Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 324 Chinese Japanese

Can Japanese people understand "Armor Hero"?
Gu Ming has thought about this matter and the answer is yes.

Because Armor Hero has been broadcast in Japan and received very good responses, if you cover your eyes and don't tell them that it is a domestic production, in fact, the Japanese themselves can't tell that this thing is not a hybrid of a team + a knight, but a domestic production.

As for the various special effects, it is actually a minor problem.

It's the 1980s now, no one can produce that kind of special effects!
The cultural connotations and ideas of both sides belong to the same Asian culture, so there is no obstacle to understanding.

Of course, this work will be broadcast in Japan after all, so certain modifications need to be made to fit the cultural background. Gu Ming only personally made the setting of the Earth Tiger Armor.

This time, Dihu will no longer recharge the phone bill!
The Earth Tiger Armor summons a person from Nara, the authentic Lord Kyo - Heijo Kyo is also Kyo.

Dihu grew up in a big house, so when the time comes, we will directly use Gu Ming's Nara big house as the shooting location.

He believes in Buddhism, but beneath his seemingly peaceful appearance he has a fierce and unyielding side.

With this role, he may gain support from the Kansai cultural circle.

Kanto and Kansai have always been two different cultural circles in Japan. They have competed with each other for many years, but in the end, Tokyo won because of its greater development.

——And the Kyoto man still looks down on the Tokyo people.

Tokyo? You're from out of town!
Edo country folk!
In addition, for some high-sounding reason of diversity, the characters in the work are divided into three nationalities in total.

In addition to the protagonists being from Japan, Tuan Shilang will play a Japanese-American, and Dihu is ostensibly Japanese, but in fact... is also Japanese.

The only difference is their place of origin. Dihu's ancestors came from Hong Kong and were of Chinese-Japanese descent.

"Oh, I've put so much effort into developing the Hong Kong market."

Gu Ming shook his head secretly.

The Japanese American is just an extra, mainly to provide a cover for the character of Manatsu Ryu.

Japanese Americans and Japanese people from Hong Kong are developing overseas markets!
Although Hong Kong is not a large place, its cultural influence is enormous. Today, the culture of Hong Kong is deeply influenced by Asia.

If it wasn't inconvenient, Gu Ming would have gone to find Zun Long.

At this time, Zun Long was still performing in dramas, so he had rich performance experience and was very cheap.

Gu Ming is not exaggerating.

But Zunlong's face is about one-third of his! Quite handsome!
Squinty eyes and a bun are a symbol, but Zunlong’s face can also be a symbol.

It's just a positive sign.

"Zunlong, Fei Xiang... What is Qian Xiaohao doing now?"

Gu Ming chewed on the tip of his pen, his mind wandering.

Qian Xiaohao is also quite capable, able to hold his own against Jet Li, and his skills are excellent, having mastered the Great Sage Pi Gua technique. However, Qian Xiaohao has been highly regarded since his debut, so finding him might not be easy, so Gu Ming will put it aside for now.

After some revisions, Gu Ming finished writing the setting of Dihu and put it into an envelope.

Now, he has to find some screenwriters he knows and prepare the script for this work.

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Tetsuo Kaneshiro: "Sorry, I'm busy with work here at Banka, and I'm afraid I can't spare the time for now. Um, even if you offer to pay me more, I'll... how much?! Fine then! I should be able to grit my teeth and write one or two chapters."

Uehara Shozo: "Why is it Yamata no Orochi again? Why is Yamata no Orochi so busy, destroying Japan every day? Can you think of a different villain? I'm sure there will be no problem writing it. Just give me the money and leave it to me."

Masahiro Yamada: "Why not Tamamonomae? I like Tamamonomae, the little fox is so cute!" Shotaro Ishinomori: "Why are you looking for me? I'm busy! I'm not busy even if you pay me. I'll give you 10,000 yen and you'll disappear from my sight. Not enough? Then I'll give you 100,000 yen. I can't write the script, but if you want character design, I can consider it."

Hirayama Toru: "You've come to the right person. So, I'll use the common pen name Yasute Saburo and contribute a few episodes to the script."

After searching around, the matter was finally settled smoothly.

After several screenwriters polished it, a rough framework was reached.

The story originated in the Heian period.

During the Heian period, thanks to the heroic efforts of Onmyoji Abe no Haruaki, the great demon kings across Japan were sealed one after another.

Yes, that’s right, it’s Abe Haruaki again.

However, the seal was not strong, and Abe Haruaki's old rival Ashiya Doman was secretly stirring up trouble.

When it was sealed, the Yamata no Orochi swung out its tail scales, and fifty scales turned into fifty different kinds of supernatural beasts, which attached themselves to people, stimulated evil thoughts, and made people mutate into terrifying monsters and stir up trouble.

Abe Haruaki took the treasures that Jianzhen brought with him when he sailed east about a century ago from Toshodai-ji Temple in Nara, and made them into five magatama. He selected five people with good character to become armored warriors.

After a fierce battle, the mutant beast was sealed, and the power of the Five Elements Village was passed down from generation to generation.

Until many years later, in modern society, a certain Onmyoji with ulterior motives, Michiko Nishiwaki, yes, it was her again!

She released the supernatural beasts and launched a series of plans, with the ultimate goal of releasing the three demon kings, namely Yamata no Orochi, Tamamonomae, and Shuten-doji, and regaining control of Japan.

Since the five magatama were lost, the protagonists had a hard time at the beginning. Fortunately, they had Mayumi, a scientist from their family.

The story begins with the battle of the first supernatural beast...

Gu Ming was quite satisfied with the script modified by Masazo Uehara, especially the change of the original crystal to magatama, which was a very convenient setting.

——Such a big crystal cannot be sold as a toy, and it is difficult to carry, so it is very troublesome!

It would be much more convenient if it were changed to magatama. It could also be sold as a toy, and the protagonists could carry it with them as part of a transformation device.

When fighting, he would tear the magatama off his body and stuff it into the transformation device.

Add some music effects later.

For example, 'What happened! What happened! Free myself and go my own way! Open open open open, Armor Warrior, Earth Tiger Warrior...'

It might be a little embarrassing for adults, but it’s just right for kids between the ages of six and sixty!

"I just have one question." Gu Ming flipped through the script and asked Uehara Shozo, "Why did you change Meizhen's name?"

"It's not convenient. That pronunciation is too strange and not easy for children to remember." Uehara Masazo explained: "Mayumi sounds more friendly and easy to remember. Just one name will make children remember her. Actually, Mayumi doesn't sound very nice either. How about we change it to Maki-ma?"

Gu Ming was shocked.

Goodbye! I dare not call you by that name.

Calling this name, Gu Ming would have the illusion that she was playing with the feelings of the five Armor Warriors.

"Mayumi is fine, don't change her. Then, I'll leave the script and detailed settings to Uehara-kun." Tani Ming raised his hand and left a check to Uehara Masamitsu.

There is a number on it that is neither big nor small.

Masazo Uehara looked at it again and again, his face full of relief.

I love working with Furuya-kun! It's a joy to work with people who are generous.

(End of this chapter)