From a friend's WeChat, I was shocked to learn that Ms. Yang Jie, the director of the classic TV series "Journey to the West", passed away due to illness on April 15, and I felt that the Chinese film and drama industry had lost a superstar......

It was about '85 that I was working in the government. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info One afternoon, an old lady came to the office. The old lady was dressed in ordinary clothes, with short hair and a round face, with wisdom in kindness and fortitude in exhaustion. In fact, Director Yang was only fifty-five or sixteen years old at the time, and in my thirties, I already had the impression of an old lady!

That time I came to contact "Journey to the West" for filming in stone railings, Baishui River and other places. The old lady was very easy-going, without a big name, and later invited her to a light meal in the government canteen. She asked for as simple as possible, probably a scrambled egg, a fried shredded pork, two vegetarian dishes and a soup. After that, I was introduced to the Propaganda Department, and in the end, I didn't know if I was not accompanied.

"Journey to the West", a TV series that has poured all the efforts of Mrs. Yang, is indeed a well-deserved classic masterpiece. I remember that when the broadcast was launched in 86, it was really empty, whether it was a Mengtong child, a young man, or an old man, everyone was drunk and obsessed, so that at that time, everyone sang "Where is the Road", and everyone met to talk about "Journey to the West......

Teacher Yang Jie, Mrs. Yang, you have gone all the way, and I believe that there is a prominent place for you on the throne of the Buddhas in the West Heavens......

April 20, 2017

This is a WeChat message from a close elder, Mr. Taiwu, to mourn Ms. Yang Jie.

Xingdeng reprinted this article to mourn Ms. Yang Jie and thank her for her hard work on the 86th edition of "Journey to the West", which lit up our childhood, encouraged our youthful yearning, and enriched our life memories.

Si people are eternal, and the classics are immortal!