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Tang Seng and Sun Wukong, who have not been replaced, have also been complained by many audiences, such as Xu Shaohua's fatness, Chi Chongrui's hippie smile, and Monkey King's stiffness and slowness. The voice of complaining.

Therefore, if you don't change players, you may be scolded for sticking to the rules, and if you change players, you may be scolded for ruining the classics. Then the problem is not whether to change players or not. In the final analysis, it is still difficult to relive old dreams.

If "Journey to the West Sequel" is not compared with any other work, it is relatively a conscience drama, and it is very good in all aspects, so there are many people who think it is good.But once it has something to do with the 86 edition of "Journey to the West", it will immediately show a lot of bad things.

The existence of these places prevents some of the bright spots in "Journey to the West Sequel", such as realistic special effects, and the equally beautiful female fairies, etc.

In Yi Qing's view, the fundamental reason why the sequel made him feel bad was that the 86 episodes of the 25 edition of "Journey to the West" had been filmed for six full years, while the 16 episodes of "Journey to the West Sequel" had only been filmed in one. Year.

This is the difference between finely crafted handicrafts and industrial assembly line products. This trend of industrialization of film and television drama production is difficult for film and television practitioners, including director Yang Jie, to resist.

In short, "Journey to the West Sequel" is a masterpiece in the process of industrialization of the film and television industry, but it is full of craftsmanship, and it is still a long way from a fairy-like work of art.

Yi Qing has no intention of belittling Yang Jie's dream come true, after all, aside from the 86 version, the so-called sequel is still good in quality.

However, if possible, Yi Qing still hopes that Director Yang Jie can take advantage of this opportunity to fully present the whole picture of "Journey to the West".

If you don't leave any regrets, then naturally you won't be able to mention the fulfillment of dreams and making up for it later.

Yi Qing had already said before that if he wanted to complete the filming of "Journey to the West", Yi Qing would have to provide at least 500 million yuan in funding, which he could naturally afford, but it also depended on the price.

Yi Qing really hoped that Director Yang Jie could finish "Journey to the West" in one go, but the problem was to make up for his regrets in his previous life. Compared with such a huge amount of 500 million yuan, leaving regrets is not so unacceptable.

To put it bluntly, Yi Qing can provide financial support at the right time, but this requires the Westward Journey crew, or simply put, CCTV to pay a certain price.

For example, the overseas broadcast rights of "Journey to the West".

Chapter 177 The Sister-in-Law Is Coming

Yi Qing thought about investing in "Journey to the West" very early on. Apart from his parents and relatives, this mythological drama is probably the most profound childhood memory in his previous life.

Now that he has the ability and the opportunity, Yi Qing certainly wants to use some means to make up for the regrets of his previous life. Although he has shot all the stories of Journey to the West at one time, due to technical constraints, the picture quality may not be comparable to the 99 version of the sequel. , but there is nothing that can replace feelings.

But Yi Qing didn't tell anyone about this matter, even Li Chengru didn't tell. He just told Li Chengru that if the crew needs help in the future, just contact him.

When the time comes, Journey to the West crew is really short of money and is about to stop filming. Li Chengru should be able to think of the money in Yi Qing's pocket.

In the previous life, the China Railway Eleventh Bureau seems to have voted 200 million in the end, and it took another ten episodes to support it, but it still failed to present the story of Journey to the West to the audience.

Yi Qing made a rough calculation, and if all the filmings were to be finished, about 500 million would be enough.

In 99, CCTV made a remake of "Journey to the West" with 16 episodes, but in fact, there are only 11 complete stories. The 86 version has a unit story for each episode. When it comes to the sequel, it has to be broken into two episodes. When you look at it, you will feel awkward.

As we all know, the 86 edition deleted the plot due to time and funding issues. It should be said that the sequel does not have such limitations, and the plot of the original work should be restored more fully, but the fact is just the opposite.

The 99 version of the sequel may have added a lot of procrastinating storylines to lengthen the length of the story. Almost every difficulty has a relationship between a man and a woman, and a large number of unnecessary female characters have been added.

This is a monk going to learn Buddhist scriptures, and it's not Qianlong who went to the south of the Yangtze River. Don't you think it's against harmony to add so many emotional scenes?

In addition, the details of the plot are not as natural as before. Yi Qing even felt chest tightness when watching it in his previous life. Sun Wukong still helped the master obtain the scriptures without any hesitation or regret. This kind of emotion can be fully expressed without redundant words or provocative scenes, just a mutual look.

But in the sequel, it changed completely. Yi Qing even felt that Tang Seng's eyes seemed to have enmity with Monkey King. The only time he portrayed Tang Seng missing Monkey King. In the sequel, he spent a lot of time in the long-winded description. But he refuses to spend more time on the interaction between master and apprentice, which feels contrived instead.

If it is preconceived, it may not be the case. After all, in the history of film and television drama development, there are still many examples to prove that many later remakes surpassed the old version, such as the CCTV version of "Water Margin". The Lu version is better.

In addition, before the 86 version of the TV series "Journey to the West", there were many different versions of movies and TV series, such as the Shaw Brothers movie "Journey to the West", the Japanese TV series "Journey to the West", etc., none of which received such high ratings as the 86 version of "Journey to the West". attention and recognition.

When Yi Qing was still on the production team of Journey to the West, director Yang Jie once mentioned that they made "Journey to the West" not for fame, profit, or awards. They just wanted to make "Journey to the West" seriously. Well, no matter how difficult the conditions are, you can produce good works if you put your heart into it.

On the contrary, looking at the subsequent sequels, eager for quick success, treating special effects as the plot and fancy as the heart, don't care what is being filmed, as long as you have money, how can you make something meaningful?

With money, there is no need to make do with many places, and the conditions have been greatly improved, but the overall result is disappointing. If I use a metaphor to describe it, the old version is wine making, and the sequel is wine blending. The taste of the wine must be different.

The name of the wine is still the same, but there is only an outer packaging left, and many things inside have changed their taste. It is also the problem of the actors. Many supporting roles have adopted the original cast, but the core four masters and apprentices have changed two. indivual.

The expression of Zhu Bajie in the 99 version is not natural enough. Cui Jingfu is not as good as Mr. Ma Dehua in the portrayal and performance of eyes and subtle movements.

And Monk Sha played by Mr. Liu Dagang has dull eyes and a dull expression, and his eyes do not reflect the righteousness of Mr. Yan Huaili. Moreover, as a Beijing opera actor, Liu Dagang has many stylized performances in operas when performing film and television dramas, so that Movements, expressions, etc. are very blunt, not natural and life-like.

Splitting the master and apprentice who have been partners for more than ten years will inevitably lead to the loss of the previous tacit understanding and the feeling of a perfect match. The so-called "sequel" is precisely the feeling that the original 25 episodes must be connected, and everyone will change. Yes, I must feel awkward.

In addition, as the core character of the whole play, although Monkey King did not change actors, it is no different from the replacement. The 86 version of Monkey King looks very natural, but the first impression of the sequel is that the hair is too yellow and too smooth. It's the same as a domesticated one, giving people a very fake feeling, and the cleanliness of the 86 version is completely gone.

In addition, a group of four masters and apprentices trekked for a long distance, but they were surprisingly clean from top to bottom. It was more like a group outing. This effect itself was hard to believe.

The soundtrack is even worse. The 86 version of "Dare to Ask Where is the Way", as long as the prelude plays, you can think of the picture of "Journey to the West". In the sequel, teacher Xu Jingqing's creation is missing, which can be said to reduce the overall score a lot. The sequel The soundtrack is lacking in character as a whole, and the content is empty, making it difficult to impress the audience.

There is also the martial arts design, which almost portrays Sun Wukong as a hero of Jin Yong. As long as the fight is started, it will be the same BGM. It will inevitably make people feel boring after watching too much.

In addition, I have to mention that there are repeated martial arts scenes, which seem too fake.

It is not as good as the previous work in every aspect. Although it bears the brand of a sequel, it is really unacceptable to make this thing. Since it is an unacceptable thing, is it necessary to exist?

It must be brought back from the root, just now these people, just now this condition, just now this technological means, let these people tell the story of Journey to the West with all their heart.

"What are you writing again?"

When Yi Qing was writing and drawing in his notebook, he suddenly heard someone talking behind him, and couldn't help being startled. When he turned around and saw that it was Fu Yiwei, he pretended to be calm and closed the notebook.

Yi Qing now likes to write down some things about future plans in his notebook, and the investment in "Journey to the West" is no exception. As a result, he was too involved in writing the plan, and forgot that he was in the main house.

"It's nothing, just write casually, if you have a few new ideas, write them down first!"

Fu Yiwei does not doubt that he has him. She has seen Yi Qing's creative ability with her own eyes. Less interested.

"Oh! By the way, let me tell you something."

"what happened?"

"Xiao Min has a letter!"

Xiao Min, who is Xiao Min?

Yi Qing didn't realize it all at once: "Xiao Min is~~~~~~ Oh! You mean my sister-in-law?"

Seeing that Yi Qing could even forget her sister's name, Fu Yiwei rolled his eyes angrily: "Yes! It's your sister-in-law. She wrote to say that she is going to come to the capital."

That's it?

"Come here! Warm welcome!"

Yi Qing still has a good impression of this sister-in-law. When he came to the house for the first time, the sister-in-law seemed to speak well of him in front of his future father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Hearing this, Fu Yiwei saw that Yi Qing didn't understand what it meant, and said anxiously: "She comes as soon as she comes, but~~~ But you never thought about it, after she comes, it's just~~~~~ But it's nothing You know, what will you do then?"

What the hell!

Yi Qing also reacted now, but it's not a big deal, if the sister-in-law comes and sees the two of them living together, it will be a bad idea.