Listening to the thoughts revealed by Liu Guyuan on the other end of the phone, Ye Yu casually glanced at the computer on the coffee table.

What is displayed on the screen is some news about "Journey to the West" compiled by He Ru, and all of them come from some large authoritative media.

Unlike those media in the entertainment industry, although these media will also mention the ratings of the "Journey to the West" animation and mention this year's ratings champion, they seem to pay more attention to the novel "Journey to the West" now.

Buckle News Network: "The animation of "Journey to the West" is an animation suitable for all ages, and the same is true of the novel "Journey to the West". Not only that, but it's also a great novel. People of different ages and experiences can see different feelings and connotations when they read the novel "Journey to the West".

In the editor's opinion, "Journey to the West" is not a simple mythological novel, Ye Yu mixes a lot of Confucianism, Buddhism and Taoism in it, this is a novel with extremely profound connotations.

For example, have any readers noticed that in some chapter titles, Ye Yu calls Sun Wukong 'Heart Ape' (the seventh chapter "Escape from the Great Sage in the Bagua Furnace, the Heart Ape under the Five Elements Mountain", and the fourteenth chapter "The Heart Ape Returns to Justice, and the Six Thieves Are Gone"), Sun Wukong obviously jumped out of the stone, why not call it 'Stone Ape', but call it 'Heart Ape'? Does this 'heart ape' have any special meaning? If Sun Wukong represents the 'heart', then what do Tang Seng, Zhu Bajie, Sha Monk, and White Dragon Horse represent?

Let's listen to the editor.

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Qiandu News Network: "Recently, some netizens joked that the monsters with a background in "Journey to the West" were all taken away, and the monsters without a background were all beaten to death by Sun Wukong with a stick.

Although it is a joke, it is not unreasonable.

In the editor's view, "Journey to the West" is a mythological novel that reflects reality, reflecting the corruption of officialdom and the dark side of society. Sun Wukong is undoubtedly a fighter. But he is a fighter who has been suppressed for 500 years and then put on a tight spell, and he is a lonely hero full of tragedy.

Why does Monkey King seem to be weaker five hundred years later?

Because he has been smoothed out by reality, power, rules, etc., there is no longer the kind of fierce momentum of 'Lao Sun is not satisfied, he will hit the heavenly palace and turn him upside down', from sharp to sharp. Not even revealed. ”

People's Daily Online: "Since ancient times, the Tao and the devil are incompatible, and if you go out of the way, you will enter the devil."

At that time, Huaguo Mountain Water Curtain Cave was the king, and he proclaimed himself the Monkey King, although Sun Wukong, who made trouble in the Heavenly Palace, learned Taoism, but he was undoubtedly a demon. When he was surrendered by the Buddha, returned to Tang Sanzang, and went to the west to learn scriptures, he became one with his body and mind, and entered the Tao from demons.

"Journey to the West" is a story of transformation from a demon to a Tao. It is a story of changing from 'ape nature' to 'human nature' and then to 'Buddha nature'. ”

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There is a lot of news.

Based on the media's different perspectives, interpretations, positions, etc., their views are also different, and even some media have completely opposite views,-for-tat.

The attitude is more intense, and there is a smell of gunpowder between the words.

Such an excellent novel, such an animation whose ratings break through the sky, plus such arguments with different opinions. The popularity of "Journey to the West" is inevitable.

And it is clear that the naïve and innocent style of the animation of "Journey to the West" is not so suitable for adults to watch. Although because they love "Journey to the West", and because there is only one animation on the market besides the "Journey to the West" novel, many adults have fed back their love for it to the animation, and they will choose to watch the animation of "Journey to the West", but in their hearts, they still look forward to the emergence of a "Journey to the West" film and television work with a style that is more suitable for them.

This. is the market that Liu Guyuan saw, a ratings market that continues to expand.

In time, it will become very huge, and it will not lose to "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" when made into a TV series.

Liu Guyuan revealed such a meaning, in fact, Ye Yu also had the idea of making "Journey to the West" into a TV series. It can be said that it coincides, so he asked: "If it is made into a TV series, the actor of Sun Wukong, Director Liu, do you have any candidate actors in mind?" ”

Regarding the things in the circle of actors, Liu Guyuan obviously knows more than Ye Yu, so Ye Yu asked.

Hearing Ye Yu's question, Liu Guyuan on the other end of the phone was immediately overjoyed, because this meant that Ye Yu also had the idea of filming the "Journey to the West" TV series, and asking himself such a question also meant that he was likely to be able to take over the filming task of the "Journey to the West" TV series.

Liu Guyuan groaned and said: "Because if you want to play the Monkey King, you will have higher requirements in terms of martial arts action, and I personally prefer to find several well-known martial arts superstars in China to shoot." Di Zhiyong almost doesn't make TV series, only movies, and Itsukushima is too fat, I think He Yanbin should be a good candidate. ”

Hearing this, Ye Yu couldn't help but smile and asked, "Will they play monkeys?" ”

"Huh?!" Liu Guyuan looked surprised.

Playing a monkey? These martial arts superstars have played all kinds of roles, but where have they played monkeys?!

"Do they know what monkeys do when they're happy and what they do when they're not? Do they know how monkeys drink water and how they walk? Ye Yu said.

"This ...... To be honest, Ye Yu's request, I'm afraid no one in the domestic entertainment industry can meet it. Liu Guyuan said honestly.

"Huh...... So, why not jump out of showbiz? ”

"Jumping out of showbiz?"

"Yes." Ye Yu said, "Isn't there a 'monkey opera' in the opera? Try them? ”

Although there is no Monkey King in this world, there is also a monkey play, not the kind of monkey show performed by monkeys (this kind of monkey play has been recorded as early as the Han Dynasty), but a monkey show performed on the stage after the face is made by humans, and it is also called "Sun Wukong play" in the previous life.

"Eh~ That's a good idea! However, I am not familiar with this aspect, so I need to take a closer look. Hearing Ye Yu's suggestion, Liu Guyuan couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Ye Yu smiled, made a few more suggestions, and then said, "If Director Liu finds a suitable candidate, remember to let me see it then." But I'm going to say ugly things ahead, if the actor of Monkey King can't find something I am satisfied with, I won't make the "Journey to the West" TV series. Of course, if you find it, if you want to shoot the "Journey to the West" TV series, you will be troubled by Director Liu. ”

Ye Yu's words can be regarded as reaching a preliminary intention with Liu Guyuan, that is, to let him direct the "Journey to the West" TV series, but there is a premise, that is, to find a Monkey King actor who satisfies Ye Yu!

This can be regarded as urging Liu Guyuan to find it seriously, and at the same time, it also puts an end to all kinds of messy human relationships.

- (To be continued.) )