Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 455 What? Someone wants to poach my brother Dan?

sunglasses!

Trench coat!

Shoes with nail-studded soles!

Wide-leg pants!

Don't ask him why he dresses like that; just say he likes it.

Just as Jackie Chan likes to wear Tang suits in public to show his status, young Donnie Yen's standard for dressing can be summed up in two words.

Unconventional, cool and stylish.

He's worn outfits like tank tops and wide-leg pants before, so what's a little more than wearing small sunglasses now?

After practicing for a while, Zhen Zidan's Japanese has become quite good. She can communicate in a basic way and even go out to play on her own.

Perhaps due to her wealthy family background, Zhen Zidan has no scruples about spending money. She usually spends all of her monthly salary and wages within half a month.

After spending all his money, he would borrow from others and pay them back the following month, without thinking there was anything wrong with it.

At noon, Zhen Zidan dressed up and prepared to go out to Ginza for a stroll.

I can't afford it, I'll just browse around.

Not far from her residence, a black luxury car pulled up beside her as she turned a corner. Zhen Zidan didn't pay much attention, but the other party rolled down the window and extended a warm invitation.

"Dennis! I've seen your work."

Zhen Zidan turned around and looked at the car through her sunglasses.

Zhen Zidan took out all the Japanese she had learned in her life.

"Fans? Talent scouts?"

"Neither." The man in the car window gave a somewhat awkward smile. "Would you like to sit over there for a while?"

Zhen Zidan wasn't afraid of anything happening. After all, a grown man shouldn't be afraid of being kidnapped.

The two went to a nearby coffee shop, had a drink, and chatted for a while. Zhen Zidan easily figured out the other party's purpose.

"You're poaching me! I thought you were up to something. Oh, let me think... how much money are you going to give me?"

"JAC is professional. JAC Action Club is renowned in Japan, with extensive filming experience and has participated in the direction of many works. You can rest assured about the compensation."

Zhen Zidan interrupted the other party: "I mean, how much money can you give me! I have a guaranteed salary of 200,000 yen per month here, and I also get hundreds of thousands per episode for TV dramas, a lot."

After a moment's hesitation, the other party replied decisively, "If you mean a guaranteed minimum wage, how about 500,000 yen?"

Zhen Zidan took off his sunglasses, stared at the other person for a moment, and only stood up when the other person showed a somewhat uncomfortable expression.

"I need to think about it. You guys won't rush me, will you?"

"No way! How could that be!"

"I'll think about it. Oh, by the way, give me your contact information. I'll contact you again when I've made up my mind. What's your name again? JAC, right?"

While giving a perfunctory reply, Zhen Zidan suddenly asked, seemingly unintentionally, "Do you have any works to show? I hope I won't be relegated to the sidelines if I go there."

“No, that won’t happen.” The man smiled and said, “We just collaborated with Simbot Entertainment on a project. If you go, you’ll definitely get a role.”

Zhen Zidan scribbled a few notes, then casually tossed the pen into the trash can.

"gone!"

He carefully put away the note and walked away gracefully to the music playing in the coffee shop.

After leaving the coffee shop, Zhen Zidan waited until the other person was out of sight before looking in that direction.

Behind his sunglasses, his eyes were full of disdain.

"Do you think I'm stupid? You didn't even mention your work or discuss the terms, and you just asked for 500,000. Am I worth 500,000? What do you think I am, Superman? Tch, you're probably planning to trick me into sitting on the sidelines!"

If it were before, he might have actually agreed. But the situation is very different now.

Those conditions sounded wonderful, but what good are they? Zhen Zidan saw through them at a glance—they were all lies! They weren't trustworthy at all!

He swayed his head, twisted his waist, and strode away to the music, walking further and further away.

What else can we do but kill some people and dance?

……

……

"Five hundred thousand?" "Five hundred thousand."

"You agreed?"

"How can it be!"

At the Extreme Action Agency, Zhen Zidan faced Gu Ming, gesturing wildly and making solemn vows.

"My master told me to listen to you, so of course I will. Besides, I don't know them, and my Japanese isn't very good. Who would believe it if they suddenly came to talk about these kinds of conditions? Look, I even got his phone number. How about we lure him out and beat him up?"

It's only 500,000 yen! Zhen Zidan comes from a wealthy family and grew up in the United States; she's used to not treating money like money. The other party talking about money is useless to her!

In this respect, he is not like Jet Li.

Jet Li grew up within the system. When filming Shaolin Temple, he received a stipend of three dollars per film. While other Hong Kong tourists would go to export shops to drink Coca-Cola, he, the male lead, wasn't even allowed to enter the export shops.

Normally, he could meet with leaders and even perform martial arts in front of the US president. He was granted special permission to drink milk every month. Now, he can't even buy a bottle of Coke. The emotional gap here is considerable.

So Jet Li really likes money.

Gu Ming rested his chin on his hand and pondered for a moment before speaking.

"You should agree."

"Cuck!"

Zhen Zidan exclaimed, "I really didn't agree, please don't test me."

"No, I'm serious. Just agree, and we'll threaten you with a huge penalty for breach of contract. They'll definitely delay because they're not really trying to poach you. At the same time, to keep you on your toes, they'll most likely get you involved in the next project."

Zhen Zidan suddenly realized.

understood!

"So you're sending me to be a spy?"

Hearing Zhen Zidan emphasize her words, Gu Ming shrugged.

曼！
That's definitely how it is.

"Just agree to it first. I'll arrange a time for you to meet privately. Tanaka will come along. After that, they might file a lawsuit for a large amount of breach of contract damages, and their attitude towards you will temporarily change. I won't tell anyone about this, so people will most likely treat you like someone who has defected from the agency, and they might treat you very badly."

Zhen Zidan, however, just chuckled.

This is so much fun!
"Of course I'm going. They'll give me money, I'll spend it; they'll give me food, I'll eat it; they'll give me women..."

Gu Ming stared intently at him, and Zhen Zidan immediately changed her mind: "I... I don't want to."

"Yes, why not?" Gu Ming interrupted, "How you arrange things over there is your own business. You can just use any public phone to contact us here."

They're not professional spies, so there's no need to make it so formal.

The two hit it off immediately, and Gu Ming then saw Zhen Zidan off.

Unexpectedly, JAC has gotten involved with Simpson's group. Gu Ming is a little curious about what Wan Gu'ao is planning to do next.

"However, for JAC, this is probably just a business collaboration. Shinichi Chiba is a fairly standard businessman with no particular inclinations. Let's let them participate and see!"

Gu Ming thought to himself and casually flipped through the calendar in front of him.

Two things happened this month.

the first.

Ticket prices in Japan have risen to an average of 1200 yen per game.

second.

Shaolin Temple will be officially released in Toei theaters in Japan on the 16th of this month.

Tanaka's collaboration with Toei Foreign Film Company was a licensing agreement, meaning that regardless of the amount of revenue generated, the company would receive a certain percentage of the income.

"Shaolin Temple..."

Gu Ming clicked his tongue.

I wonder how the Shaolin Temple in this world will turn out in the film.

Gu Ming stood up, preparing to make a few phone calls.

Such a great movie, of course I'll take my family and friends to see it!

Let everyone also appreciate Jet Li's amazing skills!
(End of this chapter)