Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 213 I, Gu Ming, am not a stingy person
Cheng Long wanted to make a bold move.

"Funny Strange Moves", he wants to ask Gu Ming to help.

Not only does he act as a role, he also acts as a martial arts director!
Oh! A Hong Kong film, hiring a Japanese stunt director? Isn't that bold? Isn't that daring? Even bolder than "Man Jiang Hong"!

Hong Kong has its fair share of foreign action stars. Even Hwang Jung-lee, the villain in Snake in the Eagle's Shadow, is Korean. But there aren't a single foreign choreographer!

For many years, Yasuaki Kurata only dared to show off his training as a Hong Kong martial arts director in Japan. When he returned to Hong Kong, he was at most an action actor.

But now, Cheng Long wants to find Gu Ming.

Even the weird moves of the laughing boxing can be modified a little bit.

Although he was reluctant to admit it, sometimes, comparing Gu Ming's changes over the past year, Cheng Long always felt as if he was walking under someone's shadow.

This idea was not groundless. After watching the video last night, Cheng Long realized that no one in Hong Kong could produce a work of this style.

If it can be used, it will definitely be popular.

The corner of Kurata Yasuaki's eyes twitched, and he seemed to be about to say something but stopped himself.

He really wanted to stop Cheng Long, but after thinking about it, he had to admit that if he wanted to find someone to compare with the Hong Kong martial arts directors of this era, he could only find Gu Ming.

Gu Ming stopped and pondered for a moment, then said with a smile: "Okay, then I won't be polite!"

The two of them had smiles on their faces and were ready to slap their thighs.

Yasuaki Kurata was about to speak, but when he saw the two people laughing at the same time, he was shocked.

Come again?

He moved his feet, took a cat-like step, and left in an instant.

Slap your own legs!
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After some discussion, the matter was settled.

At least two movies can be made next year, one is Gu Ming's work, and the other is Hong Kong's "The Untamed".

The role of martial arts director might not be possible, but Cheng Long intends to do his best to persuade Lo Wei to get Gu Ming to play an important role.

Seeing that there was really no time to waste, Gu Ming returned to the Journey to the West crew.

After Jackie Chan had finished visiting Toei, he didn't want to go back to Hong Kong to see Lo Wei, so he just said hello and went to see the Japanese version of Journey to the West.

A week passed in the blink of an eye.

Gu Ming returned to the crew and brought a lot of things with him, which really moved everyone in the crew to tears.

Ever since they entered the mountains, they had less time to go out and play, and it was not convenient for them to walk such a long distance after filming, so everyone had almost no food to eat during this period.

"Brother Tiandi is back!"

"You really brought back some delicious food, and why don't you say thank you, Brother Tiandi!"

"Brother Tiandi, who's that big nose over there?"

Gu Ming took a look and spread his hands.

Irrelevant!
He is just an ordinary spokesperson for Bawang shampoo.

Looking at all the people in the crew, including the four main characters, all scrambling for the snacks he brought back, Gu Ming couldn't help but feel a sense of kindness like an old father returning to his dormitory.

Cheng Long looked around and found it unbelievable.

Hong Kong is not a big place, so apart from urban films, movies rarely shoot on location.

Cheng Long rarely sees this kind of real-life shooting work.

He had an idea.

I wonder if it’s possible to shoot the next movie in Japan.

Of course, it doesn't necessarily have to be Japan. Cheng Long thinks that if there is a movie that can shoot real scenes, it must be amazing and can beat the current studio-based movies!
Of course, Gu Ming didn't know what that meant.

Look at the cast and crew in front of me, each one of them is covered in dust and dirt. Even Natsume Masako, with her bald head, is holding snacks, looking like a hamster, gnawing on them non-stop with calipers.

Gu Ming was a step too late after all; Chiba Shinichi had already rushed back, and, as expected, had snatched the title of Killing Master for this episode. While everyone was grabbing snacks, Manatsu Ryuu ran over to Gu Ming, carrying a bag of white bread and saying hello.

"Brother Furuya, Chiba Shinichi is back. The director said that since you haven't come back yet, the killing array for this episode will be given to Mr. Chiba Shinichi. Damn it, we can't snatch it from him without you!"

He greeted Gu Ming and looked at Cheng Long. He was impressed by this big nose.

We are all dragons!

"I'm not surprised. After all, I stole his attention when he was not around."

Gu Ming kicked his hands into his sleeves, looking like a simple and honest man: "Let him do what he wants. I won't participate in this."

Manatsu Ryu opened his mouth, wanting to say something but stopping himself.

He felt that Gu Ming was not such a generous person, but seeing that Gu Ming really didn't seem to care, Zhen Xialong had nothing to say.

It seems that Brother Gugu is sometimes quite generous!

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Chiba Shinichi certainly felt very proud this time.

In the Kyoto and Nara areas, the Yagyu family did a good job in that drama. This time, when they found an opportunity, they took advantage of Gu Ming's absence and ran back to lead JAC to seize the position.

When this drama started filming, it was about two teams of assassins, but now everyone has almost forgotten about them, JAC!
Recently, Shinichi Chiba has been thinking about the scheduling of large-scale scenes. Now he is also ambitious and plans to show the strength of JAC.

Looking at Gu Ming, Chiba Shinichi couldn't help feeling a little proud.

Young man, you're still late! I'm the action director for this episode!

As for the big nose next to Gu Ming.

Shinichi Chiba took a look and thought that this guy didn't look like someone who could make action movies, so he ignored him.

"Gentlemen!"

Chiba Shinichi clapped his hands and called many JAC disciples.

"I've discussed the action for this episode with the director. Let's shoot it like this."

After the Black Wind King comes the Yellow Wind King, also known as the Yellow Wind Monster.

The scene in the Japanese version of Journey to the West where Tang Monk kisses Sun Wukong, which was criticized, comes from this episode.

But it was not Tang Seng who kissed Sun Wukong, but an allusion to a legend, in which a child lost his eyesight due to poisoning, and his loving mother cured the child by licking his eyes.

In the plot, Sun Wukong was blinded by the Yellow Wind King, and his sight was restored after Tang Monk licked his eyes to remove the poisonous sand.

If it was Gu Ming who shot the film, he would definitely not use these Japanese allusions, but after all, he is not a director, he is just a formation master.

There is still a demand for special effects for the Yellow Wind King. Of course, the current technology is not that good, and the special effects are not that direct, but it is still necessary to create the effect of the Yellow Wind King's blinding wind and sand.

However, Shinichi Chiba certainly couldn't think of a plot like "I'll help you". He discussed the action with JAC and found a substitute for Son Goku, Ryu Manatsu.

Ryu Manatsu is still very cooperative. Although he does not belong to JAC, it is impossible for him to cause trouble during filming. His artistic ethics are very high.

After all the preparations were completed and they were about to begin, Chiba Shinichi suddenly stopped and his thoughts froze for a moment.

Speaking of which, the effect of wind and sand.

Shinichi Chiba was not sure what Gu Ming would do, but what Shinichi Chiba knew was that he didn't know what to do now!
The killing scenes in which Gu Ming participated involved a large number of traditional special effects, such as setting fire, releasing smoke, and releasing fog, and creating different actions through camera cuts, which often had very good effects.

But now, Chiba Shinichi suddenly realized.

He doesn't know how to design this!

As the filming was about to start, Chiba Shinichi was hesitant to speak. Looking at Gu Ming and Big Nose sitting there chatting safely in the distance, Chiba Shinichi gritted his teeth.

Never mind, we can’t let people laugh at us when we start filming.

What's more, he spent the whole night thinking about this action.

Shinichi Chiba waved his hand to indicate that everything was OK, and the director raised the loudspeaker.

Yellow Wind Monster, start filming!
(End of this chapter)