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The Spring and Autumn of History
Edited by the Spring and Autumn of History
——Preface——
To be able to live to the age of nearly 100 years old, what an enviable thing it should be.
But the 92-year-old famous cross talk actor Yang Shaohua still broke his family's heart.
Obviously he is nearly 100 years old, but he smokes and drinks all the time, and he is an indulgent diet of big fish and meat every day, even if he has been hospitalized many times for treatment, and even sent to the ICU ward for rescue, he still resolutely does not change.
Why is that?
——Extravagant and indulgent old age——
Yang Shaohua's later life was quite extravagant and indulgent. Since he was completely relieved of the burden of being an artist, he seems to have left behind all the restraints of the past few decades.
In terms of diet, he is completely free of moderation, and he is good at drinking, especially those heavy foods, such as smoky fire, pickled pickles, etc. He rarely eats at home, but spends his days in various restaurants and restaurants, feasting until he gets drunk.
In terms of health care, Yang Shaohua ignored it completely.
As a ninety-year-old man, taking care of his body should be the first thing in his life, but he has been denied the last bit of interest.
The focus of daily life is all on eating, drinking and having fun, not to mention exercise, and even simple walking activities are rare. Sleep schedules are even more chaotic, often sleepless all night, and drowsy during the day.
It is conceivable that under such a luxurious and indulgent lifestyle, Yang Shaohua's health soon became problematic.
He often felt weak, lost his appetite, or suffered from insomnia, splitting headaches, and in more severe cases, vomiting.
In this way, he became a regular visitor to several hospitals, almost as if he had accepted his freehold there, wandering between the emergency room and the ward all day and night.
At first, the family was only slightly uneasy about Yang Shaohua's extravagant and indulgent living habits, but everyone still felt that the old man was happy.
But as Yang Shaohua's physical condition deteriorated, their inner worries increased day by day.
The adopted son Yang Jinming and his biological son Yang Yi directly stepped forward and severely criticized Yang Shaohua's lifestyle.
Unfortunately, Yang Shaohua turned a deaf ear to the dissuasion of his children.
After all, in his opinion, he is ninety years old, and he can be regarded as having almost lived this life, and the rest of his life is left to his own devices.
Birth, old age, sickness and death, no one can escape this last fate, why not completely indulge in the last time?
——The first half of the struggle——
Yang Shaohua's life has experienced many ups and downs, but because of this, his life path is even more tortuous and exciting.
And the initial beginning, it has to start with his poor childhood.
Yang Shaohua came into this world in 1931 and was born in a dilapidated slum in Beijing.
His family was poor, his father died young, and his mother raised the four children alone, and could only barely maintain the family's food and clothing by doing some menial work. In this environment, Yang Shaohua has tasted the hardships of life since he was a child.
However, although the family is surrounded by walls, the mother always tries her best to give warmth to her children and water their growth with her own sweat.
However, when Yang Shaohua was 6 years old, a sudden fire completely took away the last place for this poor family.
Having lost their home, the family was displaced, almost all of them became beggars on the streets.
At that time, Yang Shaohua was still young and knew nothing about the cruelty of life, so he just followed his mother blankly.
The winter in Beijing was cold and biting, and starving and freezing became a daily routine, but fortunately, the people were simple at that time, and many people felt very sorry for this child, so everyone often sent him some leftovers, and Yang Shaohua also grew up day by day on these leftovers.
When Yang Shaohua was a teenager, he thought that he was already a big child, so he found a factory to work, but he didn't know it at that time, and his fate had changed dramatically.
At that time, Yang Shaohua was working in a shoe factory, and there was a teahouse next to the shoe factory, and the sound of cross talk could often be heard in the teahouse.
Gradually, he became more and more interested in cross talk, and sometimes he couldn't help the miners, just to listen to the cross talk in the teahouse.
This quickly caused dissatisfaction among his bosses, and he was fired.
But fortunately, Yang Shaohua has found a new path of his own at this time, that is, to worship a famous teacher and learn cross talk.
After he left the shoe factory, he soon entered the teahouse to do chores, and because he was more clever, he was soon favored by the cross talk master Guo Rongqi and became a disciple of his disciples.
But then with the death of his master, Yang Shaohua's life went into darkness again.
After leaving the teahouse, he entered a steel mill and started his new life.
——Step into the cross talk circle——
Although the environment in the steel mill is simple and the conditions are not very good, at least there is a regular income and living security.
And because he is very good at talking, he usually plays tricks to make people happy, and he was soon selected into the steel mill's quyi troupe and became a cross talk actor in the troupe.
What's more, here Yang Shaohua got acquainted with a noble man who had a profound impact on his career - Ma Sanli.
Ma Sanli was a very famous cross talk master at that time, and he appreciated Yang Shaohua's talent very much, not only personally taught some of the essence of cross talk, but also matched him and became his son Ma Zhiming's partner.
For a time, the combination of Yang Shaohua and Ma Zhiming became well-known in the capital, and the tacit cooperation and ingenious interpretation of the two brought a lot of joy to the audience.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and for some reasons, the two eventually parted ways and went their own way.
For many years in the following years, Yang Shaohua was praised by others, but he was unable to display his talents, and his career has been quite dull. Although his income is meager, he has never been discouraged, and still insists on tirelessly pursuing and studying on the road of cross talk.
The turnaround finally came by chance.
There is a local opera group in Beijing, the Lianchang Society, which is on the verge of disintegration due to the serious loss of members.
Seeing that the good future was about to be ruined, the president Sun Guangzhi made up his mind to visit the capital and invite masters to join the company. At this moment, someone recommended Yang Shaohua to him.
From the beginning, Sun Guangzhi was not too optimistic about this unknown cross talk actor, after all, he was rarely known in the industry.
But Yang Shaohua's performance immediately reversed Sun Guangzhi's opinion.
He was full of praise for Yang Shaohua's language skills and acting talent, and immediately invited Yang Shaohua to join the United Standing Club without hesitation, and personally cheered for him. Since then, Yang Shaohua's cross talk career has finally taken off again.
During his time at the United Standing Society, Sun Guangzhi personally organized a number of major plays for him, and used eye-catching positions on the program list to publicize him, which became an instant hit.
From an unknown cross talk actor to a rise to fame, Yang Shaohua finally paved a bright avenue with his tenacious struggle. Next, he not only toured countless performances in China, but also performed in Hong Kong, Macao and other places many times, and his reputation spread far and wide.
However, the good times were short-lived, and the society eventually dissolved as the members of the United Standing Society left one after another.
Yang Shaohua's career also fell into a trough again, and once reached the point of despair.
——Late bloomer——
Although the first half of Yang Shaohua's life was full of suffering, fate did not give up on him.
Just when Yang Shaohua's career was at a low ebb, a turning point appeared. At that time, he was over 57 years old and was about to enter the old age of his life.
By chance, he got acquainted with Zhao Weizhou, a cross talk artist who was already well-known at that time.
This later became his important partner and brought the second spring of Yang Shaohua's career.
The two hit it off and complemented each other on stage, presenting one classic cross talk excerpt after another to the audience with their excellent language skills and superb performance skills.
Especially the burden of "I want to bloom", which later became a household name, came from Zhao Weizhou's mouth. This unpretentious but intriguing line instantly touched the heartstrings of the audience and was impressive.
Since then, "I want to bloom" has gradually become Yang Shaohua's iconic quotation.
Zhao Weizhou and Yang Shaohua's cross talk partner quickly won a high reputation and popularity in Beijing and even the whole country.
However, just when his career was getting better, Yang Shaohua encountered an unexpected urgent need. Fortunately, Zhao Benshan, who has always been low-key, lent a helping hand in time and funded Yang Shaohua with a lot of money, so that he could tide over the difficulties.
The public's attention and love for Yang Shaohua largely stems from his unique "wilting" style.
is different from the previous model of the master in the cross talk industry, he has brought the praise to a new level, and his words are full of negativity and laziness, but he is humorous and witty.
This novel way of performance has injected new vitality into the art of cross talk and won unanimous praise from the audience.
In this way, Yang Shaohua, who was over the age of six, rose in popularity and became famous overnight.
He frequently appeared on large and small stages across the country, and was welcomed all over the country. At the same time, Yang Shaohua also formed an indissoluble bond with Guo Degang, Yu Qian and other heavyweights in the cross talk industry and established a good friendship.
's career has advanced by leaps and bounds, and Yang Shaohua's life has naturally undergone earth-shaking changes. It's a pity that just as his career was about to reach its peak, the differences with his partner Zhao Weizhou were also intensifying.
In the end, the two broke up unhappily, and Yang Shaohua single-handedly brought his adopted son into the industry and became his new partner.
In the days when he was partnered with his son, Yang Shaohua not only instilled the experience and tricks he had accumulated over the years into his adopted son, but also incorporated a lot of new ideas and elements.
The two quickly won the love of the audience with the freshness brought by the age difference. The scene burst into laughter and applause, reproducing the demeanor of Yang Shaohua and Zhao Weizhou when they were in good times.
——The son inherits the father's business——
Yang Shaohua's adopted son Yang Jinming is a natural lover of cross talk, and has shown extraordinary language talent since he was a child.
Under the personal guidance of Yang Shaohua, Yang Jinming not only memorized a large number of classic cross talk materials, but also mastered some unique secrets in the cross talk industry.
Yang Shaohua took great care of him in every way, and always poured his precious efforts into it, hoping that one day he could truly cultivate him into a generation of grandmasters.
At the same time, Yang Shaohua also strengthened the cultivation of his biological son Yang Yi.
When he was a child, Yang Yi showed an artistic talent that was different from ordinary people, and he also had a strong interest in the cross talk industry.
However, unlike Yang Jinming, Yang Yi's dream is actually to become a cross talk director.
Over the years, Yang Shaohua has fully supported his son's ideal, and has also created a lot of practical opportunities for Yang Yi.
Many times, he will even demonstrate as the main character on stage, providing valuable live performance experience for the cross talk repertoire directed by his son. From the front and back of the stage, Yang Yi was able to participate in the whole process, thus accumulating rich practical experience.
What's even more touching is that as he gets older, Yang Shaohua hopes to see Yang Yi realize his dream with his own eyes from the bottom of his heart.
Therefore, whenever the cross talk repertoire directed by his son is to be performed on a large-scale occasion, he will definitely put down all his work and personally sit on the scene to provide guidance and support for his son throughout the process.
Sometimes in order to support his son, he even did not hesitate to put down his body and go into battle in person, performing on the same stage with other actors.
In the process of cultivating his son, Yang Shaohua unreservedly passed on his unique insights and experience of cross talk art to the two successors.
Someone once commented on Yang Shaohua: "If a seed gives birth to a towering tree, then Yang Shaohua is this immovable seed with deep roots and leaves." "
——Conclusion——
When Yang Shaohua entered the later years of his life, he decided to enjoy himself in time, after all, he had already poured most of his efforts into inheriting his artistic concepts and exquisite skills.
When people reach the twilight of their lives, they enjoy the happy time of the rest of the festival and live a leisurely life.
And for an old man of his age, the greatest joy and joy is to pass on what he has learned all his life to the next generation, and watch his children and grandchildren slowly take over the burden they once shouldered and continue their careers.
Information sources:
Baidu Encyclopedia: Yang Shaohua
"91-year-old cross talk celebrity Yang Shaohua is sick and stays, and I posted a video: I have passed another hurdle" urban scene, released on July 14, 2023