This time, the crew of "Journey to the West" came to reshoot the last five episodes.
The Yangshan Scenic Area in Yuezhou was a quarry in ancient times.
Maybe it was the quarry workers' bad taste that left behind so many strange rocks. When people walk among them, it feels like walking in another world, which is very magical.
This kind of venue is more suitable for filming mythological dramas like "Journey to the West".
"Journey to the West" was broadcast during the Spring Festival in 1986. You can imagine the influence it had. It is said that the highest ratings at that time reached 90%, which can only be described as a city where thousands of people deserted the streets.
So when the crew came to Yuezhou to film, the crowd was filled with loud drums and gongs, firecrackers, waving red flags, and a huge crowd of people.
The enthusiastic people of Yuezhou gathered around the crew to watch the fun, and at the same time cheered for their fellow countrymen.
The fellow villager is Liu Xiao Ling Tong, who plays the monkey. He is a native of Yuezhou. His father is Liu Ling Tong, a famous Shao opera artist and an outstanding representative of the southern style of monkey opera.
In fact, Liu Xiaolingtong was also a Shao opera actor when he was young. Later, when preparing to shoot "Journey to the West", director Yang Jie came to Yuezhou in person to interview him and finally chose him.
Chen Xia drove the cool red SUV and brought Gu Lin over.
Hearing that the crew of "Journey to the West" was coming, Gu Lin shouted that he wanted to go and see the fun. Chen Xia thought it was a good idea, after all, "Journey to the West" was a TV show he had watched since he was a child, and it was a must-see TV show every summer vacation.
The moment I heard the opening theme song, the beeping sound made me excited. Now that I was reborn, of course I had to experience it myself.
Chen Xia's off-road vehicle is definitely as famous in Yuezhou area as Liu Xiao Ling Tong. Anyway, everyone in Yuezhou knows that the director of Yuezhou People's Hospital has arrived, and he is said to be a prince.
With such a prince coming to watch the fun, the local staff of Yuezhou immediately reported to the director and producer.
Whoever Yang Jie is, whether you're a prince or a local tyrant, if you want to come and watch the fun, just stand aside and don't make a sound. As for wanting her to entertain you, she's not available.
Chen Xia didn't take it seriously. He was just there to watch the fun, not to show off. He wasn't like some local tyrants in later generations who would drag the actresses from the crew along to drink, eat and sing with them.
Several local staff members were very polite and let Chen Xia and Gu Lin sit together in a VIP seat behind the director. Behind the director, it must be the place with the best view.
Chen Xia was also polite and asked the staff to take down several boxes of Coke from his car as gifts of comfort.
He and Gu Lin watched with great interest how the actors filmed, such as the monkey, Zhu Bajie, Tang Monk, and Sha Monk.
This is the original version. It tastes exactly like what I had when I was a child. It hasn’t changed at all.
Chen Xia didn't dare to make a sound, fearing that the director would tell him to get out. However, an old man nearby couldn't help but yell at the monkey not far away during the filming:
"Jin Lai, that movement you just made was wrong. When you jump up, you should do this... and then do this... Do you understand?"
Chen Xia was startled. "The director hasn't said anything yet, what are you, a viewer, saying?" He took a closer look and saw that it was Liu Xiao Ling Tong's father, Mr. Liu Ling Tong.
Wow, he is a father and a performing artist. He is indeed qualified to give guidance to the relatively young Liu Xiao Ling Tong. Didn’t you see that Director Yang just looked back with a smile and said nothing.
Helping the actors correct their movements to make the filming more perfect is something the director is very happy about.
Meeting the old artist, Chen Xia felt a little uneasy and quietly moved over: "Hello, Teacher Liu."
The staff member next to him burst out laughing.
Liu Ling Tong of course knew this famous figure in Yuezhou, and replied with a smile:
"Dean Chen, you called me the wrong name. My last name is Zhang, and Liu Ling Tong is my stage name, hahahaha."
Chen Xia looked embarrassed. This was due to his lack of education.
Gu Lin covered her face and quietly moved a few steps away, deciding to keep a certain distance from her husband and pretend not to know this country bumpkin.
"Teacher Zhang, are you here to see Sixth Brother? Ugh, it's..."
Liu Ling Tong smiled and said, "His name is Zhang Jinlai, he's my youngest son, born in 1959."
"Hi, I was born in 1962, so you can call me brother. By the way, Mr. Zhang, hasn't Journey to the West already aired? Why are you still filming?"
"It hasn't been aired in full. We've already aired over ten episodes, and there are 14 more to go. We just secured 3 million in sponsorship, so the director wanted to film all the remaining episodes. Unfortunately, the money is still not enough."
Chen Xia didn't know at this time that the "Journey to the West" crew was short of funds. Instead, his mind was full of questions:
"Why, you didn't finish the filming because you didn't have enough money?"
"Yes, you may not know that CCTV has stopped funding. Teacher Li finally managed to secure 3 million yuan in sponsorship, but it's only enough for 5 more episodes. What a shame that such a popular TV series has been cut short like this."
Old artists all have a common problem, which is the demand for perfection.
Whether it is the stage, costumes, props, or the actors' condition, lines, and performance, they all strive for perfection. They would rather not take any salary than not perform the play perfectly.
As a result, due to lack of money, more than ten episodes had to be cut short, which made Director Yang, the cast and crew, and even outsiders like Liu Lingtong feel very sad.
At this time, Gu Lin quietly touched Chen Xia and said, "Hey, it's such a pity that such a good TV series can't be filmed because of lack of money. Can you think of a solution?"
This spendthrift woman really doesn't know how expensive food and fuel are until she takes charge of the household.
How can a sponsorship of just a few thousand or tens of thousands be enough? They sponsored 3 million, which is only enough for 5 episodes, and there are still 16 episodes to go, so this must be no less than 10 million.
10 million was not a small sum in 1986. Chen Xia was rich, but this money was not given away for free.
Yes, it is really free. At most, there will be a subtitle at the end of the TV show to give special thanks to so-and-so.
If you can’t share the copyright, they won’t even give you the overseas version.
You can't have sexual relations with actresses either. In the 1986 crew of "Journey to the West", all the actresses were serious actors from regular theater troupes. They were all artists. How could they look down on a local rich man like you?
Of course, there are exceptions to this rule.
The biggest news in the mainland entertainment circle in 1986 was that a famous movie star, a certain actress known as the most beautiful woman, was involved in some scandals in the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
According to some people's subsequent confessions and the descriptions in their diaries, it was naturally disgusting. Of course, the actress firmly denied it. Later, she ran to the United States to hide from the limelight and retired from the film industry.
Chen Xia didn’t know whether anything happened or not. Anyway, it’s the entertainment industry. Ahem, back then, Hong Kong’s Zhizhi also debuted with a pure appearance, but what was the result?
Dangdangdang~~~
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