Wang Baoqiang has been in the capital for more than half a year, but he still hasn't realized his dream of becoming a star. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

His life is quite regular, that is, he works to earn money, and when he has money, he plays tricks, day after day, whether there are lines or no lines, he plays them.

In the process, he met many people like him, and everyone encouraged each other and exchanged experiences.

It is said that the kid who played the trick together yesterday was taken into the play by the director and formed a supporting role, or the girl who looked smart hooked up with the assistant director.

There is also a star in a certain crew who really did a fake show, and was seen going out to open a house.

Such news circulated among the extras, and everyone was envious or shameless or joking, in order to pass the boring time and prove that he was an insider.

There are tens of thousands of extras in the capital, all of whom are suffering so hard.

The circle of group performances is mixed and mobile, and they are still acting together today, and they will never see each other again.

Wang Baoqiang is used to seeing this kind of scene, and the people around him have changed several times, and the people who squatted under the tree together and bragged and laughed have already made their own livelihoods.

Someone told him that you can't become a star like this, and kindly persuaded him to go home, and some people told him to stop doing martial arts, get injured, and suffer when he is old.

Hearing these words, Wang Baoqiang just smiled, and he would still play tricks.

He knows that what people say makes sense, and these days he understands that it is not that perseverance will definitely lead to becoming a star, and there are many reasons.

For example, there was originally a character with lines, but the director rejected it as soon as he heard his accent.

Some directors dislike him for being too wooden, expressionless, and not acting well.

Not to mention the opportunity, in order to adapt to this circle, Wang Baoqiang tried to change himself.

Seeing that it is winter, the weather in the capital is getting cooler day by day, and the winter tricks are even more sinful, and many extras are ready to leave.

Spring goes to winter, the seasons change, and so do extras.

On this day, Wang Baoqiang came to the gate of the Beijing Film Studio as usual and looked at the notice of recruitment group performers.

He could now tell the difference between the signs.

Some of them are useless, people have high requirements, especially the big crew, they must be good-looking and have acting experience.

Only those small crews don't pick people, they can be selected when they go, and some are pure liars.

He saw a recruitment notice that said the movie "Blind Well", recruiting an actor, between the ages of 16 and 18, with or without acting experience.

Wang Baoqiang felt that this was suitable for him, and looked at the location of the audition, which was nearby, and he walked over.

Li Yang received an investment from Haomeng Company, 1.5 million, which exceeded his expectations.

He took this book and found a lot of investors, but no one was willing to invest, and he even thought about raising money to shoot it himself, borrowing money from family and friends, and he could shoot it with 500,000 yuan.

There are no big scenes in this film, it's just ordinary life, and there is no need for big stars, the more ordinary the actors, the better.

Except for the mine, which is difficult to find, everything else can be improvised.

He gave Haomeng Company a shooting plan, and it was written in the fund column that it was one million, and Lin Xiaoling felt that if she wanted to make a high-quality film, she couldn't make do.

What moved Lin Xiaoling was not only the script itself, but also the way of shooting.

Li Yang plans to shoot a documentary to make a movie, using realistic techniques to objectively record the whole story and minimize the traces of performance.

He chose to use non-professional actors.

Lin Xiaoling started out making documentaries and is familiar with this routine, but she does not agree with the complete use of non-professional actors.

The advantage of non-professional actors is that the performance is original, with no traces of axes and chisels, but when strong emotional conflicts need to erupt, the performance is often not in place.

Just like in "Coming Home", if you use non-professional actors, the inner drama will not be so profound.

She suggested that Li Yang adopt the practice of mixing professional and non-professional actors, which is her experience.

With the funds, with the assistance of Haomeng Company, Li Yang went to other places to see several coal mines, including regular coal mines and private small coal kilns.

The plot of the script needs to be filmed underground, and the company recommends that it be filmed in a regular coal mine for safety and security.

Li Yang chose a small private coal kiln for the sake of realism, and they did not dare to tell the mine owner what film they were making, only that it was a film depicting the daily life of coal miners.

The mine owner didn't inquire carefully, as long as he gave money, 200,000 yuan a month.

Back in the capital, Li Yang began to look for suitable actors, professional actors are easy to find, good dream companies have them, and non-professional actors have to be selected from the extras.

Yuan Fengming's character is sixteen years old, his family is poor, and his father has not returned from going out for half a year, so he has to drop out of school to work.

is an ordinary rural child, with an honest personality, a kind heart, and not good at words.

Li Yang rented a house in a hotel and auditioned for the extras who came to audition.

Due to the simple requirements on the recruitment notice, many extras came to try, and some were in their twenties, not to mention that they were only eighteen years old.

Some have a clever face, desperately showing their acting experience, and some begging the director to give him a chance.

In the past few days, Li Yang met with hundreds of extras, most of whom were directly eliminated, and only a few people made him impressed, but he felt that it was not the right way.

It's a feeling, and it's hard to articulate.

He rubbed his brow and waited for the next batch of auditions.

Wang Baoqiang came in with several other group performers, he was working on the construction site a few days ago, and he was only free today.

He was dressed in a shabby gray tracksuit, which had been given to him by a clothing vendor who lived in the same yard as him, and his clothes were thick and hard-wearing, and he was not afraid of getting dirty.

He was short and stood behind the others, with only one face peeking out of the human slit.

There are too many extras, and it is impossible for Li Yang to audition one by one, and come back to four or five at a time.

Look at the appearance first, the appearance is tall and thoughtful, the eyes are smart, and the dress is fashionable, all of which are not wanted.

Working in a coal kiln and digging coal in the mine doesn't mean that you have to pull it, but this character has to have a rustic atmosphere, or a rustic atmosphere.

Li Yang glanced at it, and the few people in front of him were not suitable, and then, he saw a face.

"That little brother in the back, you stand forward. Li Yang pointed at Wang Baoqiang and said.

Wang Baoqiang squeezed and stood in front of Li Yang.

Li Yang took a look, this image overlapped with the Yuan Fengming in his mind.

"What's your name?" asked Li Yang.

"My name is Wang Baoqiang. Wang Baoqiang tried hard to answer in Mandarin.

He has suffered losses and practiced Mandarin, although his speech is not standard, but fortunately, he has a good appearance.

Li Yang flipped through the stack of papers in front of him, this is the form filled out by the group performers, and found Wang Baoqiang.

"You can say a few words in your native dialect, you can say anything. Li Yang demanded.

Wang Baoqiang was stunned, but since the director said so, he introduced himself in his hometown.

After listening to this, Li Yang felt that the taste was right now, so he sent the others away, chatted with Wang Baoqiang, and settled the matter.

"Director, I don't look good, I have pockmarks on my face, why did you choose me?" Wang Baoqiang was puzzled.

"You fit my feelings about the character. Li Yang said.