In 1961, Cai Jiaxi in Beijing raised his daughter. The newborn Cai Mingsheng has a smart and agile face, looking around with big watery eyes, and when her parents see such a lovely daughter, they know that she will definitely have a future. So after Cai Ming went to elementary school, they made her a candidate for "Xiao Haixia", and she deserved it, and Cai Ming was finally selected to play this role and became famous in one fell swoop. 
After graduating, Cai Ming entered the Beijing Film Studio to learn acting skills and began his first step as an actor. Despite the hardships of the road, she did not change her original intention and insisted on practicing hard. Under the careful guidance of his parents and teachers, the youthfulness gradually faded and was replaced by a mature performance. Finally, in 1991, 30-year-old Cai Ming ushered in the most important opportunity in his life - to make his debut on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala!The sketch "Stranger" with Gong Hanlin won her a lot of attention and applause, marking her official entry into the road of acting. After that, Cai Ming became a frequent visitor to the Spring Festival Gala, using his rich and delicate performance skills to bring joy and warmth to thousands of households. However, just when she was in the limelight, the combination of Song Dandan and Zhao Benshan also quickly became popular, and the two worked together seamlessly, frequently surprising the audience, and their popularity continued to rise. Seeing all this, Cai Ming couldn't help but feel a sense of crisis in her heart, but she was not discouraged, but firmly told herself that only by performing her acting skills to the extreme can she continue to achieve higher achievements. 
So, she decided to emulate Song Dandan's style and learn Song Dandan's humorous, witty and straightforward acting skills through observation. She believes that as long as she masters Song Dandan's knack of making the audience happy, she can bring her popularity to a new height. But the plan couldn't keep up with the changes, and this time Cai Ming was obviously self-defeating. Not only was she criticized for being mean and fake, but her partner's height problem also became a target for ridicule, triggering a siege. For a while, Cai Ming's image was hit like never before, which undoubtedly put her at a low point. Just when Cai Ming was in turmoil, Song Dandan, who was once known as the "Queen of Variety", also began to go all the way downhill. In many variety shows, she showed a bad personality frequently** - not only was she extremely controlling, but she also publicly humiliated her young partner in full view, and such a heinous performance made Song Dandan infamous. 
Her artistic achievements have also been overshadowed by this series of scandalous deeds, and she is no longer admired. Comparing the situation of the two, we can't help but be glad that at least Teacher Cai Ming is still walking straight on the path she chose, not being knocked down by the trend storm of Vanity Fair, and still bringing joy to everyone in her own way. As one of the most well-known partners of the Spring Festival Gala, Guo Da and Cai Ming have worked together for 20 years, and they have worked together tacitly to create impressive classic characters. On the stage, the two can always bring out each other's advantages and play a strong 1+1>2 cooperation effect. Guo Da once publicly praised Cai Ming's meticulous and enterprising professional attitude to work, and it is precisely because of her persistent pursuit of art and enthusiasm for performance that the two can cooperate for a long time and continue to bring excellent works to the audience. 
In order to perfectly interpret the feeling of the robot, Cai Ming even did not hesitate to take extreme methods, only relying on coarse tea and light rice to survive. Soon, the weight dropped from normal to a dangerous 90 pounds. However, for the sake of the role, she doesn't care about any of that. In the backstage of bringing a satisfactory performance to the audience, Cai Ming was already too weak to support it, but Cai Ming gritted his teeth and completed the performance. It can be seen that in her heart, the audience's experience and the quality of the work are far higher than her own. It is this professionalism that makes her a frequent visitor to the Spring Festival Gala. But the good times didn't last long, and the golden boy and girl-like duo were disbanded under the pressure of criticism from the outside world. Some out-of-context ** were made up by netizens into a relationship between the two, trying to discredit Cai Ming. 
Faced with such sudden doubts, Guo Da and Cai Ming had no choice but to develop their respective careers separately. In his heart, Guo Da believes in Cai Ming's innocence. However, this sudden change still prevented the two from continuing to work hand in hand. The years are not forgiving, and Cai Ming, who once galloped on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, is already old. We can no longer see her dressed in fashionable clothes, amusing everyone with exaggerated or close-to-life acting skills, leaving endless regrets. The veteran artist's dedication and love for performing arts is unimaginable, and even when she was questioned, she never gave up on her career. It is this persistence that has supported her in the entertainment industry for decades and has made outstanding contributions to China's comedy industry. As a senior in the industry, Cai Ming has set a spiritual benchmark for the performance career for those who come after him. Instead of easily criticizing these older generation of artists who have worked hard for Chinese comedy, we should sincerely thank them. 
It can be said that without the persistent exploration of performing arts by these pioneers, there would not be the brilliant achievements of Chinese comedy today. Whether it is Mr. Cai Ming or other veteran artists, they have written a brilliant chapter of Chinese comedy with their youth and passion, which is fully worthy of our respect and admiration.