At this moment, the Beijing Writer’s Association’s Vice-President Meng Dongguo had come forth from the backstage. He had heard Zhang Ye publicly scolding their Writers’ Association. In his moment of rage, he didn’t care that this was a live broadcast anymore. He snatched a microphone and argued with Zhang Ye, “Zhang Ye, you are good at couplets, aren’t you? Then I will give you a question, too. Listen up! Two apes breaking branches deep in the forest; a little monkey dares to have seen it, too?” This was a homonymic first verse. ‘Seen it too’ was equivalent to matching a couplet; he was scolding Zhang Ye!
Zhang Ye was overjoyed. This first verse was also remembered when he was searching his memories. He immediately retorted, “Then you listen up, too! A horse steps into dirty mud; how can the old beast (bast**d) raise its hooves!” Raise its hooves was equivalent to giving a question!