Capital Airport.
After a few hours of flight, the domestic flight that took off from Binhai City landed smoothly on the airport runway.
Zhang Zian carried his suitcase and got off the plane. He immediately felt that the air in the capital was different from the dryness in Binhai City, especially in the spring in the northern inland cities. It was always dry and rainy. However, the air quality was not bad. He didn't taste the famous Manchurian Hanquan haze …
Except for Famous, who was checked in, the other elfins were all kept in his mobile phone. After all, this was a small and shabby domestic flight. The plane itself was shabby, and there wasn't even a blonde, blue-eyed, young stewardess with long legs. Even Richard wasn't interested in taking this plane. Sihwa wanted to take it, but it was obviously impossible. That would be like taking a salted fish by air, and it would probably stink by the time it reached the capital.
The pet shop and the aquarium were entrusted to the staff to take care of. Anyway, they had already grown from rookies who stuttered when talking to customers to experienced salespeople. Even if he left for a longer period of time, it wouldn't be a problem. In fact, after he, the boss, left, they could have as much fun as they wanted.
The only thing Zhang Zian was worried about was traffic safety. He repeatedly told them to pay attention to safety when driving and sailing. He told them not to stray too far from the shore. They might not be able to see the whales this time, but there would be another chance next time.
The crew arranged for someone to pick them up. After Zhang Zian got in the car, he went straight to the airport cargo route. He found the cargo counter of the airline that the flight belonged to and used his ID to go through the procedures to pick up the pets.
Maybe it was because the capital airport had too many passengers, but the procedures were extremely slow. It took a full two hours to pick up Famous. Zhang Zian and the pick-up staff almost lost their patience.
Fortunately, Famous had experienced a longer flight and drank less water in advance. Otherwise, what would happen if it lost its elegance in front of the media?
It wasn't easy to take Famous out of the airport, but they encountered a big traffic jam on the airport highway. The endless traffic jammed the highway, and the speed of each car moving forward was like that of a crawling snail. Time passed by in vain, and it was annoying. Zhang Zian couldn't help but sigh that it wasn't easy to live in a super big city. No wonder there were so many road rage sufferers in big cities.
A few hours after leaving the airport, Zhang Zian finally arrived at the hotel where the crew was staying.
How should he put it? Although the Beijing International Film Festival had the title of "capital" on it, which made it sound like a big deal. Usually, anything with the word "capital" on it would be more OP. But in fact, this was a very young film festival. It was only established in 2011 and the awards were only awarded in 2013. Therefore, its influence was really limited. Even in the country, it was not considered to be at the top.
When they attended the Berlin Film Festival, the whole of Berlin was filled with a carnival-like atmosphere. Promotional posters for the film festival could be seen everywhere on both sides of the road. Fans queued up to buy tickets could be seen when they looked up. The charmingly naive look of the Berlin bears was even more deeply rooted in people's hearts. Even foreign tourists were deeply affected by this scene.
In contrast, the atmosphere of the Beijing International Film Festival was quite cold and cheerless. Aside from a sign at the entrance of the hotel that indicated that this was the designated hotel for the film festival, there were no signs related to the film festival on the way. Perhaps not many people in the capital cared about which day the film festival would be held. It was only when they saw the relevant reports on the news app the day after the film festival closed that they realized that it had already ended.
In addition, like other film festivals, the Beijing International Film Festival also stipulated that only films that had their world premiere were eligible to be nominated for the main competition unit and participate in the awards. But because of the existence of the censorship system, even the award-winning films at the Beijing International Film Festival could not be guaranteed to be screened in the country. This further reduced the appeal of the Beijing International Film Festival to foreign film companies. Not many people, from actors to directors, had heard of the foreign films that participated in the selection.
Because Dog Warrior had already had its world premiere in Berlin, it did not meet the relevant regulations. Therefore, Dog Warrior and Famous had no right to participate in the awards of the Beijing International Film Festival. They could only appear as exhibition films.
In fact, even if they could participate in the awards, the chances of the Beijing International Film Festival awarding an award to a dog were very slim. Director Feng Xuan had made the right bet by choosing to participate in the Berlin International Film Festival.
But even so, the Beijing International Film Festival was still considered a good publicity opportunity. It was also the last event before the public screening of Dog Warrior.
The crew had already booked a room for Zhang Zian and informed the hotel in advance, explaining Famous's special identity. Otherwise, the hotel would definitely not allow dogs to stay in.
Zhang Zian was led to his room. He put down his suitcase, then led Famous to Feng Xuan's room and pushed the door open.
"The big star is here! Welcome, welcome! Everyone is here. We're just waiting for you! "
"Sorry for the long wait, everyone. There was a traffic jam on the way." Zhang Zian smiled to express his apology.
Feng Xuan's room was very lively. A lot of people had gathered, and they were all the cast and crew members of the crew. There were many more people than at the Berlin International Film Festival. After all, it was very convenient in the country, and the cost was low. When everyone saw that Zhang Zian and Famous had arrived, they all warmly applauded and welcomed them.
When Zhang Zian and Famous saw the familiar faces, they couldn't help but recall the days and nights when they were filming the movie. Countless times, they braved the wind and snow, reshooting for a few hours in order to get a perfect shot, and they fought with the pyrotechnician Guan Biao and the Tibetan mastiff. Fortunately, their efforts had finally paid off.
Feng Xuan sat in the center of the room with a smile, and the others surrounded him like stars surrounding the moon. There weren't enough chairs, so everyone sat on the floor. Zhang Zian and Famous also found an empty seat to sit down.
The male lead, Lin Feng, and the production director, Nie Yuan, were not present. They might have wanted to avoid awkwardness and didn't want to meet Famous. Zhang Zian also pretended not to know and didn't ask where they went.
Everyone was talking about their experiences and what they had seen in the past six months. After all, they were all people in the industry, so they could exchange information. For example, which company was shooting what movie, which director was casting for the lead role, which crew was recruiting staff, and all kinds of relevant information was passed on from everyone's mouths … The supporting actors hoped to have the opportunity to be the lead actor, and the assistant directors hoped to have the opportunity to be the director. Most filmmakers didn't have a fixed salary. How much money they could earn depended on information, hard work, and luck. If no one wanted them, they could only stay at home.
Zhang Zian was considered a marginal figure in this group, so he didn't participate in their discussions. He just smiled and listened to them as if they were gossiping.
There were also a few people who provided him with some information, such as which director was raising funds to shoot an animal movie and needed a dog to act in it. He noted down all this information. As for whether or not to participate in the show, he would consider it later. Famous had to cherish its reputation. It couldn't just casually accept some bad movies and waste its popularity.
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