The days of being a puppeteer in Konoha

Chapter 87 Movie Preparations
"Movies? Of course I know!"

"A new movie theater recently opened in Konoha. Biwako and I went to see it twice last month..."

The Sandaime seemed to be worried about being considered an out-of-date bumpkin, so he quickly showed off his knowledge of movies.

He stopped himself just when he was about to say that he would occasionally use the telescope to get some minor movies for free.

After coughing twice, the Sandaime asked again in confusion:
"So Hideki, are you planning to use the movie to promote your toys?"

"Is it really necessary to go through so much trouble?"

In fact, it’s no wonder that the third generation would think so.

Movies were still a new thing that was only circulated among the upper classes, so he naturally didn't know the true power contained in them.

Because it would take a while to explain clearly, and he was afraid that Danzo would intercept him again, Hideki decided to just keep it a secret for now.

"It's just a small attempt."

Hideki smiled and said,

"Many of the equipment and props needed for filming can be made by students in the puppetry class, which is also a good exercise."

"Besides, the target audience of this movie is children, so the characters should not be too old, and students can be selected as candidates."

"So as long as you, Hokage, approve a certain amount of points as funding, then this movie shouldn't cost too much in actual cost."

No, no.

Hideki, you are simply spreading the cost among all the ninjas who sponsored the points program.

The Sandaime thought to himself.

However, as the biggest beneficiary, he certainly did not reveal this fact.

"Hideki, are you sure you have enough confidence?" The Sandaime was still a little hesitant.

“I haven’t thought through the specific approach yet, but I can guarantee that it will be effective.”

"And the greatest significance of this attempt is to verify one of my conjectures."

Hideki said with a smile,
"Hokage, why don't you just think about it..."

"If the promotion of the movie can make a toy popular throughout Konoha."

"Then perhaps Konoha's Will of Fire can be better spread to all parts of the Ninja World through the medium of movies..."

……

A moment later, Hideki walked out of the Hokage's office with a smile on his face.

After making a big promise to promote the Will of Fire through movies, the Sandaime immediately surrendered.

So Hideki finally got permission to make the movie and the right to use a certain amount of points.

In fact, the idea of ​​making a movie was not a sudden idea of ​​Hideki, but had been in his plan for a long time.

Whether it is to promote the workshop's products or to continue to improve everyone's perception of puppetry, movies are a very good choice.

And what Hideki just said was not entirely empty talk.

He did think that if he had the energy in the future, he could imitate the style of the United States in his previous life.

It is through movies that Konoha's will of fire and values ​​are quietly promoted, subtly influencing the three views of the audience inside and outside the village.

It would be best if we could establish cultural hegemony and make Konoha a beacon in the ninja world that everyone aspires to...

In this way, it should be much easier to integrate the power of the entire ninja world to fight against the enemies of the Otsutsuki clan in the future.

Of course, all this is just empty talk. What Hideki has to do first is to make the first move to prove his hypothesis and teach Danzo a lesson.

So after leaving the Hokage Building, Hideki went straight to the only movie theater in Konoha for a field investigation.

About another hour later, Hideki walked out of the cinema with mixed feelings.

The good news is that today’s films are still in the early stages of exploration, and even retain many traces of traditional Noh drama.

Therefore, even though Hideki is a layman in the film industry, he is confident that he can rely on the amount of films he watched in his previous life to launch a dimensionality reduction attack on the current film industry.

What’s worrying is that the movies played in the cinema are still black and white, and the clarity is very average.

It's no wonder that the Sandaime was skeptical about his plans to promote the film.

It's so dark that you can't even see your face clearly, who would care about your broken toy?

So if Hideki wants to make the movie a success, he must first study how to improve the camera and projector.

Due to time constraints, he did not insist on 4K resolution or 3D images, but at least he had to make a color image, although this increased his workload.

But once it is realized, no matter what kind of rubbish movie Hideki makes in the end, there will probably be a lot of people waving money to see it...

Since improving the camera would probably take some time, Hideki decided to do both.

First arrange the preparation and rehearsal work for the students, and then start the improvement work.

So as soon as Hideki returned to the school office, he began to decide on the script for the movie.

"The Shawshank Redemption", "Inception", "The Godfather"...

Of course, Hideki did not consider such a masterpiece.

After all, he made movies not to cultivate the aesthetic sentiments of the people in the ninja world, but to sell toys.

So Hideki took out a bunch of toys and put them on the table as a source of inspiration.

Ordinary toys may not be explosive enough, and Danzo can also imitate them quickly, so it is impossible to create a sufficient gap.

The apprentices in the workshop are just about to start learning how to draw runes, and I'm afraid they won't be able to draw complex rune spells so quickly.

Therefore, it is difficult for Hideki to use high-tech toys such as Pocket Golem as the promotional object for the movie.

Fortunately, he didn't need to prevent Danzo from plagiarizing, he just needed to buy time to grab most of the market.

So now we just have to consider whether there are toys that can become fancy and cool by adding a few runes?

Hideki pondered for a long time, and finally fixed his eyes on a yo-yo on the table...

……

Early the next morning.

A new notice was posted at the entrance of the Ninja School, which once again attracted a lot of attention from the little ninjas.

The notice only read:

["Fire Boy King" crew recruitment announcement]

Do you have amazing acting talent and want to shine on the big screen?

Do you dream of becoming famous overnight and becoming a little idol for all the villagers in Konoha?

Now, the opportunity is right in front of you!

The movie "Fire Boy King" co-produced by Ninja School and Kimura Workshop is in hot preparation and is now recruiting actors from all students. The specific roles and remuneration are as follows...

The young ninjas looked at the various characters and corresponding point rewards in the announcement, and became increasingly excited, and began to discuss the matter.

"What is a movie?"

"You don't know? My dad recently took me to the new movie theater in the village. It was amazing!"

"But why is our Ninja School suddenly filming a movie?"

"Who cares? Didn't you see that the protagonist actually gets five points every day? It makes me want to give it a try."

"Haha, with your looks, how can you possibly be the protagonist..."

"What do you care about me? It won't hurt to try anyway!"

"Yes, it's such an interesting thing. It's not bad to participate as a passerby. The audition will be after school this afternoon. I must go and watch it then!"

"Let's go together!"

"Count me in!"

"Me too!"

……

Sure enough, after school, a long line formed in front of the puppetry classroom that served as a temporary audition venue.

Even though everyone says they are eager to participate, they are actually full of ambition in their hearts.

You should know that the Ninja School has a special spy disguise course, so many students are quite confident in their acting skills.

So everyone said that they wanted to be an ordinary person, but when filling out the registration form, they all filled in that they wanted to be the protagonist.

He is just the protagonist of a movie, how could it be difficult for them?
Hideki, who took time out of his schedule to do the casting, had originally thought the same.

Unfortunately, when the audition started, he realized that he was extremely wrong...

(End of this chapter)