The 86th edition of "Journey to the West" can be described as a classic among classics, and each character is quite vividly portrayed. To reach such a height, in addition to the actors, director Yang Jie is indispensable.
In fact, at the earliest time of selection, director Yang Jie did not want to choose "Journey to the West", but wanted to shoot "Dream of the Red Chamber". However, when applying, it was grabbed by others, and there was no way but to shoot "Journey to the West".
When shooting, both the actors and the crew were quite hard, and at that time, the shooting mainly faced two difficulties, one was funding. Filming was a huge project, but the budget was not much at the time, and it was already used up by halfway through the shooting.
Later, there was no way, director Yang Jie borrowed three million yuan from the Ministry of Railways, but still could not support until the completion of the shooting.
Another difficulty is the shooting location, "Journey to the West" is a mythological TV series, so the selection of scenery has become particularly important. Because of the limitations of technology, "Journey to the West" is almost all live-action shooting, and the crew and actors can be said to have run all over the country during filming.
But even if the conditions are so hard, Yang Jie's actors still completed the task well, and this 86 version of "Journey to the West" has become a childhood classic in the hearts of many audiences.
Every character in the show is impressive, especially the female characters. The executive director of this drama at that time was Li Chengru, and Yang Jie assigned him a task to find good-looking actresses every time he went to a place.
When shooting three dozen white bone essences, Yang Jie was the first to find teacher Yang Chunxia. Before filming "Journey to the West", he was already famous, and the famous Peking Opera actor performed classic operas such as "The Nest of the Phoenix", "The Legend of the White Snake", and "Farewell to the Overlord".
Director Yang Jie found Yang Chunxia to explain his intentions, but he did not expect the other party to directly refuse, as for the reason, it is because Yang Chunxia never plays a negative role, and the image of Bai Bonejing does not want to try.
Later, director Yang Jie told her, then you will play the role of the king of the daughter country. Yang Chunxia readily agreed. But when I arrived at the crew, I learned that the actor of the daughter country king had already been found, and director Yang Jie let her play the daughter country king, just to trick her into the crew.
Later, for humanitarian reasons, Yang Chunxia still completed the task perfectly, but after the shooting was completed, Yang Chunxia never met with director Yang Jie again, and even after the "Journey to the West" crew gathering, Yang Chunxia never went until director Yang Jie died.
Later, Yang Chunxia said this when she was on the show, saying that the reason why she did not participate in the party was because he did not want everyone to see her and remembered the role of Bai Bonejing, not for director Yang Jie.
It can be seen that Yang Chunxia is a person who is very obsessed with the role, and she hopes that the role she plays can bring a positive side to the audience, so she refuses to play the white bone essence.
Director Yang Jie, after knowing the other party's insistence, also deceived the crew, which is indeed a bit too extreme. But this is also a last resort, director Yang Jie did everything for the TV series, hoping to present this classic to the audience.
How can a good TV series have only good people and no bad people? No one can play only one role in a lifetime, and it is precisely because of the existence of bad people that the aura of good people can be set off. If you don't try, how do you know if I'm suitable for myself?
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