Chapter 443: Pulling the Wool

The police car shuttled through the early morning traffic and headed towards Binhai Film and Television City.

When Zhang Zian first heard the news from Xiao Liu, he was really surprised. He didn't expect that the dogs eliminated in the police dog training base might end up being slaughtered...

However, after thinking about it carefully, he felt puzzled again. Why did the base make such a cruel decision? Is it just to prevent the outflow of police dog genes?

He threw this question to Xiao Liu.

Xiao Liu had been sad about this matter many times before, but now he has gradually calmed down. He denied Zhang Zian's guess and said, "It's just a small reason. It's a long story, there are not only German Shepherds among the police dogs, There are also Labradors, Springer Spaniels, Malinois, Rottweilers, etc. Different types of dogs have their own strengths, some are good at tracking blood, some are good at guarding against riots, and some are good at searching for bombs Anti-narcotics... and their natures are also different, some are docile in nature, while others are more ferocious..."

Zhang Zian owned a pet shop, and he knew the characteristics of these dogs well, but he didn't interrupt Xiao Liu and let him continue.

Xiao Liu explained: "The reason why the base decides to slaughter the eliminated dogs is to prevent the outflow of genes, secondly, to reduce the burden on the base, and the most important point is the third point - the comparison between German Shepherd and Rottweiler. Ferocious dog breeds, although they have been eliminated in training, they still have received professional training in biting, they only obey the owner's orders, regardless of whether the target is male, female, old or young, they will not let go when they bite. Once they enter the society, they will be caught by criminals It is likely to threaten the life and property safety of the people..."

It was only then that Zhang Zian suddenly realized that although it sounded unkind, the decision to slaughter at the police dog base was justified. The knife itself is not harmful, whether it will hurt people depends entirely on who is holding the knife. The same is true for these fierce dogs. They have been professionally trained and are more ferocious than ordinary pet dogs. Once they are used by bad guys to deal with ordinary people or the police, the consequences will be disastrous...

Xiao Liu added: "Of course we also understand this truth. Brother Zhang, although we love police dogs, we know that human life is more precious, and we will not put the lives of police dogs above human lives. So although we sell dogs secretly, we only Don't dare to sell gentle breeds such as Labradors and Springer Spaniels, large and aggressive dogs such as Malinois, German Shepherds and Rottweilers unless we know the buyer's background. …and it’s not a good sell, and many big cities are now banning the keeping of large savage dogs.”

Zhang Zian didn't continue to ask about the fate of these large, unsalable dogs, the answer was already obvious.

From this point of view, the police dog base seems to be right in making the decision that they would rather kill than go out, because human life is at stake. The ferociousness of a large savage dog that has been professionally trained to bite is unimaginable to ordinary people, and it must not flow into the hands of criminals.

He looked sideways at Femas,

It bowed its head in silence.

Famous is faced with a dilemma—it doesn’t want stand-in dogs, and it doesn’t want them to be wounded or even die for itself, but this will only make them doomed to death; if it wants stand-in dogs, it may prolong their lives instead.

Zhang Zian couldn't imagine how entangled his heart was, it must be as painful as being torn apart.

Nor can he decide for it.

"By the way, Xiao Liu, what are the criteria for elimination?" He remembered this question, "They are both German Shepherds, so the difference is not that big, right? Why are some passed and some eliminated?"

Xiao Liu said: "No, there is a big difference, just like the difference in human intelligence. Even the same dog has different intelligence and neurological types. Some dogs are smart and very excited about stimuli. Master obedience subjects - sitting, lying, standing, walking, holding objects, etc. Some dogs are just the opposite. They can't learn it after more than two months, so they can only be eliminated. Many new trainers are very comfortable with this. blame, thinking that it is the shadow of my poor teaching, unable to fail for a long time..."

Zhang Zian can understand that for a novice trainer, a dog that has been trained by him for more than two months must be judged as eliminated.

Before they knew it, they arrived at Binhai Film and Television City.

Before getting out of the car, Xiao Liu begged again: "Brother Zhang, please tell the director, if possible, please buy a few more. Although those dogs did not become police dogs, they have been trained hard for at least two months. We No one can bear to watch them die...even as a stuntman."

Zhang Zian didn't make a clear statement, but said, "Okay, I understand."

He got out of the car with Femas and two police dogs, stood at the gate of the empty film and television city, and watched Xiao Liu drive away.

"How about it, Femus? Are you still determined not to have a stand-in dog?" He knelt down and looked into Femus' eyes.

Femus was silent.

Along the way, he wondered, what if his angel—the one who loved children and animals, the one who traveled all over Africa to devote himself to charity, the one who still remembers hungry children before his death—would decide what to do?

It has a decision.

"I want doubles," it said succinctly, "but I won't let them take risks for me."

Zhang Zian understood, it wanted the director to buy those dogs, but in dangerous scenes, it still fought for the chance to appear on camera. Those dogs were bought just to keep them alive.

"Okay, I see. But Phimas, do you really know what you're doing?" He looked at it worriedly, "You have to know that not all dangers can be avoided, for example, if you predict The earth is going to explode in 5 seconds, but you still can't change it, do you understand?"

He worried that it was too confident, thinking that its ability could avoid all dangers. It is Famous, but it is not Xinghai after all.

"I understand, I don't regret it." Femas said firmly.

Zhang Zian nodded and didn't persuade him any more. Femas has always given him a very mature feeling, like an adult man who is usually stable and occasionally enthusiastic, and rarely gets dizzy due to impulsiveness.

Entering the film and television city, he found Feng Xuan.

Holding a thermos, Feng Xuan is instructing the artists to set up the props and sets used for today's shooting, making corrections from time to time until the works of the artists are exactly in line with his imagination.

"Director Feng, do you have time? I want to tell you something." Zhang Zian greeted.

Feng Xuan motioned him to wait for a while, and then told the artist a few words, let them do it by themselves first, and he will come to check later, then he waved to him, and the two came to a secluded corner.

"It's about the stand-in dog?" Feng Xuan guessed it correctly, "I went back yesterday and thought about it, and I also discussed it with my wife. If you and Feimasi insist on not having a stand-in..."

After going back last night, before going to bed, Feng Xuan leaned against the head of the bed in his pajamas, and told his wife about the shooting process of the day as usual, such as what interesting things happened in the middle, who made what mistakes and so on.

He talked about the bento boy who gave Nie Yuan a lunch box of dog shit, which made his wife beat the bed with joy; and when he mentioned that Fei Masi and Zhang Zian seemed unwilling to ask for a substitute, his wife thought about it for a while, I’m also not very in favor of having a stand-in, because those dogs obviously can’t reach the performance level of Femas, and dogs are not human after all. Human stand-in actors understand the risks they face and take the initiative to take the risks in exchange for corresponding rewards. But the dog is very poor...

Feng Xuan was persuaded by his wife, and planned to listen to Zhang Zian's opinion again today. If Zhang Zian still insisted on not being a double, then he would not be reluctant anymore. After all, the 86 version of "Journey to the West" could become a classic with three Tang monks. , if Fei Masi was injured and quit the filming, he would have to think of other ways.

"No!" Zhang Zian hurriedly interrupted him, "I also thought about it all night, and I decided that it would be better to have a substitute! Not only Feimasi, Chilong, the prince, and other important supporting roles, it is best to have a substitute for them all. Two stand-ins!"

Feng Xuan looked at him quite speechlessly, the positions of the two of them seemed to have completely reversed overnight...

"Are you sure?" Feng Xuan asked suspiciously. Although the crew's funds were tight, that was only relatively speaking, not short of the money of a few dogs. He was just a little puzzled by the change in Zhang Zian's attitude...

"I'm sure." Zhang Zian nodded, "Director Feng, call me when you plan to go to the police dog base, and I'll go pick a dog with you!"

That's what he thought. Anyway, everyone in the public house is picking up the wool, and it's not worth it! This is a movie about dogs, so take it from the dog and give it back to the dog!