The cross-talk industry is now very hot, and with the rice circle, a number of cross-talk "idols" have been spawned. The status of cross-talk is vaguely superior to other music arts represented by Peking Opera, and it sits firmly at the top.
However, for a long time, the status of cross-talk is actually very low, not only can not compare with the national essence of Peking Opera, but also with the big drum, single string ratio is also a grade. This is supported by the newspapers of the year.
In 1950, the "Red Wind Music Art Society" went to Yanle Shengping to perform and published this report:
The larger and more eye-catching content of the font is left to the Jingyun drum, Peking Opera, and commentary, and the cross-talk is mixed with allegro, plum blossom drum, single string and other songs, as strong as Ma Sanli, and it is only juxtaposed with Gao Yuanjun. At the end of the day, the main selling point is not crosstalk.
Compared with Peking Opera, cross-talk is even less popular. At that time, there was an unwritten rule: third-rate Peking Opera actors could invite first-class cross-talk actors to run a church meeting, and first-class cross-talk actors could invite third-rate Peking opera actors to run a church, and people would not go at all. When the cross-talk artists saw the Peking Opera actors, they wanted to make a request for peace, and when they saw people like Tan Xinpei, they even had to kneel.
The disparity in the status of Cross-Talk Peking Opera is even more evident in terms of wages.
After the 1950s, private associations were changed to public offices, Tianjin had Tianjin Quyi Troupe, Beijing had Beijing Quyi Troupe, and quyi celebrities joined the troupe and began to receive salaries.
How much does a cross-talk artist cost? Just look at 4 masters, here is the 60s as an example. Zhang Shouchen and Ma Sanli were in the Tianjin Qu Art Troupe, Zhang Shoulao's salary was 200 yuan per month, when Shou lao's health was not very good, and there were fewer performances, so the salary was relatively less.
Ma Sanli served as the deputy head of the regiment, and his salary was the highest in Tianjin's qu art industry - 253 yuan. Mr. Ma Zhiming has said this many times, Ma Sanli's salary is higher than the mayor's, and he is on the same side as Luo Yusheng.
That's remarkable! The salary of cross-talk artists is comparable to that of Luo Yusheng, which was unimaginable before the founding of the People's Republic of China.
Liu Baorui and Hou Baolin are in Beijing, Liu Baorui is the artistic director of the China Radio Rap Troupe, and Hou Baolin is the captain of the Quyi Cultural troupe. Liu Baorui's salary is the lowest of the 4 people, only 170 yuan. The old man likes food and is very lively, and the family has almost never been cut off, so his salary is often spent before the end of the month.
Hou Baolin's salary is exactly twice that of Liu Baorui - 340! This is remarkable, at that time, there were only two first-class actors in the music and art world, one Hou Baolin and one Gao Yuanjun. Gao Yuanjun guys may not be familiar with singing Shandong Allegro. At that time, quyi colleagues went to the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea to perform condolences and performances, and the most popular among the fighters was Gao Yuanjun's "Wusong Fighting the Tiger".
170 or 340 was definitely a gold-collar income at that time - at that time, the monthly salary of college students was only 55 yuan. This is a great turnaround in the actual sense, a comprehensive turnaround in terms of economy and status.
The salaries of the 4 masters are not low, and it is more than enough for one person to support a family of 8. But compared with peking opera actors, it is completely insufficient to see, not a level.
Ma Zhiming's cross-talk "Selling Hanging Tickets" often mentions a person - Li Shaochun, and Ma Zhiming joked that he gave Li Shaochun three wheels. Say it is ridicule, full of humility in the bones. Why? People have status. In the 60s, Li Shaochun took a salary of 1330 yuan and the top 5 Ma Sanli.
Yu opera artist Chang Xiangyu, opera master Xin Fengxia, yue opera master Yuan Xuefen, the salary of that year all crushed the cross-talk artists, with monthly incomes ranging from 500-1000.
The salaries of famous Peking opera artists are even more unimaginably high. Zhou Yanfang and Cheng Yanqiu have 1500 yuan per month plus dividends, Tan Fuying and Qiu Shengrong are 1600 and 1500 respectively, and the highest salary is Ma Lianliang, which is Guo Degang's mouth "Ma Lianliang. Monroe", 1700 yuan per month. Zhang Shouchen Ma Sanli Marquis Baolin Liu Baorui, 4 masters combined, can not compare to one other. To be precise, only a little more than half of the people.
At first glance, it seems a bit embarrassing, but it is actually a high climb. Before the liberation, the income of cross-talk artists and Peking Opera masters was compared, and it is estimated that even Zhang Shouchen did not dare to think.
Now the situation is not known, Ma Zhiming's retirement salary of more than 9,000 yuan, should be the highest in the qu art troupe, Peking opera has not been studied, at least it will not be lower than the cross-talk artist.