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The finals are just a sideshow.

As soon as he finished awarding the award to the NTR team, Meng Lang summoned the top management of the North American division and held a closed-door discussion.

The theme is Super Sentai!

Translated into Chinese, it is Super Sentai, which was famous in its previous life and is known as one of Neon's three major tokusatsu series.

This series started in 1975.

After more than 40 years of development, it has become an extremely large-scale tokusatsu drama series. Due to various reasons, this series is not well-known in China. But in markets such as Neon, Europe and the United States, its appeal is not inferior to that of Kamen Rider or Ultraman.

Especially Europe and America...

Tired of seeing heroic characters who save the world single-handedly, European and American audiences love team heroes so much that it’s incredible.

This is also the reason why Meng Lang delegated the Team series to the North American branch.

Adapt measures to local conditions!

About half a year ago, Kent deliberately concealed the situation of Jonias, which caused Mr. Meng to be furious and the project was shelved. Now that Jonias is coming to an end, the team project can be restarted.

Before restarting, set the tone.

The birth of Super Sentai is inextricably linked to Kamen Rider.

Toei producer Hiroshi Hirayama accidentally discovered a special phenomenon. That is, a series in which two knights appear at the same time will be more popular than a series in which a single knight appears.

The same phenomenon occurs in Tsuburaya's Ultraman series next door. When the original Zofi, Sevenjack, Ace and brothers appear at the same time, the ratings will be higher than ordinary dramas.

This phenomenon inspired him.

Why do heroes always fight alone? Maybe, I can try to make a hero drama with multiple protagonists fighting together.

Hiroshi Hirayama has a pretty good say within Toei. In addition, his idea was supported by Shotaro Ishimori. The two hit it off immediately, and quickly started Secret Sentai Fifth Company with Toei's money.

This is a great try!

Led by Hiroshi Hirayama and adapted from Ishimori's original work, Secret Sentai Fifth Company was soon aired on TV Asahi.

The innovative five protagonists emphasized teamwork and broke the stereotypes of hero dramas that had been solidified at the time.

Then, a big success!

When this work was broadcast, it coincided with the tokusatsu craze set off by Taro V3. Coupled with its unique subject matter, the average ratings exceeded an astonishing 20%!

Unfortunately, the sequel cannot.

After the end of Secret Sentai Fifth Company, Toei underwent a round of personnel adjustments. The series was finally handed over to the team of Saburo Yatagote, and JAKQ Dengeki Team was the sequel.

But the Electric Shock Team was so miserable...

Ba Shou took over temporarily and didn't know enough about the team's project style. This sequel was ultimately cut in half, with only 35 episodes, making it the shortest series in the franchise's history.

Fortunately, Ba Shu is quite capable.

The failure of the sequel seems to have made them feel right. The ratings for subsequent Super Sentai productions finally stabilized.

Throughout the entire series, the core of Super Sentai has always been the two elements of teamwork and fusion robot.

These two points are very important!

Without these two core elements, it wouldn’t be Super Sentai at all.

Because these two elements are too general, it is difficult for employees to understand them. Meng Lang then refined it into many standards, which could not be changed without authorization.

The protagonists are fixed at five people, both male and female. They have a unified team name and uniforms, and the uniforms are different colors...

Speaking of color, Meng Lang suddenly paused for a moment. After thinking about it carefully, he said, The color doesn't have to be fixed. Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, black and pink will do.

“Let’s talk about the key points here!”

The importance of red is slightly higher than other colors, and it can be regarded as a captain. White and pink are reserved for female characters as much as possible. Of course, this is not a mandatory rule...

In the Super Sentai series, there are two colors that are particularly special. One red is all male, one pink is all female.

As for other colors, both men and women have them. It's just that among the white team members, the proportion of women is significantly higher.

Meng Lang didn't dare to guess Aunt Dong's intentions. At least until the female celebrity and male fan appeared, it was safest to stick to this setting.

Regarding the team colors, Aunt Dong made a lot of setting patches. In addition to some fancy color names, each color is also given a different meaning.

Detailed into a certain work, it can be understood as five colors, which represent five different abilities/beasts/attributes, etc., similar to the five elements division of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

Speaking of which, the Five Elements are quite suitable.

Maybe Auntie Dong could consider making a movie called Five Elements Sentai Mutualist? Anyway, there is a precedent of the five-star team, so it is reasonable to do it again.

In addition to the team, another core setting of the team's work is the fusion robot.

Meng Lang introduced: First, the team members work together to defeat the life-sized monster enemy, and then the monster turns into a huge body after being defeated. The team summons a fusion robot and engages in hand-to-hand combat with the giant monster. Finally, the fusion robot uses the ultimate weapon to chop down the enemy. burst.

Standard team template!

Kent was not sure about this routine, and frowned and asked: Can the audience accept it if I keep repeating this kind of plot? Why do I feel...

I don't want what you think, I want what I think! Meng Lang said unreasonably, Look, after so many years of filming Ultraman, has the plot of the story changed?

No. Kent smiled bitterly.

This seems to be the truth!

The plot of Ultraman follows the same template from beginning to end. Monsters appeared, human beings attacked with armed forces and were defeated. Ultraman transformed into a fighter, successfully repelled the monsters and then flew away...

Are there any changes? No!

So many years, from the first generation to the latest Ace. Although many innovations have been made in details, the story has never changed.

Abo people?

This does not change the template, but adds a new villain to the original story template that runs throughout the play.

Kamen Rider is slightly better!

But it's just slightly better. In essence, Kamen Rider's plot still has traces of template, but it's just a little better than Ultraman.

When Meng Lang said this, everyone immediately had no objection.

The story is templated, which limits the screenwriter’s imagination. Although it sounds pathetic, from a practical perspective, this is the most appropriate option.

Next question, script!

After explaining the basic settings, Meng Lang fell into a whole new set of worries. There are so many works in the Super Sentai series, which one should I start with?

The secret team fifth company?

But pull it down! Although this work is the first work of the team, the incomplete story line is too long and is not suitable for Pengda.

The JAKQ Dengeki Team after that was even worse. With its mysterious plot and devastating ratings, please just ignore it.

Battle Frenzy J?

The orange team member who appears for the first time is certainly very good. Unfortunately, the style is too weird to be considered a pioneering work.

Electro Sentai Electromagnetic Man?

Seems possible...