The film and television base in Nanjing was newly built this year and has not yet been completed, but there are already crews working on it, mostly for costume dramas.
In a small town, a young man dragging a suitcase stopped an uncle on a motorcycle and asked, "Master, how much does it cost to go to the Screen Actors Guild?"
As he spoke, the young man put his mobile phone to his ear, "Don't come to pick me up. I'm familiar with this place. Yes, we're already in town. Just put the food and wine on the table and I'll be here in a minute."
Glancing at the young man, the uncle said nothing and stretched out his thumb and index finger.
"Eight yuan? It's so expensive, master, don't bully me because I'm a foreigner. I'm very familiar with this place. My family used to be here. How can you kill me after only two years?"
"Then how much did you say?"
"Five dollars, love or not."
"Sure?"
"Sure."
"Get in the car!"
Squeeze the clutch, shift gears, apply gas, and ride like a charm.
A minute later, four or five hundred meters away from the starting point, the Actors Guild arrived.
"Young and capable, will you sweep me or shall I sweep you?" the uncle glanced at him and said.
"Cash!" The young man's eyes were red. If his phone hadn't run out of battery, he wouldn't be in this situation. He made his debut at the age of sixteen. From selling insurance to working in a factory, he has never seen any trouble. He didn't expect that he would fall into the hands of the old man today.
inside.
"Hey, young man, I have seen many people like you. They are all here to be actors. Wait until Wednesday to apply for your actor certificate. You won't be able to apply for it this weekend."
"Don't you have a place to stay? I'm familiar with this area. I can find hotels for people in their 30s, 40s, and 51s. Can you get in the car?"
As soon as his butt left the back seat, the young man got into the car again with tears in his eyes, saying thank you.
He really came here to play a small role, hoping to become a big star one day. If a person doesn't have dreams, what's the difference from a salted fish?
As for a motorcycle rider being cheated, it will never happen again in this life.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, in a remote village more than ten miles away from the labor union, the young man stayed at the home of a motorcycle master, eating a meal worth twenty yuan a meal with tears in his eyes.
"Xiao Zhang, you should get used to eating. The bed has been made for you. You can rest at any time."
Zhang Bei nodded vaguely, "I'm so used to it. Thank you, uncle. You are such a good person. I will live here from now on."
He swore that the reason why he stayed here was not because he happened to meet the old man's older daughter during the summer vacation.
After taking photos, applying for actor certificates, bank cards, and joining groups, Zhang Bei completed all the procedures under the guidance of the old man's daughter in a few days, and the two became more familiar with each other.
The next thing to do is to check the phone at ten o'clock every night. If there is a scene being filmed, the group leader will notify the group, and the group members will report their names and phone numbers. This is called reporting.
The actors' wages are paid to the union by the crew, and the union deducts the commission and pays it to the actor's card on the 14th of every month.
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"Wang Chengyang, you will be the class monitor to manage your classmates. You will be responsible for taking roll call and bed check every day. Don't let them run around blindly."
As soon as he got off the bus, Zhang Yi left the job to Wang Chengyang, while he went to meet director Lu Yang for a drink. The two had collaborated in Xiuchundao, so they were familiar with each other.
Facing the people in the company, Wang Chengyang did not show off and said with a smile: "Brothers and sisters, please cooperate. This place is remote. If you want to go out to play in the evening, say hello in advance."
"Boys, it doesn't matter. You pretty girls like you are a safety hazard when you go out. Let's set up a group face to face and let us know if anything happens in the future."
The film and television city occupies such a large area that it is impossible to build it in the city. It can only be placed in remote suburbs and backcountry areas. It is sparsely populated and there are people from all walks of life in the film and television city. It is hard to tell how many drunkards you encounter.
The girls in the company are about the same age as flowers. The eldest has just graduated from film school, and the youngest is seventeen or eighteen years old. Their looks are nothing to say. After all, there are not many ugly people in the entertainment industry.
It's summer and she has fair skin and long legs. Luoli is both fat and thin. Walking together is a beautiful sight. She can experience future stars, and some perverts are willing to stay there for three years.
"Okay monitor, we listen to you. Please tell us some things to note when shooting on the set."
"Yes, I haven't been on a set yet, I just heard the teacher talk about it at school."
After leading a group of people out of the car and facing the group of girls, Wang Chengyang said: "Actually, there is nothing to pay attention to. We will do whatever the director tells us to do. Don't make any extra drama for yourself."
"In addition, you have to be able to endure hardship. All actors have to endure hardship. When you are tired, just grit your teeth and get over it. You must not complain, at least not on the set."
"If someone reports you to the group leader or assistant director, they may not need you next time."
Peers compete with each other and are several times better than others. When everyone is not on the same level, the bottom class can only look at the top class with envy, but if they are in the same class, they are enemies.
Wang Chengyang has seen so many things like snitching on each other between friends that he doesn't even know how he got tricked.
"Thank you monitor, remember. If you have time another day, you can tell us about character creation and coordinating camera lighting. I'll treat you to dinner."
"If you want to help, I will introduce you to a best friend. She is very beautiful and single."
"No, no, no." Wang Chengyang blushed, scratched his head and said, "Everyone discusses with each other, and I still want to learn from you."
During the time he came to Nanjing, he felt that the best time was getting along with these people in class, because there was no filming, no competition, and no intrigue.
During class, seniors from the company would give lectures, and people below would ask different questions, which opened his eyes.
In the past, in Hengdian, my friends would either fall asleep or stand on the street to release themselves after work. Very few people could spare time to study acting skills. This kind of atmosphere was impossible to create.
"Monitor, are all the actors in Hengdian as good as you?" A senior boy asked, "Yesterday in class, the teacher praised you for your good performance in small characters. The students in the majors are not as good as you."
"There are many people like me in Hengdian, who persist in pursuing their dreams, but some of them are just dawdling, taking three days off from filming."
Not all actors want to be stars. In fact, 80% of extras don't have this idea. Maybe they did, but were later extinguished by reality.
In Hengdian, what he saw about group performers was that they were full of confidence and motivation when they first entered the industry, but they ran away with buckets after a few months.
Those who stayed behind became old people, earning a daily salary of fifty yuan for eight hours and waiting to die. Their biggest hope was to appear in special roles, so that they could earn dozens of yuan more a day.
Becoming the second Wang Baoqiang is a joke!
If Wang Baoqiang hadn't met Feng Xiaogang and joined Huayi back then, he would still be playing a minor role now.
Platform, luck, strength, support from noble people, without these few things you will just act as a sidekick until the day you die.
"Okay, we've arrived. Let's all wash up. I'll treat you to a meal tonight."
Arriving at the hotel where Wang Chengyang proposed a treat, there was a sudden burst of cheers.
"The squad leader is mighty!"
"The monitor is so handsome!"
Within a few days of coming to the company, Wang Chengyang treated him to a guest for the third time. He spent a lot of money and everyone was very happy.