Since 1983

There is a city on the coast of the East China Sea named Ningbo.

There is a country in the south of Ningbo, named Xiang Country.

This morning, Xinqiao Passenger Terminal.

The weather in March was not too warm. A young man in a jacket and jeans got off the bus and looked around with a big bag, excited and dazed.

I stood on the side of the street for a while, asked the way, and came to a small building in the town.

There is a sign at the door: Actors Association of Xiangshan Film and Television City!

He found a room with two people sitting in it, and asked, "Hello, are you registering here?"

"come in."

The eldest sister at the reception was very enthusiastic and asked: "A copy of ID card, two 1-inch photos, and then fill in the form."

The young man got ready and wrote: "Wang Qi, 18 years old, graduated from technical secondary school, good at dancing."

"Are you that old?"

The eldest sister was quite surprised, she took a closer look: "You look pretty good, are you going to be an actress?"

"Well, I want to be a big star!"

"..."

The other party was noncommittal, obviously seeing a lot, and took out two booklets after collecting the materials, "Actor's Convention" and "Performance Manual".

"Come tomorrow to get your actor's certificate, and we will be responsible for your performance labor in the future. If you have problems in the play we arranged, we will definitely fight for the greatest protection of your rights and interests.

Similarly, we don't care if you accept jobs in private, but we have no obligation to deal with any disputes you have. "

"We will do some simple training for group performers, all for free, and there is a class schedule in the brochure."

"Bills are settled every half month. Below 250 yuan, we charge 10% of the management fee; above 250 yuan, we charge 25 yuan."

"Do you have a place to live?"

"No."

"We have a dormitory for extras, but it's full. There are many cheap hotels over there, or rent a house from a fellow villager, or sleep in an Internet cafe..."

The eldest sister gave a lot of advice, but in a word: "If you have difficulties, find the guild, this is your mother's home."

She also tapped on the wall.

Wang Qi looked up, but there was a painting: Actor's House.

Signed: Xu Fei

He walked out while flipping through the booklet, which contained a lot of content.

Including the level and remuneration of group performers, usually how to assemble and how to get clothes.

An 18-year-old boy who failed in his studies, came here to daydream like many others. Of course, his own conditions are better, and the chance of getting ahead is a few tenths higher.

Domestic film and television dramas have been commercialized for nearly 30 years, and there is still only one Wang Baoqiang who is a group performer.

"Didi!"

"Galeng Galen!"

Wang Qi stood at the door, cars, nanny cars and countless rickshaws flowed in an endless stream, bringing a very special kind of economic prosperity to the town.

He even clearly saw Wang Yan get out of the car, holding a bowl of fried rice noodles and eating deliciously.

"Hey buddy!"

"Dude?"

The sudden greeting brought Wang Qi back to his senses, and a bearded man in a peaked cap approached: "Are you interested in filming?"

"Um?"

"this is my name card."

XXX, the assistant director of the TV series "The Love of Bianerchai".

"I think you have a good image, you look like a young master in ancient costumes. It happens that we are short of a male number two, do you want to try?"

Wang Qi was excited, as expected, he was handsome and had a sense of substitution!

"Can I?"

"I can't guarantee it, I have to listen to the director. If you are okay now, go see me, not far away, at the hotel."

The bearded man pointed slantingly, pointing to a building that looked like a hotel.

"Don't worry, there are all mixed crews here, and our team has already arrived. If you don't believe me, I will take you to see the venue first."

"No, no, I can see the director now!"

"Okay, let's go... Ouch!"

The bearded man was about to hook his shoulders and back, when he was suddenly kicked, and the dog gnawed shit.

"Fuck! Who the hell..."

Before the scolding came out, I saw a little girl condescending, Barabara: "Get out of your mother's big liar, you dare to deceive people at the gate of the guild. I have been looking for you for several days, and you still dare to show up!"

"I, I'm a regular crew!"

"Damn! Have you registered your play? Come, come, come in with me and ask!"

"I, I, I don't know as much as you do."

The bearded man was about to run away, but the girl suddenly overwhelmed her and shouted: "Stop him!"

The Hulala group of people are all group performers.

The guild people also came out, called the police, and it was done.

Wang Qi stood there dumbfounded, his head was muddled. The little girl clapped her hands and said, "Are you just here? Be careful, you can get this kind of stuff."

"What does that man do?"

"Pretend to be a crew member to eat and drink, cheat money and sex, and someone lost his virginity before."

"Thank you so much!"

Wang Qi looked back, with a look of fear: "Fortunately, I'm a man, and I don't have much money."

"That's also a man."

"..."

"..."

The scene was embarrassing for a while, and the little girl laughed aloud: "My name is Sun Tingting, and Lao Sun's BBQ is run by our family. If you have any difficulties, you can find me in the future."

After she was about to leave, she wiped it back: "I'll tell you one more thing, don't take any scenes that ask you privately, all the scenes here have to go through the guild.

Those group leaders are also members of the guild, so feel free to complain if you are bullied. "

The little girl who did her homework in the barbecue restaurant back then has also grown up, she is a very chic flash person, a gangster.

…………

the following few days.

Wang Qi received his actor's certificate, found someone to rent together, and started his career as a group performer.

According to my roommate, there are now 3,000 actors in the guild, of which 1,000 are locals, divided into several levels.

Ordinary group performers at the lowest level cost 20 yuan per job (8 hours), and there are additional fees for Xiaoye and Daye. In the rain, carrying sedan chairs, mourning, dead bodies, and haircuts, there are also extra money, and dead bodies give the most red envelopes.

Then there are group specials, follow groups, small specials, medium specials, and large specials.

There are four people living in one room, and everyone dreams of becoming a star, but their dream right now is to get a character with a speaking line.

"Beep beep!"

"Beep beep!"

Another night, a roommate's cell phone rang.

Wang Qi was very envious because he didn't have a mobile phone yet. Contacting is very difficult, I have only acted in one play for several days, and I have already made up my mind to buy one.

While the roommate was talking, he suddenly jumped up.

"Yes, yes, yes!"

"All right, all right, I'll tell them."

He hung up the phone, his eyebrows beaming: "Do you know about Chen Kaige's "The Promise"? We're recruiting people to perform!"

"real?"

"Fuck, that's a big production!"

"It takes 400 people, young and strong, I'll bring you all. It's just that the money is less, 18 yuan a day, but the guild has talked with them, and the group actors behind will also find us. Brothers, why not? "

"Do it!"

"necessary!"

The simple rental house became lively, and I ran out late at night to buy a few bottles of beer, and started drinking with peanuts.

Based on their foundation and current situation, they are very excited to participate in big productions. I heard that there are big stars like Xie Tingfeng and Cecilia Cheung.

And fantasizing about being spotted by the director and reaching the sky in one step...

In the early morning, a few people fell asleep.

Wang Qi was in a daze, and suddenly said: "Actually, I would rather go to "Earth Cannon"."

"nonsense!"

"Sleep!"

"Dreams have everything."

After a moment of silence, he said humanely again: "Hey, I heard that "Earth Cannon" is coming soon, Tsui Hark has been staying for a while."

"..."

"Oh, I really want to see you."