For long-term planning, based on Guo Degang’s cross talk skills, it is imperative to open a new school and accept apprentices, and the more apprentices the better. Therefore, he wrote eight characters for Guo Degang: Clouds and Cranes in the Sky, Dragons Soaring All Over the World, as the stage names of his eight-disciple apprentices.
When Deyun Society was first named, it was planned to be called "Deyun Literature Society". Among them, the character "德" refers to Guo Degang, and the character "yun" refers to the character of Guo Degang's disciples at that time. The text refers to the other founder of Deyun Society, Zhang Wenshun. But this aroused strong opposition from Zhang Wenshun. The old man believed that the character "Yun" was composed by himself for Guo Degang's apprentice, and it could already represent himself. Therefore, he insisted that Guo Degang remove the words referring to himself at the end. As a native of Beijing and a veteran in the cross talk world, Mr. Zhang Wenshun has been following this penniless fat man from Tianjin. That's because Mr. Zhang saw the energy in Guo Degang. Even if the performance market had not yet improved at that time, the old man firmly believed that the small theater cross talk they worked for together would one day be prosperous.
For long-term planning, given Guo Degang’s cross talk skills, it is imperative to open a new school and recruit apprentices, and the more apprentices the better. Therefore, he wrote eight characters for Guo Degang: Clouds and Cranes in the Sky, Dragons Soaring in the Four Seas, as the stage names of his eight-disciple apprentices. Here I have to admire the old gentleman’s unique vision and fearless courage. Because in the cross talk world, no one can accept so many apprentices. Crosstalk master Zhang Shouchen has more apprentices, but only 22; crosstalk master Hou Baolin has 14 apprentices; Ma Sanli has 15 apprentices; stand-up master Liu Baorui has only 13 apprentices. As for Guo Degang's eight-disciple apprentice, it is not a problem to break 100 easily. It can be seen that Zhang Wenshun admired Guo Degang very much at that time and pushed him to become the first person in the cross talk world. At least Lao Guo is now the person with the most disciples in the cross talk world. Although the disciples of Yunhe, Jiuxiao, Longteng and Shihai are all fellow disciples of the same sect, there are obvious differences between each discipline. For example, Yunzike can be said to be full of talents and fruitful results. The first to debut were He Yunwei and Cao Yunjin, two early star actors of Deyun Club. Later, with the defection of the two, more dazzling stars such as Yue Yunpeng and Zhang Yunlei appeared in Yunzike.
In addition, in Yunzike, Guo Degang also obtained Luan Yunping, the backbone of Deyunshe's management in the next few decades. Disciples Shaobing and Tao Yang regard Guo Degang as their father. There is also Lao Guo's best friend Li Yunjie who showed the temperament of a loyal minister at critical moments. Compared with Yunzike, I have to say that Crane is more embarrassing. Although there are also meng Hetang, Yan Hexiang and Zhang Helun who are of good level, it is difficult to conceal the overall mediocrity of Hezike. This was the first time that Guo Degang advertised for talents and opened courses to recruit scholars, but the effect was not satisfactory. Not only do they live under the aura of Yun Zike, they are also experiencing the impact of the junior brothers below.
This kind of impact comes from Jiuzike. Needless to say, Yang Jiulang and Zhou Jiuliang, if it weren't for the special circumstances this year, many actors in Jiuzi Branch would have held special performances. The black and white pairing of Zhang Jiuling and Wang Jiulong will also launch a substantial impact on Meng Hetang and Zhang Helun. In addition, there are two pairs of actors, Zhang Jiunan, Gao Jiucheng and Shang Jiuxi and He Jiuhua. The small garden really can no longer accommodate them, and their goal is a bigger stage. Of course, both Shang Jiuxi and He Jiuhua couldn't tolerate themselves anymore, so they simply broke up. If the two break up during their promotion period, it will of course have an impact on each other's future. Maybe they are still too young.
The six apprentices of Xiao Zi Ke have almost never formally learned cross talk from Guo Degang, and they don’t even have much time to meet with their master throughout the year. Some signs of this can be seen in "Deyun Douxiaoshe". Qin Xiaoxian, the most famous person in the "Xiao" subdivision, is always nervous and at a loss in front of Guo Degang. This is far from his free and easy performance style in small theaters. Guo Degang tours every year, from domestic first-tier cities to abroad, and participates in variety shows on major platforms. In addition, he also has to plan the development of Deyun Society, so he basically has little time to teach apprentices. In "Deyun Douxiaoshe", when Lao Guo heard the two passages between Zhang Jiuling and Qin Xiaoxian, he discovered that they were not taught by him.
Therefore, most of the new students are taught cross talk skills by two teachers, Gao Feng and Zheng Hao. In addition, the people they learn from are the senior brothers around them. Yang Jiulang also admitted that his Taiping lyrics were based on Zhang Yunlei's recordings.
This is what we often hear, the word-of-mouth transmission of cross talk skills. Clouds and cranes are in the sky, dragons are flying across the sea, the younger the disciples are, the younger they are, and their senior brothers all bear the responsibilities of the master to a large extent. Therefore, subsequent students must also have more respect for the senior brothers who came before them. It is hard to imagine that the disciples of the "Hai" discipline that Lao Guo will accept more than ten years later can be on an equal footing with their senior brothers who are more than thirty years older than them.
Therefore, the most important thing is to maintain the order of time and the connection of inheritance. Guo Degang wants to play an unprecedented game of chess and cultivate more effective forces for the cross talk world. Therefore, the order of these eight subjects must not be messed up. Among these apprentices, there are those who cook, cut vegetables, wait in the hall, take baths, work as security guards, barbecue, grow flowers, sell CDs... Under Guo Degang's training, they can all perform on stage, and some He can also become a national sensation. For this alone, it is worth praising Lao Guo. It is not certain whether he is a cross talk master, but Guo Degang is the best cross talk educator, and I am afraid even the mainstream cross talk circles have to admit it.