How much money did storytelling make? What did Guo Degang reveal about the storytelling industry?
Storytelling was an ancient traditional craft. In the past, storytellers relied on telling historical stories, myths, and legends to attract audiences. Their income was relatively low. However, as time went by, the development of the Internet brought new opportunities and challenges to the storytelling industry. In the storytelling industry, fees were usually based on venue rental, audio equipment, microphones, etc., and then charged according to the content of the book, the number of listeners, the length of the performance, and other factors. Generally speaking, the income of a storytelling performance could come from many aspects, including ticket sales, audio equipment rental fees, performance fees, and so on. Guo Degang was a famous crosstalk actor and storyteller. He revealed some of the inside stories of the storytelling industry, such as the relationship between a storyteller's income and performance, and the career development of a storyteller. In addition, Guo Degang also exposed some of the bad phenomena in the storytelling industry, such as pirates and frauds. Although the storytelling industry had a long history and profound cultural heritage, in modern society, with the popularity of the Internet and social media, the storytelling industry was facing huge challenges and changes.
