Cao Kefan and Li Jindou
He sprinkled laughter to thousands of households; his childhood was bumpy, he met the love of his life in adversity; he was a mentor and a friend, unforgettable, and he cherished the past of crosstalk.
On Saturday, February 19, 2022 at 19:10, Shanghai Radio and Television Station Documentary Humanities Channel "Ke fan listened" to continue to listen to the cross-talk performance artist Li Jindou tell the story behind the laughter, so stay tuned.
Director of this issue: Lu Qingyun
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In Li Jindou's cross-talk career, he has had three fixed partners, namely Wang Wenyou in the early stage, Chen Yongquan in the middle period and Li Jianhua in the later period. Among them, the one who has cooperated with him for the longest time and is most well known to the audience is Chen Yongquan. Chen Yongquan is from a cross-talk family, fifteen years older than Li Jindou, and two generations higher than Li Jindou in the cross-talk line, such a partnership can be said to be "old and young matching", but there is an unexpected spark between the two.
Li Jindou and partner Chen Yongquan
"Teacher Chen is the head of this (in line), he has gone to college, is the son of Mr. Chen Zizhen. This cooperation continued to cooperate, in 1985, my daily performance with Teacher Chen has been very normal, Beijing tuning, everyone has a program, I fought for half a day, said that the program they picked the rest of us to come, "Wusong Fighting Tiger", was written by Teacher Lian Chunming. Teacher Chen understands Peking Opera and can pull and sing. He (Chen Yongquan) said that this is the hat play of "The Great Drama Examination", simple. It has to be unearthed. ”
Li Jindou and Chen Yongquan both have Peking Opera skills, and the cross-talk of "Wusong Fighting Tigers" is just enough for them to show their strengths, coupled with the processing and guidance of Mr. Li Wanchun, a Peking Opera performance artist, this work that has been shelved on the shelf shines brightly and the response is enthusiastic.
Li Jindou and his partner Chen Yongquan
The novel performance form, profound cultural heritage, humorous and humorous language and action, and the historical irony full of practical significance have made "Wusong Fighting Tiger" a classic. And Li Jindou single-handedly played the four roles of bartender, hunter, tiger and county order, and the wonderful performance of "one catch four" won him multiple awards and became a hit.
"A lot of twists and turns, time also, luck also, fate also, Mr. Shan Tian Fangdan always said this sentence, maybe I should take this step of luck, blindfolded, I took this, won the first prize." Later, after we finished this, there was a program called "Mouse Secret Language", and this program was really level enough. This show was the second prize before we didn't act, and when we finished acting, it was the first prize. Why? Because Teacher Chen has worked hard. ”
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From sitting on science and art to just starting out, and then to rising in fame and popularity on the stage, in his decades of artistic career, Li Jindou has had many contacts with cross-talk artists such as Hou Baolin and Ma Ji. Nowadays, these predecessor masters have long been ancient, but the past exchanges are still vivid for Li Jindou, and the memories are like a number of family treasures, and there are many feelings.
Hou Baolin
"Old Mr. Hou Baolin is very approachable. Because we all adore him, he loves the people below. So every time I go, I'm willing to listen to him. Mr. Hou has studied all the places of crosstalk, and he has studied it in place. Moreover, under the leadership of Mr. Hou, the cross-talk improvement group was in the early stage of liberation. When we were apprentices, there were a lot of yellow, low-level, unreasonable ones, and this one didn't teach you. ”
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If Mr. Hou Baolin is an admirable cross-talk master, then his student Ma Ji is not too different from Li Jindou's age, but more like a mentor and friend who often comes and goes.
"Teacher Ma Ji occupies a 'new' and I admire him. I think he is a milestone figure, his 'new' does not mean new crosstalk, he is instilling a new concept of crosstalk, very remarkable. Mr. Ma rubbed all the traditional cross-talk into the new cross-talk content, this new cross-talk has bones and flesh, I said he is new, he is a new concept, new, people really do it. I think Ma Ji should really say that after the 1960s, he contributed to the promotion of cross-talk .) ”
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From an orphan who lost his parents in his childhood to a teenager who entered the class at the age of 13, Li Jindou grew up in the world of cross-talk, re-felt the love and care from all the teachers, and realized the value of his life in the laughter and applause of the audience. Now 75 years old, he has long since faded from the stage, and in addition to teaching apprentices, he has always maintained a concern for this industry and is outspoken about various undesirable phenomena.
"I don't dare say anything else, because we can't take care of anything else." We are now rectifying the wind, and I told my disciples that we will clean up our own style. I can only say to them, first, we must understand the history of crosstalk. Every gentleman has a unique skill, and he must go back to the roots. And another, style. That is, how is Beijing crosstalk different from other crosstalk? In our generation, we want to make up lessons that we don't know, first of all, your quality, your size, your appearance, and manage well. ”
Li Jindou and his apprentices
In the world of quyi, cross-talk pays special attention to inheritance and division. In his many years of study and art career, Li Jindou has always been diligent and earnest in respecting the teacher, and has always maintained a reverence for art. He not only respects the teachers and predecessors, inherits the fine traditions of the teachers, but also supports the newcomers, loves the disciples like children, and encourages young people to carry forward the art of cross-talk.
"Respect the master, now we all lack it. Disciples do not speak of the teacher, do not swim in the streets. Can't do it now. This rule has been broken, the house style has been destroyed, no. This home style is very important. What do we learn from the old gentleman? First, love talent, second, he watched your show act well, he allowed it to come, change the law, it is really good, who gave you this job? It's what it's taught to you. Mr. Zhao. Well, Mr. Zhao is doing a good job, you act well, it's really good. endeavor. Absolutely. ”