Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 450 Playing the Fool

Gu Ming was sitting on the prop box reciting the script when he noticed strange looks. He looked up and immediately saw Yakushimaru Hiroko.

"Hey, what brings you here?"

Hiroko Yakushimaru clenched her fists, her round face turning red, and finally she could only whisper, "Because it's my vacation and I didn't have anything to do, I just came to check it out."

Gu Ming nodded.

That's it.

"You wouldn't believe it, I was quite happy to hear that you were planning to pursue higher education. Everyone should study while they're alive, so I made sure they didn't bother you. Originally, this role was changed to an open audition."

Gu Ming casually recounted the previous arrangements, while Yakushimaru Hiroko gritted her teeth, watching the girl in the crowd talking eloquently.

Utterly despicable!

She's a JC (Junior High School Girl), yet she's more popular than this JK (Junior High School Girl)!
Gu Ming said, "But I really didn't expect that you would think of visiting the film set while preparing for your college entrance exams."

"Yeah yeah……"

Hiroko Yakushimaru gritted her teeth.

Luckily she came to take a look, otherwise who knows how many more good sisters would have appeared in the future.

"Sister~"

Yukiko Shimizu looked over, clasped her hands together, and bowed respectfully: "Hello, sister. I'm Yukiko Shimizu. I'm a fan of your brother. I love your movies so much. People like Hoshino become so happy because they are protected by your brother. It's such a beautiful ending."

“Yes, yes…” Yakushimaru Hiroko was very annoyed.

What does it mean to be 'like Xingquan'?
Is Xingquan really that bad? This kid is clearly very hardworking!
And she put in a lot of effort in her acting! Although most of the action scenes were done by a stunt double, at least she did her own dramatic scenes!

Suppressing her inner thoughts, she looked at Shimizu Yukiko in front of her, quite annoyed by her smiling face, but still had to pretend to be magnanimous: "It's really not easy to pass the audition. Congratulations on having the opportunity to act with my brother. Furuya-nii has a very good eye. The dramas he chooses all have a high level of performance difficulty, but he can also guide the actors very well. If you don't do well, you'll probably just have to follow the drama."

Of course, what Hiroko Yakushimaru really wanted to say was—wake up, you can't act well!
Yukiko Shimizu's face darkened slightly, but she quickly lowered her head in shame.

"Is that so? I'm not even a professional actor. So, it must be very difficult for me to act, right? But it's okay, I'll try my best!"

Gu Ming looked up from in front of the script and glanced at the two people having a lively conversation, feeling a pang of emotion.

Wow, friendships between girls really develop so quickly! They started chatting happily even though it was their first time meeting.

Unlike him, who hadn't even had anyone to greet him when he first arrived in Tokyo.

"Alright, is everything almost ready? Let's begin today's filming. Mr. Jissoji, I'll be relying on you from now on!"

Akio Jissoji rolled his eyes.

So when are you going to sign me?! Is it that you can't make movies without me?!

……

……

Today's scenes are mainly set in a studio, and will simply showcase Ryosuke Gasai's family environment.

Ryosuke Gasai's younger sister, Yuno Gasai, is born with intellectual disabilities and cannot communicate normally like others. However, this simple-minded younger sister is a rare soft spot in Ryosuke Gasai's heart.

Lin, played by Zhen Zidan, is a new detective at the Metropolitan Police Department who becomes Ryosuke Gasai's partner in this case.

Later in the story, after leaving the Metropolitan Police Department, Ryosuke Gasai entrusts his younger sister to Detective Hayashi's care. However, even so, Detective Hayashi is deceived by the villainous assassin ACE, and thus loses track of his sister.

There is also a scene that could be called a romance, where the younger sister, Yuno Gasai, becomes interested in Detective Hayashi, a somewhat naive but passionate young man, and Detective Hayashi is happy to take care of this mentally challenged girl for his partner.

However, this scene was only touched upon briefly, and Gu Ming didn't even intend to name the actors in detail.

The reason is simple: actress Yukiko Shimizu, or rather, her stage name 'Izumi Igarashi', is still a junior high school student.

Therefore, this feeling can only remain superficial; it can be described as sibling affection, or even budding romance, but it won't deepen further. At this moment, Gu Ming and the others have already changed into their costumes and are ready to begin their performance.

Akio Jisōji was already prepared and immediately raised his hand.

Today's scene is Act 2, Scene 4.

Start!
"My wife's older brother, so you live here."

"My wife's older brother, are there any other people in the family?"

"My wife's older brother, is there anything I can do for you?"

"My wife's older brother..."

The character played by Zhen Zidan is a bit talkative, which contrasts with the taciturn Ryosuke Gasai.

Although his Japanese is still not very good after this period of training, he has no problem memorizing his lines by memorizing the Japanese syllabary (hiragana and katakana), which is quite dedicated.

Gu Mingze gave Zhen Zidan a look.

"Quiet."

Zhen Zidan then raised her hand and made a sewing gesture.

"Oh. But when it comes to quiet, what level of quiet is considered quiet?"

"Actually, I am a very quiet person."

Gu Ming sighed, shook his head slightly, and looked helpless.

However, this was the description in the script, and Gu Ming made some slight changes.

Faced with his incessantly chattering companion, Gu Ming cast a scrutinizing glance at him. Only after a few seconds did he look away, maintaining his usual silence, and began to change his shoes. Then he quietly greeted someone at the other end of the room.

"I am back."

"Crack!"

Akio Jissoji made an OK sign.

He was very satisfied with this scene. Although winning the award was due to a combination of factors, it seems that Gu Ming's acting ability has indeed changed significantly since then.

He prefers this approach. Someone like Ryosuke Gasai, who prefers action to words, wouldn't emphasize what quiet means; a single glance is enough.

"Alright, Act Two, Scene Five!"

Akio Jissoji looked out onto the field, while Yukiko Shimizu was ready. With a command, she walked out of the room, seemingly responding to Ryosuke Gasai's call.

However, after he had only taken a few steps, Akio Jisōji immediately stopped him.

"Cut! Yuno Gasai, go through it again. Don't forget your role, you're an idiot! So don't put on that 'I'm beautiful' look, you have to act like an idiot!"

Yukiko Shimizu nodded hastily.

Okay! Let's do it one more time!
Although it looks tough, it's still really fun to act with my idol!

Offstage, Hiroko Yakushimaru couldn't help but purse her lips.

So stupid.

If you can't even do a performance of this level, you're definitely an amateur!
If it were her, she could easily have performed it.

"Damn it, I wish I could have gone to school earlier! If I had gone to school earlier, I could have gone out to film movies without worry."

(End of this chapter)