Chapter 385: Ace
This is a special hero.
After the broadcast of "Ultraman Returns", Tsuburaya swept away the decline that had been dormant for many years and was full of ambition.
Ace was born.
As Jack's successor, Tsuburaya has high hopes for Ace and is eager to build on Jack's edge.
Therefore, they gave the newborn Ace a new element that was different from the previous works, including "male and female transformation".
Tsuburaya is called the perfect transformation!
At that time, the scriptwriter proposed the concept of "perfect Ultraman that transcends the gender differences between men and women". This idea was approved by Tsuburaya, and the two-person combined transformation was born.
There's also an interesting premise.
This work, under the name of "Galactic Federation", is the first to integrate the worldview of "Mirror Superman" and other heroic works of Tsuburaya.
Tsuburaya is really too strong!
Meng Lang sometimes wondered if Tsuburaya Company was hiding a reborn person, otherwise there was no way to explain Tsuburaya's advanced ideas.
In addition to the combination of two people and the fusion of the worldview, Tsuburaya also added a female player to Ace, which greatly improved the status quo of "Ultraman's Yang and Yin Decline".
Then there are the Apo!
Perhaps inspired by the first work of "Kamen Rider", Tsuburaya set up a villain character "throughout the whole play" for Ultraman's first work - Awa people, a person from another dimension.
The villains form gangs, and Ultraman can't be left behind. So the audience was full of joy to find that the first generation, Severn, Jack and Zoffie, including the newcomer Ace, together formed the five Ultra brothers.
That's right, the concept of the Ultra Brothers, debuted in the Ace TV series. This concept has made Tsuburaya and ruined Tsuburaya.
From the perspective of future generations, it can be said that Ace has completely solidified the image and routine of "Ultraman". It's like Tsuburaya has built a wall, both blocking the attacks of the beasts outside, and trapping himself in place......
Although Ace's ratings are not as good as the previous work, Tsuburaya is not less innovative at all. Let's not talk about the father of Ultra, the main thing is the setting of the super beast, which is indeed very eye-catching.
It can be set to be set, but due to the technical means at the time, it is impossible to fully show the power of the super beast.
What to do?
Tsuburaya thought of the whip corpse, and in the eighth episode of the Ace TV drama, the monster of the previous work Guiman, was easily defeated by the super beast.
It's Tsuburaya!
Although times have changed, various special effects can also reflect the power of super beasts. But Meng Lang felt that whipping the corpse was a virtue that should be carried forward!
Save some special effects by the way......
As the so-called whipping corpse should be early, you don't have to wait until the eighth episode, the Pengda version of Ace, and the first episode of Belaukorn can tear ordinary monsters by hand.
The target of the whipping corpse has not yet been determined!
Meng Lang really wants to use Jeton!
After all, it is the boss monster of the first generation and Jack, which is used to set off the power of the super beast, and the effect is definitely stronger than that of ordinary monsters.
It's a pity that there is no Jeton in the warehouse.
Although Pengda has many leather cases, there are not many that are idle. After all, Meng Zai has a dream of being the richest man, so how can he be willing to let the holster be idle and eat ashes?
It's generally rented out!
The purpose can be the opening of a new store for Baltan to attract customers, or it can let Jeton shoot some obscene and despicable advertisements, and it can also be a wedding master of ceremonies and funeral filial son......
Don't underestimate the leather case rental business!
According to the popularity of the monster image, Pengda gave the holster a grade. The higher the level, the more expensive the rental fee. Even the lowest-tier monster holsters will cost no less than four figures to rent for a day.
You have to pay a security deposit!
Too expensive?
Don't look at how much the star's appearance fee is, compared with them, Meng Zai's fee is simply touching.
Reservations are also required for popular holsters!
Jeton is naturally a hot leather case, and there are more than one set in the warehouse, a full five. However, they were all rented out.
That's all money!
Meng Zai was reluctant to recall Jeton, so he decisively gave up the idea of whipping the corpse Jetton and chose an unpopular monster.
It's a good cold one!
Whip the corpse a few more times, and it becomes a hit. If you go back and rent it out, you can also collect more money, which is simply killing two birds with one stone.
Whether it is the original version or the PD version, Ace's budget is not low. Saving unnecessary expenses and spending money on the edge of the knife is also Meng Lang's idea.
Ace is really burning money!
His nickname, Prince of Light, means a wide variety of special effects, and the Necrophilia means the wear and tear of holster models.
It's all money!
If Meng Lang remembers correctly, Ace is the first Ultraman in the Ultraman series to use "colored light", that is, Metalim light.
Is this a technological advancement?
No, this is the love given by Toho's mother. If it weren't for Toho, how would Tsuburaya have the capital to do this?
If you don't believe it, if you look at the first Kamen Rider work of the same period, what level is that? And what level is Ace?
In all fairness, Ace is an excellent work, and all the details are well done. In the neon at that time, Ace was also very popular.
It's a pity that it's not as good as Jack.
Jack's average rating, about 22%, has set a record of more than 25% in the middle and late stages. The average rating of Ace is only about 18%.
Not only is the ratings declining, but Ace is not as good as his predecessor Jack in the sales of derivative toys.
Or even a fiasco!
Ace's fate, in Meng Lang's opinion, is similar to "Kamen Rider X". The previous work was very good, and the successor was also very good. The work that is sandwiched in the middle is very mediocre.
There is no harm without contrast.
Ace's filming plan follows the step-by-step model of the previous work, filming one episode and then filming the next.
First up is the first episode!
The first scene is very simple, the bakery driver Shi Beidou drives a truck to deliver goods to customers all over the city.
He went to the TAC team first!
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
Because of the second customer's phone urging, Shi Beidou panicked for a moment and gave an extra bag of bread.
Master Masaaki didn't notice anything unusual, and walked into the TAC team war room with bread in his hand. After a busy time, Tian Jun was hungry and planned to eat some bread.
"Hey, I bought that!"
Master Zhengming complained, just picked up a piece of bread, only to find that the amount was wrong, why was there an extra bag?
Foolish guy!
Master Zhengming didn't want to take advantage of this, and planned to return the extra bread to Shi Beidou. After contacting by phone, he made an appointment with Beidou to meet at the welfare home.
"Wait, I'll go with you!"
It just so happened that Captain Long was about to go out, and the two drove the TAC team chariot and went straight to the welfare home.
And then the Ultra Beast came!
To be precise, the wild bodyguard monster King Blake appeared first, and then the missile super beast Belaukorn appeared.
During the scuffle, the welfare home was destroyed. In order to save the children, Beidou died in the explosion of a missile fired by Belaukorn.
It's the same with Minami Yuko!
The difficulty of this scene is mainly the part of the welfare home that was destroyed in the second half.
Fortunately, the actors are more professional.
Even Yang Zhe, who has the least experience, has played a corpse in Hengdian for three years, and his acting skills are not bad.
PS: I don't have to complain about Lin Fangmin's fairy appearance in the previous chapter, that is my real classmate. She threatened me that if I didn't give a supporting role, I would recommend this book to Meng Lang himself......