Yangge is their traditional activity in the north, the general team began to form before the New Year, the team ranged from 2 to 30 people, and then trained, after the second day of the Lunar New Year, from the third day of the new year, the Yangge team began to go out, the flow of each village, every family went, and one twisted for more than ten minutes.

Every time I go to a house, the owner of the house will invite the captain of the team into the house, entertain with good smoke and tea, and then set off firecrackers to welcome the Yangge team into the courtyard for a good performance, and finally when I leave, I will bring dozens of yuan or a cigarette to the Yangge team as a return gift for the New Year.

After all, dozens of people come to your house to give you performances and New Year's greetings, you can't say nothing at all, but if you really don't give anything, then the Yangge team can't do it, you can't rob it, but there are very few such people, and the people in the village are all concerned about face, and some are afraid of spending money and don't want to take it, so they just lock the door and don't open the door.

When they were young, they ran behind the Yangge team all day long, not for anything else, just to set off more firecrackers, generally after the Yangge team entered the yard, the firecrackers were to be lit, and the owner of the house had to entertain the team leader, and there was no time to set off the firecrackers, all the children in the village helped, and they were also willing to do this work.

Gao Shang picked up the erhu next to him and said: "Bao Qiang is right, this is called erhu, also called huqin, is a unique bow string instrument in the north, in our country, there are thousands of years of history, in ancient times it was called 'Xi Qin', now it is rare, and the people who can play it are estimated that there are no more, and they are on the verge of being lost." ”

When Huang Bo heard this, he asked curiously: "Brother, then why do you know erhu?" We have been playing together since childhood, and I haven't seen you pull it." "The three of them grew up together, and it is not an exaggeration to say that they know each other better than they know each other.

"Well, I learned this from the old Taoist priest of the Black Blind Ditch. After Gao Shang finished speaking, he couldn't help but have his eyes flashing, and those who were familiar with him knew at a glance that this kid was messing around, but Huang Bo and the others didn't pay attention, or didn't realize that Gao Shang was lying.

"That madman in the black blind ditch?!he knows erhu?!" Huang Bo was stunned when he heard the noble words, the old Taoist priest in the black blind ditch, there is no one in the whole village who does not know, it can be said that several nearby villages know this person, this person is said to be a Taoist priest, in fact, he is a madman, no matter winter or summer, he is dressed in a tattered Taoist robe, his mental condition is not good, sometimes crazy and sometimes normal, and he also loves petty theft, if the chickens, ducks and geese in the village are gone, they are not taken away by the weasel, or they are stolen by him.

Gao Shang squinted his eyes at Huang Bo, "What's so strange? Don't you know? Those reclusive masters usually behave strangely and behave informally, this old Taoist priest is a master who lives in seclusion. ”

Huang Bo was dazzled by the noble flicker, and he really believed it for a while, but the contrast was too great, and he really couldn't accept it, but he couldn't help it if he didn't believe it, because the old Taoist priest had disappeared and had not seen anyone for several years, some people said that he was eaten by wolves, some people said that he was lost in the mountains, anyway, no one knew where he went, and there was no proof of death.

Wang Baoqiang had a simple personality, and after listening to the noble words, he complained: "Brother, why don't you tell me? Such a master can do martial arts, if you tell me, how good it is for me to learn martial arts, by the way, brother, have you learned martial arts with him?"

Gao Shang continued to talk nonsense to the martial idiot Wang Baoqiang: "People don't let me say it, but the old Taoist priest doesn't know martial arts, and he hasn't taught me, so it's useless to tell you." ”

Wang Baoqiang said with a look of disbelief: "How can you not know martial arts? Hermit masters can do martial arts, and he is so good at stealing chickens, he will definitely do martial arts." ”

"Okay, let's not talk about him, I can't find anyone anyway, will it be useless to do martial arts, did you two get the play tonight?"

Huang Bo nodded and said: "I got it, tomorrow on the side of the pine forest in the suburbs, there will be a battle scene, we will play the devil, at 5 o'clock in the morning, the old union will get in the car and go to the set." ”

"There's no drama for me?" the fat man asked casually, he had long been accustomed to this kind of thing.

"Well, I didn't. ”

"It's okay, you two go back to sleep quickly, and we'll be in the theater tomorrow." "With my own figure, in this kind of anti-Japanese drama, there is basically no chance, no matter which side of the soldier is, it is impossible for such a big fat man to appear, which is obviously unreasonable.

As a fat man, Gao Shang looks more festive, honest, and has a bit of a comedic effect, which is very suitable for being a special actor.

On the side of the 'Hengcheng Film and Television Base', the dragon set is also graded, the lowest level is the so-called extras, that is, those soldiers who play big scenes, or pedestrians on the street, passers-by whose faces are invisible, such a dragon set has basically no requirements for personal quality, 50 yuan a day, generally from 8 o'clock in the morning to 6 o'clock in the evening, overtime is counted as overtime, 10 yuan for an hour of overtime, makeup starts at 5 yuan, with blood, shaved head, carrying a sedan chair, rain, beating, explosion, carrying a coffin, wearing linen and filial piety, generally ranging from 5 to 30 yuan. Playing the dead red envelope ranges from 1 to 10 yuan. As for how much you can get in the end, it all depends on whether the crew picks the door or not, and whether the assistant director lacks morality.

There are some special occasions when the price of female group performances is more, such as playing a girl, doubling the salary for physical contact with guests, adding 100 for kissing the mouth, adding 200 for the Luo dew part, and 1000 or more for the whole Luo, it all depends on whether you can win it yourself, whether the leader is given or not, and the rest depends on whether the assistant director lacks morality.

A slightly higher level of the dragon set, called Qunte, as the name suggests, is a special actor among the extras, such actors generally have requirements, at least the facial features are correct, the height can not be too short, the man has to be more than 1.7 meters, the female is more than 1.6 meters, and the roles are generally ministers, maids, hawkers, these roles that can be flashed in front of the camera, the salary is naturally a little higher, ranging from 70 to 80 a day, and the rest is no different from ordinary group performances, overtime is counted.

The extras are then special actors, and special actors usually have lines, but they are all relatively short, one sentence or two, or just one word or two words, plus an action or something, which requires a little acting foundation.

Special actors are also divided into grades, generally divided into three levels, small special, medium special, and large special, which are divided according to the length of time they appear and the number of lines. A small special play is generally 200 to 500, a medium special play is 500 to 700, and a large special play is 700 to 1000. Of course, there are also higher, which are relatively rare, or called cameos. Basically, if you are a special actor, even if you have a face and a name, your name will be displayed on the cast, so if you can play a special role, that is the object of everyone's worship.

The top of the special contract is the role actor, that is, the supporting role, according to the plot, there are several supporting roles, as for the salary, it depends on the popularity and fame of the actor himself, a newcomer plays a supporting role and an actor to play, the price is definitely different. The supporting roles below are all considered group performances, only supporting roles can be regarded as actors, and supporting roles are the roles that all group actors dream of, and between group performances, there is a gap that cannot be crossed quickly, only when you are a supporting role, you can be regarded as a real actor, and the rest, whether it is an ordinary group performance or a big special contract, are all 'actors who are not actors'.

Above the supporting role is the protagonist, needless to say, a play depends on the protagonist, this has nothing to do with the fat man's noble dime, his highest achievement at present is that he has acted in a few small special contracts, and the money he gets has to be drawn by the group head and the guild from ten to twenty percent.

Noble and fat, it is also a characteristic, you can be a special actor, the so-called special actor, is an actor who looks more peculiar, such as a particularly fat, or particularly thin, strange and ugly look, generally this kind of actor will appear in some plots, as funny, or needed for the camera.

This kind of actor belongs to a kind of special actor, and the remuneration is the same as that of special actors, but a fat man like Gao Shang who has no background, no talent, and no connections is not uncommon in this 'Hengcheng Film and Television Base'.

Therefore, the competition in his industry is also quite fierce, and he can't get such a role every day, most of the time he still follows the group leader, being an ordinary extraor a group special, and he is tired and has back pain at the end of the day, earns dozens of dollars, and has to be taken away a little.