Indeed, although they are all actors, there is a big difference between group performances and superstars in the remuneration and salary of actors. In other words, there is no comparison between them at all. Even so, there are many group performances that insist on fulfilling their dreams as actors, such as Zhan Liu, a group performance that everyone said today.
You may not know his name, but you can guess what role he plays by looking at his clothes. But Liu Zhan is no ordinary group performance. He is an actor excavated by Stephen Chow. In Liu Zhan's own words, "Stephen Chow is his own noble gang."
Liu Zhan was born in Xuchang, Henan Province, and was 46 years old in 2020. Before drifting, he joined the Mengzhou Song and Dance Troupe in Henan, the China People's Liberation Army Henan Great Wall Reserve Song and Dance Troupe, and the Luoyang Fire Art Troupe of Henan Armed Police. He has appeared in comic sketches and funny sketches many times.
Liu Zhan's family is not rich, his daughter-in-law is a native farmer, and there are two children at home. I can't support my family with Liu Zhan's salary, and I guess how to choose another development direction every day. Just then, a friend told him that Hengdian Film and Television City is an performing arts area, which can not only play its own strengths, but also make money.
In 2007, Liu Zhan gave up his job in a private enterprise, and his decision shifted from the performance stage to the big screen. Therefore, I also studied and trained Lin Jingxiang, an actor in Zhengzhou's old stage play film and television production. However, Liu Zhan's decision was immediately resisted by his family. At that time, his family was heavily in debt because of building a house, but Liu Zhan ignored the persuasion of his relatives and rushed to Hengdian.
Liu Zhan who arrived at Hengdian immediately fell in love with this place. He thought, "The economic development here is good, the gas is excellent, and the temperature is suitable, which is my first choice to become a new Hengdian person." Like other troupe performances, Liu Zhan applied for registration in the gang dialog box and got a marriage certificate. In order to have a better performance opportunity, he never chooses a play, and only acts when he has the opportunity.
But where does he know? Hengdian is full of group performances, in other words, it is worthless. When he first arrived in Hengdian, Liu Zhan didn't like white rice and wanted to ask the film crew for two steamed buns, but the film crew not only refused, but also severely scolded him. At this time, Liu Zhan felt that he was not taken seriously for the first time. More than that, group performances and gangs have not got everything, such as labor relations, no fixed salary, no medical expenses and so on. Only one day's work can earn money, otherwise there will be no food.
Although the group performance is not worth mentioning, the connection is also very complicated. They should be familiar with the team leader. As the saying goes, HuiLaiShi is the only thing that will happen. But Liu Zhan, who just came to Hengdian, didn't know the situation at all and didn't perform for several days. Seeing that the hundreds of dollars he produced gradually needed to be spent, Liu Zhan felt impatient, and his mind was full of children's training fees and his daughter-in-law's household clothes. Just then, he heard that the water leak could be detected at 5: 30 in the morning. The next day, he came to wait for the play at 4: 30. This time, he finally got the first role, which was a corpse.
One of the group performances that had been arranged that day didn't come, so Liu Zhan took the opportunity to pick up a leak. Although some roles are not very good, Liu Zhan is very happy, because in addition to 25 yuan's actor's daily salary, there is also a big red envelope for 5 yuan to play the corpse.
This drama is the TV series "The Great Porcelain Merchant". The highlight at that time was that many bodies were thrown into the mire. Although Liu Zhan doesn't know how to play with dead bodies, he knows that if he doesn't learn to hide, he will be crushed by endless "dead bodies", and this role is stipulated that the whole body can't move. When he was still smart, he deliberately rolled to a place where he was not crushed by others. Liu Zhan secretly pleased.
After seeing many photos of Liu Zhan, you may find that his appearance is not "sincere". Jujube beard face, melon face, high cheekbones, ugly, is a "traitor." Even Liu Zhan himself said, "I look like a bad guy." Because of his own appearance, most of the roles played by Liu after the occupation were bad guys, mainly traitors. However, if you are a bad person, there is no doubt that it is not easy to have a happy ending in the play, and there is no doubt that you will die in the end.
Therefore, over the years, Liu's career has been to perform "death" performances in professional scientific research. Nowadays, whether he is a traitor, a rogue or a thief, whether he is defeated by a gun, killed by a knife, stoned to death, or drowned in a river, his performance is superb, and he is also known as "the biggest traitor in Hengdian".
Gradually, Liu Zhan also evolved from a troupe into a special actor. For many people, Stephen Chow is not only a film of king of comedy, but also a memory of many people. Because his films have brought you great happiness in Qian Qian. However, Stephen Chow's films have a characteristic, that is, famous actors are rarely used, and they are all small actors with poor looks. Even group performances will have a heavy main play, and Zhan Liu is one of them.
20 1 1 This year is a lucky year for Liu's career, because he has been appreciated by Stephen Chow! When the movie The Journey to the West auditioned in Hengdian, the world involved was really crowded. All the aisles are full of people, and everyone is trying the same main play. Later, Liu Zhan was informed by the staff, and Liu Zhan was surprised. It's unbelievable.
In this play, we play Gao Laozhuang with Liu Zhan. Although there are not many main plays, under the specific guidance of Stephen Chow, Liu Zhan learned another design style. This time, Liu Zhan not only improved her acting skills, but also changed from a specially invited actor to a big one, and the actor's pay rose to 2,000 yuan a day.
Liu Occupation has a good impression on Stephen Chow. Although he is a small actor, he has met countless film directors, most of whom are iron shelves. However, Stephen Chow is different. It is not easy for him to rest and drink tea in his spare time. He just came to look for actors to guide every actor in filming, even if it was a group performance that was not worth mentioning, he personally guided it. This makes Liu Zhan feel that there is no gap between actors and film directors, and Stephen Chow is the least arrogant of all film directors.
Compared with the insiders' evaluation of Stephen Chow, I firmly believe that no actor at the bottom has a truer evaluation of Stephen Chow, because they have no right to talk about it, and it is their own real experience.
Although Liu Zhan's popularity is not as good as that of some superstars, it is getting better and better than the one who just came to Hengdian. At that time, relatives who boycotted him were also added to the group performance. Now, Liu Zhan has bought a car and a house in Hengdian, and life is talked about.
Liu Zhan also keeps the habit of taking notes every day, and there is a pamphlet beside him, which is full of his performance records and actor's remuneration.
Zhan Liu said: "I don't remember how many bad guys I played, and I don't know how many times I was scolded by the audience." I have been in the business for many years, and I have created few good people on the screen, but I enjoy the whole process. I hope everyone will not be deceived by careless appearance, actually because I have a kind heart. "
In fact, in the entertainment circle, no matter whether you play a good guy or a bad guy, no matter how beautiful or ugly you are, the last thing you see or perform will be recognized by everyone as long as you take a serious shot.
Finally, I want to talk about Stephen Chow. In fact, in Stephen Chow's films, there are many actors like Li Zhan, such as Zhang Meie who plays the clown in The Journey to the West.
Later, Zhang Meie also starred in Stephen Chow's The Mermaid. In Zhang Meie's mind, Stephen Chow also got his own help. She once said that it is not easy to forget Stephen Chow's kindness all her life. As long as Stephen Chow has to, she can play in vain.
Similarly, Ge Xingyu, who played the Monkey King in Journey to the West, was born tragically. Ge Xingyu lost his father when he was a child, even his biological parents disdained his ugliness, and later remarried. Over the years, he grew up under the care of his grandfather. After being discovered by Stephen Chow, he played the role of the Monkey King, and now he has become a posture actor.
Compared with other film directors, Stephen Chow appreciates walk-on actors more, perhaps because he was born a walk-on. Therefore, Stephen Chow knows that it is not easy for the lowest-level actors. In king of comedy, he said before: "If I have to be an extra actor, can I not add the word' death' in front?" Even if it is a group performance, it also has its own self-esteem!