The ridiculous "Journey to the West" is actually co-produced by the cast of "Journey to the West"

In the online world where emoticons are everywhere, I believe many readers will have seen such emoticons occasionally.

Sun Wukong is on the phone and Zhu Bajie is smoking. What is your first impression when you see these scenes?

This is definitely a popular online ghost video in recent years.

Not really!

This is a scene from "Journey to the West" filmed in the early 1990s.

At this time, many people may have thought that this must be a spoof made by some grassroots teams to ride on the popularity of the popular "Journey to the West". After all, at that time, the comic strip "The Three Rescues of the Monkey King" was published. "Princess She-Ra" is such a shocking work.

But in fact, "Journey to the West", a ridiculous short drama with a history of nearly 30 years, is not produced by some grass-roots team. We can even say that it is a version of the 1986 version of "Journey to the West" Built by the original team.

1. The filming background of "Journey to the West"

"Journey to the West" was filmed in the early 1990s, with 7 episodes in one episode. It was positioned as a popular TV series at that time satirical comedy.

There are several backgrounds for the birth of this series of short dramas that I have to mention. The first one is of course the popularity of the 1986 version of "Journey to the West". Its popularity even spread overseas, and six-year-old children They have all become hot spots for businesses to compete for, and even the white dragon horse has been bought by businesses to take photos and make money. Therefore, taking advantage of this popularity, a bunch of spin-off dramas and derivative products related to "Journey to the West" flooded the market. The filming of "Journey to the West" was certainly a product of this situation.

The second issue is the concentration of various market chaos at that time. For example, low-quality goods are prevalent, and service industries such as hotels and guesthouses not only have bad attitudes but are even deceitful. At that time, many film and television works and cross talk sketches made a lot of satire on this chaos, such as "Wu Song Fights the Tiger" by Li Jindou and Chen Yongquan, and "Changing Family Faces" by Tang Aiguo Qi Liqiang.

The third one is of course the popularity of satirical comedies. A group of satirical comedies represented by "The Story of the Editorial Office" were the most popular film and television works in the 1990s.

Therefore, "Journey to the West" has a strong flavor of the early 1990s.

2. Characteristics of "Journey to the West"

The plots of "Journey to the West" almost follow the routine of satirical comedy. Take the fourth episode as an example, Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie Went to a shady restaurant for dinner. The restaurant was short-changed and passed off as good quality goods. Monkey King and Zhu Bajie were cheated by various deceptions. In the end, Zhu Bajie was sent to the hospital for food poisoning, and the restaurant was also investigated and punished.

The play not only reflects the story of the Black Heart Hotel, but also reflects the plot of blind dates and chaos in the ballroom. It is short and concise. Although the plot is a bit exaggerated, it is understandable. After all, it can be regarded as a mythological drama.

In addition, there are a large number of singing clips in "Journey to the West", all of which are playful singing methods with re-written lyrics from popular songs. This was also very popular at the time, and the funny cover comedians represented by Shi Xiaojie were the stars of that era. The crosstalk actor, who is famous for his covers, is also mentioned in the play.

3. The cast of "Journey to the West"

The best thing about this short drama is the filming team, almost all of them are actors from the 1986 version of "Journey to the West".

"Journey to the West" was co-produced by two directors. One is Xun Hao and the other is Ren Fengpo. They are very familiar names. They are the assistant directors of the 1986 version of "Journey to the West". , and they were all dragged away from the China Peking Opera Theater by director Yang Jie.

Xun Hao comes from a distinguished family and is the eldest grandson of Xun Huisheng, one of the four famous actors in Peking Opera. He not only served as the deputy director of the 1986 version of "Journey to the West", he was also the deputy director of CCTV's "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" , and later he personally directed the TV series "Xun Huisheng".

Ren Fengpo not only served as the assistant director in the 1986 version of "Journey to the West", he was also the acting instructor for six-year-old children. In addition, Ren Fengpo also played roles such as the yellow-robed monster and Lingji Bodhisattva in the play. He also worked as a stand-in for six-year-old children.

Since the two directors are from the crew of the 1986 version of "Journey to the West", it will be easier to find actors. Let's take the most famous and best-filmed episode of "Journey to the West" as an example to introduce these actors.

There are Monkey King and Zhu Bajie in "Journey to the West", but there are no Liu Xiaolingtong and Ma Dehua. I guess they were too popular back then and the producers couldn't afford to hire them.

The actor who plays Sun Wukong is called Chang Guixiang, and some say he is called He Yongxiang. No matter which one he is, there is no information about him now, but there is one saying that the appearance of Sun Wukong is indeed almost real. .

The actor who plays Zhu Bajie is indeed a cast member of "Journey to the West". He is Li Jiancheng, who can be said to have played the most roles in the 1986 version of "Journey to the West". According to statistics, there are nearly twenty.

Among the characters played by Li Jiancheng, the most awesome one is of course Zhu Bajie in the episode "Three Tune Banana Fan". Because Ma Dehua was injured at the time, Li Jiancheng played Zhu Bajie for him, and his lifelikeness made director Yang Jie He was mistakenly identified as Ma Dehua himself.

Therefore, when you watch "Journey to the West", you can feel that Sun Wukong is definitely not a six-year-old boy, but it is difficult to be sure whether Zhu Bajie is played by Ma Dehua.

What’s even more amazing is that the dubbing of Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West" was by Zhang Hanyu. He was a strong contender to dub Sun Wukong in the 1986 version of "Journey to the West", and he did the dubbing for Sun Wukong in the previous episodes. Supplemented by dubbing. If he hadn't been busy taking exams for the Central Academy of Drama, he might have matched Sun Wukong and Donald Duck.

The voice of Zhu Bajie is the genuine 86 version of "Journey to the West" team teacher Lipo. If Sun Wukong's voice sounds a bit like the old Buddha with yellow eyebrows, Zhu Bajie is definitely a fake. 's "original sound".

The two actors who co-starred the Monkey King and Zhu Bajie also had great backgrounds. The crosstalk actor Li Jiacun played the role of the owner of the Black Heart Hotel. At that time, it was a trend for crosstalk actors to participate in TV series. Li Jiacun not only acted in TV series but also filmed Advertising, it tastes delicious when eaten.

The villainous boss lady in the play is Li Yunjuan, the scorpion spirit from "Qujing Jingqing". Li Yunjuan is a Daomadan actor from the China Peking Opera Company and is a colleague of two directors Xun Hao and Ren Fengpo.

Li Yunjuan has a beautiful appearance and is good at singing and dancing. She performed very well in this drama. Unfortunately, she did not appear in many film and television dramas after that. The one who left an impression is Mrs. Zhu Rong in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" .

Finally, what is interesting is that "Journey to the West" seems to be relatively rough in production, and the plot is relatively simple and ridiculous, but it still had a certain market at the time. The play was even broadcast in China International Broadcasting Audio and Video It has been released by the publishing house and broadcast on some TV stations.

It is said that the play may have received help from another actor from the 1986 version of "Journey to the West", Han Fengxia, who played the black fox spirit incarnation. She was in charge of publicity and distribution at China Radio International at the time.

From the director to the starring actors, from dubbing to distribution, almost all of them are the team members of the 1986 version of "Journey to the West". Who dares to say that this shocking "Journey to the West" is a Caotai team.