A great director means big production and guaranteed box office, but this was not the case in the sixties and seventies. At that time, actors had their own pursuits, and the requirements for choosing scripts were very different from those of modern actors. Journey to the west can be said to be the most influential TV series in the last century, and countless actors became a hit because of this TV series.
Today, The Journey to the West is still the most well-known work of many actors in the play. Many variety shows have invited the Journey to the West, from which we can see that these actors have unique feelings for the play. However, an actress participated in the Journey to the West, but she never participated in the variety show about the Journey to the West, and rarely mentioned the drama. She just plays white.
Famous playwright
Yang Chunxia was born in a Shanghai family on 1943. Her family was a standard worker at that time. Her mother works as an accountant in a company and her father works as a worker in a machinery factory. At that time, workers were the most sought-after occupation, so the family lived happily. Yang Chunxia likes singing and dancing since she was a child. She is very talented. With the support of her parents, at the age of 12, she was admitted to Shanghai Opera School. Because of her beauty, she was attracted by Zhu Chuanming, Fang and two Kunqu artists, and went to study Kunqu opera. Four years later, she changed to Beijing Opera.
196 1 year, Yang Chunxia graduated successfully and entered the Shanghai Youth Jingkun Troupe. With amazing talent and solid foundation, she soon became the leading role in the troupe, and soon went to Hong Kong to perform with the troupe and became famous at one fell swoop. 1964, she visited western Europe with the National Art Troupe and starred in Picking up Jade Bracelets. After this trip, she became the hottest opera singer in Shanghai.
After that, Du Fu Mountain made her popular all over the country. 1973, Yang Chunxia, who was taking a lunch break at home, suddenly received a notice from her unit asking her to go to Shanghai. After receiving the notice, she hurried to the Beijing Opera Troupe before even packing her luggage. When she got there, she learned that she had been chosen by the troupe to play Ke Xiang in Dufu Mountain.
After learning the news, she was both uneasy and happy. In order to successfully complete the task, she practiced in the training room every day until dinner time. On the way to dinner, she also recited her lines sentence by sentence. ? Good things are more grinding? With her efforts, the play has also become a classic. She has also become the dream lover of countless people because of the role of Ke Xiang.
Divided by drama
The Journey to the West is a classic of several generations' childhood. Although the play has only 25 episodes, it has been filmed for 6 years. In addition to the financial problems, the play also encountered many problems in the filming process. According to director Yang Jie, the most difficult thing is casting. The girls in those days were still very conservative and didn't like to wear those enchanting clothes.
It is said that when filming Spider Essence, the actresses who played Spider Essence all said that they should not wear clothes that show their bellies. It was not until Director Yang Jie persuaded them many times that they put them on. After the filming, the actresses cried immediately.
Besides spider spirit, Bai's choice is also very difficult. Bai is a very complicated role. She can be independent and become a king of the hill, with her own unique charm and sinister psychological state. Therefore, the costume design of this role is slightly revealing.
In addition, the shooting time was undecided at that time, and the whole shooting was in a state of sudden stop because of financial problems. Shooting nearby? Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon? At that time, director Yang Jie couldn't find an actress who was willing to shoot. Finally, Liu Xiaoqing agreed to play, but she suggested that she wanted to play three female roles in the film at the same time.
Liu Xiaoqing thinks that this kind of shooting can reflect her superb acting skills, but her request puzzled the director. At that time, the makeup technology was not as superb as it is now, and people can't change their faces casually. Yang Jie thought that if the same face appeared three times, the audience would definitely play, so she refused Liu Xiaoqing.
After much deliberation, Director Yang Jie thought of Yang Chunxia, and the two had contacts before, which was regarded as some friendship. After the director found Yang Chunxia, he explained the current situation. Because the shooting time was too close, Yang Chunxia felt that he was not ready, so he didn't want to attend. However, director Yang Jie repeatedly persuaded Yang Chunxia to finally let go.
But she also has conditions. She likes the role of king of China's daughter country best. She said that if she wanted to play Bai herself, she must also play the king of China's daughter country. At that time, the king of the daughter country had already found a good candidate, but the shooting time was too close, and Director Yang Jie verbally agreed to this condition. In this way, Yang Chunxia successfully joined the group. After filming her role, she went back to work.
Hold a grudge for a lifetime
As time went on, director Yang Jie never found herself shooting again. Only then did Yang Chunxia know that he had been cheated. She was very angry about it. Director Yang Jie was wrong on the Internet, so he went to Yang Chunxia to explain that if a person plays two roles at the same time, the audience will jump up while watching TV. However, Yang Chunxia is not satisfied with this explanation. She insisted that she had been cheated. Since then, she has alienated from Director Yang Jie.
Since then, the two have not been in contact for more than 30 years. Yang Chunxia not only kept silent about The Journey to the West, but also forbade his family to mention it. Director Yang Jie went on TV again to apologize, but he was not forgiven. At the funeral of director Yang Jie, there was no Yang Chunxia. Many people think that Yang Chunxia's approach is too indifferent, which is not objective.
Influenced by the times, the actors at that time had their own persistence and opinions on art, and it was true that Director Yang Jie lied to her. Although Director Yang later apologized, she did have reasons not to accept it. The Sri Lankan people have passed away, and the grievances have gone with the wind.
It's amazing to be able to make such an excellent film and television drama as The Journey to the West under such difficult conditions. Modern has the most advanced shooting equipment and the most professional shooting technology, but there are few excellent film and television dramas like Journey to the West. I hope that the majority of film and television workers can create more excellent works.