Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 32: Physical acting, confident in doing the best

"I have no way of judging the pros and cons of the three endings, but why don't we try reversing the order of filming?"

"According to the original plot, Baltan descended on Earth, causing trouble everywhere, and was eventually defeated by Ultraman, even his companions on the spaceship were killed."

"If we follow this plot arrangement, people will always feel that 'the Baltan people are innocent.' Why don't we switch the shooting order?"

"Faced with the sudden arrival of the spaceship, Team Kurt's repeated warnings proved fruitless, so they destroyed it. This then led to the Baltan attack. Following the plot, a series of events unfolded, culminating in a fierce battle between Ultraman and Baltan."

By the way, Baltan's spaceship was blown up by a Specium shot from the first Ultraman.

And that spaceship was filled with 2.8 billion Baltans...

Putting aside how so many people could fit in the spaceship, this battle alone would definitely make the first Ultraman the Ultraman Killing King in history.

The first Ultraman was a man whose hands were covered in blood!
Gu Ming directly borrowed a plot from Ultraman Tiga and rewrote the story.

After the Baltan aliens' homeland was destroyed, they came to Earth and decided to conquer it.

The destruction of the spaceship became the reason for Baltan's invasion. Then, just like in the original series, Baltan appeared and caused all kinds of trouble, turning the world upside down, and was finally killed by Ultraman.

In the final analysis, it was just a matter of changing the order of the original plot, moving the destruction of the Baltan spaceship from the end to the beginning.

Tetsuo Kaneshiro didn't say anything, but pondered the matter silently.

"Regardless of the situation, the fact that the spacecraft carries 2.8 billion Baltans cannot be rewritten. This is related to the deeper ideas in the creative process."

Although the script for this episode was not written by Tetsuo Kaneshiro, the ideas are the same, so this setting must not be modified.

Tetsuo Kinjo said, "Then, if you were to put yourself in Ultraman's shoes, you'd probably feel guilty. Even with your identity as Doctor Monster, facing intelligent aliens, destroying so many Baltans out of self-preservation is bound to make you feel guilty."

Several people quickly started brainstorming.

But the discussion has shifted from the initial plot to how to design Ultraman's emotional changes.

Special effects dramas also require plots, and special effects dramas also require acting skills.

If the third ending is really adopted, then even if there is a layer of leather between them, there is still room for Gu Ming to perform.

This simple modification of the plot, although only changing the shooting order, suddenly provided a lot more content to discuss.

Cheng Tianheng was at a loss for words, so he simply crossed his arms and walked over to Wan Gujie and sat down.

Wan Gujie was a little worried: "They are not arguing, are they?"

"Of course not, we're just having a heated discussion." Narita Toru looked at the people engaged in the heated discussion and sighed, "Well, doesn't it feel completely different from usual?"

Wan Gujie looked at Gu Ming, who was in full control, and was filled with emotion.

"I didn't expect that Furuya-san could even converse with such learned people as Mr. Kaneshiro and Mr. Ueda."

Not long after, more people came to the Japanese-style room. They were Wang Yayi and Wang Yaao who had returned one after another, and they also brought back the male lead, Kurobe Susumu.

They met by chance on the way back, so they returned to Wangu together.

Listening to the heated discussion among Gu Ming and the others, Wan Guyi also became interested and came over.

Although he will not be the director of the second episode, he is still the supervisor of Ultraman, so he is also very concerned about the content.

The discussion among the group of people intrigued Wan Guyi. In particular, the plot rewrite gave Wan Guyi a vague sense of relevance.

Well, as we all know, Japan was built on an earthquake zone and has been a country plagued by disasters since ancient times. For this reason, it has repeatedly sought a living space like "Earth"...

But in the end, 2.8 billion people were killed by Ultraman's Spesium.

Wan Gu'ao was not very interested in these production matters, so he went to talk to Miyauchi Kunio.

Kurobe Shin knelt and sat here, and suddenly felt that he seemed a little redundant here.

All the happiness belongs to them, but he is just an ordinary-looking Ultraman actor with nothing!
"But it's really surprising."

Kurobe Shin looked at the side with the largest number of people.

I didn't expect that Furuya-kun could speak so fluently and freely in such an occasion.

Kurobe Susumu is not that serious in real life and is a rather humorous person, but it is indeed not easy for him to open his mouth when asked to insert topics related to the plot.

For a moment, Kurobe Susumu was really envious of Tani Akira.

Although Furuya-kun is a suit actor, he is surprisingly knowledgeable.

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The discussion didn't end until more than half an hour later, and the already shabby manuscript became even worse with the corrections.

Gu Ming felt dizzy when he saw it.

But Tetsuo Kaneshiro and the other two had very happy looks on their faces.

Now, the revised script is a version that all three of them are unanimously satisfied with, and many contents have been drastically modified for this purpose.

Wan Guyi held the script manuscript in his hand, feeling very regretful.

Unfortunately, he cannot shoot this episode himself, and the directing of this episode will be handed over to Toshihiro Iijima.

Toshihiro Iijima was recommended by TBS. In addition to being a director, he is also a screenwriter with the pen name "Chizuki Kitao".

The Baltan project was originally planned by Toshihiro Iijima.

But Toshihiro Iijima didn't come today because he had a fight with Toru Narita.

The reason is precisely because of Baltan's suit.

Iijima Toshihiro adopted the pliers design, but Narita Toru rejected it. Finally, after internal discussions within Mantani, the pliers design was adopted.

Of course, Narita Toru was very dissatisfied with this, so in order to avoid embarrassment in the future meeting, Iijima Toshihiro did not come today.

Looking at the script at this moment, Wan Guyi wished he could shoot this episode himself.

As a director full of artistic pursuits, when Wan Gu sees a good script, he is like a little fox seeing fried tofu and is reluctant to give up at all.

"I didn't expect that Furuya-kun was also very creative in plot design."

As a few people were talking, the sound of a paper door opening made everyone look up.

Mrs. Mantani, trembling, supported Mantani Eiji as they walked into the Japanese-style room.

Even Wan Gujie, who seemed to be doing nothing just now, stood up instantly and looked at Wan Gu Yingji.

He stood there, just an ordinary old man, but no one present would disrespect him.

Because he was at home, Eiji Mantani did not dress in a suit and tie today. He just wore a light brown long-sleeved shirt, trousers, and a belt tightly around his waist.

"Just look at what I'm doing, you guys continue."

Wang Gu Yingji raised his hand and pressed it down, making a gesture to continue.

Having said that, no one really continued playing around.

Eiji Mantani looked in the direction of Tani Ming, Mantani Ichi, Kaneshiro Tetsuo and others.

"The script is ready, right?"

"Yes." Jincheng Tetsuo lowered his head: "I have just decided on it and was just about to show it to my father."

Eiji Mantani nodded and flipped through the script in his hand. The doodles all over the paper did not affect the speed at which Eiji Mantani flipped through the script.

In the end, he stopped at the smeared and riddled ending page.

Mantani Eiji raised his head slightly, and finally, stared at Gu Ming.

"Furuya-kun."

Gu Ming said seriously: "Yes."

Mantani Eiji said, "If this ending is adopted, it will also place great demands on the suit actor. That kind of emotion, knowing that you have destroyed countless families with your own hands, whether it is the guilt or the burden, can you do it, Furuya-kun? Without any eye contact, using only body language, to express that emotion. Can you do it?"

Gu Ming nodded without hesitation.

Since he chose this ending, Gu Ming certainly has the confidence that he can do it.

Absolutely.

Easily.

Absolutely easy!

(End of this chapter)