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If you were asked to name a TV series, your grandfathers had watched it, your fathers had watched it, and you had watched it, what would you say? I believe that many people's answer will be "Journey to the West".
But do you know that the Buddha Rulai in "Journey to the West" almost alarmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs? How powerful is "Buddha"?
Speaking of this, then we have to talk about our 86 version of "Journey to the West".
As a classic for generations, each character is vividly portrayed and leaves a deep impression on us.
But few people know how this classic came about.
Some people may know that Japan also filmed "Journey to the West" and began screening it in 1978, and it is said that this film is to celebrate and commemorate the normalization of Sino-Japanese diplomatic relations.
China even imported the film, but it was stopped after only three episodes.
The reason is that the Tang monk in Japan's "Journey to the West" is a woman, and the role shaping of the three apprentices is also very different from the original.
After watching the first three episodes, almost all domestic audiences could not accept it, not to mention that era, even today, it is also a smacking existence.
But this "Journey to the West" is not good in the domestic market, but it has received a good response in Japan, and it has even become surprisingly popular.
In Japan, there is even a craze for reading "Journey to the West".
The investor saw this business opportunity, threw a large amount of money, and produced four in a row, and the Tang monk in it was still a woman.
Seeing things go like this, our domestic audience can't sit still.
If we continue to follow this pace, then what will our Chinese classics and four masterpieces be demonized by Japan.
So Chinese decided to fend for themselves, and it was always unreliable to rely on others.
It was for this reason that we Chinese decided to shoot our own "Journey to the West".
Just do it, in 1982, "Journey to the West" officially started filming, but encountered difficulties in casting.
The four masters and disciples were ready, but if the Buddha came, he was delayed in "not coming".
The interviewees came like flowing water, and walked like flowing water, and there were about ten in a row, and none of the Buddha image that Director Yang Jie was satisfied with.
This can make director Yang Jie sad, if the Buddha is delayed, then this drama will be delayed again and again, and it will definitely not be filmed later.
How else to say, drowsiness comes, someone hands a pillow?
Just when director Yang Jie was at a loss and didn't know what to do, the makeup artist Wang Xizhong recommended the old artist Zhu Longguang, who is famous for his tunnel battles.
Although he recommended Zhu Longguang, director Yang Jie did not expect it at first.
Because Zhu Longguang played a militiaman in the tunnel battle, now Yang Jie needs someone who can play the Buddha.
Militia, fighting, bold, determined, full of blood.
Like the Buddha, his face is kind, indifferent, and compassionate for all things in the world.
It is such two almost two extreme character images, can Zhu Longguang really play it at the same time?
Although the newspaper has great doubts, but now there is no suitable one, it is better to ask Zhu Longguang to give it a try, maybe the blind cat meets the dead rat, Zhu Longguang is really the person who needs!
With such a mentality, director Yang Jie invited Zhu Longguang.
Zhu Longguang walked out after putting on makeup, not only director Yang Jie, but the entire set was stunned.
Zhu Longguang was really too similar, and without even letting him audition, director Yang Jie directly clapped and gave the image of Buddha to Zhu Longguang.
In this way, Zhu Longguang starred in "Journey to the West", which is not much, but it is important such as the role of Buddha.
But it was such a decision, Zhu Longguang starred in the play for dozens of minutes, but it almost alarmed the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, why is this?
In order to play the role of Buddha Rulai more realistically, Zhu Longguang went in and out of major temples every day, carefully observing the expressions and expressions of Buddha Rulai in different temples, observing again and again, understanding again and again, and imitating again and again.
Later, Zhu Longguang could quickly enter the role, he sat there, his eyes and movements were immediately up, and it was smooth and natural.
Once during the shooting, it was almost Zhu Longguang's turn to play, so he put on makeup early and waited in the Daxiong Treasure Hall.
As a result, several old people who came here to put incense on them, after seeing Zhu Longguang, immediately knelt down.
Where had Zhu Longguang seen such a battle, he did not react at once, and he was overwhelmed, and blurted out a sentence "Amitabha Buddha".
If only that, it would be impossible to alarm the Foreign Ministry.
As soon as "Journey to the West" was released, it not only praised Zhu Longguang's appearance in China, but also received a strong response abroad.
After "Journey to the West" reached Nepal, the Nepalese people could be said to have a strong response.
As we all know, Nepal is the birthplace of Buddhism, and basically the people there are Buddhist.
After the Nepalese people read "Journey to the West", someone immediately wrote to Zhu Longguang, hoping that Zhu Longguang would change his Chinese nationality and come to their Nepal.
It is because of such a big oolong incident, because of the disturbance, that even the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has paid attention.
Although the incident is an oolong incident, it seems that there is really a good luck buff bonus on Teacher Zhu Longguang, and unexpected good things will happen when he meets Teacher Zhu Longguang.
At that time, a reporter interviewed Teacher Zhu Longguang, and I didn't know what to think, but I wanted to buy a lottery ticket.
Originally, I went with the mentality of having fun.
As a result, I didn't expect that I really won a hundred yuan, and a hundred dollars may not be too much now, but in those days, if someone won a hundred dollars in the lottery, it was still worth bragging about.
Another time, Zhu Longguang followed the crew to Huanggang to film.
It was a bad year, there was a sudden drought, and there was not a drop of rain for several months.
Not to mention rain, these months have been cloudless, windy and cloudy.
But where did you think about it, Zhu Longguang and his group, just arrived in Huanggang, there was a strong wind in the sky, and it began to rain heavily.
But some people will say, it's luck, what's the matter, after so long of drought, isn't it normal to rain? What is there to say about this.
yes, if that's the case, there's really nothing to say.
Unusual is unusual, Zhu Longguang finished filming, as soon as he left Huanggang, it became a sunny day again.
Whether it's a coincidence or something, it's surprising enough.
What is even more ridiculous is an incident that happened when Zhu Longguang and his wife traveled to Thailand.
Zhu Longguang originally felt that there were many Buddhist people in Thailand, and planned to go to the countryside and buy a Buddhist tablet as a souvenir.
But what Zhu Longguang never expected, and what surprised us all, was that Zhu Longguang spent more than 2,000 yuan, and finally got the Buddhist tablet to take a closer look, and found that what was printed on it was actually himself.
This is really ridiculous, but this also reflects from the side how good the film "Journey to the West" was made, and how realistic the image of Buddha played by teacher Zhu Longguang is.
Not only Mr. Zhu Longguang, but all the actors in the entire drama "Journey to the West" are remarkable and worthy of praise.
Everyone has an impression of the python essence image in "Journey to the West", originally a huge python, and after transformation, he is a delicate beauty.
Seeing Zhu Bajie carrying a big python was full of joy.
But who would have thought that this was a real big python?
Yes, that's right, Zhu Bajie is carrying a live python that can crawl and move.
Director Yang Jie did not consider using post-computer synthesis, but the effect has not reached what Director Yang Jie wanted, so Director Yang Jie decided to borrow a real python from the zoo.
The borrowed python is five meters long, and its wide body is like a large bucket.
Because it is borrowed, it cannot be killed.
The snake can't cooperate with the actor, then only the actor overcomes his fear to cooperate with the snake.
So director Yang Jie invited professional snake trainers to train the actors to minimize accidents, and the actors could only have a close contact with the snake without any protective measures.
The actors lived up to expectations and carried the pressure, and it is this spirit of not being afraid of hardship and difficulty that has created such a classic and realistic python plot.
There are also pansi holes, spider essences, I believe everyone is familiar with this plot.
But this shot almost couldn't be filmed back then, why?
Because the thinking was relatively conservative at that time, the actresses who played the spider spirit felt that they did not say anything about showing their arms and legs, and even showing their waists and shoulders, and the actresses with more traditional thinking could not do it, and collectively decided to strike.
It's useless to talk badly.
In the end, director Yang Jie thought of a way, that is, to customize flesh-colored tights, and with this set of clothes, the group of actresses reluctantly agreed to continue playing spider essence.
Then some people may question it.
There is obviously a scene in the play that shoots the belly button of the spider spirit, and this kind of close-up can obviously see that he is not wearing any flesh-colored tights.
So since this scene is not worn in the close-up, what is the need to wear the long-range scene, not to mention the cost and time?
This close-up scene is not fake, but who would have thought that this navel was not the belly button of the cute and shy little spider spirits at all, but the belly button of a relatively white boy in the crew.
It can be said that director Yang Jie's wave of divine operation has left us a wonderful scene.
Not only did he encounter many difficulties in shooting, but he also faced the dilemma that the protagonist of this Tang monk had no one to play.
Such an important role as Tang Monk underwent three role changes at that time.
The first Tang monk was played by Wang Yue, who graduated from the film school, elegant and dashing, and his appearance was very in line with the director's requirements. When he was getting better and better at the role of Tang Monk, he was favored by another director, who invited him to star in the movie, allowing him to star, Wang Yue thought about it and decided to star in that movie, so he left the Journey to the West crew.
The second Tang monk is Tang Shaohua, and he is very suitable for the role of Tang monk with his beautiful appearance, but he only insisted on eight episodes.
Because he chose to continue his studies and fulfill his college dream.
The third Tang monk is Chi Chongrui, each burly, he has an excellent temperament, he is resilient, dares to fight, and the Tang monk is also played by him, completing the nine nine eighty-one difficulties and finally obtaining the true scripture.
Whether it is almost alarming the Ministry of Foreign Affairs or the explosion of "Journey to the West", behind it is all because of the efforts of the actors, every actor has ingenuity, and every frame is the result of everyone's excellent cooperation.
From the actors to the scene, their efforts and hard work explained to us what the lyrics sing, "dare to ask where the way is" and "the road is under the feet".