Society fears that young people don’t want to be literary godfathers

When he thought of this, Mochizuki, who was abandoned by Kurihara's mother in the rental house, had a calm expression on his face, and his mood improved a lot.

"Hopefully they do come back."

The boy, who had always wanted someone to be by his side, began to pray silently.

As the saying goes, after drinking and eating, you will think about lust.

After the basic need for companionship was successfully met, the boy's expression became quite clear, his mood became gentle, and his enthusiasm for work also increased.

As expected of the emperor of Momoyama Garden, the boy turned on his phone in one second, picked up the brush in his hand, and was immediately ready to call the little president Gouyan and ask her to come over and accompany him to draw the draft——

However, before he could call anyone, Mochizuki's expression was slightly stagnant.

"......Wait a minute?"

As if he realized something was wrong, looking at the corner mark of the text message box that seemed to be changing faintly, the young man opened it tremblingly, ready to see what it contained——

It's okay if I don't open it, but I'm shocked when I open it... Mr. Shinoda Noboru's text message is now safely parked in it.

I really like what Mochizuki said:

".......what?"

Shrinking back slightly in surprise, the young man's brows instantly furrowed, and bad memories of being an actor arose——

Ding, it’s the sound of the main quest update for the actor line.

Huh, it was the sound of Mochizuki's heart breaking.

.....Are you going to be arrested to become an actor again?

There were so many thoughts in his heart, and the young man who was still brooding over the fact that he had no one to accompany him on Christmas, his heart stopped beating.

Of course, if your heart stops beating for too long, you will die... Mochizuki, who understood this, tried to regain his composure, picked up the phone tremblingly, and said to himself tremblingly, and it rang at this moment:

"...No, I will definitely put down some troublesome chores this time."

Thinking secretly in his heart, the young man who didn't want his downtrodden past to reappear patted his head, and as if he had made up his mind, he clicked on the message sent to him by Mr. Shinoda Noboru, who treated him well but gave him a headache.

.......Originally, the young man had been mentally prepared and had thought of at least seven ways to refuse to participate in the show, but after seeing the message sent clearly, Mochizuki's expression changed drastically. :

"Mochizuki-kun, it's urgent - are you free to come over for a audition? This is a filming event for a super popular drama. It's a rare opportunity. Please reply as soon as you receive it."

.......Super popular crew?

Mochizuki held his chin, his expression was quite confusing - but for just a blink of an eye, the boy's eyes showed a hint of disgust.

........What kind of super popular drama group, it is impossible to be an actor again in this life.

According to many years of observation, this world not only has no side, but also no Kamen Rider and Ultraman - even heroes no longer exist. How can this boy have the desire to appear on the big screen?

.....Of course, that's what I thought.

When the boy swiped the screen of his phone ruthlessly and saw the last words Shinoda Noboru sent to him, Mochizuki's expression changed drastically in an instant:

"...Mochizuki-kun, this drama is quite heavyweight. Consortium B and Tsuburaya Co., Ltd. are recently planning to restart a heavyweight tokusatsu series. However, because it is a test of the waters, this project The planner hopes to select actors from the new team throughout the process. I mentioned you to the director based on some connections and selfishness, and got you a chance to audition. If you are interested, I hope you can participate. No kidding , if you can really pass the audition, I think your era will officially begin——"

"This tokusatsu drama is a reboot of a famous series... It's called "Ultraman Tega", which is the famous tokusatsu series Ultraman that was discontinued in the last century. Although Mochizuki Boy may not have much memory of Ultraman at his age, this Ultraman reboot is getting a lot of attention, so please work hard and I hope you can come out on top."

"PS: The crew is very short of extras and actors. You can find a few acquaintances and friends to audition with you - come on, I think you can do it. by Shinoda Noboru."

"........."

this moment.

The boy's cell phone clicked and fell to the ground.

85. Tiga audition. Believe me, you can also become light 6k5

Tokusatsu, that is, "special photography", this type of film roughly uses on-site special techniques such as miniature models, optical photography synthesis and special effects to create things that do not exist or cannot exist in reality. It has attracted attention since its birth. has attracted the attention of countless people, and his representative work "Godzilla" series has successfully broken through national boundaries and become one of Japan's well-known pop culture symbols.

In the early days of the development of Japanese films, in the 80s and [-]s when CG technology was still immature, tokusatsu films had created countless classic scenes, using various models and special shooting techniques to capture scenes that were extremely stunning at the time: whether The devastating apocalypse of "Japanese Sinking" or the terrifying monster image of "Godzilla" have influenced the growth of generations and brought countless professional talents to the industry. To a certain extent, Influenced the development of Japanese film industry.

.... Of course, as a socially fearful otaku who has traveled through neon for sixteen years and understands that the development of Japanese entertainment in this era has stalled, Mochizuki also understands very well: Although the tokusatsu films of the last century were popular for a while, they were unable to follow up due to the inability to follow up. , coupled with the factors of the times, this genre film that was once famous all over the world is slowly dying.

.....Times have changed.

Mochizuki, a melancholy boy who pretended to be smoking while holding a pocky stick in his mouth, frowned slightly. He was sitting on the sofa recalling Ultraman in this world, and his mood was quite complicated.

....... In this entertainment industry that is quite outdated, the three major special films all disappeared in the last century: one is because of the economic bubble, and the other is because of some even more unclear historical events. The reason is that in the 90s when digital special effects gradually matured, special photography also slowly showed its decline, and the end of Ultraman also came——

Out of curiosity about the tokusatsu film industry in this world, Mochizuki once went out of his way to learn about the dying tokusatsu film industry and the history of Tsuburaya in this world.

You won’t know the result until you look at it, and you will be shocked at first glance… After filming the Seven Ultra Brothers in the last century, Tsuburaya’s finances suffered a serious deficit.

However, adhering to the ancestral art skills that will be wasted if there is no money, Tsuburaya's president at the time patted his head and thought about filming a TV series "Ultraman Zoffie" under the pressure, preparing to fight to the death. .

Then Tsuburaya went bankrupt.

According to Tsuburaya's financial report for filming "Ultraman Zoffe" at the time, Mochizuki was shocked to discover that the average cost of filming each episode of "Ultraman Zoffie" was as high as about 6000 million yen per episode!

It’s so annoying.....

When he found out this information, Mochizuki, who had been reincarnated from another life, couldn't help but have a big cold sweat rolling down his forehead. He couldn't help but express his deep feelings for Tsuburaya's deep love for Zuo Fei back then——

Even the production budget for a single episode of The Three Great Heroes of Heisei is not as high as that of Zoffie. How could Tsuburaya in this world dare to work so hard?The young man really couldn't figure out the reason no matter how hard he thought about it.

He is worthy of being Captain Yantou... He is the absolute God of War no matter what era he is.

All in all, after squandering his money and accidentally going bankrupt, Tsuburaya was finally completely defeated by the horrific expenses of billions of yen, the market performance that did not meet expectations, and the internal corruption of the family business. In the early 90s of the last century, Declared bankrupt and acquired by Consortium B, the most mysterious dark organization in Japan.

From then on, with 49% of the shares in hand, Consortium B began to frantically spend gold coins on the old boy Tsuburaya, allowing him to shoot a low-cost hero animated comic series (Masked Giant), and by the way, help launch peripherals to promote the sales of its own toys. .

Due to years of low-cost operation and the recent rise of retro trends, audiences who have been polluted by garbage dynamic comics hope that the Ultra Titan that fell in the last century can stand up again and be resurrected in the new era——

As a result, the public's voice became louder and louder, and the sales of peripheral toys of (Masked Superman) also became more and more difficult. Consortium B also realized the enthusiasm of the sentiment and the huge commercial value behind it, and decided to let Tsuburaya reorganize the team. A whole new era of special feature films has rekindled the enthusiasm of audiences.

.......Although the special filming is extremely expensive, costing tens of millions of yen per episode, the wealthy consortium b has already mined Tsuburaya's gold coins for many years, and is naturally willing to invest some for commercial interests. Fukuzawa Yukichi came to test the waters.

"...So, the "Ultraman Tiga" of this world was born under this background."

Mochizuki, who gently swiped his phone and wrapped himself up like a sloth, touched his slightly curly short hair with a rather complicated look in his eyes.

Although he had known for a long time that the Ultraman series of this era had collapsed long ago, the young man really did not expect that the giant of light who had fallen for more than 30 years could actually complete a great resurrection in this way——

However, it's not bad.

Now that Tsuburaya is already backed by Consortium B, and Consortium B also wants to restart the Ultraman IP to earn some gold coins, Mochizuki can be sure of at least one thing: at least in terms of production funds and the level of focus of the creative team, "DI" "Ultraman" is definitely unlikely to trip.

...After all, if this crew is really not good, it is impossible for Mr. Shinoda, a good old man, to suddenly send him such a text message and invite himself to the crew, right?

"New actors are used throughout the whole process, just to save money to spend on the play itself... which is not bad."

Reviewing the text messages sent to him by Mr. Shinoda Noboru again, the boy who had a better understanding of the crew of "Ultraman Tega" also felt faintly excited and nervous.

.....If it weren't for the fact that both Foundation B and Tsuburaya decided to use new actors, or even amateur actors, I'm afraid I wouldn't have had the opportunity to participate in the audition, right?

With his thoughts at this point, the young man felt a little happy in his heart.

Although he is indeed socially anxious and finds it boring to appear on the big screen, if he wants to become Light, then that's another story - after all, who can refuse to become Ultraman?

Therefore, even though the character flaws and the terrifying social fear still affected the boy, making him feel a little shrinking in his heart - but, as if to fight against his own cowardice, Mochizuki felt a faint throbbing in his heart.

........Do we really want to avoid such a good opportunity?

Questioning himself like this in his heart, Mochizuki, who has always disliked staying with strangers and even had a considerable prejudice against the studio, felt really shaken at this moment.

He could not forget the nervous and suffocating feeling when he was a child watching Ultraman under the sunset. He could not forget the first generation who died of exhaustion to protect mankind. He could not forget the famous Five Oaths of Ultraman——

The opportunity to become Ultraman was just around the corner, so why would he let it go?

Mochizuki felt a hint of determination in his heart.

However, as if he suddenly recalled the embarrassing atmosphere when he stepped into the set, and recalled that he could not integrate into the environment and could only squat in a dark corner to read the script alone, the young man's expression froze slightly, and his heart Eagerness and determination also began to waver.

.........Do you really want to go?

A second thought came to mind. Mochizuki, who was already a little shy, had his pupils trembled, and his whole body almost melted——

However, young people's enthusiasm always arises spontaneously and unconsciously.

In the end, the desire to become the light grew stronger...

Mochizuki, who originally wanted to avoid it subconsciously, looked at the text messages and words of encouragement sent to him by Shinoda Noboru, and recalled how Tiga's past dramas had touched him, and his heart began to burn.

........Forget it, never mind it.

After a long period of psychological struggle, the young man finally gritted his teeth and made up his mind——

Sure enough... I still want to be Ultraman.

It doesn't matter if you don't fit in with others, if you're considered a lonely weirdo, or if you don't even pass the audition... As long as you can see Ultraman's studio in this world with your own eyes, and see everyone in this world, The young man is already content.

Such a firm idea in my heart.

Mochizuki, who originally felt that she had no work to do during Christmas, and who secretly hoped to be more lively recently, also bit off the last pokcy.

".......let's go."

The opportunity to become a hero is right in front of you. The dream of becoming a light that you have grown up with is so within your reach for the first time... How could you just back down like this?

After thinking about it like this, the young man who had been huddled in the dark finally understood the desire in his heart.

He eagerly responded to Shinoda Noboru's invitation with gratitude and thanked him for introducing him to Ultraman Tiga. The young man's body began to tremble unconsciously.

...Sure enough, although he really wanted to go to the audition and his determination was clear in his heart, after all, the boy could not change his withdrawn temperament into normality at once...

So... after thinking about it carefully, the young man came up with a way——

Picking up the phone tremblingly, Mochizuki dialed Yu Ozugawa's number.

"Hey, Teacher Dayu?"

The boy's cheeks were hot, his head was smoking, his mood was extremely abstract, and even his voice was trembling:

"Are you free recently? I might have to go to the crew for an audition recently. Anyway, you have nothing to do. How about spending time with your brothers?"

"Don't worry, we won't be shooting on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day. We plan to leave tomorrow and come back for the audition. The results won't be known until after Christmas. It won't delay your dinner party with your family and other friends."

"Okay! As expected of my good brother, I happily decided on Teacher Dayu!"

After getting Yu Tsugawa's permission, he hung up the phone and Mochizuki called Xu Yuhuai again:

"Hey, Huaizi, are you free recently? I took over a job from a crew and am going to audition soon. Are you interested?"

"...I really haven't been taken over, and I don't have double standards. I really don't want to make any youth romance movies, but I am really interested in this drama, and it is said that there is still a shortage of roles and extras. , don’t you want to follow the path of an actor? Come with me?”

"Okay, okay, then it's settled happily..."

After ending the call with Xu Yuhuai, Mochizuki's expression, which was originally red and warm due to fear of life, finally began to change.

"...Okay, now I shouldn't be so embarrassed that I can't walk."

After all, I have walked through the set twice with these two siblings. If I had these two acquaintances chatting with me in the Ultraman studio, I would be less nervous about auditions and so on, right?

Having found a way to combat his psychological defects and social fears, Mochizuki, who had wanted to be Ultraman since he was a child, slowly stood up and looked at the calendar that was about to end, and his mood gradually began to throb.

the next morning.

The boys and girls who made an appointment to audition for "Ultraman Tiga" got on the train leaving the town and embarked on a new journey to the throne.

Looking at the constantly flowing small town street scene outside the window, feeling the train gradually moving into the distance, the boy who is about to become a light has a smile on his lips for no reason.

"...I said, Ali."

Looking at the person in front of him who was holding his chin and looking at the scenery, Tsugawa Yu who was invited to accompany him just put his hands on his chest and said in a rather teasing voice:

"It's incredible. I didn't expect you to suddenly want to shoot a special photo drama, and you even took the initiative to invite us to audition... Is this your Christmas activity?"

"Yes, yes, I didn't expect that something like this would happen. Brother Mochizuki suddenly invited me to participate in an audition or something (??ヮ??)ノ!"

Xu Yuhuai, wearing a knitted white hat and a thick coat, dressed like a little snowman, just held his chin, and his expression was a little joking:

"Brother Wangyue is really boring. In fact, you really like filming TV series, right (?`????)?"

"...I don't want to do it myself, I just happen to like this show."

Turning his head slightly, Mochizuki looked speechless:

"Let me tell you first, I have never thought about becoming a super popular actor, and I don't really want to be too public. If there are no accidents, this "Ultraman Tiga" is the only time in my life that I actively strive for it. Starring."

"Oh, is that so(????`)..."

Hearing what Mochizuki said, the girl from China nodded thoughtfully, her dark green eyes shimmering slightly: