Zhao Benshan participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala many times in the early years, won the first prize many times, and is a sketch genius, such an "upstart" has been loved by the audience for many years. But you know what? Zhao Benshan has been popular for decades, which is largely related to his mysterious patron.
Zhao Benshan's early experience
In 1963, Zhao Benshan's mother died of illness, and his father ran away from home, almost becoming an orphan, and began to learn art from his second uncle (blind). He is proficient in pulling erhu, blowing whistles, throwing handkerchiefs, thuging jade, singing small songs, two-person turning small hats, etc., especially the three-string skill is particularly prominent. In 1974, at the age of 17, Zhao Benshan joined the commune literary and art propaganda team, and then joined the WeiyuanXiang Amateur Theater Troupe, and later seconded to the Xifeng County Theater Troupe to lead the duo.
In 1987, after Jiang Kun happened to see a performance by Zhao Benshan in Tieling, Liaoning Province, he strongly recommended Zhao Benshan to the director of CCTV. In 1989, Zhao Benshan appeared at the CCTV National Day Gala. In 1990, Zhao Benshan performed the sketch "Blind Date" at the Spring Festival Gala. After three consecutive years, Zhao Benshan's sketch program was the first prize. Since then, Liaobei sketches have also taken root on CCTV.
The mysterious patron of Zhao Benshan
When Zhao Benshan was 23 years old, there was a competition of "Breaking the Three Strings", because the contestants had a temporary problem and suddenly could not come, so Zhao Benshan replaced the performance. Zhao Benshan is by virtue of this wonderful performance in this performance, won the appreciation and recognition of Li Zhongtang, a member of the Chinese Qu Artists Association, the second time, Zhao Benshan played a blind man in the performance, which made Li Zhongtang amazing, and then Li Zhongtang has been giving him help and encouragement, it is precisely because under the cultivation of Li Zhongtang, Zhao Benshan's fame has also been improved.
Li Zhongtang provided him with a lot of resources in the days that followed, Zhao Benshan's career can be said to have advanced by leaps and bounds, Li Zhongtang created a play with others, the first time he thought of Zhao Benshan's play, it also opened the first step of Zhao Benshan's acting career, so Zhao Benshan recognized Li Zhongtang as a dry father. Zhao Benshan also said that without his father Li Zhongtang, there would be no Zhao Benshan today, because Li Zhongtang discovered his talent and cultivated him.
Li Zhongtang
Li Zhongtang, a native of Faku County, Liaoning Province, born on August 25, 1935, graduated from Tieling Normal School in 1955, successively served as a teacher, director of the county cultural museum, former director of the Tieling Mass Art Museum, and member of the Municipal Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference. He is a member of the China Qu Artists Association, a director of the Provincial Qu Artists Association, the chairman of the Tieling Qu Artists Association, and a researcher with the title of a researcher.
Li Zhongtang is not only a drama writer, but also a good gardener. Discerning the pearls, he found the famous comedian Zhao Benshan, who was Benshan's mentor. Qu art writer Cui Kai, director of "The First Day of the Chinese New Year" Who won the World Television Drama Award, Zhang Huizhong, the sketch "Blind Date" was published in the provincial mass cultural journal in 1989, "On the Cultural Station Should Be Relocated from the Commune Courtyard to the Neighboring Street" was published in the China Farmers' Daily and added editor's note; "On the Regionality of Cultural Station Activities" won the Provincial Mass Culture Society Excellent Paper Award in 1990. He is the editorial board member of the book "500 Questions on the Study of Mass Cultural Affairs Job Evaluation And Recruitment" in Liaoning Province.
epilogue
Li Zhongtang has played a big role in Zhao Benshan's life path, of course, Zhao Benshan's success is also inseparable from Li Zhongtang's assistance, and even more inseparable from Zhao Benshan's own true talent and practical learning. His success is on his own step by step, he is a comedian who sincerely pursues art, such an excellent artist deserves our pursuit and love, and his effect is truly deserved.