The pet shop wasn't far from Potsdamer Platz. Every time the Berlin Film Festival was held, many of the shop's employees would excitedly buy tickets to watch the movie. As members of the pet industry, they had all heard that Dog Warrior was about to premiere in the main competition section of the Berlin Film Festival, so they were more or less looking forward to it.
However, in recent years, Chinese movies didn't have a strong presence in the Berlin Film Festival. Even the award-winning movies were mostly about the city or the countryside. There were no hot-blooded military movies like Dog Warrior that focused on the relationship between humans and dogs. They weren't sure if the movie would be good or not.
There weren't many opportunities to buy tickets. Was it worth it to give up other movies that might be more interesting for this movie?
Reina was a loyal fan of the Berlin Film Festival. She grew up in Berlin and watched the 14plus section from the Kplus section, and then watched the main competition section from the 14plus section. She had spent countless days and nights with the Berlin Film Festival.
Time was like a butcher's knife. She had changed from a slender girl to a slightly chubby middle-aged woman, but her enthusiasm for the Berlin Film Festival was still the same.
She never thought that she would meet her peers from China in the shop, as well as the dog that starred in Dog Warrior.
"So … What role does Famous play in the movie?" She looked at Zhang Zian, then looked at Famous. She planned to pay more attention during the movie.
"It plays Lightning in the movie. It's the main character of the movie," Zhang Zian said proudly.
Reina exclaimed in an even more exaggerated voice, "Oh my god! It's the main character? In other words, it must be a famous star in China? In China, which has a population of 1.4 billion? "
"Not yet. This is its first movie, but I believe it will become a big star." Zhang Zian patted Famous's head confidently.
"I believe it too." Reina nodded quickly. "Its first movie was able to be on the stage of the Berlin Film Festival. Its future achievements must be limitless!"
She rubbed her hands excitedly. "A future big star actually came to my shop and even picked a pair of sunglasses. I'm so honored!"
Zhang Zian noticed her choice of words and asked curiously, "This huge pet shop belongs to you?"
"Yes, it inherited my father." She nodded. "He retired to the seaside and left the shop to me."
"He's really not simple!" Zhang Zian praised sincerely, "This is the biggest pet shop I have ever seen. Compared to this, my shop is like a dwarf in front of a giant."
After learning that she was the owner, he was not too surprised, because he also did everything himself in his own shop, just like her. There were big and small shops, but there was no essential difference between the shop owners.
Reina smiled and said, "Although I haven't seen your shop before, it took 20 years to develop to this point. At the beginning, it was just an ordinary shop on the side of the road. Now that you have this celebrity dog, many people will come to your shop to ask for its autograph … Oh, right, can I take a picture with it and leave a paw print? I'm going to treasure it and show it off to others in the future. Look, that famous star once came to my shop! "
"Of course," Zhang Zian readily agreed.
"Hey! Guys! Everyone, come over here! " Reina raised her voice and shouted to the other employees in the shop, "I have a surprise for you guys. Look who's here!"
The employees who were free all gathered around. They had different skin colors and all stared at Zhang Zian, thinking that he was a celebrity. After all, there were too many people in Germany who took their dogs out. No one would have thought that the German Shepherd under their noses was the star of a movie.
Reina pointed at Famous and introduced it to everyone. "Do you know who this is? Its name is Famous, and it's the star of Dog Warrior, which is about to be shown at the film festival! "
"Really?"
"You're not kidding, right?"
Everyone was astonished when they heard this. Many of them liked to watch movies and were loyal fans of the Berlin Film Festival. It was rare to have a chance to get close to a movie star.
Zhang Zian took out the film festival invitation and the crew's work ID to prove his identity and dispel their doubts.
Famous suddenly enjoyed the treatment of a star. Everyone crowded around it and fought to take photos with it as a souvenir. Then, they posted the photos on various social networks to show off. Some people even brought out Polaroid cameras and inkpad, asking it to leave paw prints on the back of the photos.
It was calm and collected, and it didn't reject anyone. It cooperated and took photos with everyone. Occasionally, it even made funny poses and expressions, such as sticking out its tongue, tilting its head, squinting its eyes, pretending to be dead … Its charm quickly convinced everyone, and it became one with everyone.
Some of the people who had chosen other movies regretted it and quickly called their friends to buy tickets for them. Some people even took off their uniforms and asked Reina for leave, wanting to line up and buy tickets now.
Reina was also very happy and agreed to their request for leave. After taking photos with Famous, she stood to the side and watched the lively scene with a smile.
Zhang Zian glanced at the shelf where the sunglasses were and suddenly remembered something. He asked Reina, "Reina, do you have other types of glasses besides normal sunglasses? For example, sand-proof ones? "
"Yes, please wait a moment," Reina answered immediately. She said a few words to an employee in German, and the employee quickly left. When she came back, she was holding a few boxes with a rough style.
"Try this." She handed one of the boxes to Zhang Zian. "These are the wind-proof goggles that the US military gave their military dogs to wear in Afghanistan. The lenses are made of polycarbonate. Not only can they protect against sand, but they can also block pebbles and shrapnel. The coating on the lenses can reduce the damage to the cornea caused by strong ultraviolet rays. It's especially suitable for desert and highland battles. Let me tell you, this is an authentic military product. It's not easy to get it in Germany. Take it as a special treat for you and Famous today! "
Zhang Zian was actually just asking casually. He didn't expect Reina to bring out such a strong product. He couldn't help but be overjoyed.
The camouflage style box really did have a strong military color.
"Thank you! Thank you very much! "He couldn't help but thank her.
"You're welcome," Reina said. "Is Famous planning to go to the desert or highland to shoot a movie?"
"You can say that," Zhang Zian said with a smile. "I might have to go to the desert in three months."
Reina said generously, "Then you don't have to pay. Take it as a gift from me, a little fan, to Famous."
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