Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 127: The Amazing Crafting of the Silver Mask
Although Watanabe didn't understand the action designs, he was able to do some of them according to the script.

The impact of this incident is not serious. After all, Tatsumi Niemoto and Ryu Manatsu are the core of the agency.

But when this happened suddenly, Gu Ming was really annoyed.

When he first established the firm, he naturally established a penalty system, and those who left at will had to pay the penalty.

But Gu Ming was thinking that in the future when everyone’s monthly salary would be hundreds of thousands or millions, someone might come to poach them, and then someone would have to pay the penalty, which would be very costly!
But now, people come here with a monthly salary of only tens of thousands, and they only need to pay hundreds of thousands to poach Watanabe.

Nijiamoto Tatsumi was ready to go back to his old ways, and the others looked at Watanabe with disdain.

Gu Ming was silent for a long time, and finally waved his hand.

"Go and cancel the contract. After you pay, you can leave. But, Watanabe, you have to remember that if you leave, you will not be welcome back in the future."

Being kind and righteous is being kind and righteous, but for someone who has already lost his sense of righteousness, it is meaningless to remain kind.

Watanabe didn't answer, but just lowered his head even deeper.

After a little trouble and sending Watanabe away, Niikemoto Tatsumi looked at Gu Ming.

"I never thought something like this would happen. This kid, I used to think he just liked money, but I never thought this bastard would actually do something that betrayed humanity and righteousness!"

"Benevolence, righteousness, and justice are gradually disappearing. I never thought that relying on these two words could bind everyone."

Gu Ming looked around at everyone. To be fair, he actually treated these young people very well, even too well.

It is precisely because Gu Ming himself has been a stuntman and has been training hard in the hottest days of summer and the coldest days of winter since he was a child that he knows how difficult it is for action actors, especially those who are not famous.

But now, this kind of thing still happened.

A young man named Yamashita shouted loudly: "Brother Furuya, if I see him at Toei tomorrow, I will beat him up!"

But Gu Ming just waved his hand.

"It's okay, it's just a small matter. Watanabe is leaving, and maybe there will be better developments in the future. As for us, let's focus on the filming at hand."

Of course Gu Ming would not let this matter go.

He was thinking about how to deal with it.

If we don't respond strongly to this kind of thing, it will soon attract more people.

Nijiamoto Tatsumi whispered, "I'll take a few people with me and find out where they're filming, and then..."

"That's not necessary." Gu Ming quickly interrupted: "We are actors now, not gangsters! Even if we have to do it, we will do it within a reasonable range."

Another teenager suggested: "How about we go up and challenge him to a fight?"

Nijiaben Tatsumi couldn't help but scold again.

What are you fighting for? Didn’t you hear Brother Gugu say he doesn’t want to fight?

Gu Ming was thinking about the feasibility of this matter.

Yasuaki Kurata's main identity is an actor, and a Hong Kong actor at that. His career focus is in Hong Kong, and his reputation in Japan has little impact on him.

Beating an actor is useless and won't work.

"Let's shoot the work first. This is the most important thing right now. As for this matter, I'll remember it."

Gu Ming secretly clenched his palms. When he found the opportunity, he would naturally take action.

……

……

Thus, the filming of the first episode was completed.

Judging from the trailers on TV, Silver Mask and The Last Dance are broadcast at almost the same time, except that one is on TBS and the other is on Fuji TV.

While Shokosha had some production experience, the original Silver Mask was supposed to be quite crude. This time, however, Gu Ming had a different vision. Silver Mask had the support of an action team, and with Kurata Yasuaki's experience honed in Hong Kong, it was sure to be quite impressive.

On the day of the broadcast, Gu Ming gathered everyone and watched TV in the office, but they were not watching TBS, but a rival channel.

Well, a dozen people watch a TV show, and when the ratings are surveyed, they fill in that they are watching Seven.

Quite reasonable.

Soon, Fuji TV began its official broadcast.

The opening music is slightly humorous, and countless planetary fragments are scattered from a planet, filling the screen. The picture of the earth created in the studio, the picture moves from far to near, and finally a big face jumps out.

Silver Mask!
"Ha!"

The boy in the front row almost kicked the TV.

I didn’t expect that Silver Mask actually has a comic, serialized in Shogakukan.

The first episode, 'Aliens are the Enemy of Humanity', is directed by Akio Jissoji.

Gu Ming became more serious. Jissoji Akio was very powerful.

The opening scene created an effect that Gu Ming had not expected, and it really had a dreamy feel.

——Except for the fact that the silver mask that was close to Gu Ming's face at the beginning reminded him of the big B-face of the electric baton, the whole OP was fine.

It can even be said that it is quite amazing.

As he continued to watch, Gu Ming gradually realized the difference between this work and the original time and space.

For example, in a battle scene, Fujioka Hiroshi ran quickly through the group of trains, flipped onto the roof of the train, and then waved his hands to transform into a silver mask.

There is no original slow feeling here, and it clearly incorporates the characteristics of Hong Kong martial arts fast editing, highlighting the character's own movement and tension in the camera.

Gu Ming rubbed his eyes.

This leather suit... No, it's not a leather suit at all. It looks like UG's team uniform!
It was like a UG team uniform with a mask on. And then it was served!
The others looked at each other in surprise.

This is actually a life-size special effects film.

But in the picture, Fujioka Hiroshi transformed into Silver Mask and pushed a truck away, which was quite powerful.

On the other side, Akira Moritsugu discovered two men in black. The two men in black crossed each other, forming a kind of "asymmetrical symmetry" in the picture. Akira Moritsugu chased after them, crossed the park and the ramp, and chased them to the road, but eventually lost sight of the men in black.

All these things eventually reveal the truth until the end of the battle.

Gu Ming folded his arms and thought about this.

It really has the style of Jissoji Akio, with two men in black interlaced, dividing the picture in the middle, one on the left and one on the right, but one high and one low.

It forms a kind of 'asymmetrical symmetry', which is exactly the design aesthetic of Jissoji Akio.

Manatsu Ryu was the most nervous. He had finally gotten a chance to be the main character, so naturally he hoped that Seven would have high ratings.

He immediately turned to Gu Ming and said cautiously, "Brother Gu Gu, how is it?"

Gu Ming shook his head.

"It's hard to say right now. Jissoji Akio's directing style is very distinct, and the action scenes in this film were also very well done by the Hong Kong team, especially the actor Fujioka Hiroshi, who has a solid foundation in action. I have some ideas now, and I will bring them to Wangu for discussion."

After a pause, Gu Ming looked at Zhen Xialong again.

"Ah, one more thing. If you have nothing to do next Saturday, let's go to Wangu for dinner."

This is a tradition.

(End of this chapter)