If the audience were asked to list their classic domestic dramas, then the 82nd edition of "Journey to the West" would likely be on the list. Although it has been a long time since its premiere, it still continues to make headlines. When it comes to the story of Journey to the West, one has to talk about the author Wu Chengen. Writer Xu Haijiao stated that during his youth, Wu Chengen was very intelligent, but he also failed to pass the imperial examination. Regarding the controversy over the author of "Journey to the West" that once appeared in the history of ancient Chinese literature, he believed that Wu Chengen was the author of "Journey to the West". Video screenshot of the 82nd edition of "Journey to the West": Wu Cheng'en was born in Huai'an, Jiangsu Province, where merchants gathered and the trend of reading was very popular. His father dropped out of school when he was young, and later opened a cloth shop with high expectations for his son. When Wu Cheng'en was young, he demonstrated extraordinary intelligence and intelligence. At around the age of seventeen, he was admitted to the scholar with excellent grades. Xu Haijiao said that some people evaluated him as "like picking up a mustard ear" and believed that Wu Cheng'en's future career was as simple as picking up a blade of grass. But life is full of uncertainty. Since then, Wu Cheng'en never took any further steps forward and did not achieve any results until he was forty-five years old. He completely gave up his fantasies about the imperial examination and thought of finding a job in the county school. Although his career was not smooth, his talent in the field of literature gradually emerged. Around 1542, Wu Chengen completed the first draft of "Journey to the West", which he probably didn't expect to become a classic at the time. Wu Cheng'en loved literature very much during his teenage years. When he went to write novels, he didn't need to turn at all. He was always involved in it, "Xu Haijiao explained. Who is the true author? In the mythological world created in Journey to the West, many characters are very lively, such as the witty Sun Wukong, the lazy but critical pig Bajie, and the honest and honest monk Sha. Data picture: In the living room of Wu Chengen's former residence, a portrait of Wu Chengen is displayed. Xu Shanshan couldn't take photos, but there has been a debate over the author of "Journey to the West" in history. For a considerable period of time, it became a public case in the history of ancient Chinese literature. Unfortunately, "Journey to the West" was not published during Wu Chengen's lifetime. This manuscript will be stored in snow for twelve years until the Ming Dynasty Jinling Shidetang published "Newly carved official version of" Journey to the West ", which quickly caused a sensation," said Xu Haijiao. However, the author's name was missing from the initial publication of this book, for unknown reasons. In addition to various other factors, there has been a debate that has lasted for hundreds of years regarding the author of "Journey to the West". But based on the text and the author's experience, combined with the research of some scholars in the Qing Dynasty and modern times, we have reason to believe that Wu Chengen is the author of "Journey to the West", "said Xu Haijiao. Wu Cheng'en may not be the only one who lives more. In "Immortal Fall: Thirteen Those Who Failed the Imperial Examination and Their Times," he records the stories of thirteen ancient celebrities such as Du Fu, Li He, Wen Tingyun, and Pu Songling. The Eternal Fall. Henan Literature and Art Publishing House failed to publish these famous scholars' imperial examinations, but they all found another path to life, which is literature