Is the salary of popular group performance of mini dramas rising?

Micro skits became popular, and actors became "sweet cakes". In recent days, many e-commerce companies, media companies MCN agency and others have successively released the recruitment information of micro drama actors. Some companies claim that ordinary people without performing experience can be accepted, with a daily salary of up to 800 yuan, which makes many citizens eager to try. However, what "pits" are hidden behind the recruitment market? The reporter interviewed the insiders and made a reminder.

Recruitment market:

There are various forms of salary payment. Some companies claim a monthly salary of 30000 yuan

Recently, the reporter browsed the major recruitment platforms in Xiamen and saw a lot of recruitment information about micro drama actors. There are various forms of salary payment for these recruitment, sometimes salary, daily salary and monthly salary.

Some companies even set the hourly salary at 150 yuan/hour, and the monthly salary is between 5000 yuan and 30000 yuan. The age of applicants is generally between 18 and 30 years old, with a strong sense of lens and network adaptability, but there is no strict requirement for the experience of actors. Even college students can sign up for the job. Some companies directly indicate "acceptable without relevant experience".

In an interview, Ms. Ye, HR of a company, said that due to the hot market of mini dramas, the company also set up a camera department and planned to shoot mini dramas for promotion.

The reporter randomly selected a company located in Jimei District to try to apply.

"I want to apply for an actor, but I have no experience in acting, OK?" When the reporter sent a message to the company's HR, the company's staff did not ask the reporter for a resume at first, but asked the reporter to send his photos or videos for online preliminary review. After the preliminary review is passed, the offline discussion will be carried out.

When the reporter asked what kind of roles he would play and whether there would be kissing scenes and other intimate scenes if he successfully entered the job, the staff member said that the specific roles would be determined according to the personality characteristics of the candidate and the theme of the film, and there was no intimate scenes in the film.

"How to sign the labor contract? How long will it take?" The reporter then asked some questions about the labor contract, but the other party did not answer positively, saying "according to your situation". As for the salary, it depends on the performance ability of the actors, and the film salary is capped at 800 yuan a day.

Actor candidate:

Group acting film pay is generally low, holding a wait-and-see attitude towards "high salary"

"The actor market in Xiamen is obviously different from that in Beijing, Hengdian and other places. There are relatively few full-time actors in Xiamen, and most of the group performers join because of their personal interests or to experience the novelty of the industry." Ms. Liang, a professional in the field of actor brokerage in Xiamen, said frankly, Xiamen mass actors are mostly college students or newly graduated students, as well as retired middle-aged and elderly groups.

The reporter also interviewed some candidates for micro drama actors, who had different ideas about becoming micro drama actors. For example, Ms. Li, who worked in a university before retirement, entered the performing arts circle by chance after retirement, and regarded acting as one of her entertainment activities. In the past two years, she has played a number of middle-aged and elderly female roles, both righteous and villainous, and also made some advertising films. She admitted that although filming requires a lot of learning and hard work, she gets up early and goes to bed late and even stays up late, but enjoys it.

However, Xiao Zhang, the post-80s generation in charge of property management in a company in Xiamen, seems more casual. He admitted that because he had no experience in acting, he didn't get a high salary. He only paid 70 yuan for eight hours a day, but he was very happy to act. Xiao Zhang said that the salaries of most of the cast members were generally low, and some actors even needed to speak their lines on the screen, but their salaries were only more than 100 yuan a day. He took a cautious wait-and-see attitude towards the highly paid actor positions recruited online.

industry insiders:

Take the initiative to sign contracts and guard against charging traps

During the interview, the reporter found that the types of companies that have recently recruited actors are diversified, including film and television crews MCN institutions and e-commerce companies. These institutions clearly stated in their recruitment information that their main purpose of recruiting actors is to cultivate online celebrities, or shoot short videos to promote products. So, how can candidates avoid "stepping on the pit"?

Mr. He, a producer who has a deep understanding of the group show industry, told reporters that the group show recruitment information of film and television plays or movies is usually released through "online announcement groups". He noticed that some part-time group performers often did not sign labor contracts to protect their own rights and interests. Therefore, Mr. He emphasized that applicants should enhance their legal awareness and take the initiative to ask for signing contracts with recruiters to ensure their legitimate rights and interests are protected.

A senior director also gave suggestions. He believes that the mass actors are graded, and applicants should choose roles suitable for themselves according to their actual conditions and interests. At the same time, we should be alert to those recruitment advertisements that require payment. Formal companies generally do not charge any fees. In case of fraud by intermediaries, they should call the police in time and seek legal help. In addition, for ordinary people who want to develop in the field of micro drama, it is very important to improve their own quality and professional ability. Generally, you can accumulate performance experience through participating in professional training to improve your acting skills and camera performance, so as to stand out in the recruitment market.

(Our reporter Zhang Yurong intern Zhou Ziqi)