This actor needs more money

"Haha, I didn't expect Baoqiang to release an album one day. If Lao Huang knew about it, he would probably laugh for days."

Taking Zhao Liying's thermos cup, Ding Xiu blew away the tea leaves floating on it, took a sip, and found it was a bit hot. He screwed the lid on and handed it back to Zhao Liying.

"Brother Xiu, you're not bad either. Didn't you sing the ending theme of this drama?" Zhao Liying said.

"What ending song?" Ding Xiu was puzzled.

"It's written in the contract that you and Bai Bin will sing the beautiful myth together, don't you know?"

"Is there any? I didn't pay attention to the contract."

There were too many contracts, dozens of pages in and out. Wherever he could read them all, he would always give them to the legal department first. After the legal department made sure there were no traps or unequal treaties, they gave them to Yang Siwei. After Yang Siwei made revisions and put forward his opinions, the company discussed them. Come up with the final plan, and then the two companies have to negotiate the details.

Before Ding Xiu got the final version of the contract, he didn't know how many hands went through it. He didn't even need to think about it as a legal layman. He just picked up a pen and signed.

What he usually looks at is the last page, how much is the salary.

The salary for the mythological TV series is five million, a very good price, and everyone is very satisfied.

I didn’t expect there would be another song, which was an unexpected surprise.

Beautiful Myth, he has heard more than one version of this song. The original version was a duet between Cheng Long and Jin Xifan, and it was sung in Korean.

It's just that the melody is nice, but the lyrics are incomprehensible.

The second version was sung by Han Hong and Sun Nan. Needless to say, the two music stars are the masters of singing. The audience burst into tears after listening to the song, as if they had really witnessed the thousand-year love between Meng Yi and Princess Yushu.

The Chinese version of The Beautiful Myth is also Ding Xiu’s favorite.

"When can I sing?"

"I don't know about that. It may have to wait until filming is finalized."

It doesn't take long to record a song, and the post-production of a TV series is a long process. In the early stage, actors will not be asked to take time off to record songs for filming tasks.

It's totally unnecessary. I'll have plenty of time after filming is over.

"That's it. By the way, when the work is over, remember to ask the assistant director for your pay. After all, you filmed a scene, so you can't do it for nothing."

"Ah, no, it's just a scene, only a few minutes."

No matter how thick-skinned Zhao Liying is, she is still a little embarrassed to ask for pay.

Here in Hengdian, wages are no longer paid on site. The crew pays the actors' union, and the union pays the extra actors on their cards every half month.

She has never applied for an actor's certificate, and her bank card has not been registered with the union. Today's scene is temporary, and her name is not on the union's side at all.

It's hard to get paid for this film, it's a bit troublesome.

Follow the procedure, first go to the labor union to apply for an actor's certificate, the group leader will leave her bank card number, and report her name along with it, and the crew will add her name again... Anyway, it's a little complicated.

"We don't have to, but the crew can't deny it. That's our attitude." After Ding Xiu finished speaking, he waved to the assistant director: "Director Wang, does my little Zhao get paid for the scene he just shot?"

The assistant director's smile was a little stiff. He couldn't understand why Ding Xiu was so rich, why did he still care about a little girl's pay per scene?

A group performance costs dozens of dollars a day. It’s a day, not a play.

Although Zhao Liying showed her face, it only cost one hundred and eighty yuan to shoot in one night. Ten yuan was too much for just one scene.

"Yes, of course there is, as long as you are filming." The assistant director immediately took out his wallet. He originally wanted to withdraw ten yuan, but hesitated for a second, took a one hundred yuan and handed it to Zhao Liying: "Resubmit the card number and register the name. It’s a bit troublesome, and I’m afraid of wasting your time, so I’ll give you the money directly, and I’ll make up for it from your share later.”

"Thank you, Director Wang. Isn't that a bit much?"

Zhao Liying was at a loss. She was not a novice. She often followed Ding Xiu on the set and chatted with extras from time to time. Of course she knew the market price of extras.

One hundred yuan per scene, even special actors are not that expensive.

"No more, no more, everyone who shows his face is like this."

The assistant director really didn't want to offend anyone because of the 100 yuan, so he just gave it to him if it was only 100 yuan.

What I was given was not a salary, but a human touch.

"Just keep it for you." Ding Xiu said, "But it's really not worth so much. So, Director Wang, if you have the chance, you can arrange a few more scenes for her. We can't take advantage."

Damn it, you might as well keep it, the assistant director's face turned dark.

"Just a small group performance like today will do." Ding Xiu continued.

"That's no problem, I'll take care of it." At this second, the assistant director's chest slapped loudly.

As for the extras, it's easy to say that the crew lacks everything except extras. This drama needs hundreds of extras every day, and hundreds more are needed for big scenes.

It’s not acting who you look for.

Patting the assistant director on the shoulder, Ding Xiu smiled and said, "Excuse me, Director Wang. I'll treat you to a meal and drinks some other time."

Feeling that his relationship with Ding Xiu was getting closer, the assistant director said with a smile: "It's just a sentence, no trouble. Xiao Zhao is so beautiful, it's more than enough for a special role."

"You're so cool, are you with the group or local?"

Ding Xiu knew that the structure of a film crew was actually very complicated, with members coming from all over the world, including the camera crew, lighting crew, art crew, props crew, costume crew, and director crew, all of which might come from different companies.

The same goes for the assistant director who is responsible for the extras.

Some are intermediary companies that specialize in this industry, and some are local cowards who previously worked as group leaders and have wide connections and know many people.

These people will usually be stationed on the crew during the filming period and are responsible for coordinating the flow of low-level actors every day to ensure the smooth shooting of the crew.

For example, if they have to shoot a big war scene tomorrow, they have to find people for it today.

Regardless of just looking for people, this job is actually not simple. You need to deal with local leaders, the actors' union, and the crew. The people who can get the job done are all well-rounded people.

If Qin Gang had not changed careers back then, he would probably have joined an agency and done the job of assistant director.

"Brother Xiu, I'm with the team. I'll go back to the company after filming this movie."

"Okay, leave a phone number and our company will contact you if we have any business in this area in the future."

"Thank you Brother Xiu for taking care of me!"

Zhuan Weiwei took out his PHS cell phone, and the deputy director left a phone number with Zhao Liying: "Brother Xiu, my name is Wang Ning, just call me Xiao Wang. I work as a manager at Xinghui Labor Service Co., Ltd."

After so many years in the industry, this was the first time he left a phone number for a big star, and he was a little excited.

Usually these big stars have their eyes set high above their heads, so how can they pay attention to these little assistant directors.

"It turns out to be Mr. Wang, disrespectful and disrespectful."

"Brother Xiu, stop joking. I'm not Mr. Wang, I'm just a part-time worker."

"Then I'll call you Brother Wang."

"Don't dare, don't dare, just call me Xiao Wang."

When you are away from home, you have many friends and many ways to go. It is not a bad idea to make friends with people like Wang Ning. Although Ding Xiu cannot use him, the people around him can.

With Wang Ning's ability, it is not difficult for him to arrange a supporting role, and he can even intervene in the selection of minor supporting roles.

If someone around you wants to act in the future, just give this guy a call.

Of course, in return, if Qin Chao Entertainment produces dramas in the future, they can hand over some business to him, and everyone will reciprocate.