1. Zhao Benshan's glorious period
Once upon a time, Zhao Benshan could be described as a comedy star sought after by the audience. As a well-known comedy performance artist, his influence is far-reaching.
The phrase "After crossing the Shanhaiguan Pass, there is something to find this mountain" widely circulated on the Internet, it is enough to show his extraordinary status and charm in the comedy industry. The audience respectfully and convincingly called him Master and regarded him as an irreplaceable comedy master.
The "Benshan Media" founded by Zhao Benshan was once a smash hit, and no one knew about it. At that time, being able to join the Zhao family class was simply an artistic dream for an actor.
In that glorious period, Zhao Benshan was at the peak of his career, as a leading figure in the comedy industry, he repeatedly appeared on the highest stage of the Spring Festival Gala, working hand in hand with Audio-Technica Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin, bringing endless laughter to the audience.
At that time, Zhao Benshan's iconic "black soil" character image was active on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, which impressed the audience. His witty and humorous performance always made the audience laugh, and the atmosphere was warm and high.
Wearing a black robe, a black hat, and a black line painted on his face, Zhao Benshan perfectly interprets this lively opera character. Every time he and his partners take the stage, the audience will burst into cheers and applause, and everyone is looking forward to their wonderful performances.
Since the establishment of Benshan Media, Zhao Benshan has tried his best to cultivate and create a group of outstanding comedy talents, many of whom later became household names.
Under his influence and promotion, the apprentices' careers flourished, and they also became the brightest new stars on the comedy stage at that time. The audience all believes that under the assistance and leadership of Zhao Benshan, this comedy team will definitely have successors, pass on the torch, and continue the glorious tradition of comedians.
Second, the reason for the departure of Zhao Benshan's apprentice
However, under the fame, it is actually difficult to live up. After the glorious period of Zhao Benshan, endless troubles and challenges followed. As a successful acting company owner, blindly chasing financial interests is his biggest problem.
He was too strict with his apprentices, tightly controlling all their income, which made the relationship between master and apprentice more and more strained.
In the past, Zhao Benshan seemed to be addicted to money, and he was eager to get more financial rewards from his apprentices. As soon as he finds out that the apprentices are making money, he will immediately intervene to stop it, on the grounds that he has violated the rules.
It can be seen that his strict implementation of the rules exceeds his concern for the career development of his apprentices. Wang Xiaoli saved a considerable amount of income with the live broadcast, which should have been a reasonable salary for personal hardship, but was stopped by Zhao Benshan as a violation.
Similar situations are not uncommon, which undoubtedly makes the apprentices disgusted with Zhao Benshan.
More importantly, Zhao Benshan failed to treat each other sincerely and regarded his apprentices as his own family. Although he and Song Dandan have been partners and friends for many years, deep down in his heart, Song Dandan will always be just an outsider and has never been treated as a close friend.
This sense of alienation, coupled with excessive financial entanglements, eventually led to the breakdown of the master-apprentice relationship. Song Dandan saw Zhao Benshan's true face clearly, chose to part ways with him, left the Zhao family's class, and sought another job.
There is also a certain deviation in Zhao Benshan's educational philosophy. He seems to think that as a master, he deserves supreme authority, and that his students should obey him.
But the disciples are not his servants or slaves, and they also want equal respect and sincere care. Zhao Benshan's authoritarian education method gave birth to the idea of betrayal by his apprentices.
Some apprentices even openly provoked: "I am the first person who dares to challenge Zhao Benshan's authority!" It can be seen how far the master-apprentice relationship has come.
3. The process of the departure of the partner
A successful comedian is inseparable from the support and cooperation of his partner. Zhao Benshan also fought side by side with Audio-Technica Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin back then, and the tacit cooperation of the three won the love of countless audiences.
At that time, Zhao Benshan often played the comedy character of "Black Soil" on stage, while Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin played the two images of "Bai Yun" and "Li Luxue" respectively.
The performance of the three of them has always been a highlight of the Spring Festival Gala.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long, and as time went by, Audio-Technica eventually parted ways. First, Fan Wei embarked on the road of acting, shifted his focus to the film and television industry, and no longer filmed Ma Yehua and Zhao Benshan to cooperate.
This undoubtedly brought a heavy blow to Zhao Benshan, and he never expected to lose his partner for many years.
What's even more shocking is that not long after, Gao Xiumin also passed away due to illness, which made Zhao Benshan completely lose his last Iron Triangle partner. Faced with the departure of his partner, Zhao Benshan's heart must have been extremely confused and lost at that time.
The three of them used to be so close, but now they are empty, and there is chaos. Having lost his partner for many years, Zhao Benshan gradually lost his home advantage on the stage.
After that, he set his sights on Xiao Shenyang, a two-person actor from the Northeast, hoping to regain the glory of the year in him. Zhao Benshan included Xiao Shenyang under his command, and soon, Song Xiaobao also joined the Zhao family class.
These two newcomers gave Zhao Benshan a glimmer of hope, and he began to revise the rules and regulations of Zhao Jiaban to inject new vitality into the team. However, the rookies are difficult to imitate the peak charm of the Iron Triangle period after all.
Fourth, the specific circumstances of the apprentice's departure
Zhao Benshan has high expectations for his apprentices, and he hopes to make Wang Xiaoli, the chief disciple, popular. Wang Xiaoli starred in the well-known "Country Love" play "Liu Neng", which became an instant hit and gained great popularity.
During the epidemic, he made a lot of money with live broadcasts, and the money was rolling in.
However, Wang Xiaoli's behavior clearly violated the rules of Zhao Jiaban. As a master, Zhao Benshan saw that he was the chief disciple, and he came forward to dissuade him many times, but he was repeatedly rejected and opposed by Wang Xiaoli.
Wang Xiaoli felt that the money he earned with his personal talent should be at his disposal, and should not be exploited by Zhao Benshan. In the end, because of the problem of live broadcast income, the master and apprentice had a conflict, and the relationship broke down completely.
Watching his beloved apprentice gradually drift away from morality under the temptation of money, Zhao Benshan's mood can be imagined how painful it is.
Examples similar to Wang Xiaoli in Zhao's class are not uncommon. For example, Zhang Yujiao, who was cultivated by Zhao Benshan, could have quickly become famous with the help of Zhao Jiaban's influence, and her career had a bright future.
But she regarded her teacher as nothing, completely lost trust in Zhao Benshan, and finally chose to leave. What's more, Zhang Yujiao publicly provoked during the live broadcast: "Please remember that I am the first person who dares to challenge Zhao Benshan's authority!" She didn't take Zhao Benshan in her eyes at all, and her arrogant remarks were undoubtedly the biggest insult and blasphemy to her teacher.
The other apprentices also left one after another, some greedy for financial benefits, and some held a grudge against their mentor Zhao Benshan. After leaving, they began to take on some small jobs outside to make money, and their pursuit of their careers was shaken.
Leaving the wings of Zhao Benshan and Benshan Media, their career development has obviously fallen into a predicament of stagnation or even decline.
Take Xiao Shenyang as an example, after he left his teacher, he starred in a number of very poor quality movies one after another, trying to find another way out in the film and television industry, but unfortunately no works have been well received.
Later, he wanted to return to the comedy stage and revitalize his career, but found that he had already lost the popularity base when he was in Zhao's class, and he couldn't stand firm at all. Xiao Shenyang began to regret his decision to leave Zhao Benshan, but it was too late.
From the complete rupture of the master-apprentice relationship to the collapse of their careers, these apprentices who left the Zhao family class should be able to deeply reflect on how reckless and unwise their original decision was after experiencing a low point in their lives.
They could have grown up slowly under the protection and guidance of Zhao Benshan and achieved success in their careers, but because of impulsiveness and greed, their future was ruined.
Fifth, Zhao Benshan lost the opportunity to stage the Spring Festival Gala, and his apprentice's participation in the show did not receive attention
Once upon a time, Zhao Benshan was the most beautiful star on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala. In that glorious period, he and his partners in the Iron Triangle were active on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala every year, and their wonderful performances impressed the audience and made them unforgettable.
At that time, the "black soil" character played by Zhao Benshan was witty, humorous, and full of joy, which always caused the audience to laugh and applaud constantly.
However, it is a pity that with the passage of time and the departure of his apprentices one after another, Zhao Benshan will never have the opportunity to appear on the highest stage of the Spring Festival Gala. After the Spring Festival Gala where he and Song Dandan collaborated for the last time, the relationship between the two came to an end.
As a popular comedy star, Zhao Benshan's current lonely situation is really suffocating.
Once upon a time, Zhao Benshan's apprentices were brilliant stars, and all of them were powerful. Back then, they were able to show their skills in the variety show "Happy Comedian" under the guidance of Zhao Benshan, and won the love and praise of the audience, which can be described as extraordinarily dazzling.
However, now, when these apprentices who left the Zhao family class participated in similar programs, no one cared about them, and they couldn't attract enough attention again.
Seeing that the glorious period of the past is gone, Zhao Benshan must be full of grief in his heart. Now he is no longer qualified to laugh at Guo Degang, because he truly understands how painful the treachery of his apprentices is.
If he hadn't put all his energy into the pursuit of money, maybe it wouldn't have led to the disintegration it is today.
Back then, Zhao Benshan declared to the outside world, "I have never taught a student", and his tone was extremely arrogant and conceited. In retrospect, these words were too arrogant and arrogant.
It was the inappropriate way of his education that caused so many disciples to leave one after another, and his reputation and status today plummeted.
It is undeniable that Zhao Benshan has brought endless laughter to the audience, and his witty comedy performance has almost become a classic. But the series of actions he has made are also unforgivable.
He will be reduced to the situation he is in today, which is a sigh of relief.
Zhao Jiaban has given birth to many outstanding comedians and can be described as the cradle of comedy talents. But the success of these apprentices is often short-lived, and the moment they choose to leave Zhao Benshan, it also means the beginning of decline.
Watching the apprentices leave one by one, Zhao Benshan's mood was naturally extremely painful.
These apprentices who left the division more or less attacked and attacked Zhao Benshan, and even some of them embarked on the road of breaking the law and committing crimes after leaving, and their whole lives fell into a state of erosion and depravity.
This will definitely give the world the impression that Zhao Benshan and his sect have a poor image.
We all know very well that what kind of master there is will be what kind of apprentice, so the frequent problems and scandals of his apprentices will inevitably make the public blame him as a teacher.
As for why the apprentices are so ignorant and betray their masters, only Zhao Benshan himself knows best.
There is no doubt that Zhao Benshan ended up like this because of his own mistakes. He could have continued to be high, but his blind pursuit of financial interests, unreasonable oppression of apprentices, and improper educational concepts finally led to today's mistakes.
Today's Zhao Benshan is no longer able to replicate the glory of the past, and he can only taste the pain of failure alone.