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“Lin’s Cultural Communication Company? Never heard of it.” Guli sat in front of the makeup mirror and took the script handed to her by her agent.

Her agent, Tian Tian, ​​however, was beaming with delight. "You're new to the industry, so you don't know. This film company, although it hasn't been established for long, is very powerful. They're making one film after another. They have a knack for scouting actors."

They started out making short dramas, and although they haven't produced many traditional long dramas, they have made several well-received and commercially successful films in recent years.

They've given you a script for a short film, a role as the female lead. If you do well in it, you might have a chance to play the female lead in their movie someday. You'd better do your best.

There's something I haven't said before, but for artists like them who have no backing or connections, this is already the best resource they can get.

Guli was actually just a minor actress, not very famous, and rarely received good projects. Fortunately, her face was very beautiful and distinctive. Thanks to her Uyghur heritage, her features were very defined and striking. Her agent firmly believed that with her beauty, she was bound to become famous.

So Guli seriously participated in the filming of Lin's short film.

This shoot was relatively simple; I played an emperor's favorite concubine. There wasn't much of a plot, just some scenes filmed. The director told me the boss wanted a short film that was a mix of documentary and commercial. The main characters in the film are Guli and, actually, a set of crystal tourmaline jewelry with a Western Regions flair that Guli is wearing.

In this film, all you need to do is be beautiful; there's no real challenge, and it was filmed in just two days.

Guli thought this commercial wouldn't bring her any popularity.

Indeed, in the period immediately following filming, she didn't notice any change in the resources coming her way; she remained relatively unknown.

Two months later, the agent suddenly received an invitation from the Lin family to perform in Europe, and they offered her an appearance fee of several hundred thousand yuan.

Such a high appearance fee is equivalent to Guli's entire income last year. She absolutely couldn't miss it. Guli quickly packed her things and went on a business trip with her agent.

To her surprise, as soon as she got off the plane, some foreign passersby recognized her.

At the time, Guli was wearing a t-shirt and jeans, without a hat or glasses, her face bare. The foreigner actually recognized her and exclaimed, "Fragrant Concubine!" Guli was incredibly flattered and grateful, and took a photo with the foreign family. The entire family really liked her, their eyes filled with affection.

After getting into Mr. Lin's car and heading to the event venue, Guli realized that she actually had a large group of fans abroad.

When she put on her costume and Xiangfei jewelry and went on stage to perform the dance from the play, the audience was excited, and some male fans even confessed their love on the spot. It was quite amusing.

Guli enjoyed superstar treatment during her commercial performances. Every time she appeared, the Lin family had to increase security to ensure her safety. There were even wealthy foreign fans who followed her every step of the way, appearing at each event. Everyone treated her like an old friend.

Bloggers and video streamers also edited and uploaded videos of her events, which garnered significant attention, with everyone asking who this beautiful woman was. This further boosted Mengzhixuan's brand awareness.

Seeing how popular Guli was here, after she returned to China, Mr. Lin continued to invite her to star in the latest commercial film, which was specifically for the European market.

At this moment, Gulihuka was unemployed, so her agent, Tiantian, happily helped her get a new job. It was another project contract worth hundreds of thousands; the Lin family was truly their cash cow.

Compared to those famous actors, Guli is really cheap. The key is that she didn't come from a self-taught background; she had received some acting training. The director of the Lin family's film project felt that working with her was quite good and she was very easy to use.

However, Guli herself felt that the atmosphere on the set of Lin's film was a bit strange. Last time she came to film a short drama, it only lasted two days, so she didn't feel it very obviously.

She spent a month here this time, and it was an amazing experience. She had never done a project that felt so much like a regular job before.

Filming here actually involves a 9-to-5 schedule with weekends off? Can you believe it?

Although she wasn't very famous, she had worked on quite a few projects. Some production crews practically worked 24/7, with actors living in RVs by the roadside. Their sleep schedules were never normal until they finished filming a movie.

But at Lin's, every employee strictly adheres to an eight-hour workday clock-in system. No matter what time you clock in or what time you come, as long as you work eight hours, you can clock out.

Before filming began, the director and editor spent a week giving the entire cast and crew practice sessions. After filming started, the daily shooting schedule was neither too fast nor too slow, strictly following the plan.

So the atmosphere on set was particularly peaceful, almost like that of a laid-back person.

Those weren't just ordinary people; the group of actors, though handsome men and beautiful women, were all unknown. If they hadn't mentioned their years of experience and works during introductions, no one would have known they existed in the industry. They looked exactly like ordinary folks.

That's right. Apart from a few characters with more screen time, most of the minor roles were played by recent drama school graduates.

I heard that there are a lot of college student actors in "The Lin Family," and they're all from vocational schools I've never heard of before, like second- or third-tier universities. No wonder they're so cheap; they only get two hundred yuan a day for filming.

Guli asked them if the price for being extras was a bit low, but they were all quite satisfied because they had plenty of work with the Lin family, and could work on several different film sets. When they weren't filming, they could also move around between different film sets and learn a lot of industry knowledge.

The Lin family provided dormitory and canteen facilities. Therefore, their expenses were very low, and they did not feel that their wages were low.

Oh, and there's something else strange. Everyone in this company has signed a contract, and the Lin family pays their social insurance for all of them. Even Guli herself has her social insurance paid by the Lin family. Although it's not a lot of money, the Lin family really isn't afraid of the trouble. Even a temporary worker who only works for a few months has her social insurance paid.

The canteen at Lin's Culture serves a variety of dishes every day. The film crew ate chicken, duck, fish, meat, eggs, and milk daily, rotating through different delicious meals. I heard that the canteen is supplied by the owner's own catering company, and the food delivered is exceptionally good.

When filming on location, the cafeteria would even send a car to deliver meals to them, just in case they went hungry. The food was so delicious that other film crews would even come over to freeload.

For the later fight scenes, the crew returned to the Lin's Culture building to film. It has a dedicated green screen shooting hall, fully equipped with wire work, green screens, and high-end camera equipment.

Logically speaking, it's possible for a commercial film with special effects, featuring both special effects and set construction, to have a production cost of hundreds of millions.

However, all aspects of the filming process for the Lin family's production utilized short drama resources provided by the boss. Even many of the actors were shared with the short dramas. Therefore, costs were extremely compressed, and the total expenditure should not exceed ten million.