HENGDIAN, Zhejiang: Fed up with the drudgery of his sales job in southern China, Lu Qi quit and travelled a thousand kilometres north to one of the country's biggest film studios with hopes of making it in movies.
"Most people here have no degrees, skills or relations. can't do any business either, so we are just here to escape the reality and the competition out there," the 24-year-old added. Sometimes dubbed the"Hollywood of the East" or simply"Chinawood", local media reported more than 70 per cent of China's films and TV shows have been at least partly shot on a 330-hectare site.
Lu Qi gave up his sales job in southern China and travelled a thousand kilometres north to one of the country's biggest film studio complexes with hopes of making it in movies. The studio has been the backdrop for Chinese blockbusters like Hero and has been graced by A-listers like Jackie Chan and Fan Bingbing."At first, we recruited mostly locals as extras. Now the majority of them come from out of town," said Zhou Fenglai, a Hengdian official who deals with performer management.
Male extras get an additional 40 yuan each time they shave their heads - partly to make sure there is ample manpower for often-used scenes requiring the Manchu-style shaved head and braided queue."It's very uncomfortable running around in the mountains wearing armour and being blown up," Lu said, comparing it to work as a"coolie."
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