Chapter 7 007: The Drunken Man Crew

Author: Chen Wangdong

Chapter 7 007: The Drunken Man Crew

It's half past three in the morning.

The chicken is still sleeping in.

The lights came on in the old dilapidated courtyard.

Xu Ning and Bao Qiang endured their sleepiness and climbed out of bed, then went to the large water tank to brush their teeth and wash their faces.

The other two families were still asleep.

This shows how hard the work of group actors is.

Fortunately, it is summer now, and the temperature is neither too cold nor too hot in the early morning. If it were several degrees below zero in winter, it would be a sin that no one should bear.

After washing up, the two of them went out.

Jogging along the road to the entrance of Beijing Film Studio, they passed by a breakfast shop and bought a basket of steamed buns and two cups of soy milk. The two of them started eating while walking.

"I don't know how this guy Bao Qiang managed to persevere in his previous life. He has been waiting at the gate of Beijing Film Studio for several years. Most people really can't do it."

Xu Ning admired Bao Qiang in his heart.

This young man from the countryside came to the capital to live in a shabby house and eat steamed buns. He persisted in performing as a group performer for three years before he got a chance.

Call him a lucky man, he also has strength.

It is said that he is capable and there are many people who have better acting skills than him.

But over the years, 99.99% of all the extras, including those with professional backgrounds, are not as popular as him.

Human life is really difficult to say.

Keep it strong at this time,

I still don’t know how he will go in the future.

His life is still full of endless confusion.

Nearly two years have passed since I came to Beijing in 1999, and my life still has not yet reached a turning point.

If it had been anyone else, I would have given up long ago.

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Four forty.

The entrance of Beijing Film Studio.

Before Wu Gang arrived, Xu Ning found a clean curb and sat down, opened the system and checked the properties.

These days, he has been working hard and practicing, and has gained a lot.

[Name: Xu Ning]

[Age: 21 years old]

[Occupation: Special actor (young)]

[Acting Attributes]

Basic acting skills—character understanding (3.9/proficient)

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[Skill attribute]

Shaolin Luohan Fist (2.5/entry)

Xingyi Liuhequan (3.1/proficient)

There are now dozens of various acting attributes in the system, all of which have reached [entry level], and some have reached [advanced level].

It can be said that Xu Ning's current acting skills are not inferior to those of students from schools such as China National Theater and Nortel, and are even better than them in some places.

But compared with those old guns, there is still a big gap.

"You have to work harder. At least all of them have [proficient level] acting skills. By then, I will be able to control any role with confidence."

The current [entry-level] acting skills are neither above nor below, they are half-baked and have no advantages whatsoever.

"We must hurry up and join the crew."

After checking and shutting down the system, there was nothing left to do. Xu Ning and a large group of extra actors were sitting at the door chatting.

Each of these grassroots brothers had a different tragic story. After listening to it for a while, Xu Ning felt that he was in a bad mood.

"Fuck, I obviously have a miserable life, but I still sympathize with the sufferings of others..."

Not wanting to listen any more, he changed the subject and talked about something happy. After a while, laughter spread again around him.

The sky is getting brighter, and the sky in the east is turning fish belly white.

Wu Gang's car drove over slowly.

As sweet as ever, the same style as Guo Degang, the figure and face are quite similar to Lao Guo... but he looks quite unbeatable.

"A martial arts drama requires seventy people, no more than 50 years old."

The front door of the bus was instantly jammed with people, and the crowd was filled with darkness. Everyone was waving their hands excitedly, hoping that they would be selected.

It is said that Beijing Film Studio has more than 150 people gathered here, but with only over 70 people, the competition is fierce.

Wu Gang stood at the car door and saw Xu Ning and Wang Baoqiang behind the crowd from a distance. He immediately shouted with a smile on his face: "Brother Ning, I have reserved a good seat for you, come quickly."

You must know that the group leader is equivalent to the landlord's old wealth, and the extras are the tenants of the landlord's family. The fate of the extras is tightly controlled by the group leader.

And Wu Gang, the leader of the group that they feared, was actually being friendly to a young group performer at this moment. Many people found it incredible.

Could it be that this person has a big background?

But who with a big background will play a small role?

Wu Gang, who was standing in the car, looked at a group of blind extras and shouted angrily: "You all have to get out of the way."

He turned around and smiled at Xu Ning: "Brother Ning, come here quickly, be careful not to crowd in."

The crowd roared out of the way, and Xu Ning walked through the crowd and got into the car as if he were walking on a red carpet.

This guy Baoqiang gained Xu Ning's favor and followed him into the car.

After doing all this, Wu just started ordering people.

"You, you, and you, get in the car...go away, you're too short..."

Wu Gang ordered dozens of people like chickens. The carriage was filled to the brim in an instant, and people who had no place to sit were crowded in the aisle.

More than an hour later, we arrived at the film and television city.

Wu Gang brought the extras to the assistant director of actors to make a presentation. After counting the number of people, the assistant director used a loudspeaker to explain the scene to the extras.

"We are going to shoot a competition scene later. Everyone can just change into clothes and sit under the competition stage to cheer. Do you understand?"

"Understood!"

Dozens of extras shouted feebly.

But Xu Ning's eyes were attracted by a person under the awning, who was sitting on a chair reading a script.

"It's Zhao Wenzhuo again...it seems like we are really destined to be with him."

The last time he entered his dream, he still remembered the scene of Fa Hai and Xiao Qing consoling each other.

He looked at the leading actors next to him and found that many of them looked familiar, and the female leading actors also looked good.

Among them is the Miss Asia champion named Christine Yang.

Although she is not stunning, she can still be called a beauty... If you have a chance to enter her dreamland, take a look.

Seeing the promotional posters placed next to the awning, Xu Ning suddenly remembered that the drama "The Drunken Man" became a small hit in 2002.

However, it seems to have nothing to do with me.

Because the show has already started filming, the main actors have already been cast, and they don’t have their own positions at all.

But when I think about being able to collect wool, I feel a lot better.

The attributes of Xingyiquan that I picked up in Zhao Wenzhuo's dream before have been upgraded to the [proficient] state after a period of diligent practice.

The properties panel shows:

Xingyi Liuhequan (3.1/proficient)

This proficiency is no less than that of someone who has studied for several years. I can only say that the system is too powerful.

I met Zhao Wenzhuo again today, so I had to catch him and continue to collect him.

If Zhao Wenzhuo knew that he had been acting as a tool, he would be so angry that he would not be able to sleep.
To be continued...