Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 102 This is called foresight
The two exchanged a few moves, and Manatsu Ryu suddenly grabbed Niikemoto Tatsumi's collar, but Niikemoto Tatsumi crossed his hands at this moment, and instead pulled Manatsu Ryu's arm, exerting force with his hands, as if to lift him up.

At this moment, Gu Ming stepped forward to help, lifted up Manatsu Ryu, and Nijiaben Tatsumi cooperated by flipping him over and making him fall onto the sofa.

Watanabe Ryosuke didn't say anything, but just made a viewfinder gesture with his hands and made a rough comparison.

If Gu Ming hadn't been in the shot just now, but had been assisting from outside the camera...

Watanabe Ryosuke slammed his palm hard.

Yes. That’s exactly the feeling!
He had felt this way when he saw the Yakuza production on TV.

Different from the current fighting, in this new killing formation design, the characters on both sides of the fight are moving!

There is obvious interaction between the two sides, rather than a traditional fight where one side gets beaten and the other defends!

Previously, Watanabe Ryotoku had already given the conditions: the cost of the first season of the killing formation was 1.8 million yen.

But now, Watanabe Ryosuke suddenly changed his statement.

"Two million and two hundred thousand yen! This design is worth the price. If needed, Toei will arrange for assistance, and the filming will definitely go smoothly!"

Gu Ming had a smile on his face, but he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied in his heart.

Watanabe Ryosuke is indeed not an easy person to talk to.

When recruitment failed, he immediately changed his words.

Raise the price, then surround him with people to see if they can learn this design.

"But... this isn't so easy to learn."

Why do Hong Kong martial artists form a troupe?
Because many fighting styles require a team to perform them!
What about the Yuan Family Class, the Cheng Family Class, and the Zhen Family Class? It’s not just about personal connections, it also involves the cooperation of martial artists, action design concepts, and so on.

A group of people work together, knowing each other's ins and outs, even coordinating the wire pulls. They know how to kick when one throws, and how to hit when the other hits. Learning it by stealth is useless if only one or two people can do it.

Even a powerful troupe like the Yuan family could only design scenes but not specific actions when they first arrived in Hollywood, because the actors in Hollywood were unable to cooperate with and meet the requirements of the Yuan family.

Gu Ming thought that he would naturally agree to Watanabe Ryosuke's request.

After all, the price has increased!
After another round of conversation, Watanabe Ryotoku finally finalized the agreement and would transfer the deposit to the Extreme Agency's public account.

Well... that's right, it's a public account, so of course it's impossible to transfer the money to Gu Ming personally, otherwise it would be difficult for the accountant to do the accounting at the end of the year.

Even after the contract was finalized and the group left the Toei building, Manatsu Ryu still felt a sense of unreality.

"Brother Gugu, have we earned 2.2 million already?"

"It wasn't 2.2 million. We only paid 700,000 as a deposit. The remaining 1.5 million won't be paid until the first season is finished, or after the Judo plotline is cut. But it's basically correct," Gu Ming said. "We did make 2.2 million."

Manatsu Ryu grinned, not sure whether to laugh or not.

Just think about this past spring when he was still on the set of Wangu, earning 6,000 yen per episode and having to wear a Pigumon suit.

Suddenly, I could earn tens of thousands of yen a month, and even get bonuses when I had performances.

Gu Ming could only comfort him a few words.

This has always been the case with special effects series, the pay is always the least. After all, the special effects funds are spent elsewhere, so the actors' salaries will be relatively lower.

Looking at various tokusatsu works, including those that haven't become series, and even those that have become series like Garo, the highest paid lead actor is probably Nagano Hiroshi. Even taking into account price fluctuations, it should still be the highest.

"In short, don't overthink it. Status improves little by little. If you have the opportunity to start acting as a main character in the future, even if it's just a lead role as a suit actor, it's also a qualification. The next time you shoot, the film company will naturally increase your price."

Gu Ming just said it casually, but Zhen Xialong remembered it a little.

I want to play the main role...

He might not be able to reach far, and he felt he didn't have the physical strength to wear the suit and move around all day. But if there was an opportunity, he would still try his best to fight for it.

……

……

After all the work for all parties was almost arranged, Gu Ming still had not forgotten about Shotaro Ishimori.

At this moment, Shotaro Ishimori was having a headache over the design of Kamen Rider.

After finally running out to collect materials, I was injured by a deer.

I have to beat at least two deer monsters to vent my anger!

When Gu Ming arrived, he didn't exchange pleasantries, but got down to business. He took off his shirt, struck a muscular pose, and was content to be a model.

Shotaro Ishimori drew for a while with the only hand he could move, and then stopped outlining.

"Furuya-kun, take a break. I need some inspiration." Ishinomori Shotaro hammered his head, looking troubled, and explained, "If everything goes smoothly, I might have already reached Hokkaido by now!"

Gu Ming said, "Ride a motorcycle to Hokkaido in two days?"

Shotaro Ishimori waved his hand.

You don't understand! My motorcycle is a Honda!

Gu Ming could only sigh.

Forget riding a Honda motorcycle. Even if you carry a Honda motorcycle, it is impossible to run from Nara to Hokkaido in two days.

"If you really can't think of a suitable design, just go out and take a walk. At least Tokyo has a lot of attractions."

Although Gu Ming knew the design concept of Kamen Rider, he was not in a position to speak out now.

——Logically speaking, he doesn’t even know about Kamen Rider’s plan, so of course he can’t say anything about Kamen Rider.

As for the terms like cyborgs and weirdos, these are not terms that Gu Ming should be able to say now.

The plan hasn't been finalized yet, but he has already decided on a weirdo. I guess even Hirayama Toru would be scratching his head.

I haven't even become a producer yet, and you know what I'm going to do?

Unable to speak, Gu Ming simply stood up and stretched his muscles a little in the house.

Seeing several insect boxes placed in the shadows of the study, away from light, Gu Ming cleared his throat.

Shotaro Ishimori raised his head in confusion.

Why is this guy clearing his throat? Is he going to eat the beetles he raised?
Shotaro Ishimori actually ate it!
It doesn't taste like chicken, but it is indeed crispy and bursting with juice.

The bursting texture gave Shotaro Ishimori great inspiration, and he created the bursting feeling in the comics.

Gu Ming steered the conversation: "Come to think of it, I've heard beetles are incredibly powerful creatures, capable of lifting things many times heavier than their own body weight."

Ishimori Shotaro nodded slightly: "Because insects' bodies are made of chitin, they are different from our human bodies."

Gu Ming continued, "I wonder what would happen if humans had the power of beetles."

Even Shotaro Ishimori laughed when he heard such words.

"Furuya-kun, you probably don't know this, but a human can't possess the power of a beetle. If a beetle were enlarged to human size, it would die from lack of oxygen. A beetle's body doesn't have the ability to maintain its strength while still functioning at this size."

Gu Ming really choked.

He didn't mean to say that!
What he wanted to say was, combine beetles with humans!

The characteristic of Showa Kamen Rider is that it combines the designs of various insects. The characters are not completely human, but have obvious modified features with some mechanization.

Transform insect people!

No matter whether it looks good or not, it has its own characteristics.

I don’t mind if the leather case is beautiful or ugly, I just worry if it has no characteristics.

The suit of the Dinosaur Super Ksai is unremarkable, it's just a motorcycle suit, I can't remember it at all.

But it was obvious that Shotaro Ishimori had not yet come to his senses.

After chatting for a while, Shotaro Ishinomori really had no ideas, so he simply said sorry and said he couldn't continue painting today.

Gu Ming also bowed slightly and went downstairs.

Shotaro Ishinomori racked his brains but could come up with no ideas, so he put down his pen and prepared to go out for some fresh air.

Riding a motorcycle is impossible as one of his arms is still in a splint and he can't take a bath or get wet for three months. He can only wipe his body.

"Hey, a bug can move around naturally even with a broken arm, unlike me. I have trouble even drawing with an injured arm. The human body is really fragile."

Shotaro Ishinomori leaned on the railing, lay on the windowsill, and looked out.

Thinking about his own situation and then about the beetle, Shotaro Ishinomori suddenly remembered the casual chat just now.

Now, if insects were human-sized...

He vaguely felt that he seemed to have grasped some ideas, but he was still confused and couldn't figure out how to go further.

Shotaro Ishinomori couldn't help but sigh and became more melancholy.

Nasty Nara deer!
(End of this chapter)