As the saying goes, there is no unbroken feast in the world, the relationship between people is the most elusive, no matter what kind of feelings, it seems that there will always be a day of separation. But in the matter of friendship, the most important thing is to be wholehearted and sincere, so that even if you are sad, you will not regret it.
The friendship between the well-known figure Zhou Libo and Guan Dongtian has experienced a series of twists and turns, although the ending is not satisfactory, it is also a deep memory of the two parties.
Guan Dongtian and Zhou Libo met in 1987, and the two seemed to see each other as soon as they first met. Guan Dongtian is a few years older than Zhou Libo, and his achievements in performing arts can also be regarded as Zhou Libo's predecessor, and his care for Zhou Libo is like the care of the eldest brother to the younger brother. In the early years, Zhou Libo often took friends to Guan Dongtian's house to drink, and did not treat Guan Dongtian as an outsider at all.
For most people, Zhou Libo's name is far louder than Guan Dongtian, but in fact, when the two met, Guan Dongtian was recognized as a very talented Peking Opera actor in the industry, and had a good reputation in the entire Peking Opera performance industry, while Zhou Libo was just an obscure drama actor in burlesque at that time.
In 1990, Zhou Libo was imprisoned for injuring people and left the performance stage, but Guan Dongtian did not alienate him because of Zhou Libo's imprisonment and has always kept in touch with him. After Zhou Libo was released from prison, he did not return to the stage immediately, but instead started a business.
But Guan Dongtian always thought that Zhou Libo had a certain talent for acting, so he always advised him to return to the stage. According to Guan Dongtian himself, "I have hinted at and persuaded him to return to the stage. Finally, in 2006, Guan Dongtian used his accumulated reputation in the industry to vouch for Zhou Libo and let Zhou Libo return to the stage, which cannot but be said to be a great favor.
Zhou Libo returned to Shanghai and started the "Haipai Clearance". "Haipai Qingkou" is a newly created form of performance, and it is not easy to successfully perform, but no matter how difficult it is, Guan Dongtian always does his best to help.
Once, in order to ask others for help, Guan Dongtian never drank alcohol, drank three cups in a row, and finally threw up on the washbasin. At that time, most companies were not very optimistic, because this kind of talk show-like format could not even write a script, and the performance effect could not be discussed.
Guan Dongtian later recalled, "At that time, I almost couldn't even get the approval letter, so I did a lot of work and finally got China Telecom to sponsor me." After many days of preparation for Guan Dongtian, Zhou Libo finally successfully returned to the stage.
The first performance was very important, Guan Dongtian launched himself and all of Zhou Libo's friends to come to the scene, and Zhou Libo also lived up to expectations, the performance was very successful, "Haipai Clearance" was a hit, and Zhou Libo was also famous on the beach.
Reputation is most likely to change a person or a friendship, but it seems that the brotherhood between Zhou Libo and Guan Dongtian is still stronger after becoming famous. After the fame of "Haipai Qingkou", Zhou Libo's career rose steadily, and Guan Dongtian even lowered himself to be a curtain actor for Zhou Libo.
Before each performance, Guan Dongtian would personally check Zhou Libo's dress and take into account all the details for him. Many of Zhou Libo's audience members know about the existence of Dongtian behind him, and they praise the friendship between them. Zhou Libo knows that his achievements are inseparable from Guan Dongtian's help, so almost every performance, he has to tell and thank Guan Dongtian for his help.
So is Zhou Libo's success really entirely dependent on Guan Dongtian? In fact, this is not entirely the case. Zhou Libo is from a burlesque background, he has a certain talent in performance, but due to various reasons such as birth, he failed to obtain the educational conditions that Guan Dongtian obtained from childhood, nor did he accumulate a good reputation.
After that, the popularity of "Haipai Qingkou" is also inseparable from Zhou Libo's own good eloquence. And later in the "China's Got Talent Show" with a high national popularity, Zhou Libo is a major attraction.
Zhou Libo's success, Guan Dongtian is more like a stepping stone, the relationship between the two, but also more like a complementary, Guan Dongtian for Zhou Libo to provide artistic guidance, and Zhou Libo with his own unique style to make "Haipai Qingkou" famous in the world.
"He is my eldest brother, and my relationship with my eldest brother will not change." Zhou Libo's words could not be realized after all. Whether the relationship will change depends on whether the human heart will change. In 2009, Zhou Libo finally could not resist the temptation of money and reputation, violated the rules established with Guan Dongtian, and frantically participated in TV programs, which was completely contrary to the business philosophy set by Guan Dongtian for him.
In March 2010, some media said that Zhou Libo, an actor in "Haipai Qingkou", had a falling out with Guan Dongtian, the "benefactor" who single-handedly praised him and the artistic director of all his performances, and the two completely "parted ways".
How can the friendship that has been shared by suffering and common achievements be broken overnight? When Guan Dongtian was a guest of "Let's Talk Together", he talked about being ruthlessly kicked away after Zhou Libo became popular, and he also felt very sad after the breakup: "If it doesn't hurt, it's not a person, I said this thing, I was quite sad for a while." "
Guan Dongtian said that he was heartbroken by the breakup of the relationship, but he was secretive about the reasons, and the reasons for it should be two aspects in the eyes of outsiders alone. First, there is a certain difference between the artistic realm of Zhou Libo and Guan Dongtian.
Zhou Libo is a burlesque actor, and before knowing Guan Dongtian did not break out much in burlesque, and Guan Dongtian is a Peking Opera actor, from childhood to accept the influence of Peking Opera art, his father is a world-renowned Peking Opera actor, it can be said that Guan Dongtian's birth and Zhou Libo have a certain difference.
Second, Zhou Libo and Guan Dongtian also have different views on fame and fortune, which means that their worldview values are different. Zhou Libo's pursuit of art is not high, but he loves fame and fortune. This can be seen in the choice between the two on whether the "Haipai Qingkou" is on TV.
In addition, Zhou Libo's temperament is not willing to be a little brother, and after becoming famous, he prefers to control everything, so he no longer needs to close Dongtian.
The difference between the performance concept and the business philosophy, as well as the problem of money, made the two people who should have enjoyed the happiness together completely break up and have since parted ways. After the relationship between the two broke, Zhou Libo became his own artistic director, and the remuneration he got from spending energy on the stage alone finally belonged to himself.
A love affair is only more precious after passing the test of money. People live in a society that cannot be separated from money, fame and fortune are the common pursuit of all people, so pure friendship is always not easy to get. The friendship story between Zhou Libo and Guan Dongtian is just one of the most common examples in the world.
Zhou Libo and Guan Dongtian, when they met, if they wanted utilitarian calculations, it was completely Guan Dongtian's unilateral help, and Zhou Libo's success was inseparable from Guan Dongtian's reputation guarantee.
"Ten years ago, when I was cooking for dinner, I couldn't always use abalone for every meal." Zhou Libo compared this kindness to a bowl of pickled rice, which seemed to outsiders to be somewhat ruthless.
But speaking of this friendship, Guan Dongtian was voluntary from beginning to end, and he could have chosen not to run around to help him, not to persuade him to return to the stage. Perhaps, Zhou Libo has his own unique charm, worth Guan Dongtian to pay so much, in his future memories, even said: "Choose again, I will still help him." "