This chapter opens with a speech by the "toilet bowl" , a person who serves as a toilet for a variety of people, including students. In this speech, the "Toilet Bowl" tells the story of how he came to be a part of the xiangsheng , or performance, at the university two years ago. On the day of the university's club recruitment day , he found himself in the wrong place at the wrong time, and the girl who was in the "men's toilet" didn't make a sound, so he decided to "take a big dump" . He tells the audience that he's never done this before, and that he doesn't want to get along with anyone. He says that the reason he gave him courage was that he wanted to perform something at a random time. He also says that he wants to be the first person to hear him perform the "xiangsheng" in front of other people. He explains that he has never done the performance before, because he is afraid of getting along with people, and so he memorizes the script and memorizes it over and over, but he couldn't decide whether or not to apply for the club. The night before the performance, he finally left the "mens' toilet" because he was afraid of making someone cry, and because he doesn1t know what else