Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 157 Filming Seven's Finale
August.

The production of Seven has finally come to an end, with the last two episodes about the Gas alien and the two-headed monster Ponton.

Ponton's own strength is actually very average. The reason he can beat Seven to the point of crying out in pain is because Seven has consumed too much energy and can no longer hold on.

If Seven is in his complete state, he can kill Ponton with just one cluster shot.

Before this ending, some supplements were made due to various suggestions, such as the slight weakness shown by Seven in repelling the monster, the partial pauses in the ray shooting, and even the visible weakening of the head dart's lethality.

In this way, Seven's weakness at the end will not seem too abrupt.

At this moment, the last scene of the play is being filmed.

Two silhouettes were left in front of the blue curtain background wall. Gu Ming, with his head wrapped in bandages, faced Higuchi Kanako.

"An Nu, I am no longer human. It is Seven from the universe who has possessed me. Once Seven leaves, I will die too."

"Be it humans or aliens, a group is just a group."

"...This will be my final battle. When the morning star shines in the western sky, a beam of light will fly into the universe. That is me."

Gu Ming was reciting the lines, but the weakness in his voice was hard to conceal.

Before filming this scene, he went out and exercised in a leather suit before coming back. The fact that he was out of breath showed that he had done it well.

Across from her, Kanako Higuchi stared at Tani Akira, and as she thought about it, she felt a pang of sadness. After the ending, there was probably no chance of them meeting again. Although she only received 5,000 yen per episode, the filming process was very novel and many interesting things happened. Now that they suddenly had to part, she was really reluctant.

"Ugh...please don't cry."

Although I kept saying this to myself, tears still slid down unconsciously, leaving a trace.

Outside the venue, the director couldn't help but clench his palms.

What a tear! What a perfect acting.

He raised his hands and clapped.

"This concludes the filming of this episode! Thank you all for your hard work and dedication!"

When the word "ending" sounded, Kanako Higuchi could no longer control her emotions and sobbed, holding her cheeks.

"Oh my God..." The director's scalp suddenly went numb.

Don’t cry, don’t cry! If he saw a beautiful girl crying, he didn’t know how to deal with it.

"I said, it's just that Zhu Xingtuan went to outer space, not me. There's no need to get so involved in the drama."

Gu Ming felt a bit of a headache and took her out of the venue for the time being.

"Don't cry for now... This is great! Although the first movie only makes 5,000 yen, with the fame of this movie, if I want to enter the entertainment industry later, my salary will also increase."

Kanako Higuchi looked up at Tani Akira with tears in her eyes.

She looks both pitiful and well-behaved.

"Can I be an actor?"

"That's hard to say, but acting isn't very fun. Higuchi, remember, if you don't have a good agency and just mess around in this industry, the results won't be ideal. You might never become famous, or even go astray. But no matter what... it's always right to do your best and do your job well."

"Although the ending seems to be a tragedy, the crew has already agreed to shoot an extra ending and put it on the tape."

Gu Ming patted his chest and said, "That's a good ending. In the end, Ultraman returns and brings a life to Seven. He lets Zhu Xingtuan stay on Earth, and he returns to his world."

Kanako Higuchi wiped her eyes and didn't want to look at Gu Ming.

She wasn't crying because of the tragic ending.

Anyway, the tears finally stopped.

Gu Ming comforted her a few more times before letting her wait here.

"If you don't have anything else to do later, don't leave tonight. Mr. Wangu is hosting dinner for everyone at his home today. This is a farewell for everyone in the crew."

It’s okay to call it a wrap-up party, but it’s more of a family dinner.

Gu Ming was about to say something when the director called out, "Gugu-kun, come and reshoot a few shots."

"Okay, I'll go right away." Gu Ming responded and ran over.

All the shots for this episode have been filmed, but some more shots are needed, for example, the transformation shots need to be re-produced.

Previously, except for some transformation scenes, the editing was basically done directly with old footage. But this time, because Tsuyoshi Moroboshi's body has changed, the transformation footage of course cannot use the old footage.

"Then bring me your glasses."

Gu Ming stood in the venue, ready to transform.

However, after waiting for a long time, there was no response, but Wan Gujie was sweating profusely.

"Glasses, gone!"

Gu Ming:?
What's gone?
"No, it's okay that it was stolen in the plot, but how could it be stolen in real life?"

Wan Gujie responded with an ugly smile.

The glasses were not used in this episode because it was shot as a continuation of the previous episode, so the Ultra Glasses were put away as props after the filming.

Wan Gujie, the stage manager, will handle these matters.

As a result, now, Ultra Glasses is gone.

Gu Ming was frantic: "Could it be stolen by aliens?"

Wan Gujie swore to the heavens, "That shouldn't happen. I think the one who looks most like an alien here right now is Brother Gugu."

Gu Ming wanted to punch him on the head.

It’s already this late and you’re still joking!

"Although this shot wouldn't be a big deal and we could just use the original shot, but Moroboshi's physical state is different, so it's better to distinguish it in the transformation shot."

Gu Ming could only think of a solution: "Let's talk about finding props later. Let's use other things first. Think about where the glasses were lost!"

Wan Gujie nodded continuously.

So, where did the glasses go?

He thought carefully about his experiences of the past few days.

Yesterday was the Wangu Visiting Day. I had used Ultra glasses when taking photos before the visiting day, but they disappeared today.

"Ouch! Could it be taken away by some kid?"

Wan Gujie's scalp suddenly went numb.

If this is taken away by a child, it will be impossible to find it back even if you want to! There are so many children!
On the other side, the shot had been retaken without glasses. Instead, a pair of glasses borrowed randomly from the scene were used as a temporary replacement after being covered with red cardboard.

Wan Gujie was scratching his head even more.

So where did the Ultra glasses go?
……

……

At this moment, in a small park on the street.

"Do I look like Seven?"

Xiaoji took out a pair of glasses and put them on his face. Because they had no temples, he could only hold them up like a mask.

Everyone laughed when they saw it.

You look like a monkey, how dare you say you are Seven!

Another boy who looked like a big monkey stretched out his hand and snatched the glasses from Xiaoji's hand. Xiaoji couldn't reach them even if he jumped.

"Oh, these Ultra glasses are really nice. You must have spent a lot of money on them. Lend them to me for a try."

Xiaoji grinned and almost cried.

You can't take those glasses away!
Because that's true!
I was planning to show it off to my friends and then return it secretly!
(End of this chapter)