China Entertainment 1981: Starting from Journey to the West

If you have read the description of Sun Wukong's dazzling eyes in the original text of "Journey to the West", Wukong fans will definitely be disappointed. Although it was also refined in Taishang Laojun's Bagua furnace, it is not that powerful.

What the original book says is: Sun Wukong was taken to Tushita Palace by Liu Ding Liujia and placed in the Bagua furnace.A raging fire was lit in the furnace, and Sun Wukong got his body into the Xun position. There was wind but no fire in this position, but the smoke was very strong. Over time, his eyes became red, causing an old eye disease, which was called flaming eyes and golden eyes.

It probably means...pink eye.

Of course, the script cannot be written like this. After all, to beautify the fierce appearance of Sun Wukong, it would be scary enough to have two big red eyes. Therefore, in the script, the power of the piercing eyes is strengthened to see thousands of miles away and be good at identifying monsters.

Especially when it comes to the split-shot script, there are more depictions of the fiery eyes. It can be said that the focus of many close-up scenes of Sun Wukong is on those eyes.

But Zhang Jinlai is not only highly myopic, but also has severe astigmatism. How can he be so dazzling with his eyes like this?

Got it!

Now the reasons have been found. No wonder when filming, I always felt that something was wrong with Zhang Jinlai's eyes. Not only were they lackluster, but they also couldn't find the focus and seemed hollow.

There was also the problem of injuring people. He couldn't even clearly see the actors he was opposite, so he was swinging the stick randomly and it would be strange if he didn't injure someone.

How to solve it now?

Wearing contact lenses can solve the problem of fighting, but the lack of eyesight cannot be solved by a pair of contact lenses.

After explaining his situation, Zhang Jinlai was filled with anxiety, fearing that director Yang Jie would take away his role again because of his short-sightedness.

"Xiao Gu, what did Director Yang say...?"

After finishing work for the day, Zhang Jinlai took off his makeup and went to Gu Bei's room without even bothering to eat dinner.

Normally, with his introverted personality, he wouldn't visit.

Every day I either read the script or look in the mirror to figure out how to perform.

Gu Bei looked at Zhang Jinlai, thought for a moment, stood up and said, "Let's go for a walk and chat while walking."

Zhang Jinlai nodded, his mood became even lower, and he was wondering if Director Yang Jie had already planned to replace him. He couldn't tell him in person, so he left it to Gu Bei.

The two of them came out of Guchang Taoist Temple. They finished work relatively early today. It was not dark yet. They walked down the mountain road and arrived at a pavilion.

"Teacher Zhang, you don't need to be under so much pressure. Director Yang did hide it from you..."

Gu Bei said, and raised his finger to touch Zhang Jinlai's eyes.

"It's true that I'm a little dissatisfied, but I won't replace you just because of this. Director Yang is still very satisfied with your performance during this period."

Hearing what Gu Bei said, Zhang Jinlai breathed a sigh of relief, but the problem was still not solved.

When he returned to his residence just now, he took a mirror and looked at it for a long time. He didn't realize it before, but after being pointed out by Director Yang Jie today, he also discovered that there was indeed no spirit in his eyes.

"What we should do now is solve the problem."

Zhang Jinlai smiled bitterly upon hearing this, how to solve this?
If his performance is not up to standard, he can still improve it through the help of others and his own efforts, but his short-sightedness...

If it could be solved through surgery, he would rather get a knife.

But I have never heard of a place that can cure dull eyes.

and many more!

Zhang Jinlai raised his head and looked at Gu Bei. Although he and Gu Bei didn't have much contact, people from the crew often mentioned Gu Bei and said that he was a very capable person.

"Xiao Gu, can you... help me?"

help?
How to help?
Throughout the afternoon, Gu Bei was also thinking about this matter.

But in the interviews with the crew of "Journey to the West" that I watched in my previous life, no one ever mentioned how Zhang Jinlai's short-sightedness turned into a fiery eye!

Eyes dull?

Gu Bei suddenly remembered a short fable - Ji Chang Xueshe.

"Teacher Zhang, have you heard of the fable about Ji Chang learning archery?"

Zhang Jinlai was stunned and shook his head blankly.

If Handan is learning to walk, worrying unfoundedly, buying a coffin to return a pearl, etc., he has heard people say it, but what is Ji Chang learning to shoot?

Not many people know this story. It probably tells the story of a man named Ji Chang during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. He wanted to learn archery from Fei Wei, a marksman. Then Fei Wei told him when to look at things without blinking. Only then can you learn archery.

After Ji Chang returned home, he did not go to work to make money. He lay under his wife's loom all day long, watching the shuttle. Two years later, even if the tip of an awl was about to pierce his eyelids, he could not blink. .

Then Ji Chang ran to find Fei Wei, but Fei Wei said that this was not enough. When could he see small things as clearly as big things, then he could learn archery.

Ji Chang went home stupidly again, hung a louse from the cow's tail hair on the window, and stared at it all day long. Three years later, the louse became as big as a millstone in his eyes.

Then he went to Fei Wei, who told Ji Chang with a smile that Ji Chang had mastered all the secrets of archery.

Ji Chang felt that he was invincible, but there was Fei Wei who was as famous as him, so he wanted to kill Fei Wei. The two fought for a while, and in the end they hugged each other and cried for no apparent reason. Ji Chang also admitted Fei Wei becomes the godfather.

This fable tells people not to play tricks on others, otherwise, they will be killed.

Uh……

Of course, the final conclusion is nonsense. The meaning of this fable is that people must persevere in doing things.

When Gu Bei and Zhang Jinlai talked about this, of course they didn't ask Zhang Jinlai to stand under the loom and stretch out his body, nor did they stare at lice to get nervous. For two or three years, even if Zhang Jinlai had such great determination, the crew would not Can't wait.

but……

"This might be a way to try."

Zhang Jinlai was dumbfounded after hearing this. How should he try this?He subconsciously touched his body. He was a clean person and took a shower every day. There was not a single louse on his body. Besides, there was no place to touch the loom now!
"I don't mean for you to be like Ji Chang. I want to learn archery, but you want to make your eyes bright and agile."

The general direction is in place, now we need to find a way to find a training program for Zhang Jinlai.

Gu Bei thought again that when he was watching "Journey to the West" in his previous life, every time Sun Wukong thought about something, his eyes would move left and right quickly.

"Teacher Zhang, look at my fingers."

Gu Bei suddenly raised a finger and placed it in front of Zhang Jinlai.

Zhang Jinlai didn't know what Gu Bei was going to do, but now it was obvious that he wanted to help him. If that was the case, he should just do it.

"Follow my fingers as your eyes move back and forth. Be careful not to move your shoulders, let alone move your head back and forth. Do you understand?"

What are you going to do?

Zhang Jinlai was full of doubts, but he still nodded obediently.

"start."

As Gu Bei spoke, his fingers moved back and forth in front of Zhang Jinlai's face, at a constant speed at first, and then gradually speeding up.

Zhang Jinlai could keep up at first, but soon his rhythm was messed up. Within a minute, his eyes felt dry and he quickly stopped.

"No, no, I'm almost fainting."

Gu Bei didn't care whether Zhang Jinlai was dizzy or not, seeing how his eyes were moving back and forth just now was really interesting.

"Teacher Zhang, don't say no, I just thought it was quite effective. Let's do this. After you go back, ask Teacher Ma or Teacher Yan to cooperate with you and practice this way."

This method can make Zhang Jinlai's eyes more alert, but what about the problem of lack of sight?
Gu Bei started thinking again. It would definitely not work if he stared at lice like Ji Chang did. It would easily make people stunned, but if...

"You go back and light a candle in the room, and then just stare at the flame. When will you be able to look at the flame without blinking like Ji Chang? That's probably about it."

What a bad idea!
Zhang Jinlai calmed down for a long time and finally stopped crying. After listening to Gu Bei's words, he asked him to go back and stare at the flame of the candle.

This……

"Xiao Gu, is this okay?"

Gu Bei spread his hands: "Whether it works or not, you have to try it!"

"Xiao Gu, is Xiao Gu over there?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gu Bei heard someone calling him, and the voice was Li Chengru.

"Brother Li, is something wrong?"

Upon hearing the response, Li Chengru ran over quickly.

"Director Yang is looking for you. Let me tell you in advance. I just saw something wrong with Director Yang's face. Please be careful."

Gu Bei was confused when he heard this. He had been working very hard recently and didn't offend Mrs. Yang. What could possibly happen?
"Okay, I understand, what about that, Teacher Zhang, you can try it after you go back, just in case...it works!"

"Ah? Okay, okay, I'll... try."

Before Zhang Jinlai finished speaking, Gu Bei left with Li Chengru.

Zhang Jinlai was left standing alone in the pavilion. It took him a long time before he came back to his senses.

Although the ideas Gu Bei helped come up with were quite nonsense, he still decided to give it a try.

There was no better way. Gu Bei's idea was really bad, but it was still a way!

As for Gu Bei, he returned to Guchang Taoist Temple with Li Chengru.

"You can go alone, I won't accompany you."

Old Mrs. Yang was obviously not in a good mood, but Li Chengru still moved forward at this time, which would be a source of disgrace!

Go by yourself.

Gu Bei just quickly reviewed in his mind what he had done after the crew came to Qingcheng Mountain. After making sure that there was nothing wrong with him, he directly knocked on Yang Jie's room.

"Director Yang, look for me!"

Yang Jie's expression was indeed not good, and the look she looked at Gu Bei was a bit complicated.

"sit down!"

Gu Bei agreed, pulled a stool over and sat down, waiting for Mrs. Yang's next words.

"Just now, I went down the mountain and made a phone call."

It turned out that I was going to make a phone call.

Just after the crew finished work, Gu Bei saw Yang Jie and Peng Li going down the mountain together. He originally thought they were going to buy something, but he didn't expect that they were going to make a phone call.

Communications are inconvenient here, and the only nearby telephone is in an office halfway up the mountain.

A round trip takes more than 40 minutes.

"Forget it, I'll tell you directly. The station will inform you to return to the capital as soon as possible. You have another appointment for the time being."

Uh?
What the hell?
Back to the capital?
Any other appointment?

Does this count as being fired from the crew?