Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 422 Secretly Filming at the Metropolitan Police Department
"Two billion! The box office revenue must start at two billion! Because it's a film I produced!"

"What, you're not convinced?"

"Listen up, everyone in this movie is one of the best in all of Japan! The lead actor is that rising star, Akira Furuya, who could be called 'Prince'! The director is also very experienced, someone I've worked with for many years. This team is the same one that produced the 'Ghostly Scroll' which grossed over 500 million yen!"

"No one can question my judgment! If you don't like it, get lost, and don't even think about attending my press conferences again! The doors of Kadokawa Group are permanently closed to you!"

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At the press conference held at the Akasaka Prince Hotel the following day, Kadokawa Haruki once again refreshed Tani Akira's impression of him.

These are words that Gu Ming would never say, given his personality.

So much so that after the press conference ended, Gu Ming couldn't help but sigh to himself.

it is good.

energetic!

But the press conference is already a thing of the past; what's more important now is, of course, filming the first scene.

At this moment, many people, including Akira Furuya, were dressed in uniforms and wearing baseball caps, looking like thieves.

Akio Jissoji couldn't help but complain, "You bastard, why don't you just sign me too? I'm going to become your go-to director!"

Gu Ming followed behind carrying an escalator, whispering, "Isn't that great? Don't talk, or we'll get caught."

"The thought of having to do this kind of guilty thing with you at my age makes me think, if the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department arrests me later, you absolutely have to remember to pay my ransom!"

"Don't worry, if the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department wants to arrest someone, it will be the two of us together!"

Gu Ming lowered the brim of his hat and followed closely behind.

The group disguised themselves as staff members of a TV Tokyo interview team and managed to infiltrate the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Bunta Tachibana walked ahead, showing his identification as he went, practically barging through the crowd.

"Investigation Division 2, Tachibana Bunta!"

"Huh? Who's behind me? Haven't you heard of that talk show on TV Tokyo? Hahaha! It's nothing, I'm ashamed to say, I only made a tiny contribution during the last search operation."

As the group entered the meeting room reserved for the interview, even the most composed person couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

They sneaked into the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department to film a movie!

As soon as he landed, Gu Ming raised his hand to greet everyone.

"Brothers, hurry up! Time waits for no one. Get the set up quickly, remove the tables and chairs. Makeup artists, get ready to do everyone's makeup. Hosts, you'll be doing the interviews here; we'll cover you with a green screen. Mr. Shishang Temple, the camera crew is yours. Costumes, props... be quick, we only have two hours!"

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Fifteen minutes later, everything was ready, and Gu Ming changed into a black suit.

There's a label on it; it's a new garment launched this year by Tokyo Garment. I heard they needed clothing, so they specially sent over a set, which might boost sales.

On the other side, Hiroko Yakushimaru changed into her school uniform, which was the uniform of the high school she attended.

Upon hearing that some students were going to film a movie and needed to wear school uniforms, the school immediately said that it was no problem, as long as their school badge was on.

Weapons and firearms are all available, and filming can be done at any time.

This scene corresponds to the original film, where Matilda's assassination attempt fails and she is captured by corrupt police, while the hitman Léon launches a raid on the police station to save her.

This time it was different, of course. First of all, the location was changed to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department, and the corrupt police were replaced by international affairs police dispatched from abroad.

"Time is tight and the task is heavy! Everyone should try to get it right in one take and avoid too many mistakes. If it's really impossible, then we'll use a studio set for post-production. Mr. Shishang Temple, I'm leaving the dialogue scenes to you!"

Akio Jissoji waved his hand, indicating that there was no problem on his end.

Wait a minute, he's going to film a scene of high school student Hoshino confronting international police officer Kurobe Susumu, but soon Gu Ming will break in from outside, and then it will become a two-on-one fight: Hoshino with her assistant Cynthia Rothrock, and Gu Ming with the police officer Kurobe Susumu.

The meeting ended with Rothrock's murder and the two men escaping successfully. The conference room was divided into three sections.

The part covered by the green screen is the interview with Bunta Tachibana. The room is fully furnished with tables, chairs, and benches, just like an office. It's the scene where Susumu Kurobe and Hiroko Yakushimaru will act together later.

Finally, all the remaining props were cleared out, and the long corridor became the venue for Gu Ming's performance.

In the long corridor, several doors were sealed off. People would be coming out to fight. The members of the Extreme Action Agency had already changed into jackets, jeans, and casual clothes.

These individuals are portrayed as subordinates brought in by corrupt police officers, and do not belong to the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department.

Gu Ming flexed his wrists, looked at the photographers outside the arena, and raised his fist.

"Three, two, one... Go!"

Gu Ming raised his pistols with both hands, holding them in front of his face, locking them in place. In front of him was an international corrupt policeman holding documents, looking completely bewildered.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, the other party quickly came to their senses.

They've come knocking on our door!

He was about to draw his gun to retaliate when Gu Ming pulled the trigger, sparks flew, the blood pack on the man's chest exploded, and the man fell to the ground.

Throughout Gu Ming's journey, he has almost always been shooting, with very little hand-to-hand combat. This is because it is impossible to set up wires and other equipment in the office, making it difficult to design common action sequences.

Even so, Gu Ming still managed to film a few shots to use as footage of his powerful punch during the reload.
That's right... he needed to reload.

Finally, Gu Ming reached the end of the long corridor, where his enemy was behind a double door. He kicked it open and entered the next scene.

"How about it!"

Gu Ming wiped his forehead and quickly ran back to the camera.

The photographer gave an OK sign.

"There are basically no problems; everyone is cooperating well."

"All that practice over the years wasn't for nothing."

Gu Ming breathed a slight sigh of relief.

In order to complete the performance quickly, he had rehearsed it in the office beforehand.

The gun is fake; it's made with a flint and steel, producing sparks but no sound.

After the reload scene, the camera will switch between medium and close-up shots using editing techniques. Even the magazine is hollow; only the first bullet is a bullet, and the rest is empty.

Even though Gu Ming knew that such a detailed part wouldn't be seen, he still included the detail of a bullet inside the gun. It was discovered years later, a delightful surprise.

The blood packs on the actors are remotely controlled; pressing a button off-screen will cause them to explode. This uses the technology from WanGu Remote Control Monster Spark.

In short, everything in this gunfight scene was fake except for the real people.

"Is filming still going on over there? Let's not disturb Mr. Jissoji for now."

Gu Ming crossed his arms and looked out the window.

anyway.

I never knew the Metropolitan Police Department building had a balcony!
It would be a shame not to take a stroll around this huge balcony.

Gu Ming slapped his thigh.

"I've made so many movies, I should at least have one scene like this!"

The photographer silently pushed Gu Ming's hand away.

Filming is fine, but filming legs is not.

(End of this chapter)