China News Service, Nanchang, April 3 (Wu Fayang Xiao Wenyue) "I watched the Guilin Club's performance for the first time in 2016, and it has been almost eight years now." Recently, Yang Liming, a "fancier" of the Guilin Club who works in Nanchang He told reporters that he has always liked cross talk in dialects. In order to better understand the content of cross talk, he also learned Nanchang dialect. "Although I am very busy at work now, I still go to Guilin Club to listen to cross talk in my free time."
It is understood that Guilin Club was established in 2011 and is the first dialect crosstalk troupe in Jiangxi. Since its establishment 13 years ago, Guilin Club has insisted on performing in Nanchang dialect and strived to retain the local accent, which has become a unique memory for many Nanchang people.
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"It was really not easy at that time. It was said that cross talk did not make money, so the master and master used their own savings to help the cross talk club survive." Guilin Club cross talk actor Li Zui recalled.
In 2011, Wan Xinming (stage name Xiao Xiao Guilin), the son of the famous performing artist Xiao Guilin, wanted to pass on the provincial intangible cultural heritage "Xiao Guilin Nanchang Joker Story" left by his father, so he and his apprentice Xu Zhi The Guilin Club was established.
Xu Zhi told reporters that he and his master divided half of the money they earned from commercial performances, hosting, and filming for the operation of Guilin Club. "The original intention of us doing cross talk is out of love. Being loved by the audience on the stage is a very magical and happy thing, and it also gives a sense of accomplishment."
The picture shows Guilin Club crosstalk actor Xiao Xiao Guilin (middle) Xu Zhi (left) and Peng Xinye (right) three generations of master and apprentice on the same stage. (Information picture) Photo provided by interviewee
"We rented the Nanchang Theater for 3,000 yuan per time. Not only did we not make any money, we also had to pay for it ourselves. Later, we moved to an open-air stage in Bayi Park. We did not charge tickets from the public, and it was a purely charity performance." Xu Zhi Said that actors who do not go on stage are like a knife that will get rusty if not used for a long time, so they always insist on performing on stage.
In 2016, in order to protect and inherit the Nanchang dialect, Nanchang Donghu District Culture, Radio, Television, Tourism, Press and Publication Bureau cooperated with Guilin Society to build a Nanchang dialect protection and inheritance base on the fifth floor of the original cultural center of Donghu District, and established a Nanchang dialect research studio. Renovate the former Donghu District Cultural Center and build the "Guilin Society Old Teahouse" Huimin Theater.
Keep the local accent and tell Nanchang stories with dialect crosstalk
"My father was a bamboo pad seller. He set up a stall next to a stall selling sweet distiller's grains. He shouted "not sweet" (the pronunciation of "pad pad" in Nanchang dialect is similar to the pronunciation of "butian" in Mandarin), and he was beaten by the seller of distiller's grains. One meal." In the Guilin Club cross talk "I Want a Reward", a homophonic dialect joke made the audience laugh.
"We want to tell our Nanchang story well in Nanchang dialect. For example, we will say 'Jiegu' (Nanchang dialect, describing a person's good health) in cross talk, and then explain to the audience what it means. We will also talk about Tengwang Pavilion, The origin of Wanshou Palace allows more young audiences to understand the history of Nanchang." Xu Zhi said that Nanchang dialect is not only the regional characteristic of Nanchang, but also the root of Nanchang people.
More than ten years after its establishment, Guilin Club still adheres to the dialect performance method, integrating dialects into one "baggage" after another, making countless audiences laugh, allowing dialect crosstalk to be passed down while retaining the local accent. So far, Guilin Club has performed nearly 10,000 performances, attracting over 100,000 audiences.
The picture shows Guilin Society Theater. Photo provided by interviewee
Starting from April, Guilin Club's performances will be changed from one per week to two per week. Li Zui said: "There are more and more audiences now, and the theater is always full. Our fans are also urging us in the group to add another show, so we add another show. First, to meet the needs of more audiences, and secondly, It can give everyone a better viewing experience.”
Innovation continues to make dialect crosstalk go further
"We will observe the popular Internet memes that young people like now and integrate these contents into the jokes. For example, the meme 'You are so hungry' became popular some time ago, so we wrote it into the script, and the final performance was also very effective. Not bad." Crosstalk actor Peng Xinye said.
In addition to traditional dialect crosstalk, Guilin Club's performances also included Mandarin crosstalk. "We must keep pace with the times and boldly innovate on the basis of inheritance. We cannot stick to traditional cross talk and need to incorporate the flavor of the times into our creations." Xu Zhi explained that he would encourage actors to learn hot memes and popular Songs, to understand what young people like, and learn from talk shows and improvisational comedy to increase interaction with the audience.
The picture shows the crosstalk actors of Guilin Club taking a group photo. Photo provided by interviewee
It is understood that Guilin Club has currently created two major IPs, Gan-style comedy and laugh comedy. "In April last year, a Gan-style comedy training base was established in Nanchang County. We hope to unite comedians from all over Jiangxi through Gan-style comedy, thereby promoting Jiangxi The development of comedy; laugh comedy is a cutting-edge cross talk platform, hoping to attract more young audiences." Xu Zhi added.
"In 2022, when we were performing live on Douyin, a fan left a message saying, 'I live abroad and was moved to tears when I heard my hometown dialect.'" Peng Xinye recalled that every time he heard someone praising the Nanchang dialect cross talk, he would They will be very proud and proud.
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"I have seen many people recommend Guilin Club on the Internet before. I came to watch the performance today. It is really good. The jokes are very funny and the actors performed very well." Lin, a college student from Jiujiang, traveled to Nanchang with friends on the weekend. , and took one night to watch cross talk. This performance gave her a wonderful travel experience.
Li Zui said that they would have a small interaction with the audience during the performance and ask them where they were from. It turned out that many foreign tourists from Shanghai, Hunan, Fujian, Guangdong and other places would make a special trip to listen to dialect cross talk.
It is understood that Guilin Club launched a special "Marine Crosstalk" in April, which will include five performances on cruise ships bound for Okinawa and Miyako, Japan. Nanchang dialect crosstalk will soon leave Jiangxi and go global. "We also want to take this opportunity to carry forward our traditional culture." Peng Xinye told reporters.
The picture shows the Guilin Club crosstalk actors taking photos with the audience after the performance. Photo provided by interviewee
Xu Zhi, vice chairman of Jiangxi Quyi Artists Association and director of Donghu District Xinlian Association, said that Nanchang has a lot of excellent culture. We hope that more tourists will learn about Nanchang and fall in love with Nanchang, so that Nanchang will not be a temporary "Internet celebrity", but Always "green".
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