Hengcheng, a small county town, originally did not have much popularity, but due to the development of the film and television industry, it gradually became more famous.
And Hengcheng has gradually become a gathering place for many extras who have dreams of becoming actors.
Of course, although there are countless actors who come here every year, there are still only a few who can really stand out and embark on the road of professional actors.
Even so, there are still countless young people who come here enthusiastically to pursue their dreams.
For them, every day they dream of being spotted by a director and then soaring into the sky and becoming a household name as a star actor.
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"The crew of "The Dragon King's Son-in-law" really doesn't treat us extras as human beings!"
"Not to mention the small amount of money given, the lunch boxes at noon were all rancid."
In a group rental house in Hengcheng, a group of professional extras were chatting.
"The crew gave you so little money, why did you still go?"
Someone heard this complaint and couldn't help but speak.
"It's good to have money, but I haven't been alive recently anyway."
"I'm not Liu Baofeng, and I'm very picky about taking roles."
At this time, someone else said with a hint of nostalgia:
"Before I thought about it, I joined the crew of Xu Ji's "Legend of Sword and Fairy II", and the treatment was amazing..."
"It's a pity that Xu Ji's crew didn't stay in Hengcheng for long."
"I haven't encountered such a conscientious crew since then."
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Just as this man was talking, a young man who was not tall and had an unattractive appearance walked into the group rental house.
"Say Cao Cao Cao Cao has arrived."
After someone muttered something, everyone's chat officially ended.
The room became quiet again.
Liu Baofeng was used to this phenomenon, so he walked to his bed and sat down.
Unlike other places that look messy, Liu Baofeng's bed looks much neater.
He also specially set up a small table next to the bed, with a pile of actor-related books on it, as well as a lot of notes he made himself.
"Brother Feng, how are you?"
"Did you gain anything today?"
At this time, someone walked up to Liu Baofeng and asked.
Liu Baofeng shook his head in frustration after hearing this question.
"No."
"Still failed the audition."
Hearing Liu Baofeng's words, other people in the room showed expressions of ridicule and gloating.
"Brother Feng, how about we just be an extra act?"
"You said how much time you wasted going to the crew for auditions every day?"
"How can it be so easy for a small group of actors like us with no background to get scripted roles?"
"It's good to show your face and have two lines."
"And Brother Feng, your conditions..."
The young man who looked younger than Liu Baofeng said.
After hearing what the other party said, Liu Baofeng shook his head.
"You can't always be an extra."
"If I can't pass one play, I'll try a hundred."
……
Liu Baofeng seemed a little out of place with the other people in the room.
In fact, this is also the reason why he is not very popular with others.
When he first started, maybe everyone else had the same idea as him.
However, the ambitions of most people were completely destroyed by reality in less than a month.
Moreover, the people in Hengcheng are mixed, and there are also many old men who quit gambling. The basic requirement of these people is just to stay alive.
In such an atmosphere, although everyone still holds on to the illusion of getting ahead, most of them are just messing around and daydreaming.
People like Liu Baofeng who insist on auditioning for roles every day and who also study and improve their acting skills are the so-called outliers.
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"If you ask me, it's better to save more money, and then it will be more dignified to leave and go home."
"In this scripted role, no matter which turn we get, everyone should see the reality clearly."
"Given our own conditions, which director can appreciate our looks?"
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Everyone in the room seemed to be laughing at themselves, but these words were obviously meant for Liu Baofeng.
The strange words didn't make Liu Baofeng feel much in his heart, he was already used to it.
"Brother Feng, don't listen to them."
"I think you can definitely get ahead!"
"There will definitely be a director who will use you!"
……
The young man spoke.
In his opinion, there are some big differences between Liu Baofeng and others.
He has a strong energy about him, and he is not like others who come here on a whim.
"I hope so..."
Liu Baofeng was no longer so optimistic at this time.
He has long fallen into self-doubt.
Can someone with his looks really become an actor?
If he can't get another role with a script, Liu Baofeng will probably be ready to return to his hometown in the countryside.
Even after he came to Hengcheng, he often sent money home.
But in the final analysis, the money earned as an extra is still too little.
His parents asked him to go out to work with his uncle. He could earn more.
……
After a night of silence, Liu Baofeng got up early the next day.
Today he still plans to audition for a role in a certain crew.
But before that, he needs to continue working as an extra in the morning.
Earn money to support your life.
In the afternoon, after arriving at the set, Liu Baofeng was actually fully prepared.
I even went to see the original work of this adaptation.
I wrote a biography of the role I auditioned for.
"No. 34, Liu Baofeng!"
Hearing the crew call his name, Liu Baofeng entered the room nervously.
"Hello director, this is my resume."
The middle-aged, bald director frowned subconsciously when he saw Liu Baofeng.
Liu Baofeng has finished reading the audition script and is now preparing to get into the mood and start his performance.
He got into the role very quickly, but as soon as he started, he saw the director throwing his resume into the trash can next to him.
He waved his hand impatiently:
"Next next."
Liu Baofeng was stunned for a moment, then bowed calmly, walked to the trash can, picked up his resume, turned and left.
After all, printing this resume costs a few dollars, and Liu Baofeng couldn't bear to be thrown away like this.
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And if you don’t pick it up, it’s equivalent to being denied by the director once and denying yourself again.
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"Brother Feng, have you heard?"
"Xu Ji's new drama is going to come to our Hengcheng to recruit the male lead!"
"And this time there are no requirements, everyone can go to the audition."
Liu Baofeng had just returned to the group rental house when he heard a young man younger than him speaking excitedly.
Liu Baofeng was originally quite interested.
But after hearing the male lead, I returned to normal.
I don’t have much hope for this at all.
For a well-known film and television director like Xu Ji, he would never dare to dream of playing the leading male role.
He never thought it would really skyrocket.
Some of the roles I auditioned for before were not male protagonists, not even the so-called second or third male lead.
Rather, they are supporting roles or villains who have a role to play.
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Although Liu Baofeng didn't have much hope, the other extras in Hengcheng seemed very excited.
That's Xu Ji. Every drama produced by the debut director is a hit.
The supporting characters in Xu Ji's drama are all popular, let alone the so-called male lead.
Even the extras in Hengcheng who are dawdling around are best at daydreaming.
Therefore, the place where people signed up was crowded and there was even congestion.
Liu Baofeng didn't pay much attention to the people in the group rental house who looked like they had been injected with chicken blood.
I still look for audition opportunities at my own pace every day.
He even thought that if the actors all went to Xu Ji's, the competition would be less when he auditioned for other dramas.
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In a hotel in Hengcheng, Xu Ji looked a little ugly.
It has been almost a week since Xu Ji brought a group of crew members to Hengcheng.
But there is still no progress in the casting of Xu Sanduo.
It can really be described as no progress, not even a single alternative actor has been found.
This is not good news for Xu Ji.
Hengcheng obviously has the largest number of group performers.
But the quantity is large, but the quality is a bit unsatisfactory.
Many of the extras who came to audition could not even be said to have acting skills.
A complete layman.
Seeing the audition scene of these people gave Xu Ji a headache.
During the previous auditions for Fairy Sword, all the people who came were professional actors from the entertainment industry.
In comparison, the overall acting skills are much better.
Xu Ji now knew that he had been a little too optimistic before.
Selecting actors from amateurs is tantamount to finding a needle in a haystack.
It is estimated that it will take far longer than previously expected to determine the actors.
But Xu Ji has no intention of giving up.
Xu Sanduo's choice of actors is crucial to the entire drama.
There is no way around this matter.
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"The actor hasn't been decided yet?"
"Isn't this Xu Ji here to have fun?"
In the group rental house, someone said.
The news that Xu Ji came to find the male lead in the new drama made everyone excited and excited from the beginning.
Now that everyone has been eliminated, not so many people are paying attention.
"Who knows."
"These famous directors just have free time."
"It's been more than a week, and there are so many people, but he still doesn't like them?"
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Some time ago, everyone heard that Xu Ji was planning to find a leading actor among the amateur actors in Hengcheng, and the actors all praised him.
Now when people talk about Xu Ji, they have become quite critical.
"By the way, have everyone in our house gone?"
Hearing this question, everyone looked around the room.
Then I heard the youngest young man say:
"Brother Feng hasn't gone yet."
When they heard Liu Baofeng's name, everyone was a little disdainful.
"It's a good thing he didn't go, otherwise he would have been hit again."
"But he should be used to it."
"If you don't want to be a star, don't get the disease of a star."
"In the end, you won't make much money from extra acting fees."
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Liu Baofeng finally came to the audition site for Xu Ji's new drama.
After all, there are only so many crews in Hengcheng who are recruiting for group acting auditions.
It’s not every day that you have the opportunity to audition.
So in the end, there were only a few traces left that I haven’t tried here.
Although Liu Baofeng didn’t hold out much hope.
But I still put all my energy into preparation.
This has always been Liu Baofeng’s style of conduct.
No matter what the opportunity is, I don’t plan to miss it.
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"Liu Baofeng..."
Xu Ji looked at the resume in front of him.
It's not much different from the group performances that many people performed in Hengcheng before.
Xu Ji has been watching the auditions of these extras in the past few days and almost vomited.
There are also various people who add drama to themselves.
Xu Ji often feels that his decision to choose an amateur is a waste of time.
The audition script is not exactly the plot of the play.
It is mainly used to test the performance of actors.
Whether it is suitable for the conditions of Xuji.
The image is quite consistent with the role of Xu Sanduo.
Xu Ji looked at Liu Baofeng carefully and judged in his mind.
But if it’s just a matter of image, Xu Ji cannot decide.
Liu Baofeng was a little surprised when he got the script just now.
Because the character's setting is almost the same as himself.
I am also from a rural background, and I am also looked down upon by my father, who often beats and scolds me.
Being looked down upon by the people around me, I hold my breath and want to prove myself.
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Maybe it’s because I took on the role of myself.
The role that Liu Baofeng auditioned this time was the most immersive one that Liu Baofeng has played so many times.
Even after the performance, Liu Baofeng did not look at the director eagerly like before, trying to judge the evaluation of his performance through the other person's expression.
As soon as Liu Baofeng started performing, Xu Ji couldn't help but say "Eh" in his heart.
This actor seems to have a sense of what he wants.
And his acting skills are obviously much better than those of other extras.
It’s enough to compare with many professional actors.
"Can you please give me another paragraph?"
……
Liu Baofeng was a little excited when he heard that Xu Ji asked him to audition again.
Obviously, the director was still very interested in his performance just now.
Liu Baofeng forced himself to calm down, and then began to read the second audition script given by the staff seriously.
"It's time to start, director."
Liu Baofeng took a deep breath and said.
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"Brother Feng, how are you?"
As soon as Liu Baofeng returned to the group rental house, he heard the youngest young man ask.
Liu Baofeng showed a slightly bitter smile.
"I don't know."
"Let me come back and wait for news."
There are many people paying attention to Liu Baofeng at this time.
Although I don’t think the other party can succeed in the audition.
But it is inevitable that I will pay attention to Liu Baofeng, a person who seems out of place with the others in the room.
After hearing that he was asked to come back and wait for news, others also felt relieved.
Because in this case, it basically means that the audition failed.
If Liu Baofeng is elected, although it will have no real impact on them, they will definitely feel unbalanced.
Human psychology is very strange. Most people will sympathize with people who encounter tragic experiences.
But if someone who is worse off than you suddenly becomes successful, it will be even more uncomfortable.
……
Liu Baofeng actually knew very well what Xu Ji’s final words to him meant.
After his performance, he was so excited that there was hope.
But in the end, the other party said this.
But he was completely disappointed.
It seems that there is still no hope. This feeling is worse than being directly rejected.
Thinking silently in his heart, Liu Baofeng quickly adjusted and resumed his usual rhythm.
But on the third day after returning from Xu Ji's place, Liu Baofeng's cell phone suddenly rang.
Liu Baofeng was eating at this time, but he picked it up without thinking and pressed the speakerphone button.
"Hey, is this Liu Baofeng?"
Liu Baofeng heard the voice on the phone and thought it sounded familiar.
But I didn’t think about it for a while.
"It's me."
But after Liu Baofeng finished speaking, he heard something that made him unbelievable.
"I'm Xu Ji. If you have time today, can you come to the place where you last auditioned?"
After finishing this sentence.
The group rental house fell into an eerie silence.
Everyone turned their attention to Liu Baofeng, who had not yet swallowed the food in his mouth.