Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 114 I'm wearing a suit, why are you going?
"Fishing line, toothpicks, cardboard, wooden sticks..."

Gu Ming chewed on the tip of his pen and wrote down the list of items he needed in a crooked handwriting. He would randomly select a lucky young man from the office to go out and purchase the items tomorrow.

These things are all props needed for filming.

It is impossible to surpass the effects of Industrial Light & Magic under limited conditions, but now that Industrial Light & Magic has not yet made its full effort, the traditional special effects still have some potential. Gu Ming plans to work hard in this area to create special effects scenes comparable to that of Star Wars.

They don't seek to win, as long as they can tie or even have 70% to 80% of their power, they will win.

Because it is a weekly drama, it is impossible to have movie-level special effects.

"We're a bit short on manpower... We have to take care of both Toei's filming and Banku's filming at the same time, and we also have to regularly make props and create action scenes."

Gu Ming couldn't help scratching his head.

When will a few more lost Yakuza come?
Well, the Okayama group is limited, and it is impossible to take advantage of a Yakuza company.

Moreover, Gu Ming already has other goals.

Masahiko Kimura has many disciples!

After making a list, Gu Ming handed it to a lucky young man who passed by and asked him to make the purchase the next day.

"That's basically the mission. How has Manatsu Ryu been these past few days?"

"Yes, Furuya-nii. He's been training with Nikamoto-nii recently, and he's working very hard."

Gu Ming nodded slightly, stood up, walked around several partitions, and went to the back of the warehouse.

This area is specially designated for training, and the coordinated practice of some stunts is usually carried out here.

At this moment, Manatsu Ryu is cooperating with Niemoto Tatsumi in a blind fight.

It is called a fight, but in fact it is just a fight according to the previous set of moves, and it will not go beyond this scope.

The only difference is that you have to cover your eyes and type blindly.

The two of them coordinated their movements, performing them with the slow, methodical flow of Tai Chi. Yet, the results of their hard work were already evident.

Gu Ming greeted them and the two of them turned around one after another.

"Brother Gugu!"

Manatsu Ryuu was a little reserved, but Nikemoto Tatsumi was more relaxed.

"It seems that your training during this period has been very effective. Nijiaben, you will go to the judo dojo with me tomorrow afternoon. It has been booked in advance."

Niemoto Tatsumi nodded in agreement.

Gu Ming turned to Manatsu Ryu again.

"Long. Come with me to Wangu tomorrow morning."

Gu Mingdao said, "There's an opportunity for a lead role in a skin suit. With your previous experience, the chances of getting the role are very high! As long as you can impress Wan Gu, the lead role in this new film will be yours!"

Manatsu Ryu couldn't help but slap his thigh and cried out "ouch".

This is good!
The suit actor is paid more than the human lead, and he trains hard just to be able to take on this responsibility.

Who doesn't like money!
But when Zhen Xia Long thought about it carefully, he felt a little uneasy again.

"Brother Furuya, if I become the main character of the suit, why are you going?"

"I?"

Gu Ming spread his hands.

I am a human body!

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The blind fighting skills that I had practiced for many years finally came in handy this time.

Even Eiji Mantani, who had been somewhat hopeless at first, felt very amazed at this moment.

Manatsu Ryu doesn't have the same extraordinary physical strength as Gu Ming, so there are many things he can't do. However, after diligently learning blind fighting, his moves are still quite good, and cooperating with the filming is definitely not a problem.

This confirmed that Ryu Manatsu was qualified to play the lead suit actor.

"So, regarding the human side..."

Eiji Mantani thought for a moment and looked at Manatsu Ryu.

The issue of the suit has been resolved, so humans must also make a decision.

"Give it a try," Wangu Eiji said. "We might have other actors auditioning later. Before that, Furuya-kun could use some time to hone your skills. Your body movements are quite varied, but your eyes and expressions are a little lacking. You could improve on that aspect of your acting."

Gu Ming nodded vigorously.

Eiji Mantani was right.

Gu Ming is not a professional actor. Given his life experience, he has been an action stuntman for many years. He is good at body movements and specializes in martial arts moves, but not so good at facial expressions and eye changes.

It was too late to sign up for a class, so Gu Ming decided to find someone he knew to provide him with targeted training.

In this way, an artist contract was drafted with Wan Gu again.

The new work is starring the main role of the suit actor Manatsu Ryu. He gets slightly less than what Tani Akira got before, 60,000 yen per episode.

If Gu Ming can play the human protagonist, his salary will still be the same 80,000 yen as before.

"You will stay in Wangu for now and cooperate with the body measurements. We will then customize a special leather case based on your body shape. Please communicate more with Mr. Narita."

Narita Toru also nodded.

The design of the holster will take some time. Before that, we need to measure Manxia Long and customize a holster that fits his body shape.

Gu Ming casually invited: "Mr. Narita, if you don't mind, come to my house tonight with Mr. Jincheng and the others, and Long. We can discuss the design of the suit in detail. I also have some ideas for the script design. Don't say no."

Toru Narita recommended Akira Tani to Eiji Mantani as the lead actor.

Although it has not been successful yet, Gu Ming will not ignore this matter. Of course, he has to invite Narita Toru to his home.

As expected, Narita Toru did not refuse and agreed without hesitation.

"Speaking of which, this new work mainly focuses on aliens, which requires a different performance style from the past. A-Ming, do you have enough manpower?"

Gu Ming spread his hands. Not enough!
Narita Toru couldn't help but suck in a breath of the rubber compound of the leather case.

It's not enough and yet you're so confident!
"But I've already contacted another reliable senior in the industry. If he's interested, then the aliens won't be a problem."

Seeing Gu Ming's confident look, Narita Heng didn't ask any more questions, but just nodded slightly, indicating that he would visit after work in the evening.

Tani Mingze left Wan Gu and went to the dojo to meet Kimura Masahiko together with Niikemoto Tatsumi who had been waiting for a long time.

Masahiko Kimura has so many disciples, they must make some use of their value!
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Not long after, Gu Ming appeared in Kimura Masahiko's judo dojo.

The class hasn't ended yet and the disciples in the dojo are practicing Huha.

Gu Ming changed his shoes and walked into the dojo just like before, ignoring the curious looks of the young disciples.

Masahiko Kimura was originally kneeling there, but at this moment he raised his head slightly and looked at Gu Ming.

"Come on, please take a seat."

Masahiko Kimura said, "I've seen your work, including the one previously broadcast on TBS. It's a bit too trendy for me, but I have to say, you're really amazing."

Gu Ming smiled and said, "I can say without any modesty that what I am doing now is the best killing formation design in Japan."

Of course, it can’t be compared with Hong Kong.

Although it was a shameless statement, Masahiko Kimura admitted it.

It was indeed better than any other works he had seen.

"So... let's elaborate on what you mentioned earlier."

"Okay, then I'll just say a few words and show off my skills." Gu Ming looked at the judo disciples who were laughing and joking.

"They seek out masters and learn judo. Obviously, most of them don't practice judo to become masters, but to become famous or to make a lot of money by competing in competitions in the future."

Masahiko Kimura naturally knew this.

Few people focus on martial arts; the main purpose is to gain future opportunities through practice.

"They need an opportunity, so I'll give them one. Since the seniors have already seen my previous work, I won't elaborate on it. Opportunities like this will appear frequently in the future. People with martial arts skills are always popular. I can introduce them to various opportunities. Although they may only be menial tasks at first, perhaps someone will be selected by the crew for outstanding performance and become a future main character!"

"Learning judo from you also gives you the chance to be chosen to play a role and become a famous actor. I believe no one would refuse such an opportunity."

"This will help attract more people to join the dojo, and for me, it will also allow me to recruit a group of staff with martial arts skills. It can be called a win-win situation!"

Masahiko Kimura has so many disciples, the majority of whom are of course "outsider disciples".

Outer disciples are even worse than the outer disciples in martial arts novels. Outer disciples at least have a master, but outer disciples generally cannot even see their master. They rely entirely on self-study, or a senior brother teaches on their behalf. This is called a teacher-student relationship.

If it weren't for the meeting with Gu Ming today, Kimura Masahiko would not have appeared here. His inner disciples would have come to teach him long ago.

For example, Fuji Shusuke was an inner disciple.

Now after hearing what Gu Ming said, Kimura Masahiko thought about it carefully and felt that this was indeed a win-win situation.

What he needed to pay was the reputation of Judo Master Takeuchi Santongryu and a few dispensable external disciples. This would in turn bring in more students and the opportunity to make Takeuchi Santongryu Judo famous.

Gu Ming can get some people with martial arts skills and good at judo to join the firm, or reach a one-time cooperation with the firm.

If the cooperation goes well in the future, inner disciples can also be involved.

Although everyone paid, everyone also gained.

Win-win!

After Gu Ming finished talking about the way of cooperation, he was thinking in his heart.

Seven is in preparation. This play requires a large number of aliens. Aliens cannot fight and throw things around like monsters. They need to have some moves!
If we can get these outer disciples, then this problem can be easily resolved!
Gu Ming didn't wait too long.

Masahiko Kimura weighed the pros and cons and quickly concluded that there was no problem and no trap.

——Of course there is no trap, because Gu Ming really intends to achieve this kind of cooperation, so he showed all the sincerity he can at the moment.

"In that case, let's do it."

After Kimura Masahiko finished speaking, Gu Ming smiled and said, "Senior is indeed a sensible person. Now that the cooperation has been reached, I will not disturb you. But before I leave, I do have an unwelcome request."

Gu Mingdao: "I hope to ask for your advice in a personal capacity."

The sound was not loud, but it caused the dojo to fall into silence in an instant.

They looked at Gu Ming curiously, their eyes filled with more scrutiny and a hint of teasing.

This guy is crazy, he actually dares to challenge the normal school!

Nijiaben Tatsumi suddenly looked up and looked at Gu Ming with his eyes.

Are you crazy? That's a Kimura lock! If you start fighting, your wrist will be broken!
Gu Ming bowed slightly.

"No other witnesses are needed. This consultation only requires you and me to witness it. No one else will know about it."

The longer a person has been famous, the more he cares about his reputation. Of course, Gu Ming would not fight with Kimura Masahiko in public.

Otherwise, no matter whether you win or lose, it will be embarrassing for everyone.

Gu Ming is not a martial arts fanatic, but the reason he asked for advice and a sparring match was naturally because he had to establish a clear status with Kimura Masahiko.

He did need these outer disciples, but it was not Gu Ming who begged him to cooperate, nor was it Kimura Masahiko who begged Gu Ming to place the disciples.

This is a cooperation where both parties get what they need, and they must keep their positions in the right place!

Masahiko Kimura didn't understand what was going on during the filming. He was a martial artist, and a sixty-year-old martial artist at that, so naturally he didn't know how to film.

So Gu Ming wants to learn from him.

Regardless of winning or losing, this is how I want to inform Masahiko Kimura.

In fact, I am also a warrior. This is not a matter of who depends on whom. We don’t beg each other.

This is cooperation! We are partners!

(End of this chapter)