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Mrs. Yang Chunxia, an eighty-year-old man, sat alone on the old sofa at home. Her face was covered with deep and shallow wrinkles, like a picture scroll of the vicissitudes of life. However, the sunlight that spilled into the house through the window fell softly on her body, and although she had entered her twilight years, she could still vaguely find her former demeanor.
Yang Chunxia's gaze slowly slid down the armrest of the sofa, resting on an old photo that had been yellowed on the coffee table next to the sofa. This photo bears witness to her demeanor on the stage of Peking Opera in her youth. At that time, she was dressed on stage, wearing a gorgeous robe and standing proudly, holding a peony hydrangea, with a bright and moving smile. This photograph captures the most glorious moments of her life.
Staring at this photo, Yang Chunxia seems to have traveled back in time and space to that war-torn era. She seems to have seen the rehearsal scene of her own TV series "Journey to the West" again - repeatedly pondering the white bone spirit's fangs, charming eyes and strange movements in the mirror, striving to bring this villain to life.
However, whenever she recalls the bitterness and ups and downs of those years, Yang Chunxia's heart emerges with endless bitterness. She never expected herself to play the role of a demon and a monster, but the predicament of the time forced her to accept the disgusting image of the "white bone spirit". What's even more regrettable is that despite her great efforts, she has never been able to successfully interpret the positive role of "King of the Daughter Country". All this laid the groundwork for the contradiction between her and Yang Jie, the director of "Journey to the West", until she passed away, and she failed to forgive the other party for their deception back then.
In fact, Yang Chunxia has had great admiration for heroes since she was a child, which comes from her deep family background. Her grandfather was a world-renowned Peking Opera master, and her mother was an outstanding Kunqu Opera performer. Growing up in such an artistic family environment, the hero's spirit and belief in justice have long been integrated into her blood.
In the course of studying Peking Opera at a young age, Yang Chunxia showed amazing artistic talent. When she imitates the teacher's singing movements, she can always reach the point of being fake, and her voice is full of emotion, which is amazing. The teachers have high hopes for her, and firmly believe that she will become a master who leads the trend of the times.
There is no doubt that Yang Chunxia has won countless thunderous applause and sincere praise on the stage with her extraordinary performance skills. She has played in many classic repertoire and created many admirable positive characters, the most famous of which is the role of "Ke Xiang", the awe-inspiring female representative of the Communist Party in the Peking Opera art treasure "Cuckoo Mountain".
Whenever she came out dressed up, held her high chest, and gave an impassioned speech, the audience was overwhelmed by her style and moved. Even when I look back on it now, I can still feel the warm atmosphere of that time.
In 1973, after "Azalea Mountain" was released nationwide, Yang Chunxia instantly became a household name and became the hottest Peking Opera star at that time. Many people rushed to imitate her unique hairstyle and clothing, seeing her as a bellwether for fashion trends. Her heroic and fearless, righteous and awe-inspiring image has also been deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience and has become an eternal memory.
However, how could such a star, who is accustomed to playing a heroic, resolute, and righteous superstar, be willing to play an evil and ugly "white bone spirit"? However, the predicament and helplessness of the crew back then made her have to accept this role that deviated from her original intention, which was undoubtedly a huge challenge.
Back in the cold winter of 1982, director Yang Jie received instructions from her superiors to be responsible for filming a high-profile mythological drama - "Journey to the West". In the face of this arduous task, Yang Jie has long been fully prepared. She posted heroes across the country looking for talented actors in hopes of assembling the strongest possible cast for the series.
However, the casting process was beyond everyone's expectations, full of hardships and twists and turns. Yang Jie is extremely strict with each role, and would rather overturn it again and again, rather than easily hand over the role to an unsuitable actor. She requires actors not only to have solid basic skills, but also to perfectly present the charm and temperament of the characters.
Especially the role of the white bone spirit, which made Yang Jie feel extremely headache. In that era of relatively conservative thinking, it was a very challenging task to find an actress who was willing to boldly pretend to be ugly and incarnate into a skeleton image. Yang Jie once considered inviting the popular actress Liu Xiaoqing to star, but the two sides had a disagreement on a key issue and ultimately failed to reach a cooperation.
In the plot development of the TV series "Journey to the West", the actor who played one of the male protagonists, Tang Seng, can be described as ups and downs. Initially, Wang Yue rose to prominence in the play, although he was talented, but due to his lack of experience, his performance was slightly immature; then ushered in the powerful movie star Xu Shaohua, whose acting skills were highly recognized, to participate, but he had no choice but to leave due to a disagreement with director Yang Jie on salary; Until the final chapter, the old drama bone Chi Chongrui interpreted the rich connotation of Tang Seng with exquisite skills.
In the midst of these remarkable twists and turns, director Yang Jie gradually felt the pressure. The atmosphere of the crew has also become more and more tense as time goes on. At this difficult moment, Yang Chunxia was recognized by Yang Jiehui and invited her to join the crew and challenge the challenging role of playing the white bone spirit.
Faced with Director Yang Jie's kind invitation, Yang Chunxia was full of contradictions.
Faced with Yang Chunxia's inner struggle, Yang Jie also fell into a dilemma. She knew that if she forcibly let Yang Chunxia take over the role of Bai Gujing, she might lead to the rejection of this outstanding actress.
However, the filming of the crew had reached a critical stage and it was impossible to find the right person to fill this important role.
Just when Director Yang Jie was anxious, she had a flash of inspiration and thought of a clever plan: if Yang Chunxia can accept the role of Bai Gujing, then she will definitely get the opportunity to play the positive role of the king of the daughter country in return.
This is undoubtedly an enticing gift, enough to satisfy Yang Chunxia's ardent expectation of playing a heroic role. As an actor who loves justice and has a heroic spirit, she has always cherished the dream that one day she can show an image of a female leader with extraordinary temperament, wisdom and courage on the screen.
After careful consideration, Yang Chunxia finally reluctantly agreed to Director Yang Jie's invitation. Since then, she has devoted herself to the in-depth study and meticulous rehearsal of the role of the White Bone Spirit.
Whenever she saw herself depicted as a hideous skeleton in the mirror, she always felt an indescribable sadness in her heart.
Looking back on the past now, Yang Chunxia can't help but sigh that she was too innocent back then. She was easily confused by Director Yang Jie's sweet words, covering her eyes with the fantasy of playing the king of her daughter's country, ignoring the most determined resistance in her heart.
As expected, until the final battle of "Journey to the West" - in the last few episodes, the actor of the beautiful and moving king of the daughter country did not appear as expected. On the contrary, Yang Jie's masterpiece follows the wonderful interpretation of actor Zhu Lin.
In the face of such a change, Yang Chunxia was indignant in her heart, and distress and pain lingered tightly in her heart, as if she had suffered a heavy blow of deception and betrayal again.
In the face of such a situation, director Yang Jie, who felt a heavy responsibility and felt guilty and uneasy, personally went out to sincerely apologize to Yang Chunxia and hope to be forgiven. However, no matter how the director explained and apologized, Yang Chunxia could not let go of the burden in her heart, because this kind of psychological trauma was far more shocking than the hideous and terrifying appearance of the white bone spirit.
Although there were many twists and turns and disputes during the filming, the 86 version of "Journey to the West" finally completed the filming work smoothly. In the years that followed, this high-profile film and television masterpiece won the warm welcome and popularity of the audience, and achieved an eternal classic that will go down in the ages.
In this huge production, Yang Chunxia's superb acting skills are breathtaking. She vividly portrayed the charming, sinister and cunning qualities of the character of the white bone spirit, which made the audience fall in love with it and praise it.
When the white bone spirit revealed its true face, the skull and skull and the natural bewitching figure brought people such a strong visual impact. Yang Chunxia's every look and every movement has been carefully polished, making it impossible to take your eyes off the screen.
What's even more rare is that she was able to make this evil image not only hideous and terrifying, but also a little sickly sexy and charming.
This is the profound skills of an outstanding actor, who devotes all her life to the role, making the originally plain image three-dimensional, vivid, full of tension and layers.
It is precisely because of Yang Chunxia's excellent performance that the role of Bai Gujing can be among the villains in ancient and modern classics.
The huge success of "Journey to the West" not only presented an audio-visual feast for the audience at that time, but also set a new milestone for the Chinese TV drama industry. The production of the whole play is rigorous and detailed, and the screenwriter, director, props, photography, costumes and other aspects have reached a very high artistic standard.
In this masterpiece, Yang Chunxia is like a shining pearl in the night sky! Her extraordinary performance brought the role of the White Bone Spirit to life, deeply imprinted in the hearts of the audience, and became an eternal classic in the long river of film and television art, which makes people never get tired of watching and have endless aftertaste.