"He's a foreigner, but he's not an outsider!”
He is the first foreign cross talk actor in my country, and he has fluent Mandarin.
He is Jiang Kun's apprentice, and he has been guided by the famous cross talk master Ding Guangquan.
He appeared on CCTV's New Year's Day party in 1989 and played the role of Mark, a foreign student named "Big Mountain" in the sketch "Night Return".
With a lame tone of "Magnolia, open the door, I am the mountain", it was deeply loved by the audience.
But just when it was about to become completely popular, it "disappeared" because of Feng Gong's words.
Now that decades have passed, what kind of adventures do foreigners who talk about Chinese cross talk "Dashan" have now?
Oyama was born in Ottawa, CanadaBecause his grandfather had been to China, he had been a doctor in the church hospital for a few years, and he had seen the warmth of people's hearts, so he always liked China.
When Dashan was very young, he often listened to his grandfather talk about what he had experienced in ChinaFor this reason, Dashan has been yearning for China since he was a child, and he also wants to see the place where his grandfather lived.
So when I was studying at the University of Toronto, I took Chinese by myselfWhen I was about to graduate, the school happened to have an opportunity to go to Peking University for further studyThis is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Daisen.
Therefore, he studied more diligently and won the place of further study with excellent results, but to Dashan's surprise, he was loved by the audience after only one year in China.
In 1989, he presided over the International Singing Competition, and with the foundation he laid in college, he had a very good performance, plus there was a skit at the New Year's Day party at that time that needed a foreign friend to help.
Therefore, Dashan was smoothly arranged to participate in the sketch "Night Return" at the CCTV party, maybe it's because it's funny to watch foreigners try to speak Chinese, or maybe it's because the novel plot setting of the sketch is very attractive to the audience.
In this sketch, the audience did not stop laughing from beginning to end, and the effect was surprisingly good, and Dashan's reputation was also directly started among the people, and everyone was curious about this "foreigner" who spoke Chinese cross talk.
In an interview, Oyama said that he wanted to visit the place where his grandfather had lived, but he only knows the general situation, and does not know the name of the place, fortunately, there are many people and great power, and everyone guesses the approximate location in Shangqiu, Henan by virtue of the appearance he described.
As Dashan's fame grows higher and higher, various industries seem to have seen through the business opportunities and throw olive branches to Dashan one after another, wants Dashan to develop in the film and television industry, but Dashan is not interested in this industry.
On the contrary, he has a soft spot for cross talk, and at a party, he met Jiang Kun, who also had a pivotal position in the cross talk world at that timeTherefore, Dashan asked Jiang Kun to take him as an apprentice.
But Jiang Kun is always hesitant about this matter, after all, on the one hand, he needs to have a very high language talent and skills, and he must also have a certain talent, plus Jiang Kun's master Hou Baolin does not approve of accepting this foreign apprentice.
And the most important point is that there is a stereotype in people's thoughts, cross talk is Chinese culture, and accepting this "foreign apprentice" means that you will be criticized by some **.
But Dashan didn't want to give upAfter a long period of hard work, Dashan finally succeeded in worshipping Jiang Kun at the end of 1989During that time, Dashan has been studying hard and practicing hard, and is accurate to the tone and cultural connotation of the sketch.
But at that time, Jiang Kun's schedule was also very full, and he had almost no time to tutor DashanTherefore, let another master, that is, Ding Guangquan, guide Dashan.
Although Dashan is not Ding Guangquan's apprentice, Ding Guangquan's guidance to Dashan is no less than the teachings of a ** apprentice, so Dashan has always had a strong sense of gratitude to Ding Guangquan.
Under the professional guidance of Ding Guangquan, the speed of progress in Dashan's cross talk skills can be described as coming in by leaps and boundsAfter that, he also performed on the same stage with Ding Guangquan many times, and the two were more like father and son.
Later, after Ding Guangquan's death, he also posted a message of condolences on his social platform for the first time, and the cross talk level of Dashan is enough to reach the state of leaving the teacher.
Later, when he appeared on the stage, he was not an unknown person, but appeared as Jiang Kun**, and collaborated with Jiang Kun and Tang Jie on the same stage in the sketch "Famous Teacher and High Apprentice".
In the same year, he also unexpectedly gained the love of his life, his wife Gan Lin is an authentic Chongqing girl, the encounter between the two is also as magical as in the TV series.
At that time, an American band came to Liaoning to perform, and the girl was in charge of the reception, but she didn't expect that there was a conflict within the band before the performance, and the girl in charge of the reception was in a hurry.
At this time, Dashan broke the siege in time, which contributed to this good relationship, and they got married in 1993, and also gave birth to a boy and a girl in Beijing, which can be said to be a double harvest of career and love, but at this moment, variables quietly came.
With the continuous development of the times, it has become commonplace for foreigners to talk about cross talkAfter years of practice, both the pronunciation and the tone of the Chinese language have reached the level of the correct and round words.
Therefore, the novelty is also goneLater, when he appeared on the hot search again, it was no longer any famous works, but the news that he and his wife and children returned to their own country.
What's going on here?It turned out that by chance, Dashan met Feng Gong, and Feng Gong also saw what Dashan was worried about, so he told himIf you want your career to flourish again, you must jump out of this circle.
It is because of this sentence that Dashan woke up like a dream, and then began to transform, returned to Canada to continue to concentrate on research, and appeared in front of everyone's eyes again, that is, at the scene of cultural exchange activities between the two countries.
He was even listed in the "Who's Who of Canada" and was honored as a special envoy for the 2008 Olympic Games, which also just broke everyone's doubts about him on the Internet.
But in recent years, I have rarely seen him on the screenBut it wasn't because he gave up the business, but turned to the behind-the-scenes staff and began to tell the story of his grandfather on the "Big Mountain Storytelling" radio.
And the stand-up comedy and talk show have been perfectly innovated, and the program "Dashan Kan Dashan" was created.
And has repeatedly posted praise for China on social platformsEven our "People's **" gave Dashan the highest praise.
There is no doubt that the mountain is a successHe dared to pursue his dreams, dared to leave his comfort zone and bravely challenged new things, and to be able to stay true to the original intention, is a rare existence.
Finally, I hope that Dashan can live a happy life and continue to carry forward this spirit!