Decrypting the two voice actors of Monkey King in Journey to the West

What many audiences do not know is that when shooting Journey to the West in 1982, they did not shoot in the order of the first episode, but chose the story randomly. At that time, the first shot was Wuji Country, which was later ranked in the 13th episode when it was broadcasted. It was not Li Shihong who dubbed Monkey King.

Why did Li Yang change to Li Shihong? Li Longbin, who was in the production team of Journey to the West at that time, recalled that there might be some problems between Li Yang and Yang Jie.

Feng Jingshan, the recorder of Journey to the West, also mentioned in a recall article that Li Yang suddenly left the crew after a period of time. As for the reason, Feng Jingshan did not mention Li Yang's sudden departure, which worried the crew.

Therefore, with the recommendation of Li Longbin, Li Shihong joined the play team of Journey to the West to dub for Monkey King.

At the end of 1985, Li Shihong prepared for the Spring Festival. Cantonese recording studio

During the Spring Festival in 1986, Journey to the West was officially broadcast on CCTV, and Li Shihong's voice over was also spread throughout the country.

After the Spring Festival, there is no dubbing task, so some scattered Hebei. With the popularity of Journey to the West, Li Shihong has become more and more famous. At this time, he began to receive many invitations for commercial performances.

Soon, Li Shihong became a 10000 yuan family. Cantonese studio, however, to his surprise, a change happened quietly. One day, Li Shihong returned to his former unit to work. His colleague said he had a telegram. As a result, I searched for the telegram for a long time. My family asked me to return to Beijing immediately. I saw it more than a month ago. I'll call the crew. He said, you will be here soon. I can't find you. Accidents have occurred and major changes have taken place.

Li Shihong arrived in Beijing, and when he entered the dubbing room of Journey to the West, he was stunned. After the meeting, I saw Mr. Li and Mr. Li Yang were matching! Cantonese recording studio

Feng Jingshan, the recorder, only said one sentence when recalling this article. After a while, Li Yang suddenly returned to the cast, but the article did not explain the reasons and consequences of Li Yang's sudden departure and return.

In this way, Li Shihong left the drama group of Journey to the West and returned to Anhui Peking Opera Troupe, which is now Anhui Huijing Theater. He didn't retire until a few years ago.

Someone has done statistics. From 1986 to 2018, the 86th edition of Journey to the West has been replayed more than 3000 times, becoming a classic that cannot be surpassed. With the popularity of Journey to the West, Li Shihong's dubbing has become a classic work in the hearts of the audience, and Li Shihong has also formed an indissoluble bond with the Monkey King. Later, there were too many of them, such as Monkey King in cartoons, movies and games such as Dream Journey to the West and Return of the Great Sage. Now he is the general consultant of the western travel themed TV series.

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