In July 2015, the film "I Am a Passerby" directed by Er Dongsheng was released. The film focuses on the work, life and emotional stories of thousands of extras in Hengdian Film and Television City.

In July 2015, the film " I am a passerby" directed by Er Dongsheng was released.

video focuses on the work, life and emotional stories of thousands of extras in Hengdian Film and Television City .

Some of them are for their dreams, some are for their livelihoods, and some are for their love.

They come from different places for different reasons, but have the same destination: Hengdian.

Since then, they have an exclusive name " Hengdiao ".

They wandered in Hengdian, traveled to one crew after another, playing the roles of passers-by A, B, C, and D.

As more and more people dream of star dreams, the small Hengdian Film and Television City has gathered nearly 200,000 Hengdian.

There are the most beautiful young girls here, and the most lazy bachelors.

The special profession of extras has changed their lives and shaped their lives.

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Hengdian, which is famous nationwide, is actually a small town called Hengdian under Jinhua City, Zhejiang Province.

This small town with an area of only 116 square kilometers is 18 kilometers away from Dongyang city and 180 kilometers away from Hangzhou. Although

is located in a corner, Hengdian is the world's largest film and television base and a national film and television drama production base.

More than 90% of the film and television dramas that have been broadcast on the market that have been filmed and not yet broadcast are from here.

Hengdian has hundreds of crews and stars all year round, which also attracts ordinary people from all over the world to come here to find their dreams.

Liu Zhanling, a farmer from Yuzhou, Henan, is an old man.

He came to Hengdian from his hometown in 2007. He heard that filming here requires extras, and there are many job opportunities, which makes money faster than farming.

After Liu Zhan arrived in Hengdian, he found that it was not that easy to make money here.

At four or five o'clock in the morning, he got up early and went to the gate of the film and television city to wait.

Every day, group heads (the head of extras) will come here to select actors. If you think it is appropriate, you will call them away. The

was called away, which means that the lunch box problem of that day was solved.

They were taken to put on makeup, change clothes, and then wait for the celebrity actors to arrive and start filming.

Sometimes, Liu Zhanling and others are passers-by walking around the street with their bags.

Sometimes, they are the soldiers A, B, C, and D who die without showing their faces in anti-Japanese films and TV series.

Sometimes, they are servants, servants, drivers, etc. standing by the actors.

and Liu Zhanling were waiting at the door, but there were no people selected, which meant that they had no work to run that day.

Either go to other crews to check it out, or go back to the nearby rental house to sleep, waiting for the start of construction the next day.

At the beginning, Liu Zhan was left with him, and he was at a loss and wandered around like a headless fly.

By chance, he found that some people who were selected could not act on the set for various reasons.

At this time, he successfully picked up the bargain.

As long as you have the chance to appear, Liu Zhanling cherishes the opportunity very much.

Although he doesn't read much, he is particularly good at observing. Observe how others act on the set and how celebrities act.

At the same time, he also learned Stephen Chow in " King of Comedy ", bought books on acting, watched movies and TV series when he had time, and watched other people's performances.

Liu Zhanling is careful and takes good care of himself when acting. He slowly gets familiar with the group. When he needs someone, he thinks of him.

However, Liu Zhanling was able to make a name for himself, not only because of his love of learning, but also because of his appearance.

High cheekbones, small eyes, a small beard, making it look like a traitor.

In those years, there were many film and television dramas in the Anti-Japanese War. Liu Zhanling played many villains of profiteers and traitors in different crews.

These characters usually "do not die well", and Liu Zhanling has also slowly developed different "how to die".

is shot, beaten, poisoned... Different "how to die" have different "death" symptoms.

Slowly, Liu Zhanling had his own fixed role.

What Liu Zhanling is most proud of is that he plays the shopkeeper of Gao Laozhuang in Stephen Chow's " Journey to the West: Demon Subduing ".

, with a wretched smile on his face, and his waist stood up.

With the golden signboard of Zhou Xingchi, Liu Zhanling no longer has to worry about work, and his salary has also risen.

When he first arrived in Hengdian, he only had a few dozen yuan a day. After more than ten years of training, his daily salary is now over 1,000 yuan.

As an old man, Liu Zhanling has made a fortune.

But there are thousands of new generation extras in Hengdian, so there is no such good luck.

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is different from Liu Zhanling who ran to the door to wait for his job. Now many extras are posted directly in WeChat groups.

is a hand-to-hand speed in their own words. As soon as the

task is published, register, grab it, and then go to put on makeup the next day; if you don’t get it, you can only go to “picking pigeons” (picking up bargains).

can’t pick up even if you pick up a bargain, so you gather together in groups of three or five to chat and joke. Some crews such as

need actors temporarily. As soon as the group approached, everyone rushed up and surrounded them.

group heads choose a few whom they like, follow him, and the rest are those who are not picked, and continue to wait in place to pass the boring time.

The extras who seem to be loose in a pot of loose sand actually have some rules that cannot be explained.

such as income.

group specials are usually 80-120 days, small specials are 150-300 days, middle specials are 400-800 days, and big specials are more than 800 yuan a day.

"Special" is a special actor.

Special actors are different from other ordinary extras.

They usually have more scenes, have positive faces, some have lines, and have higher salary.

Xu Min, who once played "Journey to the West: The Demons" with Liu Zhanling, was promoted to a special actor because of this performance.

Although she only plays a sister-in-law who was eaten by a fish spirit in the film, she has lines in the play, which makes her peers envious for a long time.

But after becoming a special actor, Xu Min didn't dare to play with her former extras.

Because the group leader is looking for someone, when she sees her being with an extra, she will treat her like an ordinary extra, and her salary is much lower than before.

The same scene, if it is an ordinary extra, it costs 200 yuan. If it is a special actor, it may be 500.

, but if it is a long time ago, the special actor may only receive 200-300 yuan for the same scene.

means that I finally raised my value. Being with extras is considered a reduction in my value.

Xu Min couldn't explain why such an unspoken rule was formed, but she also said that this is the rule that everyone tacitly agreed upon.

In the Hengdian world, we must abide by the rules of this world.

For many young actors, this is the starting point for their dream-seeking entertainment industry.

When I received the job, I got up early every day to put on makeup. The modern drama is fine, the makeup is light and simple, and it is also easy to remove makeup.

Sometimes it is very tiring to shoot ancient or modern war scenes.

costumes and boots are all worn by many people, leaving behind many sweaty smells. The taste is simply too sour.

The most uncomfortable thing is that filming summer scenes in winter, wearing thin short sleeves, trembling with cold.

In order to avoid breathing, you may also have a piece of ice or ice water in your mouth.

Shooting winter scenes in summer is also not good.

days hot, and you have to wear a cotton coat for winter. Not only does your body feel bulky, but your clothes are all soaked with sweat. You often cover prickly heat .

In addition to clothes, shoes and socks, sometimes you also need to wear particularly heavy makeup on your face.

, especially when playing a soldier, when filming war scenes, you need to paint thick oil paint on your face, and some even black gray.

Sometimes it takes a long time to prepare for the filming of the leading actor, or if he is not in a mood, he has to reshoot again and again.

finally finished filming a scene, and the main actors need to rest. They have RV , air conditioning, cold drinks, some people hold umbrellas, and a few to a dozen staff members are following them.

The extras found a cool place to sit on the ground and secretly browse their phones.

It was lunchtime, and everyone was wearing various costumes, holding lunch boxes, and finished eating on the spot.

Are you tired? Of course it's tired? But do you want to ask them if they suffer? They said it was not hard to go to work.

Because, they all have a common dream.

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Among all the extras in Hengdian, they admire two of them the most: Wang Baoqiang and Zhao Liying .

Because these two people both came out of Hengdian.

They also started as extras and became famous first-line stars in the country.

More importantly, they all came from the countryside and had a low starting point, which gave the extras unlimited confidence.

Wang Baoqiang and Zhao Liying are like bright lights, guiding the extras forward.

But they also knew that Wang Baoqiang had been a supporting role in Hengdian for six or seven years before he had the opportunity to take on the role of a film and television drama.

Zhao Liying also played countless maids and daughters in Hengdian before she received supporting roles and then became the protagonist.

The extras all hope to become Wang Baoqiang and Zhao Liying, meet a Bole who is keen on people and reach the peak of his life.

But before becoming famous, no one knew how long it would take for those dark days. What is certain is that they know very well that 200,000 people can make a name for themselves, and there are not many who can stand out and become famous.

It is precisely this understanding that gives them the courage to persevere.

How can I succeed because I don’t persist? Just like buying a lottery ticket, you don’t know if you will win before you buy it.

But if you don’t buy it, you will definitely not win. You can win the prize if you buy it.

They all firmly believe that as long as they persevere, they will have a chance to become famous.

0,000 means that if you persist for a while, the opportunity will fall on yourself?

But I don’t know if they have ever thought about it. There are often horses in a thousand miles, but there are not many men.

Putting the dream of a celebrity on Bole is tantamount to putting the hope of making a lot of money on buying lottery tickets.

What is different from Liu Zhanmen Lao Hengpiao is that when asked about the dreams of young extras, each of them is particularly honest: be a star.

But Hengdian is that big, there are only those job opportunities, there are so many extras, there are too many monks and less porridge, what should I do?

Especially young and beautiful girls, there are a lot of them in Hengdian, and each one is dreaming of stars.

Why does the opportunity fall on yourself?

When competition is fierce, some young girls with unstable will gradually lose themselves.

In order to get a character with lines, to stand by the protagonist and show more faces.

group head, business , deputy director, each of these different persons in charge has their power of life and death.

has the right, so it is beneficial.

Friendly, intimate relationships, sexual harassment...the most common thing.

male extras, who can hang wires, ride horses, dance guns and sticks, are more popular, and it is much easier to take on roles.

female extras, being able to dance is an important plus point.

If you look good and have a good figure, you can play concubines and palace maids in ancient dramas, and modern dramas can play the female lead’s classmates and best friends.

Those who look average and have no talent should be relaxed and can take some intimate scenes instead of the protagonist.

even has some kissing and nude substitutes.

Everyone has the same goal, and no one will talk or blame others' choices too much.

because they all think it is understandable.

But you have to ask them, what if they persist for many years and have not become famous or successful yet?

They are confused and at a loss.

They don’t want to believe that they are the small extras who have been struggling in Hengdian for decades.

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ate a simple lunch box and watched the stars shine and swagger, it is impossible to say that they don’t envy them.

But the most grassroots extras cost 9 yuan per hour, about 100 yuan a day, less than 3,000 yuan a month.

Don’t say that you save money, you just don’t have enough life for yourself, you can only find support from home.

is called "support dreams".

They just waited, one day they soared into the sky and the whole family lived a good life.

"What does temporary difficulties count as?"

Go back to farm? It is impossible, I can't endure the hardship, I'm too tired, and I'm not willing to give up like this;

goes to the factory to make screws, work in assembly lines, is not free, and can't play with your mobile phone, and sits for more than ten hours a day, which is also tiring.

Some people admit that after being an extra for a long time, people become lazy.

starts work at the time of time, finishes work at the time of time, and eats at the time of filming. Everything has someone to arrange, and you just need to obey the arrangements.

Don’t think too much, day after day, people are arranged to move forward.

When there is work, it starts for a day. When there is no work to take over, you stay in the rental house to sleep and play poker.

Also some girls go to Yiwu , not far from Hengdian, to do part-time jobs when they are not working.

From Hengdian to Yiwu, the ticket is only 25 yuan. When I go, I will be an graphic model and help clothes and accessories manufacturers to take advertisements.

young girls who are floating horizontally have heavy idol burdens. Because they have a consensus: they cannot fall in love.

Because no one can tell, I will become famous one day.

became famous and was exposed for love history. Once the house collapsed, the efforts of these years will be in vain.

The boys' purpose is also very clear. Some people come here to find girlfriends and go home to get married after a few years of love.

There are also some people who simply because there are many young girls here, which is a paradise for bachelors.

"You don't have to fall in love. Just looking at so many beauties is very pleasing to the eye."

But when you ask them where they will be in the future, most people answered "I haven't thought about it."

Conclusion:

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horizontally, it is a small microcosm of today's society.

The stars are bright and beautiful, and each star has its own circle of fans and they have many followers.

In order to realize the star dream, young boys and girls dedicated their youth to Hengdian.

, but there are very few people who can really realize their dreams of becoming a star.

It is better to retreat and weave a net than to envy the fish in the abyss.

Instead of wasting your youth for the dream of the star in the illusory air, it is better to be down-to-earth.

has a stable job, a clear goal, and work hard for it.

is much more practical than hoping to become a star.