Haige entertainment news: according to microblog netizen 'Internet hero Wang Guanxiong', director Yang Jie of 86 version of journey to the West died on April 15. Later, Liu Xiaolingtong confirmed the news through microblog. April 7 this year is director Yang Jie's 88th birthday. At that time, Liu Xiaolingtong also congratulated director Yang Jie on his microblog and expressed his gratitude for Zhiyu.
Liu Xiaolingtong wrote on his micro blog: "it is very sad to learn from Mr. Chi chongrui that the first generation of female TV directors and respected director Yang Jie have passed away. This is a huge loss for Chinese TV dramas, Director Yang Jie is not only my mentor, but also my teacher in art and life. Without the CCTV version of the TV series journey to the west, there would be no today's liuxiaoling, and the audience would not be able to see the monkey king I played on the screen. We will always miss you & hellip; & hellip; wish director Yang Jie a good journey! "
Director Yang Jie joined CCTV in 1958 and began to work as a director of CCTV opera programs in 1961. In 1980, she started her career as a director of TV series "Laoshan Taoist". From 1982 to 1988, Yang Jie spent six years shooting China's first mythical TV series "journey to the west", which has become a classic in the hearts of generations since it was broadcast on CCTV in 1986.
In an interview in 2013, director Yang Jie once said: 'journey to the west is a knot and a pain in my heart forever. I haven't seen it in ten years. "Yang Jie went on to say that when she was shooting journey to the west, she was under the pressure of poor health, lack of funds and leadership requirements. At that time, the production technology of domestic TV series was limited. It can be said that director Yang Jie did his best to complete this work.