Liao Qian, vice president of Chongqing Westart Cultural Industry Group, said that folk art is an "up-and-coming star" in the performing arts market and has a lot of room for expansion. For each of the “Arts and Stars” and “Arts and Shows” selected by the conference, the Group will hire special artists to provide them with channels for market-oriented performances, as well as professional skills for folk artists, and “grassroots” skills. It carried out targeted packaging and “escort” its market-oriented journey.
In 2017, the news of the second Chongqing Folk Culture and Art Star Selection Competition spread throughout the city, and the “grassroots” artists started a new round of the competition.
In the meantime, under the recommendation of the Dazu District Cultural Committee, Xie Fengguo, a folk artist who has practiced "High Platform Lion Dance" for 37 years, participated in the competition and successfully became one of the 11 "literary stars".
After the award, Xie Fengguo became famous and had more opportunities for performances. However, he did not stop improving the inheritance and innovation of the performance skills but instead invested more energy to study "stunt". In the meantime, many students took the initiative to find him to study and improve his confidence in inheriting his skills.
For Xie Guofeng, a "grassroots" artist, it is undoubtedly lucky to become a "literary star". “Every year, experts from the city come to Dazu to provide technical guidance for folk skills, which has greatly helped the long-term development of the craft.” Xie Fengguo said.
In the second competition, the group has discovered many new folk talents, and the team of folk performing talents was once again expanded.
As the “Art Star” team continues to grow, a “window of hope” that promotes “integration” is gradually opening in front of them.