changsha people are doing talk shows, waiting for you to "support the stage"｜shanshuizhouchengji
2024-08-28
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“the closer to that bus stop the better.”
"wait a minute, i want to be as close to the bus stop as possible. have you ever considered sleeping on the bus?"
the manzai brothers on stage imitated the performance of tenants and agents, which made the audience laugh. this was a hilarious scene in the tencent video variety show "talk show and his friends". since the show was launched on august 20, it has received a warm response, bringing talk shows back to the public's attention after more than a year of silence.
compared with previous years, the "length content" of this year's program is particularly high, with a number of changsha contestants appearing, including great ye, haha cao, manzai brothers (xu haolun and tan xiangwen), and lv bowen.the local audience in changsha also had high hopes for them and encouraged them many times by shouting “champion! champion!”
changsha seems to never lack humorous entertainment atmosphere and popular culture genes, which has laid a mass foundation for the rise of talk shows in changsha. at the same time, changsha has a group of young people who are willing to accept new things and are good at developing through innovation. they have given talk shows strong local characteristics and distinctive personal styles, and now they are brave enough to venture into the national stage.
today, please join juzhoujun in entering changsha’s talk show theater to explore the charm of this emerging art form.
one
talk show is a kind of comedy art, known for its personalized and interactive performances. actors mainly use the first-person perspective to tell personal experiences, have a strong sense of rhythm, attach importance to the improvisational elements in the interaction, and take it as their responsibility to amuse the audience.
the popularity of talk shows across the country is largely due to the "talk show conference" series of programs that have been broadcast since 2017. in recent years, there has been a momentum of development like "suddenly, the spring breeze comes, and thousands of pear trees bloom", and more and more people have noticed talk shows.the two "big guys" behind this program, ye feng and he xiaoxi, are both from the "hunan radio and television army" and have lived and worked in changsha for many years.
in 1999, ye feng saw a recruitment advertisement for hunan radio and television. the position of sports director, who could watch football games for free, immediately attracted him. he xiaoxi also joined hunan radio and television in the same year. at the beginning of the century, hunan radio and television had a "battle of the gods" posture, with various types of innovative programs emerging in an endless stream. the entertainment channel had "super girls", and the economic tv had "star academy" which was open to both men and women. ye feng was the chief director of "star academy". later, looking back on this experience, he frankly saidthe biggest gain is innovation: "the premise and necessary condition for innovation is the ability to persevere. without perseverance, there will be no innovation." he xiaoxi believes that the "patient and domineering" character of hunanese people is an important plus for talk show creation, especially when polishing the jokes, one must be patient.
although the popularity of talk shows has a lot to do with the two men who came from the "hunan army of radio and television", the rise of this form of comedy actually started in first-tier cities such as beijing, shanghai, and shenzhen after 2009. it was first the clubs that offered offline performances in these cities, which cultivated the first batch of actors and audiences, that led to the emergence of online shows.
in comparison, talk shows were introduced to inland changsha relatively late, but they developed very quickly. in 2018, the first talk show club in hunan, xiaoma, was founded. at the beginning of its establishment, xiaoma had only three audience members. the club has not had a fixed performance venue for a long time. they have wandered in places such as renaissance on aimin road, furong guoli on fubu river, and sesame space in wangfujing, and have moved more than ten times. it was not until 2021 that it stabilized. the theater was located on the banks of the liuyang river in the north of the city. the following year, a rooftop theater was opened in the may day business district. talk shows have gained a firm foothold in changsha. over the years, xiaoma has recruited a group of outstanding actors and cultivated a group of loyal audiences.this year, the club that sent the most contestants to "talk show and his friends" is changsha xiaoma.
like ye feng and he xiaoxi, the co-founders of xiaoma, weisheng and xinyi, are also from the "hunan radio and television army". the two can be said to be the "great contributors" to the spread of talk shows in changsha. they are well aware of the importance of the "golden rule of malanshan" that "guidance is priceless". an important part of xiaoma's performance mechanism is the script reading meeting. in addition to polishing the jokes at the meeting, the guidance will also be checked. xinyi told juzhoujun: "we all do talk shows with a high sense of social responsibility. although talk shows may not be as popular as the changsha cabaret back then, we hope that it can grow bigger and stronger and enrich the audience choices in the performance market."
two
weisheng, affectionately called great grandpa by the audience, is one of the representatives of changsha talk show. this year, he participated in "talk show and his friends". if we count the "talk show conference season 3" in 2020, the "talk show conference season 4" in 2021, and the "talk show conference season 5" in 2022, this is his fourth time to compete on the national stage. he has witnessed the talk show blossoming all over the country and thriving in changsha.
time goes back to the day of the third season promotion match in 2020. at that time, great grandpa lost by 5 votes. he said: "i am actually very grateful to be able to come to "talk show conference" this time. because the more than 50 contestants in the previous breakout rounds are almost all from cities with relatively good talk show development such as beijing, shanghai, guangzhou and shenzhen. only meng chuan and i are from local clubs." the speech of elimination revealed the difficulties behind it.
in fact, when great grandpa first stepped onto the talk show stage, his simplest idea was to advertise to changsha people: "friends in changsha, hunan, if you want to do a talk show or an open mic, you can come to me and sign up."
great grandpa has a long history with talk shows. as a radio host, he boasts that he has a good eloquence that can make people laugh. this seems to be the nature of many changsha people, who say "the more you talk, the happier you are." but many people who love to talk and know how to talk will find that their performances are completely different when they actually get on stage. this is the profound feeling of great grandpa when he participated in the selection of "talk show conference season 1" in 2017. the result of blind self-confidence was "completely collapsed."
“people in changsha have a great talent for comedy, but ‘策’ is different from talk shows.those who are particularly humorous at the dinner table or are good at speaking in normal times, like us hosts, actually find it difficult to really get into the role of a talk show." great grandpa concluded.
therefore, the changsha talk show market needs to be carefully cultivated. there are also unexpected surprises in this process, that istalk shows are very friendly to female performers, which is rare in traditional comedy."previous comedy forms required women to act ugly on stage. but talk shows are different. this is a form of self-expression, and women can provide interpretations from their own perspectives." great grandpa believes that another reason is that the majority of talk show audiences are women, and many girls would like to try going on stage after listening to other people's performances.
in 2022, "the fifth season of the talk show conference" welcomed a female contestant from changsha, and she was aunt huang. with her elegant manners and confident smile, she became the highlight of the show and became popular all over the internet. it was when aunt huang saw great grandpa's "advertisement" on the show that she noticed that there were offline talk show performances in this city, so she stepped onto the stage. "at my age, i just do what i want to do, to get happiness, and to bring happiness to the audience." aunt huang told juzhoujun, "talk shows have enriched my retirement life. i always feel that no matter which door you open, you will see different scenery. talk shows are the door that my peers may not open. i pushed it open, and then i saw a completely different scenery outside this door."
three
after may 2023, the talk show industry, which had been advancing by leaps and bounds, pressed the pause button. after more than a year of silence, "talk show and his friends" recently returned to the screen.the number of contestants from changsha not only surges in number, but also has diverse artistic backgrounds.
haha cao, nicknamed "changsha thanos" and "changsha fish feast", won first place with 188 votes with a rap competition content full of changsha charm.
haha cao is the mainstay of xiaoma and has been committed to creating talk shows with local elements. haha cao told juzhoujun: "talk shows enrich the spiritual and cultural life of the people. everyone can do talk shows, entertaining others and pleasing themselves at the same time." as the audience's aesthetic level gradually improves, everyone's requirements for jokes are getting higher and higher.needthe creators are good at observing life, constantly learning, and working hard to create more high-quality works.
haha cao's performance is based on his real experience in rap competitions. after the show was broadcast, curious netizens followed the clues and actually found the high-definition video of the "black history". netizen "guuker" said: "the real life material makes you feel that this joke is very real. the dialect accent combined with the squash expression is so funny!" netizen "laoducj" said: "when he told the joke, i just thought it was a little funny. after watching the video, i didn't expect it to be so funny."
in traditional folk art, crosstalk and talk show are quite similar, and the manzai brothers is a successful example of the mutual transformation of these two arts.
when talking about changsha crosstalk, the first thing to recommend is the combination of qizi and dabing, where "qizi meets dabing and can't explain himself clearly".both manzai brothers were members of the hunan comedy factory youth crosstalk club hosted by da bing, and their performances had a strong hunan style of crosstalk.for example, the house-renting performance in the first episode, "the closer you can get to the bus stop, the better by sleeping on the bus" and "voice-controlled double doors, you can open them from the outside but not from the inside" and other jokes have realistic narrative logic, but are difficult to happen in reality. combined with the romantic exaggeration, they have the essence of the "joyful and lively" life of qizi dabing back then.
the manzai brothers are also favored by many people in the industry. ye feng sees the shadow of changsha's karaoke culture in them: "their style, language and rhythm remind people of qindao in the 1990s. we can look forward to this pair of actors, they are very good and everyone is convinced."
the local audience was the most excited about the wonderful performance of the changsha contestants in the show. at the offline meeting, juzhoujun was drowned in deafening cheers, and everyone encouraged the contestants: "bring hunan culture to the whole country! win the championship! win the championship!"
although many factors may affect whether changsha contestants can win the championship, it is an indisputable fact that changsha people, who are rich in comedy, can tell good talk shows. juzhoujun also hopes that talk shows can not only bring happiness to changsha citizens, but also bring laughter to audiences across the country on a broader stage.
reporter/yin wei
edited by yin wei proofread by liu fang
first review/peng peicheng final review/mu ren
