In 1982, Zhao Benshan was only 25 years old and participated in the pull scene "Falling Three Strings" in the first rural drama in Liaoning Province, he played a blind man, this performance was a great success, and his reputation overnight. At the same time, Gao Xiumin also entered the Buyeo Civil Art Troupe and became an actress, because of her outstanding talent, within a few years, she had become the deputy head of the art troupe. This year, both Gao Xiumin and Zhao Benshan's careers are rising rapidly, but neither of them knows that fate will make them meet in amazing ways in the next few years.
He Qingkui is a talent, but his life once fell into a trough. As early as when Gao Xiumin was young, he met her and wrote a script "Two Rings" for her. Until one day in 1989, Gao Xiumin met 41-year-old He Qingkui again. That day, Gao Xiumin said to He Qingkui: "Brother He, why don't you write something?" If it is used, you will also be given a performance fee. Gao Xiumin told He Qingkui that a performance could give him 200 yuan, and this 200 yuan was very attractive to He Qingkui at that time.
So, he decided to start working again and collaborated with Gao Xiumin. In that year, He Qingkui's play "Who Marries Whom" was performed by Gao Xiumin in the northeast region and achieved great success, and Gao Xiumin and He Qingkui began to rise to prominence in the northeast region and became famous.
At the same time, Zhao Benshan also quickly emerged in the northeast region. On the recommendation of Jiang Kun, he appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala and performed the pull drama "1+1=? and "Mahjong, Tofu", this performance he became famous nationwide.
In 1991, Gao Xiumin and Zhao Benshan were both at the peak of their careers, but due to busy work, they parted ways with their respective partners. Gao Xiumin divorced her husband Li Yunqi and lived alone with her daughter Li Xuan. Zhao Benshan, because he and his wife got together less and separated more, the two had no common topic, so he filed for divorce and generously gave his ex-wife Ge Shuzhen and his two children a one-time payment, including living expenses, child support, and medical expenses, a total of 250,000 yuan, and left the property and vehicle to his ex-wife. The two children are raised by Ge Shuzhen.
In the face of great changes in life, Gao Xiumin bravely took a crucial step. She quit her job at the Buyeo Civic Art Troupe and became a freelance actress. She participated in the National Sketch Competition held in Shenzhen and chose the sketch "Baggage" created by He Qingkui as her performance program. In this arena, Gao Xiumin won the gold medal in one fell swoop, a victory that laid a solid foundation for her career. The cooperative relationship between Gao Xiumin and He Qingkui has also become closer.
Gao Xiumin's success came with good news, and another Northeastern-born artist, Zhao Benshan, also embarked on a new path during this period. The fates of the two began to converge, and in 1997, Zhao Benshan faced a key challenge, he needed to revise a skit "Red Sorghum Model Team" to be performed at the Spring Festival Gala, but the screenwriter could not complete the task. At this time, Zhao Benshan thought of He Qingkui and invited him to help modify it. As a result, Ho's revision was excellent, officially opening the way to collaboration between the two outstanding artists.
In 1998, a legendary group - Zhao Benshan, Gao Xiumin and He Qingkui - was born in the Chinese sketch industry, and their joint sketch "New Year Greeting" became famous. This "iron triangle" composed of Zhao Benshan, Gao Xiumin and He Qingkui can be called an iconic existence in the Chinese sketch world. However, despite their great success in their careers, the relationship between Zhao Benshan and Gao Xiumin has also experienced a tortuous journey.
Gao Xiumin's hometown of Songwon City held an event, and hometown leaders wanted her to invite Zhao Benshan to perform. The hometown leaders prepared a performance fee of 200,000 yuan for this purpose. But Gao Xiumin said to the leader of his hometown that when Zhao Benshan would look at his own face, he would not want to give in a few times, so that everyone would have face.
Gao Xiumin extended an invitation to Zhao Benshan with anticipation, however, the development of things was unexpected to her. When the performance ended and the hometown leader took out 200,000 yuan, Zhao Benshan accepted the fee straightforwardly, which made Gao Xiu sensitive to embarrassment. This incident was the first rift between the two, and Gao Xiumin blamed Zhao Benshan for saying, "Big brother, you really give me face!" But that's just the tip of the iceberg.
In 2003, Gao Xiumin and Zhao Benshan were both actively preparing for a new sketch, but suddenly an accident occurred. Gao Xiumin received a call from a good sister, saying that she had a show in Tonghua, but the protagonist did not come, and if the performance failed, she would have to compensate 400,000 yuan.
In order to help the good sisters, Gao Xiumin hurriedly went to Tonghua, which happened to be the day CCTV reviewed their new sketches. The time of the censorship conflicted with the time of the Tonghua performance, and they did not have time for rehearsals. As a result, CCTV's performance during the review was not as expected, and Zhao Benshan blamed Gao Xiumin, causing a fierce quarrel between the two.
Over time, the cooperation between Zhao Benshan and Gao Xiumin gradually decreased. Zhao Benshan did not seek Gao Xiumin to cooperate when filming the TV series "Ma Dashuai", and in the previous TV series "Liu Laogen", Zhao Benshan arranged an important role for Gao Xiumin. In the new sketch "Water Delivery Worker" at the 2004 Spring Festival Gala, the role of the heroine was changed from Gao Xiumin to Song Dandan, which once again made Gao Xiu sensitive to dissatisfaction.
Later, because Song Dandan couldn't act, Zhao Benshan found Gao Xiumin to save the scene. Despite this, for the sake of the overall situation, Gao Xiumin agreed to Zhao Benshan's request and starred in "Water Delivery Worker", but her response was full of cryptic emotions.
After ending "Water Delivery", the cooperation between Zhao Benshan and Gao Xiumin decreased again, and the tacit understanding and cooperation between the two became rare.
Once, Zhao Benshan took Gao Xiumin and Fan Wei to Sichuan for a series of performances that were a great success. However, the problem lies in the distribution of remuneration. Although Zhao Benshan received 420,000 yuan from this performance, he only gave Fan Wei 7,000 yuan!
Gao Xiumin was very dissatisfied with this, and she said to Zhao Benshan without hesitation: "Brother, you are too dark, only give Fan Wei 7,000 yuan, you can give him 20,000 yuan!" However, Zhao Benshan retorted: "He became famous with me, and he still wants to make money? Became famous and went somewhere else to earn money. ”
Gao Xiumin was not only dissatisfied with Zhao Benshan's attitude, but also took action to support Fan Wei. She and Fan Wei were invited to participate in a TV station's sketch program and were paid 35,000 yuan. Gao Xiumin decided to divide the fee between herself and Fan Wei, she took 20,000 yuan and gave Fan Wei 15,000 yuan.
She specially told Zhao Benshan about this, hoping that he would treat Fan Wei more fairly in the future. However, Zhao Benshan was unimpressed by Gao Xiumin's approach, saying: "Why don't you tell me more, then you are like this, let me give it in the future." In the end, Fan Wei decided to leave Zhao Benshan's team.
After Gao Xiumin left Zhao Benshan, he did not go downhill, but his career became better and better. She invested in and starred in the rural light comedy "Holy Water Lakeside" written by He Qingkui, which was a great success and made her achieve more recognition and success in the entertainment industry.
In September 2005, Gao Xiumin planned to shoot the second part of "Holy Water Lakeside", but fate played a joke on her and her partners. On August 8, 2005, He Qingkui's eldest son He Shuchun suffered a car accident and unfortunately died. This sudden tragedy plunged He Qingkui into deep sadness.
At that time, Gao Xiumin also made a call to his old friend Lei Kesheng. On the phone, she told Lei Kesheng: "Lao He's son has an accident, and the sequel to "Holy Water Lakeside" originally scheduled to be filmed in September cannot be filmed. Although I can't shoot it this year, I will definitely shoot it next year, and I will bear all the losses. ”
But fate once again cast a painful blow on Gao Xiumin and their team. 10 days after the death of He Qingkui's son He Shuchun, Gao Xiumin suddenly suffered a heart attack, and she died at the age of 46. She also failed to reconcile with Zhao Benshan before her death.
After learning the news of Gao Xiumin's death, Zhao Benshan immediately rushed to He Qingkui's side. At Gao Xiumin's funeral, Zhao Benshan cried: "Sister, brother is late."
Years later, when people look back on the relationship between Gao Xiumin, He Qingkui and Zhao Benshan, they have more thought and understanding. He Qingkui admitted: "I know that it was her fault to be separated, she went out to perform the day before the Spring Festival Gala review, and she didn't even get the words right, almost delayed the review, it was her fault, but I love her, there is no way, I can only choose to leave with her."
Zhao Benshan also had some understanding of the past, he said: "In fact, we have no contradictions, but everyone has a bad temper and can't turn around for a while, knowing that there is such a day, why bother in the first place?"
Time flies, and all grievances and grievances drift away with the wind. Years later, He Qingkui and Zhao Benshan collaborated again, including in "Country Love 3", showing the tenacity of friendship. Zhao Benshan said at this moment: "Welcome He Qingkui to Benshan Media, he can write whatever he can, and if he doesn't want to write, he will retire here."
In addition, Fan Wei and Zhao Benshan also solved the past misunderstandings and co-starred in the third part of "Liu Laogen" in 2020, which is their work together again.