Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 10 I am an idol for middle-aged and elderly women
After completing the contract, Narita Toru patted Gu Ming's shoulder with increasing familiarity.

"That's great, Amin. Don't let everyone down. You're the one who deserves to be Ultraman!"

Gu Ming came back to his senses and smiled in response.

Try your best!
Narita Heng said, "Then remember to come and customize the leather case tomorrow. I've already made an appointment with the designer, and they'll need to measure your body data tomorrow to make modifications. If you have any other needs, you can always tell me."

Gu Ming really has a need.

"Can you give me an advance on my salary?"

Gu Ming planned to move to a new place and quit his part-time job at the warehouse. Then, of course, he wanted to improve his life a little bit!
Gu Ming couldn't bear to live even a single day eating hard rice balls and natto rice. When he went to sleep, his dreams were filled with "meat and eggplant," "deep-fried pork tenderloin," "braised spareribs," and "pork and cabbage stewed with vermicelli noodles."

Narita Heng was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"That's all? I thought it was some big deal. Come with me then."

As the guarantor, Narita Toru took the initiative to explain the situation to Wangu Company.

After hearing this, Wan Gu was very generous and said that it was no problem. He gave Gu Ming an advance of 100,000 yen on the spot.

To the point that Gu Ming even wondered if it would be okay if he asked for more and then ran away with the money.

"It's a good thing I can't do such a thing..."

With the advance payment, Gu Ming walked out of Wangu Company.

Of course, you can't rent a good place with 100,000 yen, but if you just go to the suburbs of Tokyo, it should be no problem to find a place like a housing complex.

It's better than the cardboard mattresses in the warehouse.

As for the future path, Gu Ming has also considered it.

Doing what he is familiar with, which is acting.

Gu Ming is not a person who loves literature, and he has not watched many Japanese anime works. It is too difficult to ask him to engage in this kind of creation.

As for the historical trend...

Gu Ming only knew that the Plaza Accord inflated Japan's bubble of false prosperity, and then in the early 1990s, the bubble burst.

The bursting of the bubble directly blew Japan to pieces. Prices have remained almost unchanged in the past 30 years, and wages and consumption levels are actually lower than they were 30 years ago.

If he had money at that time, Gu Ming would consider buying some houses at a low price, investing a little in industry, exchanging foreign currency, etc. This was the only business he knew of that could ensure that he would not lose money.

Before that, there were still fifteen years before the bubble burst, so there was certainly plenty of time for development.

Gu Ming plans to do his job as an actor well first.

The action design fifty years later is definitely not comparable to that of the current film and television industry.

"I'm just an ordinary stuntman in modern times, but maybe in this era, I can become an action superstar!"

Gu Ming is a little excited just thinking about the possibility of competing with Cheng Long, Li Lianjie and others in the future.

only.

Cheng Long's journey to becoming an action superstar began as a martial arts stuntman.

Gu Ming's journey started as a suit actor.

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"Well, after eating natto rice for more than ten days, I can finally enjoy it!"

Gu Ming looked at the shops around him and felt a little confused for a moment.

Although I want to celebrate, how to celebrate and with whom to celebrate are both problems.

Gu Ming only knows two people in this world.

Narita Toru, and the store manager Otobe Sakoto.

Toru Narita was busy designing the suits for Ultraman and the monsters, as well as the art issues involved in filming the series, and obviously had no time to celebrate.

"So, I can only go to the store manager..."

Gu Ming took a deep breath.

That would seem very strange!

However, Gu Ming still planned to give it a try.

After all, it would be too strange to celebrate alone.

Sako Otobe's store is in Shinjuku. It is called a convenience store, but it is actually more like a small shop. It runs a variety of businesses and also sells some snacks on the side. Usually, Sako Otobe is the only one in the store and she is not seen interacting with anyone.

Wangu Company is located in Shibuya, and it only takes fifteen minutes to drive from Shibuya to Shinjuku. Fifteen minutes later, Gu Ming was back in Shinjuku.

Stepping onto the familiar streets, Gu Ming always felt that something was missing here.

After a moment of stunned silence, Gu Ming finally came to his senses.

Oh, he's gone. He's been doing somersaults for the past ten days. "Come on... You can't do somersaults every day anymore!"

Gu Ming secretly clenched his fists.

I can earn tens of thousands of yen a day by filming Ultraman doing somersaults.

Doing somersaults in front of a convenience store and only making a few thousand yen a day!
Obe Saqin gave a lot, but Gu Ming, of course, wanted to get more.

The convenience store is currently having no business, not only because of Gu Ming, but mainly because the children are all in school at this time.

Yesterday was the weekend, but today is Monday.

Even if an elementary school student in Tokyo has 100 million in pocket money, he or she still has to go to school.

Gu Ming pushed the door open and walked into the convenience store. The wind chime hanging at the door rang, alerting the clerk that someone was coming.

"Ah, Furuya-kun, you're back."

Seeing Gu Ming coming back, Otobe Saqin stopped counting the goods and bowed slightly.

Gu Ming was rather curious: "Manager, aren't you going to ask me what the result is?"

"That's not necessary," Otobe Sachin explained. "Even though he's the famous Mantani, it would be their loss if they didn't use Furuya-kun. I think President Mantani Eiji is not a man without vision."

Gu Ming couldn't help but marvel in his heart.

Have a look.

The people who run the shop speak so nicely!
Of course, Mantani is not blind, at least he was not blind when Mantani Eiji was alive.

So, he passed.

"Yes, the interview, or rather the audition, was very successful. With the recommendation of Mr. Narita and my performance, I passed the interview without any problems."

After listening to this, Saqin Otobe also responded with a smile.

"I knew Furuya-kun would be fine. Furuya-kun is so skilled, looks so good, and is so polite... He was born to be an actor!"

She tilted her head slightly, feeling a little embarrassed to say such words.

Gu Ming touched his cheek and wanted to laugh, but he couldn't.

He has a face that was very popular in the last century.

Of course, this is a statement of high emotional intelligence.

The low EQ argument is that Gu Ming does not look like a modern person. His tough appearance, sharp lines and rigid contours are not very popular among modern actors. Instead, he looks like some kind of idol for middle-aged and elderly women.

According to Zhu Laomao.

"With my appearance and the clothes I wear, I'm definitely an underground worker!"

On the contrary, in this era forty years ago, Gu Ming, who was an idol for middle-aged and elderly women, suddenly became a hot figure.

As if to hide her previous emotions, Sakino Otobe raised her head slightly and looked at Gu Ming's face.

"So, is there something wrong, Furuya-kun?"

Gu Ming didn't bother to be polite.

"This is the first time I've heard such good news since I came to Tokyo. I wanted to go celebrate, but I couldn't find any friends to contact. The store manager has always been very caring towards me, so I took the liberty of coming to see him and celebrate with him."

Sakino Otobe stopped what she was doing and looked like a doll that had run out of power.

"Ah, that..."

She was thinking.

refuse?
Of course it's impossible to refuse.

However, if you agree, it will be very difficult for Gu Gujun to make money, right?
Surely I should politely refuse and suggest that we can celebrate in other ways?

In just a moment, she went through several thoughts, and finally, only one thought remained.

But you can't just reject other people's kindness.

So she gathered her hair and tied the headband carefully.

Then, Otobe Saqin responded to Gu Ming with a very bright smile.

"Since Furuya-kun invited me, I won't hesitate."

There aren't many customers in the store right now, so of course you can come anytime.

She placed her hands flat on her knees and knelt down to bow to Gu Ming.

"Excuse me, I'll be back soon!"

Since she was going out, she had to dress up a little.

(End of this chapter)