National Tide 1980.

Chapter 823
No one can do everything seamlessly.

How good is that sentence, "It is not difficult for one person to do good deeds, what is difficult is to do good deeds all his life, not to do bad deeds, to consistently benefit the masses, to benefit the youth, to consistently benefit the revolution, and to work hard This is the hardest and most difficult thing.”

The same goes for Ning Weimin's conduct in the world, no matter how thoughtful he is, he can't satisfy everyone.

Otherwise, why did Lan Lan's father and elder brother have such hostile feelings towards him?

Professor Lan objected to his commercial use of ancient buildings, and Lan Zheng hated him for standing with Qiao Wanlin, blocking his own future.

Although this was not what Ning Weimin wanted, but he had no choice, he was forced by the situation, and even he didn't know about some things, how helpless it was.

This year's "May [-]st" day, such a thing still happened.

Because the opening of the Tianqiao shopping mall was so popular, Ning Weimin, who originally wanted to take care of both ends, had no way to separate himself, so he could only take care of one end.

As a result, at the opening ceremony of the exhibition held by the Temple of Heaven to prepare funds for the crew of "Journey to the West" on the same day, it was inevitable that some people would regret his absence and even feel dissatisfied.

Who is it?

Not a member of the crew of Journey to the West.

After all, people are poor and have short ambitions, but horses are thin and long haired, and the entire crew is so poor that only acting skills are left.

And who would dare to have an opinion on the financial owners who offered to help them solve their financial problems?

But the problem is that Director Yang is a woman, and the problem lies with her.

This female director, besides the problem of not being talkative, is quite troublesome.

At the opening ceremony, she invited the director of the station who had hand-picked herself as the director at the beginning as a guest of honor to stand up and cheer for the crew.

It should be said that this kind of brainstorming was entirely her impromptu personal behavior.

It may be a good thing if it is used in the filming of TV dramas, but it is not the case for the opening ceremony of such a large-scale cultural event that requires a lot of preparatory work.

Because it will cause great trouble to the reception party who organizes the event.

Originally, the Temple of Heaven thought it would be enough for the deputy director to cooperate with the crew to complete the opening of the exhibition.

After all, tourists are all here for the crew of "Journey to the West", so it doesn't really matter whether other people come or not.

As long as the big guys can see the main players of the four masters and apprentices, they will be very happy, which can increase their popularity and boost ticket revenue.

I didn't expect this to be so good that it actually alarmed the Taiwan leaders.

They are not only high-ranking, but also in charge of the power of the media channels.

How could the altar garden dare to neglect that day, the entire leadership team had to come out to accompany it.

Not only the director came, but also many attendants, even Qiao Wanlin rushed from the bureau to wait on him when he got the letter.

The relaxed and lively atmosphere that was originally expected at the opening ceremony was gone. The crew members all became serious and restrained, and their speeches were also cautious.

Many people have racked their brains, scratching their heads, wondering how to do rainbow farts without showing off.

So the most embarrassing one is the Pilkardon company.

As the main planner of the exhibition, they couldn't find a suitable person to accompany them.

Zhai Gong and Bei Shen Chu have nothing to do with this matter.

Only Ning Weimin's first confidant, Zhang Shihui, was barely a subordinate of the Operations Department of the head office, and was temporarily pulled over to answer the errand.

But the problem was that Zhang Shihui didn't know anything about the exhibition and its preparations, and it was all determined by Ning Weimin himself.

Zhang Shihui didn't have a single word to tell the truth when Taiwan's leaders asked any relevant questions, and he didn't know the details, and he could make mistakes if he didn't pay attention.

It all depends on the help of the people from the Temple of Heaven. Naturally, when he speaks, the atmosphere at the scene is very awkward.

In the end, the real planner of the exhibition——Ning Weimin is not here, but is accompanying the district leaders in the Tianqiao shopping mall, so we can't hide it.

It has to be said that once a person reaches a certain level, his thinking must be different from that of ordinary people.

Ordinary people may not care about some things, but people with status may not.

Although at this time the station leader was calm on the surface and smiled magnanimously, he still had a happy face and a pleasant smile.

Next, it is time to take a group photo and visit, but there is not much to say.

Basically, during the visit, I just watched and didn't ask questions. It's hard to say that he is still as happy as when he first came, and he has no grudges at all.

But having said that, Ning Weimin is very popular, and the Temple of Heaven Park is his lair.

Those who accompany the leader here count as one, including Director Yang, and no one does not miss him.

Although everyone didn't dare to give credit for him clearly, but between the lines they still pointed to him.

What's more, this exhibition is indeed really good, with bright spots everywhere. It's too easy for everyone to trust him in front of the Taiwan leaders.

For example, at the gate of Nanshen Kitchen, next to the ticket gate of the exhibition, a giant Monkey King photo background board was erected against the courtyard wall.

Not only the theme of the exhibition "Dare to ask where is the way - the nine-nine-eight-one difficulty of the "Journey to the West" crew" is written in big red characters, but also a brief introduction to the content.

This head-starting background board is very satisfying to the Taiwan leaders.

Because it not only has a strong visual impact and attracts attention, but also clearly explains the causes and consequences of the birth of the domestically produced "Journey to the West".

Why does the country spend huge sums of money to set up a project to shoot this TV series?
That's because the Japanese remake of "Journey to the West" spoiled our famous work too much, making up and changing it randomly, it's just a joke.

If we don't shoot a qualified "Journey to the West" by ourselves, people all over the world will think that our so-called masterpiece is only of this low level.

Therefore, shooting "Journey to the West" has become an urgent mission in the contemporary literary and artistic circle.

Then why is the exhibition called this name?
It is because the crew of "Journey to the West" has had to face and overcome countless problems and difficulties since the day it was established.

Insufficient funds, backward technology, insufficient crew, and even only one camera.

If it weren't for the firm support of a certain leader of the national TV station, the audience would not have seen such a wonderful mythological drama.

But even so far, the crew is still facing the dilemma of insufficient funds and may stop filming at any time.

So the purpose of this exhibition is to raise funds for the crew.

The crew hopes that all viewers who like this TV series can come and buy tickets to watch it.

Not only can we have an in-depth understanding of the unknown shooting insider, but also provide support and contribute to our favorite "Journey to the West".

In short, such a title and introduction not only endow this exhibition with a legitimate necessity, but also demonstrate the personal achievements of the leaders of Taiwan, and also encourage everyone to contribute generously.

All aspects have taken into account the interests of all.

No matter whether you are organizing an exhibition or watching an exhibition, I am afraid that no one will think that this should not be done.

Then enter the first exhibition hall, where more than 100 photos and picture materials on the wall are presented in the light.

There are also some real props, which together reflect the actual difficulties and various dangers of the "Journey to the West" crew during the filming process.

For example, in order to make a good film of Huoyun Cave, the crew came to Changbai Mountain to shoot the scene.

But because they are too far away from the residential area and the budget is not enough, they can only eat moldy bread to satisfy their hunger.

Even the bags used to pack the bread are polyester bags that have been filled with chemical fertilizers.

It can be said to risk food poisoning to make art.

For another example, in the part where the four masters and apprentices were walking on the waterfall, they almost fell to the bottom of the cliff when the crew was filming.

The poor white dragon horse was in danger several times and almost fell to pieces.

When filming Monkey King and Ma Wen on the grassland, the photographer was almost trampled to death under the horse's hooves.

In order to film the Five Elements Mountain, the crew took the opportunity to go to Kunming, Yunnan.

But I never thought that the plane was affected by the turbulence and almost crashed in the rainstorm.

Fortunately, the pilots of the Air Force are experienced, and they were able to escape from death.

Also, when the film crew went to Huangshan to shoot scenes, the van that came to pick them up didn't even have headlights, and the driver relied on his intuition to drive around the cliff in the middle of the night.

For another example, Liu Xiaolingtong and Ma Dehua both fell while hanging Wia, and Liu Xiaolingtong even fell and passed out.

Not only is working at heights risky, but also for the sake of realism, the flames of "Red Boys" were filmed by the actors in real fire at the risk of danger.

In addition, like the clouds and mist fluttering in the heavenly palace, in order to create a fairyland dream with fluttering fairy air, the props group uses dry ice to create air.

At the shooting scene, dozens of staff members shook dry ice bottles at the same time to create gas.

Although the fairyland surrounded by fairy mist is really beautiful, the staff almost suffocated to death due to the poor ventilation of the environment.

To put it bluntly, the crew is definitely worthy of the audience.

It is precisely in order to shoot "Journey to the West" to the extreme that all the crew members survived several disasters, which made this TV series widely recognized and praised.

After visiting the last part of this exhibition hall, there is another heavy exhibit that makes the outside world's doubts about the crew's excessive spending of money self-evident.

That is the original filming budget form of "Journey to the West", placed in a glass showcase with lights.

The date of inscription is May 1982, and the special paper used by the national TV station is used.

Behind the original, it can be seen in the large photo enlarged to hang on the wall.

On the form, the salaries of the main actors in the play are not even as good as ordinary people, and some people even bring their own salaries to film, which is really sad.

For this reason, the exhibition content in this hall is more powerful and credible.

Not to mention that the audience who watched the exhibition were all moved by the content of the display, and even the leaders of the station really realized the dedication of the crew, and couldn't help but say "everyone has worked hard" to the director and crew on the spot.

In this way, the embarrassing atmosphere just now ended here, and turned into a harmony of sympathy and sympathy.

And looking back, we came to the special effect area of ​​props. The content is more interesting, which makes everyone feel happy and relaxed at the same time.

The props here are big and small.

There are alchemy stoves of Taishang Laojun, guillotine oil pots for fighting with tigers and immortals, lotus thrones of Buddha,

There are elixir pots, Nezha's hot wheels, Qiankun circle, and the pagoda of Tota Li Tianwang.

Paper-pasted flat peaches, carved ginseng fruit...etc.

In the exhibition hall, in the form of large-scale picture explanations, detailed explanations are given specifically for the completion methods of several special effects that the audience is most concerned about.

For example, how did Monkey King walk on water?

How did Sun Wukong soar through the clouds and ride the fog?
How was the Hot Wheels under Nezha's feet shot?
How did the golden cudgel in Sun Wukong's hand change from big to small...and so on.

In addition, there is a large on-site photo of "The Burning of Guanyin Temple" hung on a side wall.

The Avalokitesvara Temple above is a miniature landscape of wooden carvings, and the crew is making arrangements for the fire source.

Although it is a pity that there are no real objects displayed here, you can also feel through the photos that the props are quite exquisitely made, and the crew did not make do due to lack of funds, so they were very distracted.

As for the most amazing place in this hall, there are two points.

First, in front of many Buddha and Bodhisattva character design prototype sculptures, and in front of many architectural samples, the exhibition organization imitated the authentic temple style, and also placed a merit box made of wood and glass splicing.

Through the glass, you can see the colorful banknotes and coins inside.

The second is that there is a large fish pond with an area of ​​more than ten square meters in the middle of the house.

Not only are there thousands of small goldfishes in the pond, but also rockery and aquatic plants, there are also miniature dragon palaces carved in stone, and shrimp soldiers and crab generals.

Looking at the middle of the fish pond, it is even more remarkable.

There stands a tall stone pillar, on which sits a stone carved Monkey King.

Under the stone pillars are the Dragon King and Prime Minister Turtle.

Obviously, it is modeled after the scene in "Journey to the West", in which Monkey King "Dragon Palace Debao" gets the Dinghaishenzhen.

Such ingenuity not only fits the theme of the exhibition, but also is lively and interesting.

Especially for the audience who visit the exhibition, in this exhibition hall, they can throw fifty cents for the crew of "Journey to the West" and raise a little money.

You can also look at the goldfish and relax, or spend a few cents to buy two small goldfish to take away.

Some people even threw coins into the pool, trying to hit Monkey King on the stone pillar.

Undoubtedly, the interactivity of the exhibition has been greatly enhanced.

Even the leaders of Taiwan brought people here and saw many people by the fish pond saying, "A dime is not too expensive. This is a fish swimming in the Dragon Palace. It must be auspicious to buy a few and go back."

Or someone who just stuffed money into the merit box couldn’t help but point their thumbs and say to their group, “You guys did a great job! It’s amazing!”

He even became interested temporarily, took out ten yuan from his pocket, and went to make a donation to the film crew by making fun of the merit box.

Unexpectedly, the Temple of Heaven Garden had already thought about it for him.

At this time, naturally, the accompanying staff quietly handed in the one hundred yuan prepared in advance.

At the same time, some people were holding their cameras, ready to take pictures.

In this way, amidst the many applause, the Taiwan leader not only left a generous photo, but also really improved his mood.

He obviously became talkative and started to ask questions again.

Going further, you will come to the clothing and makeup hall, and the content here is even more interesting.

Because what is displayed here are the costumes of various characters, headgears of various monsters, and weapons and armor.

In addition, there are many rich three-dimensional display methods.

For example, the Academy of Fine Arts made statues according to the physical proportions of actors. There are both wax figures and wood carvings in the exhibition hall.

The wax figure is closer to the effect of the characters themselves in the play, and the costumes are particularly lifelike, which surprised the audience.

Even the actors of the crew felt that it was too realistic, and they all had the urge to stand under the characters they played and take photos with them.

And woodcarving can be moved, which is based on the cooperation between the teachers and students of the Academy of Fine Arts and the National Puppet Art Troupe.

The advantage of wood carvings over wax figures is that the joints are made according to the way of puppets and can be operated manually.

Therefore, it is rare to have two life-sized dynamic scenes in this exhibition hall.

One is three dozen white bones, and the other is Zhu Bajie carrying his wife.

One thriller, one witty.

This greatly enriches the fun of the exhibition.

Although it is only shown every half an hour, not only does it need to be manipulated by a special person, but also a tape recorder is used to play the tape.

This method is very rustic, and it is really not as realistic as the fully automated theme parks of other Americans.

But there is another kind of folk customs, and looking at the country, it can be regarded as the only one in the shit of scorpions.

The point is, the sculpture level of the Academy of Fine Arts is also there.

To use an analogy, these wood carvings are Hermes in the puppet category.

Not only big, but also fine, with collection value.

In addition, there is another feature in this hall that is not found elsewhere.

That is, the dedicated staff put on makeup according to the roles in the play, and the four people who acted as masters and apprentices who learned from Buddhist scriptures took photos with customers.

This is of course a fee.

Sun Wukong and Zhu Bajie are one yuan each, and Tang Sanzang and Sand Monk are fifty cents each.

If you need four masters and apprentices to accompany you to take a group photo, the package price is two yuan.

This project made the hall extremely lively, and there was a long queue of customers who wanted to take pictures with the four.

It must be guided by a special person, otherwise it will be blocked.

Liu Xiaolingtong and Ma Dehua looked at each other. Not only did no one expect that their costumes were so popular and they could make so much money, but they both thought it was very interesting.

The two quickly developed a tacit understanding, and then negotiated with the Temple of Heaven, claiming that they had always put on makeup and took pictures with others, and had never taken pictures with their own characters.

So I hope I can take this opportunity to take a photo with the staff who play the role of "Four Mentors and Apprentices".

Naturally, the Temple of Heaven had no reason not to agree, so, under the eyes of everyone, a wonderful scene appeared.

The four masters and apprentices without makeup took a photo with their characters, and finally a group photo of eight people came.

This is simply how good Li Kui and Li Gui are.

Even though none of the four actors lined up, it was a bit of a hassle to go through the back door, but the people who lined up at the back never complained, and everyone was happy to see it.

Some even took the lead in applauding this scene.

For this reason, the number of audiences in this hall is increasing, which soon caused a great blockage.

The leader of the station, who watched the fun with a smile, didn't dare to stay longer. After the actors took pictures, they quickly took the lead and walked into the next room.

And so far, it has come to the end of the content of the exhibition.

Looking at this place again, there is more of a commercial atmosphere than elsewhere.

Because in addition to kneading people, craftsmen who draw sugar paintings.

There are also special counters selling snacks and cold drinks, masks of Journey to the West characters, inflatable golden cudgels, rakes and crescent shovels, as well as books and comic strips related to Journey to the West.

At the same time, free large bowls of tea are also provided to quench tourists' thirst, as a consistent welfare measure.

What's more worth mentioning is that the house also has the function of a film and television hall.

Ganqing hung color TVs and video recorders in the four corners of the room, playing the accidents of the "Journey to the West" crew shooting different episodes.

These shooting highlights can let the audience who visit the exhibition grasp the first-hand information in a very timely manner, and understand the latest progress of the filming of the crew of "Journey to the West".

So don't look too much at the smell of copper and worldliness, but this room is the most memorable.

Those with children, as long as they come here, they have to buy something to coax the children.

Then, drinking tea or soda, you will be amused by the appearance of the four masters and apprentices resting and smoking on the TV screen, and the scene of Hanging Wia hanging in the air.

Taiwan's leaders came here, one cannot help feeling that the exhibition organizers are good at making money.

Through the thematic nature of the exhibition, the business is done too well. The more money you make, the more you will make the audience happy.

Second, I was really shocked. This exhibition was really a waste of money. It cost a lot of money just by looking at it.

Not to mention anything else, a color TV video recorder costs tens of thousands.

At this moment, another entourage went to the cold drink cabinet to get ice cream for everyone to taste and quench their thirst according to the director's instructions.

The leader of the station was stunned when he saw it. It turned out to be a peach-flavored ice cream from a three-dimensional statue of Monkey King.

I couldn't help feeling very interesting and surprised, and couldn't help but ask
"It's no wonder that the filming team over at Cold Drink is buying this ice cream?"

The director of the Temple of Heaven took over the words, "Yes, thanks to the idea of ​​Manager Pilkardon Xiaoning, we have cooperated with the Polar Bear Company to have such a stable source of income. Don't underestimate this thing, it can make a lot of profits. We The Temple of Heaven now has cream ice cream from the Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests, Sun Monkey’s peach ice cream, and soon there will be Zhu Bajie’s chocolate ice cream, Tang Seng’s lychee ice cream, and Drifting’s coconut flavored ice cream. If you are interested, I will ask someone to give it to Taiwan Give me a few boxes, try them all."

At this time, Liu Xiaolingtong also said to Director Yang, "This ice cream is really delicious. It really tastes like blooming every 3000 years and fruiting every 3000 years. It's much better than the paper-paste flat peach you forced me to eat." It's..."

Just because of this sentence, the scene suddenly burst into laughter.

But this is not over yet, Ma Dehua said again, "If you eat yourself, is there any psychological barrier?"

"Hahaha..." This time he laughed even harder, and the person in charge of the camera also lost no time in taking another classic photo.

So the Taiwan leaders' bad impression of Ning Weimin finally began to dissipate.

Especially after learning that Ning Weimin is only in his twenties, he seems to think that this young man is very talented, and it is understandable that he is a little unstable.

For this reason, he happily called Director Yang, and said in front of everyone, "The manager Xiao Ning from Pilkardton organized the exhibition well. I really want to meet him. Please remember to contact us."

As a result, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that today's exhibition has no sequelae.

In the back, it is natural for everyone to dine at the Tangong Restaurant, and the guests enjoy themselves.

Zhang Shihui also had an idea, and for this hospitality meal, the back kitchen changed the plate layout to the characters of Journey to the West.

Successfully exchanged a smile from the leader of the station, and made up for it.

It stands to reason that this matter should go in a good direction.

But it's a pity that the leader of Taiwan entrusted him with meeting Ning Weimin. He gave it to Director Yang, and he didn't say what he wanted to see Ning Weimin for.

Director Yang didn't take it too seriously, thinking that the leader was just being polite.

After that day, she was so single-minded and busy with the crew that she forgot about it.

It wasn't until more than a week later that the preparations for the crew's business trip were almost done, and she remembered that she called Pilkardon and wanted to convey the meeting request of the station leader.

Unfortunately, Ning Weimin was no longer in the capital.

Even the people from the Pilkardon Company didn't know where he had gone, they only said that he had a personal urgent need to deal with and asked for a week's leave.

He had to wait for him to call the company before telling Director Yang that he was looking for him.

So Director Yang, who was full of shooting progress, didn't bother to say anything.

The next day, I took the crew to the woods in the Temple of Heaven to film a scene of master and apprentice going west, and a martial arts scene where they fight little monsters.

Leaving the cultural resources of the filming location of "Journey to the West" to the Temple of Heaven Park is considered to have fulfilled the promise.

Then he also led the team on a business trip, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the filming work.

So, Ning Weimin didn't even know that there was such a situation.

Then there are no offenders?

The leader of Taiwan waited for a few days and asked the secretary to contact Director Yang, and finally got a reply that Ning Weimin was on a business trip.

Taiwan's leaders also mistook Ning Weimin for Canada, so of course they were even more unhappy.

So he didn't wait any longer, and called two capable subordinates directly to come in and assign tasks.

"The "Journey to the West" exhibition jointly prepared by the Temple of Heaven, the Pilkerton Company, and the crew of "Journey to the West" in order to solve the shooting funds is very good. Let's take a look and learn from our experience. Isn't our station still there? Do you want to shoot "Four Generations Under One Roof" and "A Dream of Red Mansions"? I can learn from it. Let's sum up how much it will cost. Let's start the exhibition of "Four Generations Under One Roof". In the future, you won’t have to worry about funding for TV dramas... Hey, but don’t say hello to the Temple of Heaven when you go, I don’t want them to intervene, and we will organize future exhibitions by ourselves. Hairy pig..."

The two subordinates looked at each other, understood a little bit, and even claimed yes.

Look at what's going on, it's all by accident.

People say that if you don't talk about it, you can't do it well, and this saying is probably true.

(End of this chapter)