This humble Taoist priest is going to be a movie star!

Arrived at Hengdian World Studios.

Many people sat under the tree waiting for the film crew to arrive.

Almost everyone waiting for their turn to act gathered here, some chatting in small groups.

It's like a vegetable market. I heard there are even more people here in the morning, with many waiting from morning till night.

However, that's just how the entertainment industry is.

You can't expect results just by putting in the effort.

The restaurant the old Taoist priest recommended was located here. At the time, the old Taoist priest boasted about his extensive connections in the entertainment industry, claiming they were incredibly powerful.

Li Qing believed it and then made the phone call.

The person on the other end of the phone didn't say much, just told me to wait there.

Li Qing waited there, finding a quiet corner where no one was sitting, and rested his chin on his hand.

A short while later, a Wuling Hongguang passed by.

When the car arrived, everyone stopped making noise, the joyful atmosphere vanished, and everyone became like soldiers on high alert, with their fellow extras who were also chatting as the enemy.

A moment of silence fell over the room.

A bald man got out of the car and slowly spoke into the horn.

"Qing Dynasty drama, 10 female actors and 10 male actors, no requirements for physique, 15 yuan per day."

"Here it comes!"

"Big brother, choose me! I know Taekwondo..."

"Big brother, choose me. I can play musical instruments."

"Brother! I've studied yoga."

"Big brother..."

The people here rushed towards the bald man like madmen.

"You, you, you, get in the car."

Then the bald man pointed at the crowd a few times.

Those who were called out felt as if they had received a divine favor, and some girls even exchanged knowing winks with the bald man.

The bald man's lips curled up almost imperceptibly.

A pleasant deal that goes unnoticed by everyone was made without their knowledge.

Li Qing was thoroughly enjoying the reading.

"Tsk tsk, the entertainment industry... By the way, why aren't these guys here yet?"

Li Qing was getting a little bored when another vehicle finally arrived—a van that was clearly even more dilapidated than the previous one.

A guy with some hair got out of the car, but not much. He was wearing a slightly oversized suit, narrow-legged, and black sunglasses. He looked like a tough guy.

"Anti-Japanese War drama, 20 men, not too fat, 15 yuan per half day, includes afternoon lunch and late-night snack, all you can eat, anyone not interested?"

"Me! Me! Me!"

"Me? I can do it!"

"Boss, look at me! I'm a Shaolin disciple, and my Shaolin kung fu is excellent!"

"I..."

"If I send you to play corpses, you'll need some basic skills in acting with your buttocks."

Jiang Chenggang said calmly, "You, you, you, all of you, come on, and you, you, you..."

"besides..."

Jiang Chenggang noticed the Taoist priest in the distance, then looked at his phone, and then looked at the Taoist priest again.

"Li Qing?"

"Oh, oh, oh, this humble Taoist is here."

Li Qing moved closer, and it seemed that the person in front of him...

That's the way the master found a way to make a living.

"Oh...this is what it looks like."

Jiang Chenggang looked at the Taoist priest in front of him with a strange expression and said.

"Alright, you'll come along with us extras and play a corpse, okay?"

"No objection, no objection."

Li Qing said with a smile.

I heard they offer dinner and supper here... and they even include a full meal?

The other extras around were a little jealous. This Taoist priest had just been sitting there lazily, and now he had gotten the opportunity they wanted but couldn't have.

In fact, most of the extras here aren't there for the mere ten or twenty yuan a day.

If you're really after that little bit of money, you might as well go and get a job.

All for the sake of an opportunity.

An opportunity to get ahead, and this opportunity is right in front of me.

This Taoist priest didn't even need to fight like a dog for food to get it.

How could anyone not be jealous...?

......

There is a group of people who move between film crews and extras. Film crews usually contact them in advance to arrange extras, and the two have a mutually dependent relationship.

They have a position in the entertainment industry that is jokingly referred to as "group leader".

That is, people like Jiang Chenggang.

After all, for roles like extras or bit parts, the director certainly wouldn't personally recruit them; it would have to be outsourced, outsourced again and again, and then found by local casting directors.

Jiang Chenggang is one of the group leaders here.

"sit."

Jiang Chenggang had Li Qing sit in the passenger seat, while simultaneously sizing up the Taoist priest in front of him.

He had long, black hair that looked somewhat casual, simply tied up in a Taoist bun, and wore a light gray Taoist robe.

Have any people said you look like a comic book character?

"Sir, do you praise my handsome appearance?"

"What I'm trying to say is that it's not a very important thing. After all, look at the group of people playing corpses behind you, quite a few of them are handsome. Even the most delicate-looking young actors have to play corpses behind us."

In Hengdian, the cheapest quality is being handsome. There are so many handsome guys chasing their dreams here that it's overflowing. Jiang Chenggang was just saying that.

Jiang Chenggang's bread cart was clearly poorly maintained; it made a loud, straining sound when it started. Goodness, if Li Qing hadn't had such sharp hearing, she almost wouldn't have heard what Jiang Chenggang was saying.

Li Qing chuckled and asked, "How should I address you, sir?"

"Jiang Chenggang, just call me Brother Jiang."

"I am Li Qing, a disciple of Qingyun Temple."

"Well... I don't care whose disciple you are," Jiang Chenggang said, smoking a cigarette while driving with one hand. "Anyway, this title was passed down layer by layer, from you to me to me, and finally it ended up in my hands."

Li Qing: "..."

Holy crap! They even outsource it based on personal connections!

Jiang Chenggang held a bottle of Daqianmen cigarette in one hand and drove the car with the other.

"Well, let me make this clear beforehand: the person who did me this favor told me that they were just going to take care of you, but if you mess things up, I won't show them any mercy."

"I understand, I understand."

Jiang Chenggang's words made it quite clear.

The care will only be general; it's not that the favor is so great that we have to tolerate Li Qing's mistakes or anything like that.

Li Qing, of course, wasn't a troublemaker. He simply smiled and agreed, saying that things should be done the way they should be and according to the rules.

The other extras around them were filled with envy and resentment.

In their view, Li Qing had become involved with a big shot like the group leader.

Here, to quickly establish a relationship with the group leader, you either need money or sex. However, sex is time-limited; if you don't do it tomorrow, the group leader can ignore you.

A large number of young and beautiful women are willing to offer their bodies to these "group leaders" who are not even considered regular film crew members.

This is Hengdian.

Even the slightest connection can lead to incredible connections!

It is the envy of many.

"Um..."

Jiang Chenggang paused for a moment and then asked, "So, what can you do? Do you have any unique skills?"

"What can I do?"

After thinking it over, Li Qing said.

"I'm quite good at fighting, and I have some knowledge of Chinese martial arts."

Li Qing was very serious when she said this.

Jiang Chenggang was somewhat dismissive of these words.

Making movies isn't like being a gangster; what's the use of being a fighter?

Besides, you're a fighter, but can you fight like Jet Li or Jackie Chan?

Is he better at fighting than Wu Jing, or better at fighting than Zhao Wenzhuo?

Forget it!