501 I Am the Protagonis (2/2)

Famous shook its head blankly, trying to find its spot. Though it had seen the vacant spot, it didn't think that seat belong to it.

Famous was the last elf to arrive at the pet shop. It felt inferior to the other elves in terms of strength or popularity—Galaxy was adorable, Snowy Lionet was beautiful, Fina could make money, Old Time Tea was an excellent Wing Chun Master, and even Richard was quite noticeable. But, what about itself? What did Famous have?

Famous wanted to lie down in a corner and quietly watch the movie.

Zhang Zian patted the empty sofa next to him and laughed. ”Famous, what are you waiting for? Come here to sit down, you're the star of today. How can the film start when the star hasn't sat down?”

Star?

Famous was shocked. I'm the star of today?

Indeed, Famous was the star of the movie, but it had never considered itself a star in real life. Whenever it acted, Famous would forget itself and tried its best to bring the character to life.

Ever since Famous met Babe, a German Shepherd who performed the dangerous stunts for the protagonist of a movie, it felt very uncomfortable.

Inexplicably, Famous felt annoyed by the use of stunt doubles. Why did the other dog deserve to be the protagonist if it just let the stunt double take the risks for it? Every time Famous thought of stunt doubles, its head would ache painfully, as if it had vaguely touched upon a memory that it didn't want to recall.

No! No! I have nothing to do with stunt doubles! I've never asked for stunt doubles, and I've never let any other dog take risks for me!

Famous shook its head, not willing to continue thinking about such issues, as if something sad might happen to it if it didn't stop thinking.

They were at the movies to have fun. Famous didn't want to be a buzzkill.

Famous walked to the middle seat in the back row. It hesitated a moment and jumped onto the sofa. The stretchiness of the leather seat made Famous feel like it was lying on a cloud.

Zhang Zian prepared snacks for everyone. As it had wished for, Snowy Lionet got to share a snack bucket, which contained dried fish and raw beef brisket, with Fina.

When everything was ready, the movie started to play.

The overhead lights gradually dimmed, but did not turn off completely. The lights looked like stars in the night sky.

A large title, Dog Warrior, appeared on the screen.

”Wow!”

The elves exclaimed one after another. Even Old Time Tea, who was usually calm and composed, opened its mouth in astonishment. Fina, who had always been pretentious, seemed frightened.

It was the elves's first time seeing a big screen. They really felt like they were entering the world on the screen.

Although this movie was just a rough cut without special effects, what mattered most to the elves and Zhang Zian was that the protagonist of the film was Famous, an elfin they were familiar with.

At the beginning of the film, the protagonist, Lightning, was born. The main storyline unfolded as Lightning grew up, trained, and went on missions. The movie portrayed the companionship between Lightning and its owner, and its friendship with other police dogs. In the end, Lightning was dispatched to the Western border to carry out the important task to track down foreign criminals.

During the movie, the elves looked at Famous from time to time with incredulous looks on their faces. Were these thrilling and fascinating scenes really performed by the quiet Famous?

Every day, Famous and Zhang Zian left the pet shop very early and came back very late at night. No matter how tired it was when it came back, Famous had never complained. Everyone thought it starred in an art film or a film suitable to watch by the whole family. They thought all it needed to do was to look around and look cute. However, it turned out Famous was the protagonist of an exciting and intense commercial blockbuster!

Zhang Zian also felt incredible. He obviously had seen these shots while making the movie, but after Feng Xuan edited them, the intense storyline left him breathless.

Zhang Zian and the elves paid close attention to the screen whenever Famous appeared. Feng Xuan had trusted him to take notes if he found something wrong with the movie. Famous showed its joy when it was happy, it whimpered when it was serious, it roared when it was angry, and displayed its attachment to its owner upon separation. In other words, Famous's performance was perfect and had a strong connection to the audience, making them worry for the protagonist.

The best proof of how wonderful the plot was that the elves had forgotten to eat their snacks. At the climax of the movie, their eyes never left the screen because they didn't want to miss a detail.

Since the movie was a long rough cut, it was divided into two sets.

At intermission, the lights on the ceiling turned back on, and everyone was relieved from the tension of the film.

”I need to go to the bathroom,” said Famous, jumping out of its seat.