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Chapter 300 I can't be Shingen, I'm just a thief

During the audition, Gu Ming went to look up the life of Takeda Nobumasa.

But, unfortunately, compared to his brother, this character's life is really unremarkable.

There is a saying that in history, Takeda Nobumasa served as Takeda Shingen's shadow warrior.

In the movie Shadow Samurai, Takeda Nobumasa has a considerable role in the plot. Although he is not the protagonist, he is extremely important.

Gu Ming felt uneasy when he thought about it carefully.

Such an important role is completely different from the works he has performed in the past.

Children's dramas, whimsical action films...these works don't require such high acting skills, as long as they are decent. Gu Ming's ability as a stunt double is fully capable of this.

However, Takeda Nobumasa is an extremely complex character who cannot be portrayed without sufficient abilities.

"Takeda Nobumasa, Takeda Nobumasa, Takeda Nobumasa, Kagemusha, substitute, Kagemusha, substitute... I'm a substitute... No, I'm Takeda Shingen's younger brother..."

At dinner, Gu Ming squeezed in front of the kotatsu, muttering these words over and over again.

How to play the role of Takeda Nobumasa well? Gu Ming had no idea in his heart.

"Hmm... it's not tasty."

Gu Ming pursed his lips, inexplicably feeling that today's dinner was a bit tasteless.

After chewing for a while, Gu Ming finally realized what he was eating and spat out the food in his mouth. He found that he had eaten the wrapping paper.

When I raised my head, I met Shaqin's strange gaze.

Gu Ming forced a smile.

"Sorry, I just got distracted."

"Gugu-kun, what happened to you today?" Shaqin took the half-eaten wrapper and showed it to Gu Ming.

Gu Ming was slightly surprised: "Where's the other half?"

Shaqin nodded her stomach and made a downward motion.

"Did I eat it?"

"No, he did. He ran into your stomach on his own."

"Ugh!"

Gu Ming touched his stomach and could only be thankful that he had eaten paper, not ink.

Seeing him packing his things, Gu Ming smiled bitterly and said, "I just received a very difficult assignment. You know, I was recently asked by Mr. Kurosawa Akira to be his assistant, and I've been doing a lot of things. This time, I wanted a role, and he said that if my performance is satisfactory enough, he can let me play Takeda Nobumasa. Although it's a supporting role, in terms of the screen time, I should be considered the second male lead. It's not an easy role to perform."

As the saying goes, if I get it, I am lucky, if I lose it, it is my fate. Gu Ming also knows that many things cannot be forced.

But, I still want to get this role.

"Takeda Nobumasa."

Amidst the gurgling water, Saqin said, "Takeda Nobumasa was Takeda Shingen's younger brother. Both were born to his wife. He rose through the ranks of the Ministry of Justice. Historically, Takeda Shingen died of illness while on his way to Kyoto. Later, it was rumored that Takeda Nobumasa disguised himself as Takeda Shingen, becoming a Kagemusha and safely retreating to Kai. Ultimately, Takeda Nobumasa was beheaded by Oda Nobutada during the battle."

Gu Ming asked, "Is it a formation kill?"

"That's not the case. The historical records state that he was captured alive and then killed. I don't think that's how it's handled in the movie."

"Yes." Gu Ming crossed his arms and thought, "Tell me, if it was someone like Takeda Nobumasa, what kind of feelings would he have towards Takeda Shingen? His brother was so dazzling, but he had no ability. He had an empty position, but in the end, he couldn't even protect the city."

Shaqin thought for a moment and replied, "It's probably admiration and jealousy. He admires his brother's achievements, but he's also jealous that he can't be like him. He wants to replace him, but at the same time he knows he can't. When he became a Kagemusha, it's hard to say whether he actually intended to replace him."

"I think so too." Gu Ming held up his palm and looked at his palm lines.

That's the problem.

How can we express Takeda Nobumasa's complex mentality?

I am jealous, but I also admire it. When I admire the mountains, I also want to replace them.

If you can achieve such a complex mentality, you can truly become Takeda Nobumasa.

……

...Takeda Nobumasa.

Gu Ming thought about this matter over and over again, but still felt that he didn't know how to do it.

For a moment, Gu Ming was about to give up and just let it go.

After all, he's not the lead actor.

"But, am I just thinking about being the lead actor? Even though the lead actor is great, I don't even have the financial resources to support Takeda Nobumasa right now."

Gu Ming was thinking about this matter and was a little distracted.

It was not until his assistant reminded him repeatedly that Gu Ming came to his senses.

"Oh, yes, today's audition can begin." Gu Ming was silent for a while, then said: "Sorry, I, I'm not feeling well. You can handle the rest of the work. I'll be back later."

"Is that so? Furuya-kun needs to get some rest."

The assistant agreed without saying much.

Gu Mingze sat a little further back.

Gu Ming spent the entire day observing the performances of the auditioning actors.

Although his own acting skills cannot be called superb, he has been a stuntman for many years. Gu Ming knows that many people have excellent acting abilities and he has seen many talented actors.

But now, when it was his turn, Gu Ming found it difficult to do so.

It was not until the evening that Gu Ming returned to the studio in a daze and handed today's list to Kurosawa Akira.

"Aki Furuya."

"Yes, Mr. Kurosawa."

"Open your eyes, you bastard! You still want to be my actor in this state? You don't deserve it at all! You want to be Takeda Nobumasa? Go look in the mirror and see if you have that kind of acting ability. If not, get out of here and don't get in my way!"

Gu Ming was slightly startled, but he stopped and bowed slightly.

"I'll do my best if I can."

"Humph, you're just bragging. Get out of here now."

Gu Ming bowed and turned to leave.

After Gu Ming walked away, Kurosawa Akira suddenly raised his hand and called Honda Ishiro.

"gentlemen."

"From today on, tell everyone in the Kurosawa Group, no matter who they are, even if it's just a cleaning staff, not to say a word to Furuya Akira! If you must, use the most vicious and vulgar language to speak to him!"

Honda Ishiro was really frightened by this sentence.

"Sir, I, I think Furuya-kun did a good job, but why..."

"Just do what I say, don't ask me why! Also, don't let him know about this!"

"Yes!"

Honda Ishiro nodded quickly, turned around and left the room.

Kurosawa Akira casually flipped through the list of actors sent today.

Next to Kurosawa's hand was the script of Shadow Warrior.

Game 27.

The thief wanted to ride Takeda Shingen's favorite horse, but he fell off the horse and his hidden identity was discovered. So everyone expelled the thief from Kai. Those who once admired him now only had endless contempt and abuse.

It was raining heavily and the thief left in a daze, with clods of earth and stones behind him. They used the most vicious words to beat the thief all over his body.

He is no longer Takeda Shingen.

He was just a lowly thief.

(End of this chapter)