An extra is an extra. Generally speaking, this is not a fixed occupation. Because the director can come immediately when he needs it and leave when he doesn't need it. Temporary workers may be a unique phenomenon in China. All walks of life, especially a few years ago. A few years ago, due to the rapid strengthening of expressway's construction, the traffic police couldn't keep up with the transportation management team and recruited a large number of temporary workers. Because there is no preparation, the salary is relatively low. In order to maintain social order, many towns and villages also recruit a large number of temporary workers, especially government demolition and urban management. Because they are temporary workers without professional training, their quality is not high.

Relatively speaking, extras make their careers unstable. The stability of temporary workers recruited by other industries is even worse, such as urban temporary workers and police assistants. Generally, the working hours are about three years, and the wages of temporary workers are quite fixed. The work of extras can be said to be calculated every day. You may be called if you need it today, and you may not be qualified for other roles tomorrow. Half a month may be related to ancient costumes, which is not suitable for you. A year later, it may be in another province. Every director has some extras in his hand, and he can call when necessary. Sometimes I go to the shooting scene and come directly from the scene. Extras change from time to time in order to have a new face, using extras from different places, different personalities and different occupations.

The salary of extras is relatively low. Because they are temporary, performers are generally not professionally trained, and some slightly important extras are simply trained. In the eyes of others, it may be that they don't have much technical content, and so do you and me, so the salary is relatively low. At present, it is about 50-80 yuan a day. Of course, it is only a few cases. Due to the needs of the plot and the temporary special needs of the director, the salary may be increased.

Extras are extras. Why does this industry exist? Just now, I said that the salary of extras is not high, and some people still enjoy it. One reason is that China is rich in human resources, some people have nothing to do, and some people use their leisure time to play. Even if 80 yuan a day, the crew is in charge of the meal, I am also free to gather together. The technical content is not high, and everyone who plays can have money and take it easily. Why not? Some people are curious, thinking that they can see the real movie, get hooked on an actor, understand the movie and see the beautiful protagonist. They are proud of seeing their feet in the movie.

Some people want to take actors as their real profession. In the temporary performance, look for opportunities for the director to discover his talents, break through his acting skills, become a real actor one day, and fulfill his acting dreams.