421 Crossing Fire (1/2)
Chapter 421: Crossing Fire
Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
While Guan Biao, the pyrotechnician, was setting up the blasting devices, Zhang Zian and Famous paid close attention to the situations at the venue. Covering a very large area, the backyard was almost equivalent to more than half of a football field in size. The ground appeared uneven, with weeds, mounds, rocks distributing everywhere. There were also huge bomb craters and puddles within them, with thin ice floating on top. It looked just like a simulated battlefield.
Close to the edge of the venue, there was a camera-shooting dedicated lift, on which a cameraman-looking guy was on standby status holding a camera and with a staff member standing under the lift to assist him. Zhang Zian thought this was what Feng Xuan was talking about, allowing dogs to adapt to the presence of cameras and videographers.
The walls of the backyard were posted with green stickers, about the height of an adult man's chest.
”That's the green screen.” Feng Xuan introduced, ”You probably have heard about it, and although we are not really shooting movie right now, we still have to use it in order to simulate the scene more realistically.”
Zhang Zian had heard about it, but it’s the first time he has seen the green screen.
Feng Xuan called Sheng Ke and his two police officers to come over, pointing to the center of the venue and said, ”Can you see this marked out passage?”
With Sheng Ke and his subordinates, Zhang Zian looked at the way and noticed the location Feng Xuan was referring to. There were two lanes marked out by green paint, with about one and a half meters distance in between, that were meandering to the end of the courtyard wall.
”All you have to do is to get your dogs to run down the passage, and when they're running, there will be fireworks and mini-blasting around them, and through a hidden broadcast device, they will also hear loud noise of explosion. But they will be safe as long as they do not run outside the passageway.” Feng Xuan paused and added, ”Of course, if you feel it’s too dangerous, it does not matter if you quit now.”
Shing Ke pulled his two subordinates aside, whispering to ask them if they were sure about this, if not, they were fine to abstain. Xiao Liu and Xiao Wang were actually quite confident. Their dogs were well-trained, and they should have no problem running straight to the end.
Zhang Zian did not ask Famous. It had heard what they were talking about, since it made no objection, it was also very confident. However, he saw some people standing beside the iron cages in the courtyard and watching towards this way.
He felt embarrassed to disturb Feng Xuan, instead pulling the assistant who was almost at the same age with him and asked, ”Are those people also attending the audition? Why don’t they come over?”
The assistant nodded and said, ”Their audition has ended, they are here today waiting for the results.”
He glanced at the tablet he was carrying with and introduced them in turn, ”The dog in cage No.1 is Neptune from Star Group, and the trainer is Yuan Fei; and the dog in cage No.2 is Black Knife from Vientiane Pet Shop, and the trainer is Huang Mingyu; the dog in cage No. 3 is…”
Zhang Zian recognized a familiar name—not the Star Group, but Huang Mingyu. He could not help but be surprised for a moment, keeping him from hearing to the rest of the words. He remembered that this man had tried to poach Wang Qian and Li Kun from him, asking them to steal the secret of cat training from him. Luckily, they rejected Huang Mingyu. Just like enemies that were bound to meet on a narrow road, they were running into each other again.
The two German Shepherds sent from the police dog team of Binhai City were called Red Dragon and Prince. They were going to participate in today's test with Famous.
A staff member brought a chair and asked Feng Xuan, who was over fifty years old, to sit down. Nie Yuan was standing beside him.
Guan Biao breathlessly ran over, holding a remote detonator, he said, ”Director Feng, I have completed the layout. The test can start at any moment.”
”Okay, are you all ready?” Feng Xuan looked at Zhang Zian and the two police officers in turn. ”If you are ready, take your dogs to the starting point and wait for my instruction.”
”Ready!” The two police officers answered in a loud voice. They led Red Dragon and Prince to the starting point and squatted down. Just like in the usual training, they gently reminded their dogs, pointing to the finish line, then took off the leashes on their necks.
”I'm ready too,” said Zhang Zian, who also arrived at the starting point with Famous. Without saying anything, he untied the leash just as the two police officers did.
At this time Feng Xuan noticed one thing, that Zhang Zian had never held the leash in his hand particularly tightly from beginning to end. In other words, Famous was just wearing the collar and leash for show.
Guan Biao made a OK gesture to Director Feng.
The cameraman on the lift also made a OK gesture.