisters” to be seen. This year, her family story is still unfolding. Please welcome Echo (Ran Rong) Friends, good evening. Let’s not talk about anything so heavy today. I want to share something with everyone. The changes I’ve gone through this past year. Actually, my friends who know me well all know that last year, it was because I talked about my family issues on a show. I mentioned how my parents favored boys over girls and hit their children. And that led to my second sister eventually running away from home, as I joked about. A lot of people were really worried about my second sister. I want to let everyone know that she’s really doing well now. Thank you all for your concern. Of course, many people are also concerned about me. I feel like you all treat me like a close friend. Every day, you tell me in the comments to cut ties. “Why keep parents like that around for the holidays?” Sorry, but I really did keep them around for the holidays. There’s nothing I can do. Filial piety— there’s either zero times or countless times. I know that after that show aired last year, being able to speak on such a big platform and roast my parents a lot of people praised me for being brave. But today, I want to clarify something. I’m not brave at all, really. Because even now, I don’t dare buy my parents a Tencent membership. They can’t watch the full version. They can only watch short clips. But you should know that short videos are all edited. Originally, I was humorously criticizing my parents, but all the humor was cut out. To be honest, I’m afraid of hurting my parents. But I’m also afraid that I can’t hurt them at all. I asked my mom, “People back home won’t gossip, right?” My mom was a bit annoyed. She said, “Of course they will.” I asked, “So how did you respond?” My mom calmly replied to me, saying, “What else could I say?” “I just told them this is a social phenomenon.” “Children not being grateful is just a social phenomenon.” It didn’t hurt her at all, really. I don’t want to be brave. I really don’t want to be brave now. Because being brave comes at a price. Now, to maintain my public persona, I really don’t dare be nice to my parents at all. It’s so hard. I invited my parents to dinner before. I was going to treat them to a big seafood meal. But after the first dish was served, I quickly took a photo and posted it on Weibo. I said, “Having dinner with my birth family,” “one dish is enough.” Seriously. I thought I had hidden it pretty well. But there were still netizens leaving comments saying, “What is this?” “Do parents like that even deserve a meal?” “Just give them 1000 a month,” “and cut ties with them.” I know these are my loyal fans who truly wish me well. Of course, complaining about your parents on such a big platform isn’t something everyone can accept. There are still many different opinions online. I once received a private message that was very harsh. “Three daughters and one son,” “someone like you would have been sent away in the past.” “Your parents raised you,” “and you don’t know how to be grateful.” “You’re just an ungrateful brat.” It really scared me. I quickly took a screenshot and sent it to my mom, asking if this was my uncle. Not only am I not brave, I also feel a bit guilty. I’m afraid of people from my hometown pointing fingers at my parents. So I send my mom red envelopes from time to time. I call it hedging. 100: Don’t be mad anymore. 1000: I admit I went a bit too far. Ten thousand… But I can’t give ten thousand. Because some parents really don’t know how to be grateful. But I was overthinking it. I really was overthinking it. I think people from my hometown don’t actually care about whether you hit your kids or not. They just think I’ve made something of myself. Now there are rumors spreading in my hometown that as long as you beat your kid hard enough, the other one will end up on TV. But… But there have been some changes. Let me share with you all something very heartwarming. Actually, my mom apologized to me. Yes. She said sorry to me on WeChat. I should also reflect on myself. This was the first time I heard my mom apologize to me so sincerely. I’m not really used to it. Because I can’t accept my parents giving me a formal apology. I wish it could be more casual. Like, when we’re eating, my mom could say, “Is that dish next to you the one you like?” Yes. Then this one over here, I’m sorry. Suddenly started speaking Japanese Why But my mom apologizing really shocked me I suddenly realized my mom is a woman from the previous generation she has a lot of things she can’t control I don’t want to blame everything on her So I replied to her I can understand We’re mother and daughter It’s normal to have ups and downs But then I suddenly thought of my second sister So I changed my words I said, as mother and daughter it’s normal to fight and argue I even took my mom to see a movie “Decision to Leave” It’s also about women of her generation and their awakening After watching, my mom was really moved She said she felt like her whole life she’s always lived for others and never cared about herself I thought to myself She’s awakened So I asked her What do you want to do now My mom looked at me very firmly and said I want to get my eye bags removed Mom, life is a wilderness. You run—what are you doing, Tira? Forget it. I think this is also a kind of awakening. I think she’s starting to please herself. I’m getting ready to withdraw some money. My mom has changed. Now she likes to go online and read all kinds of reviews about my performances. But when it comes to young people’s words, she can’t really understand them anymore. One time, she held up her phone and asked me, “Why does this person say Echo (Ran Rong)?” ‘Mom loves you.’ I knew she must have misunderstood. So I quickly explained to her, I said, “Mom,” “She’s not a mom like you.” “She’s a fake mom.” My mom was a bit confused. She asked, “What does a fake mom do?” A fake mom should just unconditionally trust you, support you, and respect you. My mom said, “That really is fake.” Then my mom said to me, “What about this sister who wants to kill me?” I said, “That’s the real second sister.” Be careful. There’s been a change. My mom has changed. She’s started to praise me. I still don’t really know how to handle it. One time, she sent me a few photos from my performance and told me, “I’ve noticed you’ve become prettier and more confident lately.” Recognition from my mother— this is the first time I’ve ever received it. I’ve never gotten it before. I didn’t know how to respond. It startled me so much I almost gave her a fake smile and said, “Dear, you’re skinny too.” The relationship between daughters and mothers is actually very complicated. The three of us sisters argue a lot. But it never really hurts our relationship. Especially my second sister. Every time I argue with her, she always stays calm. She says, “I don’t care.” “Say whatever you want.” “I don’t care.” But as soon as I say, “Have you noticed that now you’re exactly like Mom?” “Have you noticed you’re just like Mom?” My second sister immediately says, “I’m going to kill you right now!” Becoming our mom is our nightmare. No one wants to be exactly like their mom. Especially me. I’m the least like my mom. I went to a top university. I go on city walks. In Shanghai. I’m the least like her. There’s no way I could look exactly like my mom. But one day, I tried the aging filter on my phone. You know what? I looked just like my mom. How could I possibly be exactly like my mom? No, I have to make a change. I quickly took out my phone and sent my mom a red envelope. I told her, “Go get your eye bags removed.” As mother and daughter, let’s both cut ties with our past selves. Let’s make a break. Thank you, everyone. I’m Echo (Ran Rong), thank you. Thank you to Echo (Ran Rong) for the performance. Echo (Ran Rong) ticket locking countdown. Another round of applause for Echo (Ran Rong). Thank you, everyone. We all filmed at the last minute. What I like about her is that she talks about something with such calmness, even when it’s complex. I remember it was about two years ago. Maybe two or three years ago. At that time, the media had a slogan. It was “Defend complexity.” I really, really agreed with that. A lot of problems are because we oversimplify complex things. For example, emotions are especially complex. Family, romantic love, friendship— they’re not simply good or bad. Between good and bad, there might be a long process of struggle. It’s incredibly painful. There are many days of torment. That’s why I especially like the way she uses the lightest touch to talk about a very heavy topic. That’s why we dare to laugh. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t dare to laugh. So I really like Echo’s style. Yeah, because actually, I thought about it last year too. I think my second sister running away from home and completely cutting ties with the family is similar to me, who still has some ongoing struggles with my family of origin. Actually, our goals are the same. We’re both pursuing happiness. So I think being like this might also be a very common state. I want to express this kind of twisted contradiction and write it out. Actually, Echo (Ran Rong) and Chun Chun have a connection. Because last year, Echo (Ran Rong) specifically mentioned that when her second sister ran away from home, she took Chun Chun’s album with her. Yes. When my second sister ran away from home at 14, my older sister and I quietly went home to pack clothes for her. She specifically emphasized that she took her sneakers, clothes, and one of your albums. “Queen and Dreams.” Yes. And then she left with them. I read your Weibo post. Yes, actually at that time, many friends sent it to me. And some netizens left me messages suggesting that I should reply with some encouragement or something. But later I felt that that incident with the second sister actually had a huge impact on me. From the bottom of my heart, I felt that if I just left her a simple “keep going” message, I thought it might be too superficial. So what I really wanted to say is that if I had the chance, I could talk to Echo (Ran Rong) face to face. We could talk about this in person. So actually, this is also one of the main reasons I came to this season of the talk show. Thank you. Last year, when Echo (Ran Rong) performed live, I remember I probably didn’t attend. But when I watched the video later, she was one of the contestants who moved me the most. And her story as well. After that, on social media, I started following her too. And I really hoped to see her future development and all that. I hoped she would keep getting better, just as I wished. But purely from a stand-up comedy perspective, speaking of that, my feeling is different from Teacher Luyu’s. What’s different is that every time I listen to your stand-up, I think you have a great attitude toward life. Your work also contains many excellent perspectives. But I mostly feel sad instead of laughing without any emotional burden. This has always been something that confuses me. So it’s possible that this is a highly subjective matter. So, just from the perspective of the work itself, it simply wasn’t filmed. But I truly hope that everything goes well for you in the future. I’d like to respond to Mr. Luo Yonghao’s question. I can understand your struggle. But for me personally, when it comes to comedy creation, I especially like to face the truth. Because I think the truth isn’t always happy, not always joyful. It’s just that maybe I’m still quite young right now. I’m only 30 this year. Everyone, very young. No jokes about that? Here. I really want to look directly at the gray areas in human nature, those struggles and contradictions. So I hope in the future there will be more opportunities to create. Thank you. Alright, let’s give another round of applause to Echo (Ran Rong). Let’s invite Jiye back to the stage. I’d really like to ask both of you about your respective self-introductions. Echo (Ran Rong), what’s yours? I love my family. Jiye? Getting more and more dad-like. Which one of you chose whom? I chose him. Because I’m going for that dad vibe. We came here for this. But neither of us knew the other had this label. We both wanted to be funny. And then in the end, we were outdone by humor. Yeah. Because when we saw it was each other, we both just broke down. Because we’re really good friends. I think we should compete in the finals instead. That’s humor. Let’s take a look at the votes for both of you. The final presentation. I think it was okay. But definitely not our best. I don’t think it was very smooth. But the topic is something I really wanted to talk about. And being able to handle it like this, I think it’s another step forward. So be a little kinder to yourself. 80 points. Ji Ye, 256 votes. Congratulations on advancing. Echo (Ran Rong) will wait in the pending area. Please wait a moment. I think this is still quite wonderful. I just feel that For family I really like it. Because of this, if you advance or I advance, we both rely on our original families to support and lift up the other person’s original family to advance. For family Afterwards, I felt quite touched. I saw a couple’s longing for a family, and their desire to bring a new life into the world, then gradually building a family together. I found it very moving. Especially now, when most people might feel that life is quite stressful, I really look forward to and I sincerely hope that he and his family of three can be happy and blessed. The last group is a three-person battle. But the rules remain the same. Only one person can advance. The first contestant to take the stage is here for the second time this year. He just has that certain vibe about him. It’s a quirky kind of cuteness. Quirky and cute. He has a unique perspective on life. Please welcome Li Mengjie Good luck! Li Mengjie Hello everyone, my name is Li Mengjie. In real life, I’m a person with a strong sense of justice. But I’m extremely bad at arguing. I’ve never won an argument with anyone. My friends really don’t understand. They ask, “Why do you always argue with people?” “You never win anyway.” “Do you just like being scolded?” Weirdo. The last time I argued was because of someone cutting in line. I was eating at a restaurant in Shanghai before. I was lining up to order. Everyone was queuing. Then a girl tried to cut in front of me. She didn’t even say anything to me. She slowly walked toward me. She slid her foot into the gap in front of me. Then twisted her hips. She backed in like parking a car. And slipped right into my spot in line. It was like she performed a driving test maneuver. She crossed the line. She crossed my moral bottom line. It started off as an uphill battle. I said, “Miss,” “you cut in line.” She said, “I didn’t cut in line.” “Don’t shout in the restaurant.” “Let me tell you,” “it’s not easy for me to work hard alone in Shanghai.” After she said that, I knew there was no way to turn things around. But there are always outstanding people in a crowd. People who stand up for what’s right. There was a man in his fifties in front of me in line. About fifty years old. He said, “You did cut in line.” “Everyone is lining up, both in front and behind.” “This is Shanghai.” “You’re in our Shanghai,” “you should be more civilized.” I really dislike people who cut in line. But I also really dislike those who always think they’re so sophisticated, the Shanghainese. Listen to what he said. What does it mean to “be more civilized in your Shanghai”? You can’t cut in line in the countryside either. My mind was a mess. I didn’t know who to dislike anymore. I was like that subway judge. The guy just got angrier the more he argued. And he still wanted my help. Young man, let her get in line behind you. I don’t want to see her. I said there’s no need for that. It’s not easy for a young woman to work hard in Shanghai. Stop yelling in the restaurant. I’ll go to the back and calm down. The only time I ever argued to a draw was when I argued with a designated driver. One late night, I wanted to go out and get something to eat. I was riding my electric scooter. I was going really slowly. Because the air was so nice. As I was riding along, suddenly someone passed right by me. It was a designated driver. He zoomed right past me. He didn’t just pass by. He left me with a comment. A really harsh curse word. Let me imitate it for you. Don’t worry, I’ve cleaned it up for you. He said, “Blah blah blah!” Subject-verb-object structure Why are you riding so slowly? I stopped immediately at that moment. I really felt wronged. Because of that “da-da-da” sound I made. It was way too clear. I couldn’t pretend I didn’t hear it. It felt like a slap in the face. The “Why are you riding so slowly?” was brought to me by the wind. I was still reflecting on myself. I wondered what I had done wrong. For you to scold me like that. Is it because you saw I didn’t have a car? Don’t you need a driver? You were way too harsh with your words. But after thinking for more than ten seconds, I made a very brave decision. I went after him. After catching up, I looked at him. I said, “Da-da-da.” He was very surprised. He acted as if he had amnesia. It made me look really uncivilized. I think what surprised him wasn’t that I yelled at him. He was surprised that I actually caught up with him. I’m the fastest driver at picking up orders. How could he possibly catch up with me? Of course I can catch up with you. My electric bike is the top model. After I yelled at him, he snapped out of it too. He also started going “da da da.” The two of us started taking turns saying it. Riding forward at a steady pace. Like two dogs. Completely harmless. It felt like we had some kind of mutual understanding. Just saying those four words. Neither of us changed the line. Afraid the other wouldn’t be able to respond. It felt very measured. It felt like those four words were our safe word. There was no one else on the road at the time. The lights were very dim. It didn’t feel like you were scolding the other person. It was more like giving each other courage. Like keeping each other company. It felt like I was escorting him to pick up a ride. I felt like a knight. Escorting another knight. It was so much fun. As we kept going “da da da,” we started laughing. It made my heart feel warm. One da da da, two da da da, three da da da. Two strangers in a foreign land found themselves in Shanghai. Riding together I really wish I could keep riding with him. I really wish I could keep riding with him. Ride until the end of time. Ride to the edge of the city. Until mountains crumble and heaven and earth unite, only then would I dare part from you. I know even if he really scolds me, even if he keeps scolding me, I still can’t lose this battle. I can’t possibly lose. Because while we were arguing, I heard his phone say, “Your order is about to time out.” He still has to work as a driver. He’s working hard alone in Shanghai. It’s not easy. After I heard that notification, I knew our moment was about to end. At a dark intersection, we parted ways. The moment we separated, I felt like in my mind, the background music started playing. That song, “When I See You Again.” All the drivers on the road joined in with me. It sounded terrible. I kind of miss him now. I hope to see him at the next intersection. But I didn’t dare to chase after him. I was afraid that if I caught up, our conversation would become really awkward. If I caught up, I would say, Hey. Where are you going? Going to pick up a ride. Not being a driver. Is that okay? No. I need to make money. I need to fill my wallet. Make it full. I treated this whole thing like a joke and shared it with many of my good friends. I said, if you’ve been feeling down lately, you can also try walking the streets late at night and find your own “dazi”. It’s really fun. Only one friend took it seriously. He was very angry. He said, “Li Mengjie,” “I never thought you were this kind of person.” “I think a mature adult” “should not, in public,” “use that kind of foul language.” “I feel ashamed for you all.” I said, “You’re making too big a deal out of this.” “If you were me,” “and you were driving and the designated driver” “blocked your car,” “and he cursed at you, what would you do?” He said, “I wouldn’t do anything.” “He’s just a designated driver.” I said, “Listen,” “only people like you, real jerks,” “truly discriminate against others.” “I cursed at him” “because I care about him.” How does that make sense? Why? How is that reasonable? I finally figured it out. Why I always get into conflicts with others. Because I truly see everyone as a person. We are all equal. If the world kisses me with pain, I will surely respond with one da-da, two da-da, three da-da. Thank you, everyone. I am Li Mengjie. Great! Countdown to Li Mengjie’s ticket lock. Let’s give a round of applause to Li Mengjie. Thank you. Mengjie has a kind of quirky cuteness. This aspect of his, is something no one expected. Right. I thought the background music would be by Wang Xinling, the one that goes da-da-da. Switch to happy dance steps. Da-da-da. Then it would be that song. And then, when you started singing that background music, I wondered, why sing? “When I See You Again.” It’s really energizing. Listening to this at night Sorry. When did Chunchun hit the light? You saw it, right? After she hit the light, I wasn’t prepared to sing “The Second Hand Moves” again. Even though I hit the light at that moment, I actually wanted to do it earlier. So it just happened to be at that point. Because I felt the interaction between him and the delivery guy —the confrontation between the two— was already very strange. Very bizarre. I have no idea how he wrote it. Actually, it’s also a bit… Things that happen in a harmonious environment Because it’s really dark at night It feels like you can do a lot of things at night Like, you might meet someone working a part-time job Just like you After getting off work Suddenly, the two of you are really happy Because of one thing It seems like what I’m saying is a bit strange Sorry I’ll stop, I’ll stop This is a bit too weird At the end, that part about pulling it out Made me feel Like you actually had a point That’s the feeling But I think it’s really cute The way he handled it was really clever Those who get it, get it And then he kept talking I think this whole thing is pretty interesting What you said actually makes sense Yeah, and later on, these two even Became friends And started “da-da-da”-ing One da-da, two da-da, three da-da, four grandpas And then it started Very relaxing But you two really did Keep going “da-da-da, da-da-da” for a long time? Yes, really For quite a long stretch I loved it Let me tell you Why, when I was listening Not only did I feel really happy But I also felt like crying a little It’s because when I debuted 20 years ago, I really couldn’t adapt to being online. When I expressed something normally, a group of trolls would come and insult me. If someone insulted me twice, I’d reply with four or six insults. It just kept going like that. Then, when social media came along, and I had a few million followers, people started saying, “Why do you stoop to their level?” After doing this for many years, I ended up with a really bad reputation. Back then, what I truly thought was exactly what you just said. I just felt that I was equal to them, so that’s why I argued back. I hope you know what is right. But on your future path, choose what is safest and most beneficial for you. But as long as you and I both know what is right, that’s enough. Okay, thank you. Thank you, Teacher Luo. Come on. Mengjie, take a break. What impressed me most was I wondered how I could receive so much enthusiastic applause from everyone. Some actors seemed to think Li Mengjie, you seem to… Finally said it out loud. You finally It’s like a character has come to life. You finally did it, huh? They seem really happy. Why is everyone so nice? When I watched Li Mengjie’s performance, it moved me to tears. I don’t know why. Maybe it’s because I in his bit, saw a kind of childlike innocence. Especially when he said “One dada, two dada,” you can really feel a sense of quirkiness. Is it quirkiness? This piece is actually about his inner little world and his unique Li’s way of seeing the world, his worldview. And he doesn’t expect the audience to like him right away. I hope you’ll grow to like me over time. Slowly enter my world. I think Li’s courage is something I really admire. I think he is the best Li Mengjie. If the world kisses me with pain, I’ll surely respond with a “one dada,” “two dada, three dada.” Thank you, everyone. (I am) Li Mengjie. The next performer coming up is a Hakka girl from Meizhou, Guangdong. Let’s welcome Huya. Huya. You got this! Hello Everyone in the audience How are you all doing? Hello, everyone I’m Huya I’m 34 years old this year I’m from the Hakka region of Meizhou, Guangdong Many of you might not know much about my hometown Let me give you a brief introduction There are two very important things where I’m from One is taking the civil service exam The other is carrying on the family line You can think of it as a little Shandong But in my hometown, there’s a clear division of roles between men and women Men are responsible for taking the civil service exam Women are responsible for carrying on the family line If you’re a woman and you insist on taking the civil service exam then you just have kids two years later So for the past two years, my grandma has been urging me to have a child She’s been driving me crazy with it She even started telling me She said, “I don’t care if you get married or not” “At least give me a grandchild first” So how do I even talk to her about this Everyone My grandma When it comes to women’s awareness she’s both progressive and old-fashioned Honestly, I never understood. Giving birth is so painful, so why are so many people still willing to do it? Right? Take my best friend, for example. When she had just given birth, I went to visit her. She was lying in the hospital bed, extremely weak, but she told me very firmly, “Huya, never have kids. Seriously. Giving birth is worse than dying.” Then, about half a year later, I visited her again. She was holding her baby and told me, “It’s not that bad, really. It just hurt a bit when they stitched the wound without anesthesia. Just a little pain.” A couple of days ago, I called her. She said she’s planning to have a second child, because she’s worried her first child will be lonely. Guys, what is this? This is a classic case of post-traumatic aftereffects. It’s like, people, after going through immense pain, they actually forget about it. Seriously. Otherwise, I can’t think of any other reason. It’s not like she’s possessed or something, right? Especially my grandma It’s been 40 years since she last had a child She has completely forgotten She tells me every day “You need to hurry up” “When I was your age,” “your dad was already working and earning money” I think to myself, what’s the big deal Right? When I was this age, my dad was also out working and making money But of course, I can’t say that So I tell her “Grandma, I’m afraid to have kids” “Giving birth is too painful” She says, “Pain?” “If it hurts, just have fewer” “Three is enough” I say, “Grandma,” “do you have a misunderstanding about what ‘few’ means?” She says, “Three isn’t a lot” “I had six” I say, “Grandma, you’re amazing” She alone has carried out the three-child policy twice Lately, it’s gotten even worse She’s not just forgetting now She’s starting to make things up She told me “Having kids is so easy,” “just sneeze and the baby comes out” She said your dad was delivered by me. I delivered him myself. So I said, She said when she was pregnant with my dad, the family wasn’t well off. She had to do farm work every day. One day, she went up the mountain to chop firewood. Halfway there, she started having stomach pains. She found a thatched hut and handled it herself. I said, Grandma, you’re exaggerating a bit too much. But let’s say I believe you. Let’s say you really could give birth by yourself. What about the umbilical cord? Did you bite it off with your teeth? After I said that, my grandma got really mad. She said I’ve always been like this since I was little. Never really listening to what she says. What did I just say? I went up the mountain to chop firewood. But my grandma is really good at coming up with solutions. But my grandma is really good at coming up with solutions. She called me a couple of days ago. She said she had good news. Now there’s painless childbirth. I quickly looked it up online. So-called painless childbirth doesn’t mean the whole process of giving birth is completely pain-free. It means that during natural childbirth, when your cervix is dilated to about three fingers, they inject anesthesia into your spine. Then the pain is reduced to a level that you can tolerate. Guys, listen carefully to this sentence. It makes the pain reach a bearable level. That’s not really “painless,” is it? Right? You can’t just say, Hey man, I recently invented a painless slap in the face. Do you want to try it? He says, “It’s painless?” “I’ve never tried that.” Then I slap him. And you say, “That hurts!” And I say, “Yeah,” “but you can tolerate it!” So a couple of days ago, I was talking to my best friend from the stand-up comedy scene and I complained to her about this. I said, “It’s so annoying.” “Giving birth is so painful.” “What should I do?” Then my best friend said to me, “Then just don’t have kids.” I said, “Huh?” “You can actually choose not to have kids?” While I was still worrying about whether it would hurt, she was already thinking about whether to have kids at all. Seriously, guys, I realized I’m kind of behind the times. You know? I’m still there trying to bargain, I said, “If I can’t sit at the main table, can I at least sit at the kids’ table?” “I don’t eat much.” My friend stood up and flipped the table. While flipping it, she said, “If I don’t get to eat, none of you get to eat either!” I was the only one left standing there, holding my bowl, saying, “There’s nothing left to eat!” She saw the confusion on my face and spoke to me very seriously She said, “Huya, wake up a little. Life is a wilderness, not a set track.” I said, but I always thought I was a train. And not just me, everyone around me was a train too. Our lives had clear stations to stop at: school, work, marriage, having kids. I was fine with the first two stops, but I didn’t really like the last two. So I moved especially slowly. The trains around me rushed right past. Some were full of kids, some, as they went along, switched to a different track, and came back full of kids again. Right? So when she told me that life isn’t a track, but a wilderness, I was really confused. I really didn’t know what to do. But it’s okay, friends. Maybe for a while, I really won’t know what to do. But at least now I know I’m not a train. I’m Huya. Thank you, everyone. Here comes Huya’s ticket-lock countdown. Let’s give a round of applause to Huya. Huya’s language including her rhythm has a kind of musical cadence. The more you listen, the more addictive it gets. Right? And I like her. Her descriptions are very vivid. They’re full of life. I like the second half even more. The reason I didn’t press the light is because of this. The protagonist in the first half is your grandmother. She’s a very important character. She represents women of that generation. Maybe she didn’t have such progressive choices. In this whole narrative, she shouldn’t be seen as our opposite. She should be seen as our past. But what I really like is what you mentioned later about the wilderness, the train, and the tracks. Especially when she takes a different track. Then comes back with a train full of children. These are the parts I like. These are more powerful. They point more directly to those that make us feel that this is not just physical. And also the reasons for psychological pain So I think we should take a lot of this strength from my grandmother and pull it over and move it in that direction The balance of this content I think it would be better with some more refinement Let’s give a round of applause to Huya May I briefly answer Ms. Luyu’s question? Of course Because I love my grandmother very much I never saw her as a negative example And the things she said are because, as a woman of her generation her understanding of happiness and life was that one should have a happy family I also wish I could live my life according to their ideas But maybe it’s just not that simple So if I want to prove to her that actually taking a different path can also lead to happiness then I have to be even more successful than what she considers worldly success That’s why I use my grandmother as an example It’s because I really want her to see that I am capable of living well Maybe things aren’t great right now But I will have the ability to live better. But that matter might not be explained clearly in a five-minute stand-up set. Maybe I’ll write it into a full show in the future and explain it clearly then. This is just the first step. Thank you, Teacher Luyu. Thank you. Thank you, Huya. Thank you. Thank you, Huya. Come, let’s take a break with Mengjie. Let’s rest for a bit. I really hope to include this kind of that is, female-to-female legacy in my own show. The two most important women in my life are my grandmother and my aunt. My grandmother is a very traditional Hakka woman. Her whole life has been dedicated to her family, her husband, and her children. Her entire life was never under her own control. Even going to school and getting married She really wanted to go to school, but her father wouldn’t let her. She made a fuss at home, insisting that she wanted to go to school. She wanted to go to school. Then her father said, “If you keep crying, I’ll hit you with the fire tongs.” She always felt that in her whole life, if she could have studied a bit more, she would have had more choices in life. Can Grandma read? Li Yunying She can only write her own name. So, when it came to my aunts and so on, she also hoped they could study more. My eldest aunt studied up to middle school, then started working outside. She saved up money, and then started her own business. She tried many different industries, but always failed in business. She went back to work in the factory, and started saving money again. She never gave up. I feel that part of my personality is also a lot like hers. My grandma represents a generation, my aunt represents a generation, and I also represent a generation. Generation after generation, I hope I can become a more progressive version of them. Let’s give a warm round of applause to welcome the most popular person on the deserted island. Deserted Island Hello everyone, we are the Deserted Island Popularity Kings I’m Qiao Yi I’m Qiong Xiaofeng Thank you, thank you all Last year, indeed we kept performing and creating Yes But we didn’t forget our main job Main job Screenwriting We still wrote a lot of scripts And there was a small breakthrough We wrote an international blockbuster 007 That’s really cool Right? I like it too Right? So, for your script can you let me act in it? What a coincidence I just happen to have the script with me You can act it out right now Let’s see how it feels, okay? Sure Alright, let’s start 12 o’clock at night James Bond, who has been working for seven days straight returns home and continues working on a PowerPoint presentation Which 007 are you talking about? Bond the famous British agent who always does very dangerous work Yeah Isn’t this kind of intense work dangerous too? You could drop dead at any moment So you don’t have any secret missions or anything like that? Coming right up. Ms. M, 007’s boss, urgently finds him. 007, our agency’s secrets have been stolen by the main villain. Your mission is to infiltrate the enemy and retrieve the secrets. No problem. I’ve prepared some equipment for you. These are a pair of glasses. If you encounter danger, break the glasses. They will turn into a cobra. No What This joke is so lame. It’s 007, after all. There’s always some British humor. British humor. Using Chinese puns. Anyway, we’re ready now. We got a tip-off. The main villain is hosting a party. So 007 pretends to be a guest. He sneaks into the party. You walk gracefully to the bar. And tell the bartender, “Give me a…” Big Green Bottle. Drinking beer. In this kind of situation, Bond usually orders a Martini. Right. You go to the bar and order a Martini. Then you do a little spin. How do I show off with a Martini? See, you still need the Big Green Bottle. Do we really have to do the little spin? Of course. At this moment, the bartender looks at you. And does a little spin too. You must be 007. I’m your contact. The little spin is the secret signal. If you went to a northeastern restaurant, you wouldn’t even know who to meet. Went to the bartender’s counter. I’ve been undercover here all along. I’ve already gathered secrets from the intelligence world. It’s on the first basement level. Alright. Let’s head to the first basement level now. 007 found an elevator. Next comes the classic puzzle segment. Come on. B1 level, basement 1. And LG level. Which one is actually the first basement level? Requesting backup What kind of backup do you need? We need Qin Shi Huang to come and unify things. This main villain has already lost the ability to move. Taking advantage of this opportunity, 007 breaks through the siege and from the window jumps down. Aren’t we on the basement level? 007 breaks through the siege and jumps up from the window. Is it an issue of up or down? If I jump up from the basement, what am I even doing? Am I the Earth God or something? Fine. Change it to the second floor. 007 jumps down from the second floor. He sprints all the way to his car. He starts calling for a designated driver. Why call a designated driver? You just drank alcohol. Martini whirlwind Don’t drink and drive. Don’t drive after drinking. That’s absolutely right. In the end, 007, because he followed the law, was caught by criminals. This main villain uses a stun baton to torture 007 for information. I won’t say anything. Let’s see how long you can hold out. This electricity is alternating current, you know. Anyone who gets shocked by it will really want to “communicate.” If I’m not mistaken, this should also count as British humor. Thank you. Let’s give a round of applause to the most popular person on the island. Let me say a few words on everyone’s behalf. While watching your performance, what the teacher said Just now, the teacher suddenly pulled me aside and quietly said over the course of this year, have those two gotten old? I asked, what do you mean by that? He said their manzai act has started to become very logical. Right? As soon as 007 came on stage, he started talking about the difficulties of working. Then later, about drunk driving. I really hoped 007 could act a bit silly. But 007 kept being very reasonable about everything. That made me unable to reach that high point of excitement. I sincerely want to say to the teacher I’m sorry. We let down the teacher’s expectations a bit. When we came on stage, the teacher even stood up and was very happy. But this performance really didn’t meet his expectations. We’re truly sorry. Alright, let’s give a big round of applause once again to the most popular person on the island. At the same time, let’s also invite Huya and Mengjie to come up on stage. This is the only time in the whole season we have a 1V1V1 format. The vote counts for the three groups are as follows: Li Mengjie, 238 votes successfully advances to the next round while Huya and the King of Popularity from Deserted Island will enter the pending zone let’s give a round of applause to the three outstanding stand-up groups Huya is amazing you all are amazing too you two are here so for the first stage of the Light Touch Match all 59 groups of participants have finished performing our competition rules for the first stage allow 42 groups to advance to the next stage now the remaining spots for advancement are 10 let’s take a look at the current vote counts for the contestants in the pending zone and their rankings congratulations to Haha Cao, Hotpot, Xiao Xue Xiao Kuai, Rui Rui Echo (Ran Rong), Cai Cai Zhang Jun, Second Brother, A Xiu congratulations to these 10 for advancing to the next round really I thought I wouldn’t be able to let it go what a surprise the moment I saw you advance really? me too I did the math but our math isn’t good, so we got it wrong I miscalculated too anyway, we’ve been comforting her for a long time this kind of feels a bit like getting something back after losing it yes At the same time, let’s take a look at the first stage at those who gave us wonderful performances and the friends who have to say goodbye for now Let’s thank Jichi, Ace, Zhanying Guan Zeyuan, Zhang Hui, King of the Island Huya, Xiaoyu, Lü Bowei Wang Zihan, Harry Zhao Yue, Zhou Xinyu Safe Exit, Grandpa Wei Big Goose, Not Spicy Thank you, thank you for all the efforts of our friends Thank you for the wonderful performances you brought us This year is my last time performing on the show doing stand-up So of course I hope it will be a pretty good ending But then I thought about it and I felt leaving with some regrets is also fine We are the last group watching one friend after another leave this room to compete I didn’t expect that once you leave, it’s forever It’s hard to say goodbye Yeah Sorry for letting everyone down If you don’t have good work, you shouldn’t come. This feeling maybe I just wasn’t well enough prepared. When I really doubted myself, there were still always some audience members who didn’t give up on me. I think it’s just that I haven’t won yet. I’m really happy. It feels like I put on a splendid, beautiful, almost unreal dream. Guangdong, stand up! Four people from Guangdong, but in the end, only one made it up. The jokes I performed— if the audience likes them, they can comment “I performed” in the chat. This was our first time doing this, and honestly, we didn’t do very well. But I don’t want this to be the end of my story with stand-up comedy. You can follow our podcast and come in person to watch our special show “Emergency Exit” All the friends I’ve met here are truly amazing I hope they can do really, really well I think comedy is a way for people to meet each other and that’s a very lucky thing This time, being able to have the chance to cross over and experience stand-up comedy both on stage and behind the scenes has been for me an especially unforgettable journey Honestly, I myself am not that fond of myself I need to get enough people’s approval to keep me going So right now stand-up comedy is the only way for me to achieve that I hope I can keep writing jokes that prove I have some value See you next time, friends And then I’ll go back and read some books and get a new pair of glasses Since the first season of “Rock & Roast” began I’ve been watching this show and now, finally I’m on this show Isn’t that progress? I feel like this stage is just so beautiful Let me take a photo of the four of you. If we have this journey again next time, I hope I can keep up with my friends’ pace and accompany them a bit further. I will definitely come again. Come again to continue receiving love. I will definitely come again next year. Or maybe Guangdong, stand up. If next year you’re still willing to give me this opportunity, then I will definitely come. As long as you truly like it, don’t give up. Keep going! Zhou Xinyu, thank you for finishing your performance. Thank you for fully presenting what you wanted to express. Thank you for continuing to do stand-up comedy. May you often remember this summer, that moment. I hope next year we can still at the same time, at the same place, on the same Tencent platform, meet everyone again. “Stand-up Comedy and Their Friends” The light face-off of the first stage The light face-off of the first stage ends here. Meituan Flash Sale is super fast. Advance one step ahead. Next, let’s take a look at the list of those advancing from this round. Once again, congratulations to all the friends who have advanced. Want to experience it live and enjoy the fun of an offline stand-up comedy show? There are plenty of shows waiting for you. A new round of the stand-up comedy national tour is about to begin. Follow your favorite comedians and suggest the cities you want to see them in. They might just come to your city. Thank you to the comedy fans for your company. Same time next week, stay tuned for season two of “Stand-up Comedy and Friends”. Watch as we continue to gently spar with life through stand-up comedy. See you next week. Thank you, everyone. Thanks, everyone. Great job, everyone. Thank you all. Today’s performance, for me, is actually also a rather special one. Because this time, I came to the stand-up show, and I’m here in person this time, just wanting to experience the energy of stand-up comedy. And on this stage, I’ve felt so much, like seeing more and more female performers appearing, and hearing many different stories from women, women’s voices. So the song I’m going to sing today is also a new one. It’s called “Winter Swimming”. And this song is not just for female performers. It’s also for those who once leapt into the river—many women, it’s a song for them as well. So I’m bringing “Winter Swimming” to everyone. Hello everyone, I’m Bu Jingyun. I’m Xiao Pa. I’m Xiao Xue. My name is Zhou Xinyu. I’m Bula. Hello everyone, I’m Shan He. How are you all? I’m Da Guoshou. I’m Huoguo. I’m Wang Dadao. I’m Caicai. Hello everyone, my name is Wang Ying. My name is Sun Xi. I’m Huya. My name is Axiu. Hello everyone, I’m Xiaoli. I’m Xiaodie. Zhang Hui. Wang Zihan. Big Goose. Qiu Yue. I’m Zhanying. Thank you, everyone. I’m Echo (Ran Rong), thank you. A true lady sits like this. They say I look creepy. If you don’t want to be mistaken for someone else, just grow your hair long. How do you balance your career and family? I was diagnosed with breast cancer two years ago. Why me? Then why should we be without pain? He can’t do it. I should resist. Women today What’s it got to do with you? I want to be hysterical Say whatever you want, I don’t care Treat people as people, dogs as dogs Starting fresh I will never admit defeat I just want to win If he can do it, so can I No matter what I do I’m always a role model Only we can save ourselves When it’s time to push forward, I will Stand up bravely I am a girl A girl who blooms like a hundred flowers You’re definitely the best at everything So what if I lose? I’m not afraid to lose either But I know I’ll win I’ll live however I want My ancestral home is in Hulan. Generations of my family have lived there. I love my hometown. My father was a member of the national air force, a fighter pilot. They also call fighter jets “war eagles.” I feel this is a kind of special connection between my father and me, and even with the career he devoted himself to. It’s a unique and wonderful bond. “Da Guoshou” originally refers to someone who is very skilled at playing Go. I chose this name as a wish for myself. When my father was born, the family was too poor to raise him. So he was fostered by a family with the surname Li. And then I had a surname Li as my name. And I also had a father with the surname Li. So at that time, when I was choosing this stage name, I chose my dad’s surname Li as my name, and added my mom’s surname, which is Wen. The character Han means “the sky is about to brighten,” as in “dawn is approaching.” He thought phrases like “autumn has a bright moon” are very poetic. He hoped I would be smart and wise. Maybe he just wanted me to be clever. “Qi” is my mom’s hope for me. In Northeastern dialect, it means “to stand out unexpectedly.” To be unique and successful. It means to carry on the family business. Even though my dad’s name is Wang Jiaguang, I was born in 1997, the year of Hong Kong’s return. Then my grandpa originally wanted to name me Wu Gui. But our whole family was against it. My name uses the character for “mouse.” So everyone calls me “Mouse.” So from childhood to now, I’ve almost always been called “Mouse” by everyone. I was probably missing the “metal” element in the Five Elements. So they gave me this name. The “Rui” character with the metal radical. I asked if I could choose my own name. She said OK. I changed it in first grade. Back then, I liked rainy days. I found out it had eight strokes. And “Zhou” also has eight strokes. My mom said I have a pretty cheerful personality. I could use a character like “Xin” (joyful). So we looked for another character with eight strokes. My original name was the “Xi” from “stream.” When I was in high school, I gave myself a new name. At that time, I longed to be as free as water. I changed the “Xi” from “stream” to the “Xi” from “laughter” because if I used the “Xi” from “laughter,” it would sound more lighthearted and humorous. It was in high school that I thought of giving myself an online nickname. I called myself “Little Fourth Master.” I thought the name was pretty fun. It has a kind of cute boldness. My real name is actually quite hard to pronounce. This is a big secret. But this secret, I want to wait until the day I become a big star to reveal it. Right now, I’m not a big star yet. So I can’t tell you. Because on a deserted island, there aren’t many people. So staying on a deserted island feels a bit safer. Crowning myself the most popular person is actually quite fun. I don’t really want everyone to know my real name. That way, they could look me up in the company system. So I changed one character in my name. I changed the “Yuan” character. After I started doing stand-up comedy, it was a new beginning. Things kept getting better. And more and more. It was all positive. My life really did get better and better. But more and more was just extra weight. When I was little, I had a canine tooth. And then my family always disliked that tooth. They insisted I get it fixed. They said that tooth would make it hard for me to get married. But I still really miss that tooth before it was fixed, that tooth before it was fixed, that free and unrestrained canine tooth. I used to have an English Bulldog. It looked just like a cube. So I named it “Little Block.” Later on, it suddenly got very sick. I couldn’t save it. So giving it that name was also a way to remember it. In Harry Potter, there’s a spell called Accio, sometimes pronounced Accio. It means “to summon” or “come here.” One of my recent wishes is for LinaBell merchandise to “Accio” (come to me). My major in college was Italian. My Italian name is Pradina. Transliterated, it becomes this “not spicy” name. Edamame is just soybeans. Soybeans themselves are one of the most useful plants in modern society. Chicken wings. They’re very specific. Unlike watermelon or apple, they refer to a specific part of the chicken’s body. There’s a kind of niche humor in that. I think hot pot is something especially full of human warmth. I really like the way it bubbles and boils. I feel like I’m a divided hot pot. Neither male nor female, hard to define. At that time, I was sitting in a mall thinking about what to name the group. After thinking for a long time, I looked up and saw an emergency exit. I really liked that name. From childhood to now, I feel that this name has given me a strong psychological suggestion. It means to win, to succeed. Actually, before, I didn’t really like it. But after doing stand-up comedy, I thought, now it’s got a punchline. Wow, what a great name. This was my first open mic and my first joke was about my name. I think it matches my stand-up style a bit. “Dream” as in dreaming, “Jie” as in outstanding. My jokes are mostly about my random thoughts. If I tell them well, they can be called “outstanding.” So I like this. I actually really like this name. It was probably in high school that I gave myself this name. At that time, I fell in love with reading Sanmao’s books. Her name was Echo. Wait patiently, work diligently, and I think you’ll hear the echo. Bye-bye Xiao Qi You’re that kind of “strong personality” person, right? What do you mean by “strong personality” person? It means someone with a really intense personality. And very expressive emotions. Like me, for example. I’m more of a “mild personality” person. So I’m a “strong personality” person. But I’m definitely not the most intense one on our show. Then who is? Of course, it’s Qie Huang. Each pot of Qie Huang has about a whole sun-ripened tomato. It’s sweet, sour, and delicious. If we’re talking about intensity, Qie Huang’s soup base is the strongest. So if I eat Qie Huang, will I become a “strong personality” person too? I don’t know if you’ll become intense, but tomatoes are definitely a treasure. You can’t go wrong with Qie Huang. Hey, bro I want to invite you to my child’s one-month celebration. Congratulations! But lately, I’ve just been hurt by rap. I want some peace and quiet. Don’t you want to come see the baby? A photo is enough. Don’t you want to get together with everyone? A video call will do. That’s a shame. I even specially prepared everyone’s favorite Lao Cun Zhang, the national baijiu. It’s real grain liquor. Tastes good and doesn’t give you a headache. Looks like I’ll have to drink it myself. Let’s go, my bro. Bring our Uncle Lao. Make life happier. No kidding. Meituan Flash Sale is arriving soon. Thanks to the much faster next-generation shopping method, Meituan Flash Sale. Title sponsor. Tomatoes are treasures, Qiehuang is always right. 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This round is called The Battle of Spear and Shield There are 42 groups of contestants in this round with 30 spots to advance If the votes are greater than or equal to 290 they will advance directly The 12 with the lowest votes after this round ends will leave the stage Stand up I think competing against someone strong can make you better I think the show is about the strong facing the strong It’s pretty entertaining “Stand-up Comedy and Friends” is really impressive