China Entertainment Times 1999

Chapter 9 New crew, great director

The bus started slowly. Liu Yang sat on his seat, holding a roster in his hand, and called everyone one by one to pay their wages.

"The money has been distributed. Those who are named should come to my place."

"Wang Baoqiang, 50."

"Thank you bro."

Wang Baoqiang happily went up to collect the money.

Today is the first time since he has been an extra for half a year that he has a scene opposite the leading actor. Although he is the one who was beaten, he still showed his face, which is worthy of celebration.

"Lin Xuan, 500."

"Wow……"

The extras in the carriage made bursts of surprised sounds.

Lin Xuan's day's salary is worth their hard work for a month.

"200 is the salary and 300 is the director's reward. I won't take any money from you this time." Liu Yang ordered 500 yuan and handed it over.

"Thank you, Brother Yang."

Lin Xuan received the money and returned to his seat while all the extras looked at him enviously.

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The bus arrived at Beijing Film Studio, and the extras got off the bus to say goodbye and go home.

On the way, the two bought some braised vegetables and a few bottles of beer.

After eating dinner and washing up, Lin Xuan lay on the mattress and slid out the system panel.

"Host: Lin Xuan"

"Occupation: Actor"

"Level: Level [-]"

"Current points: 7545"

"Level One Permission: Basic Course Library (Open)"

"Second level authority: not enabled (accumulated points: 10545/100000)"

Seeing the increasing system points, Lin Xuan lamented that it would be better to make money as a special agent.

Although today's situation is a special case, with his handsome appearance and rapidly improving acting skills, it is not impossible to be a special agent every day in the future.

I will discuss it with Liu Yang another day and ask him to help find special roles.

The remuneration share can be negotiated. As long as the money passes through Lin Xuan's hands, it will be counted into the system points. This is a benign bug in the system.

As for the remaining money, as long as it can meet daily expenses.

After all, Lin Xuan did not do the special contract for the two or three hundred yuan, but regarded the special contract as a springboard for promotion as an actor.

After determining the future development route, Lin Xuan closed his eyes and entered the system space to continue to hone his acting skills.

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When he got to work on time the next day, Lin Xuan found an opportunity to tell Liu Yang about it.

Liu Yang was not surprised that Lin Xuan wanted to focus on special contracts. How could someone with good looks, acting skills and a willingness to endure hardship not have ambitions?

However, spring has just begun recently, and there are not many crews around the capital. Even group acting jobs are not available every day, let alone special appointments.

Lin Xuan felt a little disappointed.

However, he also knows that the domestic film and television industry is not doing well right now. The number of film and television dramas produced every year is very small. There are still a lot of people competing for this little water, so there are naturally fewer opportunities left for him.

Only when those coal bosses enter the market waving banknotes will the industry's spring come.

A few days later, the systematic basic acting course was finally completed, and Lin Xuan completed an essential transformation compared to the past.

Vocal music, lines, body, performance.

In the four basic skills of an actor, he has reached the level of an outstanding graduate of the Film and Television Academy.

It's a pity that these days he only performs in group roles, and his acting skills are useless.

As for the phone number Fan Xiaopang left, Lin Xuan didn't call it in the past few days.

I am very busy with work now, traveling all over the world to film crews and commercial performances.

Lin Xuan couldn't even afford a personal mobile phone, so even asking her out would have no practical significance.

When they parted that day, Lin Xuan saw clearly the way Fan Xiaopang hesitated to speak.

You can also guess almost exactly what she is thinking.

Lin Xuan has outstanding appearance, good acting skills, and his temperament is compatible with hers, and they have common topics of conversation. It is completely expected that Fan Xiaopang will like him.In the end, the reason for my hesitation was mainly because I was worried about the company.

Although Fan Xiaopang signed a contract with Qiong Yao's company, her boss didn't pay much attention to her and could only get some maid roles.

If during this critical period of career development, she did not hesitate to get a boyfriend, the company would definitely have a bigger objection to her, and she might not even be able to get the role of maid.

On the other hand, Lin Xuan probably couldn't figure out his current identity.

There is a serious phenomenon of flattery and contempt in the industry. Other people's boyfriends are either celebrities or rich, while Lin Xuan is just an extra.

She, Fan Xiaopang, is no worse than others, so why can't she have an excellent boyfriend.

Therefore, if the two of them want to move forward, Lin Xuan must at least step out of the quagmire of group acting.

He thought about these issues very clearly, so he had no intention of contacting Fan Xiaopang.

The entertainment industry is so big. As long as he becomes famous in the future, sooner or later we will meet him one day.

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After several days of group performances, Liu Yang still couldn't find a reliable special agent.

Lin Xuan was almost desperate waiting, wondering if he should go to a film and television company and recommend himself.

Of course, he also knew how naive this idea was.

There are countless handsome men and beautiful women who submit their resumes to film and television companies every day.

However, there is no equal sign between being handsome and popular. In the end, it all depends on the performance of your work. You must at least show some signs of being popular before you can be signed by a film and television company.

Otherwise, unless it is pie in the sky and you meet a noble person who likes you and is willing to support you along the way.

Lin Xuan thought he was not so lucky.

Today's situation is a bit strange. From five o'clock to eight o'clock, no crew came to recruit extra actors. All the employees of the Beijing Film Studio next door came to work.

The industry is in a cold winter. When will the coal boss enter the market?

"Brother, do you still have to wait? I guess there will be no chance today."

"Just wait a little longer. If you don't get there by nine o'clock, go back."

Not long after Lin Xuan finished saying this, a van drove over.

Hey, how many people can this old car carry?

Lin Xuan subconsciously thought that this was a small crew that appeared out of nowhere.

Unexpectedly, the van parked and Liu Yang jumped out of the van.

"Brother Yang." Lin Xuan felt happy and hurried over to ask about the situation.

"Don't ask, no."

Liu Yang was tired of being asked questions these days, so he quickly shut his mouth.

"Hehe, forget it if you don't have one. Which group are you running for today? Why did you drive a van?"

Lin Xuan was disappointed in his heart, but still had a smile on his face.

"Today the crew is next door, so I drove here by myself."

Lin Xuan looked back at the sign: "Filmed at Beijing Film Studio, big crew."

Liu Yang nodded: "It is indeed a big crew. Have you heard of Director Li Shaohong?"

"Of course I've heard of it. The female director who won the Berlin Silver Bear Award, Zhang Yimou, is Chen Kaige's classmate."

Lin Xuan's spirit perked up, and some hope ignited in his heart.

Li Shaohong is a famous fifth-generation female director in China and has won many awards at domestic and foreign TV and film festivals.

However, she is probably most famous for publicly stating that she had not read the original work during the remake of "A Dream of Red Mansions" ten years later.

Remaking a classic novel, but as a director who has never read the original work, this behavior is very confusing.

In his previous life, Lin Xuan had been looking forward to this TV series for a long time, but he didn't expect that the final filming was like thunder.

Various underworld filters, outrageously ugly makeup, and incomprehensible lines directly turned "Dream of Red Mansions" into "Liao Zhai of Red Mansions", which received rave reviews on the Internet.

But these have nothing to do with Lin Xuan. What he cares about is Li Shaohong's other identity, the founder of the film and television company "Rong Xingda".

He is now stuck in the quagmire of extras. If he can be spotted by Li Shaohong and join the cast as "Rong Xingda" this time, he will be able to directly complete his identity change.

As for the low share ratio of the film and television company and the long contract period, in Lin Xuan's opinion, it is just a scabies disease.

Taking the first step and becoming an actor is the most important thing.

(End of this chapter)