After Jiang Zixue and Shi Lei came to this group performance residential area, they found that the conditions here were much more difficult than she imagined.
The wages of extra actors are very clear. One day's work is enough for one day's work. Even if you work as a small special agent, it will only be more than one hundred a day. Without guaranteeing that there will be scenes every day, a small special agent can earn two to three thousand a month.
Income, that is a very good income in this place.
Ordinary extras cost thirty or fifty yuan to travel every day. Counting the red envelopes given by pretending to be dead or wearing sackcloth and mourning, it adds up to more than a thousand a month, which is pretty good. So their life is really hard, and the extras
The salary for the most popular martial arts studio may be higher. If you can take on 20 days of filming in a month, you will have an income of 4,000 yuan.
Those who are hired by big dealers above will not live in this place. Their incomes are higher, and they are no different than ordinary white-collar workers. They all have loans to buy houses. Anyway, they are all mixed up, and they can earn one or two thousand yuan a day while shooting.
Why don't you buy a house? You can do whatever you want when you have money.
Therefore, this gathering place for performers is full of unknown extras, and the conditions are so good that their income cannot accept them at all.
Therefore, this Tongzilou in the 1970s and 1980s became their best choice. The existence of this place seems to be prepared for all the group performers of Qin Piao.
Perhaps many people have forgotten what Tongzi Tower looked like, but people who were born in that era should have deep memories.
Tongzilou has a small area, with each single room covering an area of about ten square meters. It is a housing style with Chinese characteristics and is the product of the tense housing allocation system for Chinese enterprises and institutions in the 1970s and 1980s.
This kind of public house with long corridors, toilets and washrooms was formerly offices of various units or dormitories for single employees. Countless Chinese people once got married and had children in the tube building, playing pots and pans.
Basin Symphony.
Yes, everyone cooks in a common large kitchen. Each household has a stove and a faucet. The gas must be filled. So in those poor times, many people were stolen by others.
He turned on his own faucet and cursed.
Jiang Zixue is a 23-year-old girl. The year she was born, Yanjing City applied for the 2008 Olympic Games, although it failed at that time.
Obviously, in the era when Jiang Zixue was born, China was no longer so poor. Children from ordinary families could also afford Golden Monkey chocolate and White Rabbit toffee. Bags of puffed food and Jianlibao were also affordable for ordinary people.
Something.
Although there are many Tongzi buildings in Yanjing, she has never lived in such a place. Hong Kong had returned to the motherland when she was sensible, and the first house she lived in in her memory was no longer a floor structure.
And this kind of tube tower is still a very old structure.
The singles Xiao Zhang and Xiao Wang who lived here back then have now become Lao Zhang and Lao Wang. They have long since said goodbye to Tongzilou with their families and have moved into a new community. They have begun to pay attention to the supporting facilities of the community.
But this abandoned Tongzi Building has become a paradise for extras. They like this place so much. The more expensive rooms are only 500 to 600, and the cheaper ones are only 300. Some young people who can save money even have several people crowded in.
A room with no room for anything except a bed.
"Can people live in this place?" Jiang Zixue was obviously not used to this kind of place. There was a lot of mess in the corridor, and she would step on someone else's washbasin accidentally.
Most of the extras are not here at this time, because if you want to find a job, you have to get up at five o'clock in the morning and go to the commune to wait. And those who are still in the house at this time are relatively lazy and not diligent.
Because even if those hard-working people don't get a job, they will still find ways to do sanitation work in order to earn a little bit. And who doesn't want to be spotted by the director accidentally?
Of course, there are also those who are too tired and stay in the rental house to read. Books on acting and the like are their favorites.
Because they are not from a major and have no professors to teach them, they can only learn by themselves.
"Do you think this place is unlivable?" Shi Lei smiled. When Xu Yun called him, he said that although he wanted to take good care of this young lady, he also wanted to let her know about the sufferings of society.
Jiang Zixue pursed her lips: "Brother Lei, is this place too run-down? I don't care about the rent. Can you find a better one...I..."
"Miss Jiang, this is the best building among all the extras rented. If you don't believe it, you can follow me to other buildings to have a look." Shi Lei said: "The house I found for you even has
They all have independent bathrooms. You can see the conditions here. There is only one bathroom on the first floor. Some buildings have no bathrooms. To go to the toilet, you have to go to the public toilet over there, and to wash your face, you have to go to the public toilet.
There’s water inside.”
Jiang Zixue's face was very ugly: "Then can I not live here? I...can I change places?"
"You don't live here? The life circle of all the extras is here. If you don't live here, can you get a job?" Shi Lei smiled: "Miss Jiang, you are not a big special agent yet, you are not a character yet, just
Let’s not be picky...look at those special agents who make three to five hundred dollars a day, they are still living here.”
"But I really have never lived in a place like this." Jiang Zixue said: "I... just help me."
"You have to go to the commune to gather at five o'clock every morning. You are a girl. You have to put on makeup early, right? If you don't live here and you have to go back and forth every day, what time do you get up? Three o'clock?" Shi Lei said: "You know there are extra actors?
What time should we finish work tonight? Maybe it’s already twelve o’clock.”
Jiang Zixue was almost told by Shi Lei that she no longer wanted to continue this dream.
Shi Lei remembered Xu Yun's instructions, saying that he could give her a little stimulation and motivation when necessary: "Miss Jiang, I don't think you have any experience in life anymore. With your relationship with Mr. Xu, it's not like you find a role in a production crew."
Just one sentence?"
Jiang Zixue was really unhappy when she heard this: "Brother Lei, can you not treat me as a backdoor connection?"
"But Miss Jiang, you can't accept this, and you can't accept that either. What do you want me to do?" Shi Lei said: "I have tried my best. If you really feel that it is not possible, then you should ask Mr. Xu to find a solution for you.
.If you don’t want to endure hardship, just start with special contracts. Based on your image, there should be no problem.”
Jiang Zixue was unhappy when she heard this: "No, I said, I will come up step by step. I will live here."
"Can you really bear it?" Shi Lei smiled slightly: "Don't be brave. If you regret it later, wouldn't you have wronged yourself in vain?"
"I, Jiang Zixue, keep my word. If others can live here, why can't I? I can live there too." Jiang Zixue said, "Don't look down on me. I'm sure there will be no problem with me."
Shi Lei nodded: "I believe it, I definitely believe it. Then I will take you to the room you are going to."
Because Xu Yun said that he would take care of her. After all, she was born as a eldest lady. It would be really depressing to suddenly be reduced to the lowest standard of living.
There is a separate bathroom in this room, which can at least guarantee a private space, and there are windows on the southeast side. The room is bright, and at least it will not make people feel depressed.
The beds and bedding in the room were all brand new that Shi Lei had prepared in advance. There were no curtains here before. To take care of Jiang Zixue's special situation, Shi Lei also arranged for someone to wear a bed sheet with a wire hoop to make a simple curtain.
curtain.
Those who perform in extra roles are also actors. If an actor wants to become famous, he must develop his face. It is normal for a girl who performs in extra roles to change costumes in front of so many men. Anyway, she is not naked, so it doesn't matter.
So when I change my clothes in the house on weekdays, I don’t even worry about whether there are boys peeking at me from the building opposite.
But Jiang Zixue will definitely not get used to and accept this situation. After all, the situation is different. People are born and raised in different environments, so the acceptable bottom line is also different. If Jiang Zixue can accept this house now, it is already her
A big breakthrough.
"Old people in the group performance circle will always tell newcomers, come and have fun and then go back." Shi Lei said: "This is not a look down on, in fact, a lot of it is their despair for this circle. Anyone can't watch it for too long.
When hope comes, despair will arise. You are different from them. I hope you will not be influenced by them."
Jiang Zixue knew what Shi Lei meant. She was different from them just because she could get to know Xu Yun through relationships...
"I want to use my strength to speak." Jiang Zixue said.
"Okay, Mr. Xu also said, don't say hello to the director, assistant director and others. I believe your image can stand out." Shi Lei smiled.