Benshan’s beloved disciple, starting from the 2009 Spring Festival Gala
Chapter 4 - Uncle Benshan: This Child is Going to Be Famous

Chapter 4 Uncle Benshan: This Child is Going to Be Famous

Time passed slowly. On the Spring Festival Gala stage, the host took the microphone and announced, “In recent years, the CCTV program ‘Starry Road’, known as the people’s big stage, has been especially lively at the end of the year. This is because people heard that if you win the annual championship on this show, you might have the chance to participate in the Spring Festival Gala.”

With this, many people signed up, including an old man from the Northeast. In order to fulfill his granddaughter’s dream of appearing on the “Starry Road” and to fulfill his own youthful dream, he invited a special guest to dinner. What happened next? Let’s enjoy the sketch ‘No Money!'”

After the host finished announcing, Uncle Benshan, wearing garlic, scallions, wild mushrooms, and carrying a wild mountain chicken, walked onto the stage with his granddaughter, Yadan, who was holding a basket of vegetables. Their props were all real, making the scene feel grounded and authentic.

“Wow!!!”

“Good!”

At home, Grandpa and Grandma, Mom and Dad, uncles, aunts, and other relatives of Qu Yiming, all watched the scene. When they saw Uncle Benshan, they clapped their hands with excitement, like fireworks going off.

“Here we are…”

On the Spring Festival Gala stage, Uncle Benshan said his first line, “This is the most expensive restaurant in Tieling, called ‘Scottish Flirt.'”

“Ha ha ha…”

Just a simple line of dialogue made the audience at the venue and viewers at home burst out laughing. This was the charm of a comedy master.

On stage, Yadan continued with the script. “Grandpa, you’ve got it wrong. It’s ‘Scottish Mood,’ not ‘Scottish Flirt.'”

Perhaps because of the previous laughter, or for another reason, Yadan’s punchline didn’t land, and the live audience was silent. This moment caused the writer’s team to feel uneasy. Yadan, who was already nervous, now had to continue performing despite the awkwardness.

Uncle Benshan also felt the pressure, but since they were already on stage, he couldn’t say much. He just had to keep acting with Yadan. After a simple setup where they couldn’t afford enough money, the grandfather and granddaughter entered the restaurant.

“Waiter!” Uncle Benshan called out.

Dressed in Scottish plaid shorts, a white top, and with an oily three-parted hairstyle, Qu Yiming appeared on stage, holding the menu and walking like a model. He didn’t quite exude masculinity, and in other words, he looked a little effeminate, which was quite eye-catching to the audience. The applause was immediate.

“Good!”

“Wow!!!”

In the Northeast’s “Er Ren Zhuan” market, it’s quite common for men to perform in women’s roles, but the audience hadn’t seen this particular performance style before, so they were all amazed and clapped loudly.

“Sorry, sir, we are a high-end restaurant, and we don’t accept agricultural products…”

Qu Yiming, playing the waiter, gave a disdainful glance at Uncle Benshan and Yadan’s items and said in a high-pitched voice.

“No, we just want to eat…” Uncle Benshan replied.

Qu Yiming gave them a once-over.

“Oh, really eating?”

“Doesn’t it look like it?” Uncle Benshan asked and laughed.

Qu Yiming said, “Not really…”

Uncle Benshan said, “I’m telling you, girl, this meal is very important.”

“Oh, sir, who are you calling a girl? I’m a guy!” Qu Yiming responded.

His high-pitched voice and exaggerated facial expressions instantly earned another round of applause. Uncle Benshan stepped back a little, eyeing Qu Yiming.

“Why are you dressed like this?”

Qu Yiming stepped forward, pointing to his clothes.

“This is how we do it in Scotland. It’s not a skirt, it’s just plaid shorts.”

He then raised one leg of his pants.

“See? There’s a leg.”

He walked a few more steps, attracting everyone’s attention, before suddenly realizing and awkwardly saying, “Oh my gosh, how did I mess up the pants?”

Laughter and applause erupted from the audience. Afterward, the plot progressed, and Uncle Benshan asked the waiter about the cost, learning that the meal would cost about one or two thousand yuan. He then gave the waiter a 100 yuan tip and asked for his help in ordering, as they couldn’t afford the expensive items.

This series of jokes and performances continued to bring laughter from the audience. Soon, B teacher’s character appeared, and the plot thickened, with one punchline after another, making the audience laugh uncontrollably.

The scene transitioned to the part where Qu Yiming and Yadan performed their talents. After Yadan performed, the unspeakable teacher commented, “The talent is great, the singing is great…”

Qu Yiming responded, “What? It’s great? Oh my gosh, if that’s the case, I can also do it!”

Uncle Benshan replied, “Where would you do it? Go serve the food!”

Qu Yiming: “I’ll go to Starry Road.”

Uncle Benshan: “What road? You’d be lucky to even get on the bed!”

Hearing this line, the audience nearly lost their breath from laughing. After some back and forth, Qu Yiming finally performed his talent. He mimicked the famous singers Ah Bao and Daolang, singing their popular high-pitched parts. His performance was so good that the audience couldn’t stop clapping.

This kid is going to be famous!

Watching Qu Yiming, who outshone Yadan, Uncle Benshan couldn’t help but feel a sense of foreboding.