Gu Bei has now become Yang Jie's confidant and is a close conspirator. He has brought him with him for two days when he goes out to do business. As an artist, Peng Li, as Yang Jie's old team, does not have such treatment.

Today, not only Gu Bei and Yang Jie were out, but also Wang Chongqiu was also traveling with him, with a camera hanging around his neck.

"Director Yang, where are we going today?"

"There are several places, you will know when you arrive."

Yang Jie was thinking about something, but when she heard Gu Bei ask, she just said something casually.

However, Wang Chongqiu was very patient and explained to Gu Bei.

The purpose of their outing today is to visit a few people and prepare for Sun Wukong's casting.

Wow...

This is the top priority!

In "Journey to the West", the four masters and apprentices are the protagonists, and Sun Wukong is the most important and dazzling core.

It can be said that if they want to film "Journey to the West", the key to success lies in the monkey.

The Monkey King, the Monkey King, is smart and intelligent, has great magical powers, goes to heaven and earth, and is omnipotent, and dares to compete with the Buddha.

Later, he was pressed to the foot of the Five Elements Mountain for 500 years, suffered all the hardships and suffered all the hardships. He was enlightened by Guanyin and embarked on the road to obtain the scriptures. From then on, he was loyal and fearless of hardships, driving away demons and fighting against demons, and protecting Tang Seng all the way west.

Such a hero that everyone loves, but he is a monkey!

During the morning meeting and discussion, Yang Jie had already set the tone. She should have the characteristics of a monkey in her performance, that is, she should have the nature of a monkey, and also have the rich thoughts and feelings of human beings, as well as the dignity and supernatural powers of God.

In general, you must have both monkey energy, popularity and spirit in Sun Wukong.

Regarding the candidates to play Sun Wukong, at the morning meeting, everyone proposed several alternatives, including martial arts actors, drama actors, or opera actors?

Martial arts actors can fight, drama actors can perform, and opera actors have experience.

Yang Jie was hesitant to choose from which range to choose, and finally decided to go and see them. She would definitely not be able to wait for Sun Wukong when she was waiting at home.

The first stop, the three of them went to Shichahai Martial Arts School first. In the story, Sun Wukong had many fighting scenes. He made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace in the early stage, and killed demons on the way to obtain scriptures. This monkey must have good skills. If he didn't have a little martial arts skills.

, surely not.

I heard that Yang Jie and others were here to select actors for the TV series "Journey to the West". The leaders of the martial arts school were very enthusiastic. Since Li Lianjie was released, the enrollment work has become much easier.

The students hope that they can become the next Li Lianjie, and the school leaders also hope that they can emerge from Shichahai and another movie star.

This is a sign of life, and it is more attractive than how many awards you have won in domestic competitions.

This attraction lasted for many years, until the new century, and some people were fantasizing about repeating Li Lianjie's pattern, such as a farm boy named Sha Gener.

According to Yang Jie's requirements, all the students aged 18 to 28 were summoned to one place and went to the court to fight a set of monkey punches.

Since it is a monkey, it is naturally Monkey Fist.

Could it be that Sun Wukong used a double-shaped tiger and crane as soon as he appeared?

Yang Jie watched it very seriously. There were several martial arts that were particularly exciting, and Gu Bei also wrote down. Even if he could not play Sun Wukong in the future, he could still be a replacement for a stunt martial arts actor.

Gu Bei registered and recorded the book, and Wang Chongqiu was responsible for taking photos.

With a click, record every green face.

Huh! Haha!

Another person came up with a pretty face and a little white face, but he was hit by a set of monkey punches, which was particularly strong.

hehe!

Even Yang Jie, who didn't understand martial arts and was just watching the fun, couldn't help laughing. The martial arts school leaders and coaches were even more embarrassed.

This is no longer a monkey, it’s almost the same as saying it’s a King Kong.

"This young man came back from the Americans. His mother is Mai Baochan, a master of Tai Chi. He heard from his mother that he used to study free fighting in old Americans. After coming to our martial arts school, he mainly focused on Tai Chi and Xingyiquan."

Understand, understand.

Although he has become much younger, Gu Bei has recognized the other party at a glance.

It’s Chen Zhen!

I later played Sun Wukong in my memory, but now I am still a very arrogant big boy.

He held his fists and turned back to the team, looking indifferent, and anyone who saw it knew he was dealing with the errands.

He was the last one, and then the leaders of the martial arts school announced their disbandment and were taken away by their respective coaches.

"Director Yang, look..."

Yang Jie pondered for a while, but in the end she didn't give a sure letter. She just said she had to go back and consider it, and the final candidate would have to be held to study it before she could decide.

Anyone who understands it knows that this is an excuse. If you think about it, you basically have no chance.

"The martial arts skills are fine. There are indeed a few good seedlings, but we not only need to play this drama, but if we want to play Sun Wukong alive, we must first know how to act."

After leaving Shichahai Martial Arts School, Yang Jie directly rejected the path of choosing martial arts athletes to play Sun Wukong.

Indeed, as she said, no matter how good the fight is, it is useless. If you can’t act, everything will be useless.

There are also drama actors who rejected them together. The principles are basically the same and they can act, but they don’t have the monkey spirit, and they won’t be able to do it either.

"I think we should focus on opera actors."

Wang Chongqiu, who has always been taciturn, rarely took the initiative to express his opinion.

Yang Jie nodded. She also knew that if she wanted to choose a monkey that suited her heart, not only to be able to fight but also to act, but the most important thing was to have experience in this area.

So far, the most popular image of Sun Wukong is still on the opera stage, and all types of opera have performed stories about "Journey to the West".

The actors' performances include the agility and liveliness of monkey spirit and the martial arts movements of monkey spirit. If these available techniques can be absorbed, they will cultivate lifelike and humane performances for them, and finally blend the flower stands of martial arts and opera actors on the stage.

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"You're right, but... take a look first."

When Yang Jie was considering Sun Wukong's actors before, the first thing she thought of was an opera actor, but she still had some concerns.

Because a mature opera actor has to undergo a long period of training, not only on the stage, but also in life, he has become accustomed to opera, walking, speaking, and even looking at him, as if he has a gong and drum scripture.

What they are going to film now is TV series, not opera art films.

However, the range of options available now is too small, so I can only go and have a look first.

However, Yang Jie also has her own requirements for choosing standards. First of all, she must be young and easy to accept new things, learn life-like performances, and cannot walk without the Gongs and Drums.

Secondly, you should not be afraid of suffering. It is very hard to play Sun Wukong, and you can't stand it and escape halfway.

Finally, the filming of this drama will take a long time, and the actors must be able to be wholeheartedly devoted, not half-heartedly, and have to make some sacrifices in things like falling in love, which will be postponed in the future.

"Where are we going next?"

"I made an appointment, let's go and visit the Northern Monkey King."

The Northern Monkey King Li Wanchun, a national treasure-level opera performing artist, came with a longing as a follower, but unfortunately the meeting was not pleasant.

Even a little bit of a slight sense of being unspeculative. Mr. Li Wanchun insisted that Sun Wukong's image must be expressed by the "face-hook" on the opera stage, otherwise it would not be called art.

Director Yang Jie obviously disagrees.

Face hook?

If you really look the same as the one on the opera stage, how can you perform in real mountains and waters?

This is not the TV series "Journey to the West".

When talking about Sun Wukong's actors, Mr. Li was very enthusiastic and recommended his son Li Xiaochun to Yang Jie.

But the problem is that Li Xiaochun is a pillar of the Inner Mongolia Peking Opera Troupe and cannot be borrowed easily. He is a little older and does not meet the age threshold set by Yang Jie.

He asked Mr. Li to recommend others, but he shook his head and stopped talking.

well……

Although there is no need to believe in the selection of wise men, Yang Jie has already explained clearly why Li Xiaochun is not suitable, who knows that it has aroused Mr. Li's anger.

There was nothing we could do, and the three of them could not even talk together, so they had to get up and say goodbye.

The job of finding Brother Monkey has to continue. Gu Bei wanted to remind Director Yang Jie several times.

It is not easy to find a monkey, but there is a ready-made one in Shaoxing.

But how should I mention this?

Before Gu Bei could think about it, he then went to the National Opera School Experimental Peking Opera Troupe. When he learned about his purpose, the troupe leader happily recommended a student named Dong Zhihua.

When they met, Yang Jie was a little moved. Dong Zhihua was good at kung fu, and her age, figure and image were suitable. After chatting for a while, she gave people a feeling of being smart and clever.

Later, he married a wife, the agent and godmother of the domestic entertainment industry, gave birth to a son, and won the actor.

Oh, it's so cool to see through decades at first glance.

Obviously, director Yang Jie really wants to use the other party, but when talking about the specific details, another problem arose. Dong Zhihua is a pillar of the experimental theater troupe and often has the task of performing abroad.

The leader also clearly stated that if Yang Jie wanted to use Dong Zhihua, the time must be adjusted with the group. In other words, once there is a performance task in the group, Dong Zhihua must come back to report, putting the work of the group first, "Journey to the West"

The crew has to stop and wait.
To be continued...