author | Xiang Xiang'er
editor | Zhiyu
In 1987, at the beginning of the Spring Festival Gala, Zhu Longguang asked "Tang Monk" Chi Chungrui: "When will you go to Xitian?" Faced with such a "tricky" question during the festival, Chi Chungrui's One sentence deftly resolves the embarrassment and shows wit.
said that since the 1986 version of " Journey to the West " was piloted during the Spring Festival that year, it has been deeply loved by the audience and the response has been great. Unfortunately, the film was being filmed and broadcast at the time, and the audience was gone after 11 episodes. It’s really not enough.
However, the film crew continued their efforts and traveled non-stop to Suzhou, Hangzhou, Guilin, Xinjiang and other places for filming. They shot twenty episodes of material in a whole year, and there are still five episodes left to shoot.
Post-production takes time, and director Yang Jie strives for excellence and continuous polishing, so it is estimated that the remaining episodes will not be completed until 1988.
The audience was impatient and couldn't wait any longer. They wrote to CCTV one after another. Some asked about the filming progress, and some urged the broadcast, hoping to catch up to 25 episodes during the Spring Festival...
As a director, Yang Jie was busy filming When she learned that the audience was so enthusiastic about the production, she suddenly felt in a dilemma. Firstly, she did not want to disappoint the fans who supported Journey to the West, and secondly, she did not want to complete it in a hurry because she was rushing to meet the schedule. She strived to achieve high standards in every scene and every detail she wanted. requirements of artistic standards.
What should we do?
She had an idea. After discussing with the main station, she decided to produce a special party during the Spring Festival to give back to the audience. At the same time, she took the opportunity to introduce the filming progress, wish the audience a happy New Year, enjoy the drama, and let everyone wait patiently.
Therefore, Director Yang Jie carefully planned and brought the entire Journey to the West crew to participate in the performance. From the camera, lighting, actors, lyrics and music, they are all the original cast.
As soon as the party started, Zhu Longguang, who played the Tathagata Buddha, imitated the audience's tone and asked about the progress of the series. He jokingly asked Chi Chongrui, who played the Tang monk, "When will you arrive in the West? We are all looking forward to it."
At this time, Chi Zhongrui reacted immediately, looked at Yang Jie intelligently and said, "Then we have to ask our director."
Director Yang Jie smiled and said, "Don't rush it, it's almost there!"
That night, Yang Jie integrated the stories and characters of Journey to the West into the scene and interacted with the audience. The Monkey King also drank the audience's drinks, the Jade Emperor sat next to the audience, and so on.
Although it was blessed by the popular IP of Journey to the West, the atmosphere and program quality of the party were very high, and the whole audience was lively and joyful.
Even though they only know how to act, the crew of Journey to the West are all talented in various ways.
There are Huangmei opera tunes by Tang Monk's mother, professional dance performances by Xingxian, and cross talk performances by Zhu Bajie and the Bull Demon King... The performances are smooth and colorful, and the audience is very happy to watch, some are pleasing to the eye, and some are hilarious.
No wonder netizens praised: Thirty years ago, the stage and special effects were rudimentary, but this party was unique and interesting, as it brought together the creative talent of the director and the professional strength of the performers.
I have to say that this is indeed a real material, and it can be called the ceiling of the Spring Festival Gala.
