Early in the morning, even though the weather had not yet cleared, Potsdamer Platz was already crowded with people.
The double-decker bus brought batch after batch of enthusiastic tourists. Many people lined up early to buy their favorite movie tickets. Many of them came with their dogs on a leash. More than one people fed the dogs with hot dogs, hamburgers or kebabs. one.
Just how much do Germans love dogs
If you randomly pull a middle-aged man on the street and ask him how many children he has, he will probably answer three seriously: an 8-year-old boy, a 6-year-old girl, and a 2-year-old dog...
If you see a housewife walking on the street pushing a stroller, a baby is sitting in the stroller with a pacifier in its mouth, and she is leading a dog at the same time, the correct way to say hello should be to praise the dog's cuteness first, not first. Compliment the baby is cute or she is beautiful...
The people with the dogs are tired from walking, so they rest on the benches by the side of the road, use the food they bring casually or the food bought from the snack cart, eat a few mouthfuls for themselves, and feed the dog a few more mouthfuls, the expression is full of Doting is really treating dogs like their own children.
Every dog, purebred or not, was well-groomed, healthy, and well looked after.
Occasionally you can see some large savage dogs on the street, and there are people like pit bulls, but these dogs all wear muzzles to prevent them from biting.
Zhang Zian followed suit, squatting down, and fed the Turkish barbecue and curry sausage in a paper bag to Femas with his right hand.
He observed carefully for a while, and found an interesting phenomenon, that is, there are very few stray cats on the street, and there are no stray dogs at all. Every dog he saw was led by the owner with a rope, and the owner would definitely take it with him. Carrying a paper bag, picking up dog poop while walking.
The young Turkish chef had no other guests for the time being, so he also made himself a barbecue sandwich, and squatted next to Zhang Zian, watching him feed Femas.
Zhang Zian himself took a bite of the barbecue sandwich. The roll cake was soft and crispy, and the barbecue meat was fragrant. The coolness of the sauce and salad perfectly complemented the taste of the barbecue meat, which whetted the appetite.
"Great, very tasty!" he said in English with a thumbs up.
"Thank you." The Turkish chef smiled proudly, "Are you also here for the film festival?"
"Probably." Zhang Zian responded casually.
"Chinese? Korean?" The chef asked curiously, staring at his black hair and yellow skin.
"Chinese." Zhang Zian replied.
"Oh, Chinese, excuse me, then you shouldn't eat dog meat?" The chef asked worriedly, staring at Femas again.
"...don't eat."
Zhang Zian almost choked, why did this person think that he was holding Femas to eat fresh dog meat? Eating and slaughtering now
But it’s normal to have this kind of question, because Germans like dogs very much. Chinese students studying abroad are often asked this question after they arrive in Germany. Is it identification friend or foe? I don't know if I will be bullied and discriminated against if I say I eat dog meat
At the same time, he screamed in his heart that he was lucky, and he insisted on adding the sentence "all the animals in this film have been properly arranged" at the end of the film. This move should be the right move, otherwise the Germans who love dogs very much will definitely have problems. Doubt, not to mention winning an award, even whether it can be selected for the main competition unit is a problem.
The chef's expression relaxed, "Oh, that's great, have you bought the movie ticket you want to watch?".
"not yet."
"Then you have to hurry up." The Turkish chef ate his barbecue sandwich in two bites. "I'm going to leave work early today, and I'm going to line up to buy tickets."
His eyes glowed as he spoke, and it was clear that he was not only a skilled chef, but also an avid movie buff, willing to give up a good opportunity to do business to buy tickets for his favorite movie.
The people gathered here today, regardless of men, women, young or old, all have a movie dream in their hearts.
Zhang Zian and Fei Masi also finished the barbecue and curry sausage, with their mouths full, shook hands with him as farewell, and said vaguely: "Good luck."
After eating a full stomach and greatly reducing the fatigue caused by jet lag, he glanced at Fina and the others, who were still salivating at the rotating barbecue column, and said in a low voice, "Let's go, let's go and have a look elsewhere."
According to the practice of the Berlin Film Festival, the opening ceremony was held at the Sony Center in Potsdamer Platz. This is a magnificent building with a lot of tempered glass, and rows of poplar trees are planted at the entrance. It's a pity that it's winter now, and the poplar trees are all bare, without a single leaf.
There are still a few hours before the opening, but probably due to the threat of recent violent terrorist activities in Europe, the streets near the Sony Center have started traffic control and security inspections early, and the center of the road has been blocked by a barrier composed of red curtains and stainless steel fences. Separated, this is a dedicated channel for stars and guests.
Zhang Zian had also seen the legendary red carpet, but to his disappointment, the red carpet was much smaller than he had imagined. It might only be twenty or thirty meters long from start to finish, and he could walk through it in a few steps.
At the entrance of the Sony Center stands a life-size model of the Berlin Bear mascot, which is cute and naive. Many tourists and passers-by are taking photos with the mascot.
Zhang Zian thought, this time he came to Berlin and couldn't go back empty-handed, Long Xian specially asked him to bring a gift, and Xiaoxue gave him fresh crucian carp for several days during the Spring Festival, this favor has not yet been repaid.
How to choose gifts for the girls? He doesn't have much experience, so why don't he just buy a few Berlin Bear dolls and distribute them to them? Young girls probably like dolls. Go to the souvenir shop and buy a few limited edition Berlin Bear dolls for this film festival. They should be available and probably not very expensive.
But there is no need to worry about this matter for the time being. You can buy it before the return trip. The most urgent thing now is to go to the local pet store and buy a few sets of food and water basins for Fina and Femas. drag. Even ordinary cats and dogs are unwilling to share the same food and water basin with their own kind, let alone these proud elves.
Zhang Zian took a few passers-by who were also walking dogs, and asked Richard to ask them in German if there was a pet shop nearby. Someone pointed him in the direction, saying that there was a very famous pet shop over there, and it was very popular. Passionately want to take him there.
He was refreshed when he heard the words, since it is a famous pet shop, it must have its unique features, but politely declined the invitation to lead the way, since he is not a three-year-old child, it is impossible to find a pet shop.
As the saying goes, learning from barbarians can control barbarians, but we should take this opportunity to learn the advanced experience of foreign pet shops and see how foreign counterparts operate pet shops.