When the 86th version of "Journey to the West" was originally filmed, it can be said that there were many visions, and Zhu Longguang played the Buddha in this drama. He himself did not expect that he had directly caused an international oolong incident just by starring in Journey to the West for just ten minutes.
This oolong incident in which Zhu Longguang played Buddha directly alarmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The thing is like this, Zhu Longguang plays the Buddha, one day, he suddenly received a letter, this letter was sent by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Zhu Longguang can be said to be very confused at that time, he didn't know how to deal directly with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
This letter is a letter from neighboring Nepal, and the recipient proudly reads that Shakyamuni Julong has received it. This shocked Teacher Zhu Longguang, and he also knew that Shakyamuni was Nepalese, so he should go there. Not long after the 86th version of "Journey to the West" was originally broadcast abroad, Nepalese audiences saw Shakyamuni played by Zhu Longguang and thought that this was the resurrection of the true Buddha.
It's not just Nepalis who believe that the true Buddha has been resurrected, but even some parts of Southeast Asia. At that time, he could be said to have a great influence in Southeast Asia, and countries also invited Zhu Longguang to be a guest in their own countries, and foreign fans also wrote to Zhu Longguang many times in order to obtain a photo of Zhu Longguang's true Buddha, hoping to give him one.
In fact, these are okay, there is one thing that makes Zhu Longguang cry and laugh, that is, Zhu Longguang once traveled to Thailand, originally he thought that since he had come to Thailand, then he should follow the customs, the local Buddhism is also very famous, so he thought of buying a Buddhist tablet to seek peace.
When he bought it, what Zhu Longguang never expected was that the person printed on the Buddhist tablet was himself. Don't say that foreigners don't distinguish clearly, in fact, even our own people don't have a clear distinction. I have to say that the Shakyamuni played by teacher Zhu Longguang is really like the real thing.
Once Teacher Zhu Longguang and the six-year-old teacher went to the Big Buddha Temple to film, a white-haired old man also came to the Daxiong Hall at this time to put incense, when the white-haired old man saw Zhu Longguang, he thought that it was a real Buddha alive, and suddenly knelt on the ground, and the pilgrims who were incense at that time also thought that the real Buddha had come to the world, and everyone bowed down to him in unison.
In fact, I encountered such a thing more than once, as early as the start of filming, I encountered a series of bizarre events, when the filming of Journey to the West began in 1982, the casting of Buddha can be described as the top priority, Yang Jie also interviewed more than 20 actors in a row She was dissatisfied, and finally the chief makeup artist saw the pearl and suddenly found Zhu Longguang at that time.
Then he invited Zhu Longguang to audition, and when he came out to audition after putting on makeup, everyone saw Zhu Longguang and shouted, it was too similar. As soon as Zhu Longguang came out, everyone felt very thoughtful, the vestibule is full, the ground is wide and round, isn't this Shakyamuni, but Zhu Longguang actually doesn't understand this, so when he is acting, he is also watching how others act, and how others play him.
It is precisely because he can't act, he just made a joke when he first appeared, so that director Yang Jie split his head and covered his face and scolded, and then he himself knew that he was wrong, and then ran to the temple every day to see the posture and expression of the Buddha statue to make himself better play Shakyamuni.
It is precisely because of Zhu Longguang's non-sloppy and serious attitude that he directly shaped the most classic image of Buddha. After Zhu Longguang entered the play, strange phenomena also occurred one after another, once when he was filming in Hubei, there was a severe drought in the local area, but as soon as he arrived, it poured rain, which directly alleviated the local drought.
Of course, such strange phenomena still abound, I wonder if everyone is also attracted by Shakyamuni played by teacher Zhu Longguang? Do you think he looks like? Do you know what other strange phenomena were there during the filming process?