Cross-talk examination 96: Xue Yongnian of the cross-talk family "Gaomen"
Xue Yongnian, born in 1941, is a native of Tianjin.
If anyone in the cross-talk circle is the luckiest, picking up leaks and picking up good, it is undoubtedly Xue Yongnian. Because he crossed the cross-talk circle for three generations: the first to associate with Zhang Shouchen, the head of the Shouzi generation, wanted to worship Zhang Shouchen as a teacher, Zhang Shouchen also agreed; after Zhang Shouchen repented, he recommended him to his apprentice Zhu Xiangchen. Zhu Xiangchen poured out his heart and gave Xue Yongnian a lot of skills, but the two just did not know. After he became an adult, he joined the Hubei Folk Song and Dance Troupe, where he met Han Zikang and worshiped under Han Zikang. Zhang Shouchen is the Shou zi generation, Zhu Xiangchen is the Bao zi generation, han Zikang is the De character generation, no matter which one you worship, it is very remarkable. In the end, Xue Yongnian became a Shouzi artist under Han Zikang, who had the highest rank, but when he interacted with his peers, he often regarded himself as a literati artist. Li Jindou talked to him like this, calling him Uncle Shi. This is xue Yongnian's shrewdness, and it is also the wisdom in life.
Why did Zhang Shouchen agree to accept Xue Yongnian as an apprentice in the first place? Because Xue Yongnian was talented and intelligent, he loved cross-talk since he was a child, and won the first place in the Tianjin Children's Cross-talk Performance Competition in 1956. Such a good teenager, no matter which cross-talk master likes it, wants to be under his own door. Zhang Shouchen saw the report of Xue Yongnian's award and agreed to it. Why did Zhang Shouchen repent again? Because Xue Yongnian's age was too young, and the age difference between Him and Zhang Shouchen was too much, many people advised Zhang Shouchen not to accept Xue Yongnian as an apprentice. Therefore, xue Yongnian was recommended to Zhang Shouchen's apprentice Zhu Xiangchen.
In 1959, Xue Yongnian and Chen Wenkai entered the Hubei Provincial Folk Song and Dance Troupe and joined the quyi class. It was also this inter-provincial transfer that gave him the privilege of getting to know Han Zikang and successfully worshiping under Han Zikang. Han Zikang is the founder of Hubei Xiangsheng and is very famous in Wuhan. In addition to Han Zikang, the Hubei Provincial Folk Song and Dance Troupe Wolong, Hidden Tiger, also includes Wang Mingle, the king of Hubei Big Drums and Drums, Chen Derong, the King of Hubei XiaoquQu, Gong Benhuai, the King of Hubei Fishing Drums and Fishing Drums, and Yu Yihe, the King of Qin, accompanied by Sihu.
In 1961, Xue Yongnian was transferred to the Wuhan Quyi Team (the predecessor of the Wuhan Rap Troupe) and became a professional cross-talk actor. At that time, the cross-talk actors of the Wuhan Quyi Team also included Wang Shutian, Kang Liben, Hu Bida, Yang Songlin, Xia Yutian and so on. Xue Yongnian and Wang Shutian performed "Four Famous Dans" for Chairman Liu Shaoqi; Xue Yongnian and Hu Bida performed "Than Bombs" for Chairman Mao; Xue Yongnian and Xia Yutian performed "Honest Man" to celebrate Marshal Ye Jianying's eightieth birthday. It was these few praises that made Xue Yongnian win the title of "The First In the South".
In 1980, Xue Yongnian was transferred to the Wuhan Mass Art Museum, where he first served as the chief of the administrative section and later as the director of the Children's Literature and Art Department. Xue Yongnian, who took up an administrative post, said that the number of cross-talks was getting less and less. In this year, the "Basic Knowledge of Crosstalk" compiled by him was published and distributed by the Hubei Provincial Art Museum.
2002 was a very fortunate year for Xue Yongnian, and there were several major events to talk about in particular. First, he was cordially received by General Secretary Hu Jintao; second, he was awarded the honorary title of "Meritorious Artist" (awarded by the Artists And Academic Committee of the Chinese Talents Research Association of the Ministry of Personnel); and third, the "Collection of Small Sections of Traditional Chinese Crosstalk" edited by the editor-in-chief was published and distributed by the Culture and Art Publishing House.
In 2007, Xue Yongnian edited the "Collection of Traditional Chinese CrossTalk" published by The Culture and Art Publishing House.
Xue Yongnian took in 10 apprentices, including Fan Zhiqiang, Qian Le, Liu Zhipeng, Wu Kai, Li Guobing, Jia Jingmeizi, Liu Xiong, Pan Dun, Lin Sheng, and Liu Yanqi.
Tianjin is a cross-talk nest, and there are qu art troupes in various districts. Xue Yongnian also passed the Qu Art Troupe, and it is said that the examiner at that time was Guo Xin. Guo Xin was Su Wenmao's apprentice, su Wenmao was Chang Baokun's apprentice, and Chang Baokun was Zhang Shouchen's apprentice. At that time, Guo Xin asked Xue Yongnian if he had a master, and Xue Yongnian said yes, Zhu Xiangchen. Guo Xin said "Ah" at that time, because according to the generational division, Xue Yongnian should be a literal generation, his uncle. Because of this relationship, even the "living" was not tested, and Shun Shun entered the District Qu Art Troupe.