If you want to say which drama can be called a national-level classic film and television work, then I think it must be "Journey to the West". Although some of the costumes and stunt effects in this show now seem so poor quality, they were already very advanced at the time. And now that we revisit the TV series again, we still won't be affected by these factors in its place in our hearts. Although "Journey to the West" was constantly being remade later, everyone always liked the first version the most.
At that time, director Yang Jie chose actors who were famous in the entertainment industry and were very large but outstanding in preparing this work. Their film remuneration is low and the cost performance is relatively high, so this also saves a lot of money for the crew. The saved money was also used by the director to build the scene and the costumes. All the actors have praised director Yang Jie in a later interview for really spending a lot of effort on this work, so the director can be so successful in this TV series, and the director is really indispensable.
It is understood that at that time, Yang Jie was also very persistent in the configuration of the actor, and there was an actor who played the mother of Tang Monk because the schedule was too full and the time could not be adjusted. The director even rented a helicopter package directly. Therefore, she was also ridiculed as the most expensive actress in the "Journey to the West" crew. Although she only appeared for a few minutes, the audience remembered her role for nearly 38 years. And this actor she is MaLan.
At that time, she had a lot of films on the body, and if she wanted to take on the role of director Yang Jie, she had to run back and forth between the two places. And such a long period of running will also affect the physical state of the actors. It is more likely that the gains will outweigh the losses, and the interests of the two dramas will be damaged at once. Therefore, after Ma Lan hesitated, he still refused director Yang Jie's request.
Despite this, director Yang Jie is still very persistent that she is the most suitable actor for the role of Tang Monk's mother. But she did not hesitate to spend a lot of money and directly arranged a helicopter to be responsible for transporting Ma Lan. It is also the persistence of director Yang Jie that allows us to see the later graceful and luxurious Tang monk mother. What do you think about that?