Autumn.
It was a beautiful day.
At this time of year, primary school students were assigned homework or essays by their teachers. There was often a fill-in-the-blank question in the homework, or a sentence that often appeared in the essays written by primary school students with a childish writing style — autumn is the season of ().
Zhang Zian happened to see this fill-in-the-blank question in Little Celery's homework a few days ago. It reminded him of his childhood, because he had also done this question in elementary school, and the answer he had written was exactly the same as Little Celery's — autumn is the season of harvest.
It was a very vulgar answer, but one that would definitely get him points.
But if he had to fill it again, he would definitely write — autumn is the season to save electricity. F * ck the points!
When he thought of himself when it was just a little bit hotter, he couldn't help but feel guilty. He didn't know how expensive water and electricity were. Now, in addition to the cost of buying kittens and puppies, the biggest part of the daily expenses for pet shops and aquariums was electricity, followed by water. The price of commercial water and electricity was double the price of residential water and electricity. Every time the electricity bill came out, he was so shocked that he almost had a heart attack.
In the summer, he had to turn on the air conditioner, and in the winter, he had to turn on the electric heater. Only in the spring and autumn did he not need to turn on anything.
"When one side is in trouble, help comes from all sides! This is the donation raised by everyone. Today, I will transfer all the donations to Mr. Store Manager and ask him to buy disinfection and epidemic prevention medicine for the stray cats and dogs in Binhai City. "
Snowy held up a sign with a four-digit number written on it. In front of the mobile phone camera, she solemnly handed the sign to Zhang Zian.
Zhang Zian took the sign. "Then I would like to thank everyone on behalf of the stray cats and dogs in Binhai City. From now on, I will ask Snowy to publish the detailed purchase list of medicine on her Weibo and the shop's official account. I promise to be open and transparent."
The money had actually been transferred to him long ago. Today was just a small ceremony to let the enthusiastic netizens know that the money they had donated had been put to use.
After the typhoon left and the flood subsided, the streets and alleys of Binhai City were a mess. What was even more shocking and disgusting was that the bodies of small animals that had been drowned by the flood could often be seen. Most of them were probably rats, followed by cats and dogs.
Most of the drowned cats and dogs should be stray animals, but there were also a small number of free-range animals.
Vladimir and Xiao Bai had tried their best, but the typhoon had come too suddenly. It was impossible for the two of them to save all the cats and dogs.
Whether it was for the surviving stray cats and dogs or for the city's residents, epidemic prevention after the flood was the top priority. The municipal government would organize a lot of manpower and material resources to disinfect key areas, but there was no good way to deal with stray cats and dogs whose whereabouts were uncertain.
Snowy's stay in the United States was far longer than expected. She had already bought a plane ticket, but she was shocked to hear the news that a typhoon was about to hit Binhai City. In such a situation, even if she took a plane back, she would not be able to land. Besides, her parents would not agree, so the family of three delayed it for a while before returning home.
On the second day after returning to the country, she immediately threw herself into the outdoor live broadcast despite the exhaustion of the journey. She introduced the disaster situation of Binhai City to her fans all over the country and even around the world. In her live broadcast, everyone saw the bodies of the stray cats and dogs that had been drowned and had not been cleaned up in time. Of course, they only glanced at them from afar. Otherwise, Snowy and the girls with weaker endurance would not be able to bear it.
Although some people suspected that she was taking the opportunity to attract fans, the innocent knew their place.
The corpses of drowned small animals would cause a large number of fleas and other pests to breed and spread to stray cats and dogs. Many people thought of this possibility, but there was no good way, unless all the stray cats and dogs were eliminated. But this was too cruel and could cause controversy. Besides, the existence of stray cats and dogs would more or less limit the reproduction of rats and other rodents. If they killed all the stray cats and dogs, wouldn't the rats run rampant?
Snowy was also very worried about this problem, so she went to the pet shop to ask Zhang Zian for advice. The latter said that it could be solved by disinfecting the stray cats and dogs at fixed points, and he had already planned to do so.
Enthusiastic netizens who liked pets and had money generously donated money, no matter how much it was, to show their sincerity.
Today was the weekend, and the shop was full of people. Snowy had just left, and Zhao Qi and Liu Wenying came with Yue Yue.
"Store Manager Zhang, I think it's almost been a year since you took over the shop, right? When are you going to have an anniversary promotion? "
Zhao Qi was carrying a brand new bag, and Liu Wenying was holding Yue Yue's hand. Yue Yue was holding a half-eaten ice cream in her hand. This might be the last time this little girl would have ice cream this year. After all, the weather was getting colder.
"I really haven't considered this. Our shop is a small business, and we lost a lot in the typhoon. If we have a promotion, we'll have to sell our blood." Zhang Zian's tone was firm.
"Hey! Who are you kidding? I don't care. Today, we must have a discount on this cat food, and we must break your bones! "Zhao Qi put a pile of imported cat food on the cashier.
Every time she and Liu Wenying came together to stock up on cat food, they would always find all kinds of excuses to ask Zhang Zian for a discount, which made Liu Wenying a little embarrassed. In fact, Zhao Qi was willing to buy a bag that cost thousands of dollars. Did she really care about the discount? She enjoyed the pleasure of the discount, otherwise she would feel that she was losing money. This was probably the shopping logic of urban white-collar workers. Otherwise, Double 11 would not have become a national carnival.
It was not until Zhang Zian couldn't persuade her and quietly agreed to give them a 5% discount that she and Liu Wenying returned with a lot of cat food.
"Xiao Zhang, do you have time? There's something I want to discuss with you. "Wei Kang drove a brand-new private car to visit.
"Professor Wei, congratulations on your promotion. Come on in." Zhang Zian could see that Wei Kang was in high spirits and finally removed the word "deputy" from his title.
"I don't want to talk about this, I don't want to talk about this …" Wei Kang modestly waved his hand and looked around the shop. "Oh, there are so many people in your shop. It's almost full. I won't go in. I'll just say a few words and leave."
"What's the matter?" Zhang Zian asked.
He thought it was about Peter Lee and the Leshi Dog Food, but Peter Lee was facing a protracted trial of the century in the United States, which could drag on for eight to ten years.
"It's like this. Our last trip to Egypt left a lot of regrets, and you see, it's been almost half a year. The radio devices installed on the fennec foxes may soon run out of power and fall off. After all, the local environment is too bad, and the temperature difference between day and night is too large. The battery life may not meet the design requirements. Recycling the radio devices is not a good idea to leave it to local scholars and nomads. This is what we worked hard on last time … So I think we should go into the desert again and personally recycle those devices. By the way, we can work with the teachers and students of the Department of Archaeology to solve the regrets left behind last time. What do you think? "Wei Kang explained his intentions.
Zhang Zian almost fainted. Had he unknowingly fallen into Zhuang Xiaodie's dream again? Or was it the so-called deja vu?
Everyone in Zhuang Xiaodie's dream was in line with their own persona, which made her dream very prophetic. Wei Kang in reality and Wei Kang in the dream had the same deep regrets about the last trip to the desert. It was not surprising that they would make the same decision. This was Wei Kang's character.
He quickly persuaded Wei Kang to give up on this idea. It should not be a big problem to leave the recovery of the radio devices to the locals. Fennec foxes were social animals, and missing a few devices would not have much impact on the analysis of the survival state of the entire group.
In fact, this kind of thing did not need a biological outsider like him to remind him? Of course, Wei Kang knew that this was just an excuse. The fennec foxes were not the point at all.
Wei Kang and the teachers of the same school were at a party and inadvertently mentioned the golden pyramid hidden in the depths of the sea of sand. Although Wei Kang did not see it with his own eyes, there was some vague information from Peter Lee's trial, so it attracted the great interest of the Department of Archaeology of Binhai University. After all, it was a pyramid that had never been discovered before. It was probably the mausoleum of the last Pharaoh of Egypt. If a China scientific team could enter first, it would definitely shock the world and make the Department of Archaeology of Binhai University famous both at home and abroad.
The professors of the Department of Archaeology urged for a while, and Wei Kang was also tempted. If it was a joint application by the Department of Biology and the Department of Archaeology, the school would definitely approve it, and there was also the previous successful experience as a guarantee.
Wei Kang had long been disappointed with his few unqualified students. He heard that the students of the Department of Archaeology had always been diligent and hardworking. They often participated in field excavation work, and they even had field excavation experience in the Gobi Desert of the Western Region. They had some similarities with the desert. If they cooperated, this time it would be easy, and the materials, equipment, and manpower would be better than last time. Maybe they could really find more secrets about the primitive Egyptian cats from the murals of the golden pyramid.
After discussing with the professors of the Department of Archaeology, he agreed that the golden pyramid being buried by the yellow sand was only Peter Lee's one-sided story. Maybe the cunning Peter Lee had deliberately said so, but in fact, he had secretly planned to send his men to take the treasures in the golden pyramid for himself. In order to avoid this situation, they had to rush into the Egyptian desert before Peter Lee's remaining people made their move and carry out protective excavation of the golden pyramid.
Zhang Zian listened and smiled bitterly. The golden pyramid had really been buried, but it was not convenient for him to prove it for Peter Lee. Otherwise, the pressure and focus would be on him.
This time, it was obvious that the Department of Archaeology of Binhai University was ready to make a move. They wanted to make big news, and they were determined to bring Wei Kang to Egypt again.
He tried to persuade Wei Kang to leave, but this was only a temporary measure. Even if Wei Kang changed his mind, the people in the Department of Archaeology might not give up.
But what could he do? He would take one step at a time.
He planned to go to the Binhai City Museum tomorrow and the day after to see if there was really a female guide who looked like Southern Europe in the museum …
After sending Wei Kang away, before he entered the shop, he saw an acquaintance pushing a wheelchair on the opposite side of the road, taking a leisurely walk.
It was Guo Dongyue pushing his mother for a walk. The wheelchair had been modified with a frame, and there was a birdcage hanging on the frame. A few parrots were jumping around in the birdcage, occasionally speaking human language, which made passersby look at them.
Guo Dongyue's mother half raised her face, with a childlike innocent smile — an innocence that should not appear on an adult's face. She looked at the parrots in the birdcage like a child, her lips moving, as if she was talking to the parrots.
Zhang Zian saw Guo Dongyue's WeChat moments a while ago. It seemed that the big house that Guo Dongyue bought nearby had been renovated, and now it seemed that they had moved in.
Across the road, he waved at Guo Dongyue, who had already looked at the pet shop and waved back.
An SUV was parked on the side of the road, blocking his view.
"Brother Zhang, business is booming!" Feng Xuan walked out of the car with a happy face.
"Director Feng? Why are you here? "Zhang Zian was surprised.
"Shh!" Feng Xuan quietly gestured him to keep quiet. Even though he had become famous, he still kept a low profile. He didn't want to be photographed by people nearby.
"Brother Zhang, I'm visiting a friend in the film industry. I happened to pass by here, so I came to see you and Famous," Feng Xuan said. "How have you been? How have you been?"
"Everything is fine. Director Feng, would you like to come in?" Zhang Zian invited.
Feng Xuan looked at the overcrowded shop, smiled, and shook his head. "Forget it. I'll come back when I have the chance. By the way, Brother Zhang, the script of Dog Warrior 2 has been released. I've read it, and I think it's good. Would you like to consider it? "
After Feng Xuan became a top director in the country with Dog Warrior, he didn't act like other directors who became famous overnight, and made crappy movies to make quick money. Instead, he was very cautious, and he didn't want to ruin his reputation. He had very high requirements for the script and investors, and ordinary movies couldn't enter his eyes.
The popularity of Dog Warrior caused the domestic film industry, which liked to follow the trend, to flock to it. All kinds of animal movies appeared, and 99.9% of them were shoddily made to make money, which made the domestic film critics sad. They lamented that if this continued, the audience would lose their enthusiasm. Some people even commented that Dog Warrior opened the door to China's animal movies, but it was going to be closed by other crappy movies …
The domestic animal movie market urgently needed another shot in the arm to continue the audience's enthusiasm, and there was nothing more suitable than Dog Warrior 2.
Dog Warrior had a good reputation and box office. Both the crew and the investors obviously wouldn't give up on this golden brand. The sequel had long been put on the agenda, and the investment budget was ten times that of the first one. It was said to have no upper limit.
The script of Dog Warrior 2 had long been in the planning stages, and Binhai Studio was also actively working on it. They expressed their full cooperation, and they had to keep the filming location in Binhai City. They couldn't just give it away. Even the leaders of the municipal cultural department were paying close attention to it, and they were actively promoting it.
The other details were easy to discuss, but the lead actor couldn't be changed — of course, this didn't mean the human lead actor in the movie.
It was hard for Zhang Zian and Famous to reject the offer.
He knew that after Dog Warrior was released, Famous didn't immerse in its past glory, but continued to observe life, honed its acting skills, and strived to achieve new breakthroughs.
Everyone was looking forward to Famous's glory in Dog Warrior 2.
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