Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 369 Arrange Yourselves Clearly
I toured around Ikoma and gave a speech with the cooperation of the parliamentarians.

This time, many people in Nara knew about Furuya Akira's affairs.

When people in Nara first heard about it, they just said "Oh".

Perhaps because of the prevalence of Buddhism, people in Nara generally have calm personalities and don't react too excitedly.

But privately, people will still spread it.

Look! Our Nara is really amazing, producing such an amazing actor.

Tokyo is amazing, right? But there are no actors like this in Tokyo!
Gu Ming just returned to Tokyo.

Not meeting with the mayor of Ikoma City was actually quite normal, and Gu Ming didn't take it too seriously.

After all, he is a politician in charge of a region, and is almost on the same level as a county governor in China.

Although Ikoma actually has a population of only tens of thousands, it is like a small town.

But Nara Prefecture doesn’t have a large population!

This is called balance!
After returning to Tokyo, the first thing Gu Ming did was to go to the Toei studio and mentioned the filming of the second season.

When Gu Ming found producer Hirayama Toru, Hirayama Toru was arranging the filming of another work.

Hearing this now, he couldn't help but be shocked: "Going to Nara to shoot? Furuya-kun, are you awake?"

He raised his hand and touched it.

"That's strange, it's not hot!"

"I don't have a fever, don't worry about me." Gu Ming shrugged. "I've already talked to Ikoma. They'll provide some assistance and cooperate with the crew as much as possible. Then we can shoot some big scenes... For example, we can block off a street for real-life filming, or have the locals in Ikoma cooperate with the activation of some vehicles. Think about it, can that scene be the same as the effect created using a model?"

"If we really wanted to use dozens of cars for a chase scene, that kind of scene wouldn't be possible to shoot in Tokyo. The cost of blocking off a street is too high. But in Ikoma...with all due respect, blocking off streets in Ikoma won't cause any problems!"

Hirayama Toru agreed, but he still had some concerns: "Is this really necessary? You know, Ikoma definitely doesn't have a lot of equipment. If we want to shoot, we'll have to get it from the studio in Kyoto. It doesn't seem worth it just for one season."

Gu Ming could only sigh and paint a rosy picture for Hirayama Toru.

"If this is the case for one film, what if every film is like this? Ikoma is still broke, and that's why it's easier to paint on a blank sheet of paper! Both the Kyoto and Tokyo studios are already well-developed. We have to go to the wilderness to build one, but that way, not only will the cost not necessarily be lower than Ikoma, but we will also be subject to local checks and balances, and we won't be able to film as freely as we want."

Hirayama Toru thought about it, but couldn't make a decision immediately.

Toei has many departments, and it would be very troublesome if they were to clash with each other. Although he was somewhat tempted, he had to go back and discuss it first.

Gu Ming stopped urging him, bowed slightly, and said goodbye to Pingshan Heng.

Gu Ming had an idea. Since he had settled the school issue, maybe Wan Gu could finish filming his next work smoothly.

The affairs of Wan Gu have changed imperceptibly. For example, the corruption that was once rampant in Wan Gu has not broken out because Wan Gu Ao has never come to power and Wan Gu Yi is still alive. In addition, Gu Ming specially arranges financial supervision and reviews the financial system in every collaborative work, so even if there is corruption, it is not as serious as in history.

Overall, Wangu is currently in a state where, despite the lack of money, everyone is happy and there is strong internal cohesion. At least, there is not as much disunity as in history.

"If history continues, the next film should be Ultraman Ace, but Ultraman's influence is now overshadowed by Kamen Rider, so it's not as big as it used to be. Plus, the era of the series is different... It's hard to say what it will be."

Gu Ming couldn't help but raise his hand and touch his forehead.

After much thought, I decided not to bother him for now. If there's anything else, I'll wait until the Wangu project is established.

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Time flew by, and after filming wrapped on the first season of Armor Sentai, the second season was finally approved and decided to go to Nara-Ikoma for a trial shoot. Of course, the cost didn't decrease; in fact, it was even higher due to the need to transport equipment from the Kyoto studio.

However, Toei's production department was keenly aware of how much costs would be reduced if this was successfully implemented.

After all, the prices in Ikoma are definitely different from those in Tokyo! A meal in Tokyo is completely different from a meal in Ikoma!

Therefore, Toei finally agreed to the request and went to Ikoma to shoot the second season of Kaiga Sentai.

The second season of Tani Ming had already been determined, and Shozo Uehara had already modified the script to be suitable.

Zhen Zidan's character is Chinese-American, and as befits his identity, his language is heavily influenced by English. He's also a descendant of the Five Elements Village, capable of summoning Snow Mastiff armor, and possesses a purer bloodline. Meanwhile, Tuan Shilang's character, while a counterpart to Xi Zhao, is more of a successor.

In Uehara Shozo's plan, Zhen Zidan would eventually be killed by the villain of Season 3. Before that, the character came to his senses and gave the magatama of the Snow Mastiff Armor to Dan Shilang, thus completing the main cast.

The role played by Zhen Zidan is very complete, from being cool and arrogant at the beginning to coming to her senses later and being completely whitewashed.

Moreover, he never does anything bad every time he appears. He just uses his superb skills to play tricks on the protagonists. He is a villain with a spirit of justice.

Such a character was eventually killed. I believe such a plot must be touching and move thousands of children.

——Then the third season will begin to enter the plot of the appearance of the second team of armor. The second team replaced the first team and did a lot of things. In the end, they were disqualified from being summoned, and the first team returned.

The fourth season is the story of the Four Dark Kings, until the final Tian Ce Armor appears.

Gu Minglian has even arranged the theatrical version and will film Tian Ce Armor directly in Nara.

With this set, Japanese children can be arranged clearly and even their New Year's money will be used to buy Japanese-made toys.

"Although I feel a little sorry for the little kid, it was something I had to do, so you can't blame me!"

Gu Ming sighed.

The office is empty today. Almost all of Manatsu Ryudan Shilang and the others have gone to Nara for filming, so there are not many people left in the office.

Gu Ming didn't go to Nara because he was preparing for his next movie.

It's his own movie, not any other movie.

After all, Gu Ming is now worth a lot of money, and outsiders can't easily afford his salary. He has no choice but to invest in and shoot his own movies.

"Then, can we start filming the second part of The Grudge? Or maybe we can film Yakuza, which I've always wanted to do... It'd be best if we can film The Grudge as soon as possible."

The higher your star status, the less suited you are to filming lighthearted and comedic films. Gu Ming figured he could finish filming the second and third parts as soon as possible before he got promoted.

The third part is the final chapter. If it is filmed again later, Ryu Manatsu can be promoted to the leading role in subsequent films.

On the contrary, it is fine to film a plot like Yakuza later, because the plot of Yakuza is relatively serious and the tone is against the Yakuza. There is a lot of room for creativity in filming such a work. Whether it is a TV series or a movie, it should be more appropriate.

Therefore, Gu Ming decided to shoot the second and third parts of the Ghost Scroll first to complete the film.

We can no longer trouble Hara Masazo with the script, he is going crazy with work.

Gu Ming thought about it again and again.

"So I can only turn to old friends. Tanaka, remember this."

Assistant Tanaka took out a notebook.

"Call Mr. Kaneshiro Tetsuo of Wangu and tell him I have a script I want to entrust him with and see if he's interested. If he is, then we can start filming the second and third parts together."

(End of this chapter)