1. The ingenious Zhao Benshan: The classic comedy performance master and the person behind his bumpy career
Zhao Benshan, the son of a simple peasant born in Northeast China, finally ushered in the bright peak of his life in the nineties of the last century with his extraordinary comedy talent and superb acting skills.
At that time, the sketches of the Zhao family class led by him frequently appeared in the Spring Festival Gala and various variety shows, which were all the rage and unmatched.
Zhao Benshan's comedy attainments have won the enthusiastic pursuit of the audience, and he is even more famous throughout the country. Whenever the holiday season comes, we can always see his familiar big mouth and iconic big nose in front of the TV screen, enjoy his exaggerated facial expressions and smooth line interpretation, and the absurd but laughing plot always makes the audience laugh.
There is no doubt that Zhao Benshan, with his unique comedy style, has set off a new wave of sketch art for the originally unknown sketch art across the country. Many young generations have joined his tutelage and are eager to grow into outstanding comedians under his tutelage.
However, the world is unpredictable, just when Zhao Benshan's career was in full swing, he chose to retreat bravely and ended his journey on the road of comedy prematurely.
Time flies, and all the glory will eventually return to nothing. In recent years, as Zhao Benshan's apprentices have been exposed to scandals one after another, the former comedy master has also had to fall into the whirlpool of public opinion.
Some media frankly pointed out that this is exactly the "comedy and tragedy" that Zhao Benshan has experienced in his life.
Looking back, this artist, known as the "master of comedy", is in the prime of life, with many apprentices in his hands, and the future is bright. However, in the blink of an eye, all the glory had faded away from him.
2. Retrace the history of Zhao Benshan's popular male disciples and their later turmoil
Looking back now, Zhao Benshan is undoubtedly the most well-known for the male disciples he discovered and cultivated back then. Xiao Shenyang, Wang Xiaoli, Song Xiaobao, Wen Song, Yang Shulin, etc., these former comedy superstars, were all personally carried by Zhao Benshan to debut and succeed.
However, when these male apprentices gradually emerged with the support and guidance of their teachers, what they did was surprising and disappointing. They are mired in scandals, which is undoubtedly unbearable pain for Zhao Benshan! .
For example, the imaginative little Shenyang! He originally became famous in 1999 with the help of Zhao Benshan's work "Not Bad Money" dedicated in the spring night, and has been popular all over the country since then. Unfortunately, many years later, he attracted widespread attention because of his marriage problems, which attracted a full wave of public opinion.
Another example is Wang Xiaoli, at the beginning, he was also vigorously promoted by Zhao Benshan, transforming from an obscure small role to a high-profile comedy superstar. However, who would have thought that he would be exposed by the media as having committed a bad act of domestic violence?
And Wen Song's performance is even more jaw-dropping, Zhao Benshan gave him countless opportunities to perform, but he was addicted to alcohol, made mistakes repeatedly, and his career declined all the way.
I have to admit that Zhao Benshan had high hopes for these apprentices at the beginning, and sincerely blessed and expected them to inherit his mantle. He often said affectionately, "My apprentice is like my child" and "I look forward to the day when you will take my place."
Zhao Benshan sincerely hopes to pass on the torch of comedy and let this art continue.
However, the reality is always cruel and ruthless, and these popular apprentices eventually failed to live up to the teacher's expectations in their own ways, and fell into various turmoil and controversies.
Zhao Benshan's iconic big-mouthed face now seems to be only helpless and sighing.
Third, the fate of the female apprentices is even more bumpy
In contrast, the fate of the female apprentices under Zhao Benshan is more tortuous and difficult.
Zhao Benshan was also full of expectations for them at the beginning, and often paid attention to and supported them. For example, Jiaojiao, although she is only the teacher's "apprentice grandson", Zhao Benshan still attaches great importance to her.
Back then, with the full support of Zhao Benshan, Jiaojiao frequently appeared in various programs, and even appeared on the stage of the Liaoshi Spring Festival Gala. The teacher even gave her the reputation of "national treasure clown".
Ren Jiao was praised by Zhao Benshan as "the most beautiful female disciple of the Zhao family". Although she came from an ordinary background, under the care of her master, she quickly rose to prominence in the Zhao family class and became a well-known artist.
Female artists such as Li Damei, Fat Ya and Bi Chang belong to different stages and are endlessly appreciated and carefully cultivated by Master Zhao Benshan. There is no doubt that whether it is in various variety shows or TV series produced by the teacher, these female apprentices have appeared in the film.
However, it is these female disciples who are regarded as treasures who can't avoid the twists and turns on the road of life in the end.
The series of events that have taken place in recent years are truly embarrassing.
Those apprentices who had high hopes were once hit and tortured one after another in their lives. Zhao Benshan's hard work in cultivating them back then does not seem to have brought an ideal ending now, which is really amazing.
Fourth, the spearhead pointed at Zhao Benshan as the bane
Speaking of Jiaojiao, her recent fierce criticism of her mentor Zhao Benshan on the Internet has undoubtedly plunged the once close brotherhood of the master-apprentice relationship into an unprecedented crisis.
Just recently, Jiaojiao suddenly revealed the inside story on the Internet, directly accusing Zhao Benshan of being the culprit who caused her "family breakdown". She claimed that the reason why her ex-husband went bankrupt was entirely because he was framed by Zhao Benshan.
Suddenly, the grievances between the master and apprentice were stirred up, and Jiaojiao even released cruel words, vowing to take back all the resources and property that Zhao Benshan had given her.
However, just a few years ago, the relationship between Jiaojiao and Zhao Benshan was still close and harmonious.
The story begins in 2004, when Jiaojiao joined the Zhao family class as a new apprentice. In the following years, with the full support of Zhao Benshan, Jiaojiao quickly emerged in the field of two-person art.
Not only did she frequently appear in major TV variety shows, but in 2010, Zhao Benshan also specially arranged for her to appear on the stage of Liaoning Satellite TV's Spring Festival Gala.
In those days, Jiaojiao regarded Zhao Benshan's wife as a loving mother and regarded his daughters as his own sisters. The level of intimacy is staggering even now in retrospect.
Zhao Benshan even praised Jiaojiao as a "national clown" in an interview, which shows how much he attached importance to her back then.
It's unimaginable! The apprentice who was so favored by his mentor in the past and regarded him as a pearl in his palm would suddenly turn his face and attack his mentor with harsh words. Seeing that the closeness and trust between the two back then have now evolved into an antagonism of fire and water, it is really sighing.
Fifth, Zhao Benshan's apprentice ideals were finally shattered
Zhao Benshan's dedication to cultivating these apprentices stems from his ideals and expectations in his heart - hoping that they can continue and develop this art in the future, and set a benchmark for the new generation of comedy talents.
Looking back on the past, in an interview many years ago, Zhao Benshan said impassionedly: "My apprentice will never take the initiative to leave me, even if he is forcibly expelled, he can't change it."
If one day my apprentice chooses to leave, I will first reflect on myself and see if there is any inadequacy."
It can be seen that Zhao Benshan attaches great importance to his apprentices. In his eyes, the apprentices are like his blood relatives, and they are the future inheritors and promoters of the comedy career. In order to perpetuate this ancient folk art, he did his best to build a stage for his apprentices to show their talents on various platforms, hoping that they would be able to show their strength and shine.
However, the ideal is always beautiful, but the reality is often cruel and unforgiving. Under Zhao Benshan's ardent expectation, his ideal of being an apprentice was finally shattered.
Those apprentices who were once regarded as treasures and had high hopes by their teachers, after going through all kinds of trials and tribulations in life, finally came to an eclipse end. Even Xiao Shenyang, Song Xiaobao and others, who were once smash hits, fell into the trough for various reasons at the peak of their careers and fell into the whirlpool of public opinion; Not to mention those female apprentices who were originally unknown, their fates are often more bumpy and tortuous.
Back in the days when Zhao Benshan carefully cultivated his disciples in the past, all he hoped for was to hope that these children would inherit and carry forward his brilliant career. However, what makes people sigh is that the final outcome is the opposite! Zhao Benshan once cared for countless disciples and grandchildren as treasures, and now witnessing the fate of this group of people suffering and frustration, this fatherly teacher is naturally full of endless sighs and sorrows in his heart!