Most of Feng Xuan's previous films were anti-Japanese war films — of course, there were no so-called anti-Japanese war dramas, and a small number of urban police and gangster films. He had never made a film with animals as the protagonist.
Since he had accepted this film, he had to do a good job, so he sent his assistant to collect some of the animal films and dramas with good reputations in recent years. "Wolf Totem" was one of them, and it was an important reference for him.
Wolves are animals that cannot be tamed — the theme of "Wolf Totem" itself is nonsense. Wolves are the easiest animals to tame. As early as 15,000 years ago, they were tamed by different races around the world. Otherwise, how could there be so many kinds of dogs? Compared with desert wildcats, which were tamed by Egyptians between 5,000 and 10,000 years ago, the difficulty of taming wolves was unimaginably simple.
Dogs and wolves have a lot in common, such as living in groups, having a strict hierarchy within a group, having a higher IQ, and so on. Living in groups means that they know how to cooperate, hunt together, and defend against foreign enemies; the hierarchy makes them know how to obey the strong; higher IQ makes them understand human commands … These are the basis for them to be easily tamed.
Feng Xuan watched the film "Wolf Totem" several times, and found some behind-the-scenes footage from the time through his friends in the film and television industry. He systematically and thoroughly analyzed the shooting process of this film.
During the analysis, he noticed a person. This person's name was Andrew Simpson, a British man, a professional wolf tamer, who played an indispensable role in the shooting process of "Wolf Totem."
Feng Xuan checked Andrew Simpson's resume again. Wow, this is really amazing!
This wolf tamer was not only a professional wolf tamer hired by the crew of "Wolf Totem," but also participated in the shooting of "Game of Thrones" and "The Revenant" with his wolves. Even the famous police dog "Xiao Tian" in "Operation Mekong River" was trained by him.
In the early stages of preparing for Dog Warrior, Feng Xuan had also considered inviting this person to train police dogs for the crew. However, there were two problems that prevented him from doing so. First was the scheduling problem. Andrew Simpson was currently in another crew and had no time to spare. Second, it would take some time to invite him to train the dogs. The shooting cycle of Dog Warrior was originally short, and there was no extra time for dog training. Therefore, Feng Xuan was more inclined to find a dog that could be an immediate combat force.
Feng Xuan looked at Famous again. He had high hopes for this dog, because its understanding, execution, and acting skills were impeccable. It was so good at pretending to be dead that even Nie Yuan had nothing to say. The better the dog's acting skills were, the less money would be spent on post-production editing and special effects, which would save the producers money.
The only thing that worried Feng Xuan was the dog's courage. No matter how good his acting skills were, if he ran at the sight of flames and the sound of explosions, he wouldn't be able to become the main character of this action movie. Of course, it wouldn't be a problem for him to act in some family dramas. If he heard that any director friend was planning to shoot a family drama with a dog, he would definitely strongly recommend Famous.
Feng Xuan's eyes fell on Zhang Zian again.
Compared with Famous, he was actually more interested in Zhang Zian, who could train Famous. After all, if he could train one Famous, he could train more. He silently looked at the young man's back, and an inexplicable thought arose in his heart. This young man could not only train dogs, but also cats. If he was willing to develop in the film and television industry for a long time, his future was simply limitless!
He sincerely hoped that Zhang Zian could become his Andrew Simpson, and China's Andrew Simpson.
"Director Feng, can we start?" The assistant walked to his side and whispered to remind him.
Feng Xuan nodded and turned his head to look around, but he didn't find the person he was looking for.
"Where is Guan Biao? Where did Guan Biao go? "He frowned and asked.
"Did he go to the toilet?" The assistant didn't see Guan Biao either, so he quickly shouted, "Guan Biao! Master Guan! Where are you? "
When the assistant shouted for the third time, he saw Guan Biao appear from a corner in the courtyard that was sheltered from the wind.
"I'm coming! I'm coming!" Guan Biao ran over with a red face.
Guan Biao was nearly 40 years old and had a beer belly, but his movements were quite flexible. He used to do mine blasting, and because he met Feng Xuan by chance, he was one of Feng Xuan's old team members. Every time there was an explosion scene in a movie, Feng Xuan would always call him, and this time was no exception.
Having said that, Feng Xuan didn't like Guan Biao very much, because he was a lazy person who liked to eat and take advantage of others, and occasionally drank too much. As a pyrotechnician, drinking too much was simply intolerable. Fortunately, Guan Biao didn't drink during the filming, so although Feng Xuan didn't like him, he still took him with him.
In fact, Feng Xuan didn't have a choice. Being a pyrotechnician was a high-risk profession. It didn't earn much, but it was very dangerous. There were fewer and fewer young people in China who were willing to engage in this profession, and many film crews even had to hire pyrotechnicians from the United States with high salaries. Letting Guan Biao do it was much more reliable than letting those folk pyrotechnicians do it.
"Master Guan, what are you doing? Leaving the auditioners waiting here, "Feng Xuan sternly asked. Feng Xuan asked sternly. He was embarrassed when he heard the conversation between Sheng Ke and the two young policemen.
"Director Feng, it's not my fault!" Guan Biao argued, "According to the rules of the Film and Television City, if you need to use explosive, burning, and fire-breathing props, you need to report to the Film and Television City three days in advance. The time I reported was 11 o 'clock in the morning, and it's not time yet, right? I just went to take shelter from the wind. "
What Guan Biao said seemed to be reasonable, and Feng Xuan couldn't refute it. He had to hold back his other words of blame and ordered, "Then hurry up and get ready. It's going to be 11 o 'clock soon. This is the last batch of auditioners, and you can rest for a few days after that. "
"Okay!" Guan Biao shook his belly and ran away to carry out the final preparations before the explosion.
At this time, Feng Xuan noticed another person coming out from the corner where Guan Biao had just been. He knew this person. It was Yuan Fei, the chief dog trainer sent by Star Pet Chain Supermarket Group.
With a cigarette between his fingers, Yuan Fei slowly walked back to Cage No. 1. He glanced over inadvertently, and then turned his eyes away. In Cage No. 1 was the German Shepherd "Neptune" sent by Star Pet Chain Supermarket Group. Neptune had a tall and powerful appearance, a pure pedigree, and a very high overall quality. Before the appearance of Famous, Neptune was Feng Xuan and Nie Yuan's most optimistic choice for the protagonist.
Feng Xuan felt a little uncomfortable in his heart. What did Guan Biao and Yuan Fei say and do in that secluded corner?
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