Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 203: Endai starts selling belts
"Furuya-kun!! That's amazing, really amazing!"

Early in the morning, Gu Ming was awakened by Watanabe Yusuke knocking on the door frantically.

"I say, Mr. Watanabe." Gu Ming sighed: "Can you change the word?"

Watanabe Yusuke was a little stuck for a moment.

So, how do Japanese people praise others?
The answer is, it’s amazing!

I don’t know anything else!

anyway.

He grabbed Gu Ming's shoulders and shook them violently. "I watched the edited video last night. The visuals and the coordination were truly amazing. It's simply impossible to achieve that level under normal circumstances! What kind of thinking goes into achieving that effect? It's as great as director Akira Kurosawa!"

Gu Ming quickly raised his hand to tell him to stop.

If I keep praising him, I'm afraid he'll become a little Kurosawa Akira.

Of course, Kurosawa's status is unquestionable. In Japan, Kurosawa is honored as the "Movie Emperor" and has a place in the history of world cinema.

In this regard, Zhang Yimou is indeed still a little short.

"The scenes created in this episode are just like a movie. Unfortunately, the higher-ups didn't believe a small agency could pull it off, so JAC was responsible for some of the scenes in this drama."

It's a pity to talk about Yusuke Watanabe.

JAC is actually very strong in Japan, but compared with Gu Ming's dispatch yesterday, it is still a level lower.

Seeing that Gu Ming was sleepy and his fists were clenched, as if he was ready to hit someone at any time, Watanabe Yusuke reacted.

"Oh, it's only five in the morning! Well then, Furuya-kun, go back to sleep. I can't wait to see the reaction after this episode is released! I'm afraid it will shock people back home, and if the Zhou people see it, they will definitely be even more shocked!"

Gu Ming forced a smile.

He did not deny this.

In fact, China has never been good at shooting large-scale scenes.

Except for military films.

Earlier military films, such as the Three Major Battles series, directly mobilized real troops to cooperate in filming, and the scenes were very beautiful.

But apart from that, there are no directors in the country who can shoot large-scale scenes.

Zhang Yimou's reputation later collapsed, but his ability is unquestionable. He is one of the few domestic directors who can mobilize large scenes.

"So, what is he doing at this time?"

Oh, Lao Mouzi hasn’t graduated yet!
After driving Watanabe Yusuke away, Gu Ming slept until noon before getting up.

Anyway, there are no martial arts scenes today, only literary dramas, so I can take it easy.

Gu Ming staggered to have this brunch. He was leisurely eating some cold dishes when he saw the young man from the office running towards him.

"Brother Furuya, it's a call from Tokyo, from Toei."

"Okay, I'll pick it up later."

Gu Ming finished his meal before he slowly went over to call back.

The call was from Hirayama Toru.

"Mr. Hirayama, how is Tokyo?"

"Everything is fine! Although the popularity of number two is not high at the moment, it doesn't have a big impact on the ratings. The people you introduced are all quite skilled and just the right size."

"Also, this time I want to tell Furuya-kun something."

"Endai has already finalized the deal and offered a price that satisfied the Section Chief. This means the Kamen Rider belt is ready for production and is expected to go on sale within a week! Furuya-kun, do you have time to come back and sign the belt?"

Gu Ming wasn't sure.

There should be, right?

But maybe as soon as he leaves, Chiba Shinichi will launch a sneak attack!
For a moment, Gu Ming became melancholy.

It turns out that people who have done bad things are always guilty and afraid that they will be attacked!

……

……

It was said to be a week, but in fact it was delayed for nearly two weeks.

From design to finalization, and then to the final start of construction, two weeks later, Yuandai produced the first batch of 10,000 knight belts.

I didn’t dare make more, for fear that I wouldn’t be able to sell them.

Especially this belt is extremely expensive!

In the past, Endai collaborated with other manufacturers to produce cheap toys, such as the extremely ugly Astro Boy, or collaborated with Wan Gu on several soft-gel toys.

This time it's different. Kamen Rider One's Transformation Belt is priced at a whopping 5,200 yen!

It used to be 4,000 yuan per piece, but now, due to the passage of time, the price has risen by 25% to 5,000 yuan per piece.

Even Endai is not sure. Only a fool would buy such an expensive belt... Uh, are there really any cute kids who would buy it?
With a try-it-out attitude, Endai contacted several distributors and brought the belt to the market.

Asahi TV also started broadcasting commercials simultaneously. On TV, the enthusiastic and cheerful but seemingly not very smart uncle Takeshi Hongo was patting his belt.

Wear a belt and you can also be hi! Sen!

Feedback data provided by dealers on the first day.

A total of more than ten belts were sold.

Endai was very worried.

Such an expensive belt, yet there are still more than a dozen cuties buying it!

Who is buying Kamen Rider's belts?
……

Whoever was buying the belt, there was definitely no Xiaoji in it.

Xiaoji doesn't like Kamen Rider!
However, since Banko has no new works recently, he couldn't understand Kaiki Daisakusen, so Xiaoji only watched Kamen Rider reluctantly.

Occasionally Xiaoji would ask a question.

Why doesn’t Uncle Moroboshi Tuan take out his glasses yet!

Seven is so powerful. He has a headband and can kill all the monsters!
Every time this happens, Kinoshita Danjiro would say - that's not the same character!
At first he would explain, but later when he found out that Xiaoji couldn't understand, Kinoshita Danjiro started to serve him directly and gave Xiaoji the most enthusiastic love of an old Showa father.

Today Xiaoji went to school as usual, and got out of school at 2:30. He went to the park to play with his friends.

"Look, I have glasses, I can turn into Seven!"

Xiaoji took out the toy in his hand.

Normally, as long as he took out his toys, everyone would come to play with him. But today, something seemed different.

Xiaoji looked at the other side suspiciously.

'Yanagizawa Shingo', who looks like a big monkey, is proudly showing off the toys he bought.

He is not a little kid anymore, he is a sixteen-year-old kid!
"Ultra glasses are outdated, now it's time to play this!"

Shingo Yanagisawa showed his belt to the children.

The belt with a somewhat exaggerated shape fits Shingo Yanagisawa's waist tightly.

Whenever he slapped his belt, a sound would come from inside.

"Come and fight with the card face! Hi! Sen!"

Wow! !

For a moment, all the children were shocked.

This is good! I want to play this!
I'm buying this!
Shingo Yanagisawa pressed the button, and the light and fan started to whirr around on the belt buckle.

The shape looks a hundred times better than the Ultraman Transformer.

Xiaoji instantly retreated tactically.

This is fun! He wants to buy it too!
After Xiaoji and Yanagisawa Shingo found out the price, they shook off everyone and ran all the way back home to call Kinoshita Danjiro.

"Dad, Dad!! I want to buy this!"

Kinoshita Danjiro was annoyed: "What are you buying and how much is it?"

"Masked Rider's belt! They all have it, but I don't!"

"how much is it?"

"Five thousand two hundred yen a piece!"

Kinoshita Danjiro:?

Why don't you just go grab it for 5,200 yen? What kind of company would price a belt so high? Isn't that bullying a child?

Don’t buy it, definitely don’t buy it!
He pressed the receiver.

"No! You already have a lot of toys! You're not allowed to buy any more!"

After a scolding, he hung up the phone.

Kinoshita Danjiro crossed his arms and couldn't help but think deeply.

So what kind of unscrupulous company would price the belt so high?

(End of this chapter)