713 Goggles (2/2)
”Hey! Guys! Everyone come over for a moment!” Reina raised her voice and shouted out to the remaining staff. ”There's a surprise for you guys. Look who is here!”
All the idling employees slowly gathered around. They were all of different skin colors. All of them stared at Zhang Zian, wondering which famous person he was. Since there were a lot of people in Germany walking around with their dogs, no one would have thought that the German Shepherd right in front of their eyes would be the protagonist in a film.
Reina pointed at Famous, introducing it to everyone. ”Do you know who this is? Its name is Famous, the protagonist of the film Dog Warrior that will be appearing on the screen at the film festival!”
”Is that true?” one employee asked.
”You're not kidding, right?” another asked.
Everyone was surprised by what they heard. A number of them liked watching movies and they were also loyal fans of the Berlin Film Festival. It was not very often that they would have the chance to have a close encounter with a movie star.
Zhang Zian took out the invitation letter to the film festival and the film crew employee ID as proof of his identity, which dispelled their doubts.
Immediately, Famous was treated like a star. He became surrounded by everyone as they fought to take a picture with it. They wanted to post the picture on their various social networks to brag about it. Someone even brought over a polaroid and an inkpad, requesting for Famous to leave its paw print on the back of the picture.
Famous was very calm, accepting everyone that came forward, and was very cooperative with the countless photos. It even did weird poses and made funny expressions from time to time––it would stick its tongue out, tilt its head, squint its eyes, pretend to be dead… Famous's charm quickly conquered everyone.
Those that had chosen other films deeply regretted their decision. They quickly called up their friends to help them purchase tickets to Dog Warrior. Someone even took off his uniform on the spot and requested from Reina to have the day off so that he could go join the queue and purchase the tickets.
Reina, too, was happy, so she approved their request of taking the day off before taking a picture with Famous herself. She then stood to the side, happily watching the lively scene in front of her.
Zhang Zian glanced at the shelf where the sunglasses were placed. He suddenly remembered something and asked Reina, ”Reina, other than normal sunglasses, do you have any other types of glasses? For example, sand-proof glasses?”
”Yes, we do––hold on for a moment,” Reina answered almost instantly. She spoke to the staff in German before the staff hurried off somewhere and returned after a while with a few boorish looking boxes.
”Try this.” Reina handed one of the boxes to Zhang Zian. ”These are the wind-proof goggles that the United States military had equipped their military dogs with during the battle at Afghanistan. The lenses are made of polycarbonate, so it not only provides protection from the wind and sand, but it also blocks off tiny pebbles and shrapnel. The coating of the lenses can also weaken the damage of strong ultra-violet rays on the cornea, so they are especially suitable for use in the desert and highland combats. Let me tell you, this is an authentic military product. It's not easy to obtain something like this in Germany, so take it as a special treat for you and Famous!”
Zhang Zian had initially just been checking; he did not expect Reina to bring out a product of such quality, so now he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
The camouflage-style box carried the strong color of munitions.
”Thank you! Thank you very much!” Zian could not stop expressing his gratitude.
”You're welcome,” Reina said. ”Is Famous filming a movie in the desert or on the highlands?”
”Something like that.” Zian smiled and said, ”We might be visiting a desert three months from now.”
Reina generously said, ”Then there is no need for money. Take it as a gift for Famous from me, its little fan.”