Hou dui's evaluation

As the most famous crosstalk artist in China in the 20th century, his social status is constantly improving, and his influence at home and abroad is also constantly expanding, but he never looks down on others because of the change of his status. He kept close contact with the people all his life, and his friends spread all over all walks of life. He claimed to be the "servant" of the audience and always regarded the audience as benefactors, parents and teachers.

Hou is regarded as the pioneer of phonology and a master of language. During his long 60-year artistic career, he devoted himself to the research and development of crosstalk art, bringing laughter to the audience. A group of crosstalk artists, represented by him, made this art really enter thousands of households and reached a remarkable artistic peak. He devoted his life to cross talk. In addition to creating and performing a large number of popular cross talk jokes, he also made a theoretical study on the origin, laws and artistic skills of cross talk and folk art, and he also paid attention to cultivating the younger generation. Some famous artists active in the cross talk stage were his students. Before his death, he was a member of the Third Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a deputy to the Fourth, Fifth, Sixth and Seventh National People's Congress, an artistic director of China Broadcasting Art Troupe, and an adjunct professor of Peking University.

1993 died of illness on February 4th. Dictate the "last words" before dying: "I talked about cross talk all my life and studied cross talk all my life. My greatest wish is to dedicate the best art to the audience. The audience is my benefactor, my parents, and my teacher. I always feel that decades of cross talk can't repay the audience who raised me, loved me and helped me. It's hard for me to give up this wish now. I sincerely hope that the cross talk that I love and regard as life will be carried forward and more post-Lin Bao will be dedicated to the people. I have been bringing laughter to the audience all my life. If one day I have to say goodbye to the audience forever, I will leave with a smile. I wish you all the best and make a fortune. " Hou's achievements will be remembered forever.

Hou only attended primary school for three years. Because of his diligence, he finally became a famous crosstalk performer. On one occasion, he wanted to buy a joke book "The Ridiculous Waves" of the Ming Dynasty, but he couldn't find it all over the old book stalls in Beijing. Only later did he know that Beijing Library had this book. It was winter, and he braved the snow and went to the library to copy books for 18 days in a row. He finally copied a book of more than 100,000 words.

Dedicate the best art to the audience

He lived in Di 'anmen Weaving and Dyeing Bureau and No.32 Longtoujing, and later moved to Yangjiao Hutong, Dongmeichang Hutong, Shangqin Hutong, No.2 Eurasian Hutong, Biandan Hutong and Fushouli 19.

No.6 side door of Nanqianchuan Hutong, it was not until1983 65438+February that it moved to muxi outside Fuxingmen. ...

Jia, the eldest disciple of Mr. Hou, was very excited when he returned to his hometown in Dongsitou: "At that time, Master moved from 1987, and I stayed here until I fell ill and was hospitalized. After so many years, this is the second time to come back. " The old gentleman Jia recalled that one summer, in the middle of the night, a corner of Hou's bedroom roof suddenly collapsed. Hearing the noise, Jia came out and saw standing at the door, covered in mud. "With such a bed, he had to take a bath in the yard, put it back and sleep on the bed." Hou Yaozhong, the eldest son of Hou, who rarely appeared, also recalled that he and his father used to make snacks in the yard. Paomo and tripe are his father's favorite foods, and the fragrance in the yard always floats into the alley.

65,438+05-year-old Hou sang Peking Opera in a stall in front of the Century Teahouse in the Drum Tower Market, and listened to crosstalk in the crosstalk field in the Drum Tower Market, under the tutelage of crosstalk actors Chang, Nie, Zheng, Zhang and so on. Once there was only one crosstalk performer at the venue, and Hou said, "Let me help you!" " In this way, Hou went on stage for the first time to talk about cross talk. At that time, his jokes were called miscellaneous studies, and later they were called drama miscellaneous talks. Because Hou studied Peking Opera, the joke was very successful. After that, he began to talk cross talk in the Drum Tower Market and stayed in Century Teahouse.

When he was 2 1 year old, he officially became a teacher. After studying with my teacher, I went to the North Yard of Xidan Shopping Mall, a regular crosstalk venue. 1950 65438+1October19, Hou and others initiated the establishment of Beijing crosstalk improvement group to improve crosstalk and develop crosstalk art.

Just take care of a family's "first class"

Hou didn't have a tuba when he was young, and he didn't have a nickname "Xiao Youer" until he entered the cross talk gate. The master named him "Bao" and later changed it to "Lin".

Zhu Kuoquan, nicknamed "Big Bread", was one of the famous "Five Crosstalk Masters" (Gao Deming, Zhang Jieyao, Zhu Kuoquan, Xu Degui and Tang Jincheng) in 1930s. At that time, they worked in Xidan Crosstalk Studio and enjoyed a high reputation in Beijing.

1933 In the early summer, Peking Opera master Zhou went to Beijing to perform in Guangde Building, and staged plays such as "Xiao He Chasing Han Xin under the Moon" and "Xu Ce Running the City", which caused a sensation in Beijing for a while and sold out in three days. Zhou's stage name is Kirin Tong, which is already a big hit. Go to Guangde Building to meet Zhou, one is to make friends with the master, the other is to watch the master's performance, learn the style of Peking Opera and enrich his crosstalk career.

On this day, Zhu Kuoquan hurried to Guangde Building. Unexpectedly, I was blocked by the concierge because I didn't buy a ticket. Although Zhu Kuoquan explained and explained, it didn't help. The porter said, "This is the rule set by Boss Qi. Please forgive me. " Say, "I'm a friend of Boss Qi". The porter said, "OK, you wait for Mr. Zhu, and I'll report it to the boss." Later, he hurried backstage to report the situation to Zhou. Zhou pondered for a while and said, "Didn't I have a friend named Zhu Kuoquan in Peiping?" The porter said, "Mr. Zhu has gained weight ..." Zhou said, "I dare not admit it. Please go back. " The porter returned to the door and said to him, "Boss Qi doesn't know you. You have no friends. Please go back. " Zhu Kuoquan was startled when he heard this. He told himself that Zhou had such a big shelf, so he begged the porter to report to the boss again. Who knows that the concierge is on fire when he listens; "I know the boss doesn't know you either, so I'd better pay for a ticket to the theatre myself." This sentence, only Zhu Kuoquan ashamed, gas rushed to the forehead, a stamp, good! Don't make this friend! The more Zhu Kuoquan thinks about it, the more timid he becomes. You unicorn boy! My apprentice's name is "unicorn boy"! I must humiliate you!

Later, Zhu Kuoquan accepted three apprentices, the eldest surnamed Li, named "Li Baoqi"; Then take "Little Youer" as a disciple and name it "Hou Lin Bao"; Later, he accepted an apprentice named Wang and named him "Wang". As a result, all the "Lin Bao treasure boxes-Kirin boxes" were collected, and Zhu Kuoquan's wish was realized. After liberation, in order to eliminate this misunderstanding, Hou changed "Lin" to "Lin", which is the origin of "Hou".

There are so many stories about Hou that people still made up many jokes about him during the Cultural Revolution. For example, once he was waiting for criticism and people didn't hit him, he said, "I waited for a long time and it was all for nothing."

During the "Cultural Revolution", the chairman was once given a list of deputies to the National People's Congress. He specially found a column called Hou and asked why there was no Hou. The staff said that he would quickly correct it. At that time, Hou was working in cadre schools. Hou was working in the field. When he heard the army representative tell him to "go back and wash his feet and prepare a pair of shoes", Hou kept playing drums. He was sent to the railway station and asked the people next to him what was going on, but they didn't tell him. After he arrived in Beijing, he immediately reported to the Revolutionary Committee and found that people smiled at him, and his name changed, calling him a comrade. At this time, someone told him that he had a revolutionary task and asked him to recall traditional jokes. Only after "turning over". Almost all the videos left by Hou were recorded by Chairman Mao when he was talking about cross talk in Zhongnanhai.

In life, there are many jokes about Hou. For example, when he visited the United States, local reporters asked him: Reagan was an actor, but he became president and you are also an actor. Can you be the president of your country? Hou Linbao said: Reagan, I know that we are different. He is a second-class actor and I am a first-class actor. His answer is full of wit and humor, which is amazing.

A restaurant asked Mr. Hou to write an inscription, and he wrote three words "humble": it was a pun. First, the place in the restaurant is inconspicuous, and second, the food in the restaurant is unique and makes people look inconspicuous. He never pretends to be an intellectual, but he shows high cultural connotation. He can be said to be a senior intellectual without education.

Hou Pingping is extremely funny, showing pride in modesty. He has a seal that says "A family is waiting". He said, my family name is Hou, and the official seal is Hou, which means my family name is Hou, and I only care about one. In the past, I was called Wan Huhou or something, but I didn't have that much.

Hou Yu1February 4, 993 14: 42 died in Beijing. Before his death, he left a message to the audience in the recording: Dear audience, respected audience, Hou will die. I'm sorry for your indiscretion. I wish you good health and all the best. ...