A cliché:
Why didn't Hou Yaowen insist on taking Guo Degang as an apprentice despite everyone's opposition?
Since 2004, 19 years have passed, and there are various claims on the Internet.
So, which statement is more credible?
Some people say that Hou Yaowen loves talent.
Some people say that Hou Yaowen has vision and pattern.
Some people also said that it was to strengthen Houmen to "confront" the crosstalk "Ma Jiajun" led by Mr. Ma Ji.
As Guo Degang's brother, Mr. Qi Zhi said frankly: "What I know may be different from all of you!"
"Although there are many controversies on Degang, there is one thing that my master particularly likes, and I want to accept him with an iron heart! No matter who opposes it..."
Qi Zhi recalled that Master Hou Yaowen liked to learn to sing, probably because of family traditions, his father was a crosstalk master who grew up with Liu Life, and his mother was a Peking Opera actor.
So in a sense, Hou Yaowen is the comedian who is really willing to carry forward the Houmen (Baolin) style.
Guo Degang also likes to learn to sing, and among his apprentices, Yue Yunpeng's "Demolition of the West Box" and Zhang Yunlei's "Exploring the Clear Water River" were all taught by him.
And the interesting thing is that the two of them sing their own masters, rarely sing each other's, which is very interesting...
When Qizhi visited his teacher, Hou Yaowen advised him that crosstalk innovation is okay, but we must not forget that we must first inherit tradition, and we cannot innovate for innovation's sake.
Mr. Qi Zhi said, "De Gang is a native of Tianjin, and his early academic experience can only be limited to the Tianjin style, and he has also learned to sing in Tianjin tunes, but it is far less classic than the Beijing ditty "Exploring the Clear Water River".
"My master, Mr. Hou Yaowen, is a native of Beijing, and with his hobbies and special status, he has the opportunity to collect various local styles of small tunes and minor tunes and music art forms!
But also because of his leadership position, many of the folk materials and opera materials he collected could not be brought to the stage. This is a very unfortunate thing. ”
Qi Zhi said that until Mr. Hou Yaowen met Guo Degang, an apprentice outside the system, as written in Guo Degang's book, the happiest thing for the two was the opportunity to consult and show each other...
Qi Zhi said, "So I don't think that Degang worshiped Mr. Shihou just to knock on the door and ask for a name."
"One thing is to say, my master definitely has the grace of teaching Degang, and the master and apprentice may not impart their own original works, but it is also a great favor for him to pass on some of the materials he collected to his apprentices after processing and sorting..."
"One of the important reasons why my master took Degang as an apprentice is that he met a friend who had forgotten his life!
"When Master and De Gang are together, there are always endless words and endless stories, especially in terms of singing opera and singing, they are too expressive..."
Guo Degang once wrote in his book:
"In our spare time, our favorite thing to do is to sing, Master is sometimes like a child, if there is a time when I can't sing, he can be happy all night.
"Once he sang a piece of cowardice, which I hadn't heard. Master was happy, first took the paper to write down the words for me, and then shouted upstairs and downstairs: Oh hey, everyone come and see, Guo Degang will not either..."
Unfortunately, this period of mentor-apprentice relationship was very short-lived.
Hou Yaowen died too early.
Hou Yaowen has accepted so many apprentices in his life, and in 2004, he accepted Guo Degang as an apprentice, which should be regarded as the best among the apprentices who received him later and the most contentious.
First of all, Guo Degang was very successful, making the Deyun Society more and more large-scale, and adding many apprentices to Hou Yaowen.
Guo Degang's series of successful performances also comforted the spirit of Master Mr. Hou Yaowen.
Regarding this master-apprentice fate, Lao Guo's own account is more wonderful and true than any hearsay.
Guo Degang and Deyun Society can have today's status and achievements, which is also what Hou Yaowen, the master, is willing to see.
Therefore, Guo Degang should be Mr. Hou Yaowen's most proud disciple. Of course, Mr. Kichi is also great.
After the master left, Guo Degang would not only always place the master's photo in the background, but also publish articles or poems on the day of the master's death as a report and memory.
Such a performance is more respected and remembered among all Mr. Hou Yaowen's apprentices, and there is no one.
Admire Mr. Hou Yaowen's wisdom and mind.
Guo Degang's skills have become deeper and deeper, continuous progress, and the space has become larger, thanks to Mr. Hou's merits.
Old Guo has always been full of respect and gratitude for Mr. Hou, which also shows that Mr. Hou did not look at the wrong person.
In short, if it were not for Mr. Hou Yaowen's resolute Guo Degang as an apprentice, the art of crosstalk might have disappeared from our side, let alone inherited.
Mr. Hou Yaowen helped Guo Degang, and also helped Chinese crosstalk.
Guo Degang has also been inheriting and promoting traditional culture through his influence. The efforts made by Deyun in recent years cannot be ignored.
Some people criticized Deyun Society's meal circle, and criticized Zhang Yunlei for turning crosstalk into a concert.
But from another point of view, thousands of people singing Taiping lyrics, commenting on opera and even Peking Opera are indeed a good opportunity for the younger generation to contact and understand traditional culture.
Thank you to Mr. Guo Degang and the comedian of Deyun Society for their efforts in traditional culture!
Finally, deeply remember the crosstalk master Mr. Hou Yaowen!