The inheritance and innovation of the Zhao Benshan family
As a banner figure in the Chinese comedy performance industry, Zhao Benshan has achieved great success in his artistic career and has become a prestigious "king of sketches" in the eyes of the audience. But at the same time, as a family patriarch, he has also made a lot of explorations and attempts in children's education and family business inheritance.
Zhao Daniu, the "successor" of Zhao Benshan's family, has experienced many twists and turns and struggles in the process of growing up. From childhood away from my father's care, living under the expectations of others, to finally returning to the family business and rethinking my self-positioning, the process is undoubtedly difficult. But it was this process that allowed Zhao Daniu to better understand himself and find his own development path.
As Zhao Benshan's son, Zhao Daniu has been burdened with tremendous pressure and expectations since he was a child. The title of "Son of Zhao Benshan" has brought a lot of shadows and troubles to his life. Whether he is going to school or going out, the people around him will always associate him with Zhao Benshan and have all kinds of more or less expectations for him. This situation also limited his growth and development to some extent, preventing him from truly finding his interests and direction.
Zhao Daniu himself admitted that when he was a child, this label was more of a pressure for him than an aura. He was very afraid of any negative impact on his father Zhao Benshan, and even worried that any mistake he made would make his father lose face. This fear of his father and the fear of angering him also restricted his growth to a certain extent, preventing him from truly exploring and developing his own strengths and interests.
However, in the process of growing up and maturing, Zhao Daniu has gradually learned to accept and tolerate the positive and negative effects of this label. He said frankly that the title "Zhao Benshan" brought him good or bad, and he had to accept it. After all, the identity of the father is not something he can choose, in this case, it is better to learn to use the advantages brought by this label, and at the same time learn to resolve the negative effects.
Zhao Daniu also has his own views on the benefits that this label brings to his life. He believes that the biggest benefit is that he has lived a worry-free life since he was a child, and he has no shortage of food and clothing. The bad part is that my father's love and teaching for me and my sister are really insufficient, and the number of times I can see my father a year is only a handful. In addition, many people also like to use their siblings to hype and spread rumors, which have had a certain impact on their lives.
Zhao Daniu's attitude towards this is that these rumors have little impact on himself, after all, they can't be true. But what he is most worried about is that these rumors may affect his father, Zhao Benshan. Since he was a child, the person he was most afraid of was Zhao Benshan, and he was most afraid of any negative impact on his father. Even when I was a child, I didn't do well in math at school, and I was worried that my father would feel embarrassed.
This deep concern reflects Zhao Daniu's inner awe of his father and his desire to be affirmed. The lack of his father's love since he was a child also made him feel more of his father's strictness in his contact with his father. Zhao Daniu described his father as "a very strict person", and in life, he "rarely communicates about some things in life", but teaches more about the general direction. This relatively estranged father-son relationship also made Zhao Daniu form a sense of awe for his father.
Until now, Zhao Daniu's relationship with his father is still relatively estranged. He revealed that his father is rarely directly involved in the management of the group at present, and he is not in Shenyang most of the time. Most of the time, the two of them only call each other to say hello every other day. This relatively indifferent relationship also seems to reflect a common phenomenon in modern society where the father-son relationship generally lacks in-depth communication and understanding.
But even so, Zhao Daniu's respect and admiration for his father has always existed. He believes that in the eyes of the public, his father is a "sketch king" and a theater artist, but in his own opinion, his father in life is a "bit withdrawn and strict old man". This complex cognition undoubtedly makes Zhao Daniu's relationship with his father more contradictory and complicated.
Despite this, after being exposed to the operation and management of his father's business at work, Zhao Daniu also developed more understanding and admiration for his father. He lamented, "It's hard to imagine how hard it would take him to start such a big company from scratch." This respect for his father's ability to operate his business may also be one of the important reasons why Zhao Daniu finally chose to return to the family business.
From being sent to Singapore to study since he was a child, to finally deciding to return to China and work in Benshan Media Group, the process was not smooth sailing for Zhao Daniu. When he was abroad, he tried to start his own business, but in the end it all ended in failure. This life experience made him realize that he may not have enough experience and courage to start a career independently.
So when his father approached him and hoped that he could return to work in the family company, Zhao Daniu finally chose to accept it. But he also put forward his own time plan, hoping that his father would give him two or three years to find his way and then officially return to the family business. This kind of compromise and respect may also reflect the mutual understanding and tolerance between father and son.
Although Zhao Daniu did not choose to do live streaming like his sister, but chose to work in the family company, this also reflects his cognition and positioning of his own characteristics. He admitted frankly that the "pulling down face" thing of live broadcast is really not suitable for him, and he also hopes that he and his sister can perform their respective duties and not all go on the same track. This concept of division of labor and cooperation may also stem from his sense of responsibility and commitment to the family business.
In the work of the family business, Zhao Daniu also found some areas for change and innovation. He felt that the group's business was too traditional to capture the interests of today's young people. To this end, he led the establishment of the Publicity and Distribution Center, hoping to combine traditional art forms with the traffic of the modern Internet and launch more works that fit the aesthetics of young people.
This independent attempt reflects Zhao Daniu's thinking and responsibility for the development of the family business. He recognized the Group's shortcomings in reaching out to young people and took the initiative to come up with his own solutions. This not only shows his sense of ownership of his work, but also reflects his thinking and sense of responsibility for the future development of the family business.
In getting along with his father, Zhao Daniu also felt the generation gap between the two sides. He admits that his parents' perception of himself is still at the stage of treating him as a child, and they can't really understand their thoughts and demands. This generation gap also makes Zhao Daniu face some resistance and difficulties. But he still chose to stick to his own ideas, firmly believing that through his own efforts, his family would eventually be able to understand him better.
It is worth mentioning that the filming of the promotional film "The King of Cultural Tourism" has become an attempted breakthrough for Zhao Daniu. He took the initiative to play the classic image of his father in the film, and finally received a good response. This was not only appreciated by his father, but also made him feel a sense of accomplishment in his ability to play independently.
For his father's classic works, Zhao Daniu also has a deeper understanding. He believes that the problems reflected in those works are actually very profound, which is why young people still like to recreate and adapt them. This insight shows Zhao Daniu's thinking and comprehension of the connotation of his father's works.
In the future, in the face of the development of Benshan Media Group, Zhao Daniu also has his own thinking. He believes that enterprises must keep up with the trend of the times, not lag behind the times, and be good at capturing hot topics on the Internet and launching works that are closer to the aesthetics of young people.
This grasp of the direction of the company's development undoubtedly reflects Zhao Daniu's serious thinking and responsibility for the family business. He is not satisfied with a simple inheritance, but hopes to drive the group in the direction of more innovation and development. This enterprising spirit will surely become an important driving force for the development of the Zhao Benshan family.
In general, Zhao Daniu's growth experience is undoubtedly a process with both challenges and opportunities. As the heir of the Zhao Benshan family, he must not only learn to tolerate and use the influence of the label "son of Zhao Benshan", but also strive to find his own position and contribute to the innovation and development of the family business.
Through the awe and respect for his father, combined with his own independent thinking and exploration, Zhao Daniu is growing step by step into a real family successor on this road full of cool and bumps. I believe that in the future, he will inject new vitality and innovation into Benshan Media Group and write a new chapter for this family business.