Some time ago, I saw an article saying that Zhu Longguang, an actor who played the 86th edition of "Journey to the West", went to Thailand to buy a Buddha statue but found that the Buddha statue was painted by himself, which made him feel embarrassed and did not know whether to buy it well or not.
Seeing this, I can't help but evoke the memories of chasing this drama in those years.
People born in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s must have been impressed by the show. Because of this drama, the image of Tang Monk and the three apprentices is well known and has become the most classic mythological character image in everyone's mind.
In addition to these four people, the images of the Buddha and Guanyin are also very classic, and even from the actual situation, they are more deeply rooted in the hearts of the people and have far-reaching influence than the four masters and disciples.
How deeply does the image of these two people penetrate the hearts of the people?
To put it this way, when people talk about Guanyin, the first thing that comes to mind in many people's minds is the 86 version of that Guanyin; when people think of the Buddha of Rulai, they always have the appearance of the 86th version of the Buddha in their minds.
Because their image is so suitable for the character, when they are shaped, they immediately give the character a clear and specific image, making people feel intimate, vivid and unforgettable.
Let's talk about the story between them and this character.
Before filming the 86 version of the Buddha, Zhu Longguang played Gao Chuanbao in "Tunnel Warfare", Jiao Yulu and other people's heroes in "Jiao Yulu", and also directed the work "Drama in Life", and was often active on the drama stage.
In 1986, the crew of "Journey to the West" arranged for the chief stylist Wang Xizhong to be responsible for finding actors, and required that the actor's modeling must be in line with the character image, so Wang Xizhong began to run around looking for it.
Because the Buddha is a very important role in the play, director Yang Jie and Wang Xizhong formed a consensus - to find a person with a big face, a large body, and a dignified appearance, so they interviewed 16 people before and after, but none of them achieved the ideal in their minds.
Some people thought of Zhu Longguang, because Zhu Longguang was tall, mighty, and his voice was as loud as a bell, and the whole person looked very dignified and imposing, and maybe it was suitable for playing the Buddha.
So Wang Xizhong immediately went to find Zhu Longguang.
After Wang Xizhong found Zhu Longguang, he asked him straight away: "There is a role for you to play, do you play it?" ”
Zhu Longguang has always been particularly fond of acting, and he immediately agreed to it as soon as he heard it.
When Zhu Longguang dressed up as a Buddha and appeared in front of director Yang Jie and the actors, everyone was stunned and exclaimed - this is exactly the Buddha's shape in everyone's mind.
So Zhu Longguang successfully got the opportunity to play this role.
When he first entered the crew, Zhu Longguang acted according to his previous understanding of the immortals, but the director Yang Jie felt that it was not okay after watching it, thinking that the Buddha and the immortals were still different, so he asked the assistant director Xun Hao to explain to him how to interpret this role.
Xun Hao is the eldest grandson of Xun Huisheng, one of the "Four Famous Dans" in the Peking Opera circle, who has been exposed to theatrical performance since he was a child and has a deep understanding of the portrayal of various characters, telling Zhu Longguang: "Buddha" must have five hearts facing upwards. The top of the head, the palms of both hands and the palms of both feet, all facing upwards, meditating cross-legged, eyes slightly closed, smiling, a green lamp, one heart to visit the Buddha. ”
Zhu Longguang silently memorized his words in his heart, and since then, Zhu Longguang has often gone to the temple to observe the Buddha, remembered the character's demeanor and demeanor one by one, and then carefully pondered the character's voice and smile, and it didn't take long to open the trick.
When the crew began filming, Zhu Longguang's performance was like a real Buddha—majestic but kind, exuding a divine radiance.
The Buddha of Rulai, played by Zhu Longguang, has only four scenes in "Journey to the West": the Heavenly Palace Peach Society, Sun Wukong is crushed by the Five Elements Mountain, the Western Heavenly Transmission of Tang Xuanzang and the True and False Monkey King, but he has successfully created the most classic image of buddha in the hearts of a Chinese nation with these short four plays.
And Zuo Dayue's image of Guanyin is also deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
Before playing the 86 version of "Journey to the West", Zuo Dayue had played Guanyin in "Chasing Fish", and director Yang Jie just happened to have seen that work and was impressed by her appearance, so Yang Jie once met Zuo Dayue and said to her: "Dayu, your role of Guanyin is really quite similar, if I want to shoot Guanyin in the future, I will definitely find you to act." ”
A few years later, when the 86th edition of "Journey to the West" was being filmed, Yang Jie called Zuo Dayue and invited her to play Guanyin.
Zuo Da Yue was overjoyed when he heard this, and immediately agreed to it.
When he first arrived at the crew, Zuo Dayue, who had not yet put on makeup, was exclaimed by everyone that it was too similar to Guanyin, and some people said: "There is no need to make up at all, you take this clean bottle, and the white veil is draped, which is the appearance of Guanyin Bodhisattva." ”
Everyone's recognition undoubtedly gave Zuo Dayue a lot of encouragement, but she did not slacken off in the slightest, she often ran to major temples during that time, carefully pondering Guanyin's demeanor and demeanor, and deeply remembering all the subtle feelings in Guanyin's expression.
She played the Guanyin Cimei and kind eyes, the wonderful appearance is solemn, the demeanor and demeanor are permeated with a calming transcendent immortality, and the shooting has been unanimously praised after the shooting.
It is said that a strange thing happened to her during filming - whenever she was in the scene, even the originally rainy day suddenly cleared, and the originally windy weather suddenly became windy and sunny.
This happened several times at that time, which made Zuo Dayue, who originally did not believe in Buddhism, feel awe in his heart, and after filming "Journey to the West", he became a Buddhist disciple.
How deeply does her guanyin play penetrate the hearts of the people? It is said that once a farmer knelt down in front of her with his son in his arms and begged her to bless his son. Zuo Dayue hurriedly lifted him up and explained that he was only an actor, not really Guanyin.
Another time, Zuo Dayue went on a tour, and when tourists saw her, they immediately said with great joy: "Guanyin is coming." Immediately someone knelt down at her.
Some people say that "she is the only one who has brought Guanyin to life", and some people say that "the Guanyin she plays cannot be surpassed, and in people's hearts, Guanyin is such a look." ”
It shows how successful she has been in portraying this character.
Now that the two are in their seventies and eighties, time flies so fast, but the image they have created is still deeply imprinted in people's minds.
Thank you to the two artists for creating such a classic image for everyone!!!
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