Zhang Zian and Famous walked very slowly. Although there were no flashing lights, they enjoyed the moment of being alone on the red carpet.
The red carpet was not long, and they soon reached the end.
An employee led Zhang Zian into the staff passage of the theater, and another employee greeted the children. "Everyone can check in and enter. Come on in, the movie is about to start!"
Without any deliberate guidance, the teenagers consciously formed two lines and checked in according to the order. The children who had already left heard the news from others and were rushing back.
After entering the theater, the employee opened the door of a room for Zhang Zian and Famous.
"Sir, this is the preparation room. You can prepare a little here, and we will call you before the movie starts. There is a TV and DVD player over there, as well as the CD of Dog Warrior. You can use it as you please, but … there is very little time left for you. I'm afraid you can only fast-forward through it once. "
The employee pointed to the small room and introduced it to Zhang Zian.
"Okay, thank you," Richard said in German for Zhang Zian.
Before the employee left, he turned around and said sincerely, "I'm very grateful that you could come today. Otherwise, the children would really be disappointed."
"You're welcome. It's my honor," Richard said.
The employee nodded and left for the time being.
After Zhang Zian entered the room, he closed the door and looked around.
The room was not big, about the same size as an ordinary bedroom. There was a wardrobe in the corner for changing clothes. There was also a TV, a DVD player, a coffee table, and a two-seater sofa. Other than that, there was nothing else.
On the coffee table was the Blu-ray DVD of Dog Warrior. It was not the official release version, and there were various warnings printed on the cover.
At the moment, the movie was in the world premiere stage, so the DVD could not be taken out of the room to prevent leakage.
The simultaneous interpreters must have watched the movie repeatedly in this room and tried to figure out how to interpret it.
Zhang Zian turned on the DVD and TV, and began to fast-forward through it. He did not need to watch it, as long as Richard watched it.
He faced the open space in the room, released the other elfins, and made them invisible.
"Where is this?" Fina looked left and right.
"The movie theater," Zhang Zian explained. "Dog Warrior will have its world premiere here. It's almost a premiere. Let's all watch it together."
"Haven't you already seen it?" Fina's interest waned.
"No, that's not right. The one I saw before was a rough cut, not the official screening version. The rough cut version is rough, and many post-production effects were not added. Moreover, the small screen in the VIP room cannot be compared to the giant screen in the real cinema. The shocking effect is far inferior. It can almost be considered as two different movies."
Zhang Zian corrected Fina's misconception. Comparing the rough cut version to the official version, it was no different from the difference between AVI quality and full HD quality.
Famous walked up to Richard and asked worriedly, "How is it, Richard? If it's too difficult, you don't have to do it perfectly. You just have to be able to express your meaning clearly. "
Simultaneous interpretation was already difficult enough. Adding emotion to every line of dialogue was almost equivalent to taking over the entire dubbing work of an overseas movie.
Richard stood on the coffee table and stepped on the remote control with one of its claws. Sometimes it fast-forwarded at four times, sometimes it fast-forwarded at eight times, and sometimes it played the key scenes with more dialogue at normal speed.
"Quack! Are you looking down on me? Only a challenge like this can show off my intelligence, "it shouted arrogantly.
"But … if you fast-forward like this, won't a lot of the scenes just flash by?" Famous reminded it.
"It doesn't matter! Look at that idiot over there. When he watches Japanese movies, he basically fast-forwards to the end, but it doesn't affect him from stroking over and over again. It's fine as long as he can see the key scenes … "Richard squinted at Zhang Zian and said.
"…" Zhang Zian told himself to be patient. He would let it go for now and settle the score when he returned to Binhai City.
Famous saw that Richard was very confident, so it didn't bother it anymore.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door.
"Mr. Zhang, it's time. Are you ready?" the staff asked from outside. There was a hint of nervousness in his voice.
Richard fast-forwarded to the end at 16 times the speed, then turned off the TV with a snap. It fluttered its wings and landed on Zhang Zian's shoulder.
"I'm ready. We can start."
It said as Zhang Zian opened the door.
The staff was actually quite worried. With such a short preparation time, it was hard for him to believe that Zhang Zian could successfully complete the difficult simultaneous interpretation work. However, there was no other way at this time. He could only try his best. In his opinion, Zhang Zian's biggest advantage was that he participated in the whole filming process and could speak fluent German. Otherwise, the theater's top management would not have been convinced.
When Zhang Zian and Famous appeared next to the screen, there was a warm applause in the theater. Looking around, except for a few theater staff and top management, almost all the audience members were German teenagers.
The audience for the other competition units came from all over the world. Only Kplus and 14plus were specially prepared for more than 4,000 schools, youth clubs, and student unions in and around Berlin.
The staff led Zhang Zian and Famous to a small podium next to the screen, helped him adjust the microphone, and then left.
When the applause died down, Richard cleared its throat and said in German, "Hello everyone, it's my honor to stand here and be today's interpreter. As you all know, this movie is performed by Famous, and I participated in the whole process. However, what you all don't know is that I have also learned German and received professional dubbing training. Today, I would like to invite everyone to witness the results of my training. Thank you! "
Zhang Zian didn't understand what it was saying. He could only open his mouth slightly and make mouth shapes with a smile on his face. However, judging from the reaction of the audience, everyone was quite surprised by Richard's words.
At this time, it was still right to brag. Otherwise, there was no way to explain how a pet shop owner could do dubbing.
Famous quietly squatted next to him.
Other elfins curiously walked in front of the wide screen. Anyway, no one could see them when they were invisible.
The lights of the theater quickly dimmed, and the movie was about to start. The audience held their breath and stared at the screen. From time to time, they glanced at Zhang Zian, who was standing behind the podium.
Because Zhang Zian needed to pretend to be staring at the screen and dubbing, he had his back to the audience. He didn't need to make mouth shapes, so he relaxed. Otherwise, it would be quite tiring to make mouth shapes for two hours.
The movie began.
At a fictional police dog training base, a female German Shepherd was lying on its side in the kennel. A male and a female veterinarian in white coats were helping it give birth.
"Come on! It's coming out! Come on! "
"Breathe! Harder! "
They cheered up the big-bellied female dog one after another.
Soon, a cute puppy was the first to come out of its mother's body. It innocently shook its head from side to side.
One of the veterinarians picked it up and looked at its abdomen. "Ah, it's a male. It's so impatient to come out. Let's call you 'Lightning'!"
The opening scene of the movie wasn't in the rough cut. Feng Xuan must have shot it later to tell the origin of the name of the main character, Lightning.
Richard's dubbing was very lifelike. Not only did he express the excitement and anxiety of the male and female veterinarians, but he even imitated the slightly high-pitched voice of the female and the deep voice of the male. However, he didn't overdo it. He still used Zhang Zian's original voice as the basis, so that the audience would be able to tell that it was a deliberately imitated falsetto if they listened carefully, and they wouldn't have any more doubts.
Fina, who was originally disinterested, saw this scene and thought of the process of it delivering the two pregnant cats. It immediately felt immersed in the scene and stared at the screen attentively.
The youthful cheeks of the young audience were shrouded in a faint layer of watercolor by the light of the screen. As the screen changed, all kinds of colors mixed together on their faces, but it did not make people feel funny.
Richard's dubbing didn't make the young audience feel awkward at all. They were completely immersed in the slowly unfolding plot. Their mouths were half open as if they were intoxicated, and they even forgot to stuff the popcorn in their hands into their mouths.
The same was true for Xinghai, Old Time Tea, and Snowy Lionet. At first, they weren't used to the extremely wide screen and the lingering sound effects. They always felt that their eyes weren't enough, but after slowly getting used to it, they realized the beauty of the huge screen. It was like they were there. This was definitely not an audio-visual shock that could be enjoyed at home or in a VIP room.
A limited number of adult employees and the higher-ups of the cinema exchanged looks with each other in surprise. They didn't have high expectations for Zhang Zian's dubbing. They just felt that since Famous was there, it didn't matter even if the dubbing wasn't very good. The children wouldn't care about it for Famous's sake. However, the effect of Zhang Zian's dubbing was far beyond their expectations. It was simply professional!
Famous stared at the screen.
Yes, this was the feeling.
It seemed to have found the feeling it had a hundred years ago.
Whether it was then or now, the people who liked its movies the most were always the children.
Choosing this place instead of the Berlin Film Palace was indeed the right decision.
Soon, it was also immersed in the meticulously edited plot of the movie.
As the plot unfolded, it seemed as if the scenes of filming reappeared in front of Famous's eyes. The sounds of "action" and "cut", the scenes of acting with actors who had more or less scenes, the scenes of rolling through the smoke and mud, and the obstacles inside and outside the crew … When the hard work that was watered by sweat finally bore fruit and became a complete and wonderful movie, it no longer felt painful when it recalled the days and nights when it went out early and returned late.
Leisurely enjoying the plot on the screen, glancing at Richard from time to time, Zhang Zian believed that this was almost the best animal movie he had ever seen. It was intense but not too bloody and violent, inspirational yet not lacking in emotion. It faithfully restored the blood and tears shed by the border police officers and police dogs to protect the country … Most importantly, the movie also quietly mentioned the rampant Tibetan mastiffs in Tibet, but it didn't make people feel that it was out of place. It took on a certain social responsibility.
All in all, which animal movie was better than the others?
The staff prepared a bottle of mineral water for him so that he could moisten his throat in between dubbing.
He quietly filled the bottle cap with water, covered it with his body, and put it next to Richard's mouth so that it could drink it as soon as it lowered its head.
Time always flies when you watch a high-energy movie that doesn't take a piss during the entire process.
The various jokes and misunderstandings that occurred between Lightning and its trainer during its growth and training were understood and laughed by Richard. Even the adult audience couldn't help but smile.
When the border police officers led the police dogs to confront the foreign hostile militants, the audience held their breath, clenched their small fists, and worked hard for the armed police and police dogs.
When the three police dogs, who were responsible for the rescue mission, broke through many obstacles and finally returned to the headquarters of the garrison with wounds all over their bodies, the audience was moved to tears, especially the adolescent girls, who were crying so hard that they couldn't stop themselves from crying.
In the end, the armed police officers were successfully rescued and stood on the award stage with the police dogs. They wore the medals awarded by their superiors in front of their chests and saluted. The movie froze in the applause of the armed police officers.
The small audience and the few adult audience also stood up collectively and burst into more enthusiastic applause and whistles, especially the freckled teenager who whistled the sharpest and clapped the loudest.
Famous was still staring at the screen, and the list of credits was scrolling on the screen.
It opened its eyes wide and finally saw it!
Leading actors:
Lin Feng as Liu Xiaokai
Famous as Lightning (provided by the Amazing Fate Pet Shop in Binhai City)
Although its name only stayed on the screen for a short two or three seconds, that was its name, no doubt about it.
It was relieved that it didn't have to replace the names of other dogs … The long nightmare was finally over.
The credits on the screen continued to scroll.
The list of credits, including the chief dog trainer Zhang Zian, the behind-the-scenes production staff, the names of the producers and sponsors slid past one by one. At the end of the credits was a line of subtitles — all the animals that appeared in this film have been properly settled.
The credits ended there.
The lights were turned on again, and Zhang Zian bowed.
The staff and the cinema executives quickly walked to the stage, shook hands with Zhang Zian, and warmly expressed their gratitude and congratulations to him.
The children below the stage were still not satisfied and were reluctant to leave. Many children said that after the film was officially released on DVD, they would definitely buy it and watch it a few times.
The cinema planned to send a car to send Zhang Zian back to the hotel, but he politely declined.
The distance between Alexander Square and Potsdamer Platz was not far. He had taken a taxi to come here in a hurry, so he might as well walk back and enjoy the scenery of Berlin along the way.
After leaving the cinema, the children dispersed in droves.
"Let's go, too," Zhang Zian said to the elfins.
Richard was proud of its performance just now;
Fina was most concerned about what to eat for lunch;
Old Time Tea was full of praise for the cinema's giant screen and sound system;
Famous was still immersed in reverie and did not speak;
Snowy Lionet was clamoring to eat raw beef sirloin to celebrate, or else it would pull down his pants on the street …
Xinghai turned its head and stared at the group of children who were gradually walking away. They were still excitedly discussing the plot, and the freckled teenager's voice was the loudest, rough, and hoarse.
After a few steps, Zhang Zian found that Xinghai did not follow.
"Xinghai, what are you looking at?" he asked. "Everyone has already left."
"Meow!" Xinghai happily caught up and said, "There was a child just now who may become the German Chancellor in 30 years."
"Really?"
Zhang Zian was surprised. He also wanted to look back to see which child it was and whether he should get close to him now. However, on second thought, he decided not to. It was more interesting to keep the future a little suspense, wasn't it?
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