But before that, there was also a big man in the music industry, who was well-known and praised by Chairman Mao.
Every time I think of these lines, I can always recall Master Ma's funny actions and demeanor, and these touching and funny stories seem to have always existed around us. In a word, art comes from life.
Ma Lisan is called a master, but he is also a "child". 1956 65438+ 10, Chairman Mao went to Tianjin for a field trip. Chairman Mao himself is also very interested in art. In the evening, he met people in the literary and art circles in the small auditorium in the south of Tianjin.
When it was Ma's turn, he immediately said, "Hello, Chairman, I'm Ma from Tianjin TV Station."
"Ma Lisan, I remember you, the Ma Lisan who said to buy monkeys." Chairman Mao kept looking at Ma Lisan and praised him: "According to the ancient book, a gentleman has three standpoints: moral integrity, moral integrity and moral integrity. Your name is Li San, which is very good and meaningful. "
But when Chairman Mao saw the "big" and "trunk" (horse height1.8m), he added: "Your body is too thin, too thin. You should supplement more, and your body will get better. "
After the interview, the rest of the time depends on the actors to shine on the stage and show their magical powers.
At this time, Ma told Chairman Mao a joke, the theme of which came from "The Farmer's Son and the Landlord's Son", aiming at highlighting how stupid the landlord's son is and how smart the farmer's son is. In a few words, Chairman Mao was amused and praised: "National treasure, you are a national treasure." Later, Chairman Mao shook hands with Ma.
When Ma Lisan shook hands with Chairman Mao, he was as happy as a child even though he was old.
After the performance in the evening, Ma came home and held out his hand to shake hands with his family, and repeatedly said that this hand had just shaken hands with Chairman Mao. He is very excited and happy.
So, what kind of person is crosstalk master Ma? Master Ma is very concerned about the degree of carving. Where did so many "strange" lines and so many popular cross talks come from? How did Master Ma create it?
Ma Yu 19 14 was born in Beijing. His native place is indeed Gansu, and he is an out-and-out Hui. Since entering the door of the phonograph industry and becoming a master of the phonograph industry, the influence on the people around you is also inseparable.
His grandfather's name is Ma, and he is famous all over the world for telling The Water Margin. He was very famous in Beijing before the Qing Dynasty. His father, Ma Delu, is also one of the famous "Eight Virtues of Symphony" (1930 or so, a crosstalk master who is active in Beijing and Tianjin).
His mother is good at Beijing opera, and his brother is good at "literary drama".
Almost all the people around Ma are inextricably linked with art, and all of them are famous artists. It is precisely because of this environment that Ma Lisan was exposed to cross talk from an early age.
Ma Lisan studied in Huiwen Middle School when he was young, and practiced crosstalk skills on campus in his spare time. However, due to the constant war at that time, few people were able to calm down and appreciate art.
This has also caused Ma's parents, despite their reputation in the art world, to barely solve the problem of food and clothing in reality, and even the tuition fees for studying at Ma can't be collected. In desperation, Ma had to drop out of school early and left school.
Although he has not finished his studies, Ma Lisan is still studying. He studied under Zhou Deshan, and in the process of learning, he also formed his own cross talk characteristics, taking the skills of cross talk as the keynote of his performance.
Because Ma dropped out of school early and lived in a special era, he had many life experiences, so he took these as creative themes and constantly integrated them into the performance content, which often made the audience have many novel and familiar experiences during the performance.
Before the founding of New China, crosstalk was regarded as an "inferior" industry, which was pan-entertaining and looked down upon.
Even at this time, Ma still maintained Qu Yuan's will of "everyone is drunk, I wake up alone", not influenced by outsiders' views, but also inherited the professional attitude of predecessors.
When asked about Master Ma, he recalled: Every time I want to give up, I will think of the skills that my brothers taught me to learn cross talk. This is not a house game for children. Since you have entered this industry, you must love it. The master can only take you to the beginning, and more practice is still on your own.
Pay more attention to the things in life, constantly accumulate creative materials, and ponder the skills and methods of polishing characters. Your performance can't be perfunctory. Don't tell what you can't tell. Never forget Master's kindness in this life.
Perhaps because of Ma's persistence and tenacity, the dark moment has finally passed, and crosstalk has ushered in a bright future for itself and the whole industry.
After the founding of New China, the society was stable, people's minds were gradually liberated, and the demand for culture and art was increasing. In this context, it is both an opportunity and a great challenge for artistic performance.
1950 Tianjin xinsheng theatre invited master ma to perform on stage, and master ma readily accepted, because this performance on stage re-established master ma's leading position in the industry and served as the deputy head of Tianjin Quyi Troupe.
On the stage, his works such as "Playing with You" and "Meeting Fan" won the audience's prolonged applause.
Master Ma is becoming more and more famous, and even some people abroad want to invite him to play and promise him a high appearance fee.
It is understood that someone once gave Master Ma an appearance fee of 1000 yuan, hoping that he could attend the performance by plane. Master Ma refused to accept the money, disagreed with the matter and asked the courier to refund the money.
On one occasion, his son Ma accompanied him to a foreign performance. After the performance, the organizer gave him a service fee, and Master Ma put it in his pocket without looking. Someone asked him how much money the organizer gave, and Master Ma reluctantly took it out and counted it and said: 500.
In order to hype something, someone deliberately said to Master Ma: A young man imitated Master Ma's crosstalk, and the organizer gave him 2000 yuan.
Master Ma was unusually calm, and then slightly worried. What he is worried about is not the problem of more money, but that people who imitate themselves will not be good for their future development if they only imitate.
Ma Lao never took money seriously from beginning to end, because he always demanded excellent works, and he still guarded his original heart in the face of money and fame.
1956- 1966 in a special period, due to some misunderstandings, Ma only talked about cross talk for three years, and spent the rest of his time doing chores.
1970, Ma left Tianjin with his family and settled in the countryside in order to follow the instructions of the central authorities and evacuate the urban population.
During this period, he was not idle, just like Tao Yuanming, "picking chrysanthemums under the east fence and seeing Nanshan leisurely." After several years of carefree life, he also learned carpentry.
But what he remembers most is getting up early every day to go to the lake, memorizing his lines for a while and remembering his old job. Master Ma's love and pursuit of cross talk can be seen in general.
After that special period, horses seem to become clearer and more transparent. He always keeps a certain distance from the aura and reputation brought by his performance.
Whenever the audience applauds his performance, he always says, "I am not a crosstalk master or an artist. I'm just an ordinary art communicator. I like crosstalk, so I will bring the national culture that few people care about to the people I like in the form of crosstalk. "
Every year on Children's Day, Ma will go to at least three schools to perform programs for children. As a reward, she can wear a red scarf.
In the early 1980s, in a report on ideological work by Ma, he once told his inner monologue: For more than 20 years, I have been afraid to greet others, and I can't avoid greeting or shake hands with others. I just listen to a lot of things, rarely speak and rarely ask questions, because there is always a feeling of inferiority in my heart.
He never visits relatives and friends, nor does he take photos with some friends for fear that others will look down on him.
This is a sad experience, but the wind and rain will always pass and the sun will always come. When Tianjin citizens were asked to recommend ten celebrities, they voted for Ma, a crosstalk master who has worked hard in the phonology world all his life.
After the reform and opening up, Master Ma returned to the stage and continued to bring wonderful performances to the audience. It was also during this period that Ma realized his long-cherished dream: he successfully joined the China * * * Production Party.
1983, CPPCC held a meeting in Tianjin, and he attended it.
At the meeting, the United front minister personally asked Ma why he didn't join the China * * * production party. Ma suddenly froze, and it took a long time to answer: "Can a person like me join the China * * * production party? Now I think it's good enough ... "
Ma's words made the minister not know where to start, perhaps out of understanding or helplessness, but in any case, such an answer is also Ma's true feelings.
So he thought for a moment and said, "Compared with your previous life, you are already richer, but you should also be politically satisfied while living." The people need more people. Malik is always glowing and spreading positive energy. "
The minister's words greatly encouraged the horse. Soon, Ma submitted an application to the Tianjin Party Branch to join the China Producers Party.
1May 6, 985, his long-cherished wish finally came true.
Under the introduction of Chang Baoting and He, the Tianjin Youth League branch held a meeting and unanimously passed Ma's application for joining the Party. Ma Chenggong successfully joined the China * * * production party.
At the conference, Ma was very excited: "It was the party organization that gave me a second life. Everything I have today is also given by the party. I will keep up with the pace of the party and advance with it. "
Later, Ma celebrated his second birthday on May 16, 2006, and he joined the Party that day. This day is also of great significance to Malay.
After joining the party, Ma seems to have been reborn. He took an active part in various activities and donated his income to the country. He once used his performance income to buy a large number of crosstalk videos and gave them to the soldiers guarding the border. I hope they can feel the laughter and laughter in the frontier.
As time goes by, Ma Lao's body is getting tired, but his sense of humor about life remains the same.
Once, Ma Lao received an invitation to give crosstalk to some young people who had lost their footing and help them recover. As soon as he got off the bus, two policewomen quickly came to his side, supporting him with one left and one right.
Hearing this, the two female police officers immediately smiled from ear to ear.
In 2000, Ma Lao was diagnosed with bladder cancer and had to bid farewell to the performance stage. Later, I had an operation and my condition was slightly relieved.
After the operation, the wound was very painful. The doctor asked the horse, "Do you want an analgesic injection?"
Ma Lisan heard that taking painkillers is very addictive, so he decided not to take it. He also told the doctor: "I'd better take fewer injections like this, and the first resistance will pass." Don't let me go to rehab until I get better ... "
Ma Lao's words and deeds infected all the medical staff present with Ma Lao's optimism.
In 200 1 year, Ma Lao's farewell party was held in Tianjin, which can be said to be full of talents.
There are famous hosts such as Ni Ping and Zhao Zhongxiang, and famous performing artists such as Feng Gong and Niu Niu.
Ma Lisan said to the audience on the stage: "Due to personal physical reasons, I will bid farewell to this stage from today, but it does not mean that I bid farewell to cross talk. I will continue to work hard to create more excellent works for you. Today, some viewers want to listen to my Buy a Monkey. To tell the truth, I can't say it now. I have become an old monkey myself and can't play. "
At the closing ceremony, Ma Ji gave Ma Lisan the eight characters of "unprecedented". Ma Lisan said with a smile: "Ma Ji and Ma Yutao and I are both surnamed Ma, and they are descendants of Ma Daha."
In this way, the original heavy party ended happily in Ma Lao's ridicule.
In 2002, Ma's condition became more serious, and it was more difficult to get up, so he had to lie in bed for infusion.
Although his family didn't tell Mata the seriousness of his illness, he knew his physical condition.
The day before the Spring Festival, the seriously ill horse asked when he would come to see the children. His children replied, "Today is the 23rd day of the twelfth lunar month."
Hearing this, Ma shook his head vigorously to make himself more sober: he can let himself walk in the next year, otherwise his family will have no good years. With this firm belief, Ma Lao survived this new year's noon.
In 2003, Ma Lao was finally rescued and died at the age of 87.
In his last words, he asked himself to keep everything simple after his death and refused to accept any form of wreath, etiquette and money exchange. He just wants to leave the laughter to people. He only wants the country to be prosperous and the people to live and work in peace and contentment.
The horse was born for the people, but after he left, he still cares about the country and the people, and his patriotism can shine!
Although Ma Lisan had many children in his life, his eldest son, Ma Zhiming, was the only one who really inherited his mantle.
It is understood that Ma's third son, who likes crosstalk very much, has been accepted by the Art Troupe.
When the horse knew about it, he persuaded him to give up this choice because his appearance was not pleasing. If he can't speak cross talk well, he will say that he smashed Ma's signboard in the cross talk world at a young age, but when he was old, it was an exercise in the art of cross talk.
Ma Zhiliang didn't join the art troupe in the end. He understood his father very well and didn't blame him.
What is Ma Lisan in Ma Zhi's bright eyes? Ma Zhiliang recalled: He was an unfamiliar person who followed traditions and rules, and sometimes he was stubborn.
1950 or so, at that time, the leading group asked Tianjin Troupe to state the number of new products it created in one year. At this time, people began to brag, and some even shouted the slogan of creating 15 new cross talk in one year.
The horse sat there, listening to them quietly, but his face was dignified, his brow wrinkled and he was silent.
When a circle of people finished speaking, the leader saw the silent horse and asked him to make a statement.
Ma Lisan calmly stood up from the stool and said slowly, "I have decided to create 500 thousand new cross talks every year!" "
Everyone here was shocked by Ma Lao's words and was speechless at the moment.
Even if a colleague advised him to be flexible afterwards, Ma Lao firmly said: "I am right!"
Ma used to be poor, but his family didn't get better until his later years, but he still couldn't change his frugal habit.
On one occasion, his son Ma Zhiliang bought him a pair of leather shoes costing more than 300 yuan. After wearing them, Ma Lisan feels comfortable walking. When asked about the price, he froze on the spot and returned his shoes angrily.
Knowing this situation, he always lowers the price before buying anything so that the horse can accept his gift.