Chapter 7 Three trips to Beijing

I came to Beijing again in 1995, this is the third time I have been to Beijing.The first time I entered Beijing was in 1988. At that time, I was in the rap group of the All-China Federation of Trade Unions. I was about sixteen or seventeen years old.At that time, I thought about when I could become a famous cross talk actor. This was my real thought at that time, and it was very utilitarian. Later, because of the student unrest, I left the Art Troupe of the ACFTU and returned to Tianjin.Looking back at that time, I can’t talk about my artistic level, it’s better than no, that’s all, the stage is very average.After the Spring Festival this year, I once had dinner in a hotel. An honorary boss of the hotel was the head of the Art Troupe of the ACFTU. After the old head retired, he came here to take a part-time job. , He said: I must ask your husband if Guo Degang is the same Guo Degang who was in the ACFTU Art Troupe back then.My wife is happy, maybe.The old regiment leader immediately felt guilty, and said: I must find an opportunity to have a meal with Mr. Guo, I am a sinner of our regiment, how can I let such a talent go.Before long, we arranged to sit down and have a meal together.The old leader toasted again and again, and I said you don't need to do this. I was indeed worthless back then, and it was normal for me to leave.This is my first time in Beijing.

I went to Beijing again in 1994. This time I probably only stayed in Beijing for more than ten days. Because I was aimless, I just thought about going to Beijing. I didn’t think about what to do or who to go to. Tianhou was running around blindly, but she had no clue.What impressed me deeply was that one day I watched a performance at the Grand Theater of the Minzu Palace, and after I left the theater, I walked along Chang'an Avenue from west to east at around 11 o'clock in the evening, until I reached the Qianmen Dashiyuan.At that time, I was still wearing a pair of very new shoes, which were not suitable for walking. The heels were worn out, and I couldn’t even take a step. I simply stepped on the heels and walked on.I finally walked to a small hotel and stayed there for eighteen yuan a night.The hotel room is very dilapidated, and there are trees behind the house, just like the tree in the poor Zhang Damin's house.The few people living there are small traders, and there is a very smelly smell of feet.I stayed there for one night, thinking, what did I come to Beijing for? I didn't live this kind of life, so I bought a ticket to go back to Tianjin the next morning.The second time I entered Beijing, it also ended in failure.

The third time was in 1995. I thought about it, since this is what I do and I like it, I hope to go to the city of Beijing.If I don't go, I can live an ordinary life in Tianjin, marry a wife and have children, find a unit to work, and I can do it.But maybe I will regret it when I get old. Maybe one day when I am 80 years old, I will point to my grandson and point to the person on TV and say: You see, this person was similar to grandpa at the time. If I can enter Beijing, I will be better than him.The grandson may say to me, why did you go there early.In order not to regret it in the future, I decided to take the risk and go to Beijing again, this time, with the mentality of desperately striving for success, I also thought before leaving, what can I do?I can speak cross talk, I can tell book, I can speak long-form stand-up comedy, I can sing opera, and I can sing Peking Opera Pingju Hebei Bangzi, and I am not just singing a cappella, but putting on makeup and costumes to formally sing big operas. How many times can I sing? Ten out.I thought and thought, at least I won't starve to death.So I came to Beijing again.

I came to Beijing around 1995, and I was confused for nearly a year. I had nothing to do, and I suffered all kinds of hardships. Yes, I am afraid that my parents will worry about it, so I only say yes, and only I understand all kinds of difficulties. In 1996, by chance, I passed by a small teahouse in Nancheng, Beijing, and saw some children talking about cross talk. They were all children between the ages of fourteen and fifteen, and one of them was It was Wang Yuebo who made me a fan later on.I also joined them unconsciously and started talking together. At that time, I was nothing more than talking and joking with them.I didn't expect that the audience would like the traditional cross talk we talked about very much. It didn't take long for this small teahouse to be sold out, and it was so full that the room was full. The doors and windows were open, and there were people sitting around. Listening outside.This gave me an inspiration, cross talk is not dead, it is not like people say that traditional cross talk can no longer be said, no one listens, and it is out of touch with the times.Who said these words?Is this what the audience said?no.This is what some cross talk actors themselves said!The audience didn't say that.So I think there is still hope for cross talk. Maybe from that moment on, I thought of putting cross talk back in theaters for performances.