The biggest scandal of the film crew 'Journey to the West 1986'

The crew of "Journey to the West 1986" was not in harmony. Director Yang Jie was the one who had the greatest contribution to creating this classic work, but she vowed not to watch the film again.

According to 163 , movie Journey to the West was made in 1982 and experienced many difficulties due to lack of funds and equipment. The female director Duong Khiet was the one who contributed the most to its success. However, she suffered from the coldness and betrayal of the main cast. This is also the reason why the female director did not love the child she had worked so hard to create.

In the autobiography Yang Jie: 9981 difficulties , the director of Journey to the West talked about the difficulties she encountered while making the film.

Due to lack of funds, the female director had to pay for food out of her own pocket. The project ran out of money after filming episode 11, and Yang Jie had to run around looking for sponsors. Finally, the film crew cooperated with the Ministry of Railways' Digital Bureau 11 to complete 25 episodes.

Director Yang Jie was twice reported for wrongdoings during the filming of Journey to the West.

While searching for suitable locations for the set, the production team traveled all over China to survey, but were reported to have used public funds for pleasure. It was only when the inspectors came to investigate that the crew's hardships became known to the public.

However, those difficulties are insignificant compared to the betrayal of the main cast in Journey to the West with director Yang Jie.

Accordingly, after completing part one of Journey to the West, The cast are all famous all over the world , and the Singapore event also invited the film crew to come over to interact. However, when director Yang Jie gathered everyone to rehearse the performance, Liu Xiao Ling Tong (playing Sun Wukong), Ma De Hua (playing Pigsy) and Yan Huaili (playing Sha Wujing) all reported sick and could not attend the event. The truth is that they were invited to perform commercially to earn more money.

Director Yang Jie was angry when he learned about the incident and criticized the main cast. But because of that, the actors were upset and reported it to a director of China Central Television at that time, Wang Feng.

Wang Feng and Yang Jie had a conflict, so he used his power to declare the disbandment of the film crew. Journey to the West , but in fact still kept the main cast, only removed director Duong Khiet.

According to her, the cast of Journey to the West not only broke their promise to director Yang Jie for money, but also stabbed her in the back.

Singer Chiang Dai Wai, who performed the film's theme song Journey to the West, where is the road? angrily criticized the cast: "How can you be so ungrateful? If it weren't for director Duong Khiet, would you be where you are today?"

Being stabbed in the back, director Yang Jie was extremely angry. By 1994, when Journey to the West was scheduled to produce a second season, the CCTV leadership saw that no one could take on the director's position except Yang Jie, so they decided to invite her back. In order to continue to play their roles, the four masters and disciples went to apologize and knelt before director Yang Jie to resolve the grudge.

However, the pain remains. In 2011, when interviewed on a TV show, Duong Khiet confided: "I don't feel proud about it." Journey to the West . The movie is a pain that will forever be in my heart. Ten years after the movie first aired, I didn't watch it, turned on the TV and saw Journey to the West I changed the channel".

Director Yang Jie confided that she was heartbroken when the film became famous but she herself was left out.

In 2017, when director Yang Jie passed away, Liu Xiao Ling Tong, Ma De Hua and the cast Journey to the West came to pay their respects. But they were condemned by the public because right at the funeral, the legendary stars answered the media and introduced their new projects.

Liu Xiao Ling Tong as Sun Wukong visits Yang Jie but instead takes the opportunity to promote his new movie.

According to Sohu , the movie Journey to the West 1986 was rebroadcast more than 4,000 times, holding the record for the most rebroadcast work in China. At the time of its premiere, the film's audience rating was 89.4%.

The work helped director Yang Jie be honored as one of the top 10 Chinese film and television directors in the new era (1978-1987). Journey to the West also won the Golden Eagle Award for Best Film. In addition, the behind-the-scenes stories of the film crew are also an attractive topic for the audience.

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