Text: Black Soil
Black Soil
preface
Life is impermanent, and the world is unpredictable. It's normal to change people before the filming of a film, but it's really unpredictable to change people during filming.
Some dramas are even better after the substitution, while some dramas have mixed reviews.
Why the substitution? Is it because of the "unspoken rules" of the entertainment industry, or...
The replaced actors mentioned in this article are more familiar than the other, widely recognizable, and full of childhood memories. In the last part, the role status can be described as "big", and he hates it so much when he mentions it.
The story behind the change of "three generations" Tang monks
In the 1986 TV series "Journey to the West", during the filming process, I had to face the difficult situation of changing Tang Seng actors many times. The first Tang monk Wang Yue and the second Tang monk Xu Shaohua were not satisfactory, and finally the third Tang monk Chi Chongrui perfectly assumed this important task.
What's going on behind the scenes, 1 role has to be shared by 3 people?
In order to find Tang Seng's actors, director Yang Jie traveled among countless actors, and finally she chose the deep-eyed Wang Yue at the Drama Academy.
Netizen: Just because I looked at you more in the crowd... However, his performance in the play received different evaluations, and he was even dissuaded.
When playing the role of Tang Seng, a twisted fate, Wang Yue was questioned by some people because of his smile and slightly jerky acting skills. Faced with such a situation, director Yang Jie stepped forward and worked hard to keep Wang Yue's role.
For Wang Yue, despite the constant criticism, he still insisted on filming a few episodes. Later, Wang Yue decided to leave the crew because he received an invitation to shoot a movie. This is undoubtedly a spiritual blow to Director Yang Jie, others are trying to help you, but you are hindered.
After Director Yang Jie explained the pros and cons to Wang Yue, he still decided to leave the crew, and the crew was very passive and in a predicament. So how did Yang Jie solve the problem later?
- In order to find a suitable actress for Miss Gao, she specially went to watch a movie starring Wei Huili, but she didn't expect to find inspiration from the supporting actor Xu Shaohua. Later, I learned that Xu Shaohua was originally auditioning for Little White Dragon, but Yang Jie felt that he was more suitable for Tang Seng.
So Xu Shaohua put on a robe and began to play Tang Seng, after a few episodes, he was also quite popular with the director team, but he didn't expect the good times to last long, Xu Shaohua didn't see the crew back to the crew after returning to school on the grounds that he was going to school for an exam.
Later, I learned that the real reason was that the remuneration was lower than that of Zhu Bajie and Sun Wukong. Maybe Director Yang Jie's patience reached a high point and directly announced that he was looking for another candidate.
The issue of candidates has been repeatedly twisted and turned, which is a headache for the director. This is really a wave of unsettled, wave after wave. What can I do?
Yang Jie met the young actor Chi Chongrui in the corridor of the crew, and immediately took a fancy to him.
Chi Chongrui lived up to expectations, completed the rest of the filming tasks, and participated in the "Journey to the West Sequel" many years later.
Wang Yue is not hard-working enough, Xu Shaohua's salary is unreasonable, although there are too many difficulties and troubles, but fortunately, he finally found Chi Chongrui, who matched his strength and conditions, so that "Journey to the West" was successfully completed, and it is still enduring to this day.
Suffice it to say, the post-80s, 90s, 00s... 's childhood has a "Journey to the West".
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, the reason why Zhao Yun changed roles three times
The 94 version of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is a classic work that is still remembered by countless audiences. Among them, the shaping of the role of Zhao Yun is particularly exciting, perhaps it is the effect of many people's performances.
This important role is played by Yang Fan, Zhang Shan, and Hou Yongsheng in turn, and some people want to ask, why not play it by the same person?
At that time, the crew had to be divided into several groups at the same time for the filming period. Many actors had to rotate between different crews to keep up with the schedule. Zhao Yun, as one of the core characters, is even more afraid of any mistakes in filming. The director can only let Yang Fan, Zhang Shan, and Hou Yongsheng complete it in sections.
As the saying goes, plans can't keep up with change. So have the actors themselves changed?
For example, the reason why Zhang Shan quit halfway was because his father could not continue to shoot. The director team also had to change people in a hurry, and Yang Fan replaced Zhang Shan to complete the middle part.
But Yang Fan has a big flaw in his work, his horseback riding skills are not sophisticated, and he can't always use a stand-in in the play. At the same time, wouldn't it add disgrace to the historical military general Zhao Yun.
At this time, the elderly version of Hou Yongsheng naturally entered the director's field of vision and successfully took over Yang Fan's remaining roles, which presented the brave and resourceful Zhao Yun later.
The "Zhao Yun" of each period interprets wonderful characteristics, such as Yang Fan's energetic youth Zhao Yun, Zhang Shan's heroic and incomparable prime Zhao Yun, and Hou Yongsheng's calm and introverted elderly Zhao Yun.
Although there are flaws in the articulation, the flaws are not hidden. It's undeniable that this work is still beloved to this day.
The helplessness and sadness behind the change of roles in "Jigong".
In 1984, the famous Chinese actor You Benchang's performance in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala made the industry sigh both inside and outside, and a year later, at the age of 52, he became an instant hit with his unique appearance in the TV series "Jigong".
Netizen: The role of Jigong seems to be tailor-made for You Benchang.
However, when the sequel to "Jigong" was released in 1988, many viewers were surprised to find that the original Jigong was replaced by an actor named Lu Liang, and many fans who loved You Benchang were surprised at that time. It can be said that the second monk is confused.
What is the reason for this?
Years later, it was revealed that You Benchang was involuntary. It is said that he took over a movie at that time, but the schedule could not cooperate with the crew's filming during that time period, and the filmmaker was unwilling to wait, so the crew could only start filming with difficulty when the actors changed roles in a hurry.
Later, a fabricated report hyped up You Benchang's "playing a big name after becoming famous", which caused his reputation to be greatly impacted for a while. Although he successfully relied on legal means to "rehabilitate" the case, he became strangers to the crew later.
The reason for this is known only to the parties. For the audience, it's a pity, and there is one less classic.
may be the reason why people are not old and do not admit defeat, many years later, he directed and acted in the 20-episode TV series version of "Jigong Travel", which won countless fans after its release.
As far as the actors are concerned, You Benchang and Lu Liang have their own characteristics. The image of Jigong created by You Benchang is witty and vivid, while Lu Liang uses exaggerated techniques to create the image of Jigong with a sense of joy and gentleness.
Compared with the new version, I believe that many people prefer the old version. As the saying goes, preconceived.
Why did Di Renjie change? What is the difference between Sun Ma's two versions of Di Renjie?
The 1986 version of "The Legend of Di Renjie's Case" is known as the legendary story of "Oriental Sherlock Holmes". Among them, it is not only because of the tense, exciting, and logical storyline, but also because of the actors' hard work. For example, Sun Chengzheng, the actor of the protagonist "Di Renjie".
But during the booming filming, he was replaced by another actor, who is he? Why replace "Sherlock Holmes"?
Sun Chengzheng, who was born in 1942, performed restrained and steady, revealing a thoughtful attitude in his tone. He is rigorous and meticulous in handling cases, giving people the feeling of ancient etiquette.
In contrast, Ma Changyu's version of Di Renjie is more simple and easy-going, without too much officialdom, with a straightforward tone, and is more flexible and witty when handling cases.
Both actors showed Di Renjie's intelligence and wisdom better.
But some viewers believe that Sun Chengzheng's version has more ancient charm. He perfectly interprets the steady demeanor of an ancient officialdom. Although Ma Changyu's performance is close to the people, he slightly loses the dignified style of ancient officials.
Whether it is from the audience's reputation or the plot effect, Sun Chengzheng is the right person, why did he change people during the filming?
Later, according to relevant personnel, the reason why the director decided to change the person was to make the plot richer and more varied to increase the interest of the series.
It is also said that although Sun Chengzheng's version is good-looking, it can be time-consuming and labor-intensive, and they revise it while shooting every day. It is estimated that the replacement can save investors a lot of money.
In the Water Margin, why was Gao Yu, whose status is unshakable, also "removed and replaced"?
When it comes to the classic drama "Water Margin", there are always people who are keen to discuss which role is the best. What we want to talk about today is the controversial role of Gao Taiwei.
The middle-aged version of Gao Taiwei's performance is ruthless and insidious enough, making the audience applaud, why do you want to change people after the play is in the later stage?
To make this clear, let's start with the young version of Gao Taiwei played by Xiu Ge. This young man was an eye-catcher as soon as he appeared on the stage, and his ball skills conquered everyone.
Netizen: He has also conquered modern football lovers.
It's a pity that Gao Taiwei, who repaired the reform, quit the crew when it was booming, which is regrettable, as for the reasons, there are different opinions, but the acting skills that can be determined are not said.
Replacing Xiu Ge as Gao Taiwei is the famous performing artist Wei Zongwan. This old man is unique in the world in creating the image of a villain, and his old fox-like temperament is addictive.
This also reflects the extraordinary acting skills of the old artists.
Author's point of view
If the crew and actors can actively communicate on the basis of understanding and mutual understanding, they may be able to turn the danger into a disaster, knead the strengths of new and old actors together, and inject new soul and characteristics into the film.