According to news from the Red Star Capital Bureau on November 15, today, the issue of "Hengdian extras' salary reduction" was trending on Weibo. Pictures posted online showed that the original base fee for extras was 120 yuan/8 hours, and 15 yuan/hour for overtime; adjustments I

Red Star Capital Bureau reported on November 15 that today, the issue of "Hengdian Extra Actors' Salary Reduction" became a hot search topic on Weibo. Pictures posted online showed that the original basic fee for extras was 120 yuan/8 hours, and 15 yuan/hour for overtime; The adjustment is 135 yuan/10 hours, and the overtime is 13.5 yuan/hour. The adjustment will be implemented from November 15, 2024.

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On November 15, Red Star Capital Bureau called the Hengdian Film and Television City Actors Guild several times, but no one answered the call. According to Blue Whale News, the Hengdian Film and Television City Actors Guild confirmed the authenticity of the notice. Today, many Hengdian extras also confirmed the above news to the Red Star Capital Bureau.

Zou Jun (pseudonym) went to Hengdian this summer to work as a group performer full-time. He told the Red Star Capital Bureau that he received the notice yesterday and that the guild would also take 10% of the group performer's salary, based on 10 hours/135 yuan. According to the standard, actors will get about 121 yuan, and if they overtime, they will get about 12 yuan/hour.

Zou Jun said that his monthly income in Hengdian was only more than one thousand yuan, and he had to rely on robbing for acting. He introduced that around 7 o'clock every night, the person in charge will publish a pre-registration notice in the group, and then determine the extras in the order of replies. If work has not yet been completed when the notice is issued, extras can take leave, but there is a limit to the number of leave requests per month. Zou Jun introduced that many group performers experience life in Hengdian. A woman working in Zhejiang told Red Star Capital Bureau that she would go to Hengdian on weekends to experience group acting life, and she also received the above notice from Hengdian.

Another Hengdian group actor Zhang Ming (pseudonym) also told the Red Star Capital Bureau that the above notice does exist and the guild will take 10% of the salary. Zhang Ming has been in Hengdian for a year, and his monthly income is about one to two thousand yuan. He said that the weather has been getting colder recently, and the number of extras coming to Hengdian last month has increased, resulting in some extras not being able to take roles.

Regarding this salary cut, Zhang Ming believes that it is an "improvement" in a sense. Zhang Ming introduced that in the past, as long as the crew finished dressing up (including putting on costumes) or calling it a day after more than half the time, the extras could get 120 yuan. This 120 yuan was considered the basic salary. Those who worked for more than 8 hours would only be paid according to the salary. The standard calculation of remuneration is 15 yuan/hour; now it is adjusted to 135 yuan/10 hours. If the work is 7 hours (more than half of the time), the remuneration for the extras will change from 120 yuan to 135 yuan. However, Zhang Ming also said that there are relatively few cases of ending work early, and most crews are stuck or overtime.

In addition, the above two extras told Red Star Capital Bureau that the salary of the extras in the future has not been adjusted at present. Their salary is 300 yuan/14 hours, and the guild will take 10% and receive 270 yuan.

Red Star News reporter Yu Yao, intern reporter Zeng Han

editor Yang Cheng