Divine Lucky Star
Chapter 330 - Chapter 330 Chapter 330 If You Dont Go Who Will

Chapter 330: Chapter 330: If You Don’t Go, Who Will?! Chapter 330: Chapter 330: If You Don’t Go, Who Will?! “This guy is really something,” Wang Hao thought, anyone who could down twenty-six bottles without a trip to the restroom is definitely superhuman, badass!

“That’s for sure,” Yue Peng nodded and said, “We often have big bosses coming to support Zhou Da Na. They drive nice cars, you know, things like Audi A6L, Fengtian Overlord and so on. These are his patrons, regulars who just love to watch him brag after he’s finished drinking! These people are personally received by our theater manager at the entrance every day, talk about high-class!”

Wang Hao: “…”

It seems like this Zhou Da Na is, well, also a big name in the entertainment industry…

“Aside from Zhou Da Na, the others on our stage are not up to much,” Yue Peng laughed, “Like Zhao Lao Nian who plays the erhu and Liu Juhua who sings opera snippets. They often get heckled by the audience. When we perform, it’s just the time for the audience to crack sunflower seeds, go to the restroom, and check their phones, hehe.”

Eh? There’s an erhu player named Zhao Lao Nian here?

Wang Hao: “Your life’s pretty tough… What’s Zhao Lao Nian’s real name?” Why does that name sound so familiar?

“I’m not too clear on his real name, I’ve never asked,” Yue Peng thought for a moment and said, “Anyway, we all just call him Lao Nian. He’s having a tough time, I’ve heard the boss only pays him three thousand a month.”

“That is tough,” Wang Hao nodded, yeah, I really should meet this Zhao Lao Nian if I get the chance…

“Honestly, we don’t have to be nervous at all, nobody really comes to watch our performance,” Yue Peng said with a smile, “When the time comes, we’ll just perform as we’ve rehearsed. With the script Brother Hao has and me acting my part to the fullest, I guess we shouldn’t be booed off stage!”

“Don’t worry, there won’t be any problems,” Wang Hao smiled and comforted him, “Didn’t you say yourself, it’s just a formality! Just go all out in your performance, we’ve been working together for years, right?”

Yue Peng laughed: “Hehe, that’s true, as long as I don’t forget my lines I think it should be fine.”

As they were talking, the two arrived at the Happy People Stage.

It was nearly showtime, and the parking lot outside the venue was already filled with cars. Yue Peng pointed to the cars and said, “Brother Hao, see that? Those are the cars of the bosses who enjoy watching Zhou Da Na’s act. Impressive, right?”

“Not bad!” Wang Hao glanced briefly, seeing at least a dozen cars worth around five hundred thousand each, indeed not too shabby.

They quickly parked the car and Yue Peng led Wang Hao straight to the backstage. But just as they entered, Wang Hao saw a man in his forties, sweating profusely, rushing towards them. As soon as he saw Yue Peng, he pounced forward, but the first thing he said stunned Yue Peng!

“Da Peng!” the middle-aged man said urgently, “What’s your plan? Where’s your partner?!”

“Isn’t my partner out with acute pharyngitis?” Yue Peng said in surprise, “Boss, what’s wrong? What’s making you so anxious?”

“Zhou Da Na,” the boss’s forehead was sweating like rain, “Zhou Da Na got detained for drunk driving! We can’t find anyone at such short notice, so I can only rely on you! No matter how, you have to hold the fort today!”

As soon as the boss finished speaking, Yue Peng was dumbfounded: “What?!”

Actually, Yue Peng had intended to just go through the motions, as he had rehearsed with Wang Hao for a day and felt somewhat confident. But having confidence is one thing; being asked to take on the leading role was quite another!

“Boss! You know my popularity,” Yue Peng stammered, staring at the boss dumbstruck, “If I go up to replace Zhou Da Na, I’ll definitely be booed off immediately!”

“Who else is going to do it at this hour if not you?!” The boss was also frustrated. This was not a small issue like a traffic jam that could be dealt with after a short delay. Zhou Da Na would not be able to come due to the drunk driving detention, he’d be locked up for half a year! They needed to find a mainstay for the venue now, it was imperative, otherwise, should they just shut down for the time being? The boss said, “Should I have Zhao Lao Nian play the erhu all night long? Or have Liu Juhua sing opera all night?! Hurry up, from today onwards you’re our mainstay at the big stage, so get out there! Even if you’re facing a bunker, you need to hold your ground!”

Yue Peng felt completely overwhelmed: “…”

Oh my God, am I going to get attacked by the audience if I go on stage?!

“Sure, no problem,” this was an opportunity for a newcomer to replace the old, and for the young waves behind the Yangtze River to push forward the waves ahead, dying on the beach. Wang Hao didn’t hesitate to take on the task, “Guaranteed no issues, boss. Rest assured, my junior has real talent!”

“You’re his senior?” The boss clutched Wang Hao’s hand like he was grabbing the last straw, “No more talk, if you can help me through this crisis today, from now on you two will be the number one on our stage! I’m going to get the backstage ready, you have to hold on!”

The boss ran off to arrange things, and Yue Peng still hadn’t snapped out of it after a while: “I’m going to be the mainstay from now on?”

“What else did you think, this is such a great opportunity!” Wang Hao slapped Yue Peng hard on the shoulder, “Go for it, once you get through today you’ll be the top guy at Happy People, you can’t afford to wimp out now!”

“Brother Hao!” Yue Peng said with a crestfallen face, “But I’m afraid I really can’t do it!”

“You’ll have to do it,” Wang Hao went up to him and gave him a push, “How did we rehearse during the day?!”

“I… I’ll try?” Yue Peng wrapped his arms around Wang Hao’s arm, “Brother Hao, you must back me up! I haven’t forgotten what we practiced, but I’m just afraid I’ll get nervous…”

“No worries, as long as I’m here, there won’t be any problems! Come on, let’s go change our clothes!” Wang Hao then took Yue Peng to change.

The two quickly got dressed in long robes, and Yue Peng kept muttering to himself, “I can do this, I can do this, I’m sure I can…”

He muttered this for a good twenty minutes. Then, the sound of the host’s voice boomed, “Thanks to Zhao Lao Nian for his wonderful performance, next up, please welcome our endearing Da Peng and his senior brother… A round of applause, please!”

No sooner had the host finished speaking, and before Wang Hao and Yue Peng had even stepped on stage, a chorus of boos came from below, with someone shouting loudly, “Where’s Zhou Da Nian? Isn’t it normally his turn now?!” “Yeah, we all came to see Zhou Da Nian, who wants to see Da Peng?!” “Refund! We demand a refund!”

Yue Peng was on the side, scared stiff, spinning in circles, “What do we do? What do we do?!” After spinning a couple more times, Wang Hao, without saying a second word, grabbed him by the collar, “Hurry up and get out there!”

So, the entire audience saw a chubby young man stumble onto the stage!

“What’s going on?” “Good thing he’s got a stable lower body, otherwise he would have fallen over with that trip!” “Quite an interesting entrance today!”

With curiosity piqued, the calls for refunds somewhat abated.

By then, Wang Hao had also walked up, and someone with sharp eyes below said, “Haven’t seen this guy before, a newcomer?” “Who is this? Also a cross-talk comedian?”

For a moment, the entire recording hall quieted down significantly.

There Yun Peng was, like a duck being pushed onto a perch, a bit baffled at first. But he might not have remembered anything else, yet the word “cheap” that Wang Hao had taught him was definitely imprinted in his memory!

“Hello everyone,” Yue Peng said with a mischievous and giggly face, introducing himself to everyone, “I didn’t walk very well just now, my left foot tripped over my right…”

Wang Hao: “Mm, that trip had some technique to it!”

The audience below suddenly widened their eyes–Hey? This opening line is kind of interesting!

“I solemnly introduce myself,” Yue Peng bowed to the audience, “My name is Yue Peng, and from now on, you can call me Little Yueyue.” Then he pointed to Wang Hao, “And this is my senior brother!”

Instantly, an audience member called out, “Aren’t you called Da Peng? Changed your name?”

“My goodness!” Hearing what that audience member said, Yue Peng immediately widened his eyes, “Someone actually remembers me! I’m just so happy!”

Wang Hao nodded beside him, “Mm, as a model of failure, you’re quite a success!”

This kind of skit was something everyone in Wang Hao’s past life knew by heart, but here, it was the first time people were hearing it, and the entire hall burst out laughing. Then the audience together “booed”…

Someone below asked again, “You’ve introduced yourself; what’s your senior brother’s name?”

Yue Peng glanced at Wang Hao, “Him? Didn’t I say already? Senior Brother! His family name is Senior!”

Wang Hao looked at Yue Peng sidelong, “And his given name is Brother?”

“Exactly,” Yue Peng’s expression was various shades of cheeky, “What a nice name! Look, when I see you, Senior Brother! When the boss sees you, Senior Brother! When the ladies see you, Senior Brother! What a great name!”

Wang Hao nodded, “Mm, it would be even better if my surname was Gao!”

Yue Peng’s eyes bulged, his expression full of surprise, “Eh? You know what, that surname is great! If my surname were Gao, I would name myself Gong! If a beauty greets me–Gao Gong (husband)! Look at that!”

The audience laughed together, then started to heckle with “boos”…

The momentum of the show had well and truly started!