Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 205: How to use the wilderness
After shooting in Nara, the next stop was heading north, all the way north.

Although the Japanese version of Journey to the West has some surprising aspects, it also has its merits. Although Natsume Masako is a woman, her acting as the Tang Monk is indeed remarkable.

The cost of the killing array in the first episode was as high as 1.5 million yen.

However, a considerable portion of this money was converted into material costs by Gu Ming.

All in all, I still earned 900,000 yen, which I used to pay everyone their salaries and do the final calculation.

Ok……

A small profit is no loss.

The killing formation design for the second episode needs to be revised again. The monster that appears in this episode is the Great Demon King, also known as the Black Wind King.

This is not the same thing as the Yellow Wind Monster. The Black Wind King is the Black Bear Demon.

It’s just that this shooting location is a bit desolate.

It is in the mountains far away from the city.

"The Japanese version of Journey to the West is primarily a road movie, not focused on Sun Wukong alone. Therefore, the battle formation design for this episode needs to highlight another character..."

Gu Ming was thinking, but saw Zhen Xialong running towards him shouting.

"Brother Furuya! Brother Furuya! Tank!"

"What's going on?"

"tank!"

Manatsu Ryuu gestured, "Just now, when I went to poop, a tank drove right past me. It was terrifying. What kind of desolate place are we filming in? There's not even a restroom!"

Gu Ming hesitated to speak.

What Manatsu Ryuu meant was that since there was no restroom, they had to go to the toilet outdoors.

Just when he was going to the toilet, a tank drove past him, and the American soldiers on it called out to him jokingly.

Manatsu Ryu felt that he was socially dead.

Gu Ming could only comfort him.

There's nothing we can do in the wilderness; the Japanese are a bit pretentious.

When Journey to the West was being filmed in China during the same period, people couldn’t even get enough food, not to mention flushing public toilets!
"But the lack of toilets is indeed a problem. It's uncivilized to poop in the wild, right?"

Gu Ming crossed his arms, thought for a moment, and asked Zhen Xialong: "Is everyone pooping outside?"

“Everyone’s here!”

"Actresses too?"

"Brother Gugu, why are you asking this?"

Gu Ming spread his hands.

Of course it wasn't because he wanted to peep, he wasn't that kind of person.

"I'm just wondering if there's any way to avoid this. Let's not talk about that for now and just keep filming."

Gu Ming was thinking about something else. Many of the leading actors in this play were people worth making friends with.

For example, Masaaki Sakai. Although Ryu Manatsu always says that he doesn't want to be a comedian, comedians also have a very high status in Japan.

Toshiyuki Nishida is also someone who can be united... and someone who can be befriended.

Gu Ming plans to do something, something that will make everyone happy.

Of course, the filming has to continue before then and there can be no delay.

The director of the second episode was changed again. It was not the previous Yusuke Watanabe, but a director named Jun Fukuda.

Jun Fukuda is a director of Toho and has his own ideas about special effects shooting. He once served as an assistant to Ishiro Honda in shooting works such as Godzilla.

If time had not changed, he should have participated in the production of an amazing work - Planet War a year ago.

This drama is known as the Japanese Star Wars.

But this time, the Planetary War was not being filmed, so Jun Fukuda came directly to the Journey to the West crew.

After a fight scene was finished, Gu Ming ignored the resentful look from JAC.

What a joke! We agreed before that the monster-fighting parts would be handled by the Extreme Action Agency!

As for why he came out after the previous havoc in Heaven, we can’t blame him. It’s mainly because JAC didn’t live up to expectations!

After today's shooting ended, Gu Ming specifically asked Jun Fukuda about it.

"Mr. Fukuda, how long do we have to shoot here?"

Jun Fukuda shrugged.

long time!

They are now in the suburbs far away from the city of Nara, which can be described as a very remote area in Japan, without even a city!

And in the foreseeable future, the filming will take place in such places, and some scenes will even be shot in Zhou Kingdom.

Gu Ming nodded secretly and took note of this matter. ...

……

After a busy week, on the morning of a day off, Gu Ming knocked on the door to wake up Zhen Xialong.

"Long! Long, great! You are still awake."

Manatsu Ryu: I'm not asleep yet, I'm not awake yet!
Gu Ming pulled him along.

"Come on, follow me into the city!"

Manatsu Ryu cried out sadly: "Brother Furuya, I need to sleep. People need to sleep. Don't you aliens sleep?"

"You can sleep while walking! Once we get to the city, I'll show you something great. You definitely won't be able to sleep!"

Gu Ming didn't care about anything else and took him to a nearby city.

However, others were there to play, but Gu Ming was not.

He has serious business!
After taking Manatsu Long for a walk and learning what Gu Ming was going to do, Manatsu Long suddenly came to his senses.

"Brother Gugu, this, this is very expensive!"

"It's not cheap."

Gu Ming crossed his arms. "But it doesn't really matter. It's fine as long as everyone needs it. We should be civilized people! Haven't you heard of that song?"

Manatsu Ryuu said, "What song?"

Gu Ming cleared his throat.

If you don't wash your hands after taking a shit, you're not a human being!
……

……

Manatsu Ryu now has a secret.

Ever since he went to the city with Gu Ming last Saturday, Zhen Xialong has had a secret that he has always wanted to tell, but Gu Ming warned him not to speak easily. The feeling of holding his breath is really painful.

until today.

Just when the crew finished filming and took a short break, a light truck drove along the dilapidated mountain road and arrived at the set.

"Are you here to deliver supplies?"

"Is there any miso soup?"

"I don't want to eat daikon anymore!"

The light truck driver jumped out and shouted everywhere.

"Gugu Ming? Which one is Gugu Ming?"

Gu Ming stood up slowly.

"it's me."

"Great, Mr. Taniya, please sign this. This is the camper you ordered last week!"

Brush La La!!

In an instant, dozens of eyes looked over.

Campervan!!

A campervan is certainly not an RV. To be precise, it is only a part of an RV.

Motorhomes have power, but campers do not, so they need to be towed.

But the interior is the same, you can rest in the camper, and there is also a toilet!
RVs are expensive, but campervans are cheap.

Even so, the crew will not spend money on such things.

At this moment, even director Jun Fukuda couldn't help but look over.

that is……

Go to the toilet!
Fresh, clean, odorless, no need to worry about pricking your butt, and no Self-Defense Force tanks driving past you, flush toilets!

Gu Ming signed the bill, sent the driver away, and then turned to the crowd.

"I know filming has been tough lately, so I bought this campervan at my own expense. From now on, everyone can use the restroom here! But there are strict rules: people who use the restroom must be careful to maintain hygiene and wash thoroughly, leaving no stains behind!"

the most important is.

Gu Ming would write these in Chinese characters into a manual and post it at the door.

Don’t know Chinese characters? If you don’t know Chinese characters, you don’t have the right to go to the toilet!

Despite many conditions, at this moment, Gu Ming still enjoyed thunderous praise.

Long live! Furuya Akira!

Even Masaaki Sakai couldn't help but burst into tears.

Finally I can use the clean toilet!
(End of this chapter)