Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 387 First Day, 8,000.

Is the Scroll of Vengeful Spirits beautiful?
Many people are asking this question.

Especially given that several television stations in the Kansai region recently reported on the case of the missing university student.

I heard the film crew rescued a missing college student!

As for whether the movie is good or not, the audience's answers will naturally vary.

"Is it good? To be honest, it's just so-so. The fighting is pretty good, but there's one character in it that makes you feel really sorry for him."

"I heard the special effects cost a fortune! My friend said there's a scene with a dragon in it that must have cost tens of millions of yen to make! It's so expensive, I have to see it!"

"I know Akira Furuya, I'm a fan!"

"Go to the movies? I don't usually watch movies, but I saw on the news that they saved people, and it was based on a true story or something. A movie ticket isn't expensive, so I thought I'd go see it."

"I just watched it casually, and it was alright, nothing special. It didn't have much intellectual depth. These kinds of movies are just for fun, and they're quite entertaining when you're looking for laughs. I just feel it's a shame that the actor who played the Shadow Warrior was in such a shallow film. If he acts in another movie like this, I won't watch it!"

……

Christmas Day, Extreme Action Studio.

Of course, Japan doesn't have Christmas, but with the influence of the United States after the war, Christmas has become a significant holiday in Japan, and Christmas costumes have become a special category in many works.

Gu Ming was sitting in the office.

Gu Ming had no interest in celebrating Christmas, but he didn't stop the others in the firm from going.

Today was a rare holiday, so Gu Ming brought Sha Qin to the firm, which could be considered a vacation.

"It's so quiet here, it's a rare treat."

"Yes, after all, they've all gone to celebrate the holiday."

Gu Ming echoed, casually greeting the remaining staff: "Has everyone gone to celebrate the holiday?"

"Yes, my brother said he went to take some friends out for drinks."

"Where is Zhen Xialong?"

"He went with his girlfriend."

Gu Ming was shocked: "He has a girlfriend? When did he get one?"

The younger man shrugged: "I met him when I was filming in Nara. I think he was a waiter at a restaurant."

Gu Ming clicked his tongue.

Oh, the boomerang of history! In the end, Ryu Shinatsu still went to the restaurant and found a girlfriend.

Gu Ming didn't ask any more questions and patted his younger brother on the shoulder.

"You should go back and rest too. There's not much work to do today."

Logically, there shouldn't be many people left in the office, but Gu Ming noticed that there was still a light on in one of the rooms.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Tao Dazhi.

"Tao Jun!" Gu Ming leaned over and wrote a note: "Why don't you go see a movie?"

Tao Dazhi: ?

He's deaf! How is he supposed to watch a movie?! Does he just read the subtitles?!
Since playing computer games doesn't require using your ears, of course he'll stay here and play on the computer.

Gu Ming was just joking. He only came to the firm because he knew Tao Dazhi wouldn't leave today.

Researcher Gu Mingzheng and Tao Dazhi designed the visuals of the Light and Shadow Horse.

Unlike the flying dragon, the light and shadow horse is very heavy and has to carry the actors with it. Simply hanging it on wires is not enough, and it is even more difficult to create the desired effect.

"It just means that the current special effects level is not good enough. Forty years from now, we can just use computer compositing! This is the only way we can use now."

Gu Ming shook his head secretly.

Difficult!

Sha Qin sat down nearby and watched as Gu Ming and Tao Dazhi occasionally leaned closer to each other, writing notes and exchanging information.

She had heard Gu Ming mention that this person had become deaf due to some accident and had returned from the United States.

It seems that the people in this firm are quite eccentric.

There are mixed-race people like Tokiro Dan, old men like Koji Moritsugu, former Akuza like Tatsumi Nii, and even foreigners.

Even now, there are still deaf people like Tao Dazhi.

This is truly a unique firm.

Although it's a small place, the people there are all sorts of strange and wonderful.

As she was pondering this, the phone at the front desk rang. She glanced at Gu Ming, who then made a casual gesture. Sha Qin went over and answered the phone.

"Yes, this is the Extreme Action Agency... Ah, I'm the new receptionist. The previous one, Oda-kun, is on vacation."

"Oh, so it's Toei Film Center Production Company. You must be Mr. Mitsuru Kurosawa, right? I'll take note of that."

"Oh, the movie's distribution revenue yesterday, that's..."

Shaqin suddenly looked up and remained silent for a moment.

"Yes, I've got it. I'll pass it on to Furuya-kun."

After hanging up the phone, she stared at the number on the note.

There is no such thing as a percentage of films shown these days. As long as a film is available, it will be shown in theaters all day. The only difference is whether a film is shown all day or only at specific times.

Generally speaking, a movie is only shown once a day because box office revenue during weekdays is negligible, so there is no need to schedule it for screenings. This is unlike later multiplex cinemas, which can schedule screenings at will.

The current practice is to show films that have been released for several months during the day, while new films are shown in the evening and at night. On rest days, there are a large number of screenings, with only three to four different films usually shown per day.

—After all, a movie is two hours long, and the effective viewing time in a day is only eight hours.

What she was seeing now was the rationed income for Christmas Eve in the Tokyo area.

"Furuya-kun? Take a look, is this number normal?"

"I'm busy, can you bring it over?"

"it is good."

Shaqin handed the note to the computer desk.

Gu Ming glanced at it.

"Hiss... Hmm?"

Gu Ming scratched his head.

real or fake.

Tao Dazhi glanced at it, his hand movements paused slightly, and he quickly wrote down a line of words.

"Eighty million? Eighty million yen at the Japanese box office on its opening day?"

Shaqin shook her head: "It's 80 million yen in box office revenue on the first day in Tokyo. In addition, Mr. Kurosawa also provided a report on the theaters."

"More than 40% of the audience came because of the previous advertising, another 17% came because of your name, Furuya-kun, and 20% came to see the sequel."

"Mr. Kurosawa said he would strongly promote the film, striving to increase its screening share, and also hopes to further promote the sequel to be released next summer."

At this point, Shaqin really wanted to ask a question.

I don't usually see many commercials, so what exactly is this commercial that Kurosawa Mitsuru is talking about?

Gu Ming shrugged.

Don't ask, don't mention it! Anyway, there's an ad.

"Eighty million, eighty million! Eighty million!"

Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

With 80 million in box office revenue, the allocated income would be close to 40 million. After further profit sharing with Dongzhong Production, the final income would be very close to 20 million.

"Generally speaking, the opening day's box office accounts for more than half of the opening week's box office, and the opening week's box office accounts for more than half of the total box office. However, nowadays, the screening period is longer, so this ratio will be adjusted."

Two billion.

Gu Ming dared to say that if no major problems arise later, the box office would reach 2 billion yuan. The allocated revenue would be around 1 billion yuan.

"The effect is good... no, it should be said that it's excellent!"

Gu Ming stood up and casually patted Tao Dazhi on the shoulder.

Knowing that Tao Dazhi was deaf, Gu Ming casually wrote a few lines.

"Tao Jun, you've worked hard. I'll make a few phone calls. You should rest well these few days and don't come to work yet. There's no rush when it comes to work."

Seeing Gu Ming get up, Tao Dazhi did not write a response, but turned back to look at the computer screen.

There's no rush to take a break; he's happy as long as he has a computer.

What's more.

Although he initially thought it was just a small firm that was just getting by, he never expected that its strength would be so much greater than he had imagined.

What else is there to say?

Of course, we should fight to the death!
(End of this chapter)