Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 491 Lightning Man? Then I'll just have to fight him myself.

Akira Furuya Elementary School, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture.

Filming for Ultraman 80 is nearing its end, and today is the day the final episode will air.

Perhaps in response to a recent topic, in this episode, Takeshi Yagami and Kyoko Aihara did not transform into Ultraman to fight the monster at the same time. Instead, they resolutely abandoned the 'Edge Sparkler' and relied on human power to lure the monster into the oil field, where it was blown to ashes.

Under everyone's gaze, Yashiro pulled out the stick from his hand.

"Children, always remember that no matter when or where, you must rely on your own hands to create a better future! Perhaps one day, you and I will meet again in the vast interstellar space. When humanity's exploration reaches the end of the universe, and we see a scattered nebula there, that is my hometown, the M78 Nebula!"

Mr. Shi Di Meng and Ms. Aihara Kyoko flew away hand in hand.

It is said.

After this episode ended, many children across Japan cried so hard they almost fainted.

Tokyo has seen a rare resurgence of its former glory.

Just like the day the original Ultraman series ended, many people opened their skylights and stood on the rooftops shouting.

Goodbye!
Ya no Takeshi-sensei!

Many newspaper articles generally believe that, as a children's drama, Ultraman 80, while maintaining a high production level, brought children a brand new experience. Although the characters are aliens, they still taught children the principles of being a good person.

Enyo said, "I didn't expect that they would sell so many Yagi Takeshi dolls, more than any of their previous works."

Of course, there was also Wan Gu'ao, who wished to remain anonymous, who muttered something under his breath.

Damn it, it's just picking up other people's leftovers! If it weren't for the fact that the first episode was Eiji Mangoku's posthumous work, he wouldn't believe that this kind of work could have such a high viewership rating!

but it does not matter.

He has already prepared a new work. According to Wan Gu'ao's research, he found that the Gundam series is very popular among teenagers, which shows that mechanical forms are more popular among teenagers.

Therefore, he decided to create this new work, a tokusatsu series featuring mechanical forms!
name.

Gridman!
……

……

I heard that Wan Gu'ao and Xinbote's joint venture, Xinbote Film Company, are planning to film a new work called 'Electric Superman Gridman'.

Gu Ming thought for a moment, and the first thing that came to mind was a pair of fleshy legs.

Ah!
Takara Rikka.

Rikka Takarada is so great, I definitely need Rikka Takarada.

And it has to be Shinjo Akane too, I love bad women, I don't love women who aren't bad! Aiming at Shinjo Akane's toes, which were still sweaty from a busy day and just emerged from her JK shoes, her delicate, onion-like toes peeking out from under her purple gradient stockings after kicking the computer screen, I gave them a good slap!
"But judging from the timeline, it's definitely not the anime version. It should be the Gridman series from the 90s, right? I think it had pretty good ratings back then?"

Gridman is one of the rare shows that consistently saw its viewership ratings rise.

It's important to know that in the 60s and 70s, before special effects were widely developed, the viewership of most shows steadily declined.

However, the ratings for Gridman continued to rise.

"But it doesn't matter, the great progress is because the starting point was low! That's what Bai Tiejun said."

Gu Ming offered himself a word of self-consolation, seemingly not taking the news that seriously.

Putting down the newspaper, Gu Ming looked at the special office of the firm in front of him.

This is a separate compartment used to store various computer equipment.

The person in charge of supervising this place is Mr. Tao, Tao Dazhi.

Aside from his hearing impairment, he had no other shortcomings. Looking at the various newly purchased computers in front of him, his face was full of happiness.

This configuration is amazing!

While he's definitely not cut out for gaming, he's absolutely top-notch at professional design—a true professional!
He was afraid that Gu Ming wouldn't understand, and that the computer he bought would be unsuitable for design work, only good for playing games.

Fortunately, the computers Gu Ming bought were all perfect for design work. Computers are great! He could spend his whole life with them!

Taking advantage of the profit, Gu Ming purchased more than a dozen computers of different specifications.

Centered around a mainframe computer, and complemented by a dozen or so home computers and mid-range computers, it was dedicated to creating computer-generated special effects, or to completing near-perfect film painting under computer-generated computation.

We will strive to use movie-level special effects in TV dramas!

While it can't compare to Industrial Light & Magic, it's definitely sufficient for use in Japan.

With a whoosh, Gu Ming jumped onto the platform formed by stacking two desks.

"OK, guys! Everyone look at me, look at me, I have something to announce!"

"Everyone knows that I'm about to go and work with Kadokawa Group and Toei to prepare a film. But before that, I still have some time. Although I can't shoot any films, I have plenty of time to complete some of the production work for the new film."

"I'll be in charge of the killing formation in the opening part of this Ultraman Leo series."

Although Gu Ming verbally disregarded Gridman, he was tactically dismissive but strategically he still had to take him seriously!
Since Satomi Hakkenden hasn't started filming yet, Gu Ming will take advantage of the time he has now and work as a martial arts choreographer for a few days first.

Our goal is to defeat Electro Superman in the first month, leaving the other side helpless.

Zhenxia Long wiped away his tears.

Gugu was so good to him!
Koji Moritsugu limped over and patted him on the shoulder.

Should we buy some Vaseline?

Zhenxia Long rolled up his sleeves.

I'm not buying! Get out of here!

Gu Mingfang had just come downstairs when he immediately saw Moriji Koji walking over with a limp.

Gu Ming was shocked: "Why are you lame? Were you beaten up?"

"No! It's like this, Furuya-san." Although Koji Moritsugu was older, he still addressed Furuya-san as "Brother Furuya" right away: "Yesterday we went out in a jeep to build rapport, and on the way back the brakes didn't work, so we had to jump out of the car in an emergency, and then I just scraped the side of the road."

At this point, Koji Moritsugu also felt somewhat ashamed.

I heard filming is about to start, and he's limping, so I don't know if he'll be able to keep up.

"He's lame... It's good that he's lame, it seems this is his fate."

Gu Ming casually tossed a stick to Moriji Koji, who caught it.

"Here you go. From now on, your role is that of a brave and resolute commanding captain who, despite missing a leg, is still capable of leading. If anyone around you has a problem, just pick up your crutch and take them down."

Koji Moritsugu raised his hand and made a confirming gesture.

Zhenxia Long was slightly startled, and suddenly a bad memory came to mind.

For some reason, he felt inexplicably afraid whenever he saw Koji Moritsugu, who was lame and carrying a cane, as if there was some karmic connection from a past life.

Gu Ming rolled up his sleeves.

"Let's put that aside for now. We're heading to Ikoma in Nara for location shooting. We expect Mr. Koichi Takano and I will be there for the first four episodes of Ultraman Leo. Ryu, you'd better be ready."

When Zhenxia Longyi saw Gu Ming's gaze, he felt inexplicably uneasy, as if that gaze didn't seem very friendly.

"It should be fine."

Zhenxia Long comforted himself.

Is there anything worse than not being the lead actor?
At worst, they'd just get beaten up with a cane.

It couldn't have been someone who ran him over with a Jeep!

(End of this chapter)