In the cross talk world, the relationship between master and apprentice has always attracted much attention. Some famous masters have a close relationship between master and apprentice, such as Li Jindou and Zhao Zhenduo, Meng Fangui and Gao Yingpei, and there are also some ** apprentices or brothers whose relationship is not friendly. Among them, Ma Zhiming and Hou Baolin are such examples.
Ma Zhiming was born in the Ma family, a cross talk family, his grandfather is Ma Delu, one of the eight virtues of cross talk, and his father is the famous cross talk actor Ma Sanli. Due to the seniority problem of the cross talk family, Ma Zhiming must worship a higher seniority**. However, when Ma Zhiming was preparing to apprentice in the 80s of the last century, most of the actors who were higher than him had passed away, making him almost unworshipable.
Hou Baolin and Ma Sanli were both leading figures in the cross talk industry at that time, and after learning about Ma Zhiming's situation, Hou Baolin decided to start on behalf of Ma Zhiming, and held a grand apprenticeship ceremony in 1986. This should have been a happy event, but in fact, Ma Zhiming and Hou Baolin are not close, and the two rarely move. It is rumored that Ma Zhiming was dissatisfied with Hou Baolin and felt that his talent was better than Hou Baolin, but he was inferior to him in status and fame.
There is a theory that although Hou Baolin verbally promised to act on behalf of Ma Zhiming, he delayed for a long time to fulfill this promise. This made Ma Zhiming dissatisfied with him, and even instructed his junior brother Yu Shiyou to go to Beijing to find Hou Baolin, and if he denied it, he would return immediately. It can be seen that Ma Zhiming is very dissatisfied with Hou Baolin's delay in apprenticeship. Apprenticeship requires huge economic and time costs,Ma Zhiming once said in an interview,Apprenticeship is sometimes not as cost-effective as buying a color TV。
However, most of these rumors are just speculation, and the main reason for the estrangement between the two is actually Ma Zhiming's personality. He was arrogant and unwilling to climb high branches, although his father Ma Sanli helped Yang Shaohua become famous, he never promoted Ma Zhiming, nor did he fight for more opportunities. At that time, Hou Baolin had a high status, and Ma Zhiming, as a junior brother, was unwilling to rely on him too much. In addition, Hou Baolin and Ma Zhiming are very different in age, almost a generation apart, and Ma Zhiming's talents are all taught by his father, so he doesn't need Hou Baolin to teach anything.
The contradictions between these masters and apprentices do not have much impact on the cross talk world, but they are only circulated in the circle. The cross talk industry has always focused on the skills and the works themselves. Although Ma Zhiming and Hou Baolin are estranged, both of them are outstanding representatives of the art of cross talk, and each has their own wonderful performances. Their contradictions did not hinder their career development.
In general, there are both intimacy and estrangement in the master-apprentice relationship in the cross talk world, and the relationship between Ma Zhiming and Hou Baolin is just one example. Although the relationship between the two is not close, this has not had much negative impact on their careers. The cross talk industry pays more attention to the talent and the work itself, rather than the entanglement between master and apprentice.