The first thing that comes to people's minds is still the 1986 version of "Journey to the West". In this version,
The actor of Guanyin Bodhisattva, Zuo Dajue, performed the role of Guanyin vividly with his excellent acting skills. The Guanyin Bodhisattva she plays in the play can subdue demons and eliminate demons, drive away wind and rain,
Convince the audience that she is the real Guanyin Bodhisattva. Once, during filming, people saw a figure fluttering there. From a distance, it is awe-inspiring. They didn't hesitate,
Kneeling directly on the ground and beginning to prostrate. Teacher Zuo Dajue's temperament image is like a real existence that came out of the legendary story, no wonder people think that she is the incarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva.
Not only was it used to pay tribute, but even many unbelievable things happened around her. So, after playing Guanyin Bodhisattva, what adventures did she experience?She became acquainted with the director of "Journey to the West".
One day in 1943, Zuo Daxue was born in a family in Changsha, Hunan. Zuo Daxue is not wrinkled and dark like other newborns, but smooth as jade.
In order to bless Zuo Daxue with a safe and happy life, her mother specially offered her a Buddha statue of Guanyin Bodhisattva, and worshiped it at home every day. Zuo Daxue comes from an opera family, and his mother is the famous Hunan opera actor Zheng Fuqiu.
Under the influence of his mother, Zuo Dajun has developed a strong interest in opera since he was a child, and often imitates his mother's performances at home. Due to his father's busy work, he rarely came home
Zuo Daxue often followed his mother around the troupe. Nurtured by her mother, she showed an extraordinary talent for drama. When she grew up, she graduated with honors from the Academy of Drama
He became a famous actor in the Hunan Orchestra. In order to develop better, Zuo Dajun apprenticed to Kong Yanlan. In 1954, she was fortunate to be accepted into the Hunan Provincial Hunan Opera Troupe's drama actor training class
began her acting career in the Hunan opera industry. After receiving systematic training, she successfully entered the Hunan Opera Theater, showing excellent Hunan Opera skills and dexterous eyes. Soon after, she was given the opportunity to play "Wang Yuhuan" in the famous Hunan drama "Life and Death". This play is about to be toured, and one of the stops will be performed for ***.
In order to have an outstanding performance in front of ***, Zuo Daxue has made extraordinary efforts to practice Xi. Sure enough, she portrayed "Wang Yuhuan" vividly on the stage, showing aura and heroism.
Her outstanding performance won ***'s appreciation, and she was even invited to dance with ***. However, Zuo Dajun is actually not good at dancing, so he dances awkwardly beside ***. However, ** was very fond of this dexterous girl, and did not reproach her, but chatted with her about family life. Zuo Dajun mentioned that when he was a child, he had seen *** in Beijing, which made *** feel kind.
Because of this precious opportunity, Zuo Dajun not only left a deep impression on ***, but also became famous. In 1973, she performed well in the Hunan opera "The Gardener's Song", which injected vitality into the otherwise dull stage atmosphere and was loved by the audience. However, it was subsequently severely criticized by mainstream intellectuals because the lines in the play were contrary to the values of the time.
Zuo Dajun was even abused by many people, so he lost the opportunity to perform for a long time. It wasn't until 1976 that director Yang Jie was invited to shoot "Chasing Fish".
The play needed a character to play Guanyin Bodhisattva, and after a long search, a suitable candidate was still not found. Zuo Daxue was very familiar with the image of Guanyin because of the worship of Guanyin at home, so he took the initiative to ask for it.
As soon as Yang Jie saw Zuo Dajue's performance, she exclaimed: "It's so realistic, it's just too realistic." "The Guanyin Bodhisattva played by Zuo Dajun is like jumping out of a book. Her appearance is like a mirror, and her delicate facial features give people an otherworldly feeling. Yang Jie immediately decided to let Zuo Dajun play Guanyin Bodhisattva, and said: "If I have the opportunity to shoot this role in the future, I will definitely find you to perform!."”。
"Journey to the West" is here. It can be said that the role of "Guanyin Bodhisattva" is the earliest confirmed actor in the whole play. When the filming of "Journey to the West" started, Mr. Zuo Daxue was close to 40 years old. Shortly before the start of filming, the scene reporter Li Chengru put forward a different opinion. He believes that Zuo Dajun's appearance is not outstanding enough, and it is difficult to deduce the sacred and illusory temperament of the Bodhisattva. Although Yang Jie hesitated, she finally decided to insist on using Zuo Daxue. The Guanyin Bodhisattva played by Zuo Dajun did not disappoint the crew in the end. She showed the bodhisattva's compassion and temperament of relieving suffering to the fullest, which amazed everyone. Now, Li Chengru has quietly withdrawn his inner prejudices. In order to better interpret Guanyin Bodhisattva, Zuo Dajun observed the Buddha statue day and night before the start of filming. Find all dynasties and generations
The Guanyin materials of various manners, and also visited countless famous mountains and rivers, and must enter the temple on the way. After six years of filming, with decades of opera skills and beautiful posture, Guanyin Bodhisattva's demeanor and temperament have been integrated into Zuo Daxue's body. Whether it is on the outside or in the heart, Zuo Daxue is a real Bodhisattva standing there, reaching the point of being fake and real. Not only that, but many strange events that happened before and after during the filming made Zuo Daxue and Guanyin Bodhisattva closely linked. What is the strange thing?
The filming cycle of the 86 version of "Journey to the West" is as long as six years, and there are often some bad weather delays the filming. The costume of Guanyin Bodhisattva in "Journey to the West" is a fabric woven with yarn, and the texture of fairy energy can only be filmed on a sunny day. But for some reason, sometimes when other actors were filming, the light rain kept falling. When it was Zuo Dajun's turn to shoot, the originally rainy day turned into a sunny day wonderfully. It's not strange that it happened to catch up when it rained lightly, but then more and more coincidences really can't be explained.
Once when the crew went to Wuyi Mountain for filming, it happened to be in time for a heavy rain, and it was clear that it would definitely not stop for a while. The storm lasted for three days and three nights, and the crew was pressed for time, so they had to start filming in the rain.
However, as soon as Teacher Zuo Daxue put on the costume, the dark clouds suddenly dispersed and the sun shone down. When Zuo Dajun finished the scene, and when it was the turn of the six-year-old child to play, the dark clouds were dense again.
Zuo Daxue was really sad in his heart, and it was not good for Guanyin to pretend to be raining. At this time, another actor had just finished performing, and in order not to delay the shooting, Zuo Dajun had to put on a veil in a hurry. Unexpectedly, as soon as I put on the veil, the rain stopped. Another time when filming in Chengdu, the rainy season was cold, and everyone hoped that Zuo Daxue would turn the rain into sunshine again. Zuo Dajun had no choice but to fold his hands and recite a mantra. Unexpectedly, the rain stopped, and the sun shone on the crew until the end of filming. This series of adventures made the crew members sigh and praised Zuo Dajun as a "bodhisattva blessing". These rumors became more and more miraculous, and many people believed that she was really a bodhisattva who came to earth. Although Zuo Dajun is conservative, he "would rather believe in what he has than believe in what he doesn't." From then on, passing by the temple on the way to filming, Zuo Daxue must be incense. Once during filming, Zuo Daxue saw the temple and hurried to offer incense, and he didn't even take off his Guanyin suit. When the praying people saw Zuo Daxue in the sun, they mistakenly thought that Guanyin was incarnated, and they knelt down one after another, exclaiming, "The Bodhisattva has descended to earth!."Zuo Dajun hurriedly explained that he was just filming, not a real Bodhisattva. Although the pilgrims believed it, they still looked back as they left. What's more,