In 1994, Zhou Xingchi spent 60 million yuan to shoot "Journey to the West" and took out 800,000 yuan to ask Zhao Jiping to compose music. Zhao Jiping said: "It is okay to compose music, but I have a request. Don't put my name at the end of the movie. I feared it would ruin my reputation. ”
At that time, when Zhou Xingchi was filming "Journey to the West", when matching the theme song with the movie, he heard that there was a very powerful composer in the mainland. His name is Zhao Jiping. Chen Kaige's "Yellow Land" and Zhang Yimou's "Red Sorghum" were both written by Zhao Jiping.
Therefore, Zhou Xingchi found Zhao Jiping, and he took out 800,000 yuan, full of sincerity.
As soon as Zhao Jiping read the script, his head became bigger: "No wonder everyone says you don't know what the script is saying." Even I didn't understand what the script was writing. I can't accept the job. ”
Later, under the persuasion of Wu Tianming, Zhao Jiping reluctantly agreed to compose the music for "Journey to the West".
In order to better understand the play and find inspiration for creating music, Zhao Jiping also personally went to the studio of the Western Film Studio. Unexpectedly, he opened the door and found himself in the belly of the Bull Demon King, which was filled with all kinds of disgusting props. It turned out that the film crew was filming a play in the belly of the Cow Demon King.
Therefore, Zhao Jiping, who did not work together, left in a hurry after writing this song. And made a request: "Don't sign my name in the movie." I can't afford to lose this man. And just like that, the film finally stumbled through.
Zhao Jiping did not expect that his "Reeds" for the film score was regarded as a classic by countless fans.
The classic drama inside
When you are young, you don't understand it is obsession, and when you are middle-aged, you understand the vicissitudes of life.
When I was young, I didn't know the magic of ten thousand years, and I didn't care about the pain of losing a loved one. After all, when we're young, we think we have more time to waste and more opportunities to keep, but we don't know that some things, if lost, will never be gained.
Supreme Treasure finally understood that he wanted to protect Zixia, but he was powerless. When he put on the iron ring, he had the ability to protect Zixia, but he had to lose the ability to love as a price. In the end, the Supreme Treasure was destined to lose Zixia.
This is how many young people feel after middle age. When you're young, you'll meet someone you love. You want to give her happiness, but you don't have the ability. When you have the ability to give her happiness, the person you love can only leave
The transformation from supreme treasure to Sun Wukong is a slow process of a person's growth. He began to debauchery, letting go of love and hate. It's a painful process, mixed with too much helplessness.
Perhaps the ideological connotations that the film is trying to express are too advanced. After the release of "Journey to the West", the box office failed miserably, and the investment loss of 60 million yuan was heavy, which directly led to the bankruptcy of Chow Sing Chi's newly established Color Star Film Company.
To everyone's surprise, a few years later, with the rise of the Internet, almost overnight, "Journey to the West" became popular on mainland university campuses. At that time, almost all the forums and chat rooms were about Supreme Treasure and Zixia.
Then, the plot of the movie, along with Stephen Chow's hilarity and nonsense, spread like a virus on the Internet. As Journey to the West swept the internet, critics began to reinterpret it, giving it more connotations.
Since then, "Journey to the West" has become a representative of postmodern cinema and was eventually directly canonized. Therefore, Zhou Xingchi is also known as "Star Master". Many viewers said that because of "Journey to the West", they owed Star Ye a movie ticket.
In 2017, "Journey to the West" was re-released in mainland theaters, grossing more than 100 million in four days, which is very rare in re-released movies. When replaying the old drama, the originally deleted 11-minute plot finally met with the audience.
There is a scene that is not in the original. While the Purple Xia Fairy was waiting for the Supreme Treasure, because of boredom and loneliness, the Purple Xia Fairy remembered every relationship she had with the Supreme Treasure, especially the scene of learning to bark the dog. This is a true portrayal of real lovers, and people can't help but cry.
I still remember the classic line of "Supreme Treasure" in "Journey to the West" to Zixia Xian:
There was once a sincere love in front of me, but I did not cherish it. When I lost it, I regretted it. This is the most painful thing in the world. If God gave me another chance, I would say three words to that girl, I love you. If I had to put a deadline on this love, I would like to see the 10,000-year #Entertainment Awards #娱乐 #
