■ Set a new record for 22 crosstalk performances.
■ The crosstalk show has reached the point where 1 tickets are hard to find.
■ Live video, watched by more than 200,000 people at the same time.
Why is it so hot in Degang Guo?
Just when crosstalk was almost faded out of the audience's sight by sketches, a fat man named Degang Guo gave crosstalk a lifeline with the sudden "Degang Guo cultural phenomenon"-the little-known crosstalk actor Degang Guo and his traditional crosstalk not only swept the capital recently, but also spread all over the country with the help of the media. Some people may not believe that Degang Guo's crosstalk show has reached the point where it is hard to get a ticket. Even Degang Guo's performance in Beijing has set a new record of 22 crosstalk shows. Who's Degang Guo? Why is his cross talk so magical? What is the reason for its popularity? How long will the audience pursue him? Can China's cross talk really make a comeback and create a brilliant revival?
Who's Degang Guo?
The audience outside Beijing probably got to know Degang Guo from the anhui tv variety show "Joking Action". Chubby Degang Guo is one of the three hosts. The audience felt a different kind of happiness in his sunny and humorous hosting style, especially when he performed traditional cross talk jokes, and the audience saw his strong language expression ability. Most viewers don't know that Degang Guo is actually a crosstalk performer. Degang Guo, a 33-year-old Tianjin native, began to learn storytelling at the age of 8, and then studied crosstalk under the famous crosstalk artist Chang Baofeng. In 2005, he joined the Railway Art Troupe, studied under Hou Yuewen, and studied Peking Opera, Pingxi and Hebei Bangzi. From 65438 to 0995, he traveled to Beijing and performed traditional crosstalk in the theater for a long time. From 65438 to 0996, Degang Guo set up a folk cross talk society-Deyun Society in Beijing, and performed at the Tianqiao Music Theater in Beijing every weekend. The ticket price was only 20 yuan. 10 years have passed, the audience is increasing, and it is more and more difficult to book seats.
Degang Guo has cooperated with famous artists such as Fan Zhenyu and Zhang Wenshun. Often staged jokes include Iron Doll, Learning Radio, Looking for Hall Meeting, and White House Meeting, and some rare traditional cross talks have been discovered and staged. Just when the crosstalk performance of CCTV Spring Festival Evening was half dead, Degang Guo told his artistic experience in CCTV's Art Life, and talked about crosstalk in Xiao Cui's Story, which won bursts of applause at the Spring Festival Evening of Beijing TV Station and made many viewers sit up and take notice of the traditional crosstalk.
In the winter of 2005, Degang Guo was suddenly sought after by many media, and his popularity in Beijing was extremely high, praising Degang Guo as a new idol of cross talk. On June 65438+ 10/1,12, and 25, Degang Guo led members of Deyun Society to hold the first special drama performance of 10 in the People's Liberation Army Opera House since its opening in June. As a result, one ticket was hard to find and the venue was full. On the evening of June 12, the performance returned 22 times and more than 20 times. Degang Guo said on his new blog: "Crosstalk is an art, and there is no need to distinguish between traditional crosstalk and emerging crosstalk. There is nothing that can't be changed in traditional cross talk, and it will only be popular if it keeps pace with the times. "
I used to talk to only one audience.
Recalling the first years of wandering in Beijing, Degang Guo said with emotion: "In those days, I even met a situation where I only told one person crosstalk. There is only one audience for two or three hundred seats in the venue. " At that time, Degang Guo also set a rule in the background. As long as people watch, they have to play. "If you can keep one more audience, try to keep one more. As a result, a person really came to the performance that day. The opening is an old gentleman who says stand-up comedy, alone on the stage. Half the audience's cell phone rang, and he stopped to watch him in the stands. He was embarrassed, too, and even said he was sorry. I will tell you when I play, you are a great person, you are too rich, and you are guaranteed today. But I didn't mean to scare you. You should listen carefully. If you want to go to the toilet, you must ask my advice. Do you want to play with me? Are you happy? Excuse me, why don't you stop? Close? What's wrong with closing the pen? Only Wei Nilong! ?
Degang Guo's cross talk went from an audience to today. Now, many tightrope walkers will start booking tickets several months in advance to listen to Degang Guo's cross talk. Some friends even suggested that he walk into the grand theater and TV. In this regard, Degang Guo has his own understanding: "I don't exclude other forms of performance, but theatrical performance is my root. Whether it is Guangde Building or Tianqiao, we guys will still sit there and chat, and will never change, because that is my root and I will never give up. "
Why is Degang Guo crosstalk so popular?
When analyzing the phenomenon of Degang Guo, someone summed up three characteristics of his cross talk: First, he dared to laugh at himself humorously. Degang Guo's jokes are so humorous that he dares to laugh at himself. In his joke "I want to be on the Spring Festival Evening", he said: "I rushed into the public toilet and said to the mirror,' Degang Guo, you will succeed. I wish you happiness. "As soon as I went out, I saw a man coming out from across the street." "How dare you enter the ladies' room!" This passage made the audience ecstatic. Second, there is innovation in tradition. The most fundamental thing in cross talk is innovation. Degang Guo is proficient in more than 600 traditional old jokes, but Degang Guo's success has not completely copied these traditional old jokes. The third is to find resonance in life. In the cross talk between Degang Guo and his partner Yu Qian, most of the performances are very life-like content, and it is precisely because of his life that he particularly attracts the audience. Degang Guo told reporters that the traditional crosstalk was so popular that he saw the hope of crosstalk and enhanced his confidence.
Qin Zheng, director of Beijing TV Station, believes that the popularity of Degang Guo's cross talk is directly related to the media's encouragement besides the cross talk itself. He analyzed that Degang Guo suddenly became popular in the autumn of 2005, a bit like a super girl, which has a lot to do with media propaganda, because many media people are "walking a tightrope". Justin, a playwright and artistic director of the former North Theatre, believes that Degang Guo's success is also due to his emphasis on credit. He can share joys and sorrows with his partners, instead of thinking about himself first when developing. He is the kind of person who can share a steamed bun with everyone. Some people think that the popularity of cross talk in Degang Guo began with the return to the theater, and the theater culture broke the single TV empire culture, so it is easier for cross talk to form a standard culture in the theater. You will feel uncomfortable when you see crosstalk performers forget their words on TV, but the same thing will make people laugh in the theater. The audience can resonate with the performers on the stage in the theater, but it doesn't exist on TV, so it is particularly easy to form this culture in the theater.
How long can Degang Guo and his crosstalk be popular?
Degang Guo and his cross talk are now on fire, which he didn't expect. "Deyun Society has gone through ten years of wind and rain now. We didn't expect such a situation when we brought crosstalk to the theater on 1996. At that time, it was not for fame and fortune. If it is, it won't last ten years. At the beginning, we played a game and lost a game. There were only two or three people sitting underneath. We can persist for ten years because we love this line. " Nowadays, a large number of media are flocking to Degang Guo. "So many people praise you as an artist, China crosstalk depends on you. You saved the crosstalk. " Degang Guo said with a smile, "It's impossible. It's all nonsense. I am an ordinary crosstalk performer. I think it is impossible to revive cross talk. All the crosstalk performers want Qi Xin to work together to do it well. At best, we are like a mobile phone set to vibrate, and' buzzing' gives this art some vibration. Of course, some people scold me, which doesn't matter. Everyone has a different mentality. The most important thing is that I know what I am doing. I like cross talk. I know crosstalk. We are ordinary crosstalk performers. What we do is to speak good cross talk. Don't ruin the cross talk left by our ancestors. "
Some people say that there are many traditional things in Degang Guo's cross talk, and whether it can last long is a question mark. However, Degang Guo thinks that cross talk is not traditional or new. He believes that cross talk keeps pace with the times. "Now there is a very popular program-Xizheng Dream, which was created in the late Qing Dynasty. At that time, artists said that he dreamed of meeting the Western Empress Dowager and invited an imperial edict to lead everyone in the fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Before long, the artists changed, dreaming of meeting President Yuan Da and leading troops to fight warlords. Now, when we talk about meeting President Bush and appeasing terrorists, we just change the word, and its context, jokes and burdens have not changed. Take it out and perform. Everyone says this new cross talk is very good. In fact, this is not a new cross talk. /kloc-it was there more than 0/00 years ago. This is the skill. "
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