Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

They saw Zhang Ze return with his bedding.

Zhang Ziming and Gao Hongxia looked on in surprise.

"Son, why are you back at this time?" Gao Hongxia asked worriedly.

"What else could it be? This kid must have had enough in Beijing. Didn't you see he even brought his bedding back with him?"

"Don't talk nonsense, don't make things difficult for the child!" Gao Hongxia raised her hand and twisted it, whispering a word to her husband.

"Mom, it's okay! I'm fine. It's just that the lease on that basement apartment we rented before expired!"

"Since I haven't seen the sun for a long time, I gave up on my plans and decided to share a ground-floor room with someone. I took this opportunity to bring back my bedding to change and wash it."

"That's true, the basement is too damp, the blankets must be very damp. Give them to me quickly, I'll hang them up to dry!" Gao Hongxia agreed without much thought.

The main thing is that my son's tone and expression were too normal; he didn't seem to be lying.

She just didn't know that.

My son is no longer the naive boy I saw last time.

He's Zhang Ze, an actor who came back from studying in Beijing after working in the city!

Wow, Zhang Ze discovered he had a talent for acting, though he hadn't acted in many plays.

He's quite adept at lying to his parents!

Life is like a play, it all depends on acting!

Zhang Ze told one lie, and he'll have to tell more lies to cover it up!

Faced with her mother's concerned inquiries.

He remained completely calm and composed.

But I still feel a little guilty.

Finally, unable to bear his mother's enthusiasm any longer, he decided to escape after staying at home for two days and continue his journey north to Beijing.

Before he could leave, he received a call from the assistant director of Yimeng.

The assistant director told him over the phone that because of his outstanding performance in Yimeng, he was introduced to the crew of "Six Sisters of Yimeng" by director Guan Hu.

The Six Sisters of Yimeng were also filming in Yinan County at the time. I recommended him when I had dinner with the director a couple of days ago and we talked about the difficulty of finding actors.

Hearing that another job had come in, Zhang Ze was delighted.

They didn't even bother going back to Beijing; they just bought a train ticket to Linyi.

He never imagined that he would never return!

She has participated in many films and television dramas on the theme of the War of Resistance Against Japan in Yinan County, including "Six Sisters of Yimeng", "True Hero", "Tunnel Hero" and "Bullfight".

The main reason was that the Yimeng Film and Television Base had not been established in 2008, making it too difficult to find actors and extras there.

Most of the extras gather at Hengdian World Studios.

Just like climbing stairs, Zhang Ze was lucky enough not to compete with the hundreds of thousands of extras in Hengdian for food.

Instead, in the north, where extras are scarce, he used the language advantage of his hometown to carve out his own path.

Over the course of two years, Zhang Ze filmed many war dramas.

He developed friendships with many directors and actors.

At this point, he had officially become a contract actor.

Although he doesn't get many big roles, he always manages to bring even the smallest characters to life.

Zhang Ze now earns over 10,000 yuan a month.

Half of the wish I had when I first started working as an extra has come true.

But Zhang Ze did not use the money to improve his own life.

Instead, he saved the money and enrolled in a performance training course run by a teacher from the Beijing Film Academy, where he studied systematically for a year, spending more than 5 yuan.

Two years in the acting world made him realize that no matter how talented he was.

Without systematic training in acting, one's ceiling will not be high.

This was told to him by his fellow villager, Huang Bo.

This can be considered a roundabout way to achieve one's goal. Although one cannot get into the Beijing Film Academy, one can still make use of the connections of the teachers there.

I'm grateful to have been single for the past two years; if I had a girlfriend, I would never have been able to save any money.

On Beijing's Metro Line 4, Zhang Ze squeezed onto the subway, holding onto the handrail with one hand and trying his best to keep his body from tilting.

Suddenly, a cell phone rang.

"Betray my love"

You are burdened by a debt of conscience.

No matter how much emotion you invest, you can never buy it back.

It was you who wanted to break up.

If we break up, then we break up.

Now you're trying to win me back with true love.

Love is not something you can buy or sell as you please.

He just set this ringtone a couple of days ago; it's the most popular ringtone right now.

The lyrics are simple and straightforward.

But the lyric "Love isn't something you can just sell or buy" really suited his taste.

He struggled to pull out his phone and glanced at it; it was assistant director Wang Wentao.

"Aze, where are you filming now?"

Before Zhang Ze could speak, a cheerful voice came from the other end of the line after the call was connected.

"Director Wang, I'm in Beijing right now! I've been taking classes for the past two months and haven't gone out."

"I recently joined a film crew, and there's a nice little role that would be perfect for you."

"It's the male lead's sidekick, the character is called Sweet Potato, can you come?"

"But let me make this clear first, I'm just delivering a message. As an assistant director, I don't handle casting. You'll have to fight for the role yourself, understand?"

"Of course, thank you for sending me the message, Brother Wang. I'm much luckier than others because of this news," Zhang Ze said gratefully.

The next morning, Zhang Ze went to the August First Film Studio.

Director Wang Feng is a large, overweight man who is about 1.7 meters tall.

She has a very cheerful personality and is quite enthusiastic.

He was Xu Jizhou's go-to assistant director.

The two hugged warmly after meeting.

"Haven't seen you in a while, and you've gotten even more handsome! Unlike me, I've gained several pounds." Wang Feng affectionately teased him, patting his shoulder.

"I recently enrolled in a training course and have been practicing my posture," Zhang Ze replied.

"Okay, continuous learning is the right thing to do!"

"To succeed in this industry, connections are important, but you also need substantial personal capital."

"To forge iron, one must be strong oneself!"

"I heard that Director Wang Wentao also recommended an actor named Jiang Han to Director Xu."

This guy is quite famous in the extras circle, known as the king of extras.

Just like you, always hanging around on film sets.

"Hey, Brother Wang, stop making fun of me. It's all so I can film more movies!"

We extras don't have many resources. If we don't work hard and have a sweet tongue, how can we survive?

"Don't run away tonight, let's have hot pot together."

"I just came back from my hometown yesterday, and I brought back two boxes of authentic Dong'e donkey-hide gelatin. Please take them back to your sister-in-law tonight."

"Genuine donkey-hide gelatin is hard to find on the market. I bought mine personally from the donkey-hide gelatin group. I can't guarantee anything else, but it's genuine!"

"You little rascal, it's your mouth that's so endearing."

"Okay, let's go to Donglaishun tonight."

Zhang Ze's acting skills are undeniable.

Zhang Ze was cast in a role after a brief audition by Xu Jizhou and the casting director.

It was only then that Zhang Ze learned that the film crew was called "The Indelible Number".

Among more than a dozen minor characters, including Renao, Ding Dasuanpan, Gouzi, and Digua.

The director eventually cast him as Digua.

The production team was short of funds and adhered to the principle of saving money wherever possible.

Besides casting well-known actors such as Huang Haibo, Wang Lei, Li Jian, and Yao Qianyu for the main roles, the other major supporting roles were all cast from the guest actors.

Sweet Potato's role in this drama isn't very large; he's more of a guest star.

That evening, Zhang Ze, Wang Feng, and Wang Feng's girlfriend had hot pot together at Donglaishun.

Zhang Ze took out two boxes of donkey-hide gelatin and handed them to Wang Feng's girlfriend.