Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 284 Who is benefiting from whom

After the banquet was over, there were still a few people who stayed. Gu Ming knew at a glance that they must be discussing serious matters.

Gu Ming had a good relationship with Yoji Hashimoto and Toshimichi Miwa, and there was no need to offend any of them, so he met with both of them.

The two of them also conveyed the words of Qujing Wei.

"It's been a while since Cat's Eye ended. I miss Furuya-kun so much. I wonder if Furuya-kun has any plans for the next work."

The next work.

Gu Ming paused for a moment.

Although TV dramas are not as good as movies, Japan is different. Japan's home video and TV drama culture is extremely profound, and many artists can become celebrities just by relying on TV dramas.

So even if I perform in a movie, I will of course try to participate in the TV series as much as possible.

But Gu Ming was also a little troubled.

He doesn’t have any good projects recently!
What's more, the office was not very peaceful. After Maoyan ended, many people were asked to participate in the works of other companies.

"But speaking of projects, I do have something I want to say."

Gu Ming recalled the original situation between Fuji TV and Wan Gu and simply mentioned the matter.

"Mr. Mantani Eiji, your health is very poor. It seems that he may die at any moment..."

Gu Ming didn't say it explicitly, but the meaning was very clear.

It can be said like this.

There are more monitors in Eiji Mantani's ward than in the Ultra Guard.

"I wonder if TBS has any plans to restart the Ultra Project?"

Hashimoto Yoji and Miwa Toshimichi looked at each other and were a little surprised.

Restart the Ultra Project?

Theoretically, it is not impossible, but recently, special effects are not very popular, especially Seven. Although the ratings did not plummet, it did not achieve the expected effect.

"Considering the audience's preferences recently, themes like monsters are more satisfying. Monster themes really need to be promoted."

Miwa Shunmichi said this with an apologetic expression.

After all, judging from the recent preferences of audiences, rather than fighting monsters, audiences still prefer monster-themed films, such as a tall woman walking on a rainy night, or a white figure twisting wildly in a rice field, etc.

This film, "The Picture Scroll of the Nara Ghost", was released at the right time, just when the audience liked it.

Gu Ming nodded and thought that since TBS had no idea, he would have to put the plan on hold for the time being.

Or, find an opportunity to talk to Fuji TV with the help of Wangu Ao. Fuji TV also premiered many of Wangu's works. That was the time when Wangu Eiji passed away and Wangu and TBS broke up.

"In that case, I don't have any new ideas for the time being, but if TBS needs you, you can still come to the office."

Gu Ming said this, bowed deeply, and sent the two away.

As soon as the two left, Hirayama Toru and Ishimori Shotaro arrived together.

As soon as he saw these two people, Gu Ming knew what was going on.

"Is it because of the new Kamen Rider thing?"

"That's right." Hirayama Toru said with a smile, "The plans for the sequel are roughly complete. Although Furuya-kun probably won't appear, if there's time, we can still coordinate a cameo appearance. Besides, this work also needs Furuya-kun's killing array arrangement."

Gu Ming responded and looked at Shotaro Ishimori again.

Shotaro Ishimori adjusted his sunglasses.

"The setting of the new game is a little different. It tells the story of a new knight who, with the help of No. 1 and No. 2, becomes a new Kamen Rider, punishing the strong and helping the weak, and becoming a hero."

Gu Ming knew that this was referring to Kamen Rider V3, and without being disturbed, he indeed made the same move as before.

But this time Gu Ming didn't plan to intervene.

The V3 was shot well enough to begin with, there was no need to interfere and get involved in the action design, that was enough.

After finishing his story, Gu Ming looked at Ishimori Shotaro and was inexplicably surprised: "Mr. Onodera, why are you still wearing sunglasses at this time? Aren't you afraid of bumping into something when you go out?"

Ishimori Shotaro held his head high. "A true rider never takes off his sunglasses."

Toru Hirayama nodded: "And Onodera-kun should be very familiar with such a dark environment. When a cartoonist leaves his home, he will feel afraid when he sees the light, just like a bat!" Shotaro Ishinomori rolled his eyes.

In fact, Number One originally planned to make a project similar to the Skeleton Man.

Although "Skullman" is a short comic, it is the pride of Shotaro Ishimori. He likes that comic very much. The style of "Skullman" also influenced the later "Shock Wave Devilman".

Unfortunately, this proposal was rejected by Toei.

After saying hello, the two turned and left.

But with a thud, Shotaro Ishimori bumped into Keiko Matsuzaka who was coming towards him.

Gu Ming: ...?
Didn’t you say you wouldn’t bump into anything?

Keiko Matsuzaka quickly nodded and apologized, then looked at Gu Ming and explained her purpose.

"I was so happy to work with Furuya-kun before. I wonder when Furuya-kun will ask me to work on the same project again. That would be the happiest thing. And then..."

She lowered her eyelids and looked at Gu Ming with a very pitiful look, like a basket of puppies placed there, looking at people pitifully with their watery eyes.

"Then, if Furuya-kun is free recently, I can actually accompany Furuya-kun to tour Tokyo."

Gu Ming stared at the woman in front of him, but slowly shook his head.

"I'm so sorry. As you can see, I'm very busy at work and probably don't have much time to relax. However, if there's a suitable role for a production, I'll definitely contact you. After all, we're actors we've worked with before, so it's more convenient."

Keiko Matsuzaka's expression remained unchanged. She bowed her head, turned around and left.

Gu Ming crossed his arms and sighed slightly.

Refuse, absolutely refuse!
It's not that he looks down on Keiko Matsuzaka.

He just looked down on Keiko Matsuzaka.

In other words, Gu Ming has this mentality towards any woman who comes to him on her own initiative.

"And you don't look pitiful at all! Not even as pitiful as our Higuchi!"

Kanako Higuchi is the one with the most pitiful appearance.

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The distant Hong Kong.

Cheng Long took a few quick steps and arrived at Golden Harvest's office, where he met Zhou Wenhuai and He Guanchang.

When the two met Cheng Long, they were somewhat friendly and no longer had the anger they had when they heard that he went to Japan to make a movie.

"Along, please sit down." Zhou Wenhuai's face was still red, and he smiled and said, "Two things. First, the Japanese have been working overtime to dub your previous movies, and they will be released one after another this year!"

Cheng Long breathed a sigh of relief.

But I also feel a little regretful.

It's good to have a movie released, but he won't get any share of the box office revenue.

When that movie was being made, Cheng Long was still a box office flop, so of course no one would give him a share of the box office profits. At that time, Wu Siyuan bought him directly from Lo Wei for 50,000 Hong Kong dollars.

He Guanchang said the second thing with a cold face.

"That Ga Zai movie is out. I heard from my friends in Japan that it's doing pretty well at the box office, earning several hundred million yen in its first week."

If you calculate the exchange rate, it would be over one million Hong Kong dollars.

After all, Japan is a country with a population of over 100 million, so its box office is naturally not comparable to that of the tiny Hong Kong.

Calculated in this way, the final amount is about tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, which is not a small amount when converted into contemporary US dollars.

Cheng Long thought about it and immediately started to imagine something.

Why did Toei delay doing it before and only started doing it recently?

It’s because a movie became popular and he was in it, so he stepped up the preparations for dubbing and subtitles in order to get better box office results.

"So I'm taking advantage of Gu Sheng? Otherwise, the Japanese would have delayed my film until who knows how long!"

Cheng Long sighed secretly, thinking that if this movie could become a big hit in Japan, it might be because of Furuya Akira!
(End of this chapter)