Japanese Entertainment: From special effects actor to action superstar

Chapter 56 His Highness the Taiko Visits His Loyal Mangu
Sunday, visiting day at Wangu.

Because this is a holiday and no filming will be taking place, outsiders are allowed to visit Wangu, but there are certain requirements. They need to register in advance and must be accompanied by a parent.

Adults do not need to be accompanied by their parents, but nowadays, few adults come to visit Wangu alone.

Xiaoji has been applying for more than two months and has never been selected.

——Because Kinoshita Danjiro didn't have time to accompany him, Xiaoji's registration form only had his own sloppy handwriting. For safety reasons, Wangu would certainly not let a child come to visit alone.

Until this time, Kinoshita Danjiro finally had some rare time.

Unable to bear Xiaoji's constant nagging in his ears and even threatening to kill him with the Specium ray, Kinoshita Danjiro finally helped Xiaoji fill out the registration form and obtained the qualification to visit.

"Banku! Ultraman! Banku! Ultraman!"

Xiaoji was yelling early in the morning, and finally he quieted down after being slapped twice on the butt by Kinoshita Danjiro.

Showa's father's love is so strict and straightforward.

Normally, visitors are met by staff who are not on vacation.

The person in charge of reception today is Tetsuo Kaneshiro. Although it is a bit difficult to communicate with him, it is still very simple if he just takes people on a tour.

Looking at the people gathered outside the door, Tetsuo Kaneshiro's gaze rested on the faces of Kinoshita Danjiro and his son.

"hiss……"

Tetsuo Kaneshiro took a gulp of his eel sushi.

What is this!

The whole family are living Taiko!
The father and son in front of me both have monkey-like faces. They don’t even need makeup to play Toyotomi Hideyoshi on NHK.

It's just right that one of them can play the adult Taiko and the other can play the young Taiko.

Fortunately, Tetsuo Kaneshiro was a well-mannered person, so he held himself back.

Tetsuo Kaneshiro coughed twice to cover up his embarrassment, then led the parents and children in front of him into Wangu and gave a brief introduction to the Wangu set.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the tallest building in Wangu is only two stories high and looks like a work shed.

But in fact.

Wangu also looks like a work shed...

But the children were not disappointed.

Here were equipment they had never seen before, some finished models, fighter planes, sculptures, and so on.

Although Narita Toru is on vacation today, he still came to the set because he had nothing to do. He is currently supervising the production of a statue.

——These plaster statues are very useful. In the Ultraman series, there is a classic shooting technique called "exploding suit". That is, after the battle, explosives are installed in the suit and detonated during shooting to create the effect of the monster being blown up by light.

This is the so-called physical special effects.

However, the cost of blowing up the leather suit is too high, so sometimes they will blow up the plaster statue instead.

For example, at this moment, Toru Narita is supervising the plaster statue that will be used in the next episode.

Xiaoji suddenly pointed casually.

"Monster!"

The children who were visiting exclaimed in surprise.

Monster!!
Live!

Everyone looked around, but didn't see Ultraman.

Xiaoji shouted: "Ultraman will protect us!"

This one sentence was like a bomb that set off the whole place, and all the kids started yelling.

Ultraman!
Ultraman, come and protect us!
But it didn't work.

This is understandable because Gu Ming is on vacation today and is busy with another matter, so he did not come to the set.

But the children's voices became more and more intense.

After a few minutes, Ultraman still didn't show up, and the children gradually fell silent.

Just when Tetsuo Kaneshiro thought they had quieted down, Xiaoji suddenly shouted again.

"Ultraman won't protect us anymore, we're all going to die!"

Now, one sentence caused an uproar and made the children scream shrilly.

Narita Toru covered his ears and looked at Tetsuo Kaneshiro, his eyes spoke for themselves.

Jincheng, think of a solution!

These kids together are noisier than a hundred ducks! Jincheng Tetsuo was also helpless.

I'm just a scriptwriter, what can I do! I can't turn into Ultraman!

but.

Suddenly, an idea flashed upon Tetsuo Kaneshiro.

He can't turn into Ultraman, but there is someone who can!
Tetsuo Kaneshiro looked at Narita Toru with a fearless attitude.

Go get Ultraman! I'll hold this place for now!

……

……

After the chrysanthemums, there is nothing else but big radishes.

——Matsuo Basho.

It is unknown what kind of mentality Matsuo Basho had when he wrote this haiku.

There is one thing that is certain.

People with good waist strength are usually also good at other things.

When he woke up in the morning, Gu Ming sighed faintly.

I have been living here for several months, and now I have done what I should do.

Thinking about the endless vicious incidents that occurred fifty years later, and then thinking about the traditions and tenderness of fifty years ago today, Gu Ming actually felt an indescribable sense of relief.

No wonder Lin Yutang said that.

"Live in the English countryside, have American water, electricity, and gas pipes in your house, hire a Chinese cook, marry a Japanese wife, and find a French lover."

It can be seen that the old man is a man with other ideas.

Well, the description ends here. If I continue, there will be problems.

I was busy last night, so I don’t have to be busy again this time.

With tenderness, Gu Ming hugged the soft body in his arms.

It was not until the phone rang that he went over and answered it lazily.

"Oh? Mr. Narita."

"Me? I'm not busy now, but I was busy two hours ago."

"……what?!"

Gu Ming was shocked after hearing the call: "Go to Wangu? Now? And get overtime pay? What's the rush?"

After Narita Heng finished speaking, Gu Ming was speechless for a moment: "Then why not just treat it as a stage play? Just find anyone to act it out."

Narita Henton was a bit disappointed: "Aming, have you forgotten that Ultraman's suit is specially customized according to your body shape? No one else can wear it except you!"

Gu Mingxin said that wouldn't work either! He's busy!
Looking at Shaqin over there, Gu Ming added in his heart - okay, I'm done now.

Narita Heng urged a few more times, then hung up the phone and ran somewhere else to call for help.

Gu Mingze sighed.

I don’t want to go at all!

Sensing Gu Ming's troubled mood, Shaqin propped herself up and sat up, looking at Gu Ming.

"Furuya-kun, is this about work?"

"I guess so, but it's not important." Gu Ming said, "It's just that some children went to visit Wangu and wanted to see the real Ultraman, so Mr. Narita wanted me to work overtime, but I plan to recommend Manatsu Ryu to help..."

Gu Ming plans to continue being busy.

As the saying goes, all men are brothers. I believe my good brother Zhen Xialong will help me.

However, just as Gu Ming approached the soft body, Shaqin pushed him away with a gentle movement but a bit of firm force.

"Gugu-kun, no. Work is the most important thing. If a man can't even do his job well, what's the point of being gentle? So, Gugu-kun must do a good job on Wan Gu's side. No matter when Gugu-kun comes back, I will leave a lamp on for him."

Gu Ming met that determined look and hesitated for a moment to speak.

"Oh well."

Gu Ming had no choice but to put on his clothes and give Shaqin an apologetic smile.

Then, just work overtime on the weekend.

(End of this chapter)