It is often used as "eighteen-line artist" to describe the status of artists is not high enough, and the value is not high enough, but there is no level of "eighteen-line artist" in the real showbiz circle. Eighteen-line artists do not exist, but there may be seven-line artists, and seven-line artists are basically the lowest-level artists, which are aimed at TVB artists. They have neither popularity nor high-paying positions, basically zero sense of existence, the name can not be called, even if you see a real person is strange, simply put, there is no difference with passers-by.
However, now there are five seventh-line artists who have formed a group and created a variety show called "Seven-Line People Abandon the King", as a low-level artist to expose the treatment and work of grass-roots artists. Now that the first episode has aired, this episode is very sensitive, starting with the salary of the low-level artists as the starting point. Five seventh-line artists found the same new generation or the same seventh-line artists on the show to expose their salaries, and the lowest basic salary of these artists was zero, and the highest was only 8,000 yuan.
TVB's salary has never been high, this is not a secret, not to mention the green leaves, supporting roles, even a large number of small students, Hua Dan does not have a particularly good treatment, simply put, if you just live by filming, it may be the degree of food and clothing - in terms of the time and energy paid corresponding to the corresponding remuneration, the two sides are not proportional. However, one of the advantages of filming dramas is that the exposure rate increases after the broadcast of the series, which in turn can bring popularity and influence to the artists, so that there is a lot of additional income, such as advertising, commercial performances, activities and so on.
A lower level than Xiaosheng Huadan is the supporting role, senior green leaf, their advantage is that the former can work hard to promote to the ranks of Xiaosheng and Huadan, and can also rely on the exposure of the series to bring additional work, the latter is senior, according to TVB's past system, the annual salary increase has been increased for decades, and their salary is relatively generous.
And the bottom is the ordinary green leaf, dragon set artists, commonly known as seven-line artists, they can be described as "nothing", no high salary, no visibility, no opportunity for additional work, all rely on a word "boiling", and the basic salary of these artists is not equal, the highest is 8,000 yuan, the lowest is 0 basic salary, even food and clothing can not be achieved. For example, the five hosts in "Seven-Line Man Abandoning the King", Chen Junjian, Zheng Junxi, Lin Haowen, Yao Hongyuan, and Cheng Haojun are relying on boiling and relying on opportunities, and this time they have the opportunity to be the host.
These five TVB seventh-line artists are not considered newcomers, and they have been in TVB for a while, but they have not been reused, and they have not had the opportunity to emerge so far. For example, Chen Junjian and Lin Haowen, their most famous masterpieces are the assistant guides and bookworms in "Happy Express of Love Home". And if Lin Haowen hadn't been for the fact that his girlfriend was Hong Kong sister Shao Peishi, no one would have mentioned him. And Zheng Junxi once played a young version of Chen Shancong in "The Ultimate Confession after Eighteen Years". Cheng Haojun played the school grass in "Falling in Love with My Decaying God", and as for Yao Hongyuan, who once played a lone wolf in "Solver", one of the four sons of Fangen Middle School.
Frankly speaking, even if you introduce these five seventh-line artists and say what they have acted in, I believe that many people are still confused and have no impression at all, but no impression is normal, because this is the norm for seventh-line artists. Of course, these five seven-line artists are very motivated, not willing to do this, so they take the initiative to form a group, and "surround" Zeng Zhiwei, sell their own programs, did not expect to succeed, Zeng Zhiwei gave them a great degree of freedom, let them shoot the subject matter, to prepare content, do not mind letting them expose the bitterness and anecdotes of the low-level artists, which has led to the birth of the program "Seven-Line People Abandoning the King".
I didn't expect that the first program was to expose the salary of the low-level artists, which was originally a taboo topic, but everyone was desperate for the show. Zheng Junxi is the first person in the show to expose his basic salary, because his basic salary is relatively high, more than 8,000, so he is full of pride. Indeed, the basic salary of more than 8,000 yuan is very high in TVB, in fact, Chen Junjian and Yao Hongyuan's basic salary is not even half of the 8,000, Chen Junjian is full of frustration, frankly admitting that he only has 3200 yuan, and Yao Hongyuan is 4000 yuan, if there is no additional income, this salary makes them even have difficulties in food and clothing.
Seeing these artists living with this little basic salary every month, I can't help but feel that it is really not easy. Although it is the basic salary, there should be a commission, but the workload of the seventh-line artist is already limited, unless the workload of the month is very large, there is a possibility of "explosion", and the commission is increased. For example, Chen Junjian admitted that he had taken up to 60,000 yuan a month, which was the highest time since he entered the industry, but it was also such a time, and then he returned to the low normal. And Lin Haowen also said that he had taken up to 20,000 yuan a month, compared to Cheng Haojun is more miserable, his highest monthly salary is not even 10,000, only 8700 yuan.
If it is really more tragic, the most tragic is the guest Lin Xiuyi. Now she and TVB have switched the contractual relationship, the former package salary system has become no basic salary system, in the past year she basically did not work, the basic salary is 0, there is no additional commission, and now she can only rely on her side business - restaurant and beauty shop salary to support her dream of acting. Looking back, TVB's artists are not easy, some people are working hard to have a better income, some people are working hard for the dream of actors, and some people are still working hard for food and clothing, all of which are a history of blood and tears.
PS: The pictures are all from the Internet