Friends who like to listen to cross-talk must be familiar with the name of Zhang Shouchen, the master of cross-talk, the fifth generation of cross-talk art, whether it is stand-up, counterpart, group cross-talk and Taiping lyrics, etc. are very good at it, so they are respected by colleagues in the cross-talk industry.
Zhang Shouchen
However, there is an actor in the cross-talk industry, because of his talent and diligence, when he is a teenager, he will have more than 70 traditional cross-talks such as "Eight Fan Screens", "Geographical Map", "Big Bodyguard", "Big Face", "Kwa Residence", "Fenhe Bay", "Selling Cloth Heads", "Miscellaneous Singing", "Open Porridge Factory", "Grilling Horse Coat" and so on. Because he often imitated the performance style of Zhang Shouchen (the master of the cross-talk master Liu Baorui). He imitated it very realistically, and earned the elegant title of "Little Shou Chen". He is Zhao Zhenduo
Front row Wang Shichen, Sun Shaolin, Wang Changyou, Second Row Li Jindou, Li Xinquan, Zhao Zhenduo, Shi Wenhui, Wang Wenlin
Zhao Zhenduo (1936-1996) was a native of Beijing, and in 1946 Zhao Zhenduo worshiped Wang Changyou as his teacher. After worshiping the master, Zhao Zhenduo followed the master to Tianjin, Zhangjiakou and other places to perform around, the master Wang Changyou saw that Zhao Zhenduo was talented and intelligent, and was willing to work hard when learning cross-talk, so he brought him to Jinan, at that time there was a famous cross-talk artist Mr. Sun Shaolin in Jinan, Sun Shaolin founded the Chenguang Tea Society in 1943, the four homework of cross-talk speaking, learning, teasing, and singing are all exquisite, especially good at learning Peking Opera, commentary, Henan pendant, counting treasures and other singing arts.
In order to enable Zhao Zhenduo to obtain the true transmission of Sun Shaolin and let him further study, Wang Changyou consulted with Sun Shaolin and asked Sun Shaolin to accept Zhao Zhenduo as a righteous son. The father and son got along very well at first sight, one poured in, one studied with his heart, and soon Zhao Zhenduo's skills improved by leaps and bounds, and the level of cross-talk went up to a new level, and he was also proficient in speaking, learning, teasing, and singing.
Later, his righteous father Sun Shaolin (1923-1980) died, and Zhao Zhenduo traveled thousands of miles to mourn, sending the old man to the funeral of the spirit Dai Xiaoxiao. When Zhao Zhenduo was ill in his later years, his proud disciple Li Jindou also did not leave his side, pushing away many performance opportunities and looking for remedies for his master everywhere.
Zhao Zhenduo and his partner Zhao Shizhong
After liberation, Zhao Zhenduo and his master participated in the propaganda team for the War to Resist US Aggression and Aid Korea, came to the Korean battlefield to give condolence performances to the volunteer soldiers, and after returning to China, they joined the "Beijing Xiangsheng Improvement Group", met Zhao Shizhong in 1954, and the two began to cooperate, becoming one of the few golden partners in the cross-talk industry, known as the "Xiangsheng Erzhao". The two went to Zhongnanhai many times to perform cross-talks for Chairman Mao and other party and state leaders, and were also received by the beloved Premier Zhou Enlai many times.
Zhao Zhenduo
Because of Zhao Zhenduo's profound cross-talk skills, he participated in the excavation of traditional programs twice in 1956 and 1962, and played a major role. In the special historical period, Zhao Zhenduo was also treated unfairly and did not re-enter the stage until after the reform and opening up. He has served as the head of the Beijing Qu Art Troupe, and also served as the director of the Xiangsheng Art Committee (Shi Shengjie also held this position) and led the troupe to perform abroad for many times.
Wang Changyou
Zhao Zhenduo's skills are deep, so his performance is particularly natural, and the language is still vivid.
Zhao Zhenduo's representative works include: "Eight Fan Screen", "Fenhe Bay", "Watching Movies", "Shandong Dialect", "Horse Coat", "Riding the Tram", "My Father", "Brother and Sister to Poetry", etc., especially "Eight Fan Screen" that is quite a classic.
Zhao Zhenduo's apprentices are: Li Jindou, Wang Wenyou, Xiao Wei, Jia Chengbo,