The role of Tang Monk was cast by Huang Haibing.
The main reason why I found him is because Tang Seng asked him to film "Journey to the West". The Tang Seng played by Huang Haibing in "Journey to the West" was very good at fighting and won a lot of fans. The main reason is that Huang Haibing's appearance has not faded now. He is quite handsome and can attract fans.
Since the cooperation last time was good, of course we will keep up the good work this time.
However, the Tang Seng in "Journey to the West" attracted fans, but it is difficult for the Tang Seng in "The Legend of the Emperor of Heaven" to attract fans.
Huang Haibing realized this after reading the script of "The Legend of the Emperor" at that time.
But he took it anyway.
After all, this is Yue Guan's play, and you will earn it if you accept it.
Moreover, "The Legend of Emperor of Heaven" does not discredit Tang Seng too much.
Huang Haibing asked: "Yue Guan, Tang Monk doesn't need to be too disgusting, right?"
"No, the Tang monk in "The Legend of Emperor of Heaven" really believes that Lingshan can bring peace to the three realms and that Lingshan will make the Tang Dynasty a better place. What you want to show is his stupidity, but he is indeed a A bad guy." Yue Guan said.
Huang Haibing: "I understand."
To put it bluntly, they are just public intellectuals who do not get paid. They think that the moon is rounder if they are crooked. Such people are not bad at heart, but just stupid.
Tang Seng is not a bad person, he is kind from the bottom of his heart, but he is still stupid.
It is clear that the world of Journey to the West is outside the realm of the Tang Dynasty, and the closer it is to the West, the more rampant demons and cannibalism become. However, Tang Monk still insists that Lingshan is a holy land of bliss that can bring hope to the world, regardless of the reality of the situation near Lingshan.
You can't say that this kind of person is a bad person.
But you can tell he's an absolute idiot.
Tang Seng is such a fool.
"The four people who want to learn the scriptures, Sun Wukong, Zhu Bajie and Sha Seng are all sensible people. Only Tang Monk is single-minded in requesting to get the scriptures. This is probably the request. I believe that the teachers can definitely perform the feeling I want."
This is really not difficult.
When selecting people, Yue Guan basically doesn't choose those with zero acting skills. Completing these are basic operations.
At this time, a big shot spoke up.
Brown.
He was invited by Yue Guan to guest star as Li Shimin.
The timeline of Journey to the West happens to be the Tang Dynasty. According to the original work of "Journey to the West", Tang Monk was still Li Shimin's imperial younger brother, so Yue Guan invited Jiao Huang to guest star as Li Shimin.
Originally, it would be more convenient to invite Tang Guoqiang or Chen Baoguo, but both of them guest-starred as one of the Five Emperors of Heaven in "The Immortal Qin Empire", so it would be a bit of a drama if they guest-starred as Li Shimin in "The Legend of the Emperor of Heaven".
So Yue Guan found Mr. Jiaohuang.
Anyway, it's just a guest role. For these big names, it's something they can easily do.
But after Jiao Huang read the script, he was actually very surprised.
"Yue Guan, according to what is written in the script, does the Tang Dynasty not respect the Heavenly Court enough?"
Yue Guan nodded: "The two are not subordinate. There is no absolute superiority or inferiority. The Tang Dynasty does not respect the Heavenly Court."
"In the world of mythology, isn't there something wrong with this?" Jiao Huang asked doubtfully.
Yue Guan smiled: "Teacher Jiao, the world view of "The Legend of the Emperor of Heaven" is consistent with the "Fengshen" trilogy and "The Immortal Qin Empire" trilogy, so the Tang Dynasty will not be at the mercy of Heaven."
"Does this involve the ending of "Immortal Qin Empire"?" Jiao Huang suddenly realized, and then apologized: "Did it involve confidential information? I was too talkative."
"It's okay, Teacher Jiao, don't worry. In fact, there is nothing that can't be said. Everyone knows that Ying Zheng will die, so of course Ying Zheng will die in "The Immortal Qin Empire", but the Emperor of Heaven does not have the last laugh. Immortal Qin Fa Tian, The Emperor of Heaven cut off the Ancestral Dragon's retreat, but the Ancestral Dragon also cut off the path forward of the Emperor of Heaven. Since the Immortal Qin Dynasty, everything in heaven has returned to heaven, and everything in the world has returned to earth. All kinds of frosts and heavens compete for freedom. Heaven is basically unable to intervene in the change of orthodox dynasties in the human world. , This is also the source of Datang’s confidence.”
The so-called orthodox dynasty in the world, Yue Guan naturally wants to give the Dragon Kingdom audience a familiar history.
Therefore, the Tang Dynasty must be humane and orthodox.
In the "Biography of the Emperor of Heaven", there is a very clear record:
During the Journey to the West, there were many countries. The closer they were to Lingshan, the worse the lives of those countries were. There were many monsters and humans were just food for the monsters.
However, within the territory of the Tang Dynasty, not to mention demons and monsters, even sacred immortals and Buddhas, still could not overwhelm the imperial power of the world, but had to bow to the orthodoxy of humanity.
The Dragon King of Jinghe was beheaded by Wei Zheng, a scholar in the world, because his clouds and rain were of the wrong size.
Li Shimin was harassed by a few imps and had nightmares at night. There was no need to ask any eminent monk to do anything. The two generals Yuchi Jingde and Qin Qiong stood in front of the door, and the demons and monsters immediately dispersed.
In this world full of sacred gods, Buddhas, demons and monsters, the Tang Dynasty did not need any protection from existence.
Instead, all spirits bowed their heads.
Because the power of humanity in the Tang Dynasty was the strongest at that time.
And it was Xian Qin who created the current situation for Datang.
Dignity and confidence are always achieved, and there are never any exceptions.
After listening to Yue Guan's explanation, Jiao Huang expressed his understanding.
He was just a little worried: "Would it be a bit abusive to shoot like this? After all, the protagonist of "The Legend of the Emperor of Heaven" is the Emperor of Heaven."
Yue Guan nodded: "Actually, I am a bit sadistic about the protagonist, so I wrote the script very vaguely, and I only filmed related stories, such as Qin Qiong and Yuchi Jingde scaring the kid away, and I will not delve into the real reasons behind it. These details are left Let those viewers who are willing to use their brains dig it out for themselves. For most viewers, they don't realize that the Tang Dynasty actually exists independently from the Heavenly Court and the Lingshan Mountain, so they don't want to go to the Abuser."
Most viewers won't delve into the details and the underlying meaning when watching TV, because the audience is not here to read and understand.
Yue Guan is arranged on the fifth floor. The audience can see the second floor until they die, and then that's about it.
Let them use their brains too much, and the audience themselves will not be happy.
After all, it is a TV series.
If it were a movie, the audience might be more willing to use their brains.
As for TV dramas, they are just for killing time.
So the risk of this arrangement is very small.
Yue Guan said this, and of course Zhu Huang had no objection.
The Tang Dynasty in Journey to the West should have been the Xianwu Tang Dynasty.
But he still had a problem.
"Since the Tang Dynasty was so independent, why did it send Monk Tang to the West to obtain scriptures?"
"First, Monk Tang's trip to the West to learn Buddhist scriptures was not arranged by the Tang Dynasty, but by Lingshan. This has nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty.
Second, the reason why Li Shimin agreed to let Tang Monk go to the West to obtain scriptures was actually not his original intention, but because he listened to the words of his nominal ancestor. "
"Lear?"
"Yes, in the setting of "Immortal Qin Empire", I, Li Er, is one of the incarnations of Taishang Laojun. And the Li and Tang royal family has Li Er as their ancestor, so they still have to give Li Er some face. It just so happens that Journey to the West It was Taishang Laojun who was behind the matter, and Taishang Laojun also wanted to use the luck of the Tang Dynasty’s humanity to fight against the Emperor of Heaven and the Bodhi Patriarch, so there was the matter of Tang Monk going from the Tang Dynasty to the West to obtain scriptures.”
So everything is connected.