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●—≺ Preface ≻—●
Zhao Benshan, a comedy superstar who came out of the countryside in Northeast China, was once an irreplaceable "king of sketches" in the hearts of many people.
However, the glory of the past is now overshadowed, and behind the applause and flowers, there are waves of controversy and doubt.
Some people like his sketches, and some people question his character, so what kind of person is he?
●—≺ From a bitter child to a regular visitor to the Spring Festival Gala ≻—●
lost his mother at the age of six, his father left, the background of Zhao Benshan's childhood was gray, a lonely and helpless child, trying to survive in the cracks of fate, and tasted the warmth and coldness of the world.
In order to survive, he followed his second uncle, who was blind, to learn various folk arts, playing erhu, playing suona, singing small songs, playing jade children, and performing two-person turns...... These skills were not only a means of earning a living, but also laid the foundation for his future artistic path.
In that era of lack of entertainment, the two-person turn was the most popular folk art form in the Northeast, and Zhao Benshan gradually emerged on the stage of the two-person turn with his own efforts and talents.
His humorous performance style was loved by the audience and won him more performance opportunities.
Li Zhongtang is a very famous opera writer in Tieling, has created many famous dramas, he watched Zhao Benshan's performance and became very interested in his performance style, felt that comedy is very promising, Zhao Benshan is also very promising, so he tried his best to disagree and handed over the male protagonist of "Falling Three Strings" to him.
The result can be imagined, the performance was very successful, and Zhao Benshan became popular at once.
In 1990, Zhao Benshan appeared on the Spring Festival Gala and became a popular sketch actor all over the country, almost all audiences across the country know Zhao Benshan, and his unique performance style, down-to-earth language, and keen observation of social phenomena have deeply attracted the audience.
Since then, the "Iron Triangle" composed of Zhao Benshan, Fan Wei and Gao Xiumin has created one classic after another of the Spring Festival Gala.
The performance of the three of them brought the artistic charm of the sketch to the extreme, and also brought Zhao Benshan's career to the peak, but behind the flowers and applause, there are also some unknown shadows.
With the growth of fame, the aura on Zhao Benshan gradually faded, replaced by more and more controversies and doubts.
The script of his life, it seems, started from this moment and went in another direction.
●—≺ Cracks in the "Iron Triangle" ≻—●
The success of the "Iron Triangle" is inseparable from the tacit cooperation and joint efforts of the three people, but with the arrival of fame and fortune, the relationship between them has also begun to crack.
The uneven distribution of benefits has become the last straw that crushes the "iron triangle".
Although Fan Wei claimed that he left the stage of the Spring Festival Gala because of a mistake in the show and wanted to reduce the intensity of work, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is just a pretext, and the real fuse is the unfair distribution of benefits.
And after leaving Zhao Benshan, the scope entered the showbiz, improved himself step by step, and won the title of "actor", proving his strength.
Gao Xiumin also broke up the relationship with Zhao Benshan because of his unfair distribution of interests, she once worked with Fan Wei and gave Fan Wei a fair share of the performance proceeds, but Zhao Benshan expressed dissatisfaction with this, thinking that it affected his future distribution.
This incident became a turning point in the relationship between the two, and Gao Xiumin gradually felt that she was marginalized in the "Iron Triangle", her role became less and less, and she became a green leaf that set off Zhao Benshan, and this feeling of not being taken seriously also made her dissatisfied.
The departure of the two old partners one after another made Zhao Benshan's career fall into a bottleneck, and he began to praise his apprentices, hoping that they could inherit their mantle and continue to shine on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala.
However, these apprentices did not develop as he expected, they left the protection of Zhao Benshan one after another, and publicly complained on the Internet that Zhao Benshan was "becoming more and more profitable", and had lost his original intention as an artist and became a businessman.
Zhao Benshan's relationship with his apprentices has gradually evolved from a simple friendship between master and apprentice to a game of interests, and he regards his apprentices as part of his business territory, while the apprentices are eager to gain more autonomy and development space.
The intensification of this contradiction eventually led to the breakdown of the master-apprentice relationship, and Zhao Benshan was even infamous as "betraying relatives".
From the glory of the "Iron Triangle" to the turn against the apprentices, Zhao Benshan's handling of interpersonal relationships is undoubtedly one of the important reasons for the collapse of his public image.
●—≺ Two marriages, two lives ≻—●
Zhao Benshan's two marriages, like the two stages of his life, are clear and full of controversy, the first marriage is a combination with Ge Shuzhen.
At that time, Zhao Benshan was just an unknown rural youth, destitute, and did not even have a fixed residence, but Ge Shuzhen's appearance brought him warmth and hope.
After that, the two had a son and a daughter, although the son was born with a disease, but Ge Shuzhen didn't say anything, Zhao Benshan was busy, so she took care of the child alone, and didn't let Zhao Benshan worry about it.
It's just that the two didn't have any emotional foundation before they got married, and Zhao Benshan was busy with his career after getting married, so the relationship between Zhao Benshan and Ge Shuzhen was not very deep, and after Zhao Benshan became famous, he and Ge Shuzhen didn't say anything, and finally Zhao Benshan proposed to divorce Ge Shuzhen, and Zhao Benshan went out of the house.
The end of this marriage has sparked a lot of speculation and discussion among the public, some people think that Zhao Benshan is "Chen Shimei" and abandoned his bad wife; There are also those who believe that the gap between the two is getting wider and wider, and divorce is an inevitable result.
In 1992, Zhao Benshan married Ma Lijuan. Ma Lijuan is young and beautiful, knowledgeable, and knowledgeable, which is in stark contrast to Ge Shuzhen.
Two marriages, two lives, Zhao Benshan's choice in his love life has also become an important dimension for the public to judge him, his divorce from Ge Shuzhen, and the combination with Ma Lijuan have aroused widespread public attention and discussion.
Some people questioned his character, believing that he abandoned his wretched wife for fame and fortune; Others believe that this is his personal choice and others have no right to interfere.
●—≺ Private Jets with "20 Tons of Gold" ≻—●
Zhao Benshan went from a poor rural boy to the pinnacle of his life step by step, accumulating huge wealth, he owns his own company, invests in film and television dramas, and even buys a private jet.
In 2012, Zhao Benshan made a high-profile appearance of his private jet, which instantly aroused heated discussions among the public, but this high-profile behavior of showing off his wealth also brought a lot of negative effects to Zhao Benshan.
In addition, rumors about Zhao Benshan's "20 tons of gold" have also been circulating, although this rumor has not been confirmed, but it has undoubtedly intensified the public's attention and doubts about Zhao Benshan's wealth.
In the eyes of the public, Zhao Benshan has changed from a "people's artist" to a "businessman", and he seems to pay more and more attention to profits, while ignoring the pursuit of art.
This change in image has also led to a decline in his reputation.
Looking back on Zhao Benshan's life trajectory, he has become a well-known comedy star from an unknown rural boy with his own efforts and talent.
He has brought countless laughs and touches to the audience, and he was once an idol in the hearts of many people, but with the passage of time, Zhao Benshan's public image has changed dramatically. He went from being a revered "king of sketches" to a controversial figure.
The reasons for this transformation are manifold, both his own reasons and the influence of the external environment.
The entanglement of interests, the improper handling of interpersonal relationships, the high-profile display of wealth, and the outbreak of various negative news have all caused serious damage to Zhao Benshan's public image.
The aura of the past faded and was replaced by voices of skepticism and criticism.
Zhao Benshan's experience has also triggered people's thinking about the image of public figures, while pursuing fame and fortune, how to maintain the original intention, how to deal with the relationship with others, and how to balance personal life and public image, are all questions worth pondering.
Information sources:
Sohu.com: Zhao Benshan: From the king of comedy to the betrayal of relatives, what kind of secret is hidden behind it?
Sohu.com: The friendship and rift between Zhao Benshan and Gao Xiumin: From golden partners to old age and death.