The 86th edition of Journey to the West is a classic in the minds of many people, and although "Journey to the West" has been remade many times in the following decades, it still cannot surpass the former.
The protagonists who participated in "Journey to the West" basically became popular, a drama, a role, became popular for a lifetime, this is the fate of the protagonists of "Journey to the West".
Several leading actors in "Journey to the West", in addition to the six-year-old child, Ma Dehua played Sun Wukong and the Eight Precepts of the Pig, Tang Monk and Sha Monk have changed actors.
As we all know, many dramas are now fixed actors, and the shooting lineup has not changed for many years, and many dramas are still like this, let alone the same drama.
Changing actors in the same show is very unfriendly to the audience, who has just adapted to this actor and is replaced by another actor in the next episode, which is really inappropriate.
However, the filming period of "Journey to the West" was a period of very difficult conditions, so at that time, all kinds of situations were excusable, and it was good to finish "Journey to the West".
In "Journey to the West", there are three Tang monks, namely Xu Shaohua, Wang Yue, and Chi Chongrui.
The hottest Tang monk to play now should be Chi Chongrui, who is also the smoothest of the three.
Who would have thought that the original actors of "Journey to the West" were Wang Yue and Xu Shaohua, and Chi Chongrui was just an alternative actor in desperation.
Wang Yue is the first Tang monk in "Journey to the West", and "Eliminating the Demon Black Chicken Country" is the first episode he participated in filming.
At that time, Wang Yue was still a student of Beiying, and was discovered by Yang Jie, the director of "Journey to the West", during his school years, so Wang Yue became the actor of Tang Monk.
How to play a good Tang monk, this question no one knows, because there are no film and television works for their reference.
In order to let Wang Yue personally understand the character characteristics of the role of Tang Monk, director Yang Jie specially arranged for Wang Yue to go to The Fayuan Temple in Beijing for a period of time.
During the filming of the crew, Wang Yue felt that the Buddha crown props designed by the crew for Tang Monk were not good, so he personally drew a picture to design the "Five Buddha Crowns", and later the Buddha crown worn by Xu Shaohua and Chi Zhongrui was designed by Wang Yue.
The good times were not long, and Wang Yue only filmed 4 episodes of "Journey to the West" and left in a hurry, on the grounds that he was "worried that playing the Tang monk would be stereotyped".
Wang Yue listened to the teacher's advice and was worried that the role of Tang Monk would restrict the future drama path, so he ignored the retention of director Yang Jie and left the crew.
What Wang Yue did not expect was that the role of Tang Monk had become the most famous role in his acting career.
If Wang Yue hadn't left halfway, perhaps his acting achievements would have been even higher, becoming a well-known actor and actress like a six-year-old child.
However, there is no if.
Wang Yue left halfway, and the crew of "Journey to the West" will continue to shoot, what to do?
Later, director Yang Jie found Xu Shaohua to save the scene, that is, the second actor of Tang Monk.
It is worth mentioning that Xu Shaohua looks elegant and is the closest to the original book among the three Tang monks.
To tell the truth, Xu Shaohua is much more comfortable to look at than Wang Yue, with fine skin and tender flesh, and looks more Buddha-like.
The most impressive episode of "Journey to the West" should be "Daughter Country", and the Tang monk played by Xu Shaohua is almost all moved by the truth.
Xu Shaohua originally hoped to become the most well-known Tang monk, but like Wang Yue, he left halfway through the performance.
Like Wang Yue's reason, the reason why Xu Shaohua left the crew was also that he was worried that the role of Tang Monk would restrict the play path.
Xu Shaohua has acted in a total of 11 episodes before and after, the total length is not short, coupled with Xu Shaohua's natural acting skills and the highest appearance, so the audience's impression of him is also relatively deep.
Years later, Ma Dehua, the actor of the Eight Commandments of pigs, revealed that the reason why Xu Shaohua left the crew was not because he was worried about the restrictions on the scene, but because of the remuneration.
After filming the scene of "Daughter Country", the director paid the actors on the spot, and Xu Shaohua found that his salary was 5 yuan less than that of the six-year-old and Ma Dehua, so he went to director Yang Jie to theorize.
Director Yang Jie helplessly said that playing the Eight Precepts of the Pig and Sun Wukong requires a lot of physical strength, wearing thick props, too hot in the summer, and not warm in the winter, and this 5 yuan of money should be a hard fee.
However, Xu Shaohua did not understand, the same are starring, do a lot of work, but the salary is less than others, why is it 5 yuan less than others?
At that time, no one could have predicted that "Journey to the West" would catch fire, and Xu Shaohua had a better choice to leave the crew, so Xu Shaohua resigned in a huff.
For the salary of 5 yuan, Xu Shaohua gave up the exclusive starring role of Tang Monk, and he was ridiculed for playing Tang Monk again at the age of nearly 70!
Now, after more than 30 years, Xu Shaohua, who is more than 60 years old, has once again played the role of Tang Monk, performing gold in major commercial squares, comparing the past and present, which makes people sigh endlessly.
Xu Shaohua is the most suitable role for playing Tang Monk, there is no one, and the later Chi Chongrui is not as good as him.
If Xu Shaohua did not leave, he would most likely be the "exclusive star" of Tang Monk, and he would not have to worry about survival for the rest of his life.
Xu Shaohua, who is now nearly 70 years old, once again put on his robe and sat in the crowd to sell art and sing.
During the middle break, Xu Shaohua was a little tired when he was lying on the chair.
Although Xu Shaohua's current situation is somewhat tragic, netizens cannot sympathize with it at all.
They all complained about him: the role you didn't look up to at the beginning, but now you have to rely on him for a living, what is the picture?
After Xu Shaohua left, Chi Chongrui, the third Tang monk of "Journey to the West", came to the crew.
Chi Chongrui was not originally the most suitable actor to play the Tang monk, but Wang Yue and Xu Shaohua gave two opportunities, so Chi Chongrui played this role to the end, all the way to the Western Heavens, to obtain the True Scriptures.
Later, director Yang Jie praised Chi Chongrui for being the most sincere and determined.
Chi Chongrui's acting skills are still very good, in the episode of "Rescue the Little Children's City", Chi Chongrui plays two roles, both to play Tang Monk and Sun Wukong.
This is something that Wang Yue and Xu Shaohua have not tried, Chi Chongrui used the image of Tang Monk to perform the feeling of Sun Wukong, and his acting skills were praised.
Among the three Tang monk actors, Chi Chongrui is also one of the "best lives".
After playing the Tang monk, Chi Chongrui met true love and married Chen Lihua, a wealthy businessman older than him, and lived a lifetime without worry.
Looking back at Xu Shaohua, it was a pity.
After resigning from "Journey to the West", Xu Shaohua tried to play the image of a strong man and played Zhang Liao in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and the response was flat.
Because Xu Shaohua has left the audience with a polite image in "Journey to the West", he plays other roles, and the audience does not feel like it.