Entertainment: You're asked to make a graduation project, but you're asked to film Ultrama

Chapter 273 My Dream: Why are so many kids chasing after me?

Let's rewind to a few months ago.

In Jinghai City, at the exclusive extra-large outdoor film and television base of Light Chaser Animation.

Under the blazing sun, the crew members were sweating profusely.

Here, filming is secretly underway for an independent feature film that will be recorded in the history of tokusatsu (special effects) worldwide – "Time-Traveling Showdown".

This theatrical version, which carries love and courage, is different from Gu Nan's previous works in his plan; it highlights the power of courage.

As human beings, perhaps we should all be brave enough to pursue the things we love.

"Cut! Wait a minute, that's not right!"

Behind the monitor, he held a megaphone, his brow furrowed, and strode into the center of the filming location.

Inside the venue, hundreds of underage extras, recruited by the assistant director from various film studios, stood in place, looking at each other in bewilderment. Not far away, the actor playing Gao Womeng leaned against the prop wall, panting heavily, his forehead covered in sweat.

"Are you jogging for your morning exercise?!"

Gu Nan, holding the script, pointed at the group of extras, "Be more enthusiastic! It has to be the kind of madness you feel when you see your invincible hero! Your expressions right now look like you're being forced to do morning exercises by your teacher!"

The assistant director ran over, wiping his sweat, looking helpless: "Director Gu, you really can't blame the kids."

Although they were extras, they had received basic training and knew that they were filming a movie.

Asking them to portray that pure, uncontrollable madness is asking too much of children.

Gu Nan pinched the bridge of his nose.

This scene is strikingly similar to the ending of Ultraman Tiga, where a large group of children run towards Daigo in a beam of light.

However, in the final episode of Ultraman Tiga, there weren't actually very high requirements for the children's acting skills.

After all, there are only a few shots and not many close-ups, so the shooting difficulty is not actually too high.

In the setting of "Super Time Battle", the protagonist, Shinsei Tsutomu, is an elementary school student who is particularly enthusiastic about Ultraman.

In the world he lives in, just like in reality, there are no real Ultraman or monsters.

Ultraman is just a tokusatsu program on television.

When Koga Mun piloted his fighter jet and unexpectedly traveled to this real world, he was like a superstar who had stepped right out of the TV screen to the children here!

Gu Nan had vivid memories of this scene from his past life.

Gao Gomu was chased all over the street by a large group of enthusiastic elementary school students, and finally hid in a toy store in a sorry state.

That was a hilarious scene that perfectly broke the fourth wall.

Since we're going to remake it, Gu Nan is determined to raise the bar for the production quality of this scene to the highest level!

He doesn't want to see the fake smiles and chases of those trained child actors; he wants the pure, real, and most passionate love that belongs to children of this age!

"Since it can't be acted out..."

Gu Nan smiled:

"Then let's do it for real!"

The assistant director was stunned: "For real? How?"

"How many primary and secondary school students watch 'Gaia' these days? How many idolize Ultraman?" Gu Nan asked rhetorically.

"Of course! It's a national tokusatsu phenomenon! The tokusatsu genre is all the rage online right now, and primary and secondary school students are practically the main force of die-hard fans. They respond to any call they make!"

"That makes things easier."

Gu Nan waved his hand, "Let's contact Jinghai No. 3 Middle School and their affiliated primary school right away. Under the name of Chasing Light Pictures, let's organize an offline 'Ultraman set visit experience'!"

The assistant director gasped, "Director Gu, you mean... just bring over a bunch of real, enthusiastic young fans?!"

"Yes! Don't tell them this is a movie shoot! Just treat it as a fan meeting!"

Gu Nan spoke rapidly, immediately beginning the arrangements: "Remove all the visible cameras! Replace them with hidden cameras! Deploy a swarm of drones around the area for high-altitude, long-range shots! Set up telephoto lenses in a building two hundred meters away! I want to turn this chase into a true documentary blockbuster!"

……

three days later.

Jinghai Film and Television Base, No. 1 Outdoor Shooting Street.

The entire street has been transformed into a typical town with a strong sense of everyday life.

On the lawn in the center of the street, there is a huge replica of a fighter jet, a one-to-one scale model – XIG's EX fighter jet!

The silver-gray body gleamed with a cold metallic luster under the sunlight, giving it a highly futuristic feel.

Hidden among the surrounding shop fronts were dozens of camera positions, and all the photographers held their breath, their fingers pressed on the record button.

At the end of the street, several yellow buses slowly pulled in. The doors opened, and hundreds of elementary school students from Jinghai No. 3 Middle School and its affiliated primary school, led by their teachers, chattered as they disembarked.

They all thought they were just here to visit an Ultraman props exhibition.

"Wow! Look! Those are XIG fighter jets!"

"My God! It's a real EX size!"

"That's so cool! It's exactly the same as on TV!"

The children instantly erupted in excitement, their eyes sparkling with anticipation.

Just then.

The fighter jet's hatch hissed as it slowly opened upwards, releasing air pressure.

A figure wearing XIG's classic red and gray team uniform struggled to climb out of the cockpit.

The actor playing Gao Ga Meng felt his heart pounding like a drum at that moment.

Before he went on stage, Gu Nan only gave him one instruction: "No matter what happens, run! Run for your life! You'll be safe if you hide in that toy store!"

He stood blankly on the wing of the fighter jet, and as required by the script, made a bewildered expression, looking around.

Below, the elementary school students who had been marveling at the fighter jets fell silent for a second.

Hundreds of eyes were fixed on the man in the team uniform.

Suddenly, someone unleashed a piercing scream: "Higher God Dream!!! Gaia!!!"

"Holy crap! It really is Gaia!"

"Ultraman!!"

"He's there! Hurry over there!"

At this moment, there is absolutely no need for a director's clapperboard or any off-set guidance from an assistant director.

Pure passion and overwhelming surprise instantly ignited the entire venue!

Dozens of little boys, like tigers released from their cages, were so excited that even their teachers couldn't hold them back. They screamed and cheered, and like a surging tsunami, they ran wildly toward the fighter jets!

"I dreamt about it! Please sign your autograph!"

"Gaia! Transform and show me!"

Looking at the dark mass of people rushing towards them with red eyes below, Su Ye, who played Gao Womeng, felt a chill run down his spine.

This isn't acting; they're really going to be devoured alive!

"My God!"

Su Ye let out a real scream, scrambled off the wing, and ran away as fast as he could!

"Don't run away! My dream, don't run away!"

"Ultraman!"

"Catch up with him!"

A frantic chase unfolds instantly on a real street.

Hidden cameras spun wildly in the shadows, while drones flew low overhead, perfectly capturing this incredibly realistic battle royale on set.

Gaowomeng ran wildly ahead, using every ounce of strength he had.

The elementary school students behind them chased after them relentlessly, their innocent yet frantic eyes conveying an absolute authenticity that no professional actor could imitate!

"Hahaha! That's it! It's perfect!"

In the monitoring room, Gu Nan smiled excitedly.

The main issue is that this scene is indeed difficult to maintain composure.

Staring at the images transmitted back from dozens of cameras on the screen.

Without any unnecessary staging, the impact of this documentary-style footage is simply amazing!

"What's going on here?! Why does everyone know I'm Gaia?!"

As Su Ye ran, she shouted out lines from the script in terror.

In this world, all children could only see Ultraman on television. Now that television has become a reality, those children are extremely excited.

After all, my identity as Gaia in my dream is already public knowledge in this world!

"I'm so sorry! That was terrible!"

Su Ye sprinted all the way, and finally, following his predetermined route, he slid in and narrowly escaped into a shop with a sign that read "Children's Toy Store." He slammed the glass door shut and gasped for breath.

In the toy store, I dreamt of something even more outrageous.

The dazzling array of Ultraman-themed toys left me speechless.

There are even monsters here that I fought before?

But are these characters also Ultraman?

Watching the Ultraman Gaia DVD on TV, I saw the boss pause for a second, then raise the Blue Sapphire Cone and shout, "Gaia!!!"

My worldview in my dream was reshaped...

He was transported to a world without Ultraman or monsters.

"Cut! That scene is done! Perfect! Flawless!" Gu Nan's voice rang out over the street through a loudspeaker.

With this incredibly impressive and realistic chase scene as a foundation, the subsequent filming became much easier.

Gu Nan only needs to find a few professional child actors, such as the child star who plays the male lead Xiao Mian, and the child actors who play other core roles, to conduct supplementary filming of close-up shots and dialogue scenes.

A few days later, in an indoor studio.

They are filming the scene where Xiao Mian first meets the mysterious transfer student in the classroom.

In front of the camera, Xiao Mian sat at his desk, excitedly saying to the girl in front of him, "Um... I had a weird dream yesterday!"

The young girl named Lisa, who plays the original Nanase Lisa, has a mysterious look in her eyes that goes beyond her years: "A dream?"

"That must be a precognitive dream!"

Li Sha joked:

"My chance encounter with A-Mian was destined..."

Suddenly, a smirk appeared on his lips, and he half-jokingly added, "Yeah, right!"

No one noticed that as Li Sha turned around, the expression on her face gradually became more meaningful.

"Click! Excellent!"

Gu Nan nodded in satisfaction behind the monitor.