It is said that those who follow me will not have too bad luck! If you want to have good fortune, start by paying attention! I wish you abundant wealth and good luck!
65-year-old Zhao Benshan "collapsed"? The king of sketches in the past, now he is deeply involved in the storm of "master and apprentice against each other"!
What are we people looking forward to the New Year? Isn't it just a family watching the Spring Festival Gala around the TV and listening to Zhao Benshan's sketches! The phrase "flicker, flicker", I can't help but laugh when I think about it now. But who would have thought that the "king of sketches" who once brought us countless laughs has now become the protagonist of gossip news, and is still pointed at and scolded by his own apprentices? What the hell is going on? This melon, we have to nag well.
This has to start with the live broadcast in 2022. Zhang Yujiao, Lao Zhao's former protégé, the "clown national treasure", cried a handful of snot and tears in the live broadcast room, which is called a grievance. She said that her husband partnered with Lao Zhao to do business, but he lost a lot of money, tens of millions of dollars were lost, and his family was scattered. This is not the end, she also hinted that Lao Zhao and the actresses in the crew are not clear, and netizens immediately thought of Guan Tingna, who played "Wang Dana's daughter-in-law" in "Country Love", and played a lot of games with Lao Zhao. Good guys, this melon is getting bigger!
Zhang Yujiao here has just finished breaking the news, and "Zhao Si" Liu Xiaoguang over there can't sit still. , a comedy star who became popular all over the country with his "knock" image, fired directly, saying that Lao Zhao Ke deducted his salary, treated the actors as cash cows, and was a "vampire" boss. When netizens heard this, they fried the pot! This is the deep love between master and apprentice, it is simply a modern version of the farmer and the snake!
In the face of the repeated accusations of the apprentices, Lao Zhao was unusually silent, and he was like the one who talked and laughed on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala in the past. This abnormal behavior makes people feel that this matter is not simple.
Let's rewind the clock and go back to 2004. At that time, Zhang Yujiao was still an unknown young actor, in order to get ahead, she practiced hard in the cold wind, and she was looking forward to being discovered by Bole one day. In 2009, her fate took a turn for the worse. Lao Zhao fell in love with her at a glance, accepted her as an apprentice, and gave her the title of "National Treasure of Harlequin". The ten-year contract, in Zhang Yujiao's view at the time, was the golden key to success. But who would have thought that this ten-year contract would eventually become a shackle that imprisoned her?
Let's talk about Liu Xiaoguang, his experience is completely different from Zhang Yujiao. "Country Love 2" made him famous overnight, the image of "Zhao Si" is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and the demonic dance is even more popular all over the Internet, and the title of "Asian Dance King" is not called in vain. After becoming famous, Liu Xiaoguang began to lose himself, gambling, debts, scandals, and negative news. Although Lao Zhao helped him clean up the mess again and again, and even helped him pay off his huge gambling debts, this master-apprentice relationship gradually wore out in the toss again and again.
The relationship between master and apprentice is already complicated enough, and the appearance of Guan Tingna has made this puddle of water even more muddy. Because of her intimate interaction with Lao Zhao in the play, Guan Tingna has always been the central figure in the gossip. Zhang Yujiao's words in the live broadcast pushed Guan Tingna to the forefront. Guan Tingna is not a vegetarian either, so she rushed directly into the live broadcast room, angrily calling Zhang Yujiao a "slave with three surnames", and strongly supported Lao Zhao. The master and apprentice who were once as close as a family have now become-for-tat enemies, which is really embarrassing.
Behind this farce, it actually reflects the business difficulties of Benshan Media. Back then, Benshan Media was the kingdom of comedy in Northeast China, with countless artists and unlimited scenery. But now, it has become a "cage" in the eyes of apprentices. Compared with Deyun Club, the gap is even more obvious. Guo Degang's apprentices, Yue Yunpeng and Guo Qilin, have all made their own reputations, each with their own characteristics. On the other hand, Benshan Media is very strict in the management of apprentices, and they are not allowed to take private work, and the performance opportunities are also strictly controlled. Zhang Yujiao has not received a decent job for several years, which is a living example.
What's even more ironic is that Lao Zhao used to laugh at Guo Degang, saying that his apprentice loves to run. Unexpectedly, in a word, it was the turn of his own apprentices to collectively "rebel". Think about how many people Lao Zhao amused on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala with the sentence "not bad money". Now it seems that the three words "not bad money" have become the biggest irony. What is the truth behind the fact that his apprentices accuse him of exploitation and exploitation, but he himself remains silent? In this master-apprentice drama, who is right and who is wrong?
Those former mentor-apprentice friendships now seem so fragile. I think back then, backstage of the Spring Festival Gala, the masters and apprentices sat together, talking and laughing, and the picture seemed to be still in front of me. Now, it has become a mutual accusation, and even a court case. This huge contrast makes people sigh: the world is impermanent!
Lao Zhao is too greedy and uses his apprentices as a tool to make money. The apprentices were also ungrateful, and after they became popular, they thought about flying solo and abandoned the master who had helped them. The public says that the public is reasonable, and the mother-in-law says that the mother-in-law is reasonable, and the rights and wrongs of this are probably only clear to the parties themselves.
But one thing is certain, that is, there are indeed problems with the management model of Benshan Media. In this day and age, talent is the most important resource. Blindly controlling and restricting will only stifle the creativity of the apprentices and eventually lead to the loss of talent. The success of Deyun Club just proves this. Guo Degang gave his apprentices full freedom and development space, allowing them to give full play to their strengths, which led to a group of excellent cross talk actors such as Yue Yunpeng and Guo Qilin.
Lao Zhao may want to replicate the successful model of Deyun Club, but he ignores a key factor, that is, the trust and affection between master and apprentice. Management can not only rely on rules and regulations, but also rely on people's hearts. What the apprentices need is respect, understanding and support, not oppression and control. Lao Zhao's "paternalistic" management eventually led to the breakdown of the master-apprentice relationship.
This "master and apprentice against each other" incident has also triggered people's deeper thinking in the entertainment industry. The temptation in Vanity Fair is too great. Overnight success comes flowers, applause and fortune. But it also comes with great stress and risk. How many people can resist the temptation and keep their original intentions? And how many people are lost in Vanity Fair and eventually lose themselves?
Lao Zhao's silence may also be a kind of helplessness. The comedy empire he built is now in danger of falling apart. What was once glorious now seems more like a dream. Will he be able to regain his former glory? Those two-person turns and sketches that once brought us laughter, can they return to the stage of the Spring Festival Gala again?
This is not only the plight of Zhao Benshan alone, but also the plight of the entire Chinese comedy industry. How to balance commercial interests and artistic pursuits, and how to cultivate and retain talents, these are all difficult problems facing the Chinese comedy industry.
65-year-old Zhao Benshan, standing at the crossroads of life, facing unprecedented challenges. Can he still be "not bad for money"? Will he be able to "fool" us again? This is perhaps a question that will never be answered.
This article is committed to creating a positive and healthy online environment, and does not contain any illegal content, if there is any infringement, please contact us.