Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 374 A Good Character with Loyalty and Righteousness
The reason why Gu Ming chose a fantasy kung fu film as his first step is actually very simple.

Because from Uncle Jiu's experience, we can know that fantasy kung fu movies are very popular throughout Asia. Apart from the works of poor quality, high-quality works such as Mr. Vampire have extremely high box office and audience throughout Asia.

Many years later, Koreans are still reminiscing about Uncle Nine's zombie movies and paying tribute to him in their movies.

Perhaps it is impossible to export fantasy kung fu films to the whole world, but at least there is no problem within Asia.

Going out to sea also has to start from what is in front of you.

As soon as Gu Ming arrived in Ikoma, the atmosphere was obviously different from before and much more lively.

Gu Ming went to the set to take a look. The filming there was going smoothly, but the transportation was not very convenient.

——It is quite convenient to go to other places from Ikoma, but transportation in Ikoma itself is not convenient.

Fortunately, filming is hard, and everyone can always withstand this kind of thing.

The person who met with Gu Ming was still the previous congressman, Ida Daiki.

"It will take some time to prepare the set, so I'll have to ask the locals in Ikoma to find a village suitable for filming. We need to capture that old-fashioned, desolate feeling, and it would be best if we could shoot it at night to make it particularly scary."

Ida Daiki nodded naturally.

That's so easy to find! In Ikoma, everything is really scary at night!
"Okay, then I'll trouble you!"

Gu Ming had put the final nail in the coffin. He would have to pay the locals some money to get things done.

After everything was arranged, Gu Mingfang asked Assistant Tanaka to go find Zhen Zidan.

Not long after, Gu Ming saw him walking in with a swift gait, and it seemed that he was very successful in his recent filming.

"Dennis, please sit down."

Zhen Zidan sat down opposite Gu Ming very appropriately.

Low emotional intelligence and no emotional intelligence are two different concepts. At least he knows to respect Gu Mingfang.

"Let's make it short. Of the five film contracts I promised you, you now have one. Although it's a supporting role, there's still room for you to shine. If the response is good, you can try to get a lead role."

Zhen Zidan nodded.

Okay, okay, this is good!
"The character you'll play is called 'Lin Shuyue'. Your family is a migrant group living in a small village. Being an outsider, you're ostracized. But you're skilled in martial arts, so you're not afraid of these things. You have a younger sister, and you have a good relationship with a pair of sisters in the village."

Zhen Zidan raised her eyebrows instantly.

Yay! He has two girlfriends!

This is good!
Gu Ming continued, "Until now, the ignorant villagers are holding a local 'Red Gift Festival' to avert the disaster. After you discovered this, you decided to take them away."

Zhen Zidan nodded and suddenly raised her leg high. "Then I'll kill everyone who comes after me with one punch and one kick, leaving them all covered in blood. Finally, I'll take my sisters and flee this shabby little village, and live a happy life as a waist twister in America!"

"No, don't add drama to yourself. You died in the end."

Zhen Zidan:?

I'm dead again?

Gu Ming spread his hands.

There is no way, this is the character setting of the beautiful, strong and miserable one.

Although Lin Shuyue is a good man, good people don't have a good ending. He tried his best to send the twins out of the village, but ultimately failed.
Because her sister didn't want to see such a scene, and out of jealousy towards the twins, she affected the escape plans of several people.

In the end, Lin Shuyue was chased and killed by angry villagers. Even though he could easily defeat these villagers, he had to endure everything silently in order to protect his sister.

The surname Lin exists in both Japan and the Zhou Dynasty. Although the Chinese characters are written the same, the pronunciations are different. Gu Minghui will use the Chinese pronunciation of Lin instead of the Japanese pronunciation of Lin.

As for where this character came from, Gu Ming would not say it clearly.

Anyway, the role of a man who is so good at fighting, so loyal and righteous, and who can make the audience cry, must be played by Master Ye.

The most important point is that when Master Ye was young, his acting skills were almost non-existent. Finding him a cold and honest role can actually help him avoid the shortcomings of his poor acting skills. For example, Keanu Reeves...

In "John Wick 4", Zhen Zidan is a hundred times more powerful than Keanu Reeves.

But Keanu Reeves' role is able to stay in character.

Because that role can perfectly avoid Keanu Reeves' shortcomings.

His skills are not good, and his line delivery is not good, so John Wick's lines are basically...

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

When I closed my eyes, I thought I was watching a porn movie.

Because of his poor martial arts skills, the first film mainly consists of medium and long-range gunfights, with a realistic style, which looks very realistic.

It was strange that close combat was added later.

With Keanu Reeves' skills and the nunchakus he uses, the clumsiness of the fight almost penetrates the screen.

Gu Ming seriously suspected that if Zhen Zidan's character was not blind, Keanu Reeves might have been stabbed to death with a cane.

"Anyway, your role is set. Don't add to it, don't change it, and don't act the way you think you'll perform best! Just keep a cool face. You're so cool and handsome, you're sure to attract a lot of girls."

Zhen Zidan touched the side of his face, feeling somewhat pleased with himself, and asked Gu Ming, "Really?"

Gu Ming nodded: "Really!"

Just a few words made Zhen Zidan so happy that she couldn't stop smiling.

Men, keep an eye on your women, I, Zhen Zidan, am about to go out!
After fooling Zhen Zidan into leaving with a few words, Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

I really couldn't bear to tell Zhen Zidan.

The main reason is that your acting skills are too bad. You are only suitable for playing a thug in a suit with a cold face!
"But it will be useful if we make a Yakuza movie later! There are real Chinese people in Yakuza!"

Gu Mingshou looked around and finally found that only his thigh was left, so he could only pat his thigh.

Pity.

I still want to shoot Yakuza.

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The location was finally chosen in a village called "Yanagaya Village" on the outskirts of Ikoma City. At first, the local villagers were very confused and resisted the crew's move in, but after hearing that they could be paid for cooperating in the filming, they quickly accepted it and were eager to participate in the filming of supporting roles.

The assistant director has been commissioned to go out and collect the exterior shots. The first shot to be filmed now is the first shot of the twins playing and fighting in the shade of trees and flowers.

Because there was only one person, this shot actually involved a little girl of similar height wearing the same clothes running in front, with Yakushimaru Hiroko chasing after her.

The seemingly peaceful and beautiful picture will be torn into pieces in the blink of an eye. Jissoji Akio will use his unique camera movement to create a terrifying atmosphere and turn the picture to zero point after a few minutes.

Two girls were taken as sacrifices and led into another world, waiting to die in despair.

Until Kato Toru, played by Manatsu Ryu, came as an outsider and once again broke the tranquility of the village.

Gu Ming raised his hand and looked at his watch.

The clothes over there had already been changed. Sixteen-year-old Yakushimaru Hiroko, accompanied by a local girl who was one year younger than her, walked towards the mottled shade of the trees, holding up the light hems of her skirts.

Gu Ming couldn't help but sigh.

Look at her height, don't even think she's sixteen.

People would believe her if she said she was twelve years old!

(End of this chapter)