Her sketch is one of the best in the entertainment circle, and she is also the most famous sketch actress in China's early days.
Speaking of this kind grandmother, she can't live without her fake son Gong Hanlin.
Although it is not a biological mother and son, it is far better than a biological mother and son. The mother and son of the golden partner for ten years are not worthy of the name.
One day on July 17, 2000, Gong Hanlin and his wife Zhu Jin, who were performing in other places, repeatedly made mistakes on the stage, either forgetting the words or repeating them all the time. The ever-changing performance became the most failed performance in Gong Hanlin's life.
After getting off the stage, his wife asked Gong Hanlin what happened. Why did he make so many mistakes?
Gong Hanlin took his wife's hand affectionately and said, My brother called me this morning, and Ma Zhao left. Let's hurry back to Beijing.
Gong Hanlin and his wife Kim drove for five hours, but they never saw Ma Zhao again.
199 1 year, on the 70th anniversary of the founding of the motherland, CCTV called Gong Hanlin and invited him to play the sketch "Mother's Heart" with Zhao.
After Zhao's death, Gong Hanlin recalled the first meeting with him in Beijing TV's "Seeing Beijing in a Play".
"When I didn't see Miss Zhao for the first time, my mood was very uneasy. It feels a bit like seeing the emperor. "
Gong Hanlin said in the program that when he first met Ma Zhao, he was nervous. At that time, Gong Hanlin's fame was far less than Zhao's, and even Miss Zhao was Gong Hanlin's predecessor in qualifications.
In order to prepare for meeting Miss Zhao in advance, Gong Hanlin specially arrived at the restaurant arranged by the crew two hours earlier than ordinary people, but when Gong Hanlin went, Ma Zhao was already sitting.
Ma Zhao kindly shouted:
Oh, here comes the son. Sit down and eat. This is for the crew. You won't eat for nothing.
Gong Hanlin was also surprised by this kind old man. They hit it off and worked together for eight years.
Zhao's fame at that time was already very loud in the entertainment circle. Before she retired, she was a famous actress on the stage of Pingju, and she was well known by the audience for playing the role of Ruan Ma in Pingju. 1989 became a famous sketch actor of the motherland with the CCTV Spring Festival Evening sketch "A Day of Hero Mother".
Just when Ma Zhao became famous, Gong Hanlin's sketch career was mediocre. 1990, Gong Hanlin and Yue Hong played mahjong, and the response was mediocre.
Just as they collaborated on Mother's Heart, the director was dissatisfied with Gong Hanlin's performance and said that he would replace him.
At this time, Ma Zhao refused. She said to the director, "My mother and I are the most angry. I believe he can act well." .
In this way, Gong Hanlin began to affectionately call the old artist "the old lady", and then directly called her "Ma Zhao".
1992, there is a tango dance in the Spring Festival Evening sketch "Mom's Today", which is not in the original book.
At that time, both Ma Zhao and Gong Hanlin felt that the book was not very good, the burden was not loud enough, and the plot was not enough. Ma Zhao is a person who demands a lot of herself. Less and not more is her life principle.
In an interview with the media, Ma Zhao said this.
No matter how popular the actors are, the program is not good. Don't wait for others to film us, let's film ourselves first.
The tango at the end was discovered by Gong Hanlin in an accident. As soon as Ma Zhao and I got home, we added this paragraph. It turns out that this paragraph is also the highest point of the burden.
Coupled with Ma Zhao's unique Tangshan accent and funny dance, it is particularly brilliant in the Spring Festival Evening.
The essay "Mom's Today" co-authored by them won the first prize in the language category of my favorite Spring Festival Evening program.
1994, Ma Zhao did not partner with Gong Hanlin this time, but with her old friend Li Wenqi. However, this sketch is not satisfactory, ranking second from the bottom.
1995, Shilin, the author of Ma Zhao's sketch, created "So Packaged" and wanted to invite Gong Hanlin to continue to partner with Ma Zhao, but Gong Hanlin at that time refused.
Gong Hanlin always wanted to enter the film and television circle, but the arrangement of the sketch just collided with the Liaoning film and television drama, so Gong Hanlin had to politely refuse.
Unexpectedly, Gong Hanlin and Ma Zhao finally contributed to this cooperation. Before shooting, the director needed to be hospitalized because of lumbar disc herniation, and urged Gong Hanlin to contact the cast of the Spring Festival Evening. Finally, Ma Zhao's golden mother and child files were put together again.
This sketch is a very thrilling accident in Ma Zhao's career. There is a break dance performance in the sketch.
When she was on the stage, Ma Zhao was in great pain because she accidentally bumped into an injured bone while kneeling on the ground. Ma Zhao also touched the ground with his hand. Gong Hanlin originally intended to help, but Ma Zhao had a brainwave and put on a cool posture with pain, which shocked the audience.
After this dance, there was a two-minute performance, and Ma Zhao endured the pain until she stepped down and went to the hospital for treatment.
At the age of 65,438+0, Ma Zhao was taken to the stage to play a colorful baby, and at the age of 6, she played a child. At the age of 65,438+05, he played the leading role and became the pillar of the troupe.
It is this tenacity that takes art seriously that promotes her success.
1996, Ma Zhao and her son Gong Hanlin collaborated on The Adventures of Working. However, this time there was another person, and this person was Gong Hanlin's wife Zhu Jin.
Because of this performance, many media criticized Gong Hanlin for trying to use Ma Zhao's fame to praise his wife Kim, but in fact, she didn't.
In the essay "Adventures of Working", Ma Zhao not only sang "Walking Up and Down", but also sat on the table and jumped off it. Gong Hanlin included his wife, Jin An, because she needed someone to help Ma Zhao.
If you look closely, you will find that Jin Yaner is really helping Ma Zhao, because Gong Hanlin knows that Ma Zhao has a leg problem and his knee is inconvenient.
In the play, Ma Zhao also showed his real calligraphy skills, and hung his wrist to write four authentic Chinese characters.
The original setting is that these four words are taken from the background, because Ma Zhao is semi-illiterate. In the early days of liberation, Ma Zhao learned some words only after attending organized literacy classes. Usually, scripts are read by directors and screenwriters.
Three months before the official performance, Ma Zhao found that the effect was not good during the rehearsal. Pursuing perfection, she returned to Beijing and invited a calligraphy master to practice the word "original". It took her half a month to get some results.
After this sketch, many people bought Ma Zhao's calligraphy specially, and even called Ma Zhao to publish a book for her, but Ma Zhao felt that she had nothing to write.
Ma Zhao called Gong Hanlin to explain her purpose and ask Gong Hanlin for advice.
"Oh, you have been an artist for 70 years, and you have so much to write." Gong Hanlin replied to Ma Zhao like this on the phone.
After extensive communication with Gong Hanlin, Ma Zhao decided not to publish a book.
"Han Lin, how big is the name to collect. The key is whether the audience likes you or not. If he likes you, you will always be in his heart. Don't like you, that is to say, you are a great artist and he doesn't like you. What am I doing? I don't cause trouble, and I don't cause trouble to others. I don't want people to write about me. "
Ma Zhao finally told Gong Hanlin what she was thinking, and Gong Hanlin supported her decision.
After the death of Ma Zhao, Gong Hanlin said in an interview:
If Miss Zhao and I have learned anything for such a long time, it is the truth of being human.
1999, the two teamed up again on the Spring Festival Evening stage with the sketch "Veteran Out", which was their last time.
In Veteran Out, Ma Zhao sang My Heart Forever in English, which shocked the audience. It's really great.
Ma Zhao coughed badly during the rehearsal. CCTV leaders specially arranged a VIP lounge for Ma Zhao. Ma Zhao rejected the kindness of the leader. I'm an actor, not a VIP. I'm not specialized. Might as well be with everyone.
In an emergency rehearsal, Ma Zhao coughed up blood. The director of the Spring Festival Gala soon found Gong Hanlin, and Gong Hanlin immediately sent Ma Zhao to the hospital.
The doctor told Ma Zhao's family and Gong Hanlin that Ma Zhao had advanced lung cancer, and there were only ten days left before the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala. After discussing with Ma Zhao's family, everyone decided to hide the news so that Ma Zhao could have a good year.
On the day of the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Evening, Ma Zhao, like everyone else, was waiting for recording in the backstage of the Spring Festival Evening. Many young actors asked Ma Zhao for his autograph. Niu Niu, a famous actress, also took a picture full of smiles for Ma Zhao, which was the most gorgeous smile of Ma Zhao before his death.
After the Spring Festival Gala, Ma Zhao was admitted to the hospital soon.
One day, Ma Zhao suddenly called Gong Hanlin.
Han Lin, when will you come back? Come and see me when you come back.
Gong Hanlin listened to Ma Zhao's inquiry, knowing that Ma Zhao must know her illness, and rushed back to Beijing from other places to visit Ma Zhao overnight.
From 199 1 year, they participated in 10 works, including 5 works of the Spring Festival Evening. Although Gong Hanlin appeared on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala several times after Ma Zhao's death, it was never as loud as Ma Zhao's mother and son.
On July 27th, 2000, Ma Zhao held a memorial service in Babaoshan Revolutionary Cemetery, and people from all walks of life in the capital spontaneously went to commemorate it, with 30,000 mourners.
Gong Hanlin's elegiac couplet to Ma Zhao;
Art is immortal, and its reputation will last forever. We mourn the predecessors of cooperation and cherish the memory of Ma Zhao in our hearts.
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