I, I have been an extra in Hengdian for 9 years, and my monthly salary is only 4,000 yuan. I am a son-in-law and open a store with my wife to get rich
narration: Wang Wenhui
compilation: Mr. Xiao Han
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My name is Wang Wenhui, from Sichuan , this year, 32 years old. I have loved literature and art since I was a child, but I have many brothers and sisters in my family and my family is not well off. I dropped out of school until I was in junior high school. I worked on the construction site with my elders in the same village for more than a year. I was hard and tired and couldn't hold on. By chance, I learned that there were extras in Hengdian. At the age of 17, I went to Hengdian to make a living, and even fantasized that one day I would become a big star like Wang Baoqiang .
But it is not that easy to be an actor. I worked in Hengdian for 9 years, and my average monthly salary is only 4,000 yuan. I am already twenty-six or seven years old, and I am at the age of getting married in the countryside. But I haven't saved any money over the years. My two brothers got married and spent all the money at home. Fortunately, I found a girlfriend who was from a good family. Although I was in the countryside, I had a building and a car, so I was a son-in-law.
Maybe being a son-in-law will be looked down upon, but in my opinion, we are all only children nowadays, and we have many brothers, so it’s good to be able to marry a wife. Besides, the girlfriend is an only daughter. As long as we love each other, I believe we will be very happy.
1990, I was born in Jiajiang County, Leshan City, Sichuan Province. My father is a carpenter and my mother is a housewife. When I was young, I worked as a clerk in a clothing store and now I work as a dishwasher in a hotel. We have a lot of children, 6. I am the youngest child in the family. I have 2 brothers and 3 sisters. Although I am the youngest child in the family, I have not received much treatment because of the large population.
I have been performing since I was a child and likes to perform, especially the social fire performance on the Lantern Festival every year on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I will definitely participate. Even when I was young, everyone didn't take it seriously, but my love for literature and art was formed as early as a child.
None of our 6 children have been to college. In addition to being related to family conditions, the most important thing is that they don’t like to study. In my father’s words, “The eldest son and the eldest daughter do not take the lead, and the ones behind them are even more unpromising.”
Maybe we brothers and sisters are not good students in school. The third sister has the highest education and is just a high school graduate.
When I was in junior high school, my academic performance was average, and my parents were anxious to tell my elder brother that I would stop my school journey.
Rural children either learn a technique or go out to work after not studying. The elders in the village work on the construction site all year round. My father maintains a good relationship with the villagers, so he asks his elders to take me out too. I have been doing farm work since I was a child. I thought that the farm work at home was definitely not as hard as the farm work at home. When I really arrived at the construction site, I found that it was not the case. At the beginning, I was so tired that I didn’t want to eat.
But I am a stubborn person and still choose to persevere. In more than a year, my hands were covered with calluses, and I was very dark. There was no clean clothes on my body. I was not satisfied with such a life and was not willing to accept it. Many of my colleagues also knew that I like literature and art, so I asked me to go to Hengdian to be an extra, and maybe I still have the chance to become a star.
I don’t care about the authenticity of this news. At that time, I just wanted to leave the construction site, and at least I didn’t have to deal with steel and cement every day.
When I came to Hengdian, I was not familiar with the place. I was a good boy, so I quickly met many friends in Hengdian. However, no one took me as an actor because everyone would cherish the hard-won performance opportunities. The first time I performed was a guard of a costume drama. At this time, it had been more than two months since I came to Hengdian.
may be because I wanted to show myself too much. I was not successful in my first performance and was scolded by the deputy director many times. I was really scolded and cried at that time, but this incident also made me understand that the director is the real master here. You can act the way he lets you act. Whether you can become a star is a complete test of ability and luck. Both are indispensable.After
, I also have experience and know who to deal with and who can help me. But I look mediocre, no matter how good my acting skills are, it is very difficult to become famous. In fact, when I arrived in Hengdian for five or six years, I knew that I could not be an actor for the rest of my life because this road was not working.
But I also know very well that I have no skills and no work experience. I can’t go back to the construction site and deal with steel and cement again, right?
thought about it and then thought about it, but in the end he chose to be patient and decided to hold on for another two years to see if he could have a chance. He still fantasized in his heart that as long as he persists, his dream will definitely come true.
In Hengdian, there are extras who have been persisting for nearly 20 years, but they still have no chance to make a comeback. At this time, I also dated a girlfriend. She sells clothes and treats me very well. Although she looks average and is more than enough to match me. After all, I am from a rural family, and I have no money or ability. It is lucky that people can look down on me.
worked hard in Hengdian for 9 years, and finally became a security guard at the mall under the persuasion of his girlfriend. Although he didn't make much money, he dressed cleanly and ate well. At least he didn't have to worry about his livelihood.
My girlfriend’s biggest dream is to open her own clothing store. I have also saved a lot over the years and saved more than 100,000 yuan. With the support of her parents, I finally got my own clothing store. We operated it together, and relying on our hard work, we have a stable income.
I am already 30 years old and it is really unreasonable to not get married, but my girlfriend asked me to be a son-in-law. At first, I felt that being a son-in-law was not ashamed of being a son-in-law and was afraid that my parents would object. During the Chinese New Year, I discussed it with my parents, but they had no objection. As long as I could live a good life, I would do anything.
At the moment of the epidemic, business is difficult, and I have been living at my girlfriend's house. In the end, my father-in-law agreed to our marriage. Although he was nominally a son-in-law, his parents-in-law treated me very well. His wife was also a simple woman who lived a life without a wedding. She got the marriage certificate from my girlfriend and had a simple meal at home with her relatives. This is considered getting married.
In 2021, my wife and I gave birth to a son. My father-in-law was generous and said that he could take any surname. In order to express my loyalty, I felt that since I became a son-in-law, I would follow my wife's surname. If I had a second child and followed my surname, my father-in-law was very happy and immediately bought me a car.
After marriage, I have been living with my parents-in-law. My mother-in-law is very kind. She gets up early every day to prepare the meals for the whole family and then makes up for her own sleep. My monthly pocket money is higher than my previous salary. In fact, I don’t spend much money and don’t smoke or drink, but my father-in-law thinks that men should bring some money, and if there is an urgent matter, they can’t do it.
Sometimes I feel that I am lucky and don’t spend a penny to marry my wife. Moreover, my parents-in-law are also good, and my wife is even a good wife and mother. Although life is simple, I am very happy.
