Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 268 My Family Owns a Big House in Nara

After filming a few scenes in Tokyo, the crew prepared to go to Nara.

The equipment and other items were loaded onto the train and left first, while the others took the train to Nara.

"I heard that Furuya-san is from Nara. This is my first time in Nara."

Manatsu Ryuu was a little excited: "What delicious and fun things are there in Nara?"

Gu Ming raised his eyelids.

"There are deer in Nara. If you get too close, they'll butt you. As for delicious food, does Shichigosanzen count?"

Shichigosanzen, known as the national banquet of Japan, is said to have been used by the Tokugawa shogunate to entertain Korean envoys during the Edo period. Later, the Korean envoys, who were used to eating pickled radishes, recorded this in their diaries - what a hard life the Japanese live, and the food they eat is so rubbish!
Of course, Gu Ming had never eaten Shichigosanzen, but even Koreans said it was unpalatable, so it seemed that it was really unpalatable.

Jissoji Akio didn't care about that. He knocked on the small table and asked Gu Ming to look up.

"So where are we going to stay after we get to Nara? Is there any arrangement for that?"

"Oh, you can just stay at my house. You can put your photography equipment in my yard. My house is pretty big, so everyone is welcome to come over and play! If you feel sleepy, you can just sleep there. No problem."

Jissoji Akio:?

As a Tokyo native, he didn't quite understand.

How big is the house?
When everyone arrived in Nara and saw Gu Ming's Nara mansion, Manatsu Ryu couldn't help but exclaim.

"Brother Gu Gu, so your ancestors are actually that kind of aristocratic family, or a military family that made great achievements during the Warring States Period? Could it be that they are just a small family serving a daimyo...ah!"

Before he could finish his words, Jissoji Akio punched him on the head.

How could it be a Xiao surname? Xiao surnames are all doing that.

If this kind of thing gets out, we will be in big trouble.

It is said that the ancestors of Furuya Ming were nicknamed "xiaoming" (nicknames) and a bowl of miso soup can be used to walk a hook...

Manatsu Ryuya reacted and couldn't help but touch his head, chuckled, and felt a little embarrassed.

When he first heard it was a house, he thought it was a single-family house. But after seeing it, he realized that it was actually a small manor!
Gu Ming spread his hands.

Sit down and operate normally!

Houses in Nara are very cheap.

"Anyway, the exterior and interior scenes will basically all be filmed here, until the final basement scene, which will be filmed at Toei Kyoto Studio. Time is a bit tight, especially since Xiao Yaowanzi only has a week's vacation, so we need to film her part as soon as possible. In addition, I have also invited an external aid."

Gu Ming raised his hand and looked at his watch.

If everything goes well, I'll probably be able to see Cheng Long in Nara the day after tomorrow.

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If nothing goes wrong, then of course there will be an accident.

Cheng Long eventually switched to Golden Harvest.

Luo Wei did give him a lot of opportunities, but he was also quite stingy.

Jackie Chan has had enough of the HK$6,000 life. His new film, "The Kung Fu Puppet Show," has been a box office hit, grossing over HK$6 million locally. Its spectacular scenes have been highly praised, and negotiations for overseas rights have been successful.

What Cheng Long didn't know was that the original box office of "Fighting Fists" was over 5 million, and there was no interference from the miscellaneous boy.

This time, despite the support from Zajia Xiaozi, the film was still able to earn 6 million at the box office because the script was more complete and the content was more interesting.

At this moment, Cheng Long was in the office of Golden Harvest. The handsome man before him was the head of Golden Harvest, Zhou Wenhuai. The other man was Cheng Long's other adoptive father, Ho Kuan Chang.

This time, Jackie Chan left Lo Wei Film Company and signed a contract with Golden Harvest for HK$4.2 million.

Of course, not all of the money was given to him, but in the form of cash, satellite companies and other forms.

In short, it is similar to Sammo Hung's side, supporting Jackie Chan to open a satellite company, giving priority to the release of movies in Golden Harvest Cinemas, etc.

Cheng Long and Sammo Hung originally had a pretty good relationship, but after several scheduling conflicts, their relationship gradually began to fade.

What Cheng Long was most worried about at the moment was another problem. He knew that Luo Wei was not an ordinary person and would definitely not let him go easily.

Fortunately, Golden Harvest said it would resolve this matter for him.

While comforting Cheng Long, Ho Kuan Chang said that he could prepare for the next film now and Golden Harvest would give him great autonomy.

This movie, "Young Master" which was originally scheduled to be released in 1980, earned more than million Hong Kong dollars at the local box office and became the first film in Hong Kong history to break the million box office record.

But at this moment, Cheng Long couldn't help but feel a little troubled: "To be honest, I also want to prepare a new film right away, but I have to go to Japan first."

Ho Kuan Chang raised his eyebrows.

"If you're worried about Luo Wei's situation, don't worry. I'll coordinate things over there."

Cheng Long was even more distressed when he heard this: "This is not a joke. Well, I promised a friend over there that I would go and help make a movie."

He Guanchang:...? ?

His face instantly hardened, and his tone was a little stiff: "How much money did the Japanese give you?"

"Fifty, fifty thousand Hong Kong dollars."

"You were sent away for 50,000 Hong Kong dollars?!"

Ho Kuan-chang wanted to hit someone.

You signed with Golden Harvest for 4.2 million Hong Kong dollars! The Japanese just sent you away for 50,000 Hong Kong dollars?

He wanted to turn it down, but Cheng Long quickly explained: "That friend of mine contributed to the previous film 'Fighting Kung Fu', and many scenes were made after discussing with him."

You can turn it down, of course. But then you'll have no place to go in the future.

If Gu Ming had no status, he would have gritted his teeth and turned it down, but now not only do the two of them have a good relationship, but Cheng Long also feels that the other party is very popular in Japan, so it is difficult to turn him down.

Zhou Wenhuai played the role of the red-faced man at this moment. He slightly raised his palm and pressed it down, making a gesture to stay calm.

"It's a good idea to go to Japan and relax for a while. Once things are settled there, there's still time to come back. If it's a good fit, we can ask someone here to see if they're interested in releasing it in Hong Kong."

Cheng Long finally breathed a sigh of relief as if he had been pardoned. He immediately expressed his gratitude profusely and then left the office under the gaze of Zhou Wenhuai and the others.

As soon as Cheng Long left, He Guanchang became a little annoyed and couldn't help but curse.

How could the Japanese be so mean! They took advantage of Cheng Long's worthlessness and forced him to sign a movie!
"There's no need to get so excited. Could it be that someone can predict the future? According to Aaron, he had met that person before filming Snake in the Eagle's Shadow. Maybe it was just a spur-of-the-moment idea. Besides, since Aaron is in the film, if we bring it back here and show it, we think it can make some money at the box office. If we can buy the copyright, we can even send it overseas for screening."

After hearing this, He Guanchang could only shake his head secretly.

What a joke, a movie made by Japanese, how can it be popular in Hong Kong! Not to mention Cheng Long, even if all the four little dragons were included, I am afraid it would not work!

As for overseas? That's even more impossible.

Japanese people rarely make commercial films, and tend to prefer niche and literary works, as well as animated films.

It’s okay in Japan, but outside of Japan, it doesn’t make any waves!

(End of this chapter)