QQ movie news Journey to the west The 1986 version has become a classic of Chinese cinema. The actors participating in the film are all legendary characters in the minds of the audience. Even the horse Bach Long Ma was famous for a while. However, unlike other actors who became stars in one step, Bach Long Ma's ending was very tragic.
Accordingly, in 1980, the film crew Journey to the west directed by Duong Khiet, preparing to adapt one of the four great works of Chinese literature to the screen. Initially, director Duong Khiet did not attach importance to choosing the horse to play Bach Long Ma, Tang Tang's mount. At that time there was no horse breeding area for filming. Director Duong Khiet plans to find a white-haired horse nearby to film when filming somewhere.
However, reality is more difficult than she thought. The horses being searched for have coats that are not white enough. If the film crew dyes their hair, it will easily fade when it rains. On the other hand, there is a horse chosen that is quite old and cannot guarantee its health during filming. Most horses are also stubborn and uncooperative. In particular, these horses lack “fairy energy”, while Bach Long Ma, who was originally the Third Crown Prince of the Tay Hai Dragon Palace, became one.
After that, director Duong Khiet went to Mongolia to find a horse that could take on the role of Bach Long Ma. However, this horse is on the payroll of the local civil defense team and has military citizenship. Therefore, at first the intention was to borrow the director's horse Journey to the west denied.
After many pleas, in the end, director Duong Khiet had to spend 800 yuan to buy back the horse and remove its military citizenship. Bach Long Ma later followed the film crew, traveling to many locations inside and outside of China to film. The horse is considered very obedient, has good intuition, and cooperates well in every scene.
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The horse Bach Long Ma followed the film crew for 6 years, but then was abandoned.
Movie Journey to the west 1986 immediately received the love of millions of viewers after its broadcast, helping the artists become famous throughout Asia. However, general director Duong Khiet is a rare character in a film crew whose reputation has not been enhanced. According to QQ due to Duong Khiet's straightforward personality, she offended the television station and the actors participating in the film.
As for Bach Long Ma, after completing the film, the horse was taken to the studio of CCTV television station (China) in Wuxi, Jiangsu, China. Director Duong Khiet asked the staff to take careful care of the horse. However, the zoo staff here brought Bach Long Ma out to take photos with tourists.
The first time Duong Khiet visited Bach Long Ma, he was kept in the same stable as a number of other horses. However, due to Bach Long Ma's poor health and injury during filming, he could not compete with his accomplices for food. Duong Khiet gave his opinion to the studio management board, after which Bach Long Ma was moved to a separate cage, but the cage space was small.
The second time the director visited Bach Long Ma, at this time, the horse, which originally had a healthy appearance, white fur, and “fairy spirit”, had become skinny and dirty. Director Duong Khiet shared: “The horse looked at me, after sighing, it turned away and didn't look at me anymore.”
Duong Khiet said that at that time her salary was very low, not enough to make ends meet, so the female director could not help improve the quality of care for Bach Long Ma. Even when she mobilized the actors in the crew to help, she only received indifference from everyone. The female director also wrote the story of Bach Long Ma to show the warm and cold love in life. In 1997, Bach Long Ma passed away from an illness that few people remember.