1. In the Chinese cross talk industry, Jiang Kun's name is like thunder. This representative of traditional cross talk is not only the host of the Spring Festival Gala, but also serves as the chairman of the Chinese Music Association.
Jiang Kun's works, such as "Me and the Passenger", "Song of the Warrior", "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth", etc., are all the pinnacle of cross talk art, and they have been called the two hot spots of the Spring Festival Gala together with Zhao Benshan's sketches.
The world is unpredictable. With the changes of the times, the cross talk industry has ushered in a rising star - Guo Degang. At the end of the last century, the situation of hundreds of schools of thought in the sketch industry affected the development of traditional cross talk.
At the beginning of the twentieth century, the cross talk world withered to the point that almost everyone was gone. At this critical moment, Guo Degang was born with his Deyun Club, breaking the peace of the cross talk world.
Guo Degang knows that modern audiences are no longer satisfied with the performance method of old-fashioned cross talk. He innovates on the basis of traditional cross talk and brings a refreshing experience to the audience.
This innovative performance style quickly won the love of the audience, especially under the promotion of the online platform, Guo Degang quickly became a "rising star" in the cross talk industry and has a large fan base.
However, the rise of Guo Degang is a different scene in the eyes of Jiang Kun and other older generation of cross talk artists. Jiang Kun believes that in addition to having baggage, cross talk performances must also have connotation, thought, and height, and cannot be kitsch.
He also asks of his juniors. However, the emergence of Guo Degang broke this "standard". In 2006, the conflict reached its peak. Jiang Kun united many mainstream cross talk peers to publicly publish a proposal and launch a vigorous "anti-three vulgar" movement.
Second, although no name was named, anyone with a discerning eye knows that the spearhead of this movement is directly aimed at Guo Degang's faction. In the face of this action that was obviously aimed at himself, Guo Degang was naturally not to be outdone.
He fought back in his own way, and the two sides bonded together. During a performance, Guo Degang said the outrageous sentence: "There is a famous cross talk artist in Beijing, and his daughter is acting, and she sleeps with the director."
Although he didn't name him, everyone knew that he was alluding to Jiang Kun's daughter. This remark undoubtedly added fuel to the fire and pushed the contradiction between the two to a new peak. You sing and I will appear on the stage, and the competition between Jiang Kun and Guo Degang has become the focus of the cross talk world for a while.
This battle between the old and the new not only reflects the inheritance and innovation of cross talk art, but also reflects the changes in the audience's aesthetics. However, time passes, and the years precipitate. In recent years, Jiang Kun and Guo Degang seem to have new understanding.
They are no longer as sharp and-for-tat as before, but choose to be okay and focus on their own careers. This change may mean that they all realize that the diversified development of cross talk art is the real way out.
The future of cross talk requires the joint efforts of tradition and innovation. Jiang Kun, who is a leader in the cross talk world, has a soft heart in private. Since 1997, he has insisted on going to the Beijing Welfare Institute every Children's Day to bring joy and warmth to the children there.
This kind act, which lasted for more than ten years, took an unexpected turn in Jiang Kun's life one day in 1997. On that day, Jiang Kun came to the welfare home as usual.
3. A little boy's actions caught his attention: this child affectionately called "Daddy" as soon as he saw Jiang Kun, unlike other children. When Jiang Kun was about to leave, the little boy cried and refused to let go.
Jiang Kun recalled: "I felt as if I was born with this fate, and then I brought him to my home. In this way, Jiang Kun made a major decision: to adopt the child and name him Jiang He.
This decision caused an uproar in Jiang Kun's family. Jiang Kun's wife, Li Jingmin, was studying abroad with her daughter at the time, and when she came back half a year later, she found that there was an extra child named Jiang He in the household registration book.
Li Jingmin was very dissatisfied, she said: "Maybe this child, I think it may be a kind of fate, it may be that I owe this child in my previous life, it's good, you know?" He liked it as soon as he saw this child, and I didn't know these specific things, and when I came back, I had already brought it back without discussion.
Li Jingmin thinks that they are old and have to provide for their daughter to study, how can they have the energy to raise another child? She asked Jiang Kun to send Jiang He back, but Jiang Kun was not only unwilling, but also liked Jiang He very much, and even neglected his wife who had been married to her for decades because of excessive attention to him.
Family conflicts arise from this. Li Jingmin recalled: "After he had this child, he completely ignored anyone in the family, and I was definitely not in his sight, and I was really not in his sight at this time."
Fourth, once, Jiang He was grabbing rice with his hands on the dining table, and Li Jingmin was just about to stop it, but Jiang Kun "hit" her with his backhand and told her to leave it alone. This scene made Li Jingmin cry aggrieved.
"I wasn't allowed to take care of the child after I got it, he didn't look at me, he didn't ask me, I wasn't in his sight, it was really painful, my daughter already had a boyfriend at that time, he had this boy, and I was gone.
Li Jingmin recalled, his voice full of helplessness. However, as time went by, under the guidance of his friends, Li Jingmin gradually accepted Jiang He. Now, Jiang He, who is in his twenties, is not only successful in his studies under Jiang Kun's training, but also determined to give back to the society like his adoptive father and sponsor the children in the welfare home.
Jiang Kun said: "Now Jiang He has the idea of contributing to society, and wants to support the children who also live in welfare homes like me. Jiang Kun, who was calling for wind and rain in the cross talk world, fell into an embarrassing situation in an ordinary phone call.
The protagonist of this call is Ju Ping, a CCTV host who has known him for many years. It was the recording site of a variety show. Ju Ping received an assignment and needed to call a friend and ask the other party to say the sentence "I will sponsor 50,000 yuan for your 2014 concert" according to the rules of the game.
Ju Ping didn't think about it, so she dialed Jiang Kun's phone. "Hey Brother Kun, (I) Ju Ping." Ju Ping's voice was brisk, not expecting the embarrassment that followed. On the other end of the phone, Jiang Kun heard Ju Ping's voice and greeted him kindly.
Ju Ping began to euphemistically ask Jiang Kun to borrow money according to the requirements of the program. She said the "difficulty" of wanting to hold a concert, hoping that Jiang Kun could support her.
At first, Jiang Kun was still skeptical that Ju Ping was performing, but when he realized that the other party was really going to borrow money from him, his tone became obviously hesitant. "Why don't you ask the Foundation to give you some money?" Jiang Kun tried to euphemistically avoid personal loans.
Fifth, Ju Ping hurriedly refused, emphasizing that he wanted to borrow money from Jiang Kun personally. She may have realized something, adding: "It's not borrowing, it's said that it's a big deal, my brother should be angry!" Between the words, it seemed to remind Jiang Kun that he was recording the show.
Jiang Kun was even more embarrassed after hearing this, and he couldn't say a complete sentence. In the end, he held back a sentence: "If you do a show, let's get a few words and sell them!" Isn't that the end of it?
This sentence was like a basin of cold water, which caught Ju Ping off guard. Her expression froze instantly, a smile froze on her face, and a hint of embarrassment and loss flashed in her eyes. Ju Ping immediately lost her expression management, and her expression was as ugly as it was.
Seeing this, the host hurriedly interrupted and explained to Jiang Kun that this was just a program link: "This teacher, that's the case, I'll ask Sister Ju Ping to call you and ask you to borrow 50,000 yuan to see if you can lend it."
This Sister Ju Ping has raised this matter to a great height, so that you don't know whether to borrow it or not. Jiang Kun suddenly realized, and then teased: "I didn't react, you are a bit fake, you are like a recitation, no, your acting skills are much worse, I will tell you."
Although this farce ended in a joke, Ju Ping stood on the stage, and the flush on her face did not go away for a long time. She never thought that a simple program link would make her lose face in front of her friends for many years.
Ju Ping tried to save the situation and said, "Look at Brother Kun's awkwardness, I've never called like this. But this little episode may also give us a glimpse into the fragile side of celebrity friendships and the difficulty of maintaining superficial harmony in public.
This phone call not only embarrassed Ju Ping, but also put Jiang Kun in a dilemma, showing their pressure and helplessness as public figures. Jiang Kun's life is like a wonderful cross talk, which has both hilarious baggage and thought-provoking connotations.
In terms of art, he is a leader in the cross talk industry, and his works "Me and the Passenger", "Song of the Warrior", "Escape from the Tiger's Mouth" and so on are widely circulated. Jiang Kun is not only one of the representatives of the highest peak of cross talk art, but also hosted the first Spring Festival Gala with Master Ma Ji, and his cross talk is known as the two hot spots of the Spring Festival Gala along with Zhao Benshan's sketches.
Sixth, in family life, Jiang Kun seems a little powerless. The relationship between his wife, daughter, and adopted son is like a balance beam that needs to be carefully adjusted by him. Although the decision to adopt Jiang He reflected his kindness, it also brought turmoil to the family for a while.
His wife, Li Jingmin, once felt neglected, and even said sad words like "I have no one". Jiang Kun's philanthropy and artistic pursuits are intertwined. He not only brought joy to the audience on stage, but also extended his love to the children in the orphanage.
For more than ten years in a row, he would visit the children in the Beijing Welfare Institute, and this persistence finally allowed him to harvest his adopted son Jiang He. In this process, we saw Jiang Kun's warmth, but also saw his confusion and shortcomings.
But it is these experiences that make Jiang Kun's life more full and three-dimensional. His achievements in the art of cross talk, together with his dedication to family and charity, have created a complex and real image of Jiang Kun.
This multifaceted nature is not only reflected in his public image, but also deeply affects his family life and personal growth. The controversy between Jiang Kun and Guo Degang is essentially a collision of the values of two generations of cross talk artists.
Jiang Kun insists that cross talk should have ideology and connotation, and he believes that in addition to having baggage, cross talk performances must also have connotation, thought, height, and not kitsch. Guo Degang, on the other hand, pays more attention to innovation and entertainment, and he knows that modern audiences are no longer satisfied with the performance methods of old cross talk, so he innovates on the basis of traditional cross talk and brings a refreshing experience to the audience.
This collision reflects the development dilemma and opportunities of cross talk art in the new era. Jiang Kun's traditional cross talk emphasizes the social responsibility of art, while Guo Degang pays more attention to the audience's immediate response and market demand.
Seventh, Jiang He's growth represents the hope of a new generation. Under Jiang Kun's training, Jiang He not only succeeded in his studies, but also determined to give back to the society like his adoptive father and sponsor the children in the welfare home.
This combination of inheritance and innovation, influenced by Jiang Kun, inherits the essence of traditional cross talk, and has its own ideals and pursuits, which may be the direction of the future development of cross talk art.
From Jiang Kun to Guo Degang, and then to Jiang He, we have seen the evolution and inheritance of cross talk art. The contradictions and integrations in this process will eventually promote the art of cross talk to a broader future, find a balance between tradition and innovation, and bring excellent works with both ideological depth and entertainment to the audience.