418 Great Performance (1/2)
Chapter 418: Great Performance
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Just as Feng Xuan was watching Famous, Famous began watching him too. Famous realized that it might just be a coincidence that Feng Xuan had extended his left hand to take its resume, perhaps it was because his left side was closer to the assistant. So, it took this detail into its heart, and when Feng Xuan picked up a pen with his left hand, Famous was finally sure that he was left-handed.
Although many left-handed people were accustomed to using their right hands for handshakes, most of them were still more comfortable with their left hands. Therefore, Famous decided to deliberately extend its right forepaw first, withdraw it, and re-extend its left forepaw. Wasn’t this how an audition worked? Demonstrating how different it was from other dogs, showing that it was stronger than any other dog, and impressing all the directors and producers with full force and defeating its competitors was its goal.
At other times, Famous could be modest and reserved, but at that moment in the audition, it had to use this unique talent to win the hearts of all the judges.
Famous couldn’t tell why it knew this. But when it entered the room, it seemed as if some familiar feelings had returned to its body. Maybe it had participated in auditions before... but now was not the time to think about such matters. It was staring at Feng Xuan, engrossed, and waited for the next instruction.
Among all the people present in the room, only his assistant knew that Feng Xuan was left-handed. As a new acquaintance, Nie Yuan did not know about this, not to mention Zhang Zian who had just walked in, so it was impossible for Zhang Zian to have prompted Famous secretly.
Nie Yuan said with astonishment, ”What an amazing dog, it actually knew that I was left-handed... Mr. Zhang, how did you train it? Does it have a unique talent?”
Before Zhang Zian could speak, he heard Sheng Ke chime in, ”Director Nie, you are so funny. If it did not have some real skills, would I have dared to bring it here so brazenly?”
Nie Yuan became even more surprised. He asked curiously, ”What kind of unique talent does it have exactly?”
Sheng Ke smiled, ”That I can’t tell you, because after all, his business relies on that. But what I can tell you is that not only is he a dog trainer, but also a famous cat trainer in Binhai City! The cats in his shop can dance to music — they can dance better than I — and don’t be fooled by his fragile look. He is a real Kung Fu Master — even our police officers were impressed by his fighting methods! How about that, Director Nie, can you imagine?”
When Famous got the limelight, it meant that Zhang Zian had also drawn attention to himself, which also indicated that as the referrer, Sheng Ke could also share the glory. Two days ago, when Zhang Zian asked him about the audition, Sheng Ke did not expect much because after all, Zhang Zian was a cat trainer and not a dog trainer, so he might have no advantage participating in the audition, but out of the purpose of returning Zhang Zian’s favor, Sheng Ke helped him register for the audition. To his surprise, Famous was a blockbuster, shocking everyone in the room.
Sheng Ke was constantly boasting about Zhang Zian’s abilities, with the implication that since the crew was satisfied with this dog, they should quickly return all the dogs belonging to his police force…
Feng Xuan mechanically shook hands with Famous while staring into its eyes and listening to Sheng Ke tout Zhang Zian. Then, he began to re-examine this young man in front of him. Not only had he done a superb job in training this dog, but he could also train cats, and also was a genuine martial arts master? If what Sheng Ke said was all true, then this young man was really incredible...
The other resumes on the table seemed so ridiculous now – the so-called glories of the past could not fully reflect the true abilities of the dogs and their owners at the present time.
He remembered what his wife said, that there were a lot of brilliant talents hidden among ordinary people.
”What's your name again? It’s Zhang Zian, right?” Feng Xuan's interest in Famous was partially transferred to Zhang Zian, with his tone becoming more friendly and not as indifferent as when Zhang Zian had just come in.
”Yes,” Zhang Zian nodded. ”I run a pet shop in Binhai City.”
”Oh, so what Captain Sheng said is true? You can not only train cats and dogs, but are also a martial arts master?” Feng Xuan asked with interest.
Zhang Zian bit the bullet and replied, ”Well... it’s true that I can train cats and dogs, but as for Kung Fu… although I am fortunate enough to have a prestigious teacher to guide me, I have mediocre talents and I have numerous trivial things to attend to. I have only grasped a few moves, and I’m afraid I’m not qualified enough to claim myself to be a martial arts master…”
He had to admit that he could train cats and dogs; otherwise, there were too many aspects that were simply unexplainable. As for Kung Fu, he was also telling the truth — without help from Famous, he was probably only slightly stronger than ordinary people.
”May I ask who your respected teacher is?” Nie Yuan said in an impromptu manner. ”Our Tie Dun Film and Television Center has connections with many famous martial arts specialists. Tell me, maybe I know your teacher, too.”
How shameless! Of course you don’t know him!
Zhang Zian was secretly complaining about him in his heart, but then he vaguely said, ”My Kung Fu teacher has admonished me again and again not to disclose his name. He doesn’t want anyone to disturb his life, so I am afraid I cannot tell you.”
”This...” Nie Yuan was displeased, thinking that Sheng Ke had exaggerated a bit in his touting. Everyone in the martial arts circle paid particular attention to the succession of teaching from a master to his disciples. If Zhang Zian did not dare to say his master’s name, perhaps his was just a farmer in a village claiming to be Kung Fu Master. There were a lot of such people ...
”Well, Director Nie, brilliant talents are hidden among people. If he is unwilling to reveal his identity, you shouldn’t force him,” Feng Xuan interrupted Nie Yuan's questioning, and spoke up for Zhang Zian.
Feng Xuan found Sheng Ke's words somewhat credible, because after re-examination of Zhang Zian, he found that the young man was standing upright and firm, but not as rigid as a soldier. Chest up, eyes brimming with a radiating vigor, he walked briskly like the wind. Emanating energy from head to toe, he vaguely had the demeanor of a great master. Even if this young man didn’t know Kung Fu, at least he had exercised his body well, which was very rare among young people nowadays.
These details could be captured by Feng Xuan, but Nie Yuan didn’t notice them. After all, Nie Yuan was a middle-level leader in the Tie Dun Film and Television Center who was responsible for administrative work like fundraising and sponsorships. It would be unrealistic to expect him, who was only occasionally assigned to supervise film crews, to make such observations.
”Mr. Zhang, we are supposed to to test some other simple instructions as well, but your dog is so good that it can probably skip this step...” Feng Xuan said, ”But I really want to know if it can do some more complicated actions?”