Chapter 507 Human Comedy

Regardless of this era or 100 years later, the filming process is not fundamentally different, but the latter may be more refined and professional.

From the next day, Phimas was taken to the filming site to participate in the filming.

He doesn't know which movie is being filmed, and as one of 18 stand-in dogs, he doesn't have to be told these things. Roger, who is the temporary owner, doesn't care either. On the set, his eyes are always greedily chasing those fashionable and beautiful girls. As long as he can get his share of money, he is willing to let Femas do anything, no matter how dangerous it is.

And that dog, that venerable star dog, no one on set really liked him, except maybe his owner.

It has a salary eight times higher than that of a human lead actor. Every time it comes to the set, it will sit in a special car customized for it by the company, wearing a string of radiant diamond necklaces around its neck, and when the crew eat crude cauldron at noon When it comes to dinner, it eats steak alone—medium rare with onions cooked by a well-paid chef.

As for red wine, red wine is not prepared for it in public places, after all, there is "Prohibition".

Also, the plate on which the steak is served is silver.

Its every move is to slap everyone in the face, reminding them that you are not as good as dogs here.

No one on the set dared to go against its will, after all even the boss of the company could only swallow his anger if he was bitten by it.

There may be many unsatisfactory things on the set 100 years later, but from the popular stars to the dogs in the crew, at least everyone is equal on the surface. The food standard that has been deducted for less than 10 yuan.

Of course, this is not its fault, it is just a dog, and people kneeled in front of it and raised it to the altar.

When shooting a dangerous scene, it will not take the risk himself, but choose one of the 18 stand-in dogs at random. For example, today, a certain unlucky dog ​​will be selected to fight a big black bear.

This is a real black bear, locked in a cage, full of fishy smell, walking around in the cage restlessly, and sometimes let out a dull growl. It comes from a circus, and the animal trainer said that it will not stab the basket, but no one dares to let that star dog play against this black bear. If it is injured, who will be responsible?

"No. 9! Let No. 9's stand-in dog try it!" the director shouted.

There is no power grid, no tranquilizer gun, and no computer special effects 100 years later. All the security comes from a word from the animal trainer.

The stand-in dog No. 9 was led out, but just as it got close to the black bear in the cage, it circled nervously far away. Even if the staff led it to the cage, it ran away as soon as the leash was released. It didn't work after several attempts , so there is no way to shoot the thrilling shots of the German Shepherd fighting the black bear in order to protect the little master.

"No. 17! Try changing to No. 17!" The director named another unlucky dog.

No. 17 stand-in dog is the opposite of No. 9. It behaved too aggressively in the face of the black bear. As soon as it let go of the leash, it roared and rushed to bite the black bear. As a result, the black bear slapped it from the gap in the cage and slapped the black bear on 17. No. 17's head was knocked to the ground on the spot, and the sharp claws scratched the side of No. 17's head to pieces.

Not only that, the black bear who smelled the blood was completely irritated, and became more irritable in the cage, and it seemed that even the animal trainer was helpless. Compared with this violent black bear, the so-called mastiff king is nothing but scum!

Everyone at the scene was beating their hearts, guessing that there was no way to finish this shot today, and they just waited for the black bear to calm down tomorrow before finding another dog to try.

But the director didn't intend to give up. He was worried that the black bear from the circus was not wild, and he couldn't get the effect he wanted. The anger of the black bear was actually in line with his wishes.

"Continue!" the director announced, "Lead another dog!"

"Which one to take, sir?" asked the staff member.

The director glanced over a row of candidate German Shepherds, "Which one to choose..."

"Wow!"

Femas barked suddenly, because he knew that no matter which other dog faced the black bear, he would have no chance of winning, at least he would be injured, and at worst he would die.

The director said thoughtfully: "Huh? Is this the newly arrived 13... I heard that this dog has some abilities, and I wanted to keep it for critical moments, but I saw that it was very positive, so I let it try." Bar."

"At your service at any time." Roger didn't want to stand out at first, and he also saw that this black bear is not easy to mess with. He was afraid that Femas would be hurt and he would be kicked out, but there is no way to do it now, so he had to bite the bullet and lead him out. mas.

Fei Max stood in front of the black bear's cage, neither barking nor running, just watching the black bear calmly.

Its performance made the director's eyes shine, and he said: "Not bad little guy! How courageous! Let 13 act in this scene! Get ready to start shooting!"

The bear was brought into a makeshift enclosure in the woods, along with Femas, to keep the staff safe.

Following the director's order, the black bear's leash was released, and the irritated bear immediately roared and rushed towards Femas. Slap, bite, pounce... as long as it is hit by it, Phimas will either die or be injured.

In this scene, Femus doesn't need to defeat the black bear, just make the black bear retreat. Relying on its nimble movements, it dashes from left to right, using realistic feints to make the black bear go into the air again and again. At the same time, it keeps barking to put pressure on the black bear, and occasionally kicks sand and dust at the black bear's eyes inconspicuously. Small stones make it hard to see.

The black bear's fury and physical strength gradually disappeared, and it found that it could not do anything with this clever dog, and if it went on like this, it might be a disadvantage for itself, so it turned around and retreated in desperation.

"Wow! This dog is amazing!" The director applauded excitedly. This scene, which was originally difficult to shoot, was passed in one shot, which was beyond everyone's expectations.

"What's so great? It's nothing more than a stand-in dog. If my dog ​​plays in person, it will do better than it." Duncan, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, said disdainfully. His dog was lying at his feet, not knowing what to do. It looks a little wimpy.

"Yes, yes, Mr. Duncan, you are right!" The director knew he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly laughed, "Well...Mr. Duncan, the next shot is after the black bear is successfully chased away, the dog who plays the leading role hugs the little boy Together, do you see this shot..."

Duncan stood up proudly and straightened his clothes, "Of course my dog ​​will play the role. No one can express such delicate emotions better than him. Come on, buddy, it's time for us to play..."

After he greeted him twice, his dog stood up tremblingly, and just after taking a few steps, it collapsed on the ground listlessly.

"Doctor! Doctor! Where is the doctor? Call the doctor!" Duncan panicked and pushed his dog. It struggled a few times but couldn't get up.

The director also panicked, "Go and call the doctor! Go and call Mr. Charles! Go and call the boss!"

The whole crew suddenly became chaotic.

Duncan, who was born in the military, has a lot of strength. Seeing that the doctor hadn't arrived, he struggled to pick up his dog and got back into the car, stepping on the accelerator and galloping towards the hospital.

In the surrounding chaos, Fei Max looked at this familiar scene, and his memory was recovering.

It was useless, even if Duncan rushed to the hospital, the veterinary medicine of this era was very backward, and it was impossible to find out what was wrong with the dog. They even tried the ancient bloodletting therapy, but it didn't help.

Femus closed his eyes.

The people and things around are like a movie fast-forwarded a hundred times faster, appearing and disappearing like lightning.

It opened its eyes, and the scene switched—this is its mental world, and it is the master of the mental world.

Famus returned to Charles' luxurious office again, but this time without Roger's company.

Other than it, there were only two people in the office, Charles and Duncan, moaning morosely, like the end of the world.

"It's over." Duncan shook his head painfully, "It's over."

He stood up and walked out unsteadily.

"Wait a minute!" Charles jumped up, grabbed his shoulders, and shouted excitedly: "It's over? Don't be silly, how could it end like this! Of course you can choose to walk away, but what about the investor's money?" What to do? How can I explain to the boss?"

"You think I'm willing? But so what if it doesn't end?" Duncan was already in tears, and a big man actually held his face and cried bitterly, "It's gone, and left us forever... There is no second rule in the world. A dog can have its superb acting skills..."

"Well... I don't think so." Charles said meaningfully.

Duncan felt offended and said angrily, "What do you mean?"

Since his dog left, he felt that Charles's attitude had changed subtly from before, less respectful and occasionally domineering towards him-a change in attitude that he had difficulty accepting. But he forgot one thing, in this building, dogs are more valuable than people, more valuable than everyone, including Charles and him.

Charles pointed to Femas who was squatting next to him, "Don't you think 13 is very similar to your dog?"

"It's very similar, so what?" Duncan said in a very aggressive tone.

Charles said slowly: "13 is very similar to your dog, and according to the director, he is also very good at acting, so I have an idea."

Duncan was no fool, he had already guessed what Charles wanted to say. "You...you..." He pointed to Charles' nose in disbelief.

"Don't look at me like that, I can't help it." Charles shook his head, "Mr. Duncan, this solution is just a stopgap measure, but it can reduce the losses for both of us. It would be troublesome if it was a human actor, but 13 is just a dog , it will not be disclosed, only you and I know about this matter, as long as we keep our mouths shut, who will find out?"

The expression on Duncan's face changed rapidly, and it could be seen that a fierce ideological struggle was taking place in his mind.

Charles further persuaded: "Mr. Duncan, you see, this is a very simple matter, and there is no risk. Have you earned enough money? I heard that you recently bought a piece of land and are building a villa , do you still have enough money?"

His tone was soft but firm. If this matter cannot be properly resolved, let alone his position as a senior executive is unstable, even the company that has just started on the right track may have a bad future...

Like all upstarts in the United States, Duncan has no habit of saving money, and he has no plan for spending it. He never imagined that his dog would suddenly have an accident inexplicably, leaving all his money, together with part of the prepaid salary , all invested in the consumption of villas and luxury goods - this is nothing at all, because just after the filming of this film, a lot of money will roll in, who knows that such a thing will happen...

Duncan felt empty in his heart. It was only then that he realized that everything he got was based on dog shit luck. He was lucky enough to pick up a dog on the battlefield, that's all. Without a dog, he is nothing.

Thinking of this, he slumped down on the sofa and said weakly: "Mr. Charles, tell me, what are you going to do?"

Charles was relieved to see that Duncan was willing to cooperate. After all, the play could not have been performed without Duncan. Duncan and his dog have always been inseparable. As long as Duncan is around, people will not subconsciously doubt the authenticity of the dog.

"13 is very similar to your dog, so we don't need to worry too much about the appearance. The key is to cultivate his habits and make him behave similarly to your dog." Charles slapped his hands a few times when he said this.

In a daze, Fei Masi thought it was Zhang Zian who was slapping his hands. If it was in a pet shop, four Abyssinian cats would appear to dance next... But no, it was a polite chef who appeared, He pushed a dining car, respectfully placed the well-cooked onion-fried steak on the dining table, and at the same time poured amber-colored mellow red wine into the glass, and then quietly left.

Charles walked up to Femas, bowed with a smile on his face and said, "Big star, your lunch is ready, please eat."

Duncan's mind was completely confused when he watched the funny and absurd scene.

Seeing that Femas didn't move, Charles secretly gestured to Duncan to let him come too.

Duncan bit the bullet and pretended to smile, and said to Femas in the gentle tone he used to treat lovers and children: "Come on, dear, come and eat your lunch."

If Phimas were human, he would definitely have goosebumps all over his body.

It has decided not to run away anymore, and no matter what happens, it will bravely cooperate with the two clowns and perform this human comedy to the end.

After all, today it is the protagonist.

So it jumped on the dining chair and started to eat lunch.

The first-class steak is cooked just right, it tastes delicious and juicy, and the top French red wine of the last century tastes extremely luscious, like a fine nectar, but it's strange, it misses the goulash with potatoes and Red Star Erguotou in the pet shop even more …Although the beef is just an ordinary supermarket item, even though the potatoes are often stewed too hard, even though Erguotou tastes as hot as fire, it just feels that those things are more delicious.

It seems to understand that what matters is not what you eat, but who eats with you.

The pet store is shabby, but it has something this office will never have.

Femas ate up the steak and red wine, including broccoli and mushrooms, leaving only onions.

Charles stroked the short beard on his lips, smiled and said to Duncan: "It seems that our big star's taste has changed, and he doesn't like onions."

"Then tell our chef to change the recipe next time and not to put onions." Duncan said with emotion, and he played his role more and more skillfully.

Charles echoed: "Yes, for the needs of filming, all the requirements of our big stars should be met."

Femas really wanted to laugh three times, and then cry a lot. The acting skills of these two people are comparable to the Oscar winner who has not yet been born.

"And this, and put on that, our big star will definitely be more handsome after wearing it!" Charles winked at Duncan, and the latter took out a string of sparkling diamond necklaces from his pocket as if in pain.

Duncan stretched out his hand, wanting to untie Femas's leather collar and replace it with a diamond necklace, but as soon as his hand touched the leather collar, Femas suddenly roared.

"Don't touch!"

Duncan was startled, his hands trembled, and the diamond necklace fell to the ground with a snap. The string broke, and dozens of brilliant diamonds sprinkled the entire carpet.

Femas lowered his tone, "Don't touch it, you don't deserve it."

It knows that in the real history, they must wear a diamond necklace to disguise itself as another dog, but in this world of mental imagery that is both real and illusory, it wants to retain more of itself.

Charles misunderstood, and he pointed his nose smartly, meaning that Femas must have smelled another dog from the necklace, so he didn't want to wear it.

"It seems that our big star is a bit fond of the new and dislikes the old." He said with a smile.

Duncan understood, and immediately continued: "This necklace is too old, the purity of the diamond is not high enough, and the craftsmanship is not worthy of its status. I will call Switzerland immediately and order a new one."

"It should be so." Charles nodded, and suddenly said as if he remembered something: "There is also our big star's special car, which has been driven for a year. It is time to get a new one. I will also notify Ford immediately."

"By the way," Duncan frowned, and said in a low voice, "What about the guy named Roger or Rom? If he wants his dog..."

Charles said with a confident smile: "His dog died unexpectedly during filming, and our company expresses our deepest regret. Although it is only an insignificant stand-in dog, our company will still give him a pension out of morality, and then put the dog His body was handed over to him for burial."

Duncan opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but finally swallowed it down.

Phymas didn't listen to them, it was attracted by the starry diamonds on the carpet.

Each facet of each diamond reflects its figure like a mirror. Countless figures are busy in different movies and play different roles.

Fei Masi suddenly laughed, looked up to the sky and screamed: "Hey! A letter from the tide on the Qiantang River, today I know that I am me!"