As the old saying goes, "No gentleman does not raise an artist." In many cross-talk specials, we can often see such a situation, when the bottom actor bows and thanks at the end of the performance, the audience applauds thunderously, and strongly requests to return to the stage. Under the infection of the live atmosphere, some cross-talk actors may have to return to three or four paragraphs or more, and even more than the return program has exceeded the length of the living time. Some people may think that such a high frequency of returning to the scene is a loss of artistic virtue, but this also reflects from the side that the audience has a heartfelt love for the actor. As an actor, there is no way to repay, and can only thank Zhiyin by returning to the scene.
"The audience is our food and clothing parents", everyone can say this. As a cross-talk actor, I also know that if I lose the audience, the flower of my art will wither and wither. However, sometimes just a thought can greatly reduce the image of the actor in the audience's mind. Take Mr. Jiang Kun, the current chairman of the China Qu Artists Association, who hurt the hearts of "food and clothing parents" because of a momentary confusion. Years later, when I think about it again, I still regret it.
Old audiences know that Jiang Kun's real becoming a household name began with partnering with Li Wenhua. At that time, original cross-talk such as "So Photographed", "Frustration of Love", and "Poetry and Love" came out, and immediately caused strong repercussions. Jiang Kun has thus become the most promising rising star among the cross-talk artists of his generation. This combination of the old and the young was undoubtedly a red and purple golden partner at the time. For a while, Jiang Kun's performance activities became extremely busy.
In the summer of 1983, Jiang Kun and Li Wenhua were invited to Xi'an to attend a seminar on comedy theory. The original schedule was to meet all day during the day and perform in the gymnasium at night. In order to fulfill the friendship of the landlords, the organizer temporarily proposed to take them to visit the Terracotta Warriors of Qin Shi Huang during the noon break. When he arrived at the Qin Figurine Museum, sure enough, as he expected, a large group of staff members asked for autographs and group photos were gathered around. Although the meeting lasted for a morning, both of them were a little tired, but seeing that everyone was so enthusiastic, they still forced their spirit to cooperate with the group photos one after another.
It was difficult to meet everyone's autograph and group photo requirements one by one, at this time all the staff gathered them in the middle and applauded in unison to welcome them to say a cross-talk on the spot. This can make the young and vigorous Jiang Kun a little embarrassed, he turned his head to look at Li Wenhua next to him, still smiling and waving thanks to everyone, seeing that this is going to start. Already a little irritable, he couldn't help but say: "Dear leaders and friends, we just had a three-and-a-half-hour meeting in the morning, and I talked for three hours. I was supposed to rest, but the leader asked me to visit the Qin figurines, and Teacher Li and I were very affectionate. We still have a performance in the gymnasium at night, too tired, comrades understand, next time I will definitely make a special trip for everyone to perform, today's time is tight, ok? "The words are for advice, but under the feet are ready to withdraw to leave."
Obviously, such a statement made it impossible for the staff present to agree. There were complaints in the crowd, "Excuse me? As soon as you big stars arrive, you will be exempted? Say it's the next coming back, the Year of the Monkey? Don't miss the opportunity, the big guys can't spare you. With that said, the others surrounded them even more deadly, and some blocked the door. Jiang Kun was even more impatient when he saw this situation, and his eyes looked directly at Li Wenhua, eager to let him stand up and play a round field, so that he could leave quickly. But he still had a smile on his face, and with one mouth he said, "Jiang Kun, if you can't do it, we'll just..." Just half a sentence, Jiang Kun hurriedly stopped him. Then he explained to the people around him: "Friends, I really can't act today, if I play here, the big guys are surrounded, endlessly, the performance at night must be smashed, this voice is meat, not iron!" Otherwise, I am responsible for sending you twenty tickets here, inviting you to the show, where the effect is good, and I will entertain you. ”
Everyone saw that he was iron-hearted and did not want to act, so he had to dodge an aisle to let them leave. Li Wenhua did not expect him to reject the big guy so directly, and his heart was a little unbearable. As he walked, he frequently waved at everyone, and did not forget to play the round field for him. Just as the two walked quickly to the door, a sentence came from behind: People are not big, the shelf is still quite large! After Jiang Kun heard this, he could only bear it silently. Waiting until he left the door of the museum, Li Wenhua said to himself: "Today's situation, really want to send tickets, people have not seen it, do not believe you look." Jiang Kun knew very well in his heart that this was the old man criticizing himself. But he also has words of suffering, the performance task is in front of him, and he cannot lose big because of small.
After many years, Jiang Kun still regrets when he thinks of that scene of that year, but how can he make up for it that has hurt the audience's heart? But daring to acknowledge your impulses and make them public also requires enough courage. This incident also made Jiang Kun sincerely feel that if he lost the audience and got farther and farther away from the audience, you may really be finished!