Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 600: The Role Position Wants to Be Reversed

At the port training base, a dozen people gathered around to watch Keanu Reeves kick his leg. However, Keanu Reeves was not intimidated. He just looked melancholy, but he was actually melancholy.

It's not his fault he looks like that. Even a still from the set of a movie where he's sitting there eating a hamburger can be interpreted as Keanu Reeves wandering the world.

After kicking several times in succession, Zhen Zidan suppressed the urge to scold him and finally clapped her hands.

Alright, that's already pretty good!

Fifteen days of training is enough to reach this level; during filming, stunt doubles can be used for action scenes.

After all, Keanu Reeves calls him master, so what else is there to say!

"Keanu."

"Yeah..."

"That's already pretty good. You look much more human than you did half a month ago."

"Yeah."

"Brother Gu is here!"

"Yeah!"

Keanu Reeves immediately stood at attention.

The moment I saw Gu Ming, I thought of the pack of cigarettes that had been confiscated from him. Come to think of it, I hadn't touched cigarettes or alcohol for half a month. Although I was still a little itchy inside, I suddenly felt that those things weren't so important anymore.

Gu Ming looked him up and down and realized that his two weeks of quitting smoking and drinking hadn't been in vain; the key was quitting leafy greens, which had worked extremely well. Keanu Reeves looked much more energetic.

Although I'm still a bit down.

"Reeves."

"Yeah."

"Remember your role. You are a new transfer student with a melancholic personality who is bullied, but you also have a strong sense of justice. Because of your close relationship with the school's most beautiful cheerleader, you are envied by her suitors, which leads to the subsequent story."

"Yeah..."

Keanu Reeves had just nodded when he quickly followed up, "Mr. Furia, how should I portray this character?"

“You don’t need to act, just keep it understated. I chose you because you have the essence of this role.”

Keanu Reeves was stunned by what he heard.

What does it mean to "hold back" in acting?

He looked at Zhen Zidan, who nodded solemnly.

It wasn't him who said it. But this foreigner in front of me really did have a melancholy look on his face; he fit the role perfectly without even acting.

When Gu Ming saw Keanu Reeves, his head was filled with automatically filtered commentary.

Look closely, this man is called Xiao Shuai, and he's being bullied.

Looking at my watch, it's about time; the female lead should have already arrived in Japan.

Although it's just a pretty face, if it looks good, it's a good-looking face.

Now we can prepare to start filming.

The interior scenes were filmed in Japan, while the exterior scenes were filmed in Hong Kong. Some scenes, such as those depicting memories, required filming in Japan.

Since we're currently in Japan, we'll naturally start with indoor scenes. Lockers, a school campus, transfer students, American-style bullying, and of course, a mysterious figure who inexplicably exudes an aura of strength and impeccable style.

But he also has to be a cleaner in his daily life. Just like Master Rat from Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

……

……

Since the two films were to be shot back-to-back, one featuring a lead actor and the other a supporting actor, there would naturally be some overlap in the roles and responsibilities of the crew. Kadokawa Haruki had already designated Takeshi Kitano as the director, and Gu Ming conveniently arranged for Kitano to work as the assistant director on the neighboring film set, Dragon Kids, to help the American oversee things.

Here, naturally, arrangements are being made for Hiroko Yakushimaru.

In a bustling ice cream shop on Ginza Street, Hiroko Yakushimaru sat obediently across from him, her legs together.

"So I'm playing the younger one again?" "You can't do it the other way around," Gu Ming said. "You play the mother, and I play the child, does that make sense?"

Hiroko Yakushimaru thought for a moment, then nodded quite seriously: "A sense of contrast."

"There's no such contrast!"

Gu Ming clicked his tongue.

My sister thought she was acting in Gundam 0079!

Hiroko Yakushimaru, she's the woman who could be my mother!!

"It's a pity that the voice actor is Toru Furuya, not Akira Furuya."

Gu Ming shook his head: "In short, it's this plot: you, as the daughter, have the desire to make movies, and I, as the father, as the gang leader, try my best to fulfill this desire. All the subsequent comedic effects, fights, and gunfights are based on the absurd premise that we are making a movie within a movie. There are quite a few requirements for the daughter's role; you have to show the feeling that you are making a movie."

Hiroko Yakushimaru said, "It's about acting out the feeling that I can't act."

Gu Ming clapped his hands.

exactly.

Compared to Keanu Reeves, who is receiving special training next door, he is not even a fraction smarter!

Keanu Reeves is a man who has nothing but good looks.

Gu Ming was about to speak again when Tanaka suddenly jogged over.

"Brother Gu, something's come up. Here's the thing, that Columbia Pictures you mentioned called and reminded us of something. If we want to release it in North America, and as a domestic film rather than a foreign language film, we have to complete filming in the United States."

Gu Ming stood up instantly.

He never expected that.

Local films and foreign films are treated differently, of course!

Hollywood is no exception!

Zhou Guo is the only country in the world that gives preferential treatment to foreign films, with co-productions enjoying special privileges.

"We have to go to the United States to film, which will be very expensive! The cost of living in the United States is high, and the labor costs are also high. Even if we bring our own people, the cost will still be considerable."

Gu Ming was about to speak when he suddenly remembered something.

"Don't tell me you didn't prepare at all."

“Brother Gugu, I consulted with Americans about the requirements for filming domestic films. First of all, each state has different laws. In the Los Angeles area, the local state law requires that the main creative team use American films, complete more than 80% of the shooting in the country, and have the main characters speak English in order to be considered a domestic film. Otherwise, it is a foreign language film.”

"However, there are exceptions. There is a special law in the Atlanta area that stipulates that 50% of the shots of a domestic film must be filmed in Atlanta. It requires that the lead actors and director be Americans, the main characters speak English, but the final filming must be completed in the United States. In other words, only if the subsequent filming process is completed in the United States can it be considered a domestic film."

Gu Ming frowned, inwardly cursing.

How could Americans be so evil!

However, this situation is not uncommon. It is a common clause that requires local films to be filmed locally. After all, if they are not filmed locally, they will not contribute to local consumption, and then they will have to come back to the local market to make money.

This kind of movie would not be allowed anywhere in the world.

Besides the Zhou Kingdom...

It was only later that Zhou Guo began to implement various forms of protection for local films. Before that, there was no difference between local and foreign films. As long as a film could be imported, there was no difference except for the revenue sharing ratio.

"Then it's settled. The first half will still be filmed on location in Hong Kong. The middle part of the film, starting with Ralph's training and challenges to his opponent, will be filmed in Atlanta, USA, to complete the film."

Gu Ming glanced at Yakushimaru Hiroko, somewhat worried: "She's still in high school here, is it alright for her to go to America?"

Hiroko Yakushimaru took a deep breath, and for some reason, she seemed inexplicably annoyed.

"elder brother."

"What's wrong?"

"I'm in college!!!"

Gu Ming looked up instantly.

He really didn't know that!
(End of this chapter)