The World's Largest Film Studio Is Home to 30,000 Actors

[@carmenirigoyen-lopez9920]

This actor has everything he needs to make his dream come true: patience, hard worker, perseverance, good looks, great voice! I am sure that he will succeed!

[@hiraya5769]

Story of Yanxi Palace is the first Cdrama i watched and finished despite of its 70+ number of episodes. I fell in love with their way of acting and the costumes are sooo impressive. Now, i still keep watching cdramas. I have huge respect to all those who make up the production team. They are so creative, talented, and hardworking.

[@youxarexmyxsunshine]

This is amazing. I’m always interested in Chinese dramas and movies and how the behind the scenes works. Thanks for covering this.

[@AmericanMeiling]

I like that " I want to become an actor , not a star .. " there is a huge difference & many will never understand that 🤔 Good Luck!!! 加油！！！

[@maggiejetson7904]

We should all learn from him

[@bahrawijaya]

The way he loves his job is amazing.

[@moderatecanuck]

This

[@benjamincaldona4290]

The problem nowadays, is that every wants to be a star than an actor. Few people think about the art, they think more of themselves.

[@Matt-fl8uy]

OP - Agreed. He wants to make it a career and it seems like he's making the right moves towards making it happen. Wish him the best of luck.

[@lillyz6664]

I really like how China also films historical dramas that embraces their culture and costumes back then! I can't believe that The Untamed, The blooms at ruyi pavilion, and much much more are all filmed there! Every historical drama I search up from china are mostly filmed there! It's so pretty and real!!

[@ihatenfts501]

The untamed clothes aren’t accurate but it looks and fits the “traditional” aesthetic

[@lillyz6664]

@Thicc Alien I understand that. Most of the historical dramas with magic in them including the Untamed are usually fantasy, so the clothes aren't always accurate. But it is still good lol

[@Kayenne54]

"Hero" is truly the best movie I've ever witnessed. Every single detail was important. The colors...the moods. The acting.

[@moonwillcome]

thought they used the real forbidden city 😳 incredible set

[@StupidBadyXD]

Chinese can knock off everything

[@karthur3421]

@@StupidBadyXD so true, thats coz they built most of the stuff around the world, so they have the know-how to do so 🤭

[@kky-jd3xj]

@@StupidBadyXD You do know the Forbidden City is Chinese right... how do you make a knock off of something you made yourself

[@lemonade9503]

Same 😱 i have been to forbidden city i thought they used the real thing. I was like “hey, i’ve seen this in that movie”. But turns out it’s all a lie 😂

[@GTK4217]

StupidBadyXD how do u knock off their own invention?

[@shuhan9197]

Love Heng Dian! This is also where The Untamed was filmed! Wish to visit this place one day!

[@LortsJailsus]

Is this where they filmed Empresses in the Palace? I LOVE that show!!!

[@DarthMalgusSith_Lord]

most of the period dramas filmed at that side

[@icie1500]

Yes you bet. They built a 1:1 scale Palace of Forbidden City in this studio

[@bobh3394]

An interesting portrayal of a young man with his head on straight about the tough career he has chosen. Nice job guys!!! (As usual)

[@samyconpro9430]

We have America which uses its own landmarks and its own nature made set and sometimes a small studio...BUT...then we have China who puts in soooooo much hard work on these real life scaled cities. We need to appreciate all the hard work put into these series,movie’s 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🇨🇳🎆

[@marylandgirl9246]

Wow. I thought they were using actual historical locations for the filming. These are crazy elaborate sets!

[@1Asian_Badass]

This video was more about the life of a small time actor than about the studio. I was hoping to see more of the studio grounds and it's sets - - like a tour of Universal Studios. Hope you can do another video that focuses on showing us the many different sets in more detail.

[@amanitaverna123]

Yeah, I came here for that. I thought it's about the studio. But not. Anyway, Congrats to the actor for making his dreams come true.

[@perfectstudents8361]

If you search Hengdian, there are other videos about this film studio.

[@1Asian_Badass]

@@perfectstudents8361 Thank you.

[@myriampro4973]

I've searched his name in My Drama List. Yu Peng is doing fine! He appears in a lot of dramas as support actor. Very interesting reportage. The Hengian Studio is in my bucket list, i'll keep watching dramas in the meantime.

[@glisteningsnow6627]

I wish him good luck, I hope he succeeds to become an actor :-)

[@sandra5teen]

to him he is already an actor..just not a celebrity :)

[@johnlemuelm.santiago6036]

Yah your right he us an actor already but not a star

[@godzillamothra5983]

I have to admit, when I first heard they build this city studio, I thought they were just wasting money. Never thought it will be a huge success, even the Koreans are making movies there.

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

This studio is useful for Chinese historical TV series. The demand for this kind of show high enough in their domestic market, no need to export, but actually South East Asian also love this since 1980-1990s.

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@faustinuskaryadi6610 well, I knew Chinese tv series are popular in south east asia. But at that time I thought this humongous studio is overkill. There are plenty of ancient buildings in China that can be used for shooting. I never thought this studio become one stop shooting place, LOL. But what surprised me even more, is that they turned the surrounding farmers into actors and actresses, even though most of them are just extras, still amazing I guess this is what you called visionary.

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

@@godzillamothra5983 Like it or not CCP really have long term vision for how China should be developed, and they love to build massive scale infrastructure. May be it's their good side despite well known as oppresive regime.

[@godzillamothra5983]

@@faustinuskaryadi6610 if I'm not wrong, this is private enterprise, maybe in collaboration with local gov.

[@faustinuskaryadi6610]

@@godzillamothra5983 Even local government is spawn of CCP. But, Post 2000s Chinese consumerism growth is also the factor that let investors brave enough to throw money because optimistic view. But, you can't ignore that CCP propaganda in their media that always show massive infrastructure project and also China Dream thing can inspire private company to do same thing (the massive infrastructure project)

[@prescillaolangcay6055]

Which means that their is so much employment in this industry not just 30,000 actors but other things like assistants managers make up artist and etc etc

[@myriampro4973]

And lots of hair stylists, dressmakers, jewelers, woodcrafters... And it seems it has become a very important tourist attraction, even if it's out of the beaten path for foreigners.

[@iinnrrr]

Look at the production scale of this. This actually put Mulan live action made by Disney into shame tbh

[@yucol5661]

The movie was pretty bad by itself. No need to compare to other movie to do that.

[@XiaoLingKai]

It can be competitive and challenging for actors like me since I’m starting my acting career in September 2021 and my goal is to attend Beijing Film Academy to be part of the dramas, TV Shows, Film and movie ^^. As a foreigner actress ☺️, I’m still learning Mandarin even though I’m half Chinese while half Vietnamese & Half Canadian. Hopefully I can be where he is at now in his acting career ☺️. My bf is a scriptwriter won an award at Los Angeles Award. Both of us are Asian and Not trying to show off and such but I hope that for those that is following their path as an actor or actress can have a successful career. 😊

[@ritsuko89]

So...does that means, Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace also filmed there too?

[@lilian2627]

Right

[@mondaysformatcha]

I watched ruyi royal love and thought it was a real historical place I was amazed by it!

[@keryssdhl]

ive seen this actor in a lot of dramas as an extra, keep up the good work!

[@nuhabdirahman2990]

Definitely he will become a star.

[@calil4053]

If I'm not mistaken, I saw this sctor in Under The Power C-drama Starring Allen Ren and Seven Tan. He is one of the antagonist!

[@evangeliakaratza-styliara4413]

You are so grounded!!! Stay safe and May all be easy for you!

[@Kikkipewpew]

I want to see this place IRL, looks so beautiful.

[@NoelleIsTheGeoArchon]

Even just as an extra. Be proud.

[@tingtingzhu7164]

I spent 2 week in Hengdian, visited every scene park. It costs around 180-200RMB to enter each of them.

[@gojiberry7201]

Wow, I was watching some fabulous Chinese dramas on Prime, and I was wondering how they did the Forbidden City??!

[@Ange0000-yes]

Yu Peng?? I googled his name but nothings came out😊 I wish him goodluck to his career.. and excited to see his drama or movies...

[@PHlophe]

angie that is like googling john smith

[@myriampro4973]

Search him in My Drama List. He is there, sure is him because the The Legend of the Demon Cat is in it.

[@armchairwomanmao2922]

ALL actors REALLY need a plan B if the trade ain't panning out

[@Wangsuuu]

I love actors more than idols .👍

[@ainwajiihan6528]

Me too especially zhan and yibo 😍

[@kylin3197]

牛逼背後都是苦逼堅強 Behind awesomeness is all tirelessly persisting 苦逼背後都是傻逼般不放棄 Behind tireless persisting is all stupidly not giving up my rough translation haha. I like his wall decoration! tuzki too!

[@wing3789]

3:49 is a reminder to himself in a humourous and slangy way. It very loosely translates to "behind awesomeness is painful fortitude, behind the fortitude is an idiotic not giving up attitude"

[@ZoeCuiM]

Great story telling.

[@talimbeingaverythriftyghor5967]

I think this actor, he reminds me from one bad ass emperor doin the karma is a b challenge..

[@barthzesperida]

The Untamed ...filmed here. this Studio or Palace is famous in Cdrama fans. the best place. We fans wants to travel there. Jiayou.

[@Will-sq3ip]

I wonder how many Chinese men wish to play the role of an emperor even it’s an act. Gotta say, Yu Peng look so... Regal in his emperor outfit.

[@mf4741]

I bet cdrama is more appealing without the dubbing tho in my opinion.

[@jjeaanie5389]

I heard that The Untamed also filmed here?!

[@ainwajiihan6528]

Yes you right

[@JoyanneThorne]

I remember him from legend of fuyao 👏🏽👏🏽

[@marykathleensapp6937]

🌿 I like this so very much more than HELLywood! So many nefarious people in the industry here!

[@weareorigin]

I'm seeing more and more 6feet (183cm) men in more major roles in Chinese comedy dramas. Any tall guys, give the studio a try.

[@myriampro4973]

Tall guys, and girls of 160 cm. LOL.

[@tineegonzales7365]

I wonder if this studio is where they filmed Dreaming Back to the Qing Dynasty, or were they allowed to film inside the real city.

[@perfectstudents8361]

If the film was made after 1990s, it would be very likely filmed in Hengdian.

[@tineegonzales7365]

@@perfectstudents8361 It was just a tv series though. But, thank you for the information. 😊

[@myriampro4973]

@@tineegonzales7365 A lot of tv series are filmed there. I seriously doubt that anything involving historical buildings could be filmed outside a studio.

[@paulinasiti6274]

Wow hengdian is a legend

[@excursion8046]

damn it looks like the set of lay's Lit

[@fleurdelays]

It is where Yixing's LIT MV was filmed!

[@bradleyeric14]

Pity so many of the movies have crazy plots. Acting excellent. Costumes, sets, videography . Excellent. Portrayal of ancient or historical Chinese royal courts - rubbish. Most storylines - no thought in them. Are they written by old computers? The plots are so mechanical.

[@nahelmica]

I like his mentality. If you are really just in it for the fame, you won't really last because it's not sustainable.

[@shureshmanikandan6337]

Am confused. This film studio is 122.5 acres but the ramoji film city in Hyderabad India is 1666 acers. Then how is this largest studio? Is there any different between film city and studio?

[@jon6285626]

Depend on how big is the set, not how big is the area

[@racingranger]

Depends how many films produced?

[@wric01]

At least they get paid. Korean drama is hard core, no pay until it hits the box office. Thus better put 200 percent or they starve if it fails in the box office.

[@myriampro4973]

Some c-dramas got shelved and never ever got aired, so that would be horrible. I seriously doubt that "no pay until it hits the box office" works for every person in Korean dramas, neither. There is a drama, Jade Lovers, with Korean and Chinese actors. It was filmed in 2016, never aired, and now the lead actress is officially veted because a huge scandal, so it never will get aired.

[@hl6016]

Very cute

[@onestopplus1]

Oh wow, isn’t this where they filmed Untamed ?

[@jessicayiting4217]

No i dont think so. The untamed isn’t a palace drama, and most of the scenes were in the wildlife.

[@shieyien]

yes. it was filmed in heng dian studio as well as other places.

[@shuhan9197]

Yup yup, this is where they filmed Untamed! They spent quite some time here.

[@Ravenstar2296]

@@shuhan9197 huh strange, i dont remembered any scenes that necessitated an imperial palace.

[@huntermad5668]

@@Ravenstar2296 It is a studio complex. There would be other area for all the wilderness, mansions, villages, cities of different era you need. It is way cheaper and easier to film something in a place like that than going into some rural area to film

[@erikjj235]

How is this news?

[@barthzesperida]

if ure a fan o cdramas, every month they release hundred of dramas ... u cant finish another one, there an upcoming drama that's waiting. hahaha. Cdramas are good

[@iseeflowers]

Can visitors go there?

[@binxu2674]

yes, it is actually a tourist site as well.

[@Liang42087]

Yeb, it is a tourist site But to be honest, the place is meh.

[@hiraya5769]

@@Liang42087 may i know why?

[@Liang42087]

@@hiraya5769 For example, the palace outside looks great, but if you look closely or try to explore the site you will be disappointed as most are closed off and not maintained. So in essence, everything is fake here and you are just touring a big uniquely designed shopping mall. Which make sense, as here is just a big movie production site.

[@khoocheepeng]

Lol, they made 700 dramas each year, and they all similar, does it make sense ;

[@SS-yv9cq]

From financial perspective? Absolutely! That's all really matters in the end.

[@gulflander6313]

it does for those passionate about the field. especially for dreamers.

[@zhangzhehanphtvwelcomeback7778]

Omg. Kawawa naman ang mga extras actors lang.

[@mikejone1934]

Umm.. Charllywood🤔🤔🤔 Bollywood and Hollywood👩🏻‍🦳👩🏻‍🦳👩🏻‍🦳👩🏻‍🦳😂👍🥷🏿🔥

[@myriampro4973]

Nollywood

[@erikjj235]

Hopefully they make a show about those camps in western china ....

[@asj685]

Waiting for film about native American camps in the old West and present day

[@yochirs7840]

Koreans are copying Hengdian

[@tinavien3769]

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[@DopeForeverBeats]

Jesus love you, he died on the cross for you, accept him as your lord and savior he can change everything. For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life" (Jn 3:16" But you must repent too. From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near. (Matthew 4:17)€

[@skyclintliquit7814]

Meanwhile, Korea are still using the REAL palace... hahaha that's why i like korean historical movies or drama

[@thedemigoddess333]

I still love Chinese ancient /period/costume/wuxia drama... They're the best!

[@nomoneyfilmshow5515]

I think they did the replica studio to preserve the actual historical palace and also there are to many tourists in the actual palace a day to even actually film there nowadays.

[@gp2779]

Lol as if the replicas of the Forbidden City wasn’t good enough?

[@perfectstudents8361]

China has many different dynasties over 3,000 years. Every dynasty has different palaces and styles. Korea doesn't have many dynasties, and may be able to use the same palaces over and over.

[@skyclintliquit7814]

@@nomoneyfilmshow5515 ahh yes, they have studio like for the indoors. But actually, the government let them to use the phoenix throne and the whole palace. There are many palace in Seoul so they can use anything. Tourism in palace are scheduled so that, they can shoot in there.