Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 388: You can't read it sooner or later, something bad happened at noon.

"One together, Ni, three, play..."

Zhen Zidan squinted at the several crooked pseudonyms in front of her.

It's too hard to learn!

Yuen-Chiu comforted him, "Don't be afraid, you're eager to learn. Danny, you're so smart, you can learn anything in no time."

"It's too difficult! It's useless for me to learn this. I want to be an international superstar in the future. Why should I learn Japanese? Can't I just have Japanese people learn Cantonese?"

Hey!
Yuan Qiu remained silent for a moment.

That's because he couldn't make it in Hong Kong, so he came to Japan!
She had acted in movies in Hong Kong before, but unfortunately, they weren't very successful. The combined success of several movies was less than that of half a TV series she filmed in Japan. That's when she realized that she didn't seem to be doing well in Hong Kong.

—In fact, she didn't do very well. Later, Yuen Qiu acted in many productions, but the results were mediocre. Her most famous role was still the landlady.

She's been here for two years, and her Japanese is already quite good.

Despite her grumbling, Zhen Zidan still had to learn what she was supposed to learn.

As they were studying, they saw Zhen Xialong walking over, his face full of joy, carrying two bags in his hands.

"Ah Long, what are you carrying?"

Zhen Xialong looked at Yuan Qiu with a face full of question marks.

I don't understand! Can someone translate this for me?
"He means... Brother Long, you seem so happy, what's the good news?"

"Wow, don't suddenly call me so affectionately. Let me tell you, there's only one 'brother' in the Extreme Action Agency, and that's Furuya-ge. I'm not a 'brother'."

After a pause, Zhen Xialong casually handed the two bags in his hand to the two people.

"Brother Gu said that the movie did well, so he gave everyone a few days off. He said that you Zhou people celebrate the New Year, which is very important, so he let you go home for the New Year. As for this, it's a gift given to each person because the movie's revenue was good."

Zhen Zidan opened it and took a look.

Hey!
money!
Besides money, there were also some colorful things.

"Wow, that's so generous! Everyone gets hundreds of thousands! Plus coupons that can be pawned for cash – that's equivalent to several months' salary!"

Yuan Qiu marveled at the sight.

Money, oh, it's something to really like.

"How much is the rationed income? They're so generous!"

Zhen Xialong grinned, revealing his signature goofy smile.

"This is something that most people don't know about. The rationed income hasn't been announced yet. Brother Gu only told me. Of course, he might have told the other two families too. I'm only telling you now, so don't tell anyone else!"

"Eighty million!"

'It's the first day!'

"Tokyo area!"

"That's amazing!"

"Alright, I've told you. But don't tell anyone else. I'm leaving!"

Zhenxia Long walked away quietly, just as quietly as he had come.

Zhen Zidan looked at Yuan Qiu.

"Sister Qiu, what did Ah Long just say?"

"It's not that I'm trying to act superior in front of you, but let me tell you, Danny, you should at least show some respect to him. He's been working with Mr. Gugu for many years and has acted in many productions. You should at least show him some respect. Even if you don't call him 'brother,' you should at least call him 'Mr.'"

Zhen Zidan sighed.

"His boxing skills are so bad, he's obviously no good. He'll never be a big star. Why should I respect him? Never mind him. What did he just say?"

Yuan Qiu sighed and silently shook her head.

That unlucky kid, he'll get what's coming to him sooner or later. "Mr. Seto relayed Mr. Furuya's message: the movie did very well at the box office, making a lot of money, so they gave us a holiday and bonuses, so we can go out and have some fun. Eighty million yen! On the first day! And that's just in the Tokyo area!"

Zhen Zidan: Eek!!

That still needs to be respected.

"Wow, that's a lot of money! You've really made a fortune. Actually, I think Brother Furya is quite nice, unlike most Japanese people. You know, I've noticed these past few days that Japanese people are incredibly stingy, one after another. Okay, you don't need to worry about me, I'm going out to have some fun!"

Yuan Qiu shook her head and sighed.

This unlucky kid.

A person with such an arrogant personality is bound to get into trouble sooner or later!
She couldn't even speak Japanese clearly, and she was afraid that Zhen Zidan would be kidnapped and taken to Yoshiwara for a bubble bath as soon as she went out.

……

……

The film's opening week box office results are in.

The Kansai region, including Osaka, Kyoto, and Nara, surprisingly contributed revenue that was in no way inferior to that of the Tokyo area.

In total, the box office revenue in the first week reached 700 million yen, with a distribution revenue of 300 million yen.

"Good."

Gu Ming gave a nonchalant reply, though he was secretly thrilled, but he had to keep a calm face and immerse himself in his work.

A light and shadow horse is suspended from the steel wire hanging from the ceiling of the office.

Actually, it was a Honda motorcycle with its wheels removed and repainted.

We have to thank Shotaro Ishinomori for this.

Gu Ming went to find Shotaro Ishinomori, and through Shotaro Ishinomori, he contacted Honda. In the end, Honda decided to sponsor five motorcycles because of the reputations of both Shotaro Ishinomori and Gu Ming, but there was one condition: they had to be Honda motorcycles.

"You're saying Honda doesn't even have a Light and Shadow model, and I still have to use a Honda motorcycle. It's like I have to put a Honda logo on my Light and Shadow model. Why is it so hard for me!"

Tao Dazhi: Brother Gugu, have you considered the fact that I can't hear you when you talk to me?
Gu Ming came over and joined him in studying the images on the computer.

"Is this thing really that difficult?"

Tao Dazhi: You think it's not difficult? Why don't you do it?
"Haha, I was just kidding... What do you think about us shooting in two groups in batches? We can hang the people up here and the light show on the other side, then shoot in two separate sessions and then composite the footage, could that work?"

"It's not that it's impossible, but the cost is too high. It has nothing to do with how many computers or how much equipment we have. If you want to composite so many images, the photography costs required cannot be handled by one or two machines. In the end, the investment cost for one episode of a TV series is tens of millions, which is not worth it."

Gu Ming shook his head inwardly. Although he knew this principle, he still felt a little helpless.

"Try your best again, and I'll do my best to find people for you if needed. Let's get this sorted out before next year's Spring Festival break."

Gu Ming walked out of the computer special effects room with his hands behind his back.

"Brother Gugu!"

Xiao Lin had been waiting outside for a while. When he saw Gu Ming come out, he quickly went up to him and said, "Brother Gu, something's happened. There are strange rumors on TV and in the newspapers. I've found them all. The video and the newspapers are all here."

Gu Ming casually took it, not paying much attention at first, but his pupils instantly constricted when he glanced at it.

"Fraud, a scam, Koji Tadokoro and Dai Miura don't exist?"

The title alone made Gu Ming gasp.

"It really came... But it was way too fast!"

Gu Ming was well aware that this marketing method had side effects, so he didn't plan to use it a second time and had informed Ikoma beforehand.

"Don't rush, let me take another look."

Gu Ming read the newspaper carefully, and finally, his gaze fell on the last line.

"It's just speculation, right? But we can't let this news get out of hand, or it will affect box office revenue. Let's call Kurosawa Mitsuru first."

Gu Ming rubbed his forehead, thinking to himself, "As expected, I still need to learn crisis management!"
(End of this chapter)