They all talk about cross talk. Why can Hou be called a cross talk master, but not?

Everyone is familiar with Degang Guo, who founded the "China Crosstalk First Day Group", calling himself "Crosstalk Watching Grave Robbers". Do you know the famous crosstalk master Hou?

He Hou are both landmark figures in the history of cross talk. If it is the hero of crosstalk, then Mr. Wang is an indispensable granddaddy to change the status quo of crosstalk and save its fate.

A group of crosstalk masters, represented by Hou, created many remarkable crosstalk from the Republic of China to the Republic of China.

Everyone affectionately called him "the old duke". Because of his high prestige and position in phonology, everyone respects him as Master Hou.

Why are there so many cross talks that only Mr. Hou can be called the "cross talk master"?

In fact, Mr. Hou was the person who could turn cross talk into a "big axis" (the last program) before liberation, and his cross talk relied on high style.

He devoted his whole life to the creation and research of crosstalk, and used his whole life's energy to turn crosstalk, which was called "juggling" in the old society, into an elegant art. The old gentleman contributed a lot.

He was born in poverty, studied hard and became a famous figure in the phonology world.

Hou 19 17 was born in Tianjin. Because of his poor childhood, he was sent to Hou's home by his uncle as an adopted son at the age of 4. /kloc-When he was 0/2 years old, he learned to sing Peking Opera from Yan to Tianqiao in Old Beijing. Since he was sensible, Hou has experienced the twists and turns of life and hardships.

Later, due to his love for crosstalk, he began to perform in formal crosstalk venues under the guidance of crosstalk artists, and once performed in Tianqiao and Gulou areas in Beijing. Like many folk artists in the old society at that time, he supported his family by talking stand-up crosstalk.

In order to learn to speak cross talk, Hou often goes to some small venues and restaurants to listen to what others say, and then recites what he just heard on his way home, and sometimes unconsciously recites his voice.

Later, someone asked him why he was so powerful. Listen. As a result, he said, "Because I'm hungry! If you don't learn, you can't live! "

It is precisely because of this desire to "live" that in that deformed society, it grew like a seedling under a big stone and gradually emerged.

Mencius said: "Heaven will take great responsibility for Sri Lankan people, so he must first suffer from his mind, strain his bones and muscles, starve his body and skin, and mess with his actions, so he will be patient and get what he can't do."

In those days, whoring was extremely common in society. Without self-control, people would go another way.

So, what makes Hou break through the barrier of temptation again and again? It is the simple and serious philosophy of life: eat by ability and live a life beyond others.

Hou believes that if you want to speak cross talk well, you must practice your basic skills hard. Since crosstalk is an art, we should learn something we like and learn it beautifully.

At that time, Hou was very diligent in learning to sing and made great efforts. He not only looked for similarities, but also prayed to God. Once, when Mr. Zhou talked about how to learn Peking Opera performances in a lecture for professional Peking Opera actors, he said, "You should learn from me, just like Hou."

Ma once praised Hou like this: "He learns like this, and every time he sings, it is full. This is a gift. "

Hou later wrote "12 Basic Skills A Crosstalk Actor Should Have", and made a detailed discussion on how to make a good opening poem, how to lead hands, and how to perform ventriloquism and double reed. He believes that every crosstalk performer should master these basic skills.

Thoreau once said that the man who pursues persistently and obtains the greatest happiness from it is successful. But for Hou, in order to survive, persistent pursuit of artistic perfection is also a success.

It is precisely because of Mr. Hou's persistent pursuit of cross talk that he is strict with himself and is good at imitating various dialects, cross talk and theatrical performances. His cross talk has clear language, natural movements, elegant typhoon and vivid singing, which has unique artistic charm.

Iron shoulders and morality make cross talk elegant.

Before liberation, many crosstalk performers had no social status. In order to cater to the audience and support their families, those actors will say some dirty words and even belittle themselves.

However, Mr. Hou has set himself two principles: one is not to swear, and the other is not to flatter. This was extremely valuable in the society at that time. Most of the traditional crosstalk we hear from some old artists are improved by Hou.

In the 1960s and 1970s, crosstalk performers were often invited to Chundou Zhai in Zhongnanhai to give crosstalk talks to the leaders during the intermission of the dance, and often came to the chairman's residence to give crosstalk talks. Mr. Hou is one of them.

It is said that Hou was invited to give a cross talk to the chairman at that time, and there was an episode.

At that time, during the "10 turmoil", Hou was working in the cadre school and was suddenly called away and sent to the railway station. He was puzzled and asked the people next to him what was going on. People laughed without saying a word, but they were a little nervous. When he reported to the Revolutionary Committee, he found that everyone around him smiled at him and called him a comrade.

Later, he had many conversations with President Guo Qiru and Premier Zhou. When listening to cross talk, the chairman often laughs to clear his throat, and sometimes laughs hard. And Premier Zhou will not only laugh, but also laugh.

When Hou gave Chairman Mao a cross talk in Zhongnanhai, Chairman Mao told him to let go of the performance, regardless of what he could and could not say, what amused him and what educational significance he had.

Perhaps some crosstalk performers will lack the burden if they don't add educational significance to crosstalk.

Teacher Hou's cross talk is not like this, but it can still be interesting and thought-provoking, including classic works such as Beijing Dialect, Drunk, Drama and Dialect, which are both laden and clean and elegant. This is the level!

After that, his life changed, and he also entered the system, and the art of cross talk began to be refined.

When creating cross talk, Mr. Hou not only pays attention to novelty and originality, but also pays great attention to gfd on and off the stage.

On the stage, he is neither humble nor humble, neither oily nor poor, fresh and elegant, and fashionable; Off the stage, he is confident and modest, and his manners are very elegant. In his own words: "You can't let the environment manipulate you, you have to dominate the environment."

Although crosstalk performers were not respected in the old society, dignity was the most important thing in Mr Hou's life.

Sun Fuhai recorded in "I'm teasing you" that when Mr. Hou was giving a lecture at Nankai University, a vice president casually said, "Mr. Hou, please come for a while."

Mr. Hou immediately replied, "Sorry, I'm here to give a lecture." Implication: I hope you can respect me. Do you want to listen to cross talk? Go to the theater to buy tickets. The era of being bossed around is gone forever!

People who value dignity don't think they are superior, but have confidence in themselves, and self-confidence mostly comes from a clear understanding of their own strength.

Although Hou is famous in the field of phonology, he does not recommend his son Hou He to learn crosstalk.

He thinks that now is a new society with many job opportunities. Children should not rely on cross talk and Peking Opera to support their families as in the past.

However, influenced by his family, Hou liked crosstalk since he was a child, and he was gifted.

At that time, there were people in the field of Quyi at home, so he learned to "learn from" and occasionally said a short paragraph in front of outsiders. After reading it, I also thought that "a willing son can teach."

Later, Hou did not rely on the relationship, but was admitted to the Railway Art Troupe and became a crosstalk performer himself.

Hou Yaohua also talked about crosstalk in the 1970s and 1980s, and later embarked on the road of film and television performances. Hou saw his performance in the story of the editorial department, and he just said faintly, "well, I'm not hungry."

Hou's requirements for children are so high and strict, which shows that he has high requirements for art and attaches importance to the dignity of artists.

Therefore, Hou said, Reagan, I know that we are different. He is a second-class actor and I am a first-class actor.

Hou used his own strength to prove that crosstalk performers don't have to be cheap, and even the main tone doesn't have to revolve around the market.

With the integrity of a scholar, he wrote anecdotes in this world in the language of cross talk, which made the cross talk art really enter thousands of households, truly ascended the elegant hall, and reached a remarkable artistic peak. For society, it can be said that "iron shoulders bear morality."

Be strict with yourself and raise future generations.

After becoming famous, Hou lived in a compound with seven families, which happened to be near his former residence fifty years ago.

He claims to be the oldest resident of this generation and is happy about it. Because of this, he can contact all kinds of workers, staff and grassroots cadres every day and always be active among the masses.

At that time, he often warmly received "fans" from Shannan and Haibei, gave lectures to young people in many schools and institutions, and tried his best to help his colleagues overcome difficulties in art, work and life.

He also pays attention to training young actors, such as Ma Ji, Shi, etc. He is also happy to see so many talented people in the field of phonology.

Hou not only likes to learn from others and enrich the connotation and details of cross talk culture, but also has a special interest in China's ancient cultural relics, especially ceramics. He has a high appreciation ability and has collected many ancient cultural relics with limited financial resources.

He believes that the collection of ancient cultural relics can not only expand the knowledge, but also improve an actor's ideological realm and hobbies.

In fact, his collection of cultural relics has another purpose, that is, to be a "keeper" who pays money. He was distressed to see our national treasure bought by foreigners.

Balzac said: Art is a treasure house of virtue.

From the cultural relics collected by Mr. Hou, we can see an artist's conscience.

Mr. Hou is not only demanding of art, but also of himself. He once said to his students: Every performance is like the first time on stage.

This may be one of the reasons for his artistic success!

Mr. Hou was in good mental and physical condition when he decided to quit the stage of cross talk performance. Continuing to perform on the stage will definitely let the audience appreciate his unique master style.

But in a performance guessing game, he said "peaceful peace" as "peaceful harmony".

Mr. Hou is very demanding of himself and will never tolerate such a small flaw. He felt that he was not fit to continue to perform cross talk, so he decided to quit the cross talk stage in his early 60 s.

Gorky once said: Genius, by its very nature, is just a kind of love for career and working process.

Teacher Hou's persistence and love for the cause of cross talk makes his cross talk close to life and clean, which is suitable for all ages.

You can listen to it with the opposite sex, with your parents, with your children, with strangers, and then you can laugh together without embarrassment.

Mr. Hou regards cross talk as his life and loves cross talk audience friends.

1On February 4th, 993, Mr. Hou died of stomach cancer at the age of 76.

Before his death, he also asked his family to publish "Last Words" in Beijing Evening News for the audience: "My greatest wish is to dedicate the best art to the audience. The audience is my benefactor, food and clothing parents, and my teacher ... "

In the recording, I left a sentence for the audience: "Dear audience, respected audience, I will go back soon. I apologize for the bad news. I wish you good health and all the best ... "

At the last moment of his life, Mr. Hou still loved his audience for a long time, which is really embarrassing and admirable.

During his long artistic career of 60 years, he always insisted on the goal of "bringing laughter and joy to the people", so he was deeply loved by the broad masses of the people and was worthy of being a "crosstalk master" and a "people's artist" with both ability and political integrity.

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