Speaking of Meng Fangui, Beijingers gave him a nickname called "Hungry Old Meng", over the years he frequently appeared in various food programs, starting from the earliest "Eight Square Food Saints", to the later "Starry Night Story" and "Chun Ni's Weekend Time", Meng Fangui inevitably had to show his hand every time he was on the show, and what he showed was not crosstalk, but his cooking skills.
Because Meng Fangui was always on the food program, after the death of master Gao Yingpei, he did not say much cross-talk, and because of the misunderstanding between him and Guo Degang, many people did not speak highly of him, saying that he could not speak cross-talk, but was a "cook" who ate by showing his face on tv, and some people said that he was ashamed of master Gao Yingpei's cultivation.
In fact, in recent years, Meng Fangui can not support himself by saying that crosstalk alone, but saying that Meng Fangui will not say crosstalk, it will be wronged him, and the old Meng's cross-talk skills are actually quite solid, and it can be said that he is quite talented.
This is not our praise of old Meng, indeed many famous cross-talk artists are willing to find him to praise, on the one hand, because we all know that old Meng occasionally talks about stand-up comedy, there is no fixed counterpart partner, on the other hand, everyone also affirms Meng Fangui's praise level.
We all know that the general partners of cross-talk are relatively fixed, because the two need to cultivate tacit understanding, which is very important, like Guo Degang and Yu Qian, the golden partner now has a look in the eye, an action between each other to understand the spirit, there is a feeling of spirit and spirit, but at the beginning of the two people in the early stage of cooperation is also a long time to have such an effect today.
However, in the face-to-mouth, the comic actor often dominates, and the actor should follow the idea of the comic actor, if it is the first cooperation, this is a test of the experience, reaction ability and on-the-spot adaptability of the actor. And Meng Fangui handled it very well in this regard.
According to Sun Fuhai's "Cross-Talk Circle Front and Behind the Scenes", in 2013, Li Boxiang was temporarily arranged to do a performance at Peking University, due to the tight time, partner Du Guozhi was unwell, Li Jindou recommended Meng Fangui to Li Boxiang and let Lao Meng come to save the scene temporarily.
There are still some rules to be done in the cross-talk industry, because from the perspective of artistic virtue, in order to respect the actors who praise the actors, if the actors in the performance change partners on the spot, it is best to explain the situation on the stage, so as not to cause suspicion among the audience.
However, Meng Fangui was a temporary rescue, Li Boxiang did not have time to communicate with him at all, and the two almost met and went directly to the stage. Of course, Meng Fangui understood the old rules of the cross-talk industry, and he came up to speak first: "Originally it was Li Boxiang and Du Guozhi, but today..."
Meng Fangui had just said half of what he said, Li Boxiang took out a handkerchief from his pocket and began to cover his face and cry, Meng Fangui understood in his heart, he knew very well that Li Boxiang was going to hang up.
At this time, Meng Fangui took over: "Yo, what is wrong with you?" ”
Li Boxiang cried and said, "I tell you an unfortunate news."
Meng Fangui then measured the work: "Oh, you slow down, you are so old, don't get excited."
"No, I have to explain to the audience, at 7 o'clock this morning, our Mr. Du Guozhi, he is unfortunate..."
"What's wrong with him?"
"Athlete's foot committed!"
"Hi, I thought what was wrong, making a fuss for half a day is a beriberi offense".
The hall laughed loudly below, and this one baggage shook loudly with the cooperation of the two people. However, the brilliance of Li Boxiang's current hanging is that he uses such a way to reveal a message to everyone, that is, Du Guozhi has something to do. And Meng Fangui can also be said to be experienced, flawlessly took this hanging.
However, this is not the end, Li Boxiang then "hanging": This one on my side is Meng Fangui, he is not an outsider, whose apprentice is it? --Gao Yingpei. This Gao Yingpei is my disciple, all of whom are disciples of Zhao Peiru, so how many disciples does Gao Yingpei have? The eldest disciple was named Su Mingjie, and he especially admired Gao Yingpei, and once, he said to Gao Yingpei, I will not be called Su Mingjie in the future, and I will change my name to Su Xiaopei later.
Meng Fangui understood again, and quickly continued: "There is this matter!" ”
"Then the second apprentice, Li Jiacun, also came and said that my master brothers and brothers had changed their names, and I was not called Li Jiacun anymore, but I changed my name to Li Erpei." So who are the three disciples? It was Meng Fangui, and when it came to Meng Fangui, he had no choice but to change it to...".
Meng Fangui reacted quickly, and turned this burden over: "I am San Pei (San Pei)?" ”
The audience was boiling again, laughing forward and backward.
Of course, we have to say that Li Boxiang's two current hangings make it very wonderful, the previous one not only explains why Du Guozhi did not come, but lets the audience understand that we are not cracks, but physical discomfort has not come, the next one has also achieved the same effect, which not only makes the audience laugh, but also very cleverly introduces the history of his new partner around him, Shi Chengdu.
The success of this performance is naturally Li Boxiang's first effort, but you must not forget that the teasing is the baggage, and the baggage is the one who holds the baggage, if Meng Fangui has no skill, this on-the-spot hanging it did not turn out, or did not shake, the jargon said that this performance is "mud".
The two had no time to communicate before going on stage, all by virtue of experience and reaction to support the whole scene, this is a real skill, especially for Meng Fangui, Li Boxiang may have already thought of hanging on the spot before going on stage, but Meng Fangui he did not know, completely rely on intuition to measure the work, people who often listen to cross-talk may know that the rhythm of the baggage is very important, and a second faster or a second of stunned will have an impact on the effect of the baggage. And Meng Fangui was just right, turning out the two most important burdens.
Therefore, Meng Fangui's cross-talk level is still worth affirming, but we still hope to see a Meng Fangui who speaks cross-talk, Meng Fangui who can dedicate more good works to the audience and friends, instead of Meng Fangui, who eats and drinks on TV every day, you say?