Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 139 Watching the Red and White Song Festival and wishing you a happy new year
The New Year is approaching, and the Red and White Song Festival is also approaching.

Of course, the Japanese do not celebrate the Lunar New Year, so there is no Spring Festival Gala. However, they do have a similar Red and White Song Contest, which is broadcast on the last day of each year. Its content mainly involves a competition between singers from the Red and White sides, with one side winning.

It is a Spring Festival Gala with Japanese characteristics.

But, unfortunately.

Because there were no subtitles, Gu Ming could hardly understand it, and he didn't recognize most of the singers in the song.

After sitting in front of the TV and studying for a long time, Gu Ming finally came to a conclusion.

There is no Miyuki Nakajima.

——Definitely not. Nakajima Miyuki’s first participation in the Red and White Song Contest was after the millennium.

Gu Ming felt a little regretful that Miyuki Nakajima was not there.

This is probably the only Japanese singer he knows.

Well, actually there is also an Ayumi Hamasaki. At this time, Ayumi Hamasaki was probably still in a floating state and was not born until October 1978.

The Red and White Song Contest was a show that Gu Ming couldn't understand. He felt sleepy halfway through watching it. On the contrary, Shaqin was very excited and enjoyed it very much.

“It’s coming out, it’s coming out!!”

Seeing her yelling and screaming, Gu Ming responded at the right time, showing his emotional value to the fullest.

"Who's coming out?"

"Yamaguchi Momoe."

"Oh! Yamaguchi Momoe, yes, she's amazing. Actually, I like Yamaguchi Momoe too... the kind of liking I have for singers."

I don't know who composed the opening song, but it actually felt like a horror movie. Several dark shadows posed to the tense music and gradually moved aside to make way for Yamaguchi Momoe behind them.

Yamaguchi Momoe wore a yellow skirt, looking like a big orange with black edges.

Yamaguchi Momoe, who was just 18 years old, used makeup to pretend to be mature, but her singing was still wonderful, probably a hundred times better than the later Chinese pop singers.

“It’s quite scary!”

Gu Ming folded his arms and looked for a while, asking Shaqin some questions in between.

Yamaguchi Momoe is not alone at this time.

——She is three people.

Together with two other girls, they are called the so-called "Flower Trio". All three of them became famous before they were even in high school, and have various vocal works, film and television dramas, etc.

"A trio."

Gu Ming seemed to be thinking about something.

It seems that Japan is quite fond of this trend of three-person groups at the moment.

Gu Ming quickly searched his mind for works related to the trio.

"Three, three sisters, uh, the Cat's Eye Sisters?"

Gu Ming couldn't help scratching his head.

Don't even say it.

The Cat's Eye Sisters are also three people!

To be honest, Gu Ming has liked Tears of the Next Life since he was a child!
I just don't know what Hojo Tsukasa is doing now. He probably hasn't started drawing comics yet.

In Gu Ming's opinion, this guy is one of the best cartoonists in Japan at drawing women.

"If I can find another fighting girl, then I'll have to shamelessly borrow Hojo Tsukasa's work."

Gu Ming was secretly planning this matter.

After Yamaguchi Momoe left the stage, Gu Ming could not remember the names of any of the subsequent singers, but he still forced himself to watch the entire Red and White Song Festival.

It was gradually getting late at night. The two of them took the fruit plates and other things off the stove one after another. As they were packing up, Shaqin suddenly stopped what she was doing and seemed to be staring at something in a daze.

This posture really scared Gu Ming: "You..."

"Happy New Year."

"what?"

"Happy New Year."

She pointed to her watch. The clock was just past midnight and the minute hand had moved half a circle.

Gu Ming reacted and couldn't help laughing.

"Why are you making it so formal? Then, Happy New Year!"...

……

The New Year is over, life has to return to normal, and filming has to continue.

Zhu Xingtuan is deceived by aliens every day. Either his glasses are lost or he is lost, in short, one of them is lost.

Every time he sees Akira Moritsugu and Ryu Manatsu walking together, Gu Ming feels like laughing.

"Whenever we have a chance, I'll put you two together! Get a jeep!"

Gu Ming silently cared about Zhen Xialong in his heart.

As an older brother, you have to consider your younger brother more!

Not long after the filming ended that day, Gu Ming had just sat down at home when he received a call from the agency.

The Yakuza boy sounded hesitant on the phone, which made Gu Ming raise his voice.

"You're not a man if you hesitate! Just say what you want to say!"

"Yes, Furuya-san! Um, that karate master called."

Karate master.

Gu Ming immediately thought of Yasuaki Kurata.

"Yasuaki Kurata? Why did he call me?"

Gu Ming was quite surprised.

It's impossible that they are asking him to go to Hong Kong for cooperation!

After thinking for a moment, Gu Ming asked the office for the contact information of Yasuaki Kurata and called him.

Unexpectedly, it was a transoceanic call, and I had to make the call overseas.

Gu Ming had a rough idea in his mind.

"Mr. Kurata, long time no see, happy new year, I'm Akira Furuya!"

"Yeah...long time no see. This is Yasuaki Kurata."

Judging from the sound, Yasuaki Kurata was obviously not very happy.

He was very annoyed that he was driven away before he had the chance to make a career after returning to Japan!
But this time I was also entrusted by someone.

Kurata Yasuaki didn't want to say too much to Gu Ming, so he said briefly, "I brought back a videotape from Japan about your works. A friend here saw it and was very interested. He wants to meet you."

Gu Ming laughed: "You're not planning to trick me into going to Hong Kong and giving me a beating, are you?"

Yasuaki Kurata cried out that he was wronged.

"Beat you up? Getting beaten up by you is more like that... Let's not talk about that for now. If you're interested, I can introduce you two to a meeting. The location is in Japan!"

Gu Ming held the microphone, inevitably a little surprised.

"You actually came to me on your own initiative? I'm okay with letting me think about it, but who on earth wants to meet me?"

"You wouldn't have heard of him even if I told you his name. His name is Yuan Lou, and he's a highly-praised new talent at one of the agencies here. He's been hyped to the point where he plays the leading male role in every drama, and the agency even hired a screenwriter specifically for him."

Gu Ming's hand trembled and he almost dropped the phone.

Even though Kurata Yasuaki's pronunciation was a bit strange, Gu Ming still understood it.

Yuan Building.

When Cheng Long was still one of the Seven Little Fortunes, his stage name was Yuan Lou.

"Oh no! The genuine product has come to our door. Could it be that they want to expose the counterfeit?"

Kurata Yasuaki didn't hear a response, so he thought he understood what Gu Ming meant: "Is it because I, the middleman, am not strong enough? If so, then I will reject that side..."

"Wait, don't refuse." Gu Ming said, "I'm just a little surprised. I've never been to Hong Kong and don't know the people there, but someone would come to see me. We can meet, but I don't understand Chinese."

"I understand, that's all. If you're interested, I can translate for you two."

Yasuaki Kurata can speak Chinese, and can speak both Hokkien and Cantonese very well, after all, he often travels to the two places to film.

Gu Ming agreed.

"Then let's meet at Salia in the harbor."

(End of this chapter)