It can be said that Jiang Kun still has some traditional skills, but compared with his master Ma Ji's generation, there is still a long way to go.
I chatted with a crosstalk performer some time ago. He said that although Ma Ji was the representative of the new cross talk, it didn't prove that Ma Ji didn't have the skills of traditional cross talk, but he did. He just said that the new cross talk is easy to hide. This is the foundation.
Look at the crosstalk performers of Jiang Kun generation. They caught up with the great situation of emancipating the mind in the late 1970s and set things right. After one or two cross talks, they were born. In 1980s, they caught up with the golden age of TV cross talk and became the favorite cross talk actors of the national audience. This is a kind of luck, but it is not entirely good for practicing cross talk.
Many years later, when Jiang Kun visited Tianjin, the audience welcomed him to the Eight Fan Screen of a theater. This is a traditional oral activity that was necessary for everyone in the past. Judging from his performance, he must have practiced when he was young, but his mastery should not be as solid as that of his predecessors Ma Ji and Hou. He didn't touch them again for so many years and stumbled on the stage, but he managed to cope. In front of the knowledgeable old audience in Tianjin, I barely passed.
When Jiang Kun was young, his mouth was small and tidy, but he said that he didn't put much effort into kung fu, which may be really lacking.
In learning, he often talks backwards. For example, in "Elevator Adventure", he imitated the accents of four places in succession, which are still somewhat similar.
Jiang Kun should not be short of jokes, which can be felt in many of his works in 1980s.
As for singing, I'm not talking about Taiping lyrics here. Jiang Kun sang a lot, and many cross talks were imitations of songs sung by young people at that time. However, it is obvious that Jiang Kun is not good at singing opera, otherwise it will not be rarely revealed. This is related to his saying that there are few cross talks in Chinese opera, and it should also be related to the lack of solid basic skills.
It can be seen that Jiang Kun's basic skills have weaknesses, but his advantages in those years are also obvious. For example, he is good at writing, and he has written many cross talks himself. Later, he cooperated with Liang Zuo and others to create the peak of his crosstalk career.
"Jiang Kun Crosstalk" is the product of the times. If we want to evaluate him objectively and fairly, we must contact the era in which he lived. Now, President Jiang belongs to the older generation of artists. It is an indisputable fact that people who have been in the art world for decades have rich stage experience, quick thinking and eloquent speech. It is his characteristic to be good at combining performing arts with current affairs and politics. On this basis, he formed the ability to argue the wind and know the direction, observe the face and observe the color, which is unparalleled in the entertainment circle!
"Shuo" crosstalk is a monk who has no basic skills and the depth and thickness of traditional performance forms. It can be seen that his efforts after his debut are obviously dwarfed by those of Ma who can really "live". The penetration of the meeting is limited, imperfect, with a single Jiang Kun-style signature smile and a lot of home-style nagging, which is not wonderful!
"Learning": I feel that he has been learning all his life, but he has learned a wide range of things without essence and strength. Learning calligraphy, management and cross talk is a bit complicated! But the actions and language on the stage are still the same, and the cultural background is always not up. What you have learned is not helpful for cross talk performance; This is sadness!
"Teasing" is one of his specialties. Although there is not much baggage, almost everyone knows the joke, and it refers to searching chapters and sentences in the newspaper. Talking about daily trifles can't make others happy, but it will make you laugh. Works are out of date, just listening is not enough, can't climax!
Singing: I was born with a good voice, but I didn't learn to breathe or turn on the music. Never heard him sing Taiping lyrics.
To sum up: Chairman Jiang's crosstalk level is below average!