Chen Ying was very excited, the assistant director took her, first asked her to change her clothes, and after changing a set of ancient costumes on her body, she seemed to become a character in the play, wearing ancient clothes, she was like returning to ancient times.

After changing her clothes, the assistant director arranged for a makeup artist to touch up her makeup, from her hairstyle to the foundation on her face, she did it all, but after half an hour, she became a different person, completely different from the original Chen Ying.

Then, the assistant director arranged for her to stay with the other extras, and told her not to run around, just wait at ease on the spot, and someone would call when she was going to film.

Chen Ying agreed, but her temperament was wild, she couldn't sit still, she couldn't stand, she wanted to look around and was afraid of missing the filming time, so she had to chat with the people around her.

Around her, there are a group of girls, dressed the same as her, they are all maids who play Mingyuexin or the maids around Gongziyu, they are all foils or can only be used as backgrounds, not only do they not have a single line, perhaps, they can't even see their faces clearly when the time comes, but they don't care about it, as long as they have the opportunity to play, they will never miss it, this is their dream, it is their pursuit, although there is an infinite distance from becoming a star, but they definitely did not back down because of this.

Chen Ying curiously asked a girl who was older than her, "Sister, do you often act?" I just came here and don't understand anything, I want to ask what acting is like?

The girl was also happy to have someone ask her about her filming experience, so she smiled and said, "You'll know in a moment, but the filming time is very short, and most of our time is spent waiting, which is very boring." ”

Chen Ying doesn't understand anything, so she asks everything, and the girl is also happy to tell her that she must answer any questions, answer every question, and when time passes, it is not slow, unconsciously, the two have been talking for a long time, and Chen Ying also probably understands some things to pay attention to when filming.

For example, this sister told her that you must not laugh when filming, no matter how funny it is, unless the director asks everyone to laugh, otherwise, you must endure it, otherwise, the laughter will be over, and everyone will have to do it all over again, which will not only delay time, but also waste the paper, I heard that the submission is very expensive, if you meet a director with a bad temper, you will definitely be scolded for being bloody.

Chen Ying secretly wrote it down after hearing it, and then this sister also told her, don't take yourself seriously, the extras are a background and a landscape, just like the set master presses the props installed there, but the extras can only move, it is a prop, with the director's words, like where to put it, you can also move around in the play when necessary.

Of course, Chen Ying was not satisfied with this, she retorted: "Extras are also actors, and they also have souls. ”

This is the line she saw in the Xingye movie, and it was stolen.

The sister laughed at her and said, "I said sister, we can't even see your face, no matter how hard you try, no one will see you, unless you have a relationship, otherwise, how do you make an extras stand out? If you have one or two lines, what are extras? Isn't it just a living prop?" As long as you make a blank look, don't speak, don't move, and don't make trouble for the crew, you are a very qualified extra, if you become a special guest and have lines, then you can have room for performance, right?"

Chen Ying thought about it and felt that it made a lot of sense, and suddenly admired this sister who was older than her, and she asked about her sister's experience, how she came to Hengdian, why she wanted to be an extra, and so on.

The strange sister poured out her heart and lungs to Chen Ying, and she didn't hide anything, and told her own things one by one, she said: "Of course I want to be famous as an extra, although I know that there is little hope for fame, but it's better to have a little hope than no hope, right?"

"When I first came, I was not in Hengdian, but in Huairou, do you know Huairou?"

Chen Ying shook her head, and the girl said that when she first came to Huairou, she was taken to a farmer's yard by a group leader, and then waited for the play with a group of like-minded people, but what she didn't expect was that Huairou was a liar, and at the beginning she said that she could play the play, and even had lines, but when she first joined the group, she was the masses, and this was okay, the most important thing is that the group leader had to collect money, and after they went to the play, not only did they not give the money that should have belonged to them, but they had to collect introduction fees, living expenses, car fees, rent fees, etc., and all the money she brought from home was collected, and then they were not satisfied, and even let them take on other jobsSome sisters were forced to go out to sell, she slipped out of a dark night, and then she called the police, but the police couldn't control it at all, because she didn't have any evidence to accuse others.

After Chen Ying heard this, she was immediately furious and said, "It's too unreasonable. And then?"

"Later, that's it, what can you do? No power, no power, and no one to help, so I can only think that I am unlucky, but fortunately, I kept my innocence, and then I worked temporarily in Beiying, and then I heard that Hengdian was good, so I came. ”

The girl said, her eyes unconsciously revealing a faint sadness, which she didn't want to recall in the past.

Chen Ying asked: "Sister, isn't there such a situation in Hengdian? Will we not get paid?" Of course, she was not worried about herself, but very curious, of course, she wanted to help this kind and enthusiastic sister.

The girl smiled and said: "No, Hengdian will not, Hengdian has a trade union, no one sends you this money, the north is different, the film and television city in the north is not a company, therefore, no one cares about the extras, so I gave those liars a chance." ”

Chen Ying said angrily: "Why doesn't the government care?

The girl smiled and didn't answer, she looked at Chen Ying, and felt that such a simple, impatient girl must have just come out, this kind of girl is the easiest to be deceived, therefore, she was a little worried, and said kindly: "I said little sister, your temper needs to be changed, you are so straightforward, so simple, if you are not a little vigilant, you will definitely suffer, these years, there are many liars, you have to be careful." ”

Chen Ying grinned, she would not be afraid of being deceived, in this crew, she can be said to be a princess-level character, as long as she wants, she can leave at any time, of course, she can stay at any time, who dares to lie to her? That must have eaten leopard gall.

The two chatted for a while, and then they heard the assistant director shouting loudly with a loudspeaker: "The actors have entered, the extras have entered the audition, hurry up, don't rub it in." ”

With the voice of the assistant director, the extras sitting near the scene got up one after another, the men held props, the girls had no props, and some held some flowers or fans or the like, in short, everything made Chen Ying feel extremely fresh, making her extremely curious, take a look, every time she saw a surprise, she immediately shouted out, making the girl next to her laugh badly, saying that she was making a fuss, and she would not feel strange when she saw more in the future.

Of course, Chen Ying has never seen it, so he thinks it's funny, the other people are all old fritters who have been in the crew for a long time, and they have long been surprised, but when they heard someone exclaim, they suddenly cast a strange look, which made Chen Ying honest.

They walked into the scene, and with the command of the assistant director, they suddenly found their own status, and then the assistant director explained how to move around and how to perform. Of course, the so-called performance is just to cooperate with the actions of the male protagonist, try to make expressions when you should have an expression, of course, as long as you don't make trouble, keep smiling when you should laugh, and be serious when you shouldn't laugh.

For extras, there are no requirements for performance, the only requirement is to be obedient, so that you can't shout, don't shout and don't get up for a long time, in this case, you won't be able to work.

Chen Ying and the girl who spoke just now stood together, of course, there were many people around the two of them, they only needed to stand still, basically, this job could be done by one person.

With the entry of the extras, after all the members stood up, the assistant director invited the main actors, and then after the leading actor stood in his position, he began to audition, of course, the audition is to go through the lines, so that everyone can familiarize themselves with it first, don't be in a hurry when the time comes, Chen Ying stood and felt too boring, if she was allowed to do this kind of work for a day, she really didn't know how to hold on, she suddenly regretted it a little, but now, there is no way.

Although she saw her brother Chen Shi and her sister-in-law Li Yalian, the two of them didn't even look at her as if they didn't see her, which made her a little discouraged.

As the assistant director shouted, the actors who auditioned for the play played against each other, and the scene was quiet, although she was standing behind the actor, but she couldn't see the actor's face, and she didn't know which star was standing in front of her. The process of the play is not fast, the director stops from time to time, and then discusses the lines with the actors, and there are problems with the props from time to time, and the actors' positions must also be adjusted, in the process of solving these problems, the extras have to stand and not move, even if they can move, they can only rest in place, and cannot leave, because experienced assistant directors know that after the extras leave, if they want to shout back, they can solve it with one or two voices from time to time, and someone must be responsible for urging, otherwise, the extras will definitely find a good place to lie down and rest.

Extras are the most unbelonging, because their work pay and working hours are asymmetrical, although this kind of work has no technical content and does not require too much, but, after all, it is a time-consuming job.

The crew is time-consuming, the remuneration is not much, the extras are not happy to be hot, but they have no way, they can only be lazy to deal with it, they are lazy when they have the opportunity, no one takes acting seriously, people who really have acting dreams, after all, are a minority here, most of them come here to want to be famous, but they don't know how to be famous, they only know that it is possible to become famous on TV.

Now, Wang Baobao, who came out of the domestic extras, is not really famous, therefore, the extras are not so impetuous, although there are those who want to be famous, but that is also pressed in people's hearts, and it is not directly revealed, if you wait until Wang Baobao becomes famous, then, there will be countless places to talk about in the extras industry, and there will be countless people who come here for the so-called dream.

Of course, Wang Baobao became famous in Jingying, so when Wang Baobao became famous, Jingying's reputation suddenly became great, and it will definitely overshadow Hengdian.

Of course, Chen Ying didn't know this, she came to be a mass just to experience the life of acting and lay the foundation for becoming a big star in the future.

After trying three or four times for the audition, Chen Ying was a little excited, but she was destined to be disappointed, because her dream was to be a big star, not a small extra, how could a small extras meet her performance needs?

When filming officially started, the scene was quiet, but she was a little absent-minded, looking east, west, and then, she heard her sister-in-law Li Yalian shouting: "Who is that, what are you messing around? Don't dangle around." ”

Chen Ying didn't know that she was talking about her, and she didn't take it seriously, until the assistant director walked up to her and lectured her very seriously: "What are you shaking? Stand up, the director has called the name, you want everyone to hang with you, right? Don't waste everyone's time." ”

After finishing speaking, the assistant director walked out depressed, Chen Ying seemed to have suffered a lot of grievances, her eyes were slightly red, and she almost cried, but she thought that she would not regret it when she told her brother before, so she held back her tears, stood firm, swallowed the grievances into her stomach, and didn't let it break out.

With a start, the actor in front of Chen Ying began to say the lines, but Chen Ying didn't hear anything, her mind was full of the things she had just been taught, if she wasn't filming, she would definitely leave.

This scene seems to be very, very long, Chen Ying feels that it seems that a lifetime has passed, and then she heard the director shout that it is over, at this time, everyone cheered, because this scene has passed, this scene is over, and there is no one to do it again, of course everyone is worth celebrating, only Chen Ying is depressed alone.

The girl who had been talking to her before comforted: "It's good to open a little, what is this little grievance? Pay attention in the future, just don't be found in the wrong place, it's okay, don't think about it." ”

Chen Ying reluctantly smiled a little, looked at this enthusiastic sister, and felt that she was particularly strong and capable.