Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 100 The action performance must be worth the deposit
Deposit, 300,000 yen!
Gu Ming flicked the paper in his hand and exclaimed in amazement.

Wan Gu finally approved Gu Ming's request and handed over the action design in the OVA to Gu Ming.

However, only Gu Ming was found, not the entire Gu Ming team.

This time Zhen Xialong has work to do. Now he is the only one around Gu Ming who has experience in leather suit performance, so he still has to be asked to continue the work.

The 300,000 yen is not the team fee, but the fee for Gu Ming alone, because he will direct the entire OVA. Manatsu Ryu is a gift, and Gu Ming will withdraw his money directly from the agency.

Gu Ming had a rough idea in his mind. Of the 50-minute special episode, only 40 minutes were actually usable. There was no time to fight monsters one by one in these 40 minutes. Excluding the necessary literary drama to explain the cause and effect, the actual usable battle scenes might not exceed 10 minutes.

Of course, just come up and fight together.

There are several different styles, which is a real test for the killer's action design skills.

When Zarab transforms into a fake Ultraman, there should be a more exciting human-shaped fight.

Baltan is elusive and it all depends on Teruo Aragaki's performance in the later stages.

And of course, there's Jayden.

I don’t know if we can get Haruo Nakajima back if he wants to come.

This is not something Gu Ming needs to worry about. Wan Gu will naturally take care of finding actors. Gu Ming will just wait for the performance and the subsequent guidance on the killing formation.

After finalizing the matters, everyone left Wangu one after another.

"During this period, Furutani-kun, try not to leave Tokyo. We will inform you as soon as the shooting plan is finalized." Wan Guyi and Gu Ming walked out together, and did not forget to specifically remind him of this matter.

Gu Ming naturally responded. He had other work arrangements recently and would not leave Tokyo.

After thinking about it, Gu Ming tactfully asked about another matter.

"Speaking of which, since TBS is considering making a sequel, what should we do about Wangu? Will it just keep getting delayed?"

Wan Guyi could only shake his head and smile bitterly.

"It's hard to say. Father doesn't want to make a sequel called Ultraman. He has other ideas. As a child, I can only do my best to help him complete the arrangements. However, if there is a next work, I will inevitably contact Furuya-kun."

Knowing that there were no plans for a sequel, Gu Ming nodded secretly, turned around and left without asking any more questions.

If everything goes as planned, the final work will be Ultraman Seven.

Eiji Mantani did not plan to shoot a sequel to Ultraman, but instead produced another series of works separately.

As for Seven's subsequent failure, that is another matter.

At least during the production, Wangu put in his utmost effort, hoping to complete a good work as much as possible.

The suit actor for Seven was originally chosen by Hiroji Kaminishi. Hiroji Kaminishi is not well-known among suit actors. He was from Toei and was a killer under Toei. After filming the TV version of Seven, he stopped working with Mantani.

Now, Gu Ming felt that he could try to grab this position as well.

Of course, Gu Ming did not play the role himself, but found someone from the agency to be the suit actor for Seven.

Putting these plans aside for the time being, Gu Ming bowed slightly and said goodbye to Wan Guyi.

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The scene of the Tomb of Renyi.

TBS still rented Toho's studio, and the drama was still filmed in Toho's studio.

The performance of the killing battle was jointly undertaken by Gu Ming and Niemoto Tatsumi. Although Gu Ming did not tell Niemoto Tatsumi too much, he still briefly explained some key points of the action design.

The most important part is to make different designs for different people and different environments. For example, if Keiji Takamine has never practiced martial arts and can't do good-looking moves, then he won't work hard in this area.

It's just a street fight, there's no need for Keiji Takamine to start an act of setting fire to the sky.

Gu Ming designed him with one hand in his pocket, looking very relaxed, a bit like Ryuji Yamazaki in The King of Fighters.

Although this does not conform to the key point of protecting the center line in fighting, it will look good when filmed and is in line with the image of the character Keiji Takamine.

In the first part, Keiji Takamine's leg was broken and he is now a cripple who needs to use a crutch, so the design allows him to have some movements where he relies on the crutch.

Cane fighting is also a fighting technique that is popular around the world. There will be no problem in using it in filming.

"Crutch...Manatsu Ryu..."

Gu Ming looked at Takamine Keiji, then at Manatsu Ryu, and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Now only Gu Ming himself knows what's so funny about this.

In the evening after the filming ended, several people who had performances gathered together for dinner and showed off their cheap Western food at Saizeriya.

"Actually, I have an idea for the next scene," Gu Ming said, "When the time comes, let Brother Gao Feng beat you with his cane."

With Keiji Takamine gone, Manatsu Ryuu gasped at the disc creature, "Why are you hitting me with a cane?"

—Because you have a face that could easily be beaten with a cane.

Gu Ming said, "As for the action design, Gao Feng's character has a very high status in this film, so he doesn't get to go out and beat people up often. However, he still needs to show his abilities. As a new member of the team, you actually dared to question the team leader, so of course he beat you up."

Zhen Xialong felt aggrieved: "There's no need to hit with a cane. Even if it's a hollow stick, it still hurts."

Gu Ming gestured roughly.

"That's why we need to work on the moves. You can't just hit directly. You certainly can't just stand there and take the beating. You need to have some kind of evasive movement to absorb the force. People are not dead, so they will dodge when they get hit. Only then will the moves be designed appropriately."

As he spoke, he picked up the straw he used to drink and gestured to Manatsu Ryu.

Nijiaben Tatsumi silently took out a small notebook and wrote it down.

Don't even say it.

Although he is good at Shaolin Kung Fu and Goju-ryu Karate, people who are good at fighting may not necessarily be able to shoot fighting scenes. After hearing what Gu Ming said, Nijia Ben Tatsumi felt as if his eyes were suddenly opened.

As expected, if you learn from Brother Gugu, you will never be able to learn enough in your lifetime.

As for why Keiji Takamine had to hit Ryu Manaka with a cane, he didn't understand the logical relationship here.

But since Gu Ming said it was necessary to do this action design, he would find a way after returning. There is a Japanese fighting technique called "Ten Hands" that was used by police in the Edo period to arrest criminals. The ten hands were the batons of the time, and now they are used as crutches. He thinks it can still be done.

After eating and drinking, Gu Ming wiped his mouth.

Saizeriya's pasta is indeed unique. I don't know how Yasuhiko Masagaki managed to make the taste so uniform in an era without cold chain transportation.

"Tomorrow I'm going to Toei to discuss a straight line of judo moves and to collect the deposit from Toei. If you two have some free time, come with me. Toei's money isn't easy to come by."

Without some skills in action design, it’s not easy to get millions from Toei!

Toei must be responsible for every penny it earns.

The two of them nodded naturally and discussed it with Gu Ming.

At least Toei should feel that the more than one million yen spent on the first season is worth the money!

(End of this chapter)