"Journey to the West", filmed by director Yang Jie, was once popular all over the country and is a childhood memory in the hearts of many people. To this day, this excellent TV series is still active in people's vision. The "Sun Wukong" played by six-year-old children is also an insurmountable role in the hearts of many people, and it is still difficult for anyone to surpass this classic image.
However, at that time, when director Yang Jie chose the actor of "Sun Wukong", the first choice was not Zhang Jinlai, what was going on? It turned out that in order to choose the best actor, director Yang Jie did not hesitate to visit the "six-year-old boy" - Zhang Zongyi, and his monkey play can be said to be exquisite, entering the wood three points, which is difficult to match by other sects.
However, at that time, Zhang Zongyi was already relatively old and was not suitable for the stage of film and television dramas. At this time, he had two candidates in front of him, one was his beloved apprentice Liu Jianyang, who was experienced and solid in kung fu, and was already an indispensable veteran in the troupe.
The other is his own son Zhang Jinlai, young and full of enthusiasm, but he has no acting experience at all.
The selection of Liu Jianyang is undoubtedly the most secure choice, but the six-year-old boy still recommends his son Zhang Jinlai, liu Jianyang, the beloved disciple of "Snow Hidden". Why did he decide this? And how should we evaluate his choice?
Sixth-year-old Zhang Zongyi was born in the "Monkey King Family", his father and grandfather are good at performing monkey opera, and he also has the reputation of "Living Monkey Chapter" in the world, while his brother Seven-year-old Tong has already performed on the stage and is a new star in the opera industry.
Influenced by the family atmosphere, six-year-olds go to the theater to listen to plays at a very young age, and they are also quite fascinated by it. However, his father did not support him in entering the opera world at first. Because in that era, the status of the drama was relatively low, and it may not be respected by some people.
His eldest son has become an opera actor, so he hopes that his younger son can enter other fields, but the strong desire of the six-year-old to learn drama still impressed his father. Since then, he has begun to study and practice diligently, and he is bound to carry monkey play to the world.
The talent and hard work of a six-year-old is truly breathtaking, pushing monkey play to a new level. He cleverly absorbs movements and looks from other operas. And combining it with traditional monkey play, the final effect is naturally extraordinary.
As a result, his performance was widely praised, and even praised by many big figures.
In 1985, Yang Jie, a famous director in China, made a major decision, she hoped to put Journey to the West on the screen in the form of film and television dramas, so that more people can understand the charm of Journey to the West. In fact, before that, there were many film and television dramas about Journey to the West, but these were all from other countries. Yang Jie firmly believes that Chinese masterpieces should be photographed by Chinese, so as to truly show the charm of famous works.
Once the plan is in place, casting is a major challenge. In order to choose the most suitable candidate, director Yang Jie did not hesitate to personally visit the six-year-old child, hoping that he could give himself a better candidate.
After hearing her request, the six-year-old had identified two people.
One is Liu Jianyang, a beloved disciple who has followed him for many years. Liu Jianyang has rich experience in stage performance and has played the role of "Sun Wukong" many times. And his performances often get acclaim, and he believes that he will also have excellent performances in film and television dramas.
The other is his own son Zhang Jinlai. At this time, Zhang Jinlai was still slightly green, and he was a newcomer without any performance experience.
Although the six-year-old boy believes in his son's strength, this is also a new challenge for Zhang Jinlai, who is afraid that his son will be too nervous to influence the play once. At that time, the masses were still more optimistic about Liu Jianyang, although he was older, but this also meant that he had profound skills and a good foundation.
However, in the end, the sixth-year-old boy still tried to defy the public opinion, recommending his son Zhang Jinlai and Liu Jianyang, the beloved disciple of "Xuezang". After that, Zhang Jinlai's performance in film and television dramas was unexpectedly good, and it became a classic in the hearts of a generation. And due to the lack of funds in the crew, he even played multiple roles by one person, and ordinary people are difficult to distinguish at all, which is enough to see his excellence.
However, to this day, some people still think that the six-year-old recommended his son, but instead gave up his beloved disciple, which is really a biased behavior, and is this really the case? How should we evaluate his choice?
In fact, six-year-olds are not biased toward any one person. At that time, Liu Jianyang was indeed experienced and experienced in acting. But at that time, he had already mixed well in the opera industry and became the top figure in the troupe. It also meant he was so busy at work that he had to perform around and didn't have any extra time at all. If he chooses to participate in the filming of film and television dramas, it is likely that he will clash with his other performances, and he will have to fall into a dilemma.
Moreover, acting in drama and shooting TV dramas are two completely different concepts, which cannot be confused, so even six-year-olds have to think more. The selection of the son's six-year-old child is also hoping to give young people a chance.
Because At that time, Liu Jianyang was already the heir of the "monkey drama" in Shao Opera, whether he participated in the filming of film and television dramas or not, his position in the opera industry could not be shaken. And Liu Jianyang himself is also willing to give more opportunities to the younger generations, and there is no objection to the master's decision.
Therefore, in the end, the six-year-old still made a bold decision to let his son six-year-old participate in the first film and television drama shooting in his life.
In order not to live up to their trust in themselves, the six-year-old children also made hard preparations before participating in the performance. He practiced the basic skills diligently, practicing the monkey play movements again and again, hoping to show his best self in front of the eyes of the world.
And the final result has been known to everyone, the six-year-old child did not live up to the title of "Monkey King Family", and the "Sun Wukong" he created is still a classic role that everyone cannot match.
Although the world often says that people should be steady and steady. But who hasn't been young and crazy? Eager to show your ambitions and make a difference?
It is not a bad thing that young people have dreams, they often dare to try, even if they do not have the rich experience of their predecessors, but with the yearning for ideals, they will still do their best to align with the goal.
This is also the reason why countless young people choose to go out and run, although their dreams may not be fully realized, and they will encounter many difficulties.
But in any case, as long as you have a dream and work tirelessly for it, even if the result is not perfect, your youth will be wasted.