On the afternoon of June 23, Guo Degang sent a message to mourn his mentor Hou Yaowen, a cross-talk master who brought us countless joys on this day 14 years ago, leaving us forever.
On the social platform, Guo Degang mourned the death of his mentor with eight short poems, writing: "Fourteen years, white clouds and vicissitudes. How tall the sky is, how short the earth is, mr. ancient, half a hundred disciples. Cross the streets, many glory. Sell what you sell, buy what you buy. What are the hero poles? It is nothing more than the wind before and after the rain, swinging and swaying. Between the lines, you can see the nostalgia and respect for the teacher.
A group of cross-talk actors of the Deyun Society also expressed their condolences in the comments, wishing the master a thousand years and leaving a message: "If the former mentor is here now, how to fight the wolves in vain."
Hou Yaowen is a famous cross-talk master, one of the top ten laughing stars in the country, and the third son of the cross-talk master Hou Baolin, who has brought many wonderful works to everyone. At the Spring Festival Gala of CCTV in 1989, Hou Yaowen's sketch "A Day of a Heroic Mother" cooperated by Hou Yaowen and Zhao Lirong became a classic in the memory of many viewers.
It is reported that in 2004, Guo Degang officially visited Hou Yaowen through Yu Qian's recommendation. Although Guo Degang has many instructors, he himself has publicly stated that his master is only Hou Yaowen.
In 2007, Hou Yaowen died of a sudden heart attack at home at the age of 59. Because of the suddenness of the incident, Hou Yaowen died before he could make a will, and his family quarreled over the inheritance. Guo Degang's public support for Hou Yaohua was attacked by many public opinions at that time.
It was not until 2011 that the farce finally came to an end, and Hou Yaowen was officially buried. In the interview, Guo Degang said that he did not regret participating in the posthumous affairs of Hou Yaowen, which shows the deep feelings of Guo Degang for his mentor.
Nowadays, Guo Degang has run the Deyun Society more and more prosperously, and he has gradually become a cross-talk master, and has also collected a lot of disciples, gradually inheriting Hou Yaowen's mantle.
Time passes, but Hou Yaowen's contribution to the cause of cross-talk will always be remembered in people's hearts, and I wish Mr. Hou a thousand years!