As we all know, the crosstalk circle still retains the old rules of master-apprenticeship and family tree inheritance, and the top ranking of crosstalk artists is now eight generations. Let us first clarify a concept: "Deshoubao Civilization" is a seniority, and Guo Degang's apprentice "Yunhe Jiuxiao" is a branch and cannot be compared.
In cross talk, when it comes to Yue Yunpeng and Guo Qilin, the first generation is the eighth generation. Before, the first, second and third generations did not have the character generation. The current opinions about the first, second and third generations are all deduced in the later period and did not exist at that time. of. The real strict generation is arranged starting from the generation of longevity.
The character "Shou" comes from Zhang Shouchen, the clan leader. Zhang Shoushen, the clan leader, is the character of "Shou", so other people also use the character "Shou", such as Yin Shoushan and Li Zengshou. At the same time, there are also many people who do not use the character "Shou" as their stage names, such as Ma Delu's sons Ma Guiyuan, Ma Guifu (Ma Sanli), Zhu Kuoquan, Guo Qiru, etc.
But "Bao Wenming" was not called that at first, but "Establishing Benevolence and Righteousness". It was named by Mr. Zhang, but later everyone changed it according to the practice of Zhang Shouchen's generation.
What is the practice?
The eldest disciple of Zhang Shoushen is called Chang Baokun. Chang Baokun is his real name, and his stage name is Chang Litong. However, his stage name is not pronounced, but his real name is. Therefore, this generation is called Baozi generation by convention.
The chief gatekeeper of the "文" generation is Zhao Xinmin from Tianjin. But Chang Baokun's eldest disciple was originally Li Boren, and his stage name was named after "Li Renyi". Later Li quit and withdrew from the cross talk world. The second disciple Su Wenmao became the eldest disciple. Su Wenmao's stage name was Su Zhongren, but Su Wenmao insisted on using his real name. So this generation became the writing generation.
The Ming generation, this generation was basically born after the founding of the People's Republic of China. They got rid of the big environment of entertainers in the old society, so few people change their real names to use "seniority" as their real name. The head of this generation is Zhao Weizhou from Tianjin, and the name "Ming" comes from Gao Yingpei's disciple, Su Wenmao's son Su Mingjie (who played Ding Wenyuan in the Young Master Crosstalk TV "Dispute"). For example, Guo Degang, Xu Deliang, and Zhang Dewu are also of the "Ming" generation, but they all followed Guo Degang's "De" character. .
In other words, the last four generations of the "Deshoubao Civilization" were named after the cross talk master and his direct disciples.
The oldest surviving old artist of the Bao generation is Yang Baozhang, born in 1926, Tao Xiangjiu’s apprentice. Participated in the performance of Deyun's 20th Society.
There are also Ma Zhiming, Xie Tianshun (the youngest Baozi generation, unfortunately passed away, and was the apprentice of Guo Rongqi. Guo Rongqi may be the youngest Shouzi generation, born in 1917.), Sigugu Chang Bao Hua is born under the name Bao, and is Master Ma San’s apprentice. Yin Xiaoxiao from Tianjin is also Ma Sanye's apprentice. He is born in 1938 with the courtesy name Bao. There is also Tian Lihe, a close disciple of Zhang Shouchen, born in 1935.
Chen Yongquan is also a member of the Bao generation, and is a bit special. His father, Chen Zizhen, was chosen as his younger brother by Li Dexi, so he was the senior disciple of De. Chen Yongquan should have been born in the longevity family, but he moved down a generation and became a disciple of Tan Boru, who was born in the longevity family. He and Zhao Shizhong became brothers.
Similarly, Shi Fukuan's master is Gao Fengshan, one of the "Three Allegro Schools", and his master is Gao Deliang. And Gao Deliang also came from a lower generation, so Shi Fukuan was a literary generation.
Master Ma Sanli once made a "Genealogy of Crosstalk Actors in Beijing and Tianjin" which roughly explained the first six generations of artists. "The article "Genealogy of Crosstalk Actors in Beijing and Tianjin" was compiled by Liu Guoqi and Zhao Guangzhi based on my memories, relevant information and interviews with some colleagues in the crosstalk community."
Shou Zidai. Among the old artists, Zhang Shouchen and Ma Sanli are regarded as masters; among the Bao generation, Hou Baolin and Liu Baorui are also recognized as cross talk masters; in the literary generation, Mr. Ma Ji stands out, and in the "Ming" generation, there are Jiang Kun, Feng Gong, Guo Degang, and Yu Qian Wait, who will be the leader with the style of a master?