Preface
"Audience friends, I want to kill you!"
This joking and joyful line must still be remembered by many post-80s and post-90s, and it comes from the mouth of cross talk master Feng Gong.
Now Feng Gongde is highly respected, but the herd of cattle with whom he has the most tacit understanding is notorious!
Speaking of cattle, maybe young people nowadays have little impression, but in the 80s and 90s of the last century, he and Feng Gong were the "nail households" on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, and were affectionately called "golden partners" by the audience.
From 1987 to 1999, the pair appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for 13 consecutive years, and their outstanding performances were supported by hundreds of millions of viewers.
However, in 1999, the popular golden partner suddenly broke up and never performed on the same stage again.
The former "nail household" left silently, and later the herd suffered a double blow to his career and family, and even his former cross talk career ended without a problem.
So, what kind of legendary life has the cow herd, the former "nail household", experienced?
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Niu Qun was born in an ordinary rural family, and it was because of the poor living environment that he was strictly disciplined by his father since he was a child, not allowed to lie or be lazy, and only in this way could he be disciplined obediently.
But unexpectedly, the strict education method of the herd father has shaped his honest and positive character. Later, this character also became a boost to his career.
When the herd was small, he met the first noble man in his life - an old local artist who played Allegro.
Under the guidance of veteran artists, the herd learned to play allegro and developed a strong interest in language arts.
With this hobby, he became a sensation in the performance of the army art troupe, and since then he has embarked on the road of cross talk.
Later, under the appreciation of the cross talk master Liu Xuezhi, he not only worshipped the famous teacher, but also married the master's daughter, which can be described as a spring breeze.
Soon after marriage, under the re-recommendation of his teacher Liu Xuezhi, Niu Qun worshiped under the disciple of Chang Baohua, a master in the cross talk industry, and was accepted as a big apprentice by Chang Baohua, and since then his cross talk career has been on the right track.
At this moment, a coincidence allowed Niu Qun to get acquainted with another master in the cross talk world - Feng Gong.
In 1988, the two met at the filming site of the TV series "Those Five" and found that they were peers, and they both gathered in the language art of cross talk.
From this moment on, Feng Gong and the herd have formed an indissoluble bond.
According to the convention of the cross talk industry, "a bite of food is a family", and if there is no major conflict or illness after finding a partner, it cannot be replaced.
After both of them thought it through, they decided that they were all the way.
So since 1988, they have cooperated and co-starred in many shows, and their humor and superb acting skills on stage have made countless audiences laugh and applaud.
By 1999, the cooperation between Niu Herd and Feng Gong had lasted for 13 years.
In the past 13 years, they have not only accumulated a lot of honor and popularity, but also become the hottest cross talk group at that time.
However, it was such a popular partner, and the herd actually chose to quit!
What does this mean for a cross talk that needs a partner to perform?
As long as one person leaves, the other person faces the collapse of his career.
The departure of the herd is tantamount to pushing Feng Gong into the fire pit!
Fortunately, Feng Gong found a new partner, and his career is still thriving.
So why did the herd leave?
It turned out that everything was done by vanity!
The herd has been a restless lord since childhood, always curious and eager to pursue new things.
It was this impulse and curiosity that made him set the ambition of "making a career" from an early age.
And cross talk is obviously no longer able to satisfy the herd's desire for new things.
So, under the dual pressure of creative bottlenecks and yearning for new things, Niu Qun finally made a shocking decision - to leave the cross talk stage and start a new life pursuit.
"Old partner, I'm going to do business, I'm afraid I won't do cross talk in the future." A word woke up Feng Gong in his dream.
"What? You're not kidding, are you? Isn't our business booming right now?" Feng Gong couldn't believe his ears at the time.
But the herd is unimpressed: "I've been in this circle for too long, it's time to try something new and make my life a little more colorful."
In the face of the herd's heroic declaration, Feng Gong could only passively accept it, although he was reluctant in his heart, but after all, this was the herd's own life choice.
When parting, Feng Gong said bitterly to the herd: "Dude, if you want to come back in the future, our partner position will always be reserved for you."
After leaving the cross talk circle, the herd began its own "new pursuit".
He started a small photography studio, but in just a few years he lost money due to poor management.
Later, he founded a small newspaper, which also ran for several years before it became yellow.
Finally, Niu Qun was once obsessed with art photography, holding solo exhibitions everywhere, trying to make a new start in the art world.
However, this time he once again tasted the terrible lesson of entrepreneurship - once again lost all his money, and his family was surrounded by walls.
Fortunately, at this time, he ushered in another opportunity.
In 1999, Mengcheng County in Anhui Province issued an announcement to recruit talent, hoping to boost the local economy through celebrity effect.
As a well-known cross talk artist who is thriving, Niu Qun has naturally become their best candidate.
As a result, the leaders of Mengcheng County specially issued an olive branch, inviting Niu Qun to return to his hometown to serve as the deputy county magistrate, and use his influence in the country to contribute to his hometown.
The herd, which was once on the fringes of society, naturally has a soft spot for this.
In this way, with the beautiful vision of revitalizing his hometown, Niu Qun resolutely took off his former cross talk hat and devoted himself to the construction of his hometown.
As the new deputy county magistrate, he can be said to have done his best to make indelible contributions to the development of Mengcheng County.
With the popularity of the herd in the country, a variety of investors flocked to the area, injecting a steady stream of capital into the local area.
In just a few years, Mengcheng County, which was poor and backward in the past, has undergone earth-shaking changes and has become a high-profile hot land.
However, while Mengcheng County is gradually becoming rich, the herd of cattle has fallen into the lowest point of life.
The cause of everything still stems from his love for his hometown and his pure heart.
In order to ensure that the children in Mongolia have a good school environment, Niu Qun spent hundreds of millions of yuan to build a large-scale new school for the local area.
And in order to better manage the school, he also registered the property rights of the school in his own name.
The people of Mongcheng were full of respect for the herd, because everyone could see that he had made such a great contribution out of a sincere heart.
However, just as the reputation of the herd was spreading, some people with ulterior motives began to spread rumors that he had embezzled all the money he had raised.
Despite the herd's best efforts to justify themselves, the rumour-mongering rumors continued to snowball.
In the end, the Mengcheng county government had to set up a special team to investigate the matter.
In order to prove their innocence, the herd even took out all their family property and donated it to charity.
However, despite the herd's disregard for the property, suspicion and slander continued, and it was believed that he was so generous because of his previous embezzlement.
In this way, the herd of cattle has no way to defend itself, and can only watch the family property that they have worked hard for decades disappear, his wife is separated, and his family is ruined.
There is no hope of returning to cross talk
After experiencing the four walls of the Mengcheng years, the whole herd of cattle will be old in a short period of time.
His once majestic figure was gone, replaced by a sad face.
In the days when the cattle were slumping and idle, he often remembered the "golden years" with Feng Gong that were in the spotlight of thousands of people.
Although he left the cross talk stage out of impulse at that time, after a heavy blow, he began to feel that returning to cross talk was his last ray of life.
So, one day, the herd finally couldn't hold back the desire in her heart, and mustered up the courage to find her old partner Feng Gong, sincerely hoping to return to the cross talk stage.
Feng Gong looked at the old friend in front of him who was in a trance and almost depressed, and his heart was also mixed.
So with the support of Feng Gong, the herd regained the dream of cross talk and began to prepare hard to return to the Spring Festival Gala.
However, just when the cattle thought that they were about to raise their eyebrows and return to their old business, the cruel reality gave him a blow to the head.
It turns out that with the continuous changes of the times, the language art of cross talk seems out of place in the eyes of today's people.
What's more critical is that the era when Niu Qun and Feng Gong were once praised as "golden partners" has completely gone.
The audience who called for them crazy back then are now middle-aged and elderly, how can that enthusiasm be as hot as before?
In the face of the comeback of the herd, many old cross talk audiences also gave negative opinions: "Back then, your master and apprentice were all regarded as laughing stocks, and I heard that you were also removed from the title of 'big apprentice', why do you still have the face to return to the stage?" What's more, the cross talk industry is now a rising star, how can I have time to wait for a veteran comeback?"
Sure enough, all the efforts of the herd to make a comeback were in vain.
Although he has spent a lot of money to hire top screenwriters and tailor-made new cross talk works for himself, in the face of the audience's cold reaction, the producers of the Spring Festival Gala also rejected his works one by one.
Faced with such a grim reality, the herd had to take its last breath and completely give up the idea of returning to cross talk.
He began to reflect on whether he was too young and short-sighted to leave the stage that was destined for him in his heyday.
Dispirited? Relieved?
After completely losing hope of reviving the cross talk career, the herd seems to have completely given up all the pursuit of life.
He began to be self-willed and uninhibited in his increasingly decadent physical and mental state.
He began to frown and sing about wine all day long, wandering the streets and alleys drunkenly, burping and wildly snorting passers-by. In addition to being an alcoholic, he also became addicted to gambling, wandering around some small casinos for many years, losing what little savings he had.
Once, the cattle were caught by the police in a drunken disturbance.
He was wandering the streets singing nasty tunes, whistling at passing cars and fart, almost causing a tragedy. After being detained by the police, the cattle were held for several days before they were fished out by relatives and friends.
But what is even more distressing is that even Feng Gong, the old partner of the herd, is extremely sorry when he sees him so bohemian.
After all, although the two have had a gap between them, they have fought side by side for the cross talk career for many years, so is that friend of trouble a lie?
So under the persuasion of many friends, Feng Gong finally mustered up the courage to take the cattle to revisit the old land, hoping to comfort and comfort this former best friend and partner.
"Although we have had conflicts for so many years, you and I are also old partners on the road of cross talk after all, and we should have some revolutionary friendships!"
Under Feng Gong's bitter heart, the long-frozen heart of the herd seemed to have been completely melted.
Since then, I have finally stopped drinking alcohol and never wasted money in casinos again.
However, he also seems to have completely given up on the idea of regaining his strength, and spends his days doing nothing, sitting alone at home in a daze.
Sometimes he would hold an old photo album and look at the figure on it fighting side by side with Feng Gong when he was young, and fall into the contemplation of memories for a long time, and then began to laugh at himself again.
Occasionally, Feng Gong would come to see him, and the two would no longer mention the past, just chatting about a few short things in the family.
The former "golden partner" has now become an old friend in the twilight, not fighting or grabbing, just seeking to spend the second half of his life in peace.
epilogue
The experience of the herd is undoubtedly a profound lesson, warning us that although we can have lofty ideals and ambitions in life, our ambitions and desires need to be tempered.
Life is like this, when we try to possess too much, it often leads to nothing.
On the contrary, if we can be humble, rational, and honestly walk our own one-third of an acre, maybe we can win unexpected achievements in life.