Chapter 2: If you come out and fool around, you will be a group performer all your life.
Huang Bo raised his hand and looked at his watch and said to Qin Chuan: "It's six o'clock now, which is a bit late. You will be here at half past five. It's best to arrive at five o'clock. Anyway, the earlier the better."
"The crew usually starts work after eight o'clock. It takes time to get to the filming location from here. When we get to the crew, we have to put on makeup, have breakfast, the assistant director gives lectures and simple training. It takes less than two hours to complete."
Qin Chuan nodded, looked at the person on the tree again, and sighed secretly: 'I'm afraid I won't be able to win this guy again. ’
I knew that performing as an extra was tiring, but I didn't expect it to be so tiring.
Arriving at 5:30, this means that he will have to get up at 4:30, wash up for half an hour, and go out to take the bus at 5:00.
It's not far from where I live.
Those who live far away, with a drive of one or two hours, may have to spend the night in front of the Beijing Film Studio like this guy in the tree.
Fortunately he survived.
Qin Chuan glanced at Huang Bo next to him and held his thigh firmly. In the future, starting as a supporting actor will not have to be as hard as an extra.
"Beep beep!"
While the two were talking, a bus drove up from the corner not far away.
Qin Chuan's eyes only felt blurry. The person who was sleeping in the tree just now had jumped down, and ran towards the bus with his clothes and coat in his arms.
The people around him seemed to be like hyenas who smelled the fishy smell, and they gathered in a swarm.
Before the car even came to a complete stop, the three floors inside and outside were already full of people.
The leader of the group stood in front of the car door, holding a loudspeaker and shouted: "Come one by one, all line up."
"If anyone is crowded, please don't get on the bus."
"You, you, 伱, get in the car."
"You're too old, don't come."
"Brother, I am a professional group actor. I have half a year of acting experience."
"Okay, you come too."
When Huang Bo saw Qin Chuan stupidly going to line up, he couldn't help but said: "The crew has limited recruitment of extras. With your arrangement, you can't keep up with the heat even if you eat shit."
"Ah, what should I do?"
"You have to fight, rob, steal, and do whatever you can to get the role within your capabilities."
With that said, Huang Bo took out his pockets and prepared to teach his brother-in-law a lesson.
"Look, I'll only teach you once."
Pulling Qin Chuan, he came to the group leader and calmly handed over the cigarette in his hand.
"Brother, help me, we brothers can't open the pot and haven't eaten in several days."
The leader of the group lowered his head and glanced, Changle, twelve yuan a bag, not bad.
"You two get in the car."
Huang Bo and Qin Chuan got on the bus, but there were no seats at all. They were all packed and they could only stay in place.
People these days are still simple and do things even if they receive gifts.
Seeing this, the leader of the group pointed casually into the car: "Who is that, you two get out."
The young man who was clicked got up weakly. He was the one who had just been sleeping in the tree: "Brother, why?"
"There's no reason why. You're not tall enough. Get out of the car and hurry up. There's that other guy, old man, hurry up!"
The young man looked aggrieved and left his seat with a slumped mouth. He passed by Qin Chuan and Huang Bo with a complicated expression.
He's not stupid either. He didn't know that he had encountered someone who had gone through the back door.
Meeting his gaze, Qin Chuan looked more and more familiar. After the young man got off the car, he sat down and patted his head.
"Isn't this a way to keep yourself strong?"
More than ten years later, Wang Baoqiang is also a household star, with many classics including Soldier Assault, Mr. Tree, Shun Liu, and Tang Ren.
The coffee position is no worse than Huang Bo.
Unexpectedly, on my first day on the job, I would push him. Huang Bo continued to educate Qin Chuan: "If you come out and fool around, you will be a group performer for the rest of your life. Learn more."
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Half an hour later, the bus arrived at its destination, a corner of the park.
Today's filming is a modern drama, the male protagonist and the female protagonist are dating in the park and walking on the street.
The extras don't need to change clothes, they just need to walk around and pretend to be passers-by according to the script.
The role played by Qin Chuan is very simple. He sits alone on a chair not far from the male and female protagonists as a backdrop, without a single line.
We arrived at six in the morning and the filming started at noon.
The shooting was completed at three o'clock in the afternoon, and today's work was over.
Because he showed his face, Qin Chuan received a few more dollars, making a total of thirty.
Back at the rental house, Qin Chuan was still excited, but Huang Bo, who was smoking in the lower bunk, poured cold water on him: "You have no talent in acting, so you can't afford this meal. I advise you to change your career as soon as possible."
Qin Chuan's smile froze, his heart sank, and the first pot of gold was no longer fragrant: "Why?"
Huang Bo rolled his eyes: "When you acted, your whole body was stiff, like a zombie."
Qin Chuan explained: "It's my first time acting, so it's normal to be a little nervous."
"Don't be dissatisfied, kid. Let me ask you, what is your role? Student, office worker, or rich second generation?"
"It's not in the script."
"Who are you waiting for in the park? Girlfriend, brother, parents, classmates?" Huang Bo sneered: "It didn't say so in the script, right? Because you don't have a script, it's just that the assistant director asked you to sit there, and then you're just like a piece of wood. Stay still."
Qin Chuan was silent, Huang Bo was telling the truth.
Huang Bo said sincerely: "If the assistant director didn't say it, wouldn't you add it yourself? No script would tell the actors that if they cry here, laugh here, sigh here, they are all designed by the actors themselves."
"The moment you get the script, you should figure it out on your own and give your character an identity. He has a family, parents, relatives and friends."
Taking out a pen and paper from the drawer, Huang Bo wrote while writing: "Talent is very abstract. The specific point is the shape of the sound stage. Of course, the most important thing is the ability to understand."
"Only when an actor understands the role can he perform the essence. How well you can act depends on how deeply you understand the role."
In just a few minutes, Huang Bo had written hundreds of words on the paper and handed it to Qin Chuan.
Above is the identity of the character he just played.
Name: Qin Chuan
Date of birth: 1983.
Height: 1.82 meters
Weight: 75 kilograms
Education...
character:……
Scene: The sun sets, the elderly, children, couples, and lovers are walking and playing around.
The psychological state of the character: Qin Chuan has just lost his love. He happened to go to the park where he had a date with his girlfriend while taking a walk. He was struck by the scene and recalled every bit of the past, feeling sad...
"This is a required course for every actor after receiving the script, a simple biography." Huang Bo said lightly: "If you had acted according to this, you would have been as helpless as a zombie, unable to stand or sit. Aren't you slumped in the chair?"
Qin Chuan was deep in thought without saying a word. He had never acted before and didn't know much about this industry. He really hadn't thought about this.
The assistant director asked him to sit on a chair as a backdrop, and he just sat there stupidly, not thinking about anything.
He didn't know who he was, who he was playing, or why he was sitting there.
Huang Bo said that his poor understanding of the character was flattering, because he didn't understand it.
Seeing that Qin Chuan didn't speak, Huang Bo sighed: "If you really want to eat this bowl of rice, you can't be an extra for the rest of your life."
"But you have to pass this if you want to play a role."
"If you find it difficult, just go home."
(End of chapter)