Relatively speaking, the "Shandandan" group and the "Iron Triangle" group have many classic works, whether it is the Spring Festival Evening or the film and television drama, which is difficult to explain at the moment.
Coincidentally, the two groups actually cooperated very early. Zhao Benshan and Song Dandan performed the sketch Super Life Brigade, and Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin collaborated on the sketch The Edge of Tax Payment, but these two groups formed and became famous in CCTV Spring Festival Evening.
On the Spring Festival Evening of 1999, the "Shandandan" group appeared, and "Yesterday Today Tomorrow" was full of surprises. In the Spring Festival Evening of the first year 1998, the first trip of the "Iron Triangle" group was equally excellent, and their "Happy New Year" is still regarded by many as one of the best masterpieces of Zhao Benshan.
As we all know, the sketch "Happy New Year" is far from the tacit understanding in the rehearsal process. Of course, the state of the "Iron Triangle" combination at that time was too exaggerated to be described as "different from each other", but it is undeniable that the rehearsal process of this sketch is also quite bumpy.
First, the creative background and creative thinking of Happy New Year
First of all, from the big environment, "anti-corruption" was an important theme in those years. This popular work in the field of film and television drama can also be seen, and the popularity of Yongzheng Dynasty is more telling. So Zhao Benshan has a very common line in Happy New Year: "Come down! What, are you corrupt? " Winning a full house, "corruption" became one of the buzzwords in those years.
Secondly, the thinking of Zhao Benshan's sketch creation has been changing in those years, from the earliest immature lines such as "Blind Date", "Happy September" and "I want to have a family" to more advanced satirical critical thinking. However, due to the lesson that Uncle Niu Tigan was almost killed from 65438 to 0995, Zhao Benshan's sketches are still cautious. For example, in Three Whips, the villain is just a driver.
However, in Happy New Year, the creative thinking of Zhao Benshan's sketches is more ingenious, using an ironic technique, which seems to satirize the couple, Zhao Laoqi, the king of turtle breeding, but it is actually a contrast. I have to say that this creative method is very clever and achieves the purpose and theme of the work.
The screenwriters of the sketch Happy New Year are He Qingkui and Zhang, both of whom are comedy writers born and raised in Northeast China, so Happy New Year has a strong flavor of Northeast comedy.
He Qingkui cooperated with Zhao Benshan for two consecutive years. In the first year, I only participated in the creation, and this time I was the first author, leading the creation of sketches.
In addition, He Qingkui also urged Gao Xiumin to cooperate with Zhao Benshan, because Gao Xiumin was partially opposed to cooperating with Zhao Benshan at that time.
Second, the stumbling in the rehearsal process of the iron triangle
Although the "Iron Triangle" combination is tacit in the later cooperation, whether it is the Spring Festival Evening or the film and television drama, it is also embarrassing in their rehearsal for the first Spring Festival Evening.
The first factor that is not smooth is Gao Xiumin. In fact, Gao Xiumin was not very willing to cooperate with Zhao Benshan at first. There is a simple reason. Gao Xiumin was already a famous sketch actor when he was in Northeast China, and he always played the leading role. Before the 1998 Spring Festival Gala, she had already made her mark on CCTV Spring Festival Gala and was an absolute heroine.
If Gao Xiumin doesn't cooperate with Zhao Benshan, she may not be so famous in the future, but at least she can make her own decisions in creation and performance. On the other hand, if Gao Xiumin and Zhao Benshan cooperate, they will lose their leading role for more than ten years, but they can form a strong alliance with Zhao Benshan to maximize their interests.
It is precisely because of these two concerns of Gao Xiumin that she has been reluctant to cooperate with Zhao Benshan. Gao Made Xiumin condescended to be Zhao Benshan's supporting role, and He Qingkui did a lot of work in the middle.
Although he became a supporting role, Gao Xiumin tried to put more burden on himself when rehearsing Happy New Year.
For example, there is a good line in the sketch: "Thunder rumbles, Fan comes to be the township head and leads the peasants to make revolution ..." This line was originally said by Zhao Benshan, but it was not said during the rehearsal.
Gao Xiumin immediately suggested saying this sentence by himself, and Zhao Benshan agreed. In the next rehearsal, Gao Xiumin spoke very well, and the luggage rang.
However, the next day, Gao Xiumin found that Zhao Benshan's eyes were red, and he didn't know that he had not fallen asleep all night until he asked. On the whole, he still wants to go back and redesign it.
Finally, under the "competition" between Gao Xiumin and Zhao Benshan, this line became the final effect. Gao Xiumin's first three sentences are clear and clear, and Zhao Benshan used the vague "Hehehehehehehehehe" in the last sentence, which can be described as a stroke of genius.
Of course, there are some details about the cooperation between the two people, such as the "De Gaulle" baggage at the beginning of the sketch, and Gao Xiumin's own words and baggage. As a result, this baggage didn't sound much. If it is Gao Xiumin, Zhao Benshan has the final say, and I believe the effect will be better.
Coincidentally, in the "Iron Triangle" of Happy New Year, besides Gao Xiumin's fight for the role, Fan Wei is also a little fidgety. He felt that his role as Colonel Fan was really not brilliant, and he was more boring than his previous roles of "Secretary Hu", "Teacher Fan" and "Driver", so he was in a bad mood and didn't like rehearsals very much.
To tell the truth, it is normal for Fan Wei to have emotions. After all, the role design of this "Fan Xiangchang" is really thin, but limited by the plot structure, this "Fan Xiangchang" is a positive figure, and it is really difficult to shine. Why do you think Li Zhengchun plays Feng Xiangchang so well in Liu Laogen? Because he is a villain.
In addition, the situation in Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin is somewhat similar. Before cooperating with Zhao Benshan, he was already very famous, saying that cross talk also won the national gold medal. As an actor with dreams, he certainly doesn't want to be a supporting actor all the time, especially when he is not brilliant.
Fortunately, after being enlightened by Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei happily accepted the role of "Fan Xiangchang" and carefully completed the rehearsal and performance.
It can be seen that the beginning of the "iron triangle" was not smooth sailing. In the final analysis, it is because all three people have personalities and strong abilities that there will be friction and stumbling, but it is also because all three people have personalities, and it is better to be strong and United.
Third, the essence of "Happy New Year"
Happy New Year is praised by many as one of Zhao Benshan's most classic sketches. The most important thing is that the creativity, structure and performance of this sketch are top-notch.
"Anti-corruption" is not a new idea, but the novelty of Happy New Year lies in its "irony" approach. It seems that all the "embarrassed" people in this sketch are Zhao Laoqi and his wife, as if they are the villains.
In fact, the sketch reflects some phenomena that should be criticized from Zhao Laoqi and his wife, plus a virtual "township head brother-in-law" who is responsible for "adding fuel to the fire", and the whole sketch is conceived. In addition, because Fan Wei has played an active role, it has also avoided some risks in censorship. This kind of creativity not only ensures the consistency of the theme, but also protects the sketch itself. This is really a very thoughtful work.
The plot structure of Happy New Year is a classic sketch structure. The relationship and state of the characters in the play have experienced two reversals. In fifteen minutes, Zhao Laoying and his wife staged three different expressions and languages, which were real sketch structures, short, pithy and meaningful.
Finally, the performance of the "Iron Triangle" is well-deserved, especially Zhao Benshan. His performance in this sketch is very relaxed, and his lines are not too many, but every sentence has content, and there is almost no unnecessary nonsense.
In particular, Zhao Benshan's drinking with' Fan Xiangchang' on the kang, whether it's the flavor of life when eating vegetables, the expression of surprise when answering the phone, or the realism when he finally fell off the kang, can be called the peak performance of his sketch career.
To sum up, the essay "Happy New Year" only won the second prize in the 1998 Spring Festival Gala program selection, which is undoubtedly unfair.
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