In the palace of traditional Chinese art, cross talk has long attracted people from all walks of life with its unique charm. When it comes to cross talk, I have to mention a master who has gone down in history - Hou Baolin. His skills and charm not only made him a generation of grandmasters, but also made the art of cross talk unprecedentedly prosperous. Despite this, under the aura of this master, there is one person whose artistic path is not smooth, and he is Hou Baolin's third son-Hou Yaowen.
Hou Yaowen has lived in the environment of cross talk since he was a child, and those melodious suona, loud gongs and drums and interesting jokes have already planted the seeds of art in his heart. Although Hou Baolin does not want his son to step into the same artistic path, he believes that this road is bumpy and may not be suitable for his descendants, but in Hou Yaowen's heart, cross talk has become an irresistible fate.
Hou Yaowen's persistence finally made him walk on the podium and become a cross talk actor loved by the audience. His cross talk style inherits the Hou family style, pays attention to the carving of words and sentences and the depth of connotation, and also has his own unique insights and innovations. It was this talent that led him to receive his first apprentice, Jia Lun, in 1982 and become a "master" in the true sense of the word. But at this time, he still did not have an apprenticeship.
Hou Baolin was very cautious in choosing the inheritance of his apprentices. He did not let Hou Yaowen worship Chang Baoting and Chang Baohua, the leaders of the cross talk industry at that time, but firmly chose Zhao Peiru. There are many reasons for this, but there are two core ones: Hou Baolin has a deep understanding of art, and he believes that cross talk is not only the inheritance of skills, but also the transmission of spirit and culture. As a national first-class actor, Zhao Peiru not only has profound cross talk skills, but also her artistic accomplishment and moral quality are recognized by the industry. Hou Baolin hopes that under the guidance of such an "artist-type" teacher, Hou Yaowen will not only learn skills, but also learn how to become a real artist.
Moreover, Hou Baolin also has his own unique considerations for family inheritance. He is well aware that the inheritance of art requires fresh blood and different perspectives, and if he blindly pursues the inheritance of skills within the family, it may lead to the closure of art. Although Chang Baoting and Chang Baohua are both giants in the cross talk industry, their styles are too similar to the Hou Baolin family. Hou Baolin hopes that Hou Yaowen can absorb more extensive nutrition under the guidance of teachers with different artistic styles like Zhao Peiru, so as to make his artistic path broader.
Not only that, Zhao Peiru's artistic influence on Hou Yaowen is not insignificant. She not only taught Hou Yaowen the basic skills of cross talk, but more importantly, taught him his attitude towards art and philosophy of life. Zhao Peiru's rigorous work attitude and artistic pursuit of excellence have deeply influenced Hou Yaowen and made him go further and further on the road of acting.
After years of hard work, Hou Yaowen finally worshipped Zhao Peiru as his teacher in 1993. That year, he was already a well-known cross talk actor, but in the matter of apprenticeship, he still obeyed his father's wishes. This decision also proves Hou Baolin's foresight, because under Zhao Peiru's guidance, Hou Yaowen's artistic path has been given a brighter future.
Hou Yaowen's apprenticeship with Zhao Peiru is an ordinary master-apprentice relationship on the surface, but in essence, it carries the inheritance of art, the expectations of the family and the deep affection between father and son. This incident also reflects the importance attached to the inheritance of teachers in the field of traditional Chinese art, as well as the artist's thoughtful consideration for the inheritance of art.
This story tells us that the inheritance of art requires not only the teaching of skills, but also the inheritance of the artistic spirit, not only the support of the family, but also the injection of fresh blood, and not only the exchange between master and apprentice, but also a dialogue across the ages. The story of Hou Baolin and Hou Yaowen is a microcosm of the inheritance of cross talk art, and it is also an example of the inheritance of Chinese culture. In today's fast-moving society, such stories remind us to cherish and inherit traditional culture, and also to have the courage to innovate and develop, so that traditional art can be rejuvenated in the new era.