Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 254: The Knight's Pants Are Ripping, Advice from a Senior

Toei, Kamen Rider set.

After leaving Banka due to differences in ideas, Toru Narita did not start a company, but was invited back to Toei.

He was originally an employee of Toei, but was later borrowed by Eiji Mantani, and now he has returned to his hometown.

However, since early this morning, Gu Ming has been following Cheng Tianheng and he didn't say anything when asked why. Cheng Tianheng was so angry that he picked up an oil painting paper cutter and wanted to give Gu Ming a hard blow.

"Why are you always following me? Go film!"

"Today is number two, and there's no scene for me."

"Then go find something to do. Why are you always following me? I'm busy!"

Gu Ming spread his hands.

There's no way. Ever since he found out he had 100 million yen in his pocket, Gu Ming has been walking with a sense of ease.

Although it landed very quickly, I still feel amazed when I think about it occasionally.

One hundred million yen, while not a lot, is equivalent to several million yuan in later generations, even at an exchange rate of 1:150. If calculated at 1979 prices, the value would be even higher. It's enough to make a medium-budget film.

"Mr. Narita, remember what we talked about earlier about the movie? At that time, I wanted you to design the model of the main villain, but now I've changed my mind."

Without even looking up, Narita Toru responded, "Have you found someone better?"

"No, I've decided to give you full authority to design those places in the movie that require visuals."

Including various ghosts and monsters, in short, they all need to be designed separately.

Cheng Tianheng suddenly looked up, looked at Gu Ming, and waved: "Come here, squat down..."

Narita Toru raised his hand and touched it.

It’s not hot!

"Are you sick? Were you hit by a car? Are you conscious? You have to understand that I'm not alone now. I have to take care of my studio, which has several people. Even if I can charge a lower fee because of our relationship, it will still cost several million yen to design everything."

Gu Ming spread his hands.

Just a few million, what the hell! He now has 100 million!

One hundred million, one hundred million. You can never spend it all in your lifetime. You can never spend it all!

——Wang Duoyu.

Narita Heng was an old friend and also the person who discovered him. There was no need for Gu Ming to hide anything from Narita Heng, so he just told him about his own story.

When Narita Heng heard Gu Ming say that he had 100 million in his pocket after the audit, he immediately fell back.

Is this true? It doesn't look like it!
It seems that Gu Ming drives a broken van when he goes out, and sometimes rides a bicycle. He doesn't look like a man with 100 million yen in his pocket.

"If you want to find me, I'll do it. But let me make it clear first... You are not allowed to touch my design plan! You can tell me what kind of work to design, but you are not allowed to touch my design! Especially not like TBS, who wants to change everything! I have principles when designing monsters."

Of course, Gu Ming knew Narita Toru's three principles.

Don’t be a spider with many arms and legs, don’t be a ghost that is deliberately scary, and don’t be a non-human monster.

For a fantasy work, that's just right!

Seeing that Gu Ming was so persistent, Cheng Tianheng said no more.

He is not alone now. Narita Toru has his own art design studio. Every day when he opens his eyes, he has to be responsible for the studio's eating, drinking, defecating and urinating. It is very difficult.

Seeing Gu Ming was about to leave, Cheng Tianheng suddenly called him.

"A Ming, go get a suit custom-made when you have time."

"Why do that? I'm not used to it."

"Even if you're not used to it, do it! I won't hurt you!"

Cheng Tianheng felt a little disappointed with Gu Ming and wanted to curse him, but after thinking it over, he held back. Instead, he pulled Gu Ming to sit down and talked slowly.

"When you're out there, you've created your own identity. We've known each other for a few years now, and I've watched you grow from a suit actor to now someone with your own agency. So if you want my help, I'm willing to do it because I know you'll be able to come up with the money."

"But if you go out and look for someone to collaborate with without a good outfit, wearing tattered clothes, and driving a broken car, even if you speak well, people's first impression will be bad. Even if they later discover your strength, that first impression can't be erased."

"I know you rarely do anything too ostentatious, but when you need to, you must not be stingy. Only when you show your abilities will others respect you. If others don't respect you, how can you discuss cooperation with them?"

"Isn't it possible that you understand what I mean?"

He looked Gu Ming up and down and raised his hand to signal.

Gu Ming looked down and saw that he was indeed dressed very casually, in a very everyday outfit of shirt and shorts, with no particular style. He would wear clothes when he had them, eat when he had food, run home when it rained, and sleep when he was tired. He seemed quite smart.

Gu Ming could understand what Narita Heng said.

It didn’t matter that he was alone before, as Gu Ming was used to doing some behind-the-scenes work, all of which were martial arts coordination. Even when he appeared on camera, he basically had special costumes.

He immediately became serious and bowed slightly to Narita Toru.

"I understand. Thank you, Mr. Narita. I will start preparing for this matter when I return home today."

Narita Toru just waved his hand.

Okay, get out of here, kid. I just can’t stand the sight of you!
Someone ran over there, holding a Kamen Rider suit in his hand.

"Mr. Narita, there's something wrong with this holster. Look here, the thread is broken!"

"Then fix it! Why are you asking me about this?"

Narita Toru was annoyed.

Why are they all so worrying?

The subordinate suddenly felt a little aggrieved: "We still need it for filming."

Gu Ming poked his head over and said, "That's easy. The suit is black, so why not just have the actor wear a pair of black underwear? We can just do a last-minute scene so it won't be visible on camera. After we finish filming this scene, we can just sew the suit back on."

Narita Heng glanced at Gu Ming.

You know what, it’s a temporary solution!
After Gu Ming settled the matter with Narita Toru, he prepared to leave with ease. Although Watanabe Ryotoku did not make movies at Toei, Gu Ming still planned to visit Watanabe Ryotoku to see if he could contact Toei's film department for theater screenings.

On the other side, Tatsumi Niemoto got the simply patched No. 2 leather case.

"What? You want me to wear a pair of black underwear? Um...it's not impossible, but is it appropriate to do so? Won't the audience see it?"

The director reassured Niemoto Tatsumi: "It's okay, the colors are the same, and the average audience won't be able to tell the difference. Now that time is so tight, of course we have to finish filming as soon as possible."

Erjia Bentatsumi nodded.

Fine then, after all, he has no right to say anything.

Niemoto Tatsumi quickly changed into a pair of black underwear, put on a leather suit, and began to play the role of Knight No. 2.

……

……

In 2024, Awei just came back from drinking at Brother Jie's house and was preparing to record today's video with Binbin.

Akira Furutani once played Kamen Rider One in the original Kamen Rider, so in this video, he plans to explain some interesting stories during the filming of Kamen Rider.

To this end, Awei specially bought a set of high-definition remastered videotapes, which were the master tapes released by Toei. Using AI, he restored the image quality to 4K, allowing him to see many details that were not visible in the past.

For this video, he has watched most of the episodes of Kamen Rider and is currently watching episode 61.

"Oh, the one who appears in this episode is number two... It seems that this guy, Akira Furuya, is in Hong Kong."

Awei drew a route map.

According to the information that can be found in later generations, it can be confirmed that Furutani Akira was helping out in Hong Kong at this time and served as the action director for some shots in Kung Fu Panda.

"No wonder people later on always said that these two seemed like half-brothers. They had a connection so early on!"

Awei was reading and writing the manuscript at the same time. He glanced at the screen and his eyes suddenly froze.

Wait a moment.

This is...what's going on.

Awei moved closer.

Nest!!
Ah Wei was shocked.

Kamen Rider No. 2's crotch is torn!!

"How can Toei be so stingy! When Banku was at his poorest, he filmed the Dinosaur Special Ksai, and the suits didn't even have a thread!"

Poor number two.

Not even a complete leather case.

(End of this chapter)