In 1982, Yang Jie planned to shoot "Journey to the West", and Ding Zuo Dayu came to play Guanyin, but was unexpectedly opposed by the drama director Li Chengru, and Yang Jie, who was anxious, directly angrily said two sentences, and in an instant, Li Chengru closed his mouth.
The acquaintance of Yang Jie and Zuo Dayue, there is also a little-known story, perhaps, this is also the "fate" that people call.
In 1976, Yang Jie received the task of recording the program "Chasing Fish" in Changsha, and it was also coincidental that The 33-year-old Zuo Dayue played Guanyin in the opera.
After that performance, Yang Jie was stunned by Zuo Dayue's performance on the spot, and then got up and walked quickly to the backstage, found Zuo Dayue, smiled and said to her: "The Guanyin you played is very good!" In the future, if I shoot a scene of Guanyin, I will definitely ask you to perform it! ”
After Zuo Dayue listened, he did not take Yang Jie's words seriously, thinking that he was just being polite, but Yang Jie really remembered her.
Perhaps, this is the most magical place of fate, and going around will come back here.
6 years later, Yang Jie began to prepare for the filming of "Journey to the West", she kept her promise and ran to Hunan, and when she saw Zuo Dayue again, she couldn't believe her eyes.
Although 6 years have passed, Zuo Dayue's appearance has not changed in the slightest, and he immediately decided to play the role of Guanyin by Zuo Dayue, but unexpectedly, on the way back, he was opposed by the drama director Li Chengru.
Originally, Yang Jie was still full of joy, but Li Chengru, who was traveling with him, couldn't help it, and said to Yang Jie: "Director, no! She's too old to look good on photos. ”
At first, Yang Jie patiently explained to him: "You think Guanyin is a beautiful little girl?" She is a dignified bodhisattva with a Buddha statue. ”
Li Chengru was not convinced after listening, and retorted: "After seeing so many young and beautiful, you chose this, her image is really not like it, or do you consider it again?" ”
Yang Jie added: "Her temperament is stable, very much in line with the requirements of Guanyin Bodhisattva, in my heart, she is the best candidate." ”
Li Chengru was not dead-hearted and wanted to argue, but at this time Yang Jie was on fire and shouted, "Shut up, go aside!" Are you a director or am I a director! Hearing this, Li Chengru stopped making a sound.
Yang Jie's insistence eventually allowed Zuo Dayue to come to the crew, but when she went to wang Xizhong to try on the costume, Wang Xizhong only looked at her once, and then said to her: "You play Guanyin, right?" Don't try".
In this way, Zuo Dayue did not try on the costume, let alone audition, he directly participated in the shooting, after filming a scene, all the staff, all the staff, gave a thumbs up: "The acting is too good, the director is wise." ”
It is also too similar to the acting, so that Zuo Dayue also encountered some embarrassing things.
Once, Zuo Dayue had just finished filming, and he had planned to sit in the woods to rest, not wanting to walk in the distance with many onlookers, when they saw Zuo Dayue, they all mistakenly thought that it was the real Guanyin.
Therefore, they all knelt and prostrated their heads, although Teacher Zuo repeatedly explained, but they did not believe it, and even some people cried and sent fruits and other "offerings".
However, this also proves from the side that Teacher Zuo's acting skills are indeed admirable, and even Li Chengru has changed his original opinion.
After the broadcast of "Journey to the West", the praise was overwhelming, and Guanyin, played by Zuo Dayue, was also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and in a program, Li Chengru and Yang Jie just talked about this matter.
Li Chengru sighed: "Now, I was really too stubborn at that time, the director was right, and Guanyin played by Zuo Dayue was indeed unique. ”
Not only that, 10 years later, when Yang Jie filmed the "Journey to the West Sequel", he held the mentality of trying it out again and came to Hunan again, which made him not expect that Zuo Dayue's appearance had hardly changed. As a result, Zuo Da Yue played the Guanyin Bodhisattva in the sequel.
Since then, Zuo Dayue has rarely appeared in TV dramas and tv dramas, but has spent all his energy on the performance of Xiang opera.
Later, although Lin Xinru, Liu Tao, Zhao Yazhi and others have played Guanyin, in the hearts of the audience, the most classic is still the Guanyin Bodhisattva played by Zuo Dayu.
In fact, Zuo Dayue's ability to deeply penetrate the hearts of the people and become a classic has a lot to do with himself.
Before entering the "Journey to the West" crew, Zuo Dayue was already an outstanding Xiang opera performance artist, at that time, when Yang Jie found her, she was already the leader of the Xiang Theater troupe in Hunan Province, and she was very accomplished in the performance of Xiang opera.
When she entered the crew, she used her free time to go to various temples to observe and learn, and it was this dedication that enabled her to successfully shape the role of Guanyin.
In addition to Zuo Dayue's own efforts, Director Yang Jie's persistence and insight are also very admirable.
Yang Jie's early experience and experience make her very accurate about the positioning of the role, and she is still a very assertive person, even if some people oppose, she still insists on her inner thoughts.
It is this persistence that makes "Journey to the West" a classic, so that every character in the play can give the audience a deep impression.
As the staff once commented on Yang Jie, "As long as the actor is suitable, even if it is difficult, it must be found, if the actor is not suitable, it is a big relationship, it will not help." “
A classic work is inseparable from the acting skills and efforts of the actors, and even more inseparable from the spirit of the director's "drama is bigger than the sky", and therefore, we can see one classic work after another left by the predecessors.
Tribute to Journey to the West! A tribute to all the seniors who have dedicated to this show!