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Hengdian Film and Television City, a dream place with the reputation of "Oriental Hollywood", is like a giant chrysalis, containing the enthusiastic pursuit and yearning of countless young people for their acting careers.
In this vast land, more than 200,000 enthusiastic dreamers are like an endless stream of crucian carp, flocking to this fertile soil, looking forward to achieving self-worth improvement and breakthrough in this fertile soil.
In this huge group of dream chasers, Zhao Liying is undoubtedly one of the eye-catching ones. She has loved dancing and singing since she was a child, and she once stood out in a high-profile talent show and won the crown. However, fate seems to be biased in her favor, and she only got the opportunity to shoot commercials, but failed to set foot on the real acting stage.
However, Zhao Liying was not discouraged by this, she had an unwavering belief in her dreams and devoted herself to the group performance team without hesitation. As the most ordinary member of the group performance group, Zhao Liying, like many young people, is facing endless bitterness and hardship.
In the crew, she was often humiliated by the director's words, such as "Why do you always pout? It's like a pig!" Once, due to excessive fatigue, she fell asleep on a rock, and when she woke up, all the crew had already evacuated, and no one came to wake her up, so she was abandoned in the silence of the filming site.
In her seven-year career as a group performer, Zhao Liying has experienced the cynicism of words, the pain of being ignored and forgotten, but she has always adhered to the pursuit of her dreams, but in the process, she has constantly tempered her willpower and acting skills.
Even if she only plays an insignificant small role such as passerby A and B, she is fully devoted, hoping that one day she can get rid of the fate of group performance.
Indeed, she is not alone, in this huge group performance team, there are tens of thousands of young people, like Zhao Liying, who are persistently chasing their dreams of being an actor.
They have taken root in the vibrant land of Hengdian, gone through transformation and growth, and are eager to truly show their own bright light one day.
For Zhao Liying, 2010 was undoubtedly a major turning point in her life. This year, she resolutely terminated the contract with the original brokerage company and chose to join a new brokerage company, Hairun Film and Television Group. This decision opened the door to new opportunities for her.
Soon after, Zhao Liying was able to appear on the big screen of the high-profile hit drama "Xin Huanzhu Gege", although she was only an insignificant extra, but for her after seven years of hard work, but she has not yet emerged, this opportunity is undoubtedly an exciting challenge and opportunity!
In the crew, Zhao Liying not only met many mentors and friends in the industry, but more importantly, this experience made her acting skills look new and achieved a qualitative leap.
Once she could only play those unknown passers-by A and B, she is now able to play more important roles, which is undoubtedly a major breakthrough in her group acting career.
After tasting the sweetness of success, Zhao Liying is like a phoenix nirvana, and her pursuit of dreams is becoming more and more unswerving. Immediately afterwards, she got a series of rare opportunities one after another, such as participating in the TV series "The Legend of Lu Zhen", and won warm praise from the audience.
Seeing her career gradually moving towards new glory, the flame of hope in Zhao Liying's heart burned again.
2016 is a golden period for Zhao Liying's career development. This year, she participated in two popular dramas "Lao Jiumen" and "Qin Yunzhi" non-stop, and spent almost every day in Hengdian.
It is no exaggeration to say that Hengdian, the hot land that gave birth to her dream of group performance, has witnessed her arduous journey to success step by step.
However, what really made Zhao Liying famous in one fell swoop and climbed to the pinnacle of her career was the costume fairy masterpiece "Flower Thousand Bone" broadcast in the same year.
In this work, her superb acting skills have won wide praise both inside and outside the industry, and her sweet and lovely image has captured the hearts of countless audiences.
Zhao Liying instantly became a hot new generation actress and successfully became a first-line star.
Overnight, she turned from a group performance that no one cared about to a top traffic star who became a household name. This long road of group performances full of thorns finally opened the door to the other side of her dreams.
In Hengdian, the cradle that gave birth to her dreams, Zhao Liying finally completely bloomed with dazzling light and wrote a different and wonderful chapter of life.
This small group performer, who was once despised, ridiculed, and forgotten, has now become the focus of attention and has stepped onto another new stage in life.
With extraordinary perseverance and persistent pursuit, Ms. Zhao Liying was finally able to stand out from the obscurity of the group performance and climb to the peak of her career, which is undoubtedly an extremely rare and admirable "lucky" situation.
However, we must be soberly aware that for the vast majority of ensemble performers, the predicament they face goes far beyond the "lucky" that Ms. Zhao Liying has experienced.
First of all, it is sad that the salary package they receive is really low. According to authoritative data, most group performers in Hengdian need to put in more than 10 hours of hard work every day, but the return is only a meager income of about 100 yuan. How can such an income support the normal operation of a family?
What's even more unfortunate is that as the low-level characters in the group performance, it is often difficult for them to see the day of their emergence. In the crew, the roles of ordinary group actors usually only play some passers-by A and B, without any lines, let alone the opportunity to "show their faces". If you want to get a higher salary and exposure, unless you can gradually promote to a special actor or even a big special actor, there is almost no more room for development.
The biggest challenge is that the ensemble industry is extremely competitive, and if a crew doesn't perform well, it can be replaced by another competitor at any time.
In order to win a place in the group performance, some people even do not hesitate to resort to some improper "backdoor" methods.
In the face of such a harsh living environment, the group performers still stick to their posts for only one reason: they also have endless longing and dreams for a better life as a star. Despite the worrying living conditions, they still stayed in Hengdian and persistently pursued their dreams.
In fact, Ms. Zhao's path to success does not exist in isolation. In the entertainment industry, there are many stars who have worked step by step from the bottom of group performances.
For example, our well-known film giants Mr. Wang Baoqiang, comedy master Mr. Stephen Chow, etc., have also experienced the hard tempering of group performances before becoming famous. They used to be like Ms. Zhao Liying, who played the role of passers-by A and B and background boards in obscurity, and endured all kinds of difficulties in the early days of entering the industry.
However, it was precisely because of those challenging years of group performances that they had a deeper understanding of the value of their dreams. The thorny road tempered their tenacity, sharpened their superb acting skills, and finally forged today's brilliant achievements.
The journey of these pioneers vividly reveals an eternal truth: only with determination and hard work can the door to success be opened!
Even if the life of a group performer is extremely difficult, it must not be an excuse for us to stagnate, as long as we stick to our firm belief and accumulate valuable practical experience step by step, our ideals will eventually be realized at some point in the future.
However, the stories of successful people such as Zhao Liying have misled some dreamers and made them have the illusion of "overnight success". This kind of thinking is not only an unrealistic wishful thinking, but it can also lead them to fall into a situation of blind worship of others, hindering their own growth and development.
If we just wait for the so-called "opportunity" to come, instead of being proactive and making real efforts, the result of waiting is doomed to be futile.
Although the dream may seem far away, it will never fall into your arms easily, and can only be realized by pursuing it in a down-to-earth and steady way.
In other words, we should look at our dreams rationally and avoid being arrogant. Hengdian is known as the "Paradise of the Crazy" precisely because it is home to many "lazy people" and "beautiful women" who are immersed in self-absorption, trying to succeed with their beautiful appearance, and ignoring hard work.
However, it is precisely because of this unenterprising mentality that they are destined to stand still and never realize their dreams.
In such a harsh environment, it is particularly precious to be able to keep a clear head and understand that it is a blessing to suffer losses and have the courage to work hard.
All in all, for dreams and careers, we must maintain a rational and optimistic attitude, guard against arrogance and rashness, and persevere with perseverance and determination to move forward, believing that life will be full of sunshine and hope.
On the contrary, those who are arrogant and empty-sighted are destined to only stop and never taste the sweetness of success.