In 2003, 18-year-old Gao Xiaopan graduated from the cross-talk college class of the China Academy of Performing Arts and became a "North Drift", he brushed paint, worked as a celebrant, worked as a salesman, and also formed the "Beijing Youth Cross-talk Theater Troupe", which was disbanded not long after. Later, forced to make a living, he joined the Deyun Society. At that time, deyun she performed in a small theater in Panjiayuan, Beijing, with simple conditions, not even fixed tables and chairs, and there were dozens of audiences when business was good, and only a few audiences when it was dismal.
In 2004, Gao Xiaopan sought better opportunities and left the Deyun Society, staying for a year and a half.
Later, Gao Xiaopan once recalled this relationship with the Deyun Society in his book "Don't Instigate", calling it "Falling Grass", which means that the serious people followed the King of the Mountains, and the falling grass was Kou? I had never understood what he meant.
Guo Degang's first impression of Gao Xiaopan all came from his master: "At that time, there were about a dozen backstage actors, and there were some temporary shifts, the so-called iron soldiers in the camp. At this time, two young actors came, among whom gao Xiaopan was teasing. I didn't know him well before, but he mentioned his master, Mr. Feng Baohua, and I was very kind. Mr. Feng is a predecessor of Tianjin Xiangsheng, with excellent character and a good reputation. When I was a child, I was taught by Mr. Yu, and the so-called people did not kiss the art, so they left Xiaopan. ”
In this way, Gao Xiaopan and Guo Degang are the same generation in Xiangshengmen, but in the Xihe Dagumen, Gao Xiaopan also worships Guo Degang as a teacher, which means that he is also a teacher and a friend.
In 2006, the Deyun Society was on fire, and Gao Xiaopan still did not mix with the fame, and had to condescend to return to the Deyun Society; perhaps Guo Degang was too busy, or the mentality of the actors of the Deyun Society was different, Gao Xiaopan felt snubbed; he did not stay long and left again.
In 2008, Gao Xiaopan created a hip-hop baggage shop, focusing on the young people's market, with "tide" as the selling point, and once it was also a fire; but after a short period of glory, the main actors have left one after another, and the theater has also changed one after another, resulting in the hip-hop baggage shop stagnating for a long time, which can be described as "getting up early in the morning and catching up with a late set". Until the past two or three years, with the sudden emergence of the duo of Jin Fei and Chen Xi, the shop with hip-hop baggage has improved again.
Unfortunately, no matter how hot the hip-hop baggage shop is, Gao Xiaopan's own cross-talk has not been sullen, which is inevitably confusing, what did he learn during the time he followed Guo Degang??
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="16" > Gao Xiaopan innovated for the sake of innovation</h1>
Gao Xiaopan said: "Guo Degang is a very traditional person, but he can 'play' with tradition between the palms of his hands, and his works are all improvements on traditional cross-talk, but they can combine popular social elements and add a lot of new baggage." He is a man of new ideas about crosstalk. I always remember his words of educating his disciples: 60% old skills, 40% new ideas, plus talent and hard work. ”
It is difficult for Gao Xiaopan to remember so well, but unfortunately he only saw the surface and did not learn the essence. Whether Guo Degang plays with traditional cross-talk between the palms of his hands or innovates old things, the basis of everything is basic skills, otherwise it is a wood without a root and a water without a source.
Gao Xiaopan's cross-talk is blindly seeking innovation, and has focused on creating several cross-talk dramas, such as "Little Mr.", "Pear Garden", "708090", etc., with a magnificent background, exaggerated lines and efforts to render feelings, trying to capture the hearts of the audience; however, most of the audience does not buy it, commenting on his works as "in addition to not funny, other are very good".
Evaluating the work of a cross-talk actor is not funny, which is tantamount to a great insult. Guo Degang once famously said, "First be funny, if the crosstalk is not funny, it will be too funny", but unfortunately Gao Xiaopan did not understand this, and has been running across the road of no return of "not funny" for many years.
Gao Xiaopan even believes that the most important thing in cross-talk is the structure, skills and characters, and finally the "baggage", which is definitely an outlier in the cross-talk industry.
Guo Degang once wrote on Weibo in 2015, saying that "I feel more and more that the decline of traditional arts is mainly due to blind innovation." Putting aside the laws of art, we will innovate for the sake of funds, for the sake of winning awards, and for the sake of innovation. A bunch of insiders around a bunch of laymen, had a lot of fun. Commentaries are like opera, Peking opera is like Yue opera, and the rest of the elephant drama is sung. A composer of opera once took the work and said to the leader of the troupe: Where you see it is still like a opera, I will change it! "Very suitable for Gao Xiaopan.
In my opinion, Gao Xiaopan does not want to be funny, but his ability is not enough, he cannot create infectious baggage, and can only find supplements from other aspects, such as stage background, sound and light, song and dance, etc.; in fact, there is time to ponder these crooked ways, it is better to practice the basic skills in a down-to-earth manner.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="17" > Gao Xiaopan is designed for the sake of people</h1>
The success of Guo Degang is largely the success of human design, and the label of non-mainstream cross-talk artists is well-known and has captured many cross-talk audiences.
While Guo Degang has created people for himself, he has also created different personalities for other people in the Deyun Society, or labels, such as Yu Qian's "smoking and drinking hot heads" and "cross-talk queen", Li Jing's "beggar gang young class master" chronic son, Xu Deliang's "new Wenqiao representative figure", etc., these labels have played a vital role in the process of popularity.
Gao Xiaopan obviously saw this too, and has been keen to create a human design for himself over the years.
The first person Gao Xiaopan created for himself was the cross-talk actor with the highest appearance, calling his cross-talk "idol cross-talk"; and when he debuted at the Spring Festival Gala in 2015, he compared himself to a beautiful landscape in the language program, and declared through the media, "Gao Xiaopan and Yue Yunpeng, two peers, are clearly Lin Zhiying and Guo Degang's sense of sight..."
Unfortunately, Gao Xiaopan's appearance is not appreciated by ordinary people, and most people do not recognize it.
The second person Gao Xiaopan created for himself is feelings. In many of his works, from time to time, he has to mention how difficult it is, how much suffering he has suffered, how dangerous xiangsheng is, and he will definitely do his best to save Xiangsheng Yunyun...
Simply looking at Gao Xiaopan's preaching, he is going to be the savior of the cross-talk industry, but you should take some practical action, get a few decent works, that is called saving cross-talk; just rely on a mouth, and say cheap words, that is not called feelings, it is called moral kidnapping.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="29" > Gao Xiaopan copied Guo Degang's back road</h1>
Guo Degang's business ability is one of the best in the cross-talk industry, and Gao Xiaopan can't catch up in this life; but Guo Degang is not perfect in dealing with people, and Gao Xiaopan sees opportunities from here.
Gao Xiaopan's relationship with Guo Degang is actually good, he praised Guo Degang greatly in his autobiography "Don't Instigate", he said: "Guo Degang's character has been attacked, belonging to Mu XiuYulin, piling up above the shore, there are so many moral judges, it is not my turn to defend him, but with my understanding of Guo Degang, he has been suppressed a lot." I am also a member of the North Drift clan, and I am also a young man from other provinces who came to the imperial capital, and I have been subjected to various suppressions and squeezes, and I can empathize. But Guo Degang's way of venting is different from mine, he said it directly on the stage, and some old gentlemen could not hang on their faces, and there was no way but to strafe him with the bullet of character. ”
And Guo Degang also repaid the peach and li, wrote a preface for it, and also did not hesitate to praise the words, he said: "I have been wrestling in this line since I was a child, and I know that with Xiaopan's age and personality, I can mix into what I am now, relying on my true ability." Nowadays, the virtual fire of the cross-talk market is very strong, and it is not easy to produce a high Xiaopan. Gold has no feet, no one is perfect. Picking faults is simple, and it is difficult to help people with sincerity. Fortunately, he was still young and could withstand the toss. ”
This is the A side that Gao Xiaopan showed to Guo Degang, and he also has the B side.
Guo Degang has many opponents, such as Jiang Kun, Miao Fu, Cao Yunjin, He Huwei, etc., and Gao Xiaopan is also at ease among these people, which is his B side. During the participation in "Happy Comedians", Gao Xiaopan invited Jiang Kun to assist in the performance, which was the only time among cross-talk actors. On Weibo, Gao Xiaopan interacted frequently with Miao Fu, saying that he must say "brother..."
If Gao Xiaopan is the most interpersonal person in the cross-talk industry, I believe that not many people will oppose it.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" data-track="36" > conclusion</h1>
When Guo Degang was young, he was an angular person who offended countless people, but because of this truth, he was unique in the turbid entertainment circle and sought after by young people.
Now, Guo Degang is getting older, his cultivation is getting thicker, and he is gradually moving closer to the "generation of masters", and the edges and corners on his body have been smoothed out for the most part, and he is becoming more and more rounded.
Gao Xiaopan, on the contrary, was a rounded person in his twenties, like a lion's head, round and oily; probably most people want to taste it, but one bite is enough. Lion's head is certainly not enough to eat as a meal, too greasy; in most areas, the lion's head can not be put on the table, only Huaiyang cuisine treats it as a treasure, just like Gao Xiaopan, can only be regarded as a niche luxury.