Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 593 A Comprehensive Guide to Stereotype Output
"Dragon Boy" is also translated as "Karate Boy" or "Karate Boy".

The movie is quite simple in its plot; it's about a foreigner who learns Eastern culture and then masters superhuman skills.

It also contains a lot of random, self-created Eastern philosophies.

If a traditional Japanese person were to watch this movie, they would likely react the same way they would to Shibide practicing kung fu at the Shaolin Temple.

You think he's practicing quite diligently, but something just doesn't seem right!
But when you put it in the context of the training scene, well, you know what, it somehow actually looks quite convincing!

Coupled with a seemingly profound and unfathomable master, who can completely subdue the mysterious Eastern philosophy with just a few words, this output effect is even better than the education provided by the dummy.

Dragon Boys is just that kind of movie.

Although Dragon Boys tells a story about karate philosophy, it did poorly at the Japanese box office because the Japanese culture depicted in it was completely fake.

At this moment, in the planning office of Wangu.

Gu Ming leaned back in the upholstered chair and casually punched the cushion.

"Great, we've replaced all the chairs with these kinds of ones."

Without looking up, Tetsuo Kinjo replied, "Of course we should replace them now that we have a surplus. The old hardwood chairs were really uncomfortable to sit on. After all..."

He's a middle-aged man, and his back hurts!

Gu Ming shrugged.

"I don't mean to complain. These tables and chairs need to be replaced. There's no need to be stingy with the money."

Gu Ming tapped the table leisurely, his knuckles cracking, and said, "You've read the draft of that script, right? What do you think of it?"

Tetsuo Kinjo clicked his tongue and finally looked up.

"I think this movie... isn't meant for Japanese audiences."

Gu Ming immediately gave a thumbs up.

That's absolutely right, it's definitely not.

"Making this kind of movie will ruin your reputation!"

Tetsuo Kinjo put down his pen, looking rather earnest: "Furuya-kun, you have a good reputation now, you can't just make bad movies to scam money. What kind of stuff are these movies about? Americans practicing karate? That's too exaggerated!"

"It's an exaggeration, but this movie wasn't primarily released in Japan; there were other plans behind it. To put it simply, the story remains the same: an American comes to a new environment to make a living, gets bullied by the locals, accidentally meets a master, becomes his disciple, and through learning from the master, eventually becomes convinced and masters karate, defeats his enemies, and ultimately becomes a karate master."

Tetsuo Kinjo nodded at first, but then looked up abruptly.

Are you American?

"I am a master."

"Oh……"

Tetsuo Kinjo sighed, becoming even more convinced of the matter.

This is absolutely a money-grabbing movie! The actors aren't even the main characters; would they make a movie like this if they weren't trying to scam money?!
However, the principle of "getting paid to do something" is still very clear.

"Let's think of it this way. As for the script, it will be structured like the scripts we've written in the past, roughly divided into three parts. The opening shows what happens to the American after arriving in the new environment, being bullied, and being saved by a master. Then he starts training, showing the benefits of the training, such as defeating some thugs. Finally, there will be a final battle where he uses karate to turn the tide and achieves divine power. Is that alright?"

Gu Ming nodded at first, but then shook his head instantly.

"Wait a minute, the characters in the movie don't need specific identities, abilities, etc. You just need to write that there is a character here."

Then he fills in the corresponding roles according to the situation, such as boxing expert, Muay Thai fighter, Korean killer, etc.

Jincheng Tetsuo sighed secretly.

That's really it! They didn't even bother to write the script and characters properly. What else could this be but a money-grabbing movie? But what can we do now that things have come to this?

Write it!

Tetsuo Kinjo sighed, silently lowered his head, and began writing at his desk.

Gu Ming added: "There's one more thing. You don't need to write the complete script. Just write a rough outline. Leave the rest to the other people in the planning department. Each person is responsible for perfecting a part of the plot. Finally, you choose the most suitable part and combine them to complete a complete script."

"Furuya-kun!"

Tetsuo Kaneshiro was almost in tears: "You can't be so irresponsible with your own films! You can't make good movies like that!"

Gu Ming clicked his tongue, looking quite helpless.

This is, of course, an extremely important step in the industrialization of film: division of labor and cooperation.

Each person is responsible for a different part, and the parts are eventually combined to create the writing.

This is different from the function of the planning department in Wan Gu. Back then, each person in the planning department was responsible for a portion of the episodes. Because it was an episodic series, they didn't care about other issues at all.

For a series of works, there must be a screenwriter with unique vision to take control and manage the overall situation.

Later, Hollywood scripts became bad because the screenwriters in charge were influenced by other factors.

You say this movie was made in the usual way, fine, but why aren't there any Black people? Don't Black people watch movies?

Let's add another Black person. If we've added Black people, let's add Asian, Indian, transgender, transgender, Walmart shopping bags...

Japan doesn't have this problem right now, so Taniaki is relatively reassured.

Tetsuo Kinjo silently held back his tears, his heart filled with dissatisfaction with modular scriptwriting.

It wasn't him who said it.

But a script written like that definitely won't work!

……

……

Writing a script isn't difficult, especially when it's written by all the screenwriters in the planning department.

Less than half a month later, Gu Ming saw the complete script, which had been rebound by Tetsuo Kinjo.

Gu Ming glanced through the script.

"The flavor of Japanese culture is still too strong. Don't eat ramen and drink miso soup everywhere you go for school festivals."

Tetsuo Kinjo was about to cry.

"Furuya-kun, we can't just not do it! This is already the most basic thing; I haven't even dared to write about the deeper cultural aspects yet!"

Gu Ming shrugged.

It doesn't need to be written as "The Chrysanthemum and the Sword".

"Change it like this: for the Japanese, make him wear a headband, a yukata, and geta (wooden clogs); for the Americans, make them wear jackets, be a bit more revealing, and even have American flags on their underwear. And what about the Englishman? You can have him wear an overcoat, carry an umbrella, and greet everyone he meets with, 'How's the weather, sir?' Don't worry, listen to me, just write it like this!"

After all, he wasn't really trying to film Japanese culture; he just wanted viewers to understand that it was Japanese culture.

Nothing is more telling than a scene in a Japanese-style room, with various ambiguous paintings displayed in the background, and a person in a yukata holding a wooden sword.

As for why the protagonist would encounter such a room in America?
Gu Ming could only say that.

That's not important!!
(End of this chapter)