"White dragon horse, hoof faces west, carrying Tang Sanzang and three apprentices ", "Journey to the West" is a regular program every summer vacation. Many people like Monkey King. He is uninhibited and indulges in love for freedom. He can make a noise in the palace in order to fight against the pedantic heavenly court, and he can also disregard his own life to protect the master.
Others like Tang Sanzang. In order to pursue the truth and protect the people of one party, they can climb mountains and mountains, go through hardships and still not give up, insist on walking to the west and get the truth. But do you remember the white dragon horse? In order to repay his gratitude, he was willing to serve as a mount, and insisted on saving the master in times of crisis, The white dragon horse who never complained after hardships and hard work!
The white dragon horse
The Journey to the West crew was formed in the 1980s. At that time, the production conditions of TV dramas were not mature in all aspects, and the social economy was not. Developed, to shoot such a large-scale series, and it is adapted from one of the four classics, you can imagine the pressure. However, the crew does not have a lot of funds, and even the cost of the actors is not clear. let alone some supporting roles and costume props.
The three protagonists of Tang Sanzang, Zhu Bajie, and Monk Sha have changed several times, some because of physical reasons, and more because of the poor environment and no money to get them. People are very realistic, especially when it comes to their own interests. The director at the time, Yang Jie, had no way to solve this. After all, it was a practical problem that he could not afford to keep the actors. Many people in the director group and filming group had played more than one role in Journey to the West. No one can only go up by himself.
But if you can't find the actor, you can still top it, but the white dragon horse in can't find the right one. This is what makes the director desperate! At first I couldn’t find a suitable one, so I used a brown horse to paint the white color instead, but the color faded when I saw the water. It was difficult for the photographer at that time to take a long view or try to adjust the light so that it could" It looks similar". Without funds and without a white dragon horse for his own crew, can only go to a place to find a substitute temporarily. It takes time and effort, and Yang Jie is very tired of this.
Later, when filming "The Monkey King Three Beats the Bones" in Zhangjiajie, I found a white horse, but it was so thin and small that children would not dare to sit on it, not to mention an adult with complicated clothes. In that scene, the little white horse has been led by Ba Jie and walked behind the master without a single shot of riding a horse. But that's not always the case! Director Yang Jie has always been for the "four apprentices" white dragon horse beside the monk Tang, until another scene was changed. When went to Inner Mongolia, he met the heroic and swift white horse that later appeared in the play. Ryoma!
Dedicated life
This bright white dragon horse is a war horse that Yang Jie saw when he was filming in Inner Mongolia. This war horse, which is very conspicuous in the military, looks unusual. Just like what we saw on TV, it has a long mane and a clear bone. When I watched TV shows, I still remember how I felt at that time. is that the handsome third prince became a white dragon horse as handsome, as grateful, and as kind as him !
But war horses are not the same as ordinary horses. They are organized and have all the plans for this life arranged by the army. But when the owner of this white horse and the head of the cavalry regiment knew that Yang Jie wanted to shoot "Journey to the West" to the national audience, then reluctantly gave up the white horse that had just grown up. The white dragon horse has gone through the retirement formalities in advance, making it a "true" white dragon horse in a TV series.
Bailongma has been in the crew since he was four years old, and has gone through six years of trekking and wading with the "Master". has experienced six years of hardship and experienced ninety-one difficulties. , Finally achievedThis is a classic of "Journey to the West". The four-year-old Bai Longma was not nervous and rebellious when he first joined the crew, as if he was born for this show, and listened to the director's words very much.
When the third prince became a white dragon horse, the horse's eyes still had a trace of gloom and profoundness, as if he had sensed human emotions. When Bailongma rescued Master, it bit the second brother’s sleeve as if it had become a spirit and wouldn’t let him go, just like it was written in the script, it was persuading the second brother to go to Huaguoshan to find the master to save Master. . It is precisely because of 's hard work and psychic ability in shooting that can give us such a classic TV series, so that we can watch it every year and not get bored!
tragic old life
In the crew, the white dragon horse has always been very obedient, never loses his temper even if he works hard, and even changes venues When you need to squeeze in the stuffy and narrow compartment with the costume props, you also lie in it obediently, and you are very cooperative when you start shooting.
Bailongma followed the crew through most of China, was filmed for six years, from a young horse to an old horse that should be "retired". People in the crew are very good to it, especially the director, who accidentally hurts during its shooting will comfort it and take care of it. But when the filming was over, for various reasons, this beloved white dragon horse could only be sent to the CCTV Wuxi filming base along with the set costume.
Although director Yang Jie was reluctant at the time, but there was no other better arrangement. can only say goodbye to Bai Longma, hoping it can live a comfortable life in his later years , Or continue to play its advantages in other film and television crews that need it, and become a "famous horse."
But things were not as expected. After the white dragon horse was sent to the shooting base, it did not receive the careful care it deserves. was used as a tool to make money, and was used as the background for the customers who came to the base to travel Take pictures on the wall. As long as you give money, you can even ride this white dragon horse that has “taken the Western Classics” and enjoy the treatment of the legendary “Tang San Zang”.
The people at the base only regard it as a costume prop. "live" props . If you need it to make money, you can pull it out. If there are no tourists, you can throw it back to a dark and small area with dry grass. Stables for eating.
In his old age, Bai Longma did not eat well and sleep well, and soon lost the look of the year, and there was no light in his eyes. As a former war horse and a white dragon horse who dedicated his life to the crew, in his later years he was taken advantage of by businessmen. , and finally died in the stable, Isn’t this a revelation for future generations? ?
Even if it is an animal character that needs to be used in a TV series, we can’t abandon after using it. We have to be responsible for animals. After all, it’s only a short six years for us, but for it , May be a complete life!
