Zhang Zian received a notice from the crew that there would be scenes of adult dogs, and he needed to go to the crew to guide the work.
To be honest, he was quite excited when he received the notice. After all, it was his first official appearance in a crew, even though it was a crew of men, and there was no chance encounter to look forward to.
Early in the morning, he told Lu Yi Yun to call him if she encountered any troublesome customers, then he left the shop with Famous.
Zhang Zian took a taxi to Binhai Studio and went straight to the gray and white courtyard. It was rented by the Dog Warrior crew as a working area, and some scenes were shot here.
A sentry post with a canopy was placed at the gate of the courtyard, but because it was not shooting time, there was no one standing guard. A sign was hung on the gate of the courtyard, which read: Xin'an City Police Dog Training Base.
Xin'an City was a fictional western border city in Dog Warrior. Lightning, played by Famous, and some of the scenes before they became adults took place here. After shooting the plot here, the crew would go out to shoot the scenery of the western snowfield. Of course, this part was also a set in Binhai Studio, which would be combined with the real snowfield during post-production.
"Brother Zhang!"
Someone called Zhang Zian. He looked over and saw that it was Liu, who had auditioned with him a few days ago.
Liu was wearing a police uniform, holding Red Dragon and Prince, and had been waiting for Zhang Zian. He and Wang were worried about leaving their dogs here, so they would rather come over during the shooting. However, they did not have permission to enter the crew, so they could only make an appointment with Zhang Zian and hand over the two police dogs to him at the gate.
He handed the leashes to Zhang Zian. "Brother Zhang, please take care of Red Dragon and Prince!"
The thought that the dogs might be in danger in the crew, whether the danger came from the shooting itself or from someone else, made him feel very uncomfortable.
During the shooting of a movie, even actors could be accidentally injured. News of stars falling off their horses was heard from time to time, not to mention the animals in the crew. This was inevitable. Some foreign animal films would have subtitles at the beginning or the end, specifically stating, "No animals were injured during the shooting of this film." This was the ultimate humanistic care for animals. But obviously, Dog Warrior couldn't do that. Even during the audition process, dogs were injured.
"Don't worry, I will do my best to take care of them." "From today onwards, they will appear almost every day. I think you should stop running back and forth. After filming, I will bring them back to the shop. I won't be able to make them suffer."
Xiao Liu nodded. "Okay, I believe you, Brother Zhang. Captain Sheng told me the same thing. I'll go back to the base first."
With every step he took, he turned his head back and stared at the Red Dragon and the Prince reluctantly, as if he was parting with them forever.
After his taxi disappeared from sight, Zhang Zian walked to the yard with the three German Shepherds.
Red Dragon and Prince were very obedient to Famous. They did whatever Famous did. Although they were three adult dogs, it was not difficult to lead them.
There were people coming and going in the yard, and a few of them looked familiar. They should be the crew members. Zhang Zian looked around, trying to find a place where he could swipe his face and punch in.
"Mr. Zhang, over here." Feng Xuan's assistant saw him from afar.
Zhang Zian held Famous's hand and walked over.
"Mr. Zhang, have you read the script for today's shooting?" the assistant asked, gesturing to follow him to the backyard.
"Of course, I've read it several times, and I can recite it. Today's shooting is the scene of Lightning training in the training base, right? "Zhang Zian confirmed.
"Yes, today's scene is not difficult. Mr. Zhang, although it is your first time to participate in a shooting, it should be no problem … Oh, yes, this is your pass. Wear it in the future." The assistant handed him a badge with Zhang Zian's ID photo on it, indicating his position in the crew.
Zhang Zian put it on his chest.
When he came to the backyard, it was completely different from the audition a few days ago. At that time, it was rugged and full of potholes, but now it had all been filled and compacted. There were a lot of training props for police dogs, such as crossbars, low walls, concrete pipes, balance beams, and unlit fire rings. It looked quite real.
There were more than a dozen dogs waiting there, led by different dog trainers.
Feng Xuan was sitting on a soft chair with a small coffee table in front of him. There was a monitor on the coffee table, and he was holding a loudspeaker in his hand, explaining the scene to several actors.
Several cameras were set up on the site, controlled by different cameramen, shooting from different angles.
As for the other lighting, scenery, and sound effects staff, they were all in place, waiting for the shooting to start.
Zhang Zian looked around and did not see Guan Biao. After all, there was no explosion scene today, so Guan Biao probably did not need to work.
The assistant pointed in another direction and said, "The director is busy. Mr. Zhang, let me take you to meet the male lead, Lin Feng, and let your dog get familiar with him to avoid any accidents during the shooting."
He was probably afraid that Famous would bite Lin Feng during the shooting. Zhang Zian was not worried about this, but since Li Kun wanted to give Lin Feng's autographed photo to his mother, he could take this opportunity to ask for one.
The assistant led him to the makeshift dressing shed and said with a smile, "Fortunately, the actors in this movie are all men, so it is much easier to put on makeup. If there are big-name actresses in the movie, it may take three hours just to put on makeup."
There were two dressing sheds, one big and one small. The big one was a public dressing shed, and the small one was, of course, for the few stars in the movie.
The assistant knocked on the door, and when he heard the person inside say, "Come in," he led Zhang Zian in.
The electric heater in the dressing shed was on, so it was very warm. A male actor in his thirties was sitting in front of the dressing mirror, and a female makeup artist was applying makeup on his face. The two of them were talking and laughing from time to time.
"Brother Lin, let me introduce you. This is Zhang Zian, the main dog trainer hired by the crew. This is his dog, Famous, who plays the adult Lightning in the movie. The other two dogs are Lightning's teammates," the assistant introduced enthusiastically.
"Hello! Welcome to the crew! Sorry, I'm putting on makeup, so I can't shake hands with you. " Lin Feng did not put on airs like a big-name actor. He looked at Zhang Zian and Famous through the dressing mirror.
"Hello, my name is Zhang Zian, and I'm the new dog trainer." Zhang Zian casually looked inside the dressing shed. It was very messy, filled with the fragrance of all kinds of cosmetics, and there were some plastic models wearing wigs for the makeup artist to try on their faces.
After looking for a while, Lin Feng curiously asked, "I heard what happened on the day of your audition. It was really thrilling … Hey, let me ask you, how did your dog find out the abnormality? It's all over the crew. "
The assistant was also curious, waiting for Zhang Zian's answer.
Zhang Zian knew that some people in the crew would definitely doubt it, so he prepared the answer in advance and said, "You've heard that in subways, airports, and important international conference venues, there will be special search and explosion dogs to search for dangerous explosives. My Famous has been specially trained to search for explosives, so it smelled the smell of excessive explosives and sensed the danger."
"So amazing?" The female makeup artist also stopped what she was doing and looked at Famous with interest. "How did you train it?"
"Sorry, this is an industry secret," Zhang Zian replied. "If I tell you, I won't have anything to eat."
Famous squatted in place obediently, and Red Dragon and Prince also followed suit.
When accepting the role, Lin Feng was a little worried about being bitten by the dogs at first, but when he saw that the three dogs did not seem to be aggressive, he was more or less relieved.
"This dog won't bite, right?" he asked half-jokingly.
"If it needs to bite during the shooting process, it will. Other than that, it won't bite. Please rest assured." Zhang Zian felt that this little star was quite approachable, so he also relaxed.
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