"The shoes are torn, the hat is torn, the cassock on the body is torn, you laugh at me, he laughs at me, a fan is broken"
believes this lyrics is not only born in the 70s and 80s, but even after the 90s, there will be many people. Very familiar, as long as they hear this lyric, many people will immediately see the image of a crazy monk walking with his hips all day long. This is Jigong.
Jigong is a legendary figure with a long history, but to really make this image concrete, most people started with the series "Jigong" in the 1980s. Of course, it is also because this image is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. Later, when the parents urge the author to take a bath, they will use that fixed sentence: You see that you are dirty like Jigong.
1. The sub-broadcast of "Jigong"
"Jigong" was first filmed by Hangzhou TV Station. Why is Hangzhou TV Station? It's not because Lingyin Temple is there, just like the filming of "Baogong" and Shandong on Henan Channel Taiwan filming "Wusong" and Changchun filming "Legend of Kant's First Bodyguard" are the same.
"Jigong" hit the whole country as soon as it was aired, and it was not at all inferior to its popularity compared to the same-time translation TV series and Hong Kong and Taiwan TV series. The first episode of "Jigong" broadcast by
has only six episodes, each episode has a short story. This structure is very conducive to rebroadcasting. No matter which episode the audience watches from, it will not affect the viewing effect, so many people do not realize the end of "Jigong" There are so many episodes, anyway, the stories I have seen over and over are those few stories that I will never tire of.
and in 1988, the new "Jigong" came out, but this time it seems that the costume has changed. I think that Jigong's clothes are neater and darker, but the style has not changed.
However, a new Jigong appeared soon. This version of Jigong not only changed his clothes, but also changed the characters and TV titles. The lead actor was changed from You Benchang to the young Lv Liang. The theme song was changed from "Where Is There Unevenness?" "With Me" was replaced with "Pu Shan Er Shake". Although the story of the new version of "Jigong Waizhuan" is also good, such as the story of Feilaifeng and Yao Ershan Shi Wuliu is very interesting, but the substitution of Jigong still caused "trauma" to the hearts of some audiences.
later learned that there were twelve episodes of "Jigong", six episodes were broadcast in 1985, two episodes were broadcast in 1988, and four episodes were broadcast after a lapse of six months. This phenomenon of the twelve episodes of TV series being shot and broadcasted in three parts is nowhere in the history of Chinese TV series.
2. You Benchang and Lu Liang
Speaking of Jigong, the image that emerged immediately before most people is the teacher version of Jigong You Benchang.
You Benchang was born in 1933. He was born in the acting department of the Shanghai Theatre Academy. He has always been involved in the drama stage mostly, and he was also a handsome guy when he was young. Unexpectedly, before his retirement, the 53-year-old ushered in the peak of his acting career. Starting from "Jigong", You Benchang has basically been seamlessly connected with this crazy monk in the second half of his life. I believe that Teacher Zhang Jinlai also feels the same.
Although Stephen Chow and Chen Haomin in recent years have also performed different images of Jigong, the most thorough and popular research on Jigong is still You Benchang.
Lu Liang was able to play Jigong, probably because of the intervention of Shanghai TV. To be fair, if You Benchang's jade and jade are not the first and preconceived, he is also an excellent Jigong with Lu Liang's performance, and the four stories in "Jigong Wai Zhuan" he starred in are more than the eight stories before You Benchang. In order to be more subtle and more profound, he has no choice but to shake the image of Teacher You Benchang.
Although Lu Liang is just a passing visitor to Jigong, it also allows us to see the superb acting skills of his famous Shanghai-style actor. Perhaps it is also a happiness not to bind himself to Jigong. I believe Mr. Ma Dehua will understand.
3. Why is "Jigong" so popular?
First of all, "Jigong" was adapted on the basis of folklore such as "Jigong Biography". It has a certain mass foundation. This is similar to the same period of "Journey to the West" and "Red Mansion"."Dream" and "Wu Song" became popular.
Secondly, the adaptation of "Jigong" on the basis of folklore is more easily accepted by the masses. In the twelve episodes of the story, "Jigong" always conveys a relaxed and happy spirit of punishing evil and promoting good. It will be punished, but it will not be as excessive as "Jigong Biography". Good people are safe in their lives. This kind of simple emotional transmission is the easiest to impress ordinary people.
Finally, I don’t know how other people feel when watching "Jigong". Anyway, I sometimes see "Jigong" as "Doraemon". That is, no matter when Jigong will have methods and spells to solve problems, he will show the audience his skill library from time to time. For example, the wine gourd who always pretended to be dissatisfied once fascinated the author. From another perspective, "Jigong" may be regarded as an early cool drama. When watching "Jigong", the audience will get a comfortable feeling because of Jigong's omnipotence.
At the end, let’s talk about some of the author’s favorite stories in the twelve episodes of "Jigong". One is "Yin and Yang tears", especially when Jigong brought the eyes of the father and daughter together and tied them into a deadlock. Funny is often used by the author to joke with classmates and colleagues. The other is "A Rare in the Mansion of Qin Xiang", Jigong's various tricks to punish bad guys are overwhelming, which is the most exciting episode. Another is the "Dian Hua Yao Two Three" version of Lu Liang.
don't know how much readers and friends remember about this TV series "Jigong" more than 30 years ago.
