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One of Zhou Xingchi's divine works, "Journey to the West Moonlight Treasure Box" and "Journey to the West Finale of the Immortal Journey", this year is the 25th anniversary of the release, "Only you can take me to take the Western Classic", "Once there was a sincere love in front of me, I did not cherish, and when I lost it, I regretted it, and the most painful thing in the world is this. Every golden sentence has left an indelible impression on the hearts of fans, and it is still mentioned from time to time to this day.
The film is based on "Journey to the West", and over the years, many fans really don't know how many times they have watched it. People who have seen it must have had this feeling, when one day you finish watching this set of movies and find that this is not a comedy but a tragedy, then it proves that you have finally grown up...
Remember that when Xingye became famous with "Gamble Saint", and was nominated for the Best Actor of the Hong Kong Film Awards, he trusted The screenwriter and director of the play, Liu Zhenwei, and later the two set up a film company to shoot the "Journey to the West" series, which shows that the relationship between the two is not ordinary, and in fact, Liu Zhenwei and the big director Wong Kar-wai are old friends. It was rumored that Wong Kar-wai's "East Evil and West Poison" was seriously overspended, which caused investors to be dissatisfied, and the whole class was anxious to shoot a New Year film "East into West" to solve the problem of funds, and it was Liu Zhenwei who directed it at that time. Therefore, the shooting team of the two is similar, and the one who plays the role of the second boss is Wong Kar-wai's royal assistant director Jiang Youcheng.
I don't know if you still have some impressions of the "blind man" in "Journey to the West", who seems to have some homosexual tendencies? This "blind man" is played by Jiang Youcheng. In the play, he has the same deep affection for the Supreme Treasure, even though he is often called to bounce off, but he is still glued to the past, and finally he sacrifices himself to save each other, sacrificing for the Supreme Treasure at all costs. It is said that when filming "Journey to the West", there was no complete script, most of which was provided by Liu Zhenwei with a rough idea and then carried out immediately, of which Jiang Youcheng was the one who was specifically displayed in his mind.
Liu Zhenwei and Jiang Youcheng have a deep personal relationship, and they also have a good tacit understanding in their work, but he is low-key, generally only involved in the background, "Journey to the West" is the most performed one of his directed works, and he also plays a triangle, playing the blind Bing, the sand monk and the official.
"Helper, I've been blind all my life, and the most discerning thing is to follow you."
Playing the person after 500 years, wu Mengda kao to the yuan: "The champion is coming!" "His movements, looks, and tone of voice are still very gay!
In fact, Jiang Youcheng himself is a director, and his works include "Gambler King" and "City Hunter", but unfortunately few people know. He also worked as an assistant director and producer, mostly based on Wong Kar-wai's works. His films include "East Evil and West Poison" (1994), "Chongqing Forest" (1994), "2046" (2004), and as an assistant director, he has worked as an assistant director, such as "Carmen Mong Kok" (1988), "The Legend of A Fei" (1990), "New Jingwumen 1991" (1991), "Chongqing Forest" (1994), "Spring Break" (1997) and so on. The royal assistant directors who belong to Wong Kar-wai, Liu Zhenwei and others sometimes take the battle themselves! In recent years, he has rarely worked in Hong Kong, and it is reported that he has been doing behind-the-scenes work in the mainland.
Xingye's "Journey to the West" series can be said to have gathered many goddess-level actresses that year, including Karen Mok, Cai Shaofen, Zhu Yin, who is known as "Quansheng Yin", and the late Lan Jieying! According to Karen Mok, when she was casting, she had just returned to Hong Kong from studying in the United Kingdom, and heard that Xingye was recruiting actors for the new film, so she went to participate in the selection. But Xingye himself served as the judge, when he stared at himself for 15 minutes, he immediately signed her to become the heroine of the play, and Karen Mok has always regarded Xingye as Bole and is very grateful to him.
In addition, in 2017, Cai Shaofen and Zhu Yin appeared together on the variety show "Ace to Ace", appearing in a classic costume in "Journey to the West" that year, which once again evoked the fans' memories of the movie. Unfortunately, Lan Jieying of "Beautiful Wutai Mountain" was found to have died in her apartment in 2018, and she had been plagued by mental illness before leaving, and could not have more performances.
And Zhu Yin in her heyday was really beautiful!
Xingye's "Journey to the West" has a golden sentence among the golden sentences, "There was once a sincere love placed in front of me,......", I don't know, after reading this article, can you say the second half of the sentence? Writing this, Xiaobian must listen to Lu Guanting's "Love of a Lifetime" again...