After the filming of "Journey to the West" was completed, why was the white dragon horse cruelly abandoned in the cave, leaving no trace of its body?

Domestic film and television drama shooting technology has developed rapidly, and the cost of filming a TV drama has been much lower than in the past. As long as the crew is willing, they can even shoot a TV drama in the studio with only green back. Blockbusters, but often such works are not very popular, because classic works never rely on special effects, but real scenes and plots. This is vividly reflected in "Journey to the West" directed by Yang Jie.

Director Yang Jie and the entire filming team, despite difficult conditions and environments, still used extremely high artistic enthusiasm to create one of the most amazing classics in the history of Chinese film and television dramas. Even though we have overcome many difficulties, there are still some problems that we cannot overcome at the moment. For example, they could not find a suitable animal actor for the White Dragon Horse who accompanied the four masters and apprentices to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures. Because the method of filming and broadcasting was adopted, when everyone needed a shot of a white dragon horse, they randomly looked for it at the shooting location. If there were no horses of other colors, they painted them with white paint and shot them as if they were white dragon horses. The Impression of the White Dragon Horse

For many people, the four Tang Monks are the main characters in the TV series, because many stories are completed by these four people, but an equally important role "White Dragon Horse" is ignored. Dragon Horse". Although it is usually only responsible for carrying Tang Monk or luggage, it also has a story and a mission. It also received its own title after arriving in the West.

The white dragon horse does not appear as a horse, but as the prince of the Dragon Palace. To be precise, it is a dragon that committed a crime and was punished due to a marriage accident. It happened to meet Tang Monk and others who were seeking scriptures and ate the royal gift of the King of Tang. The horse was turned into a white dragon horse to protect the master and disciples when they went to learn the scriptures. Even though it is just a horse, it is actually Tang Seng's apprentice. Its main job is to carry people, and it is also responsible for protecting the safety of Tang Seng and his apprentices. It's just that every time Tang Monk was captured, the white dragon horse was also captured by the monster, and it rarely turned into a fight between a human being and the monster. Unless something serious happens to Sun Wukong and others, White Dragon Horse will start to protect the master. The White Dragon Horse has a lot of background

He is an "excellent soldier" in the Cavalry Regiment and is also the favorite horse of Sanjay Zabu, the commander of the Cavalry Regiment. With Yang Jie's sincere insistence, Sanjay Zabu reluctantly gave up his love and handed the white horse to the crew. The soldiers of the Cavalry Regiment all treat their beloved horses like children. For Sanjay Zabu, it is also an infinite honor for White Horse to have his "child" appear on TV and be seen by people all over the country.

Sanjay Zabu personally went through the discharge procedures for his beloved horse. On this day, the 4-year-old white horse retired and officially joined the crew of "Journey to the West" and embarked on its "path of learning" . Because it is a horse from the army, it is very disciplined and humane. It seems to be able to understand the director's instructions and complete all actions very cooperatively. Bai Longma's hardship

Although Bai Longma left the army, it was obviously even harder for Bai Longma to join the crew. Due to the needs of filming, Bai Longma traveled all over the country with the crew for five years and suffered countless hardships. Because he was shooting outside all year round and the shooting environment was quite poor, Bai Longma could only stay in a stuffy truck with some props for more than ten days. If it was a short trip, Bai Longma would transfer to a big truck. There were many times when Bai Longma was unable to stand up because his hoofs were in the air.

Once the white dragon horse even almost died. The crew was filming the Pansi Cave section in Jiuzhaigou, Sichuan. There was a scene where the master and the apprentice were walking over a waterfall. When Bai Longma was filming this scene, he accidentally slipped and fell into the rock pit. He was lying in the rock pit and no one could pull him up. Fortunately, a horse-breeding tourist came to help and slowly rescued Bai Longma. Dragon horse. Another time, Bai Longma followed the crew to Suzhou. When he was getting on the truck, Bai Long missed his footing and fell into a ditch on the roadside. He also had a heavy saddle tied to his body, so he was seriously injured. However, During the period of injury, Bai Longma still had to complete all the scenes.

Director Yang Jie recalled in the show: "I squatted in front of it distressedly and comforted it, saying, are you in pain? Why weren't you more careful? Don't worry, they will come to pull you up. I actually I saw tears in its eyes, really, big tears. It seemed like it understood what I said, and it was so sad that I almost cried. Finally, the filming was completed, and "Journey to the West" ended perfectly. This drama received a lot of praise as soon as it was released. Many people became famous all over the country and gained fame and fortune due to this drama, but the situation of Bai Longma was quite tragic.

"Journey to the West" After all the scenes were filmed, Bai Longma was left in a filming base in Wuxi and became a "cash cow" for people to make money. After the broadcast of "Journey to the West", there was an overwhelming response, and an endless stream of people came here every day. As long as you pay, you can take a photo with it and experience the feeling of riding a white horse. As the days pass, the white dragon horse gradually ages, and it is imprisoned in a dark "cell" without anyone taking care of it. p>

Director Yang Jie reunited the team to film the sequel of "Journey to the West" and rushed to Wuxi to find the original White Dragon Horse. When they saw the White Dragon Horse again, they couldn't control their former majesty and figure and burst into tears. The upright white dragon horse has become skinny, dirty, and has no energy. Director Yang Jie specifically asked the staff to treat it well before leaving.

In the end, the white horse ended up with no bones left

The filming of "Journey to the West" was already very tiring, and he had already reached the age of teenagers. The "white dragon horse" gradually aged and was gone. Despite his previous heroic appearance, his body became weaker and thinner, and because he was kept in a stable with other horses, he was often bullied by other young and strong horses because of his weak body.

Later, it was said that because the white dragon horse was too old and had no value at all, the staff thought it looked unsightly in the stable and was still taking up space, so it was thrown into a cave in the back mountain. From then on, Director Yang Jie never saw Bai Longma again. When she asked the staff at the Wuxi Film and Television Base about Bai Longma again, she was told that he was dead and had been buried long ago.

"How much hatred, in my dream last night, I still felt like I was swimming in the garden in the old days, with cars like flowing water and horses like dragons." It is the coldness of this world and the ugliness of human nature that kill the originally free white horse. The crew members who were reluctant to part with the white horse will completely forget about the white horse after gaining fame and fortune, and ruthless people will squeeze out the last trace of value in this innocent creature and throw it away without hesitation. If Ma does this, he will do the same to innocent people in the future. I hope that each of us can retain the last trace of our humanity in the face of interests and money, and always remember this strong and brave white horse.