Entertainment: The Path to Best Actor for Talented Actors

Zhang Ze stopped and asked him a question.

He casually took out a box of Zhongnanhai cigarettes from his pocket and handed one to the man.

"Hey! We're not actors!"

"We're just a group of extras. There's a scene at Shougang tomorrow that needs extras, so we thought we'd team up!"

"Oh! How much do you guys get paid a day for being extras? Do you need more people?" Zhang Ze asked.

"One hundred yuan a day, plus a boxed lunch!"

The man lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and casually remarked without a care in the world.

"What, bro? You want to act too?"

"Yeah, I've been wanting to change jobs lately, but I haven't found one yet, so I'm thinking of finding a part-time job to do for now!"

Zhang Ze then started chatting casually with the man.

"Do you have the QQ number of the person who just gave you money? If you want to go too, tell that person, and he'll add you to the group. He'll post any announcements in the group."

Having obtained the information he wanted, Zhang Ze bid farewell to the man.

Walking back, I found the young man who had given out the money earlier.

"You want to act?"

The young man looked Zhang Ze up and down curiously.

"Your appearance is acceptable, so you'll be included in tomorrow's scene."

"I'll add you to the group. Announcements will be posted there. If you find any announcements you're interested in, remember to contact me to sign up!"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Ze thanked him politely and was then added to a QQ group.

"Cough cough"

When Zhang Ze returned to the company to submit the survey, his QQ number beeped.

I took out my phone and saw a text message: "Meet at 10:00 AM tomorrow, the 21st, at the North Gate of Shougang to participate in the filming of 'Tiexi Renjia'. The detailed address is: Southwest Courtyard, No. 99 Shijingshan Road, Shijingshan District, Yanjing City. Contact number: 135****188."

Looking at the information on his phone, Zhang Ze was a little curious.

Is this what they call an announcement?

When he returned to his rented apartment that evening, Zhang Ze, for the first time ever, ordered himself a braised chicken dish.

I worked two jobs today.

I've experienced the thrill of earning a dollar every minute and spending hundreds of thousands just to propose marriage.

It made him feel somewhat uneasy.

He admitted that his heart was wild!

He refused to be ordinary!

Is it just because I didn't get into university?

I'll only ever earn a little over two thousand a month in my entire life.

I'll never be worthy of marrying a girl as beautiful as a celebrity in this lifetime.

Thinking of this, he picked up the phone and dialed his boss's mobile phone to ask for leave.

He plans to visit the film set tomorrow to explore whether acting is a viable career path for him.

Even if it's not out of curiosity, just watching the excitement is fine, since it's a field I've never been exposed to before.

Silent all night.

The next morning at six o'clock, Zhang Ze got up and rushed to the subway.

Although the agreed meeting time was 10 a.m.

But he checked on his phone and found that it would take about two hours by subway from Chongwenmen, where he lives.

Plus, since it was my first time going and I wasn't familiar with the route, allowing an hour's allowance made the time just right.

I grabbed a quick bowl of tofu pudding on the way, took the first subway, and arrived at the Shougang gate around 9 a.m.

At this moment, there were already more than a dozen people standing at the door, talking about something.

"Hey bro! You're over here!"

Before Zhang Ze could get close, the man who had been talking to him yesterday waved enthusiastically and greeted him.

Good morning, brother! You've arrived really early.

As he spoke, he nodded to the girl he had been talking with yesterday.

A group of people chatted together and waited for about half an hour.

A middle-aged woman arrived in a bus, cursing and swearing.

She herded them into the car like chickens, and kept yelling at each other on the phone the whole way, cursing and swearing.

This was the first time Zhang Ze had seen such a vulgar woman in the six months since he came to Yanjing.

From the woman's words on the way, it seemed that one of her subordinates had made a mistake in arranging the actors.

"Terrifying!"

The bus drove for about ten minutes and then brought everyone to a lakeside.

By this time, over a hundred people had gathered by the lake; they were all extras.

Men and women, young and old.

The group included elderly people in their seventies and eighties, as well as a baby in swaddling clothes.

This felt very novel to Zhang Ze.

Indeed, movies and TV shows are a world unto themselves.

The characters in the film are diverse, and actors don't necessarily have to be beautiful women or handsome men.

This solidified his resolve to become an actor!

Looking at the middle-aged men and women chatting around him, Zhang Ze thought to himself.

The people of Beijing are really good; even if they don't have any special skills, they can still work as extras and earn more than a hundred yuan a day.

Unlike parents in the countryside who work from dawn till dusk in the fields to earn a meager living, earning only a few dozen yuan a day.

It was already 10 a.m. when we gathered.

A large group of people chatted for over an hour.

They said the actors were filming in Group B, and Group A just needed to prepare the location in advance and wait.

Before I knew it, it was noon.

The film crew started distributing boxed lunches.

Zhang Ze received a boxed lunch and, along with the others, casually found a place to sit down and eat.

The food was pretty good, with one meat dish, two vegetable dishes, and a bowl of egg drop soup. If you're still hungry, you can have a second serving.

That's how the crew's first meal ended.

It wasn't until after 1 p.m.

The main actors were just brought over by bus.

"You need to memorize your lines, and make sure you don't say them wrong. Don't say them too early, and don't say them too late, understand?"

After filming began, the casting director started giving instructions to each person individually.

Zhang Ze inquired and found out that these actors were veteran extras.

The group leader would assign them a few lines whenever possible.

Actors who have lines are called guest actors.

The pay ranges from 200 to 500 yuan per day.

Zhang Ze's goal at this time is to become a contract actor as soon as possible.

He could see very clearly that some of the featured actors arrived in BMWs.

According to his idea.

Even if he doesn't become a big star like Wang Baoqiang.

If I could become a professional contract actor in the entertainment industry, earning ten or twenty thousand yuan a month, driving a BMW, and marrying a beautiful girl, I could achieve that.

This life isn't bad!

Zhang Ze, however, was unaware of this.

He was mistaken; the one who drove the BMW to film the movie was Big Te...

Moreover, their family is from Beijing.

"Don't just stand there like idiots, everyone hurry up and change your clothes. Don't say I didn't warn you if you're late and get yelled at!"

The scene was chaotic, with hundreds of people crowding around piles of costumes, picking and choosing.

The costume was an old-fashioned denim work outfit.

It was very hot, and my clothes smelled sour.

"Hey! Xiaoqiang, that guest teacher from earlier wasn't good enough; his Beijing accent was too strong. Our play is set in Liaoning, so we need someone with a Northeastern accent!"

At this moment, a young man wearing glasses approached the group leader and said.

"Ah! Director Yang, please wait a moment. Let me ask if there are any people with a Northeastern accent on set."

The group leader paused for a moment, then quickly said...

"Okay, hurry up. I'll stay here with you and help you choose. Group A was delayed this morning, and the director is getting anxious. We mustn't let him get angry."

After saying that, the group leader shouted loudly.

"I can hear men in their 20s and 30s speaking Northeastern dialect. They're all gathering here."

Upon hearing this, seven or eight people gathered around.

Zhang Ze quickly followed.

Thanks to the magic of Northeastern comedy sketches! When he was a child, he often imitated Baiyun and Heitu's speech, and he can speak a few words of Northeastern dialect.

Remove the fattest one and the tallest one.

Remove the one who is unattractive.

Choose a general from among the lame.

Zhang Ze has a habit of looking people in the eye when he speaks.

The young man named Director Yang met Zhang Ze's gaze.

The director pointed to Zhang Ze among the three and said, "You're the one! Come over here and memorize your lines."