Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 365: A Short Film Worth Yuan

The characters in the new episode were inserted very successfully, and it is obvious that this kind of character setting and style are deeply loved by the audience.

It would be enough if it had this effect. Then Gu Ming would arrange for him to hand over the magatama to the real Snow Mastiff Armor, and then hang it on the wall himself.

At that time, the plot can be arranged according to the story of Shinya Mizoroki in "Ultraman Nexus".

"Please... Just one more time, just one more time to live as a human being!"

After leaving such last words, he was killed by the villain of the third season.

"Alas, am I still a human being if I harvest the tears of children?"

Gu Ming couldn't help but slap his thigh.

Of course it’s a human!
Gu Ming has always been a very decent person when it comes to not being a decent person.

The filming of Armor Sentai was carried out in an orderly manner, and Gu Ming would occasionally make a cameo appearance in a few shots.

IBM has arranged for technical engineers to clean up the computer and teach everyone how to use it.

But when Gu Ming asked how to use it in more detail, the other party just spread his hands.

Very simple.

Either you spend money to hire our IBM engineers, or you train one yourself.

If not……

If not, just use this computer as a decoration.

Gu Ming certainly didn't want the computer to be just a decoration, but he also didn't want to spend money to hire IBM engineers.

too expensive!
"So, we can only keep posting job ads." Gu Ming sighed and instructed Xiao Lin, "Find a few more job ads and see if we can recruit engineers who are more knowledgeable about computers."

That's right, engineers, not programmers.

Anyone who can be called a programmer these days should actually be called an engineer...

I wonder how they will feel when they find out many years later that they have changed from X workers to X programmers.

"By the way, I told you to find an assistant. Have you found one?"

Xiao Lin responded: "When you went to the United States before, several suitable people had already applied here. Although their qualifications are not too deep, they can cover various work requirements."

He took the list and explained it to Gu Ming, and he just ordered the cheapest one.

"Let's take this guy and ask him to come to work next week."

Unfortunately, he is a man and his name is too complicated to remember, so let's just call him Tanaka.

After Xiaolin wrote down this matter, he reported it again.

"There's a dubbing job coming up for 'The Rose of Versailles'. They want you to do a cameo voiceover for the character of 'Louis XVI'. The remuneration is 800,000 yen."

"The news from Brother Nijiaben is that the short film has been shot. I hope you can take a look at it when you have time, Brother Gugu."

"According to the report from the video store, the store is operating smoothly and business is good. People often come to rent videotapes. The bills have been transferred to the accountant, and she will compile a detailed account."

"at last……"

Xiao Lin suddenly raised his head and looked at Gu Ming in confusion.

"This is an invitation from the Imperial Palace."

Gu Ming tickled his ears: "Which:"

"The Imperial Palace, uh, because that French Cannes Award seems to be quite important, and all walks of life are shocked. Before, because you were not in Japan, they couldn't find it, and the invitations were all backlogged. This letter is from the Imperial Palace, that is to say."

In other words, the Emperor invited Gu Ming to a dinner party.

Gu Ming said "oh".

"Throw it away. I don't have time."

If Gu Ming's memory is correct, the current emperor should still be the old devil Hirohito. But Xiao Lin was shocked: "Brother Gu Gu, that's the emperor!"

"How many tongs does the emperor have? We only have one, but he has two?" Gu Ming didn't even raise his head, but waved his hand, threw down a string of vulgar words, and wiped a big nose.

"I've met the Emperor of Movies and the God of Tokusatsu, and that's enough. There's no need to meet the Emperor. Let me see, isn't this an invitation from two months ago? Anyway, I've already thrown it to him for two months, so let him invite me in his next life."

It doesn't matter if other people come, but as for the old devil Hirohito, Gu Ming thought it would be better to let him come and see him in the next life.

As for what the attitude of the old Japanese devil Hirohito would be, Gu Ming was too lazy to think about it.

Kobayashi threw the paper aside and arranged several other matters.

"and this."

Xiaolin suddenly raised his head.

"This letter is from Nara."

Gu Ming said, "You read it."

"They heard from Nara City, Nara Prefecture, that you're from Nara, so they sent this letter specifically hoping that if you have the chance, you can return to Nara to give a speech, sharing the stories behind the movies and your acting experiences. They'll provide travel expenses. They also tactfully expressed in the letter that they hope you can include more of Nara in your work. It would be even better if you were willing to film in Nara. They should be able to provide some corresponding assistance."

Xiaolin said, still not sure.

Because the letter was full of official language and many things were obscure, he only guessed that this was what the letter meant.

Gu Ming raised his head slightly.

Nara?

That’s true, no matter who becomes famous, his hometown will definitely be the first to come to him.

"It's okay to try going to Nara, if Nara is willing to provide some support for filming."

Gu Ming thought that if the local Nara city government cooperated, he could really cooperate to shoot some large scenes, such as closing off a street, or having local vehicles dispatched to shoot in landmark buildings, etc.

In theory, these things can only be accomplished if one is very famous.

For example, when Jackie Chan rushed down from a building, it was because he was so famous that the local government directly lent him the landmark building for filming and even blocked it off for a few days just for him.

As for financial support, that is unlikely as Japan is different from the United States.

Each state in the United States has its own laws. In addition to federal laws, local governments also have their own unique laws and regulations, so you can go to a certain state alone to shoot, or do support work, etc.

But Japan can't do that.

"Please reply to Nara for me. If it's convenient there, I can go back anytime. As a native of Nara, I'm also happy to see Nara become more prosperous."

Anyway, it's all nice to say, no money required, just stuff it in and it's done.

After everything was arranged, Gu Ming was ready to watch the videotape.

Mainly, I wanted to see what Tatsumi Niike learned during his trip to the United States.

Gu Ming gave him a total of 500,000 yen. He originally thought that Nijiamoto Tatsumi would continue to ask him for more, but he didn't expect that Nijiamoto Tatsumi still had 80,000 yen left after the filming. I don't know how he got it.

You have to know, considering the wages in Japan in the 1980s.

In the 87 Crayon Shin-chan, Nohara Hiroshi's monthly salary was yen.

Of course, Nohara Hiroshi was the department head, so his salary was definitely higher than that of ordinary employees. In addition, the country had entered the bubble era in 87, and the face value of money at that time was larger than it is now.

But no matter how you look at it.

In the early 1980s, 200,000 yen was just a month's salary for Hiroshi Nohara.

Tatsumi Niemoto made a short film, which, including various expenses, was equivalent to Hiroshi Nohara taking two months of classes.

Gu Ming wanted to take a look.

What did Tatsumi Niemoto spend two months' salary on to shoot?

(End of this chapter)