China Entertainment 1981: Starting from Journey to the West

The crew of "Journey to the West" has been filming for a week, and Yang Jie has never felt so smooth as she does now. She no longer has to shout with a loudspeaker until her voice is hoarse, nor does she have to watch various departments being so busy that they have to sit on their hands and knees. Waiting helplessly on the sidelines.

She didn't need to say anything at all. Gu Bei seemed to have front and rear eyesight, and could always make arrangements for all situations that occurred, and even prepared solutions.

The problem with the extras is just a small oversight. It’s your first time doing it, and no one can expect everything to be covered.

Generally speaking, Yang Jie is quite satisfied with the working ability of Gu Bei, the director's assistant.

No one from the crew was added, but the work efficiency has been greatly improved.

If Gu Bei can always be as thorough as he is today, Yang Jie will be much less worried.

There is no need to inspect it now. From now on, the on-site coordination work of the crew can be safely left to Gu Beilai.

After filming the Daming Temple scene, the crew moved to Xiaopan Valley.

When we arrived here, it was already dark. After dinner, it became completely dark, which was perfect for shooting.

There was a line problem. Li Chengru, who came in advance, had already led people to lay out the lines.

Yang Jie checked it and was not only satisfied.

It was because Gu Bei was still young and had insufficient qualifications. Otherwise, the director's assistant who only took up the post in the afternoon would be directly promoted to the assistant director in the evening, and he would have to be the first assistant director.

First we filmed the scene between Monkey King and Zhu Bajie at the mouth of the well, and then came the highlight of the day.

Zhu Bajie explores treasures in Dragon Palace.

It's just that because it's a pilot episode, there's no preparation for the King of Wells scene, so there's a slight flaw.

Although Yang Jie didn't say it, she had already decided in her heart that when the trial episode passed the review, she would make up for this section.

just now……

Let’s make do with it first!
"Teacher Ma, why don't we shoot this scene in two days? I'm afraid your body won't be able to withstand it."

The preparations were in place, and when it was time for Zhu Bajie to go into the water, Gu Bei discovered that Ma Dehua had a cold.

It's possible to catch a cold on such a hot day.

After asking, Gu Bei found out that because the weather was too hot, Ma Dehua slept with the window open last night.

As a result, when the temperature dropped in the middle of the night,...

Although Yangzhou is very hot during the day, the temperature is still a bit low at night, and the water in the pond is also cold. If this continues, don't make the condition worse.

According to the original plan, this scene was to be filmed in a swimming pool in the city. The water temperature of the swimming pool should be slightly higher. However, after many coordinations, the person in charge of the swimming pool agreed to let the crew go there to film the scene. What can I say? They also refused to turn on the lights at night.

It is said that I am afraid of wasting electricity.

Is this what people say?

If you don’t turn on the lights when filming, will you be filming in the dark?

Then why bother taking pictures!

Since she couldn't communicate, Yang Jie simply put the scene in Xiaopangu. There happened to be a pond in the garden, and the water was not very deep. The only trouble was that it took a little time to build the scenery.

Now everything is ready, but Ma Dehua is sick, and he still has a cold. No matter how important the work is, the actor's health cannot be ignored!
"Xiao Ma, why didn't you tell me earlier if you weren't feeling well?"

Director Yang Jie came over and frowned after hearing Gu Bei explain the situation.

"Director Yang, I'm fine, I'm really fine."

Ma Dehua didn't say anything, but he was also worried that delays would affect the filming progress of the crew.

During the day, he kept gritting his teeth and persisted. Everything else was easy to talk about, but because of the cold, he had difficulty breathing and had to wear a mask all day long. He was almost suffocated several times.

"It's okay. If you're sick, you're sick. Don't be brave. If your condition worsens, it will delay things even more."

Yang Jie was also very confused. The model of the inside of the well in the pond, the props team and the art team worked hard for two days to complete it.

Ma Dehua doesn't know when he will recover from his illness. If the props continue to be soaked in water like this for a few days, I'm afraid they will have to be remade.

But after thinking about it, I still feel that the actor's health is more important.

"Xiao Gu, arrange for people to dismantle the props."

Hearing this, Ma Dehua said anxiously: "Director Yang, filming is important. Don't worry, nothing will happen. It's really not possible. I'll drink two more sips of wine."

After saying that, as if he was afraid that Yang Jie would not agree, Ma Dehua simply jumped into the pond.

Yang Jie stood in the pond and looked at the shore: I'm already down, so I have to take pictures!

Yang Jie was stunned, and Gu Bei was also dumbfounded.

He knew that people from all walks of life were very selfless when it came to work these days, but he didn't expect Ma Dehua to work so hard.

He knew that he was seriously ill, but in order not to delay the work of the crew, he jumped directly into the cold water.

Compared with the actors of this era, all the effeminate little freshmen Gu Bei saw on TV in his previous life should have committed suicide in shame.

"Little Ma, you..."

Yang Jie came back to her senses and looked at Ma Dehua in the water, dumbfounded.

"Wine, there's wine, hurry up and bring the wine." You don't have to look for anyone else. One of the masters in the props team must have it. This guy borrowed it from Beijing Film Studio. He has no other hobbies but likes drinking.

Especially when he stayed up late at night to catch up on work, it would be easy to fall asleep without this glass of wine, and there was no need to worry about him drinking too much and delaying work. The more he drank, the more energetic he became.

Alcohol directly plays the role of coffee.

Really strange.

Soon, Li Chengru brought a small half-catty lunch box, and Ma Dehua was bored after taking a mouthful.

The strong man is really...a good drinker!
After drinking the wine, Ma Dehua squatted in the water without saying a word, as if he was afraid that the people on the shore would worry, so he pretended to be relaxed and spoke.

"It's been hot for so many days, now I can finally cool down!"

Not only is it cool, but you don’t have to worry about mosquito bites when you soak in the water. No matter how powerful the mosquitoes here are in Yangzhou, you won’t be able to dive!

"Director Yang, hurry up and shoot!"

Gu Bei reminded that Yang Jie did not dare to delay. After all, Ma Dehua was still ill. If he soaked in cold water for a long time and his condition worsened, it would only delay the crew's work. If Ma Dehua had an accident, he would regret taking the medicine. There is no place to buy it.

All departments were ready, and when Yang Jie gave the order, Ma Dehua started his performance.

The first shot required Ma Dehua to dive completely into the water. However, looking at him struggling in the water for a long time, his legs were almost standing upright, and most of his body was still exposed.

At first, Yang Jie thought Ma Dehua was afraid of the cold and didn't dare to dive in, so she didn't rush him, but later she saw that he was still floating on the water.

"Xiao Ma, what's going on? You should go down!"

Bajie has a delicate body and cannot be soaked in water for a long time. This must be done quickly.

Ma Dehua splashed in the water two more times, but it was still in vain. Then he simply lay down on the water, lying down with his limbs spread out, and he was able to float on the water.

ho...

Gu Bei was surprised when he saw it. Ma Dehua had been gaining weight some time ago in order to play the role of Zhu Bajie. When they came back from the scene, he almost didn't recognize him. After gaining weight, Ma Dehua was completely different from when he came to CCTV for an interview. personal.

At that time, my body shape was just stocky, but now my body shape is standard fat and fat.

I never expected that the water properties would be so good.

Whoa!

After lying in the water for a while, people on the shore thought Ma Dehua was drowning and were about to go to rescue him, but they saw him standing up directly with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Director Yang, I really want to go down, but this belly... it won't let me go down!"

abdomen?

Everyone stared at Ma Dehua for a while, and then they remembered that his fake belly was filled with sponges and was very buoyant. No wonder he couldn't sink even after flopping around for a long time.

For a moment, the people on the shore burst into laughter.

Director Yang Jie couldn't help but laugh, and waved to Ma Dehua, who was still standing in the water: "Okay! Okay! Come up!"

Ma Dehua hesitated a little, then stood in the water and asked, "Yang Yan, is it done? If it doesn't work, I'll do it again!"

Hey!
Still trying to show off.

It doesn't matter now whether the movie works or not. It's a pilot episode anyway. If the effect is not satisfactory, you can go back and reshoot it, but if something happens to the person, it will be troublesome.

"Okay! Come out quickly!"

Seeing that Director Yang Jie was anxious, Ma Dehua walked towards the shore. However, he was already fat and his stomach was full of sponges, so every step was extremely difficult.

When they reached the edge, Gu Bei and Li Chengru tried their best to drag him ashore.

Other staff members had already prepared dry towels on the side. As soon as Ma Dehua landed, they immediately stepped forward to help him dry off.

"Teacher Ma, you are really hardworking!"

Gu Bei looked at Ma Dehua, who still looked relaxed, and couldn't help but admire him sincerely.

How do those actors later compare with now!

It was also a water scene. Ma Dehua ignored the fact that he was still cold and jumped directly into the pond. Looking at his energy just now, he could have stayed in the water all night if Director Yang Jie had not said no.

In his previous life, Gu Bei had seen news on the Internet that a certain fairy actress asked the crew to pour mineral water into the well because she was worried that the water was not clean, otherwise the film would not be filmed.

Things like this are not an exception, they have even become a common phenomenon in the entertainment industry in previous lives.

Look at Ma Dehua, and then think about those big stars in previous lives. They are all human beings, but why are they more likely to suffer from hypocrisy when the conditions of the crew are better?
The difference!
This is the difference!
The professionalism is at least a galaxy short.

That is to say, the film is tight now and the conditions do not allow it. Otherwise, Gu Bei will definitely ask for everything to be recorded.

Later, we will show those so-called big stars who are guilty of hypocrisy what a real actor is.

"Persevere if you can, don't delay the crew."

Ma Dehua was wiping his hair with a dry towel when he suddenly stopped, took several deep breaths, and looked at the people around him with a surprised expression.

"Hey! My cold is gone!"