Chapter 135 Yu Mei has two groups for signing up for her film shoot: one for featured actors and one
Chapter 135 Yu Mei has two groups for signing up for her film shoot: one for featured actors and one
Yu Mei does not sign up for extras or extras for filming on Sundays.
Of course, the reason she was able to register for two groups was because her group leader was from Northeast China. Among the extras in her registration group were Wang Yufeng, Bai Yu, Gan Zhengfang, Zhang Xiuli, and other female extras from Northeast China. There were also other unnamed male and female extras from Northeast China.
Zhang Xiuli is a featured actress, and like Yu Mei, she enjoys the privilege of having two groups to sign up for filming.
Of course they were slacking off behind the scenes. The group leader was named Wei Daming. Every year on his birthday, these fellow villagers would give the group a 200 yuan red envelope. It's unclear whether Wei Daming accepted their red envelopes or not.
Of course, Yu Mei also gave Wei Daming a 200 yuan birthday red envelope. Everyone's goal was to get more acting opportunities by joining the filming registration group.
Every Sunday, professional acting instructors offer free lessons to extras at the film studio's registration office. This helps improve your chances of becoming a featured actor; if you pass the audition, you'll get screen time and lines, and your pay will be higher than that of an extra.
Then, during the free lectures given by the union's teachers, Yu Mei would also actively perform on stage when the teachers asked her to, showcasing her physical skills.
However, Zhang Xiuli, a fellow native of Northeast China, would also warmly and proactively tell Yu Mei what important things to learn for auditioning for a contract actor position.
Actually, Zhang Xiuli didn't know whether she was enthusiastic or what her mentality was when she told her about these things that needed to be learned.
When Yang Yumei first arrived at the film studio, she didn't know that the male lead and the female extras were from Northeast China.
During the filming of the first group of actors, Yu Mei went home to see her family and two daughters. When she returned, the male lead of the first group had fallen ill and died.
Then Yu Mei went to the film studio's union to rejoin the second group. However, during a night shoot, several female extras were resting in the filming area's lounge. The middle-aged male group leader happened to be there as well. The group leader told Yu Mei to go out and film, but didn't let the other girls go out. It was obvious that the group leader was blatantly favoring the girls. As a result, Yu Mei had no choice but to go out and work as an extra.
Then, after finishing work, they lined up to hand over the costumes and other items to the film crew. Yu Mei felt lingering fear when she thought about it!
It was a coincidence that she was in a scene, but she was late for the meeting point. When she arrived at the meeting point, the orange bus carrying the extras had just started and driven away.
Then that evening, when Yu Mei was reporting her scenes in the group chat, her name wasn't there. She had been kicked out of the group by Wu Si, the group leader who favored other young extras.
Then Yu Mei angrily went to the union registration office to report the situation to the leader. The leader called Wu privately to inquire about the matter and then criticized him.
Then the leader asked the staff to rearrange the filming group for Yu Mei, and let Yu Mei choose the group leader and the filming group herself.
As a result, Yu Mei met a fellow Northeasterner named Zhang Xiuli during filming, who is now a minor extra.
Zhang Xiuli is really something. She signed up for the exam and passed it shortly after arriving at the film studio, becoming a minor extra. She earns at least 300 yuan per scene, even for just a few lines.
Then, when Yu Mei was choosing a new group, she remembered that Zhang Xiuli, the new WeChat friend, had said that her group leader was a fellow Northeasterner who usually took good care of them while they were filming.
Then Yu Mei used a probing approach, not mentioning that she wanted to switch groups in the union, otherwise Zhang Xiuli would not have asked her to film in the fellow villagers' groups.
Yu Mei subtly probed Zhang Xiuli into revealing the name of Wei Daming, a fellow Northeasterner. Then, Yu Mei mentioned Wei Daming's group to the union's group-addressing staff. Zhang Xiuli then joined the group.
Then Zhang Xiuli didn't inquire about the matter. During filming, it was discovered that Zhang Xiuli was always indifferent, as if she were a special guest actress and a very important person.
Later, during filming, he met other male and female extras from different places.
There was another middle-aged female extra that Yu Mei found even more unforgettable. Her name was Wang Guangli. When she was just an ordinary female extra, she was very kind and helpful. Once, Yu Mei went to the vegetable market at one end of the pedestrian street to sell vegetables. She bought two large plastic bags of vegetables and was carrying them back to her rented house with great difficulty. She happened to meet Wang Guangli, who then very enthusiastically offered to help Yu Mei carry the two vegetable bags.
Then Yu Mei's hands were empty, she didn't take anything, and then Wang Liguang helped Yu Mei carry everything all the way to Yu Mei's house.
After she passed the audition for a supporting role, she seemed like a completely different person. There was a reason she got the role; it was because Yu Mei unintentionally helped her behind the scenes. And she acted completely ungrateful, putting on airs in front of the extras and Yu Mei!
On the day of filming, Yu Mei bought some popsicles for Wang Liguang. Wang Liguang behaved strangely; normally, she would have readily accepted and eaten them. Today was different. Later, it was learned that she had been accepted into the prestigious film studio. Yu Mei was also accepted into the studio, but many of the actors in the cast were far more talented and beautiful than her. It was unclear which examiner would choose someone with such plain looks and short stature.
She passed the exam but kept it a secret from Yu Mei. On the day Yu Mei went to take the exam, she heard from another candidate that when the girl's height was measured on the spot, she was 1.58 meters tall. The girl lied and said she was in her thirties. The man who measured her height then let her enter the second stage of the interview for the participating teachers, and she passed the exam.
Yu Mei was filming an extra scene when she gathered at the service department. She casually recounted the situation of the girl on the spot, which was overheard by Wang Guangli. Not long after, she passed the audition for a background actor and joined the background actor group to sign up for filming.
Bai Yu followed suit, successfully passing the audition for a supporting role and joining the supporting actor group. However, due to her age, the group leader didn't assign her any roles. She only enjoyed the role for a few days before leaving the supporting actor group and joining the regular extra group.
Because the union was in a tight spot for a few days, group leader Wei Daming asked those who had promising roles or special roles to leave the extras group and not join two groups. Then Bai Yu and Zhang Xiuli left the extras hometown group. Later, when the situation eased, the two joined Wei Daming's extras group again.
However, Wang Guangli remained in the foreground group and did not join the extras group. On the day before she left the extras registration group, Yu Mei and she had an argument at the morning filming meeting point.
Because Wang Guangli whispered to Wang Yufeng not to tell Yumei about the good news of recruiting actors to shoot short dramas in other groups that Yumei didn't have, Yumei overheard this. Yumei was already very dissatisfied and annoyed that Wang Guangli had concealed the process of her going to the union to take the special contract exam.
Then, in front of a large group of extras, both acquaintances and strangers, gathered at the service department that morning, Yu Meicai cursed at Wang Guangli on the spot. Wang Guangli was so frightened that she ran to hide in a crowded area. Yu Meicai remained silent.
Then Wang Yufeng said to Yumei, "If you two keep fighting, the group leader Wei Daming will scold her later. Yang Yumei, you should join this group. We're all in the same group filming, so don't fight!"
Yu Mei later discovered that some of the female extras here were only superficially friendly and warm, but behind the scenes they were afraid that others would surpass them, and they would keep all the good things to themselves, regardless of whether you were from the same hometown or not, all for the same dream!
Wang Guangli's mentality is like she just got a spot as an extra and is now making money off them. She just wants to show off how much more powerful and prestigious she is than the extras. She wants to become a big star, where everyone admires her, surrounds her, and even the director has to listen to her commands!
Yu Mei then joined Wei Daming's extras group. She thought that she could earn more money by working in two groups and send it to her family. She could endure the hardships, fatigue, and grievances on set, and be trampled on by the higher-ups. What else could she do but endure it?
Nowadays, everyone wants to make more money by filming more movies. She doesn't flatter the team leader or the higher-ups on set. She's still impatient and has a very traditional, unsophisticated way of being, which makes her somewhat out of touch with how people behave in modern times.
Yu Mei needs to learn how to be a person step by step!
Then she studied harder and took the exam to become a featured actor. Only by taking the exam to become a featured actor could she gradually advance her career. When she became a top actor, she would seek justice and clear her name, and everything would be accomplished!
Yang Yumei has the special ability of a golden finger, and she refuses to believe that she can't fulfill all her wishes. Then she goes to deal with these small fry in the film crew!
Then, Yu Mei has been working hard these days to learn standard language speaking, oral practice, and physical performance including body language, facial expressions, and other actions.
Suddenly, Yu Mei was stepped on by Zhang Xiuli, a fellow villager and extra in the same group of extras!
Yang Yumei's temper was such that she could tolerate others bullying them, regardless of who it was. The two started fighting.
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