In the 86th edition of Journey to the West, the actors were divided into many roles, and 1 person played more than 20 roles, all of which were classics.

For many people, The Journey to the West, as one of the four classical novels, has many stories, especially the TV series The Journey to the West filmed by 1986, which is replayed almost every winter and summer vacation. Although it has been a long time, this TV series is still the favorite of many people.

At the time of filming, due to limited funds, many roles in the play were played by the same actor, such as Ma Dehua, the actor of Pig Bajie, and also played the roles of One-horned Ghost King and Tang people.

However, if you want to say the "best" actor in the film, it must be Li. The Journey to the West alone has played more than 20 roles, which can be said to be the "most familiar face" in the whole play.

In the play, the clever ghost, the serious Ananda, the scary black impermanence, the eunuch of the infinite country and the playful Bobo are all played by Li alone.

Although these characters are all small roles for the Journey to the West, they are also indispensable for the four disciples, including Tang Priest. It is with these roles that such a classic film and television work has been created.

In fact, it is helpless for The Journey to the West's crew to play multiple roles, because the funds in those years were limited, and most of them were used for shooting and special effects. Even if the actor's salary is low, the funds are still tight.

Therefore, we have to let the actors wear several hats, and one actor plays different roles. If it weren't for squeezing the actors, I'm afraid there wouldn't be such a classic as The Journey to the West.

The most exaggerated one was that Ma Dehua was ill in hospital, and the play of Pig Bajie was going to be filmed. Director Yang Jie was anxious like a cat on hot bricks, and finally decided to let Li play!

In this way, Li added a pig to the long list of roles in The Journey to the West.

At that time, there were two episodes left in Zhu Bajie's play. Director Yang Jie suggested that Li Lai should play the rest, but he declined because he didn't want to rob Ma Dehua, who had already played most of the roles. Li thinks this is not authentic enough.

He said: "I don't care about the size of the characters, so don't give the crew any more trouble." I played so many roles in the play and made a lot of money. "

Li, 1938, a native of Taixing, Jiangsu Province, has been an opera fan since childhood. There was a "civilized play" in the town, and he hardly missed one. At that time, the whole play was only 2 cents, but Li waited until the end, when the door opened and he could watch it for free. Although he can only watch the second half, he is also very happy.

Later, Li was admitted to Yangzhou Art Troupe. On the stage, he can sing, speak, act and do everything. In Third Sister Liu and White-haired Girl, Li played Mo He vividly. After a long time, it becomes a professional villain.

1982, Journey to the West started shooting in Yangzhou. The first scene is "Eliminating the Black Phoenix Country". When the official shooting started, the crew found that there was a sinister and treacherous eunuch role missing, and Li was notorious. Yangzhou Art Troupe recommended him to participate in the audition.

As soon as he was on camera, he really lived up to his reputation. Li played the sly bad eunuch to life. Director Yang Jie said to him, "I didn't expect to meet such a good actor in Yangzhou. I will definitely call you when the play officially begins. "

A telegram from Beijing excited Li and kept him awake all night. A few simple words made his blood boil. "The director didn't forget my little actor and asked me to go to the Beijing crew to shoot." Li has been filming in The Journey to the West for four years and has traveled almost half of China.

Because "The Eunuch of the Promise Country" was performed so well, Director Yang Jie appreciated this professional and dedicated Yangzhou actor very much. Before the start of a scene, director Yang Jie told Li which role was short of people, and Li went to make up.

In the 25 episodes of Journey to the West, whether it is the spirit of Lotus Cave, the spirit of Yuhuazhou Yellow Lion, or the spirit of carp, the broom star and the monk, Li is handy.

In the crew, director Yang Jie affectionately called Li Jianhua a "universal actor".

With the growth of age, Li gradually faded out of the stage, but he will still appear in some blockbusters. He made a guest appearance once in the film "The Promise" directed by Chen Kaige. Although he is only a walk-on, Li is satisfied. He likes the feeling of standing in front of the camera.

A word that Li often talks about-there are no small roles, only small actors. Although they are all supporting roles, for Li Lai, it is the greatest pride of every actor to carefully consider every role he plays and let the audience remember the role.

I wish Li happiness and well-being in his later years.

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