Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 281 The Immortal
Zhen Xialong stood outside the banquet hall with a smug expression on his face. It was more exciting to receive guests here than to stand on the viewing platform.

Seeing a drunk staggering towards him holding a glass of wine, Zhen Xialong quickly turned around and did a somersault, dodging it with ease.

"Be careful, don't spill it on my clothes! This is a brand name, Uniqlo!"

Manatsu Ryuu gave repeated warnings and drove the drunk away.

He also squatted down and brushed off the dust on his suede boots.

Hearing the sound of a door opening behind him, Manatsu Ryu turned around and saw that it was Akira Moritsugu who came out.

"Gugu-kun said he was worried about you being here alone, so he asked me to help you."

"What's there to worry about? I'm very steady!"

Manatsu Ryu simply stood outside the venue, one on each side, with Moritsugu Akira to welcome the guests.

The first people to arrive were actors who had worked with him before.

"Why is Mr. Kurobe still in Africa? Is Africa really that fun?"

Manatsu Ryu grumbled to himself, and suddenly saw a young man with a stubborn and upright expression walking towards him.

His mind raced, and he immediately recalled this person.

"Takamine...Takamine Koji! Hahahaha, it really is you!"

Takamine Keiji: Keiji, not Koji! If you pronounce my name wrong, I'll beat you up!
The three of them looked at each other, and inexplicably felt that there was a wonderful fate between them.

By the way, even Keiji Takamine himself didn't expect that he would be invited even though he had only collaborated on two TV dramas.

Now that he has arrived, Keiji Takamine is still a little nervous.

Although he has signed with an agency, he does not have much work. At the beginning, Gu Ming was the one who could play the protagonist, and he was just a supporting actor. Now, it seems that there is a sad and thick barrier between the two of them.

Manatsu Ryuu was in high spirits and talked about his performance, and Takamine Keiji kept nodding in agreement.

Of course he went to see the movie, and although Manaka Ryu's performance was average and his acting was quite immature, Takamine Keiji still thought it had some remarkable aspects.

After saying hello, he walked into the banquet hall.

Ryunosuke Manatsu told Akihiro Moritsugu what happened.

"That's Gao Feng-kun. We've starred in two TV series together before, and back then, Gu Gu-ge played a supporting role. Speaking of which, he's a really good actor, but I don't know why he's never become a big star."

Moritsugu Akira was surprised: "Are you very popular?"

"This... is almost there, I'm almost there too!"

As Manatsu Ryuu said this, he kept saying, "I'm going to be famous soon." "Suit actors are also actors."

Such half-understood words filled the atmosphere outside the banquet hall with joy, and Moritsugu Akira laughed as if he was riding in a jeep.

Come to think of it, I worked with quite a few actors back then.

Manatsu Ryuu watched intently. Although Kurobe Shinto was still in Africa, he did see quite a few old acquaintances. The actors from the original Ultraman, Kobayashi Shoji as Captain Muramatsu, the comically expressive Viper Sandai, and others, as well as Captain Kiriyama and Team Soga from Seven.

It was obvious that not everyone had the time, but those who could come did so as much as possible.

From Toei's side, some co-actors also came over to say hello.

“Ouch, here it comes!”

Manatsu Ryu suddenly elbowed Moritsugu Akira.

Moritsugu Akira felt pain, but he raised his head and looked into the distance. He saw a mature figure walking towards him accompanied by his agent.

"Who is that?"

"Keiko Matsuzaka, the one who played the eldest sister Raishenglei in Cat's Eye!"

Manatsu Ryu couldn't help but make a face. After all, he had heard some anecdotes about Matsuzaka Keiko.

Ryu Manatsu didn't play an important role in Maoyan, but he still made guest appearances in some roles like a young policeman.

Now that they were meeting, they bowed. It was rare for Matsuzaka Keiko to be dressed formally, and now she folded her hands in front of her belly and bowed slightly.

"So it's Seto-kun. Come to think of it, I'd like to congratulate Seto-kun on his wonderful role in the film."

"Haha, no!"

Manatsu Ryu grinned, laughing somewhat wantonly.

Of course it was wonderful! He himself thought the role was quite exciting. Although it was a supporting role, it had many outstanding parts. Even when he was riding in the car, he would occasionally hear passengers talking about it.

Seeing Keiko Matsuzaka walk into the banquet hall, Manatsu Ryu lowered his voice.

"I heard that this woman left a note for Furuya-kun, but he rejected it... Otherwise, maybe she would have been the heroine of this movie."

Moritsugu Akira was genuinely shocked: "Rejected? Why!"

He thought about the stunning glimpse he had just had, and had to admit, she was a mature beauty, whose temperament complemented Lai Sheng Lei's. How could such a beauty be rejected?

Is it possible?

Gu Gujun is from Nantong?
Manatsu Ryuu spread his hands and said, "Furuya-san said that the role was inappropriate. If it was a suitable role, of course he could use it, but otherwise, the work should be the most important."

"Oh, so it's acceptable if the role is appropriate?"

Manatsu Ryu:?

What the hell!
When he was about to say something else, he saw another guest coming and immediately greeted him with a serious look.

This time it was the Ono Sword Club. Kotaro Ono came with his fellow club members. They were all very aggressive and looked like they had the aura of a hot-blooded high school.

This is assuming we ignore the fact that the average age of these people is over 30 years old.

"Wow, Seto-kun, and this... is this your uncle?"

Koji Moriji:?
Damn it!
Just wait and see when I turn into Ksai and show you how to stop time in a convenience store, and then you’ll know what cruelty is!
Kotaro Ohno quickly came out to smooth things over.

"Don't listen to that brat. Sorry, brother, I'm the president of the Ono Sword Friends Association. I'm here with a few fellow enthusiasts to congratulate Furuya-kun."

Moritsugu Akira sighed.

Kotaro Ohno was in his fifties or sixties, but he called him, a young man in his early thirties, "older brother."

Is this good?
This is not good at all!

After seeing off the Ono Kenyoukai group, Moritsugu Akira sighed heavily.

"Do I look old?"

Manatsu Ryu scratched his face.

"He doesn't look very old. He doesn't look very much like my father."

"You wait till I own a jeep."

The two stood still, ready to welcome the next round of guests.

Soon, several men with aggressive and ferocious expressions came one after another.

Moritsugu Akira was slightly startled.

Could this be someone trying to ruin things?
"Quick, go find Furuya-kun..."

"Don't be afraid, I'm not here to mess things up." Manatsu Ryu quickly recalled what was going on, stepped forward, and shook hands with the person in front.

"Let me introduce you! This is Fuji Shusuke, a disciple of Takeuchi Santong-ryu judo, and..."

Manatsu Ryuu hissed.

Masahiko Kimura actually came.

(End of this chapter)