Chapter 1035 The Difficult Drama Crew

Yin Jun's doubts did not last long.

Because he quickly called Wei Xiaofan's home and asked about Wen Bixia who was present at the time.

Wen Bixia is only 15 years old this year, but if anyone ignores her because of her age, they will definitely suffer a big loss.

This girl is smarter than many adults.

To make a simple comparison, a girl like He Qin who came to Lin'an Kunqu Opera Troupe from her hometown alone to study performance is not as good as her.

Wen Bixia is really a girl who has climbed up from the bottom of society. She started acting under the guidance of Yin Jun before she was 12 years old. She has a good grasp of people's hearts. It would not be wrong to say that she is a young adult.

Hearing Yin Jun's question, Wen Bixia smiled, "It's very simple. She came eagerly to find them to act and even brought me in. She must be asking for something! Is there anything about us that deserves her attention? ? And the only thing the three of us have in common is that we all know you, Brother Jun! I heard that Director Yang was contacted by Liu Xiaolingtong, who performs in the Monkey Show. You can ask him, and you will probably know."

After a pause, Wen Bixia said, "I think they must think that Brother Jun, you are rich. You sponsored "Shaolin Temple" and "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace", so they want to attract some investment and sponsorship, right? Otherwise, they are a big director, There’s no need to be so eager to find an actor!…Brother Jun, you have to be careful, if someone is watching you, they will come to you and ask for money all day long!”

"I know."

Yin Jun felt warm in his heart, and after chatting with Wen Bixia for a while about her situation in Huajing, Wen Bixia called Wei Xiaofan over.

The young man first told what happened to Yang Jie today, and then said: "Brother Wei, do you think we should give them some sponsorship?"

Coincidentally, Wei Xiaofan actually knew about this.

"When I was a kid, I loved watching the shadow puppet show of "Journey to the West" the most. Now that they want to make a TV series, of course we can support it." Wei Xiaofan said, "What's more, director Yang Jie is a very ambitious person. She has already found him. More than a dozen big names in the opera industry are ready to let them play important roles in it. Being able to find so many good actors at the same time, she must want to do something big, not just a small one."

Wei Xiaofan himself was born in the Peking Opera circle. After returning to the mainland, he had many contacts with his former classmates, brothers and sisters, and he was also very close to the opera circle.

From this, he knew everything about Yang Jie's actions.

In Yang Jie's "Journey to the West", she likes to use people from the opera industry, and Yin Jun knows this.

For example, the actor who plays Tang Seng’s mother is a mainstay of the Chinese Huangmei Opera, and has won the highest awards in stage plays and TV series; the actor who plays the White Bone Demon is also one of the top drama masters in Shanghai; the actor who plays Guanyin Bodhisattva is a famous Hunan opera performing artist; Jade Faced Fox is also from opera, and is a member of the Jiangnan Kunqu Opera Troupe; Miss Gao, the daughter-in-law of the second senior brother, is also a graduate of Jindong Opera School; Princess Wan Sheng, who abandoned Xiao Bailong, is also an opera actress; Scorpion Jing has a family background, and his father is a famous old student...

Let’s talk about actors.

Among the three Tang monks, Xu Shaohua is a famous drama actor, Chi Congrui is also a Peking Opera graduate, and lives upstairs in Yang Jie's house; Needless to say, Brother Monkey is a Kun Opera and Monkey Opera actor; the second senior brother Ma Dehua is a Northern Kun Opera actor. An actor in the theater; the third junior brother is one of the earliest students of human art. He has also made great achievements in drama and drama. The third junior brother in the series is also a big-faced actor in Peking Opera... The above-mentioned people are all in the future. National first-class actor!

It’s not to blame for Yang Jie’s choice. In addition to the fact that Yang Jie has been in charge of opera TV program directors since the 1960s and has a deep understanding of opera talents and has a preference for them, in this era, apart from the opera industry, there is also a steady stream of talents. What? Film school was basically delayed by the previous decades.

From now on, 20 years from now, the choice of actors will gradually transition to students trained in film schools.

But in Yin Jun's view, these actors who came from the opera industry are actually much more reliable than students who have just studied in film school for a few years.

If it weren't for their good looks, future stars would simply not be qualified compared to actors in the opera industry.

In terms of acting skills, there is simply a big difference.

This is also an important reason why "Journey to the West" can be filmed so beautifully!

Yin Jun also breathed a sigh of relief when he heard that Wei Xiaofan agreed.

Wei Xiaofan regards Yin Jun as his biological brother. He is very careful about the Qilin Group's expenses in the mainland and will not tolerate waste.

There were many units and individuals who wanted to come to Qilin Group to compete in the autumn wind. They wanted sponsorship and investment, but Wei Xiaofan ignored them.

Last time Yin Jun went to get half of the overseas copyright of "Shaolin Temple", Wei Xiaofan persuaded Yin Jun that it was completely unnecessary to use so much money to make movies in the mainland.

Now Yin Jun wants to sponsor "Journey to the West", but he can't tell Wei Xiaofan the real reason. He is really worried that Wei Xiaofan will dissuade him again, which will make many things difficult to operate.

Fortunately, Wei Xiaofan knew very well about the crew of "Journey to the West", and he also had his own ideas: "Jun, I think you can invest money to sponsor this time, mainly because "Journey to the West" is one of the four famous classics. , the impact is very far-reaching. If you can contribute a little bit here, your future development in the country will be much smoother."

Yin Jun took advantage of the situation and said, "Well, in that case, Brother Wei, how much do you think my sponsorship is appropriate?"

"We'll wait until I talk to Director Yang Jie about the amount of sponsorship. They generally don't have a big appetite." Wei Xiaofan mused, "But, you may have to suffer a bit this time, because the copyright of "Journey to the West" is It is led by China Television, so it is impossible for them to give it out. Although it is possible to get some copyrights for the overseas version, I think we should not be better."

"Why?"

"Because this will give them the impression of being careless." Wei Xiaofan explained, "Rewarded help is not so impressive, especially when facing a behemoth like China Central Television."

Yin Jun smiled on the phone.

Not to mention, Wei Xiaofan is really a smart person and can see through too many fogs.

If Chen Xiaoer could have such an awareness more than ten years later, he would not be forced to stay in the drama industry for more than ten years.

"However, it's not like we can't benefit from anything." Wei Xiaofan saw that Yin Jun didn't say anything and thought he was a little unhappy with the power of China TV Station. "The entire crew is in charge of Director Yang Jie. Do we have any suitable actors? You can definitely stuff them in, as long as they can play good roles, they will definitely become a household name in the mainland!"

Yin Jun's heart suddenly moved, "Is it okay for people from Xiangjiang to come?"

If possible, it would be very appropriate to leave Chang'e to be played by Goddess Zhao!

And Xiao Bailong, isn’t Liang Chaowei’s face an endorsement of the best person like a dragon?

"No, no, no." Wei Xiaofan coughed lightly, "For example, Ayu, it is okay for her to play a small supporting role, but if a Xiangjiang actor is used to play an important role, such as one of Tang Monk's masters and apprentices, then those stubborn people will What the old men said, maybe they have to be ordered to revise it! ...I'm talking about you stuffing He Qin and Tao Huimin in. And Liu Xiaoqing, don't you think highly of her? She can do it too!"

When did I become optimistic about Aunt Xiaoqing?

Yin Jun was suddenly speechless.

But then he thought about it, he actually praised Liu Xiaoqing as a good actor in front of Wei Xiaofan, and then he also paid attention to her in this advertisement. In front of others, isn't this what Liu Xiaoqing is?

But the young man thought of Aunt Xiaoqing's life's ups and downs, and after all, he still didn't speak out.

"Ahem, okay, Brother Wei, you can make the arrangements. Let them go and do it! You can give them more money, and it won't be easy for them." Yin Jun could only respond like this.

The suffering of the crew of "Journey to the West" is beyond the imagination of future generations.

Everyone only saw Brother Monkey flying around and fighting monsters, watching the second brother's clumsy antics, and watching Master being caught by monsters again... But no one thought about how such an excellent TV series came to be. Photographed.

As mentioned before, "Journey to the West" only has one camera, and it is an old-fashioned one, so when filming, there is no way to shoot fragments or divide it into several groups!

This is one of the reasons why "Journey to the West" took six years to film.

Another reason is that Yang Jie and the others are too serious. They traveled through mountains and rivers for 6 years, visiting almost half of China, and finally went to Thailand for filming, which was absolutely rare back then.

Therefore, there is a reason why China Television wants to investigate whether Yang Jie and the others have been extravagant and wasteful.

Also, when filming "Journey to the West", there was no way to avoid those special effects. The smoke was easy to solve, and the monster's face was easy to make up, but the flying scenes were too real to be perfunctory.

A staff member from eastern Guangdong mentioned that Xiangjiang has this way of "hanging wires" that allows the actors to fly without leaving any traces. The crew felt like they had found a treasure and sent someone to Xiangjiang to learn it. After a while, I tightened my belt and bought a set of second-hand Wi-Fi equipment in Xiangjiang.

Unexpectedly, in order to save money, not only did the second-hand wires have poor quality, but the wire ropes of the wires were too thin. They broke down many times and the actors fell off.

What it feels like to fall from the sky is something no normal person would want to try.

Therefore, every time the four masters and disciples got off the Wia, they would be happy to congratulate themselves for spending such a day safely.

Not to mention the difficulties during the filming, even the daily living conditions of the crew were very poor.

Although it is not as sad as in the crew of "Dream of Red Mansions", when Brother Bao, Sister Lin and others secretly dig farmers' cabbage late at night and eat it when they come back, the salary of the four masters and apprentices is only tens of dollars a month. You need to be more of another actor and help with more work in order to earn more.

In fact, at that time, there was no difference in the treatment between main actors and ordinary actors. Everyone was the same. Even the farmers who came to help temporarily got more than the actors.

After receiving funds from the 11th Bureau of China Railway for the second time, we encountered a sharp increase in prices, and we could only save money.

When I went to Guangdong to film a movie, the price of noodles had already increased to 2.5 yuan a bowl. The male actors would definitely not be full after eating a bowl. In other words, Yang Jie and her husband had to use their own wages to subsidize the food of the main actors. Eat enough, and it can only be one meal at noon, otherwise no matter how much money you have, it won’t be enough.

Such hardships and difficulties are beyond the imagination of the new generation of stars who will have to spend tens of millions of dollars at every turn, have air-conditioning on the set, use stunt doubles for rainy scenes, and have a lot of assistant bodyguards.

Being able to film 25 episodes of "Journey to the West" in such a difficult environment is absolutely miraculous in Yin Jun's opinion.

Only in this era can such an inspiring miracle happen!