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In the cross talk circle, there is a longevity cross talk master known as the "longevity prince in the cross talk industry", he is the 92-year-old Yang Shaohua. A few days ago, videos of Yang Shaohua drinking wine and eating big meat were constantly circulating on the Internet, which aroused widespread attention and heated discussions among netizens. As the inheritor of the art of cross talk in the last century, Yang Shaohua has a legendary experience, and his life style is also thought-provoking. Let's discuss the development of contemporary cross talk art and the current situation of cross talk artists from Yang Shaohua's life.
Seeking glory without old art Yang Shaohua has been tossing and turning all his life
Yang Shaohua was born in Beijing in the 30s of the last century, his family was poor, and he dropped out of school to work to make a living when he was young. When he was 12 years old, he was fortunate to learn from the famous cross talk master Guo Rongqi and began to learn the art of cross talk. Unfortunately, bad luck, the cross talk tea house closed down, the master-apprentice relationship was interrupted, and Yang Shaohua had to enter the steel mill to make a living.
After entering the steel mill quyi troupe, Yang Shaohua met the first nobleman, Ma Sanli. Ma Sanli not only personally taught Yang Shaohua to be a cross talk actor, but also arranged for him to partner with his son Ma Zhiming to perform on the same stage, thus opening the way for Yang Shaohua to become famous. However, Yang Shaohua, who has a somewhat conceited personality, is dissatisfied with Ma Zhiming, who was born as a noble child, and often retaliates against his partner during performances, causing the two to part ways.
After independence, although Yang Shaohua has a certain status, he has not shined, and has been living by being a compliment to others. It wasn't until he met his partner Zhao Weizhou at the age of 57 in 1989, and the two launched the masterpiece "Dead Wood in Spring", that Yang Shaohua really stood on the stage of the cross talk world. Subsequently, Yang Shaohua and Zhao Weizhou terminated their cooperation, and instead cultivated their son Yang Yi, and once took the great prospects of the cross talk world into the hands of himself and his parents.
"Repay the kindness of my teachers and friends, let others earn money, I just want to earn money in my own pocket." This is a concept that Yang Shaohua has adhered to for many years. Despite the ups and downs of his career, with this undisguised utilitarian psychology and hard-heartedness, Yang Shaohua has survived to this day and has become one of the "old and strong" legends in the cross talk industry.
Career-mindedness is more important than life, and he still does not leave tobacco and alcohol at an advanced age
In the second half of his life, the news of Yang Shaohua's death was exposed from time to time, which attracted the attention of netizens. The reason for this is that Yang Shaohua's advanced age and indulgent living habits are one of the main factors.
In November 2022, the 90-year-old Yang Shaohua was hospitalized with a serious illness, but he still had to be picked up by his son from the hospital to participate in the ribbon-cutting ceremony of the hotel and give red envelopes to the Lions. In addition, Yang Shaohua's children even used it as a human flesh billboard, and during the epidemic, despite their father's advanced age, they pulled him out to sell boxed lunches, and showed off his food hobbies on social platforms to attract attention and increase fans.
Yang Shaohua himself is also enjoying it, and he claims that good genes are the reason for living until now. His lifestyle is feasting, and Yang Shaohua can often be seen in the video "Big Fish and Big Meat with a Cup of Wine". Interestingly, he was so frugal that he had to "take advantage" of others even for a cigarette. In stark contrast to most of the elderly, Yang Shaohua rarely mentions the way of health preservation, eats, drinks and has fun without moderation, and can be said to live "freely" enough.
It is commendable that despite the indulgence of life style, Yang Shaohua still has the habit of exercising to maintain his physical strength, and he often boasts that he will never bother his son, which shows that there is still a sincere and persistent heart in it. On this issue, Yang Shaohua seems to be trying to influence the public through his actions and make people rethink how cross talk artists should live.
In the death of the old way of cross talk, don't forget the original intention of the spirit
Some commentators believe that Yang Shaohua's style represents a kind of "decline" in the current cross talk industry and the entire music circle. Compared with predecessors such as Guo Degang and others who have always adhered to the duty of art, there are now many cross talk artists who sell their fame and reputation and exploit the profit space of commercialization. At the same time, the infighting in the quyi industry is also very serious, and the ethics are unconvincing.
Of course, there are reasons for the changes of the times and the business environment, but it is more due to the distortion of the development path of the cross talk industry itself and the deviation of the orientation. As a quyi critic said, "cross talk should strive to say unique thoughts, unique life experiences, and unique ways of thinking" is the origin. However, there is no shortage of cross talk actors who are pretentious and superficial for the sake of commercial packaging, and gradually lose their ethics as traditional opera artists.
Yang Shaohua's life may give some enlightenment to the current world: although the art of cross talk is constantly changing with the development of the times, its core spirit and cultural connotation will never go out of style. Unique performance talents, outstanding life experience, and excellent moral cultivation are the keys to cultivating first-class quyi artists. At the same time, artists should also be noble and moral, and be soberly aware of the social responsibility of being a cross talk artist.
Throughout Yang Shaohua's life experience, we can feel the various practical difficulties of the quyi artist group. We have reason to question their way of life, but we should think more about how to inherit and develop the excellent traditional Chinese culture in the new era. Yang Shaohua may be just a special case, but these problems reflected in his life journey deserve to be taken seriously and reflected.
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