Preface:
Guo Donglin, a legendary figure who has appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for 20 consecutive years with his gratifying image in humorous sketches, is known as the "nail household of the Spring Festival Gala".
His acting career has gone through 30 years, and he has always maintained a clean and self-respecting image, which is deeply loved by the audience.
However, a recent incident has put him in the spotlight and into the spotlight.
The incident stemmed from the eight words he uttered, which unexpectedly became his nightmare.
At this moment, Guo Donglin changed from a well-respected and loved sketch actor to the object of accusations and claims, and once faced a claim of up to 100 million.
This sudden turmoil has severely affected Guo's life and career, and he has to deal with legal proceedings, while enduring public pressure and media pursuit.
The children of artistic families are beginning to show their talents, and their acting talents are enlightened by their parents
In 1966, Guo Donglin was born into a family of artists.
His father made a living by telling fast books, and his mother was an actor who told stories.
Growing up in such a family, Guo Donglin began to imitate his parents to tell stories, which caused the audience to laugh.
Guo Donglin's acting talent can be seen.
The parents saw their son's ability to be different from ordinary people, and they enlightened him more attentively.
They hope that Guo Donglin will not stumble on the road of art like himself in the future, and will succeed through his own efforts.
Whenever his parents go out to perform, they will take Guo Donglin with them.
Looking at the parents who were performing on the stage, Guo Donglin also learned to sing, and many audience members gave a thumbs up to praise the little boy.
Gradually, Guo Donglin also developed a strong interest in acting.
He found that he could bring joy to everyone through words and expressions, and this became the starting point of his journey into entertainment.
Seeing Guo Donglin's enthusiasm for performance, his parents guided him more carefully.
They taught him storytelling skills, taught him to change his voice and adjust his intonation.
Guo Donglin absorbs his parents' knowledge like a little sponge, and then practices offstage.
The family is poor, and the road to education is blocked, and the unemployed mother bears a heavy burden
The good times did not last long, and due to the changes in the times at that time, Guo Donglin's parents lost their jobs.
The family suddenly fell into a desperate environment, seeing that Guo Donglin was about to go to elementary school, and the source of livelihood became their biggest worry.
Guo Donglin's father was reluctant to go to the factory, feeling that he was educated and should work in a more decent job.
But when he went to the editorial office to apply for a job, the editors-in-chief's attitude of no one in their eyes shattered his ideals, so he had to go to the sugar factory to manage lunch.
Once, in order to bring something delicious for the child, he secretly packed a meal.
was discovered by the passing factory director and was fired.
This shame and helplessness are deeply imprinted in Guo Donglin's heart.
After that, my father got a job as a delivery man, thinking that his life could be improved.
However, he fell off a tricycle during a delivery and was taken to the hospital for treatment.
Now the burden of the family falls on the shoulders of his mother and Guo Donglin.
In order to make ends meet, the mother and son worked everywhere to make a living.
Guo Donglin learned from his parents to recite some limerick poems, which attracted passers-by to stop.
Sometimes I met a well-wisher who could get some money and open meat for a few hot meals.
If they find nothing, they even have to beg for food in the streets, shivering with cold.
The hard life made Guo Donglin self-reliant and independent.
He didn't let his parents worry, he carried a small schoolbag on the street, and he didn't cry or make trouble when his face turned purple from the cold in winter.
Guo Donglin also quietly handed over the money he earned to his mother, hoping to add some oil and salt to the family.
The drama stage sharpened his acting skills and finally won the favor, and his first appearance on the Spring Festival Gala became popular and famous
In the 90s of the 20th century, Guo Donglin was admitted to the Beijing People's Art Theater and began to engage in drama performance.
At first, he could only play some small roles, but he still studied diligently and enriched his basic skills.
In 1991, under the strong recommendation of his teacher, Guo Donglin finally starred in his first drama "The Story of the Editorial Department".
Although it is only a small role, Guo Donglin has devoted all his efforts to shaping it.
He experienced the yearning of a fledgling youth for the dream of publishing, and showed the emotions of the characters on the stage.
The excellent debut soon brought more performance opportunities for Guo Donglin.
He progressed from a supporting role to a leading role in the theater and made his mark in the theater world.
In 1993, the director of the Spring Festival Gala set his sights on this well-known drama actor and invited him to appear on the stage of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala for the first time.
That year, the sketch "Market Sketch" of the Spring Festival Gala received a warm response, and Guo Donglin's acting talent was also revealed through this program.
Since then, he has officially entered the audience's field of vision and embarked on the journey of a comedian.
The sketch era has been shining for 20 years, and he has made his screen debut as an attempt to be all-round
In 1995, Guo Donglin cooperated with his partner Mai Hongmei to perform the Spring Festival Gala sketch "Something You Say", which became a turning point for him to really emerge.
Through this family's daily comedy story, Guo Donglin successfully created a kind and humorous image of a small person in the market.
The lines are colloquial, with exaggerated facial expressions, which makes the audience laugh.
Since then, the joyful character of "Big Head Guozi" has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Guo Donglin also began the legendary road of appearing on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for 20 consecutive years.
He has successively cooperated with Niu Li, Feng Gong and other partners to perform and play Kai repeatedly.
Those warm and funny family sketches have become the highlight of every Spring Festival Gala, and Guo Donglin is known as the "nail household of the Spring Festival Gala".
In 2003, Guo Donglin also challenged the big screen and co-starred with Andy Lau and Cecilia Cheung in the movie "Mice Fall in Love with Cats".
He wanted to be not only a comedian, but also an all-round performing artist.
This spirit of daring to try new things has also increased the audience's affection for him.
A joke causes trouble, is speechless, hurts people, and makes a public apology difficult to calm the anger of public opinion
In 2017, Guo Donglin and his partner Sun Guitian performed the sketch "Withdraw Money" at the Spring Festival Gala.
It was supposed to be his chance to win the title again, but it was the turning point that led him to fall from the top.
With just one line "The liar speaks Henan dialect", Guo Donglin was questioned by some viewers, thinking that he was suspected of regional discrimination.
Public opinion spread rapidly, and Guo Donglin repeatedly publicly apologized and explained, but it still could not calm everyone's dissatisfaction.
He lost many advertising endorsements one after another, and disappeared from the Spring Festival Gala stage in the following two years.
For a time, Guo Donglin's reputation was discredited, and years of hard work came to naught.
Maybe it's just an unintentional mistake, but you have to be cautious after all when joking, and the damage of a sentence is unimaginable.
Live broadcast self-entertainment is hurt by regional words, and it is difficult to get to the hall of elegance again after two years of zero film and television films
After no longer being able to appear in such an elegant hall as the Spring Festival Gala, the 57-year-old Guo Donglin can only switch to mobile phone live broadcast.
He tells jokes in front of the camera, trying to find his past passions.
However, there are still abusive remarks against him from time to time in the live broadcast room, and words such as "regional black" are frequently swiped, Guo Donglin explained that he wanted to resolve the misunderstanding, but with little success.
He seems to be stereotyped in an impression that he can't get rid of.
In the past two years, no film and television works have found Guo Donglin, and his acting career has been in an unprecedented downturn.
We don't know what kind of struggle and pain he went through.
It takes a lot of courage to remain humble and gentle in the face of criticism and doubts.
Maybe Guo Donglin is still wandering, still looking for the direction to regain his dream.
We are all exploring and moving forward in our respective journeys of life, and we thank him for the joy he brings us, and I wish him the light again as soon as possible.
Epilogue:
Guo Donglin's life has experienced huge ups and downs, he bravely pursued his dream on the comedy stage, but also suffered unimaginable blows.
We should not judge a person by their success or failure alone, because everyone's inner world is unique.
Thank you Guo Donglin for warming the world with a smile, and look forward to him reaching new heights.