1, Wang Yue: 1982, Wang Yue was selected by Yang Jie to play The Journey to the West, a costume drama jointly produced by CCTV and China TV Drama Production Center, as the role of Tang Priest. However, for various reasons, Wang Yue left the crew after filming Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon.
2. Xu: After Wang Yue left the crew, Director Yang Jie found Xu to continue to play the role of Tang Priest. Director Yang Jie asked him to try on Tang Priest's clothes. Although he was found to be elegant and dignified, compared with other Tang Priest actors, he was thin and it was difficult to arouse the monsters' desire for "Tang Priest Meat".
So, the director assigned him the task of gaining weight. Xu made a series of changes and tried to make himself closer to the character setting. And he also gained weight by eating and drinking in the following time, and finally succeeded in presenting a round and full feeling in line with the role image.
3. Chi: Although Xu resigned from the role of Tang Priest, The Journey to the West had to continue filming, so director Yang Jie set foot on the road to find Tang Priest.
By chance, director Yang Jie watched the late spy TV series Harbin at Night. Director Yang Jie thinks that this person is in line with the temperament of Tang Priest, so she finds Chi to continue to play Tang Priest. Chi didn't live up to the expectations of director Yang Jie, and his performance of Tang Priest was well received by everyone.
Brief comments on characters:
As the general director of Journey to the West, Yang Jie's evaluation of the three actors is the most convincing. She once said with a smile: "Three Tang Sanzang, each role has a different performance, and they are all excellent." Wang Yue, the first Tang priest, did not perform well in the trial collection "Eliminating the Demon and Black Phoenix Country". After reading the sample, the leader felt that someone should be changed, saying that he was miserable and not generous enough.
However, in the subsequent shooting, Wang Yue made rapid progress and his performance became more and more mature and confident. Especially at the end of Monkey King Thrice Defeats the Skeleton Demon, many viewers were angry because he ruthlessly drove Wukong away, but their eyes were sad and helpless, and they performed very well.
Xu Hua Shao, the second Tang Priest, had played Yuan Feng in the film Jingbian before he entered the cast, and his performance was very good. Hong Kong media called him "the first teenager". Yang Jie commented, "Xu Hua Shao is very aura and considerate, so he is very suitable for Tang Priest. He is dignified, beautiful and chic, and perfectly interprets a kind-hearted, sincere and dedicated Tang priest. "
Perhaps it is the most involved drama. His movements did not hesitate, just like the Monkey King made by a six-year-old child, which was recognized by the crew as the most like Tang Priest.
The third Tang Priest is called Chi, which is very heavy and has a lot of interaction with monsters and the Monkey King. Without a solid performance foundation, the performance is not good. Zhong Rui Chi finally got the scriptures.
Yang Jie thinks that Chi has a handsome appearance, profound artistic skills, family scenes, and the influence of his ancestors who have always believed in Buddhism, so he played the Tang Priest with ease, which caused a great sensation in China at that time and left a deep impression on people.