Who are you calling "little fresh meat"? I'm the king.

Chapter 10 Daily Life with the Group
The supporting actors are divided into ordinary supporting actors and role-playing supporting actors.

Ordinary supporting actors are actually just extras, whose main responsibility is to act as various background boards in the group every day;

The roles and groups are quite different.

There are some relatively fixed small roles,
There are a lot of scenes, but the roles are... quite small.

There won't be many lines, and there may be many scenes without any lines, just standing next to the leading actor.

The most typical example should be Scorpion in "The World's Number One". He is the character and the group...

Played six or seven roles!
Generally, the characters and crew members live in triple or quadruple rooms...

The crew is a condensed small society, divided into different classes.

The actors' accommodation is also based on their status. Generally speaking, the male and female protagonists will have it stated in their contracts that they must stay in a five-star hotel. The standards for newcomers will be lower. The main crew will find a cost-effective hotel to stay in. Sometimes, if one hotel cannot accommodate everyone, they will choose two or even three.

"The National Anthem" is a mission drama, and Gong Ruofei is also a veteran director.

The crew was filming in a film and television city, and there were many hotels around, so the accommodation conditions were pretty good.

Shen Yan followed assistant director Zhang Shaoming...

So, I was given a double room. My roommate was also an actor from the crew, a middle-aged man named Zhang Wuchou, who spoke with a BJ accent...

Shen Yan didn't care. Not to mention double rooms, he had even stayed in youth hostels with twenty rooms!
And this uncle is very civilized, he even goes to the toilet to smoke...

It doesn't affect Shen Yan's work!

However, before going to bed at night, the two still chatted for a while.

"I'm from Beijing and used to be a chef. After my divorce, I didn't want to cook anymore, so I decided to pursue my dream and become an extra. I've been in several productions..."

"Isn't the income from being an extra in BJ high?"

"Not much. I used to be an extra. I'd leave home at six in the morning and get home after eight at night, making only about 100 yuan a day... If I weren't a local, I wouldn't be able to make it! How about you?"

Shen Yan casually said, "I'm from Changsha... I used to work behind the scenes, and the director thought I looked good, so he asked me to be a supporting actor..."

"So you've never been in an extras?"

"without!"

"I don't think you're twenty yet?"

“I’m 21 this year…”

"Have you ever thought about applying to a film school for further studies?"

Shen Yan smiled and said, "... Let's talk about it later. Let's finish this drama first!"

"I see you're writing something?"

"Yes, magazine submission..."

“Are you a writer?”

Shen Yan waved his hand: "I just earn some hard-earned money..."

"How did you come up with the idea of running group?"

Shen Yan sighed. "A Hunanese's coming-of-age ceremony is usually a ticket to Guangdong to work, especially to Shenzhen... Anyway, they're all working out of town, so joining a production team is almost the same as joining a factory!"

The uncle smiled and asked: "Do you have any relatives in this business?"

"Um...art!"

"You're good then. Your image is very suitable for special commissions..."

Shen Yan ignored him...

Actually, his looks are really suitable for playing the protagonist's younger brother...

It is quite suitable for running special contracts.

Become a special actor and earn more than 1000 yuan a day!
Running ten groups a month can guarantee a monthly income of over ten thousand yuan, and supporting yourself is not a problem.

But again…

Why does he become an actor when he carries the legacy of Fuxi?
Are you still a special guest actor?
There are so many ways to support yourself!
……

In the next few days, Shen Yan joined the team during the day, and after work, he went back to the dormitory to write.

Although the actors in the crew are following the crew for roles, most of the time they are just background walls!

His appearance is very suitable for students who were killed during the Republic of China period...

So, after five days on the set, he died twice a day on average! Shen Yan had a lot of free time, but he had to stay on the set!

Extras need to wait outside!

As a supporting actor, he is qualified to stay on the set.

Actually, being on the set is not boring...

With nothing to do, he would watch the actors perform.

After a few days, he felt that...the acting of these actors was just so-so, I could do it too!

I bought a book called "An Actor's Self-cultivation" - love what you do.

I also practiced my pronunciation privately by memorizing some rhymes and tongue twisters to correct my pronunciation!
Hunanese people don't distinguish between NL and...

He focused on these two pronunciations!
You must practice in private, otherwise you will be laughed at.

Apart from studying, he spent most of his time on the set hanging out with Zhang Wuchou...

Shen Yan is a foreigner and an actor in the group, so he must actively integrate into the group!
Zhang Wuchou is a local native, eloquent and has many friends among extras, even friends with several group leaders...

They are all men, and it is natural that they are chatting with women!
We were talking about the actresses in the crew.

The crew of "National Anthem", the three leading actresses, Ke Lan, Bian Xiaoxiao and Tu Liman...

Usually when they discussed these things, Shen Yan rarely spoke - he didn't have much impression of these three women, he only knew that Bian Xiaoxiao seemed to be the person involved in the stabbing incident.

Ke Lan has been acting for a long time, and the one that impressed me the most was Lu Yike in "In the Name of People"... This person has a mysterious background!
Tu Liman…

Sorry, I really have no impression at all!
As for the "National Anthem" crew, he's really liked Gu Zhixin these past few days...

At this time, several extras started talking about the article.

"I heard that Wen Zhang learned the violin for a month to play the role of Nie Er!"

"Just a few violins, can you learn to play the violin in a month?"

"Maybe he's a genius!"

Zhang Wuchou also joined in: "How is it possible that someone who has never played the violin before can learn it in a month? Xiao Shen, tell me."

Shen Yan, who was cueed, was speechless, but still said: "The violin is a string instrument, without a fixed pitch. The sound produced needs to be distinguished by ear. Most people can't do this alone. Then, the coordination of holding the violin and bow with both hands requires a long time of practice. Attaining this is just the beginning.

For beginners, it may take a year for an average person to learn the basics. For other instruments, three months may be enough, and for guitar, half a month is enough!"

"Really? Violin is so difficult?"

“Well, it’s quite difficult…”

Zhang Wuchou was surprised: "How do you know all this? Can you play the violin?"

Shen Yan nodded: "I understand a little bit!"

Do you know what idol training is?

Shen Yan had played most instruments, but of course, he couldn't be considered proficient...

The violin is an exception. He might really have some talent. In his previous life, he passed the third level exam and can play the Second Concerto and the D minor Concerto a little!
Why not continue studying?

Haha, no money!
Zhang Wuchou looked him up and down with surprise on his face. He asked tentatively, "...So, can you play 'Ave Maria'?"

Shen Yan scratched his head: "...This is a level five piece, quite difficult, I can barely do it..."

Hearing this, Zhang Wuchou immediately grabbed him and said, "Let's go!"

Shen Yan was a little puzzled: "What?"

Zhang Wuchou explained: "Wen Zhang plays Nie Er, a composer. He said he couldn't find Nie Er's feeling... If you have the ability, you can play a piece of "Ave Maria" in front of him..."

Shen Yan stopped and said, “…I’m not going!”

"If you have money, you can spend at least this much at a time!"

Zhang Wuchou made an eight gesture...

"Eight hundred dollars?"

"Correct!"

“…I don’t have a violin!”

"It's okay, there's something in the car..."

(End of this chapter)