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bjran8888 t1_it1b3bl wrote

As a mainland Chinese, it feels interesting to see foreign actors writing about what it's like to work for them.

I guess the Wandering Earth experience would be normal, but Lake Nagatsu is a war film, which does require some training, and they should reasonably pay you more (but the pay often depends on the film budget rather than the work you do).

I'm curious if you'll watch the movie you're starring in? How do you rate your acting?

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JayCroghan OP t1_it1joeg wrote

Yes of course, I watched both Lake Changjin movies in the cinema and I can’t wait to see Wandering Earth.

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bjran8888 t1_it1u2lg wrote

I didn't think they would hire a software engineer as an extra, but China is not a country of immigrants and doing so can only be described as a no-brainer. Wu Jing is the most expensive actor in China, if you have quite a few scenes with him, you may have a lot of fame after "Wandering Earth 2" hahaha, (like mike Sui in the first one?)

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JayCroghan OP t1_it1uywt wrote

They hired anybody they could for Changjing Lake. Wandering Earth was different I was chosen for the role. I probably only have 10 seconds of screen time I don’t expect to be any more known than I am today!

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