Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 235 The largest toy IP in history has arrived
Dan Shilang was punched and then signed to the agency.

Now Gu Ming has collected a lot of actors. After careful searching, he has found almost all of them with decent reputation, except Keiji Takamine.

Keiji Takamine's acting career is going smoothly now and he is unlikely to change jobs.

As for the rest, it’s not that Gu Ming doesn’t want to find them, but that he can’t. Those people have some negative news, and it would be troublesome to find them.

There is no need to talk about Saburo Shinoda, those who know will understand. Hasegawa Hatsunobu also suffered a landslide a few years ago. Gu Ming felt that it would be safer not to look for these two people, as it would easily cause unnecessary trouble.

After settling in, Gu Ming introduced Tuan Shilang to Wangu and the Ksai crew.

This time the lack of foreigners in Ksai was made up. Tuan Shilang was quite surprised to hear that they were going to film Ksai.

Unexpectedly, one day he would be able to play a positive role.

Tuan Shilang almost thought he was going to be a villain for the rest of his life.

Although it is just a small role in a children's drama and the ratings are not high, Tuan Shilang doesn't care about it.

I'm happy not to be a villain.

Gu Ming was embarrassed to tell him because he was so happy.

In fact, Gu Ming also wanted him to play the villain...

Tuan Shilang has a characteristic, his acting skills are all reflected in villains.

His acting skills in Guimanli are actually very poor, but his acting skills are very good when he plays the blackened version of himself in Guimanli.

Hideki Go is the only character in Tokiro's life who appears in a positive light.

Apart from that, he plays villains most of the time.

When he got older, he played some roles like cool old men, but overall he can only be described as neutral, and there are very few purely positive roles.

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Toei Studio.

Since Gu Ming came back, No. 2 has appeared less frequently. The knights as a whole are more inclined to fight alone. Although the old Showa gangsters often fight in groups, they can't fight in groups all the time!
In the current episodes, it’s basically Number One and Number Two taking turns to appear, occasionally cooperating with each other.

Although Toei plans to continue filming and making money, Gu Ming also mentioned one thing.

There is no point in shooting so many episodes. The ratings of many episodes in the later stages have dropped a lot. Many plots have been forced in because there is nothing to show for it. Instead of doing that, it is better to just end it as soon as possible.

The original Kamen Rider took more than two years to film, with dozens of episodes in total. There was no work to do in the middle period, so the filming was forced, and the average ratings were only ten.

The subsequent preparations for the launch of V3 will not affect the sales of the belt.

The ratings of V3 are much higher than those of the first generation.

On the set, Gu Ming used a knight kick to kill the monster in front of him, which marked the end of the filming of this episode.

The weirdo took off his hood, revealing a plain face.

Okada Masaru, a member of the Ohno Kenyukai, has been a Kamen Rider skin actor and has also played many weirdos.

"Furuya-kun's physical fitness is truly remarkable. He can actually do a somersault of that magnitude!"

He was truly amazed. The split-second somersault and flying kick were quite impressive.

Gu Ming spread his hands.

It’s not that amazing, after all, he has special physical fitness!
"Come to think of it, Kamen Rider is almost finished, Okada-kun, and I've thought of a role that would suit you better."

As the Kamen Rider actor who originally replaced Fujioka Hiroshi, Okada has relatively outstanding physical fitness and skills. Gu Ming thought that this physical fitness could be used in the movie later.

After all, our current special effects capabilities are insufficient, and it is impossible to spend huge sums of money to go to the United States to find Industrial Light & Magic.

So in the end, it is inevitable to make a mask and wear a hood.

Okada Masaru grinned, showing a funny expression.

It's good as long as there are movies to shoot and money to earn.

Gu Ming crossed his arms and roughly guessed that now the actors were all found. He just had to wait for Uehara Masazo to return with the script.

He was thinking about this when he saw someone greeting him outside the venue. Upon closer inspection, it was producer Hirayama Toru.

Gu Ming said sorry and walked over quickly.

"Mr. Hirayama, what a coincidence! The shoot just finished here. What's the important matter?"

"Furuya-kun," Hirayama Toru said simply, "The section chief is here."

Section Chief, Ryosuke Watanabe.

Gu Ming was quite surprised to see Ryotoku Watanabe coming to the set. It seemed that there was something important, so he asked a few questions and, under the guidance of Toru Hirayama, went to a small lounge in the studio to meet Ryotoku Watanabe.

It's been a while since we last met, and for some reason, Watanabe Ryotoku looked a little worried.

"Furuya-kun, you're here. Please take a seat." Watanabe Ryosuke said, "Let's cut to the chase... Have you heard of TV Asahi?"

Gu Ming said, "I've only heard of TV Asahi."

"It's different. TV Asahi is just a part of the TV network."

Watanabe Ryotoku explained to Gu Ming and then spread his hands. "It's like this. TV Asahi is planning to broadcast a new work. No, it's almost started in early April. When it does, it's going to have a huge impact on toy sales!"

Kamen Rider itself is losing money and can only make a profit through toys. No matter what, it is impossible for the toys not to sell.

Gu Ming suddenly became solemn: "What kind of work is so amazing that even the belt can't be sold?"

Watanabe Ryosuke said, "The well-known toy company, Clover, is sponsoring this project, which will be broadcast on Nagoya TV, part of the Asahi TV network. It's said that the project is called 'Mobile Suit Gundam'!"

Gu Ming hissed, "What the hell?!"

Gundam, the original Gundam, Gundam 0079.
Gu Ming quickly recalled.

Well, Gundam 0079 actually had mediocre ratings initially.

However, it was very popular when it was re-released and became a classic of a generation, and the Gunpla toys also became a hit.

From this point of view, the clover has achieved its desired effect.

However, Clover made a wrong decision and for various reasons, Gundam was finally taken down by Endai.

——I heard that there is poop in the toys sold by Endai. Someone revealed that workers pooped in the Gundam toy assembly line. I don’t know if it’s true or not.

Gu Ming thought that although the ratings of this work were not very popular, the toys were very popular. From this point of view, Watanabe Ryosuke's concerns were not unreasonable.

"And Gundam didn't even look for me! Oh, so sad!"

Gu Ming was very sad.

If Toru Furuya can do dubbing, then he can do it too! There’s only one character difference between Akira Furuya and Toru Furuya.

He can also be Amuro!
Watanabe Ryosuke couldn't help but knock on the table.

"Furuya-kun, let's get down to business! What are you thinking about? Toys! I might have to trouble you to communicate with Endai!"

Tani Ming is not only an actor, but also one of Endai's partners. Now Toei is selling toys with Endai, so Watanabe Ryosuke must of course find Tani Ming to communicate.

Gu Ming came back to his senses and smiled: "I was thinking... since Mr. Watanabe is from Toei TV, why don't you interfere with this matter?"

"I can't do that. Although Toei and TV Asahi are integrated, their internal systems are completely separate. I'm only responsible for producing programs for Toei and have no right to interfere with TV Asahi's broadcasts, or even the TV Asahi network." Watanabe Ryosuke said, "Furuya-kun, let Endai come up with a solution!"

Gu Ming sighed.

There's nothing we can do about it, just wait for Endai to acquire the Gundam IP.

It will only take a few more decades, and Watanabe Ryosuke won't have to worry anymore.

Watanabe Ryosuke: ...

Although he didn't know what Gu Ming was thinking, he always felt that it was not a good thing.

(End of this chapter)