Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 277 Summer Movie, but with Superman

Tokyo, New Century Building B Cinema.

There is a cinema under Toei here that can broadcast various works. Gu Ming is now queuing outside the cinema to buy tickets.

Furuya Akira, Furuya Akira has to buy a ticket too!
"It's still so convenient in the future. I can buy things on my phone. If I want to use Maoyan, I use Maoyan. If I want to use Tao Piao Piao, I use Tao Piao Piao! It's like choosing a concubine. Two major companies serve me alone. How can I be less blessed?"

Gu Ming held two movie tickets in his left hand and a large bucket of popcorn and two Cokes in his right hand, and pushed through the crowd to return to the waiting area.

Shaqin was waiting there, and at this moment she couldn't help but look up and look at Gu Ming.

"Furuya-kun, what are you mumbling about?"

“I say, there are so many people here!”

"It's a bit much."

She looked around and then returned her gaze to Gu Ming.

"Furuya-kun said he wanted to come out and watch a movie. I thought he was going to watch a movie made by Furuya-kun himself."

"You can watch my movies anytime, but I still have to watch this."

Gu Ming smiled and looked completely unconcerned.

However, he wanted to see how the filming of Superman was going.

Gu Ming knew that the 1978 version of Superman movie was a classic of a generation, and there had been no similar movie before that.

——The previous ones were all TV series, and 1978 Superman was the first movie.

Among them, there also emerged some soundtracks that later became quite classics.

Gu Ming had never seen the 1978 version of the movie in his previous life, so now was a good opportunity to gather some information.

As for contributing a few hundred yen to the box office...it's all a small matter!
Soon, the movie started. The two remained silent, entered the theater in an orderly manner, and took their seats.

The viewing experience is quite good in the middle back seat.

Gu Ming doesn't have Sheldon's habit of walking in first to audition.

The movie started quickly. Gu Ming half-supported his body, leaned slightly forward, and concentrated on it.

The first shot is a scene that sweeps across half of the city, a shot that is simply not seen in Japanese works.

Yes.

Absolutely not visible.

Because there were no drones at the time, this shot was actually taken from a helicopter.

“Americans are so rich!”

Gu Ming sighed.

This shot alone is almost impossible to be captured by any country except the United States.

In the opening scene, Gu Ming also saw rare and out-of-print treasures.

——Twin Towers.

The Twin Towers were not completed until the 1970s. At that time, they were a reflection of the United States’ national strength and a source of pride for the nation.

Gu Ming looked around and could hear the other audience members exclaiming quietly in amazement.

Obviously, the impact brought by this scene is something that Japanese films cannot achieve.

Gu Ming turned around and continued watching the movie.

The actor who plays Superman's father is Marlon Brando. There is no need to say much about this man. His acting skills are very good, world-class, but his character is extremely bad - well-known to be bad.

The plot is similar to what Gu Ming knows. Krypton explodes, Superman falls from the sky, and after leaving a famous saying to Superman, Dad suddenly suffers a heart attack and dies.

Lex Luthor, Louis... scenes passed by one after another.

When the film was over, Gu Ming breathed a sigh of relief.

No comparison!
The American film industry is so developed that even if a person born in 2025 were to watch a movie from 1978, apart from feeling dissatisfied with the script, there would be no flaws in the film production itself.

Gu Minglai had heard someone say something before he came.

What is the film industry? The film industry is a series, a whole, from the actors themselves to every element that makes up a film, from a camera, a line in the script, to the sets, special effects, and even all the extras.

The film industry is by no means a film industry simply because it has high special effects.

If we compare the American film industry with that of other countries, the gap is so great that even if the United States stagnates for fifty years, other countries will not be able to catch up.

Relying on a powerful film industry, the cultural output initiated by American film and television practitioners based on this is the most pervasive. For example, the first generation of Superman has distinct American pioneering values.

——However, after seeing the imagination and special effects of Superman circling the earth, the dialogue in the Fortress of Solitude, and the various magical aspects of Superman, few people would hate this movie just because they were deceived by Superman.

Hollywood was ruined by political correctness in later generations, but that doesn’t mean that Hollywood’s production level has declined.

If we abandon political correctness, we can still make all kinds of outstanding films.

As they walked out, seeing that Gu Ming seemed a little depressed, Shaqin asked tentatively.

"Furuya-kun, are you worried about whether your work can compare to this movie?"

"No, that's not what I'm worried about. My movie and Superman are not on the same track, and the impact on each other's box office is minimal. I care about something else."

Does one person really have the ability to compete with the most powerful film industry of this era?

Gu Ming had no way to answer this question.

"If possible, please help me arrange a meeting with my uncle when you have time. I have some confusion and I would like to ask him for advice."

Gu Ming really wanted to ask how they could persist in going forward even though they knew they would lose.

……

……

July.

summer vacation.

"Urban Demon Tale: The Nara Ghost Picture Scroll" was released in Toei Cinemas.

"Where are they? Why haven't they come back yet?"

"Here I come! I'm just running a little slow!"

Manatsu Ryuu ran back, sweating profusely, holding a bag full of movie tickets.

Tuan Shilang was surprised: "Aren't there free tickets?"

"Free tickets don't count towards box office revenue, we all owe Brother Gugu a movie ticket!"

Manatsu Ryuu smiled and said, "Besides, a movie ticket is not expensive."

With the current average income of Japanese people, buying a movie ticket is as easy as an author delaying an update by one day.

Tuan Shilang agreed with this statement and did not think there was anything wrong with it.

Several people had already dressed up and were waiting to go to the cinema to watch the premiere.

Gu Ming has a day off today, so everyone can do whatever they want.

A few of them prepared to go see the premiere movie.

More than twenty people from the office arrived at the nearest movie theater. At first glance, Tuan Shilang stood out among them.

——As a former model, he has excellent taste in clothes. In addition, he has a mixed-race appearance, is tall and handsome, and has attracted the attention of many girls.

Akira Moritsugu walked beside Danshiro like he was his old father.

This is what the residents of Hokkaido are like, exposed to the wind and sun, and looking old.

The group then entered the cinema. Although they knew that Gu Ming would definitely watch the premiere today, several of them had no plans to watch it with Gu Ming.

It always feels weird to watch a movie with my boss.

"It's started, it's started!"

"Do not talk……"

After the Toei logo appeared, the movie officially began and everyone was fully engaged and watched it attentively.

(End of this chapter)