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Chapter 429: Start Working

Translator: Nyoi-Bo StudioEditor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Zhang Zian received notice from the crew that today there would be scenes with fully-grown dogs in them, and he needed to be there to guide the crew.

To be honest, upon the moment of receiving the notice, he was quite excited. After all, this was his first official appearance on the crew, even though it was a crew with all males and there was no one for him to anticipate having a romantic relationship with.

Early that morning, he instructed Lu Yiyun to give him a call if she encountered any difficult customers, then he lead Famous and left the shop.

He took a taxi to Binhai Studios. When he arrived, Zhang Zian went straight to the previous white and gray courtyard which was being rented by the crew of Dog Warrior as a work area. Some scenes would be shot here.

At the gate of the courtyard was a shelter with a canopy, but no one was on guard in the sentry post because it was not yet time to film. On the door of the courtyard hung a sign that read: Xin'an City Police Dog Training Base.

Xin'an City was a fictional city on the western border in the Dog Warrior movie. Some of the scenes that included Lightning, who would be played by Famous, and other young police dogs would occur here. After shooting the storyline, the crew would capture the outdoor scenes of the western snow land, which was the setting in Binhai Studio, and post-production, the crew would combine the scenes to create the real snow-covered landscape on the western border.

”Brother Zhang!”

Someone called to Zhang Zian. He looked in the direction of the sound. It was Xiao Liu who was at the audition with him a few days ago.

Xiao Liu was wearing a police uniform, holding Red Dragon and Prince, and waiting for Zhang Zian. He and Xiao Wang were worried about the safety of their dogs if they simply left them here, so he preferred to come here when the shooting began and leave with them when the shooting ended for the day. But since they had no access to the crew, Xiao Liu met up with Zhang Zian here and handed the two police dogs over to him.

He handed the leashes to Zhang Zian and said, ”Brother Zhang, please take care of Red Dragon and Prince!”

He thought their beloved dogs could be in danger from the film crew. Whether the danger came from the filming itself or was from the intentional inflict of someone, it would deeply upset him if either of the dogs got hurt.

During the filming of movies, even human actors could be unexpectedly injured, and news such as a celebrity falling off a horse was heard frequently, not to mention that it was almost inevitable for animal actors in a crew to get hurt. In some foreign animal films, there would be notices at the beginning or end that specifically stated, ”No animals were injured in the filming process,” and this gesture could be deemed as the ultimate humanistic concern for animals. But the crew of Dog Warrior was not able to do this, because even during the auditions, some dogs had gotten injured.

”Rest assured, I will try my best to take care of them,” Zhang Zian comforted him. ”From today forward, they will need to be on set almost every day. So that you don’t need to run back and forth, I will take them back to my pet shop after filming each day, and I won’t let them suffer any grievances.”

Xiao Liu nodded, ”Well, I believe you, Brother Zhang, because Captain Sheng told me about you. Well, I’m going back to the base now.”

He turned to look back at Red Dragon and Prince after every step, as if he would never see them again.

After Xiao Liu got in a taxi and disappeared from view, Zhang Zian held the three German Shepherds and went into the courtyard.

Red Dragon and Prince were very obedient to Famous, and they did everything as Famous did. Although they were three fully-grown dogs, Zhang Zian didn’t feel it was difficult at all to pull them.

There were people coming and going in the courtyard. Some of them looked very familiar to Zhang Zian — they were probably crew members. Zhang Zian looked around to find someone to check him in.

”Mr. Zhang, over here!” Feng Xuan's assistant saw him from far away and called him over.

Zhang Zian led Famous and walked towards him.

”Mr. Zhang, have you read the script for what is being filmed today?” The assistant instructed him to follow him to the backyard as he spoke.

”Of course, I’ve read it several times! I can even recite it. Today we will shoot the scenes where Lightning is being trained in the training base, right?” Zhang Zian confirmed with him.

”Yes, today's scenes are not difficult, Mr. Zhang. Although this is your first time participating in a film, you should be fine… Oh, and this is your pass. You must wear it from now on.” The assistant handed him a name tag with his photo and his position in the crew on it.