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Zhao Benshan, the "king of sketches", is a person who "dominates" one side on the rivers and lakes, and his life has also experienced ups and downs.
When I was a child, I lost my parents and was raised by a blind uncle, who would have thought that when I grew up, I would achieve "changing my life against the sky" by myself, and the story in the book really happened to Zhao Benshan.
However, I didn't expect the infinite scenery of Zhao Benshan to gradually disappear from the screen, and with his disappearance, the "nobles" behind Zhao Benshan also surfaced.
The first time I met a noble person, I saved my life
Zhao Benshan was born in sketches, and the influence he brought to the sketch world should not be underestimated, and until now there are many comedians watching and learning Zhao Benshan's sketches.
is such a capable person, who originally "made a fortune" from a two-person actor to an actor, before that, Zhao Benshan's life was miserable, but fortunately, he saved his life.
There are people who use their childhood to heal their lives, and some people use their lives to heal their childhood, Zhao Benshan belongs to the latter, his childhood is not an exaggeration, it is a dark existence.
After Zhao Benshan's mother died of illness, his father also left the little Zhao Benshan and went away.
At this time, Zhao Benshan's second uncle took him over to raise, it is worth mentioning that Zhao Benshan's second uncle is a blind man, when Zhao Benshan became famous, the blind second uncle who is often mentioned is this.
At that time, the second uncle didn't have much ability, and earned some meager income by playing erhu, playing suona, two-person turning, and other performances.
However, it was these performances that laid the foundation for Zhao Benshan's later achievements, and the blind second uncle gave him a ray of light when Zhao Benshan was at the darkest time of his life.
used his thin arms to support Zhao Benshan for a piece of the sky, although this day is not so rich, but gave Zhao Benshan a second life, raised him as an adult, and did not let him starve to death on the streets.
Some of the second uncle's folk arts were all taught to Zhao Benshan, and he did not live up to the expectations of the second uncle, and these art performances were deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
As Zhao Benshan grew older, these performances became more handy, and Zhao Benshan's talent was recognized.
When he was 17 years old, he successfully joined the commune's literary and artistic propaganda team, and it was this "stage" that changed Zhao Benshang's life, and the gears of his fate began to turn.
A noble man who influenced his career
A "Blind Man Lights the Lamp" made Zhao Benshan famous, and the audience was deeply attracted by his vivid and lifelike performance on stage.
At the beginning of this fight, Zhao Benshan became famous, and it was in this year that Zhao Benshan entered Li Zhongtang's eyes, and after being appreciated by Li Zhongtang, Zhao Benshan's acting career can be said to have soared.
The performance of "Wrestling the Three Strings" was a great success, and it was also after this performance that Zhao Benshan became known to more people, and invitations to him to perform continued.
Li Zhongtang taught Zhao Benshan wholeheartedly during this period, and his cultivation made Zhao Benshan's foundation more solid, and his performance was on a higher level.
It can also be said that there is a kind of inheritance relationship between Li Zhongtang and Zhao Benshan, and after getting along with each other over time, the two have an emotion that surpasses that between master and apprentice.
So Zhao Benshan decided to recognize Li Zhongtang as his godfather, which can be said to be a kind of reward for Li Zhongtang's cultivation.
As soon as Zhao Benshan's popularity opened, he directly cooperated with Pan Changjiang, and the performance of the two provoked frequent applause from the audience under the stage, which was a great success.
Gradually, Zhao Benshan began to become famous, and the money was earning more and more, which made Li Zhongtang feel very pleased, feeling that his efforts were not in vain, and he saw the return.
So Li Zhongtang decided to recommend Zhao Benshan to a higher stage, let him fly to a broader sky, and let more people know Zhao Benshan.
In fact, Li Zhongtang really did it, Zhao Benshan not only became famous after that, but also became popular in half the world of comedy, and even had the label of "King of Sketches".
Nobles who fly to a bigger stage
At that time, Jiang Kun was a celebrity and already had a certain status, and after seeing Zhao Benshan's performance, Jiang Kun's eyes also lit up, and he felt that Zhao Benshan was a rare talent.
Jiang Kun's vision is also unique, after seeing Zhao Benshan's performance, he decided to introduce Zhao Benshan to the Spring Festival Gala, probably because he felt that he was enough to be on such a big stage, and he was good enough for the people of the whole country to watch him perform.
Zhao Benshan lived up to everyone's expectations, successfully got the "admission ticket" for the Spring Festival Gala, and achieved great success on the Spring Festival Gala for the first time.
His performance that night won countless applause, making the audience and the audience in front of the TV laugh, so far Zhao Benshan has been recognized by the people of the whole country.
It was also from this that Zhao Benshan frequently went to the Spring Festival Gala, and even went on it almost every year in the future, leaving classic performances every time he went to the Spring Festival Gala.
Later, what made Zhao Benshan go to the next level on the original foundation was that he met two partners, and then the three of them were directly called the "Iron Triangle"!
These two people are Gao Xiumin and Fan Wei, and the sketches performed by the three of them have been passed down for centuries, and those classic lines and actions have become the object of imitation by many people.
Although the "Iron Triangle" was separated in the end, the laughter they brought to the audience was indelible.
In this way, from the first time he went to the Spring Festival Gala, to the later "Spring Festival Gala Nail Household", Zhao Benshan's fame has become bigger and bigger year by year, and he has become a legend that everyone knows.
Later, Zhao Benshan withdrew from the Spring Festival Gala, which made countless people boo, but many of his apprentices are still active in the eyes of the audience, and Uncle Benshan has also achieved great success in film and television dramas.
Zhao Benshan's influence is getting bigger and bigger, especially in the northeast, so there is the opening sentence, his words may determine a person's life, it is not an exaggeration.
epilogue
Zhao Benshan from an obscure low-level little person, it is really not easy to do it to this extent, in addition to the help of the nobles, more is his own efforts, Zhao Benshan can grasp every hard-won opportunity.
To this day, Uncle Japan's success has affected many people, his apprentices shine on the stage, he works silently behind the scenes, and both parties are committed to bringing better laughter to the audience.
Information sources:
1. The original article was published on People's Daily Online on 2013-01-25 on "Zhao Benshan's Family History Revealed, From a Poor Orphan to a Cultural Rich [2]";
2. The original article was published on the 2015-01-31 website of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) on "Revealing the History of Zhao Benshan's Family: Godfather Li Zhongtang Changed His Fate";
3. The original article was published on People's Daily Online on 2015-02-09 on "Zhao Benshan: CCTV Spring Festival Gala is My Benefactor, Revealing Zhao Benshan's Mysterious Family History";