was wearing a straight suit, black-rimmed glasses, and carrying several power banks in his schoolbag... On the afternoon of November 14, when the reporter met Sun Weiqiang at the Metallurgical Kaiyuan Hotel in Qingshan District, he was waiting in the hotel lobby. On this day, he has several short plays to participate in.
Sun Weiqiang is a 2021 master’s student in the School of Liberal Arts of Hubei University. After accidentally entering the short drama industry last year, he became a "professional bodyguard" next to the "boss boss". In one year, he acted in more than a hundred short plays, and even chose to drop out of school for this purpose.
Sun Weiqiang is from Liaoning. In 2016, he was specially recruited to enter the Go major of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education at Wuhan Institute of Physical Education. In 2021, after taking the "World War II" postgraduate entrance examination, he was admitted to the School of Liberal Arts of Hubei University.
"Last year, on the recommendation of a friend, I joined a short drama group." Sun Weiqiang said that on November 28, 2023, he received the first short drama role in his life - the bodyguard next to "Boss Boss". Lines.
"I have no experience, my eyes always stare at the camera unconsciously, and my expressions sometimes use too much force." Sun Weiqiang said that after playing multiple bodyguard roles, he slowly found the trick. "To play a bodyguard, you need to have a straight posture and alert and sharp eyes." He often takes selfie videos on his mobile phone and "tests out" the performance by facing the screen, picking out the details of the performance bit by bit. The prop guns used by the crew were relatively light and the gun-raising movements were always imperfect. He checked the information to understand the parameters of each gun type and paid for the props out of his own pocket.
Sun Weiqiang has witnessed the booming development of the short drama industry. "Many directors who originally made long plays have also started making short plays. A year ago, it took a week to shoot a short play, but now it takes three to four days." He has joined dozens of short play groups, and each one There are nearly 200 people in the group. The reporter saw that actor recruitment information is posted in each group almost every day.
Since entering the industry, Sun Weiqiang has filmed more than a hundred short dramas and can earn up to 500 yuan a day. The role of bodyguard is his best, and many crews who need similar roles will come to him. In addition, when he was in graduate school, he used his part-time income to open a script killing shop outside the school. "Since I was an undergraduate, I have not asked my parents for living expenses."
In June 2024, during a critical period when other students were preparing for their thesis defenses, Sun Weiqiang chose to take a break from school. "My cultural class level and literary literacy are both deficient, and coupled with constant film appointments, it is difficult to complete my graduation thesis well," he said.
Regarding Sun Weiqiang’s choice, classmate Xiao Yu said that he took a break from school to film a short play, and everyone was very puzzled. “Most of the classmates in the class graduated and found jobs step by step, and have stable jobs.” Xiao Wang, a classmate who just became a primary school teacher not long ago, believes that Sun Weiqiang made a different choice from others and admires his courage.
Yang Yan, Sun Weiqiang’s graduate tutor, associate professor at the School of Liberal Arts of Hubei University, said that nowadays, young people have diverse employment options and he will not set limits for students, but he still hopes that students will make career choices after completing their studies.
Regarding the future, Sun Weiqiang has plans: "I will use the two months at the end of the year to prepare the thesis and participate in the defense in March next year. If everything goes well, I can complete my studies in June next year. After that, I will continue to try to find a career in the short drama industry. Position, shine and heat.
was wearing a straight suit, black-rimmed glasses, and carrying several power banks in his schoolbag... On the afternoon of November 14, when the reporter met Sun Weiqiang at the Metallurgical Kaiyuan Hotel in Qingshan District, he was waiting in the hotel lobby. On this day, he has several short plays to participate in.
Sun Weiqiang is a 2021 master’s student in the School of Liberal Arts of Hubei University. After accidentally entering the short drama industry last year, he became a "professional bodyguard" next to the "boss boss". In one year, he acted in more than a hundred short plays, and even chose to drop out of school for this purpose.
Sun Weiqiang is from Liaoning. In 2016, he was specially recruited to enter the Go major of Wuhan Institute of Physical Education at Wuhan Institute of Physical Education. In 2021, after taking the "World War II" postgraduate entrance examination, he was admitted to the School of Liberal Arts of Hubei University.
"Last year, on the recommendation of a friend, I joined a short drama group." Sun Weiqiang said that on November 28, 2023, he received the first short drama role in his life - the bodyguard next to "Boss Boss". Lines.
"I have no experience, my eyes always stare at the camera unconsciously, and my expressions sometimes use too much force." Sun Weiqiang said that after playing multiple bodyguard roles, he slowly found the trick. "To play a bodyguard, you need to have a straight posture and alert and sharp eyes." He often takes selfie videos on his mobile phone and "tests out" the performance by facing the screen, picking out the details of the performance bit by bit. The prop guns used by the crew were relatively light and the gun-raising movements were always imperfect. He checked the information to understand the parameters of each gun type and paid for the props out of his own pocket.
Sun Weiqiang has witnessed the booming development of the short drama industry. "Many directors who originally made long plays have also started making short plays. A year ago, it took a week to shoot a short play, but now it takes three to four days." He has joined dozens of short play groups, and each one There are nearly 200 people in the group. The reporter saw that actor recruitment information is posted in each group almost every day.
Since entering the industry, Sun Weiqiang has filmed more than a hundred short dramas and can earn up to 500 yuan a day. The role of bodyguard is his best, and many crews who need similar roles will come to him. In addition, when he was in graduate school, he used his part-time income to open a script killing shop outside the school. "Since I was an undergraduate, I have not asked my parents for living expenses."
In June 2024, during a critical period when other students were preparing for their thesis defenses, Sun Weiqiang chose to take a break from school. "My cultural class level and literary literacy are both deficient, and coupled with constant film appointments, it is difficult to complete my graduation thesis well," he said.
Regarding Sun Weiqiang’s choice, classmate Xiao Yu said that he took a break from school to film a short play, and everyone was very puzzled. “Most of the classmates in the class graduated and found jobs step by step, and have stable jobs.” Xiao Wang, a classmate who just became a primary school teacher not long ago, believes that Sun Weiqiang made a different choice from others and admires his courage.
Yang Yan, Sun Weiqiang’s graduate tutor, associate professor at the School of Liberal Arts of Hubei University, said that nowadays, young people have diverse employment options and he will not set limits for students, but he still hopes that students will make career choices after completing their studies.
Regarding the future, Sun Weiqiang has plans: "I will use the two months at the end of the year to prepare the thesis and participate in the defense in March next year. If everything goes well, I can complete my studies in June next year. After that, I will continue to try to find a career in the short drama industry. Position, shine and heat.”
text/Yu Rui
editor/Ni Jianing
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