In fact, there are many TV series versions of "Journey to the West".

In addition to those entertainment adaptations, such as the version filmed by TVB, there are three versions based on the original work, namely the six-year-old children's version, the bearded Zhang Jizhong version and the Zhejiang version, in terms of adaptation of the original work, the difference between these three versions is very obvious, many people on the Internet say that the six-year-old children's version has been adapted too much, but this is based on false rumors, and the biggest real adaptation is the Zhejiang version.

Let's talk about the adaptation of the original book in the six-year-old children's version.

This version actually contains two parts, the 86 version and the sequel, overall, this is a well-deserved classic, many people say that the sequel is not well made, that is also compared with the previous one, for various reasons, the TV series has indeed made a lot of adaptations to the original book, and many of the ironic content in the original book has been deleted.

But the adaptations of the 86 version are all very good!

It is recognized by the outside world that the changes to the original work of this drama can be said to be reasonable, and even if there are many adaptations, except for the daughter country, the main line of each story is in line with the original work, because the daughter country in the original book cannot be filmed at all, and even Zhang Jizhong, who has always been very bold, did not follow the original book, and it is worth mentioning that in the sequel, the plot of Heishui River, which is often overlooked, was also filmed, which is very rare.

Why can't you shoot the daughter country according to the original book?

This Luo Yuan knows well, because he has the original text of "Journey to the West" in his head, in the description of the original book, the real daughter country is not as holy as advertised in the TV series, but it is a national ****, In the murderous sex and indiscriminate capital, men from other towns come here in an endless stream, while constantly meeting the physiological needs of women, they also piggyback on a large number of bad by-products, so that for the local women to cover their shame, they also have to prepare generous gifts to get the holy water for abortion, and the men who do not obey will be killed to make "sachets", which is really terrifying.

Wu Chengen wrote this to satirize the society at that time.

Luo Yuan definitely doesn't have this obligation, and there is no Ming Dynasty in this world, so adapting it according to the plot of the six-year-old children's version is the easiest way for the audience to accept, and it is also the way Luo Yuan likes.

Let's talk about Zhang Jizhong's version.

Although the bearded version has been complained about by many people, in fact, many people who have read the original work know it in their hearts, and they somewhat agree with Zhang Jizhong's version, although several leading actors are not as good as Liu Xiaolingtong, Chi Chongrui, Ma Dehua and others, but this version relies on the plot close to the original work, and has also formed its own characteristics, of course, Zhang Jizhong's version also has some Lei Ren adaptations, but most of them are still reliable, such as the story of Lion Camel Ridge, the last dialogue between Rulai and the Golden-winged Dapeng in the original book, only this version was filmed, and this dialogue is full of the author's irony of reality.

At the time, there was a lot of controversy about the styling of this version.

But the plot is at least relatively reliable.

If you want to talk about the adaptation of the original book, the most unreliable is the Zhejiang version, although this version of the TV series is more than 50 episodes, but a large number of stories in the original book have been directly deleted, such as not even a well-known story like the Yellow Robe Monster, and there are many inexplicable emotional dramas, resulting in a serious delay in the plot, so many episodes, even the main story has not been filmed.

It is worth mentioning ......

Although the Zhejiang version is the lowest-rated of the three versions, there is one thing to say, although the Zhejiang version has many exaggerated adaptations, it occasionally makes people shine, such as Che Chiguo's part, which is not bad.

Luo Yuan has made a detailed summary.

These three versions of the "Journey to the West" TV series, Zhang Jizhong's version is the closest to the original work, the adaptation of the six-year-old children's version is the best, and the overall level is also the highest, as for the Zhejiang version, because the screenwriter has too many ideas, there are too many things in the plot that make people complain, although there are also some advantages, but the hard damage of the plot is too obvious, it is definitely not easy to shoot the "Journey to the West" TV series, and it is rare for the six-year-old children's version to do so well.

So Luo Yuan's script intent is very clear.

That is, it is based on the plot of the six-year-old children's version of "Journey to the West", created in strict accordance with the main line of Journey to the West, supplemented by the strengths of Zhang Jizhong and the Zhejiang version, so that it has a good integration, and some of the plots that cannot be filmed in these three versions due to scale problems, Luo Yuan also referred to the content of the original work to a certain extent, and described it.

So......

The script of "Journey to the West" handed over by Luo Yuan to Chen Jie is not only similar to the version of Liu Xiaolingtong, but also adds some adaptations of Luo Yuan, and it is not an easy thing to adapt the classics, Luo Yuan also studied repeatedly according to the finished products in his mind before finally writing the book, and if there is anything that does not need to be adapted, it is undoubtedly a song!

"You carry the burden, I lead the horse......"

"I just captured a few demons, and I captured a few demon ......"

Luo Yuan has not made any changes to these popular songs that have appeared in the six-year-old children's version of "Journey to the West", because this is a classic without any controversy and does not need any changes!

The same goes for the soundtrack.

Interestingly, there is such a question circulating on the Internet, which is rumored to be a multiple-choice question in the 2017 Central Conservatory of Music entrance exam, which you will not feel unfamiliar with, but you will never be able to choose the correct answer within 5s:

The opening of the 86 version of "Journey to the West", biu biu biu.

A: Dengden and other lamp stools and other stools

B: Stool and so on, lights and lights and so on

C: Lights and lanterns are waiting for Deng

d: Dengden and other stools and other lights

This song is called "Journey to the West Overture", also called "Cloud Palace Xunyin", produced by first-class composer Xu Jingqing, this song may now sound like only ghost animals, but in that year it created a precedent for the combination of electronic music and folk music and orchestra in TV dramas, its music creation is rich in connotation, melodic beauty, plot and music fit in place, so far unmatched.

There are no lyrics though......

But that kind of melody is a perfect match for the theme of Journey to the West.

Including "Daughter's Love", "Returning from the Scriptures" and "Dare to Ask Where the Road Is" and other music, are Xu Jingqing's famous works, and they are also classics that have been sung endlessly, but unfortunately there are too many people in China who have no awareness of copyright, more than 90% of the people in the country have heard his songs, but few people know him.

All in all!

For this "Journey to the West", Luo Yuan attaches great importance to it, this is a blockbuster at the level of four famous novels, since there is no one in this world, Luo Yuan has to work hard to complete this piece of the puzzle, and in terms of IP value, this work may be much more bullish than Crimson currently looks the most popular Marvel!

How can you forget Journey to the West?