Wang Baoqiang earns NT$15 a day to play a small role, and Zhao Liying sacrifices her image for the show. What sadness did the actors feel before they became famous?

Stephen Chow played a small soldier in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and was beaten to death by Mei Chaofeng. He also played a supporting role for Jet Li in "The Legend of the Condor Heroes"; Chow Yun-fat was also a TVB supporting actor. Until the appearance of the drama "Shanghai", when "A Better Tomorrow" directed by Wu Senyu was filmed, the first male lead was Ti Lung. However, Chow Yun-fat became more famous and later entered Hollywood, but it was not very successful, but His achievements are not low either; in his early years, Donnie Yen also acted as an extra for Jet Li, Tony Leung Ka Fai and others, and he often played roles like father-in-law. Although he later starred in several movies, he was not well-known until 2008 when he starred in "Ip Man" It was only after his appearance that Donnie Yen became really popular. The salary level of walk-on actors

In Shanghai, the average extra actor works for 8 hours per day and is paid about 150 yuan. If he works overtime, he will get between 150 yuan and 200 yuan a day. For many people, although 150 yuan a day is a very low salary, many extras think it is still acceptable because they love "acting". Even if this "acting" is just a flash in front of the camera, they still think it is acceptable. Well worth it. If some extras are new to acting, they will be happy as long as they can participate in the filming, and they don't care about the money.

According to regulations, extras generally work eight hours a day, and the crew is responsible for three meals a day for the extras. However, due to the needs of filming, many extras need to add blood packs, cry in mourning, and be exposed to the rain. The crew has to give out red envelopes of 10 to 30 yuan.

If extras reach the "special contract" level, their income will naturally be higher. The so-called "special actors" are extras who have lines and scenes in the play. If a special actor can get hundreds or thousands of dollars a day, it means that he or she does have a "play", that is to say, he or she can say a few lines in the play, or show his face or something. This depends on opportunities and recommendations from insiders.

The official website of Hengdian Film and Television City saw the "Hengdian Film and Television City Group Actor Recruitment Conditions and Salary Schedule" provided by it. Among them, the recruitment conditions for extra actors are that male actors are required to be above 160 centimeters, and female actors are required to be above 155 centimeters, and have a high school education or above. The remuneration is also stipulated in detail, but it is for reference only, and the actual payment shall prevail. The reference stated that as an extra, if you work an 8-hour work day, you will be charged 100-150 yuan per day; overtime pay will be increased by 20 yuan per hour; after 12 o'clock in the morning, an additional 20-30 yuan per hour will be added, and if you get up before 5 o'clock, For filming, it’s 20 yuan per hour. In this line of work, those in the martial arts industry are considered to have relatively high incomes. The salary is 300 yuan a day, and the opening fee starts at 30 yuan a sentence. If there are lines, the money will be increased to 500 yuan a day.

In film and television dramas, we often see many extras, including those who need to be shaved, those who play prostitutes, those who carry coffins, etc. Their pay is also ridiculously low. If they play a role of being beaten, even if it is a real beating, they also have to carry a coffin, wear mourning, or play a dead person. These are special taboos and taboos in the eyes of the people, and they also have corresponding pay standards,? Carrying the coffin and wearing a mourning ceremony starts at NT$10, while lying on the ground with water starts from NT$200. It is reported that the cast members who play Dead Man have to pay red envelopes, ranging from 10 yuan to 100 yuan. If you are selected to speak a line on the spot, even if it is just a swear word, you will be paid, starting from 50 yuan per sentence. If an ordinary actor goes to the studio one day to wait for a scene, but it is canceled and he has not changed into costume, it will be counted as half a day's pay. If he has already changed into costume, it will be counted as a full day.