Recently, a pair of bright new stars on the cross talk stage, Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue, have frequently appeared on the stage of CCTV Spring Festival Gala with their dazzling achievements, but the latest performance has caused a sensation. The performance of their new work "I Want to Be Different" on the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Dragon caused many netizens to sigh, "Formula cross talk is really not far away on the Spring Festival Gala!" Hot discussions.
Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue have always been leaders in the cross talk circle, and they have appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala for many years, and the commercial performances are full, and their prestige is prominent. However, this time "I Want to Be Different" has caused a lot of controversy in content creation. Critics accuse them of failing to complete the most basic "off-topic" and that the content of the performance has nothing to do with the title of the work, as if they were merely underplaying and aimlessly mocking the audience on stage.
As a senior cross talk artist, Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue's performance was criticized as "vulnerable", lacking depth and innovation. This pair of upstarts actually performed a work at the level of junior high school students, which made the audience wonder: Can this kind of cross talk really be called an art?
A deeper study of the content of "I Want to Be Different" shows that it shows a "formulaic" trend. Self-introduction, ridicule of partners, ethical stalks, and small jokes, these elements make up the entire cross talk, which makes people feel a sense of déjà vu. Such "formula cross talk" seems to be becoming the mainstream of today's cross talk creation, and Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue's performance seems to be one of the representatives of this trend.
Looking back on the history of cross talk, formula cross talk has caused fierce controversy between Li Hongye and Guo Degang. At that time, Guo Degang received widespread support, believing that formula cross talk violated the creative principle of "people-oriented". However, to this day, Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue seem to have not been able to get out of this predicament, but have become the new spokesperson of formula cross talk.
The works of Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue and the classic works of cross talk masters Niu Qun, Feng Gong, Jiang Kun, etc., emphasize that the reason why cross talk was popular in the Spring Festival Gala in the past was because the content created by artists was close to the lives of ordinary people, and every sentence was carefully considered. Today's cross talk works seem to be empty in content, lacking sufficient depth and sense of substitution.
The current situation of the cross talk circle also prompts people to think deeply, why the new generation of cross talk actors seems to be unable to get rid of the shackles of "formula"? Is it because in today's society, people's needs for humorous jokes are becoming more and more convergent, resulting in creators having to adopt some fixed routines to please the audience?
At the same time, the article puts forward expectations for theater cross talk groups such as Deyun Club, believing that they should maintain the bottom line of creation and devote themselves to creating higher-quality works. Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue's works on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala are gradually losing color, as if a warning to make people re-examine the traditional art form of cross talk.
However, the article also mentioned that Guo Degang once complained that the time given by the Spring Festival Gala was too short, and in the small theater, he could speak cross talk for half an hour or 40 minutes. This also raises the question, should cross talk actors be given more time to present richer and more profound content, instead of rushing to pursue laughter in a short period of time? February** Dynamic Incentive Program
In general, Yue Yunpeng and Sun Yue's cross talk works sparked a discussion at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in the Year of the Dragon, not only questioning them personally, but also a deep reflection on the entire cross talk creative direction. At a time when traditional and modern cross talk are blending, we may need to re-examine the connotation of cross talk as an art form, as well as the responsibilities and missions of creators in it.