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Text: Nine Nine views the world
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Preface
In the Chinese cross talk world, Hou Yaowen's name represents a glorious history.
However, when the cross talk master passed away in 2007, he left behind more than the mourning of countless fans.
There is also an unresolved family dispute.
Feelings of regret
As the son of Hou Baolin, a master in the cross talk industry, Hou Yaowen has been immersed in a strong artistic atmosphere since he was a child.
Not only did he inherit his father's artistic talent, but he also began his artistic career as a full-fledged actor in the Railway Art Troupe in 1965.
On stage, he shines brightly, but in his private life, he goes through a tortuous emotional journey.
In 1979, Hou Yaowen married his first wife.
Then in 1980, they welcomed their daughter Hou Zhan.
However, due to his busy work, Hou Yaowen rarely had time to spend with his family, and this long-term separation gradually estranged his marriage from Liu Yan, which eventually ended in divorce.
In the breakdown of this marriage, her daughter Hou Zan became the biggest victim.
After the divorce, Hou Zan was awarded to his mother.
As she grew older, she gradually developed a deep resentment towards the separation of her parents and especially the absence of her father.
At school, she was ridiculed by her classmates for being seen as a child abandoned by her father.
Although deep down, Hou Zan still has a certain respect for her father, but her performance is alienation and indifference to him.
In 1990, Hou Yaowen met actress Yuan Yin and fell in love during the filming of "Special Police".
In 1993, the two entered the palace of marriage, and this news attracted widespread public attention.
For Hou Zhan, who already has a grudge against his father, this remarriage is undoubtedly a heavy blow.
She couldn't accept her father's choice, and felt extremely sad and disappointed.
The divorce of Hou Yaowen and Liu Yan and the remarriage of Hou Yaowen and Yuan Yin have become an unhealable scar in Hou Zhan's heart.
Her childhood and adolescence were deeply affected by the family upheaval, which led to a long period of alienation and misunderstanding between her and her father.
Although Hou Yaowen tried to get close to his daughter, the gap between them seemed to be getting deeper.
The estrangement between father and daughter
As the son of cross talk master Hou Baolin, he has been recognized by everyone in the art world, but he has not been recognized by his daughter.
In the fifth year of remarriage, Hou Yaowen welcomed his youngest daughter, Niuniu.
For the arrival of this new life, Hou Yaowen felt extremely excited and cherished.
He puts all his love and attention into taking care of Niu Niu.
However, this inclination of fatherly love planted the seeds of jealousy and resentment in the heart of the eldest daughter Hou Zhan.
Hou Zan grew up in an environment lacking father's love, and he was a stranger to his father.
She saw her father's love and attention for Niuniu, and the resentment in her heart gradually deepened.
Whenever she sees her father's doting on Niu Niu, she feels abandoned and neglected.
Hou Yaowen often mentioned Hou Zan when he was at a gathering of friends, and his words were full of thoughts and love for his daughter.
But when talking about his daughter's indifference, Hou Yaowen often burst into tears, and his heart was full of guilt and helplessness for his daughter.
However, Hou Zhan's resentment towards her father made her unable to understand and feel this fatherly love.
In 2004, Hou Yaowen's marriage with Yuan Yin came to an end, and Niuniu was sentenced to Yuan Yin.
In the same year, Hou Zan was hospitalized due to illness. Although Hou Yaowen was working in other places at the time, he was still very concerned about his daughter's condition.
He rushed back from out of town to visit Hou Zhan, and even fell asleep on the bench in the corridor of the hospital due to exhaustion.
Hou Zan saw her father's efforts and love for her.
When she saw her father's tired figure, the resentment and misunderstanding in her heart began to dissolve.
Eventually, Hou Chan reconciled with his father, who was by his side during eye surgery and planned to surprise him on his birthday.
However, this plan never materialized. On June 23, 2007, Hou Zan received the news of the death of his father Hou Yaowen.
This sudden bad news made Hou Zan feel that the sky was shattered, and she cried loudly, unable to accept this reality.
Today's Hou Zhan
In the shock after his father's death, Hou Zhan took on the responsibility of taking care of the aftermath.
However, the death of his father did not bring peace to the family.
Hou Yaowen's legacy is worth up to 30 million yuan, including a number of properties and famous cars such as Beijing's famous Rose Garden Villa.
Unfortunately, Hou Zan and her half-sister Niuniu originally inherited only one villa in the Rose Garden.
In pursuit of justice, Hou Zan and Niu Niu sued Hou Yaowen's brother Hou Yaohua and other related persons for the return of the estate.
Hou Yaohua is accused of handling the estate without the consent of the legal heirs and withdrawing cash from Hou's bank card.
This series of accusations and disputes has attracted widespread attention in the cross talk industry.
In this turmoil, Guo Degang, Hou Yaowen's disciple, stood up and publicly supported Hou Zan and Niuniu.
His questioning and solidarity provided a lot of support for the Hou Zan sisters.
Finally, in 2010, the lengthy lawsuit came to an end, and the estate was peacefully divided between the two parties.
The settlement of the inheritance dispute did not allow Hou Yaowen's ashes to be placed in time.
For four years, his ashes were stored in the villa in the rose garden until the dust settled.
Among all this, Guo Degang's role is particularly commendable.
He not only supported the Hou Zan sisters in public, but also reached out when they needed help most.
In order to solve the loan problem of the villa, Guo Degang bought the rose garden villa at a price of 30 million, relieving the financial burden of the Hou Zan sisters.
At the same time, Hou Zan has always maintained a low-key lifestyle and never used his father's fame to stir up trouble.
She publicly supported Guo Degang in 2015 and gave him her father's seal, expressing her deep friendship with him.
Hou Zan and his daughter's life is calm and simple, which is exactly what Hou Yaowen wanted to see before his death.
Hou Zhan's close relationship with Guo Degang remains strong years later.
At the 2021 Deyun sealing site, 41-year-old Hou Zan appeared with his daughter Wowo and sent flowers to Guo Degang.
The close relationship between Wowo and Guo Degang's son Guo Fenyang has made the outside world speculate about the deep friendship between the two families.
Although Hou Yaowen's life was full of family entanglements and pain, his death allowed the family to finally find reconciliation and peace.
Hou Zhan's low-key life and nostalgia for his father are the best tribute to Hou Yaowen.
The story of this family is not only about wealth and strife, but also about family affection, reconciliation and growth.