Tā cóng qúnyǎn zuò qǐ, yòng le shínián cái yǒumíng qi.
He started as an extra and took ten years to gain recognition.
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Abbreviation of 群众演员 ('crowd actor'). Centered on Hengdian World Studios (横店) in Zhejiang, the 群演 subculture — day-rate pay, on-site housing, hoping for a line — has been dramatized in films like 《我是路人甲》 (I Am Somebody, 2015).
