The lights in the theater went out, and black subtitles fluttered in the relaxing and melodious orchestral music. Those were the names of the staff behind the scenes, but the theater representatives didn't care about it. The only thing that cheered everyone up was Zhang Xiuming's name.
Zhang Xiuming is the best actor.
What is more eye-catching than Zhang Xiuming's name is the enlarged word "Xianyu" written in the screenwriter column. This name has gone from being unfamiliar to being familiar to some people in the film industry after two movies.
The orchestra stopped abruptly.
At the same time, a slightly childish voice-over sounded: "Xiao Ba is very mysterious. No one knows where he came from. Maybe he came from a dog shelter, someone's car, an airport abroad, or an unknown small city..."
The darkness gradually dissipated.
In the gradually clearer picture, a child with rosy lips and white teeth is giving a speech on the stage, while on the blackboard behind the child are four crooked words: Hachiko, a Dog's Story.
The camera turns.
A blue truck appeared on the road with many cages on it. In the top cage was a young dog. As the truck sped along, the scenery on both sides flew by.
Close-up of dog's eyes.
Innocence in purity.
The child's voice was very serious: "That rainy night, Xiao Ba appeared at the train station in the small town where my grandfather lived. We don't know where Xiao Ba came from, but we know where Xiao Ba will go..."
Camera switch.
In the wet train station, people come and go under the dim lights.
The dog cage suddenly fell to the ground on the moving truck, and a small hole appeared on the not-so-strong cage mouth. The dog inside crawled out through the small hole.
No passers-by paid any attention to the dog.
The dog's eyes showed confusion and panic.
Maybe this description is strange, because it is difficult for people to see a dog's psychology through his eyes.
But for some reason, when everyone saw the puppy's eyes, they were sure to feel a little panic and confusion.
In an instant, an inexplicable love and pity arose in the hearts of many people.
The dog was trotting back and forth aimlessly, seemingly trying to avoid the crowd, but suddenly stopped in a shadow elongated by the light.
A pair of legs appeared in the camera.
The camera moves upwards, revealing a handsome and mature face. The man is talking on a mobile phone.
"No need to pick me up, I'll walk back... I miss you too."
All theater representatives could recognize that the actor was Zhang Xiuming, but no one was distracted.
When Zhang Xiuming appeared in the movie, he seemed to be tacitly recognized as a character in the movie.
This is the talent of a movie emperor, he can naturally make the audience forget reality.
After hanging up the phone, the man and the dog looked at each other...
“It’s really a drama.”
Sitting in the eighth row in front of the big screen, Ye Hongyu raised her eyebrows slightly: "From the music to the camera at the beginning, they are trying to create an atmosphere."
"What atmosphere?"
Yang An beside him said softly.
Ye Hongyu smiled and said, "Sentimental atmosphere? If nothing unexpected happens, this movie will turn on the sentimental mode at some point, and the screenwriter and director will do everything they can to try to impress the audience."
Normally, Ye Hongyu wouldn't talk while watching a movie.
However, considering that Yang An is a newcomer who needs to be trained, she explained a little: "If you are moved in the end, then the movie will be a success."
Yang An said confidently: "I have a high tear point."
Ye Hongyu remained noncommittal.
Do you think she has a high tear point? She has received professional training.
No matter how touching the movie is, she can remain calm.
unless…
And in between the conversations between the two? The film is still telling a lukewarm story.
The male protagonist played by Zhang Xiuming tried to send the dog to the station security, but was rejected by the security guard, who explained:
"I'm sorry, I'm allergic to dog hair. Can you take the dog back first? If someone comes to the door? I will notify Professor An."
It turns out that Zhang Xiuming plays a professor.
Because Professor An couldn't bear to abandon the dog, he had to take it home, which caused his wife's dissatisfaction.
In this process, whether it is the natural cuteness of the dog or the relationship between Professor An and his wife, it brings a very warm feeling to people.
It can be seen that this is a very loving couple.
They were so loving that even though the mistress didn't like dogs, she still agreed to Professor An's temporary keeping of the dog at home, waiting for the owner to claim it.
However, the hostess also has a request. She does not allow the dog to stay in the house.
Professor An had no choice but to keep the dog outside.
At this time, some viewers noticed that there was an abandoned doghouse in Professor An's yard.
Why are there dog kennels
The theater representatives, who are the audience, have no way of knowing this, and it seems like a foreshadowing.
Professor An worked for a long time, sweating profusely, and finally renovated the doghouse and placed the dog in it.
When turning back to the house, Professor An heard the dog bark softly.
He paused, turned around and looked at the dog, only to find that there seemed to be a hint of grievance in the dog's eyes.
Wronged
The audience was once again moved by this wonderful feeling. They felt their hearts were melting and they wanted to hug the dog in their arms to comfort it immediately.
They couldn't imagine seeing emotions in a dog's eyes—
At the train station, the dog's eyes were filled with confusion, panic, and a vague sense of fear.
At that time, everyone thought it was a wonderful coincidence caused by the director's handling of light and use of lenses.
At this moment, the trace of grievance in the dog's eyes could not deceive people, and it made everyone realize that perhaps the emotions revealed by the dog were not a coincidence of the lens and light.
The little guy is really aggrieved!
Some theater representatives who were already familiar with each other were talking quietly:
"I actually saw acting skills in a dog's eyes. This dog's acting skills are even better than many young actors!"
"Where did you find this dog? It's so suitable and appropriate. I want to have a dog like this."
"A dog like this will naturally win the audience's favor."
"Dogs definitely don't know how to perform. Maybe this is just a true expression of their feelings."
"What to do, this is so cute!"
“I really like this dog.”
"… "
In the ninth row, Yi Chenggong’s mouth corners curled up slightly.
As he expected, the audience fell in love with Xiao Ba at the fastest speed.
But this group of people would never have thought that Gougou’s excellent acting skills are all thanks to Xianyu.
If so many people in the crew had not seen it with their own eyes, Yi Chenggong would have found it hard to imagine that someone could get a dog to cooperate with the crew in the performance.
"I'm sorry to have to trouble you tonight. I hope someone will come to pick you up tomorrow."
Professor An said to the dog with a wry smile, then turned and went back into the house.
The camera turned into black, white and gray.
This is the dog's perspective as it huddles in its kennel, looking out through the exit.
The lonely courtyard was empty, with only the moon hanging high in the night sky and the chirping of unknown insects in the darkness.
This moment.
What arose in the audience's hearts was a strong sense of sympathy for the dog and dissatisfaction with the hostess's inhumanity.