Text | Editor by Xia Mo | When Sun Dasheng mentions cross talk, we will probably think of Guo Degang immediately. Needless to say, his achievements cannot be said to have single-handedly revitalized the entire cross talk world, but at least he has made the form of cross talk popu

text | Xia Mo

editor | Sun Dasheng

When we think of cross talk, we will probably think of Guo Degang at the first time.

’s achievements need not be overstated. It cannot be said that he single-handedly “invigorated” the entire crosstalk world, but at least he has made crosstalk a form of folk art that can be loved by more young people. Many “Deyun girls” and “Deyun boys” "The emergence of " is the best proof.

Of course, when his career was in full swing, Guo Degang never forgot his family.

can see that his family is also happy and happy, and his eldest son Guo Qilin has also grown into a "Deyun young class leader" who can take charge of his own role.

It is precisely because as Guo Qilin becomes more and more popular, many people begin to become curious about his biological mother.

Guo Qilin was born to Guo Degang and his first wife Hu Zhonghui . She was not the "Deyun Master's Wife" Wang Hui as we know it.

At this time, some people may have started to wonder that " Lao Guo " who seemed so affectionate would actually have two marriages.

So why did he and Hu Zhonghui divorce? What did both parties experience after the divorce? How is Hu Zhonghui doing now?

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Although Guo Degang now has various reputations and is widely praised within and outside the industry.

But these achievements are not achieved in one step.

In 1973, Guo Degang was born in an ordinary family. Although his parents' jobs were well-established "iron rice bowls", they did not earn much. Fortunately, the few taels of silver were enough to support the family.

As the only son in the family, Guo Degang had a fairly nourishing childhood.

In his book, he once wrote that when he was a child, his parents were often not at home, so he would go to the theater near his home to listen to cross talk.

After going back and forth like this, he developed a strong interest in cross talk, and he would often perform for his friends what he saw in the audience.

Seeing that their child liked cross talk so much, his parents thought it would be a good choice to send him to a folk art school for further study.

So when all his friends were in elementary school, six-year-old Guo Degang entered a folk art school in Tianjin and entered the world of cross talk.

After three years of systematic study, Guo Degang began his journey to study abroad.

He studied under Mr. Gao Qinghua and Chang Baofeng successively. He studied with great concentration for six years under the earnest instruction of these two masters.

During this period, Guo Degang not only memorized "speaking, learning and singing" by heart, but also came into contact with classic performing art forms such as Peking Opera , Hebei Bangzi and Storytelling .

Six years later, Guo Degang, who thought he was ready to start a career, packed his bags and wanted to work hard outside to create a world.

Guo Degang set his destination in Beijing, a large city with greater room for development and more inclusiveness.

There is only a big gap between reality and dreams. Guo Degang, who had just turned fifteen at the time, had never experienced severe beatings from society and did not know that the road ahead would be long and difficult.

When Guo Degang first arrived in Beijing, he was ignored by the major folk arts clubs in Beijing.

Not to mention opening up his own new world, Guo Degang couldn't even find a job to make ends meet when he went out this time, so he could only return to Tianjin in despair to continue to enrich himself.

However, young people are full of ideals and ambitions. Guo Degang, who was frustrated for the first time, cheered up soon and continued to move forward towards his unfinished dream.

It is a pity that the dream was defeated by reality again, and Guo Degang's second trip to Beijing also ended in failure.

At this time, Guo Degang began to reflect, maybe he should return to reality and find a job. So on the recommendation of an acquaintance, Guo Degang found a handyman job at Tianjin Hongqiao Cultural Center.

This is also the place where he met his first wife, Guo Qilin’s biological mother, Hu Zhonghui.

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At that time, the Hongqiao Cultural Center was recruiting students. With his love for cross talk, Hu Zhonghui signed up to become a student.

met Guo Degang who works here by chance.

They fell in love at first sight and have the same hobby - cross talk.

The two got married less than half a year after knowing each other. It can be said that it was a good relationship brought about by cross talk.

Guo Degang's meager salary before marriage could barely support his livelihood, but after starting a family, especially after his wife became pregnant, his financial pressure increased sharply.

At that time, although a performance could earn a lot of ticket revenue, Guo Degang was still a little-known actor at that time. Most of his money was taken away by his boss, and he could earn only a handful of money.

Seeing that his wife needed to supplement her nutrition during pregnancy, but could only follow him to eat dry food that could only fill her stomach, Guo Degang felt guilty. It can be said that "poor and lowly couples suffer all things".

At this time, Guo Degang was only twenty-three years old. Under this situation, he thought that he was still young, maybe he could go out and have a try, and continue to complete the unfinished dream when he was fifteen.

If he could really make a name for himself, not only would he be famous, but his wife would not have to suffer along with it.

However, since he was the only one who could work at home and his wife needed to raise the baby with peace of mind, the idea was temporarily shelved. After

's son Guo Qilin was born, Guo Degang told Hu Zhonghui about his idea of ​​going out to work, and Hu Zhonghui chose to fully support him.

In order to allow him to work with peace of mind, not long after Guo Qilin was born, Hu Zhonghui went to look for a job to reduce her husband's financial burden.

Seeing his wife treating him like this, Guo Degang felt that he could not owe anything, and then left for Beijing.

This is Guo Degang’s third visit to Beijing.

's visit to Beijing this time was a little more rewarding than the previous two. He met Li Jing and others, and together they founded the " Beijing Crosstalk Conference ", the predecessor of Deyun Society .

After the "Beijing Crosstalk Conference" was established, Guo Degang took his wife and children to live in Beijing.

At that time, Guo Degang, who thought he was about to make it, didn’t know that there were even greater difficulties waiting for him ahead.

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Due to financial and operational problems, the Beijing Crosstalk Conference almost reached a state of bankruptcy after a period of development.

Guo Degang and Hu Zhonghui could only live in a dilapidated basement. It was pitiful that Guo Qilin had to suffer with his parents at such a young age.

Because of the lack of money, eating rice bran vegetables became a true portrayal of Guo Degang's family. In the end, they could hardly even afford salt.

may seem exaggerated now, but the reality is really so cruel.

Hu Zhonghui looked at the man next to him who had promised to give him a good life, with a lot of thoughts in his heart.

An illusory promise is ultimately worthless to the reality of life where even daily necessities have to be calculated carefully.

Poverty was revealed everywhere he looked. When Guo Qilin was four years old (2000), Hu Zhonghui, who had endured it for many years, finally broke out and filed for divorce from Guo Degang.

Guo Degang, who knew that he could not fulfill his promise, no longer wanted to stay and agreed to the divorce, which did not hinder Hu Zhonghui's search for a better future.

But Guo Degang made a request. The prerequisite for divorce is that the child must be left to him to raise.

The despairing Hu Zhonghui was not as hysterical as she imagined, and she agreed to Guo Degang's request.

Soon after, she went to Japan alone to join relatives, leaving her child with Guo Degang.

After the divorce, Guo Degang knew that Guo Qilin would only suffer together with him, so he sent him to his grandparents' home in Tianjin.

Grandpa and grandma love this only grandson very much. Unlike his parents, Guo Qilin has many friends of the same age at his grandparents' house, and he lives a very happy life.

The relationship between the next generation is also vividly displayed. Guo Qilin was raised as a fat man in a honey pot.

At that time, the young Guo Qilin did not know that his parents had divorced, so he just assumed that his parents were busy with work and had no time to take care of themselves.

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On the other hand, after the divorce, Guo Degang continued to struggle alone in Beijing. Although life was still difficult, he felt comforted when he thought that his son was well protected in his parents' home.

Guo Degang continued to run the Beijing Crosstalk Conference, thinking that if he persisted a little longer, he might be able to see the light.

Sure enough, there is no sure path,

In 1997, Wang Hui, the noble man in Guo Degang's life, appeared.

At that time, Guo Degang went to Baoding to perform, and Wang Hui, an Jingyun Dagu actor, met him off the stage.

At that time, Wang Hui had already become popular in Tianjin, and no one knew about it.

Guo Degang's career has not improved at all, and he even owes a lot of debt.

However, Wang Hui's "smart eye" recognized Guo Degang as a rare talent, and she decisively supported him when he was at his lowest.

In order to replenish the capital chain of the Beijing Cross Talk Conference, Wang Hui sold the car and a box of jewelry he had just bought, and all the money in exchange was given to Guo Degang for emergency relief.

Fearing that Guo Degang would not accept it, Wang Hui also bluntly said that this would be regarded as a dowry for future marriages, and now it is just an advance payment.

Guo Degang will remember this all his life.

years later, Guo Degang, who had become famous, took Wang Hui, who had become his wife, on a show.

In this program, when the host asked how he persevered during the most difficult time, he turned to his lover without hesitation and said:

"It was Wang Hui who gave me the greatest support. At that time, Deyun was very poor. The club was about to close down, so she sold her car to me for emergency use. "

I have to say that Wang Hui has made a lot of contributions to the fact that Deyun Club is able to reach today and support half of the world of cross talk.

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Of course, Wang Hui did more than just sell cars and jewelry to help Guo Degang in emergency situations.

Her background is much better than that of Guo Degang. Her family is very well off, her parents are both in business, and she has never suffered much since she was a child.

In order to marry Guo Degang, she fought against everyone's opinions and almost fell out with her family.

At first, her father did not agree with her marrying a poor boy like Guo Degang, because he was afraid that the precious daughter he had held in his hands since childhood would suffer with him.

But Wang Hui also has a stubborn temper. Once she identifies with someone, she never looks back. She identified with Guo Degang.

She wanted to stay with him even if she was "eating dirt". Seeing that his daughter was so serious, her father compromised.

Finally, in 2003, Wang Hui and Guo Degang entered the palace of marriage.

After getting married, Wang Hui temporarily put down her beloved career and brought back Guo Qilin who was in Tianjin.

As the saying goes, "Behind every successful man, there is an excellent woman."

In the days that followed, Wang Hui acted as the woman behind Guo Degang, taking care of all his affairs in every detail.

She wants to be Guo Degang's "good wife" and not let Guo Degang worry about trivial matters off the stage, so that he can perform in front of the stage with peace of mind.

Because of working day and night for the family, Wang Hui gradually gained weight, from a slender girl to the wealthy person she is today.

But she didn't have any complaints.

Her efforts were not in vain, Guo Degang finally succeeded.

She was not mistaken.

Of course, love only makes sense if it goes in both directions.

still remembers saying that Wang Hui gave up his career for the sake of his family. After Guo Degang became famous, he did not forget his original kindness to Wang Hui.

He opened a Jingyun drum stage specifically for Wang Hui, allowing her to continue the glory of her youth.

He even transferred 99% of Deyun Club's shares to Wang Hui's name, turning himself into a "wage earner" working for Wang Hui.

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As the saying goes, "where there is a stepmother, there is a stepfather", but Wang Hui is different.

Because she was afraid that giving birth to a child would shake Guo Qilin's position as the first heir of "Deyun Society" and affect Guo Qilin's growth, she promised Guo Degang that she would not have children until Guo Qilin came of age.

In 2015, when Guo Qilin was nineteen years old, at Guo Qilin's urging, Wang Huicai took the risk of being an advanced maternal child and gave birth to his and Guo Degang's son, Guo Fenyang.

Today, Guo Fenyang is seven years old.

It can be seen from the family photos posted by Guo Degang and Guo Qilin that Guo Qilin has a very harmonious relationship with Wang Hui and Guo Fenyang, and they get along very well.

Wang Hui treated Guo Qilin as his own son and gave him endless love.

Of course, Wang Hui’s identity is not just Guo Degang’s wife and Guo Qilin and Guo Fenyang’s mother.

As the "master's wife" of a group of children from the Deyun Club, Wang Hui is also very competent. The brothers of Deyun Club spoke highly of their wife and said that Wang Hui would do his best to help them no matter what problems they encountered.

Yue Yunpeng, known as the "first brother of Deyun ", once said that when he and some of his fellow apprentices first became apprentices, they needed to "show off", which roughly meant buying rings for the people they recommended, but they had no choice but to pay for them themselves. Moderately shy. When the master's wife Wang Hui saw this, she bought them rings and bluntly said that they would not have to pay back the money in the future.

knows everything from the slightest, and it can be seen from this incident that Wang Hui treats them very attentively. He does not show a sense of class like "superiors treat subordinates", but is very approachable.

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Speaking of which, let’s look back at the “former teacher’s wife” Hu Zhonghui who divorced Guo Degang more than 20 years ago. How is she doing now?

After divorcing Guo Degang, she flew to Japan.

When she arrived in Japan, an environment where she was unfamiliar with the place and language, she had a lot of hard times.

My relatives did not defect to him, but I was once again in trouble.

In order to make a living, Hu Zhonghui had to do some low-level jobs, such as washing dishes and washing dishes.

After all, it was a helpless move to leave Guo Degang, who was in poverty at that time, but he never thought that he would continue to live in such "dark days" in Japan.

Fortunately, she is willing to endure hardships. Although she still lives at the bottom of society, she at least earns more than she does in China.

Through hard work, she also saved a lot of money.

There were even rumors that Hu Zhonghui made a fortune in Japan and became a female entrepreneur.

But it was later proven to be false news, and becoming a female entrepreneur was even more untrue.

Maybe it was because he felt it was difficult to live alone in a foreign country. Hu Zhonghui returned to China after staying in Japan for a few years.

After returning to China, she often visited Guo Qilin.

In this regard, Wang Hui, who has been married to Guo Degang for a long time, did not object and has always acquiesced.

This move also shows that Wang Hui has a very broad mind.

After returning to China, Hu Zhonghui worked as an ordinary employee in a company in Tianjin. It is very likely that he has not remarried.

Although her life is not as rich and wealthy as rumored, it is still stable.

Guo Qilin also often sent her some money, fulfilling his duty of filial piety to his mother.

When asked whether he loves his biological mother or his stepmother more, Guo Qilin responded generously: "I love both mothers, one gave me life and the other gave me companionship."

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It seems that everyone will follow suit. Let go of the past, and the grudges have long since disappeared over time.

Now Hu Zhonghui is living a stable life in Tianjin, and Guo Degang runs Deyun Club. This is probably a representative of the peaceful coexistence between husband and wife after divorce.

After the divorce, they do not interfere with each other, and at the same time they do not discredit each other. The true ability is to be able to take things and let them go.

I wonder what everyone thinks of them?