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

"Oh dear! Director Wang, I'm sorry to have kept you waiting. There was a bit of traffic on the way, and it's quite crowded today."

"Hmm." These guys on set were indifferent to the group leader.

Upon arriving on set, Jiang Chenggang completely changed his attitude towards the extras. He started offering cigarettes and water to the director, his back bent over as if he had a spinal problem.

The group leader makes a living from this, so of course he has to maintain good relationships with the directors. These are the sources of the group leader's network.

When he came in front of the extras, he stood up straight.

"Don't cause any trouble later, everyone be serious!"

Distributing clothes, explaining roles... Generally, extras don't have many roles; if you're told to be a background character, then you're just a background character.

When Jiang Chenggang arrived in front of Li Qing, he paused for a moment.

"In short, just act whatever you're told to act, do whatever you're told to do. Don't add any scenes for yourself, that's just asking for trouble, you hear me?"

Jiang Chenggang gave Li Qing a special warning.

Many aspiring actors in Hengdian like to add scenes for themselves without permission, resulting in them not only being scolded but also losing their wages and meals and being kicked out of the production crew.

Dream chasers, if you want to appear on the big screen, you also need to see if the director and production team will give you the opportunity! Adding scenes on your own won't work.

"Oh, we can't just add scenes randomly," Li Qing said thoughtfully.

Jiang Chenggang's face darkened as he looked at the Taoist priest in front of him.

Could it be that this kid was about to add some drama to his performance?

So, Jiang Chenggang once again gave him a heartfelt reminder.

"Remember this, whatever you do, don't add any more drama to your life, or you'll never be able to work here again!"

After some twists and turns, everyone changed their clothes and saw that Jiang Chenggang was wearing the same clothes as them.

To be honest, Jiang Chenggang is a bit overweight, and this outfit doesn't quite fit him... But that's how it is with extras, who cares whether your clothes fit or not?

Li Qing straightened his clothes.

"What are we supposed to act out?"

"The corpse." Jiang Chenggang straightened his clothes, which belonged to the Japanese soldiers from Kou Island, and said, "We just need to stay still for a while. You brought your phone, so you can play with it while lying down."

"Hey Jiang, why are you dressed up too?"

Li Qing looked at Jiang Chenggang with a strange expression.

Jiang Chenggang said confidently.

"I definitely have to take a part in something as easy as playing a corpse."

Even a simple scene wouldn't be overlooked by the group leader.

It's a bit unlucky, though.

But they were all out looking for a living, and most people didn't care, at least Jiang Chenggang didn't care.

Li Qing changed into clothes that smelled sour and looked like they hadn't been washed.

Jiang Chenggang, who was standing next to him, also offered a reminder.

"Don't even think about it. I'm new to Hengdian. I'd be lucky if I could even get a background role. So many people want to do this, but I don't even have a chance."

Jiang Chenggang also "kindly" reminded Li Qing that he was afraid he would feel too much of a sense of disillusionment after coming here. He had seen far too many newcomers who were overly ambitious, especially those who were somewhat good-looking, and this symptom was the most severe.

He felt that with his handsome looks, the whole world was his to possess in Hengdian.

I am the brightest pearl in the night sky, the most dazzling star.

You think your dream is just a fleeting moment on camera, but it's all just a bubble.

You're just a background character.

Someone more handsome than you, someone with more distinctive features, someone better at interpersonal relationships, someone more dedicated to research than you.

There are plenty.

Li Qing, on the other hand, didn't care.

At least lying down pretending to be a corpse is much better than doing horse stance or something like that every day.

And there are also boxed meals that are all-you-can-eat... Yes, all-you-can-eat! The most important thing is that they are all-you-can-eat.

At this moment, Li Qing thought of something and took something out of his pocket.

Jiang Chenggang initially thought it was a cell phone, but upon closer inspection, he realized that this guy, who was playing a corpse all the way here, was incredibly bored, not using his phone to read novels on websites.

But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a tortoise shell?

Well, Jiang Chenggang had almost forgotten that this guy was a Taoist priest.

These people just like to do weird and superstitious things, but Jiang Chenggang couldn't be bothered with them and found a comfortable spot to continue lying there.

"Oops, let me move over."

"It doesn't matter where you move it, it's all the same."

Jiang Chenggang, somewhat bored, said, "Just move around a bit, don't move when we're filming. That's how it is playing a corpse, boring and tedious, but... it's relaxing."

Playing a corpse is boring.

The initiative is entirely with the lead actor. If the lead actor doesn't make a mistake, the corpse can't move for even a moment.

There are just some people who can't remember their lines, they've forgotten them.

Then you have to read it as 1234.

"It is indeed quite boring."

Li Qing wholeheartedly agreed: "Actually, it's not exactly relaxing. When you can't move, it feels like tiny ants are crawling all over your body, itchy."

"Hey, that's not the worst part."

Jiang Chenggang shifted to a more comfortable position and said.

"Playing a student in the background of a campus youth drama is the most painful thing. After all, those who don't have much acting skills love to do this kind of drama. There are NGs every day, and then you have to pretend to be a student and accompany them in the classroom. It's so uncomfortable when the weather is hot... Anyway, I'm not going to suffer like this, but if I'm not going to suffer, then someone else will, and there are many people who will suffer!"

After all, Hengdian has no shortage of kites chasing their dreams.

.....

"The absolute heroes of the War of Resistance, Scene 77, Shot 3, Begin."

The actor playing the corpse remained lying motionless.

The soldiers had a much harder time, walking back and forth in a cycle.

Sometimes actors have to re-enact their lines, and sometimes they have to re-enact their scenes because they're not in character.

This isn't a big production crew; it's just a small one, so the budget isn't high to begin with.

Later, when there was no other way, they had to have the lead actor, who kept forgetting his lines, shout "1, 2, 3, 4".

This made Li Qing exclaim, "Wow!"

How can someone who can't even remember their lines be an actor?

He still received more pay than everyone else present combined.

the other side.

"Wait a minute, something's not right..."

At this moment, the director looked at the finished footage coming out of the camera and had a slight doubt about life.

"That's really not right."

"What's wrong, Director Wang?" The assistant director from Hong Kong, noticing the director's odd expression, said in broken Mandarin, "There seems to be something wrong with that scene just now."

The Hong Kong accent is still quite strong. In the scene just now, the young man who kept forgetting his lines remembered them and got into character.

That was a pretty good shot.

"The lead actor was fine in that scene just now... Hey, come and see for yourself."

The assistant director, puzzled, came over to watch the final cut of the footage with him.

After watching the initial footage, the assistant director was stunned.

"Wow, why is that corpse so conspicuous?"

In the assistant director's eyes, this shot, this actor playing a corpse...

Why does it feel like she's trying to steal the spotlight?