Feng Xuan cherished his reputation. If he wasn't optimistic about the script of Dog Warrior 2, he wouldn't have personally come to Zhang Zian to talk about it.
Back then, when Famous acted in Dog Warrior, the salary it received was a newcomer's salary. Although it wasn't particularly low, it was still very different from the salary of human actors. Today was different. The budget of Dog Warrior 2 had increased by ten times, and the producer directly threw out a salary that Zhang Zian thought was sky-high. If ordinary people didn't squander money, they could completely not have to work for the rest of their lives.
This wasn't the highest salary he had ever seen. The number of producers and directors that came to discuss contracts with him was like a school of carps crossing the river. Some of the salaries they offered were unimaginably high, even taking up more than half of the total budget of the movie. The rest of the human actors were all second-rate actresses and little fresh meats. They took up another quarter of the budget. If he signed the contract for Famous, the rest of his life would be spent eating, drinking, playing, yachts, and mansions, but Famous's reputation would be almost ruined.
What kind of luxurious life hadn't Famous experienced? When it was extremely extravagant, the ancestors of these actors were still eating dirt. It used to eat the best Wagyu beef as a daily meal. Now, it also found the 30-yuan beef bought from the market delicious. No matter how big the house was, sleeping space was only one square meter.
Famous saw through these worldly possessions. Twenty years later, no one would remember an old celebrity, but Famous would go down in history.
Zhang Zian took the script that Feng Xuan handed over. The script wasn't thin, and the content was very detailed. He definitely couldn't read it on the spot and give an answer. He had to study it with Famous in private and strive for perfection.
Feng Xuan eagerly urged him to put forward any opinions about the script. Because Zhang Zian was busy, he didn't want to disturb him, so he left first.
As soon as he left, Zhang Zian was standing at the door reading the script hastily. He wanted to read the plot outline first. After all, as a fan of Famous, he was also very curious about the content of Dog Warrior 2.
At this time, another private car stopped by the roadside and honked twice to attract his attention.
Zhang Zian quickly walked over.
Sun Xiaomeng opened the trunk of the car and got out of the car.
"The medicine you requested is ready. See if it's enough," she said, pointing to several plastic buckets in the trunk.
"Almost. If it's not enough, I'll find you again." Zhang Zian opened the lid of one of the buckets and saw a white powder inside. It was a mixture of several insecticides and antiseptics.
"But why do you need so much? Do you want to give the pet a medicinal bath? " When Sun Xiaomeng received Zhang Zian's prescription request, she had already guessed that such a combination of drugs could only be used in medicinal baths. However, this amount was far more than the dosage needed in ordinary pet shops. Common medicinal baths were in liquid form and made into shower gel for convenience. However, Zhang Zian specifically requested that it be in a dry powder form. This was because the dosage was too large and the liquid took up too much space.
It was very difficult for a layman to master the mixing ratio of several powerful drugs, and it was also not easy to get these drugs. The manufacturers were more willing to sell the high-profit medicated body wash, so he asked Sun Xiaomeng to buy and mix it for him.
"Yes, if we buy more at one time, won't we be able to lower the unit price?" he replied.
Sun Xiaomeng saw that he was playing dumb. It was clear that he didn't want to answer why he bought such a large dosage. However, the toxicity of these drugs to humans was very low anyway. Unless the whole bucket was ingested, it generally wouldn't cause harm to humans.
Her clinic was also very busy. The typhoon had caused many domestic pets to suffer from fractures, burns, and other injuries. She had to hurry back to the clinic to receive customers.
She hurriedly explained the ratio of water, which bucket was for cats and which was for dogs. She also emphasized that these powerful insecticides were quite toxic to pets and that they shouldn't be ingested.
Zhang Zian nodded and remembered that he had to relay this information to Vladimir and Little White.
He planned to buy an inflatable swimming pool for family use and place it somewhere in the suburbs. He would then put the powder in it and mix it with water. He would then use a generator to make a simple water circulation shower. While the weather was not too cold, he would find a good day to let the stray cats and dogs line up to disinfect and dry their hair.
He asked Wang Qian and Li Kun to move the buckets of powder into the shop.
"Store Manager Zhang!"
Sun Xiaomeng didn't give up. She originally wanted to further explore the real reason why he bought so many drugs, but suddenly, a loud voice called out to Zhang Zian. She didn't know the skinny, bald old man, so she had no choice but to leave and return to the clinic.
Zhang Zian looked and saw that it was an old man who wasn't tall but had a loud voice. It was Welder Zhao. Beside him was Electrician Wu, who was almost inseparable from Welder Zhao.
Welder Zhao was riding an electric tricycle, while Electrician Wu was riding an electric bicycle. The two old men were in good spirits.
"Master Zhao, Master Wu, why are you here? I've been busy recently and didn't have time to visit you. If you hadn't helped me re-waterproof, my broken shop probably wouldn't have survived the typhoon, "Zhang Zian said.
"Don't mention it. We're on the same side," Electrician Wu said. "If it weren't for you, my old partner would have lost his life several times …"
"Several times?" Welder Zhao shouted unhappily. His voice was loud, almost like an argument. It attracted the attention of the customers in the shop.
Zhang Zian was afraid that they would start arguing again, so he quickly changed the topic. "Master Zhao, your body … Is it okay?"
Welder Zhao proudly patted his chest. "It's okay. I've been fine for a long time. My body is still strong … It's just that I'm missing a piece of meat on my hand."
Due to the infection of the marine vibrio vulnificus, a large piece of rotten flesh was cut off by the doctor on the edge of his palm. The wound had just healed, and the bandage was removed, revealing an ugly scar.
"I'm so old anyway, and no one cares what I look like. It's not a big deal if I'm missing a piece of meat," he said carelessly. "Maybe I'll grow it back after eating a few more pieces of meat!"
With his personality, was he open-minded and optimistic, or was he someone who didn't learn from his mistakes? Maybe it was a combination of both.
"Master Zhao, Master Wu, where are you going?"
Zhang Zian noticed that there were some uncommon tools in the back of the electric tricycle. They didn't look like renovation tools, including a plastic bucket, a small shovel with a wooden handle, a mesh bag with a thin eye, a pair of boots, a long, thick wire hook, a flat stone with a rope tied to it, a thick brush … The strangest thing was a jar of salt.
"Sigh!"
Electrician Wu sighed before saying anything. He pointed at Welder Zhao and said, "It's all because of him. A few days ago, the slap was so painful that he wanted to die. He couldn't sleep the whole night if he didn't take painkillers. As soon as the slap stopped hurting, he started to make trouble again …"
Welder Zhao interrupted, "Wu! Why are you always mocking me? Am I making trouble? I'm just … making some wild game to thank Store Manager Zhang! Besides, who's in so much pain? Who's in so much pain that they can't sleep the whole night? "
Electrician Wu laughed coldly. "Store Manager Zhang, I really don't care about him! His wound didn't hurt too much these past few days, so he started to crave meat, especially crayfish. But the typhoon had just passed, and crayfish were generally out of stock. The price was too high, so he was craving it, but he didn't want to spend money to buy it. Yesterday, he heard from a fisherman in the water community that there was a beach in the south of our country. After the typhoon, someone dug up a few pounds of mole shrimp and went home to make his own spicy mole shrimp. He said it was even better than the spicy crayfish. It was so delicious that he almost ate his fingers … When Zhao heard that, he couldn't sit still at home anymore. His slap stopped hurting, and today, he dragged me to dig for mole shrimp no matter what. The things in the car are the tools that he asked people for, and they told him about how to dig for mole shrimp. "
Welder Zhao straightened his neck and said, unconvinced, "Store Manager Zhang, you should be the judge. This big shrimp is lying under the beach sand. It's the same for me to dig it up, and it's the same for others. Why can't I dig it up? Store Manager Zhang, I'm telling you, I even brought lunch today. I'm not going home without digging up ten pounds of mole shrimp! We're brothers, so we're not strangers. I … I … I'll give you five pounds! "
When he mentioned giving Zhang Zian five pounds, Welder Zhao's face was full of heartache.
Zhang Zian understood. It turned out that Welder Zhao wanted to eat prawns, but he couldn't bear to spend money on crayfish, so he was thinking about the mole shrimp.
The appearance of the mole shrimp was not as pleasing as that of the crayfish. It was a little ugly, but it was still edible, and he heard that it was delicious. The most important thing was that it didn't cost money.
The mole shrimp hid in the sand layer of the beach, and it could only be caught by digging it out. When catching it, they would use a strange tool like a writing brush. No wonder they had a thick and long writing brush in the back of the car.
However, catching the mole shrimp was a technical job. An inexperienced person might not be able to catch a few even after working for a whole day. Zhang Zian was very doubtful that Welder Zhao's bold words of digging up five pounds could be realized.
The most important thing was, was Electrician Wu anxious because of the mole shrimp? It was obviously because of Welder Zhao's death-seeking constitution!
"No need. Master Zhao, you can keep it for yourself. I don't really like eating crayfish or mole shrimp," Zhang Zian declined.
Actually, how many people didn't like eating crayfish? He said that because he could understand Welder Zhao's stinginess …
When Welder Zhao heard that, he happily pretended to feel sorry and said, "You don't like it? Sigh, then there's no other way. One day, I'll get you some old hens raised in the countryside to nourish your body. "
Anyone could hear how unreliable that kind of promise was. Electrician Wu sighed as he listened. He wanted to find a hole to hide in.
"That … Master Zhao, I don't know which area of the southern beach you're talking about. I've never been there, but I want to remind you to be careful of the danger," Zhang Zian said.
What Welder Zhao and Electrician Wu wanted to do was to go to the beach. The concepts of going to the beach and going to the sea were very similar. They even overlapped, but they were not exactly the same.
Usually, beachcombing was to look for creatures or shells that had been washed up by the waves on the beach or between the coastal reefs. Especially when the tide was low, the harvest was greater. The key was to step on the harder sand or reefs.
Going to the beach was done on a beach with very soft sand. When one stepped on it, the sand could reach up to one's calf, and they even had to dig out creatures from the sand. Because it was difficult to walk on the soft sand, they might not be able to return to the shore safely when the tide was high.
He reminded them that they should not go too deep into the beach during low tide, or else they would be in trouble when the tide was high.
Welder Zhao promised that he had asked his fishers about the precautions, so he would definitely not be rash.
To be fair, Welder Zhao was not rash. After all, he had worked in the factory for decades without any accidents, so he had a strong sense of safety. It was just that … his luck was too bad.
He picked up a reef, and there was a bobbit worm hidden in the reef.
His neighbor raised some aquatic creatures, and there was a highly toxic sea anemone mixed in.
His hand got scratched while fishing, and he was infected with marine vibrio vulnificus …
These were all unlucky things that ordinary people would rarely encounter in their lifetime, but he had encountered almost all of them.
It was a miracle that he was still alive and kicking, even though he was so unlucky. In superstitious terms, it was because he was lucky.
Electrician Wu wanted to say a few more words, but Welder Zhao couldn't wait any longer. He couldn't wait to run to the beach, fearing that if he was late, all the big shrimp would be taken away by others. He said goodbye to Zhang Zian and forcefully pulled Electrician Wu away.
Zhang Zian looked at the two old buddies who were arguing along the way, and he could not help but laugh. He silently wished them a fruitful return — a safe and fruitful return.
The two had just left, and he was about to enter the shop when he saw another private car driving over.
He did not recognize the car, but upon closer inspection, he realized that the driver was Sheng Ke, who was wearing casual clothes.
Today was really a busy day …
He looked up at the sky and sighed. It seemed to indicate that the next year would not be as easy as the previous one.
"Captain Sheng, is there something wrong?"
He rushed over and opened the door for Sheng Ke, who had just parked the car.
Sheng Ke was surprised by his question. "No, I'm on leave today. I'm shopping with my wife and kids, and I saw you standing on the side of the road, so I came over to say hello."
Zhang Zian breathed a sigh of relief. If even Sheng Ke was looking for him for something, he would really be so busy that he would cry.
Sheng Ke's wife and kids were sitting in the back seat of the car. Zhang Zian had seen their photos, but it was the first time he saw them in person.
They smiled and greeted Zhang Zian, their expressions full of sweet joy.
Sheng Ke, who was always busy, often had to work on the weekends or work overtime. It was rare for him to enjoy his precious vacation, and it was rare for him to go shopping with his wife and kids on the weekends.
Zhang Zian invited them into the shop for a while, but they said that they had already booked tickets to the amusement park. They were afraid that there would be too many tourists if they were late, so he did not insist. After all, they were a family, and they should enjoy their precious vacation.
After a few simple greetings, Sheng Ke, who was quite talkative, wanted to talk more, but Zhang Zian urged him to hurry up and not let his sister-in-law and niece wait for too long.
Sheng Ke understood his painstaking efforts. He sat back in the car, restarted the car, and drove in the direction of the amusement park. His wife and kids waved goodbye to him from the back window.
However, just a few seconds after the car started, it suddenly came to a stop.
Zhang Zian saw Sheng Ke pick up the phone and put it to his ear. After a few words, his face turned serious.
Sure enough, his hunch was right. This was going to be an eventful time.
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