Classic remakes are already "strange" in today's film and television circles, and there will be new remakes broadcast almost every year.
For example, Xing Fei's starring drama "Forget You, Remember Love" broadcast on the network in the first half of the year was adapted from the Taiwanese drama hit "The Prince Becomes a Frog".
"Shibu Girl", which has not yet been finalized with a preview, is also a remake of the light comedy "Pink Girl" starring Chen Hao and Rene Liu.
There is a remake, there will naturally be a contrast, from the service filter to the character lines, it is inevitable that the audience will be compared in pairs, and the final result is often the failure of the new work of the remake.
Old classics are difficult to be overtaken, and although the remake has improved in the level of drama, it is always a little less "taste", and even often scolded by the audience because of the plot magic change.
This is the case with multiple film and television versions of the mythological drama "List of Gods", and many versions of the remake in recent years have all been complained about.
Deng Lun and Wang Likun's "Fengshen Yanyi" was suspended because the plot was exaggerated and too ruined, and Xu Kai and Wu Jinyan's "ChaoGe" was sung before it was broadcast.
In the hearts of most people, Fu Yiwei's 90th edition of the "List of Conferred Gods" is a classic, and it cannot be easily surpassed.
Audiences who have watched this version must still remember the characters in the play, Jiang Ziya of the Dao Bone Fairy Wind and Su Daji of the beautiful snake and scorpion, the absurd and unscrupulous King Gong and the abusive Shen Gongbao... The evil and goodness of each character are vividly reflected.
When we are young and chasing dramas, we will always use our own values to understand the plot, and unanimously believe that Jiang Ziya is a god who punishes evil and promotes good, while Shen Gongbao is a cruel and ruthless villain.
But looking back now, there are more different views on the role of Shen Gongbao.
Shen Gongbao and Jiang Ziya are brothers of the same disciple, originally the same door, why do they have a deep hatred?
This is mostly because Yuan Shi Tianzun was not optimistic about Shen Gongbao, who had an improper heart, but gave Jiang Ziya a heavy responsibility, which made Shen Gongbao, who already had a grudge, even more angry, so he began to try to persuade Jiang Ziya to help him with the business.
However, Jiang Ziya was not willing, and the enraged Shen Gongbao then forcibly seized the list of gods.
In the end, Shen Gongbao did not get his wish, but was taught a lesson by the white crane boy sent by the Antarctic Immortal, and was expelled from the division, so the two formed a vendetta.
Since then, Shen Gongbao has fought against Jiang Ziya everywhere, and to some extent, he can be regarded as the ultimate boss in the "List of Fengshen Gods"
Without his joining, the Shang Dynasty army might have collapsed and would have been vulnerable.
However, on Jiang Ziya's side, Shen Gongbao was a traitor who was expelled from the division and an evil person who aided and abetted abuse, but for King Shang and Su Daji, he was resourceful and indispensable military master.
And Shen Gongbao's path to evil is also for many reasons, so for this role, when we look back, we will have a different understanding than when we were young.
However, no matter what the final judgment on the good and evil of Shen Gongbao, Lei Changxi, who played this role, has gained the love of the public, left a very deep impression on the audience, and his acting skills have been repeatedly praised.
I still remember his classic line in the play, "Fellow Daoists, please stay!" Although this role is not pleasing enough, it is undeniable that Lei Changxi's portrayal is very exciting.
Young audiences in today's market may not know about Lei Changxi because he has not left more works for the film and television industry that can be recalled and recalled.
"List of Fengshen Gods" is the only film and television drama in Lei Changxi's life.
Born in 1926, Lei Changxiben was a language teacher at the Shanghai Theater Academy, and his works were not many, because he had been doing his job of teaching and educating people in his early years.
When it really entered the public eye, Lei Changxi was already more than half a hundred years old, in fact, for the actor, at this age, it was too late to turn from behind the scenes to the front of the stage, but fortunately, Lei Changxi met the "List of Fengshen Gods", he achieved the role of "Shen Gongbao", and "Shen Gongbao" also made him irreplaceable in the hearts of the audience.
In addition to the "List of Fengshen Gods", Lei Changxi also has several classic dubbing works.
"Zi San Si Lang" is the first Japanese drama introduced in China, at that time was highly valued, in order to ensure the dubbing quality of the work, Shangyi Factory, Shanghai Television, Shanghai Film Studio and Shangju strongly joined forces, a number of well-known actors jointly dubbed, and finally the drama was praised continuously, and Lei Changxi, who participated in the dubbing, also left a deep impression on the audience because of his highly recognizable voice.
Although he is thin, Lei Changxi's voice does not lose its majesty, which also contains the vicissitudes of the years.
If you must use a sentence to describe Lei Changxi, "do a line, love a line" is probably the most appropriate sentence, he is not afraid of hard work, nor does he care about the number of roles, even if the salary allowance is minimal, it can not stop his determination to stick to work, just because he loves it enough.
Perhaps you still remember the "Transformers" that accompanied you through your childhood, at the end of 1987, the introduction of this American animation film in China, the director Chariot used almost all his contacts for the quality of dubbing, and he recruited many excellent voice actors, Lei Changxi is one of them.
The popular character "Optimus Prime" is the voice of Lei Changxi, whose sense of majesty is very suitable for the role of the leader of the car, and the classic line full of magnetism, "Autobot, deformation departure", is still unforgettable to this day.
After this, Lei also voiced "Captain Grover" in another anime introduced in 1990, Battlestar Galactica, and the classic line was "I just held a cigarette, not a cigarette".
A classic anime, even if you can't see Lei Changxi's face, but the sound alone can pull your mind back to the carefree memories of a young man who didn't even eat food in order to watch the anime.
In addition to animation, Lei Changxi also served as a voice actor in the American TV series "The Grand Hotel" and "Dark Justice", but when the show was broadcast, he was framed in the list of voice actors at the end of the film.
In 1990, Lei Changxi regrettably passed away at the age of 64, and his departure made people feel sad and aroused public anger.
The public lamented that a dedicated and excellent voice actor had left like this, and had not yet had the opportunity to appreciate more of his works, and the anger was angered by the quack doctor who prescribed the wrong medicine to Lei Changxi.
Sick due to daily fatigue, after playing the role of "Shen Gongbao" in the "Fengshen List", Lei Changxi's physical condition has not been very good, and as a result, the quack doctor prescribed the wrong medicine, which was worse, and after taking the medicine, Lei Changxi was almost dead, and finally regretted his death.
It has been 30 years since Lei Changxi's death, and perhaps his name will gradually be forgotten in the increasingly impetuous entertainment industry.
But the work will not disappear with time, his role and voice are still the childhood memories of the public, a childhood classic, and he himself will always be worthy of respect.