When the Beijing cross-talk circles mentioned Shichen Wangye, they all approved of his character and artistic virtues. Perhaps many viewers know that Wang Shichen's name is still from Mr. Ma Ji's sentence: "Wang Shichen is the giant of cross-talk in my mind!" "Started. As everyone knows, as early as before the liberation, when Chang Baohua, Li Wenhua and other famous people were still apprentices in the Qiming Tea Society, Wang Shichen, who was just in his early twenties, was already a hot red horn there. In 1943, when the Jinan Chenguang Tea Society Tea Society was founded, Wang Shichen and Wang Changyou and others performed on stage for many years, becoming the meritorious elders who opened the market situation in the early days of Chenguang.
Why is it said that Mr. Wang Shichen has a good reputation in the cross-talk industry? First, the height of the performing arts is obvious to all. The typhoon is dashing and the language style is high, so that the "inverted mouth" can take a place. Second, he is righteous and easy-going, humble and courteous, and never discusses right and wrong among his peers. Whoever goes along has to have a difficulty, but whoever can help, he will do his best. But I didn't expect that it was because of his bad thoughts that he was kind and righteous, and almost provoked the anger of the public...
In 1946, Wang Shichen returned to Beijing from Jinan and performed at the Qiming Tea House in Xidan Mall. At this time, an "old man" who had entered Beijing from other places came to his aid of Mr. Wang. Although Wang Shichen did not have a deep friendship with this person, he had dealt with him several times after all. Out of the morality of his peers, he strongly recommended it to Chang Lian'an, the head of the Qiming Tea Society. Old Master Chang was not familiar with this person, but for the sake of face, he took him in. However, what Wang Shichen never expected was that not long after the actor he personally sponsored joined the Qiming Tea Society, he was in a big disaster because of his wealth.
Before liberation, the xiangsheng garden had always been a small amount of money. Every time the actor performs a paragraph, let the young man go down and collect the money. All the income of the tea house that day is placed in the backstage money bag, and after the evening performance, the backstage manager's cave head is distributed one by one according to the "share of money" agreed with the actors in advance, some take the "whole" and some take the "eight percent", completely according to the level of the actor. But the actor actually came to a roll-up meeting and stole the pocket containing the money when no one was ready. By the time everyone found out at night, this person had already fled. This behavior, which was despised by his peers, aroused the anger of all the actors in Qiming, and after sending many people to look for him, he finally brought this person back to the garden.
When Wang Shichen saw with his own eyes that the person he recommended to the Qiming Tea House bowed his head and confessed his mistake, he went up in a hurry and gave this person two slaps. The final result, of course, was to end with dismissal. Although the cross-talk artists are poor, they pay attention to morality. It is difficult for people without morality and faith to settle down in the cross-talk world. Although the actor was fired by Lao Changye, although Mr. Wang Shichen slapped him in anger, what surprised his peers was that Wang Shichen, who was kind and generous in nature, actually paid for his meals and travel expenses and sent him back to his hometown.
Saying that there are "glory ideas" in the cross-talk and stealing themselves is originally an ugly thing to discredit the cross-talk industry. After this matter passed, everyone was reluctant to mention it too much. After a lapse of 50 years, until 1996, in a special performance to commemorate the 65th anniversary of Mr. Wang Shichen's career, Chang Baohua openly told the audience about the old events that happened in the Qiming Tea House, and called on the cross-talk actors to unite and contribute more to the cause of cross-talk and add luster.