Chapter 136: Only One Knight?
Ishimori moved quickly.
It was said that it was looking for a motorcycle manufacturer to customize the locomotive, and it was less than a month before the first version was made.
Probably wanting to get close to the future car, Meng Lang flew to the neon for the first time after learning that he had made a real car.
"Not bad!"
Riding the "Whirlwind" around the test site, Meng Lang was quite satisfied with the real car.
It is said that this is not yet a production version.
I forgot to mention that the motorcycle manufacturer they worked with was named Suzuki, which is also a major motorcycle manufacturer.
Suzuki's idea was to make the production version of the Tornado a muscle sports car, which would be sold mainly to motorcycle enthusiasts who liked to mod.
The so-called "sports" car is not a sports car in the imagination of ordinary people, but refers to a sports motorcycle.
This kind of motorcycle pays more attention to high-speed driving performance, the price is more expensive than ordinary motorcycles, and the modification space is larger, and it is also the most popular motorcycle in the motorcycle industry.
But I can't sell a few of these motorcycles!
Meng Lang thinks that since they have made a "production version", the "road motorcycle" with a larger shipment is the most suitable choice.
Ishimori also has an opinion.
Suzuki's modified version of the "Whirlwind" completely deviated from his imaginary knight vehicle shape, and the design was more like a racing car than a combat vehicle.
"This car is cool! but not suitable as a combat vehicle!"
The technician sent by Suzuki looked at Meng Lang and Shi Sen and said in embarrassment: "The concepts proposed by the two are too vague, can you describe them more specifically?"
"Be cool!"
"Be a knight!"
The technician made a note of these two requirements and had a rough idea of what kind of locomotive they wanted.
Neither of them asked for performance, and it seems that performance is not the first consideration for this car.
Design is the most important thing!
The Whirlwind in Ishimori's dream should be a chariot full of chivalry, and the exterior design needs to be close to the "racing style".
And the design that the president of PD wants should have some sci-fi flavor, similar to the shape of a "concept car".
It's a bit hard to top!
With the suggestions of the two, the technician left the test site to convey the next improvement requirements to the locomotive designer.
After leaving Suzuki's test site, it was rare to have a neon, and Shi Sen very warmly invited Meng Lang to his house as a guest.
Meng Lang gladly accepted.
When they came to Ishimori's house, after two glasses of sake, the two chatted about "Kamen Rider" that was in preparation.
"The protagonist is a transformed person!"
Ishimori said eloquently: "He was transformed by an evil organization and turned into a monster with locust powers......"
Transformations are a highlight!
To put it in a more war-leading phrase, I don't know when the transformation element has become an iconic symbol of tokusatsu dramas.
All of them have transformations!
The knights in the early stage are okay to say, at least playing transformation is more subtle and restrained, but since entering the Heisei era, the importance of transformation has been improved, what has Aunt Dong played with transformation?
Of course, it's not just knights.
Tsuburaya next door wasn't much better.
The new generation of special effects, whether it is Ultraman or Knight, which transformation is not bells and whistles?
The birth of Ultraman touched Shi Sen greatly, and at first he also wanted to shoot a huge hero, but after learning about the cost of the "miniature model" from Meng Lang, he immediately retreated.
It's too much money-burning!
The production of miniatures is time-consuming and costly, and every shot has to be destroyed and rebuilt, and the production budget is a bit unsustainable.
It's better to wait for a hero!
is also transformed into a hero, and it is also the protagonist who saves the world and guards peace, but the villain has changed from a variety of monsters and spacemen to an evil organization on the earth.
"The weirdo is the villain of this work!"
Shi Sen showed Meng Lang the picture of the spider monster he had drawn, and said with a smile: "They are also transformed people, and the source of their power is also various animals and plants, such as spiders, praying mantises, scorpions, chameleons, bats, ......."
Looks pretty good!
The villain setting is pretty good.
Ishimori is a manga artist by training, and although the hand-drawn sketches are relatively rough, you can already see the detailed characteristics of these weirdos.
The Showa knight is still pretty good.
Although it is always dissed and outdated, these are shortcomings that can be corrected.
The reason why the Showa knights are not adapted to the new century is that there are too few special effects and the leather case is too old.
How did this impression come about?
Compared with the younger generations, do you think the Showa knights are old-fashioned?
It's a big deal.
In the era when Aunt Dong is constantly innovating, there are newer and cooler new knights to watch, of course, you will find the Showa knights unbearable and unacceptable.
In all fairness, if there is no comparative reference, how can it be said that the Showa hooligans are not up to date with the times?
The special effects can be done well, the transformation and knight kick can add light effect flames, and the holster can also be made more cool, such a Showa knight, what's so bad?
The plot is indeed a hard injury.
But everything has changed.
When he first saw the project submitted by Shi Sen, Meng Lang thought that the plot line would be exactly the same as the original Showa Knight.
But he didn't expect it......
This plot is completely off track!
The original knight, the evil organization Shuka made animal and plant transformers in order to conquer the world, and the protagonist Hongo Takeshi is one of them.
The main story is basically the first knight against Xiuka, and the second knight is added halfway, and then the knight V3 appears......
Sounds boring.
But in the plan that Ishimori came up with, the second knight is gone, and there is only one knight in the whole play, Takeshi Hongo.
The main story line is still to fight against the evil organization Xiuka, but in the process of confrontation, each plot unit is very exciting, focusing on digging deep into the origin and past of the weirdo.
It's a bit of a pity......
The second knight is gone, after all, the reason why this knight was born was mainly because the actor of the first knight was injured at that time and had to find someone to replace him.
Bad mouth...... Ahh
How uncomfortable is this!
Although the V3's bad mouth is caused by an accident, and the leather case design is not outstanding, he has an exclusive belt!
A belt is a good knight!
Meng Lang thinks this can't be done, even the V3 is gone, how can he sell the belt?
"The number of knights is too small!"
He told Shi Sen about the origin of the original No. 2 Knight and V3, and kept hinting that the card face is different from Ultraman's development model, and the number of knights can be increased appropriately.
Although one more knight will require an actor to make an extra holster, what is this money compared to the extra belt?
This is the experience taught by Aunt Dong!
Tsuburaya was able to stick to the "Shan Ao" drama at first, but since he was thrown into the arms of Bandai and was beaten by Bandai, he also began to do "Duo Ao" drama!
There are many holsters, and there are many transformers!
There are more transformers, and there are more toys that can be sold!
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