On March 19, comedy master and veteran Gu Baoming died suddenly of heart and lung failure at the age of 71. Lai Shengchuan mourned the former friend through Weibo, and he praised Gu Baoming unreservedly: “Gu Baoming is one of the few, rare and most talented actors in a generation, especially in comedy, I don’t think there should be many in the world. An actor can be compared with him, his comedy is not simply funny, but full of various levels, especially it can be said to be full of various levels of life wisdom, you will know it when you see it.”
Lai Shengchuan said that Gu Baoming showed his excellent acting skills in both film and stage plays.
Lai Shengchuan also mentioned that Li Liqun was trained with Gu Baoming in the China Television training class in previous years. Li Liqun praised Gu Baoming for his talent. Lai Shengchuan also posted a number of Gu Baoming’s past stills and performance photos.
Netizens expressed their condolences after seeing it: “He left and went to the ‘Peach Blossom Land’.” “Teacher has a good way!”
