Foreword by the Earth Research Institute: In 2019, when China's mainstream cross talk community was unanimously condemned, Guo Degang responded calmly and expressed his mood in just one sentence.
Compared with questioning, ridicule and praise, decades of ups and downs have long made Guo Degang's heart like water.
Whether he is known as a clown in traditional art or a master who is known as the revitalization of Chinese cross talk, Guo Degang has now become a figure to be reckoned with in the cross talk world.
Guo Degang's art path can be traced back to the Song Dynasty, while cross talk, as an independent language art, originated at the end of the Qing Dynasty.
However, cross talk has gradually declined in the face of challenges such as sketches, especially in the 90s of the 20th century, when the rise of movies, TV series and electronic products threatened to decline cross talk.
Guo Degang, who was born in 1973, came into contact with cross talk in Tianjin, and was admitted to the Beijing Art Troupe at the age of 15.
However, the cross talk industry fell into a trough, which made Guo Degang leave Beijing many times.
Despite facing many difficulties, he firmly chose the path of cross talk.
After many failures, he returned to Tianjin and felt that cross talk needed to adapt to the times, so he turned his attention to the new **.
In 2000, Guo Degang held a cross talk conference in Beijing, although it was deserted for a time, but under the promotion of Anhui Satellite TV, he became an early Internet celebrity.
Deyun Club was established in 2003, and Guo Degang and his partners jointly promoted the development of cross talk on the Internet.
However, his performance on Anhui Satellite TV also drew criticism, with him accused of being a "window clown".
Guo Degang realized that traditional propaganda methods were not enough to adapt to the new era, so he actively embraced the new **.
Despite being criticized by his peers, he insisted on winning online attention through his authentic performances, and was recognized by cross talk master Hou Yaowen.
In 2006, Guo Degang successfully held a New Year's cross talk special at the Tianjin People's Liberation Army Opera House, ushering in a turning point in his career.
However, with the rise of Deyun Club, Guo Degang faced new challenges.
The rejection and accusations of the cross talk circle led him to launch a new work "I want to be against the three vulgarities".
He insisted that the purpose of cross talk is to make the people happy, and should not be confined to the burden of traditional culture.
This kind of spicy rhetoric has been highly praised by "People**", which has opened up new possibilities for Guo Degang's artistic path.