Chapter 68 Talk Show
"Eh~ so corny." Xu Hongdou shook her head in disgust.

"Is this corny? I still have a lot to say." Chen Mo said.

"No, no, no, you won, so put away your magical powers." Xu Hongdou quickly stopped.

Xu Hongdou was convinced by Chen Mo's words one after another.

"Since I won, you should pledge yourself to me." Chen Mo took the opportunity to say.

"You're dreaming. You want me to marry you with just a few words." Xu Hongdou rolled her eyes.

"You are beautiful, and that's what I want to be beautiful too." Chen Mo said with a smile.

"You tell me how much you want as a betrothal gift, and I'll prepare the betrothal gift when I get back."

"Do you think you can marry me just because you have money?" Xu Hongdou said disdainfully.

"I know, you said that." Chen Mo nodded.

"Rich people are rich now, they want you to be beautiful, but in a few years, if you are still beautiful, rich people may not be rich anymore."

"Hmm." Xu Hongdou raised her delicate chin slightly, as if she had said this.

"But my family is really rich. As long as I don't start a business, I will be rich in this life." Chen Mo said seriously.

"So it won't hurt if you remain beautiful for another twenty years."

"What about twenty years later?" Xu Hongdou raised her eyebrows.

"Twenty years later," Chen Mo touched his chin, "you will definitely not be as pretty as you are now, but I should still be as rich as I am now."

"Oh? Then what?" Xu Hongdou asked with interest.

"Then." Chen Mo thought.

"By then I'll have to watch your face, for fear that you'll kick me away if you're unhappy. After all, I'll be old and ugly by then, right?" Xu Hongdou added on behalf of Chen Mo.

Although Xu Hongdou spoke in a joking tone, Chen Mo knew that she really had such worries and concerns.

Xu Hongdou's worry is not twenty years or ten years, but maybe only seven years or five years? Even whether the two can enter into marriage is a huge unknown in Xu Hongdou's view.

"Don't worry, when you are twenty years older, I will be twenty years older too, and the world will be twenty years older too, even God is no exception."

"So everything will remain the same, and our relationship will remain the same."

"Maybe." Xu Hongdou did not comment.

Promises are sometimes pale and powerless because they cannot withstand the erosion of time.

When you make a vow, you are sincere, and when you want to part ways, you are also sincere.

Chen Mo thought about it and joked:

"The main reason is that our child will be grown up by then. If I abandon you, I'm afraid they will pull out my oxygen tube when I'm lying in bed."

Xu Hongdou laughed and said, "After all this talk, it turns out you are the one who is afraid of death."

"I haven't spent all my money yet, so of course I'm scared to death." Chen Mo said as a matter of course.

Xu Hongdou was speechless for a moment, but she felt much relieved in her heart.

There is no point in thinking too much, who can tell what will happen in the future?

"Okay, now that we're full, let's go. We still have our schedule to plan." Chen Mo stood up and stretched out his hand.

"Where are we going next?" Xu Hongdou also stood up.

Looking at the hand that Chen Mo stretched out, Xu Hongdou wanted to slap Chen Mo's palm as she did before, but she didn't expect that Chen Mo had predicted it in advance and caught her.

"Hehe, you'll know when you get there." Chen Mo smiled proudly.

Xu Hongdou symbolically tried to pull her hand away twice, but failed, so she let Chen Mo hold her hand.

There is no need to drive this time because it is nearby and can be reached in seven or eight minutes on foot. I can just think of it as a walk after dinner.

Chen Mo brought Xu Hongdou to a talk show theater, which could accommodate about four to five hundred people.

Because it's the weekend today, the attendance rate is quite good, reaching over 90%, which is considered a large venue.

At present, domestic talk show actors are basically divided into the following categories according to their personal level and performance time:

Open mic (5 minutes), small theater commercial performance (15 minutes), main show (45 minutes), special show (60 minutes).

Open mics are for newcomers to practice, or for experienced people to try out their jokes.

If the whole show is open mic, the ticket price will be very cheap, maybe only around 50 yuan, in a small venue that can accommodate about people.

Of course, this can't be called an experience. People who have never seen it basically go there to watch it for fun. Normally, there are only about ten people sitting sparsely in the audience.

The show that Chen Mo and Xu Hongdou watched was a double show, with two people, each playing half the show.

These two are relatively famous talk show hosts, with tens of thousands of followers on their personal short video accounts.

These days you have to promote everything, otherwise no one will know you.

But if a talk show host wants to become famous and make a lot of money, he still has to appear on variety shows. Otherwise, it will be difficult to make it by just relying on offline performances like this.

Chen Mo bought two front-row tickets. Offline and online are different. Offline is mainly about experiencing the whole atmosphere and interacting with the performers on stage, so the closer you are to the front, the more expensive it is.

The two of them timed it just right, and the show started shortly after they sat down.

First, a host came on stage, briefly warmed up the stage, and then the first talk show host came out to perform.

"Hello everyone, I'm Tang Xiaohan." A girl with short hair and a very friendly look came on stage and greeted everyone enthusiastically.

"Today I want to talk to you about this matter between men and women."

“Do you think there is pure friendship between men and women?”

The audience responded quite enthusiastically, some said yes, some said no.

It can be seen that Tang Xiaohan is quite popular and there is no dull moment when she asks questions.

Tang Xiaohan smiled and nodded, then continued:

"I think there is, between me and my husband."

“When we are in love, we wonder what good deeds we must have done in our previous life to allow us to meet each other.”

"After we got married, we lamented that we must have done something wrong in our previous life to end up with each other."

The audience was laughing, and Xu Hongdou couldn't help but look at Chen Mo.

Noticing Xu Hongdou's look, Chen Mo coughed and whispered in Xu Hongdou's ear: "We seem to have walked into the wrong set. How about we go and listen to something else?"

After hearing this opening, Chen Mo felt that it was a bit of a mistake and it would be better to go watch a love drama.

In order to be funny, talk shows will definitely not portray relationships between men and women in a sweet way.

"That's it. I think she said it very well." Xu Hongdou shifted her gaze to the stage again.

"These words are just for entertainment purposes, don't take them seriously." Chen Mo was worried and made a patch in advance.

As expected, Tang Xiaohan on the stage continued:

"So I can't help but ask myself, what does marriage bring to each of us?"

"For my husband, before we got married, he always felt that there were few women who were suitable for him. It was not until after we got married that he realized that there were many women who were suitable for him, but my wife was not!" "For me, before I got together with my husband, I felt that there were no good men in the world. After I got together with my husband, I suddenly realized that there were good men all over the world."

"We all know that men who come home early tell stories to their wives, while men who come home late make up stories for their wives."

"At this time, men have many reasons, such as working overtime, socializing, the boss's sudden decision, the client's last-minute request, etc."

"As a woman, if you have any concerns about this, unless you catch him in the act, no matter what clues you find, he will never admit it."

"Their explanations were similar, like we were just friends, she was brought here by a colleague, I didn't know her well, and so on."

"If you ask too much, he'll say you're suspicious."

The female audience members in the audience responded enthusiastically, and the male audience members who came alone or with friends also took it as a joke.

Only the men who came with their wives had to smile reluctantly. But you had to smile even if it was forced. If you didn't smile, did you have something to hide?
Although Chen Mo does not belong to this category yet, he has already stepped half way into it.

So Chen Mo couldn't help but put himself in Xu Hongdou's shoes. If Xu Hongdou asked him about this in the future, what would he say? Should he think of something fresh in advance?

Hmm? That's not right. He has nothing to hide. Why should he think about this?
It should be the empathy of being a man that makes people put themselves in his shoes and think about it. This is the only way Chen Mo can conclude.

"In this regard, male compatriots may also wonder why women are fine before marriage, but become so sensitive after marriage?"

“Because we’re worried.”

“What do we women worry about most?”

“I’m worried that your significant other will get tired of your beauty over time, but it’s hard for you to get tired of his money.”

When Xu Hongdou heard this, she glanced at Chen Mo again.

"."Chen Mo.

"But even if we know the reason, we cannot avoid this sensitivity because we cannot stop time and keep youth forever."

"If your husband is truly innocent, then he is very wronged."

“A friend asked, what should we do?
"Let me tell you how I handle it."

"First of all, I know that my mentality is not very reasonable, so after quarreling with my husband, I often take the initiative to break the ice."

"I would tell him, 'Husband, I know I have a bad temper sometimes, but if you can't stand it, you should reflect on yourself and why other people's husbands can do it.'"

There was applause from the audience. Tang Xiaohan's overall stage presence and control of rhythm were indeed very good.

As joke after joke was thrown on the stage, the audience's emotions became more and more excited.

Tang Xiaohan spoke for about 45 minutes before finishing her praise, and the host came on stage again.

"What do you think of what Xiaohan said about men and women?"

"Good." The audience was generous with their applause for good performances.

"It seems that the voices of female lesbians are louder. Do male compatriots have different opinions?"

"I think so too. Xiaohan has been expressing her feelings from a female perspective. We should also listen to the voices of our male compatriots."

"Let us now invite Zhou Jianwei to speak for our male compatriots."

"Hello everyone, I am Zhou Jianwei." A sunny-looking young man came on stage.

"Just now, I heard Xiaohan's words backstage, and I have a lot of things in my heart that I want to talk to everyone."

"When I was little, I had a dream to marry two wives, one to cook and one to do the laundry."

"When I grew up, I realized I was overthinking. Whether I could get a wife was one problem. Even if I did get a wife, who would wash my clothes was another problem."

"When I got my wife, I felt like I had finally gotten her, but after we got married I always felt like I was on a pirate ship."

"Before I got married, I thought I could change the world. After I got married, I suddenly realized I couldn't even change the TV channel!"

"So why do we need to choose a good day for our wedding? Because there are no more good days after we get married."

"Only if you know nothing about marriage can you move forward so courageously."

Zhou Jianwei came up and threw out jokes one after another, without ever leaving any words unsaid.

"I think what I said is too one-sided. Let's let the big brothers in the audience share their views."

After speaking for about 20 minutes, Zhou Jianwei began to interact with the audience.

From this we can see that Zhou Jianwei and Tang Xiaohan have different styles. Tang Xiaohan prefers to speak at his own pace and logic, while Zhou Jianwei prefers this kind of interactive improvisation.

It’s hard to say which one is better or worse, the former is relatively stable, while the latter mainly depends on the audience, but there are surprises from time to time.

"Brother, may I ask what your job is?" Zhou Jianwei handed the microphone to Chen Mo.

There was no way, Chen Mo and Xu Hongdou sat together. Handsome men and beautiful women were more eye-catching, and couples had more topics to talk about.

Chen Mo was a little surprised when he saw the microphone handed to him, but he was not nervous.

Su Lixing has taken him to concerts with tens of thousands of people, but this kind of venue with only a few hundred people is just a small venue.

"I used to provide face-to-face consultation and direct sales in crowded areas, mainly information technology communications and peripheral services," Chen Mo said seriously.

"Brother, can we be more specific?"

“Specifically, I have been involved in the on-site promotion and sales of polymer compound extension treatment technology for the surface of intelligent communication equipment.”

"Can you speak human language?"

"Mobile phone screen protector."

“(ˉ▽￣～)Tsk~~” The audience booed.

Zhou Jianwei showed a look of disgust on his face, but he was very happy in his heart. From the moment he heard Chen Mo's first answer, he knew that the interview was right.

The authenticity of this interaction is not important; what matters is this kind of serious nonsense.

"Just apply the film if you want to. Why are you gasping for air like a researcher at some high-precision research institute?"

"This is not an ordinary film." Chen Mo shook his head.

"What's so unusual?"

"I am a seventh generation passerby in the overpass film business." When Chen Mo said seven, he gestured with his hand to number eight.

"Okay, you should learn to count first. Let's not talk about how many years smartphones have been around. Just tell me, is that seven?"

"Isn't it? One, two, two, three, four." Chen Mozhen stretched out his fingers and counted one by one.

“Okay, okay, your way of counting is probably inherited from your ancestors.” Zhou Jianwei stretched out his hand and pressed it.

"So what are your hobbies?"

Chen Mo thought for a moment and said, "I like to do traditional cultural protection and modern engineering construction."

"So great?!" Zhou Jianwei looked "respectful" and asked, "Can you tell us more about it?"

"It is to arrange 144 kinds of ancient materials neatly, select 14 of them, remove the dross and keep the essence, and then use modern technology to rearrange and combine them, and show them to the three developers. If the acceptance is successful, my life will reach its peak." Chen Mo explained.

"Brother, I have played mahjong before, although I used to play with 136 tiles."

The audience booed again.

(End of this chapter)