In fact, Xiao Guo has been thinking about the curtain call performance for a long time, but it has not been launched because of the busy work at hand. It is just right now that the weather is hot and he is staying at home to escape the heat, so he simply listed this plan.
Several cats in the studio are indeed old. Before the studio was established, they had been in the pet center for several years. Some were adopted as stray cats. At that time, due to the epidemic, the cats were thrown away. Quite a few, some cat breeds that look precious are also willing to throw them on the street, but they are picked up by Xiao Guo if they are lucky.
Among the cats who are about to participate in the curtain call performance, some have been raised here since childhood, such as the beautiful short cat "Prince". There are also a few long-haired cats. They are several years older than Zheng Tan's cat. The oldest one is in his teens. He is not as strong as he was at his peak. , Although he has been well taken care of after coming to the pet center, he is weaker than other cats of the same age.
Every time we shoot, the same scene will probably be shot back and forth several times, especially now that the audience has higher and higher requirements for the quality of the film, and the video shooting is more stringent, even if the protagonist in the video is a cat, Try to wear as little as possible and improve the quality. In this way, the tasks of the participating cats and dogs must be heavier. Jiao's family doesn't want Zheng Tan to come here to participate in the show. This is the reason. After all, walking around by yourself is different from participating in filming. The latter's task is too heavy and tossing in a short period of time. Even if Zheng Tan is better than other cats To save trouble, you still have to follow the toss for a long time, and if necessary, you have to go out.
Knowing that Xiao Guo was going to make a farewell video, Zheng Tan also quickly made a decision, and planned to "retire" with the prince and the others. Anyway, there are fewer people coming to the pet center now. Jiao's mother has long hoped that Zheng Tan Forget about the things here, and there is no shortage of money, why do you have to find so many things? Besides, after "retiring from the circle", it doesn't mean that Zheng Tan will not come here, and he can still stop by when he is bored.
After finalizing the six cats and two dogs to "retire" this time, Xiao Guo began to prepare for the shooting.
The video of the six cats and two dogs exiting the circle can not be completed in one or two days. In the form of a documentary, according to Xiao Guo's high requirements, it is estimated that it will last longer, because Xiao Guo wants to follow the seasons, summer Shoot a little bit, a little bit in late summer and early autumn, and a little bit more in autumn and winter, but in spring it won’t work anymore. Xiao Guo plans to find some points from the previously edited videos and add them.
The video of the exit was not filmed until the end of the year. At the same time, Xiao Guo also arranged some related souvenirs, such as pillows, calendars, postcards, etc., all of these six cats and two dogs. When a buyer comes to buy something from the pet center, he will go out with some related souvenirs.
Before the film came out, the six cats and two dogs to be retired, including Zheng Tan, had fewer tasks, but they would also participate in the shooting, and even show their faces to show their presence.
Some netizens and customers of the pet center noticed the changes, but didn't say anything. It's like the older generation in the entertainment industry makes way for the new generation. The same is true here. Until Xiao Guo released the news that the six cats were "retired" at the same time, the Internet exploded.
There are many people who mentioned BlackC, and many people asked about the other ones. Even the supporting roles are also loved by many people.
"The curtain call show? No way?!"
"Are BC and the prince old? Have they passed ten years?"
"Usually seven or eight years old can be considered an old cat, and a dog is probably shorter. Looking at it this way, it is indeed not too young. It's better to retire. Take a good rest, there is no need to toss."
"A seven or eight-year-old cat can be considered an old cat? Nonsense! My cat is twelve years old and still stalks the eaves every day to catch birds!"
"My cat is also fourteen, and I saw it catching mice the day before yesterday."
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But everyone just complained about it, and I still feel very sorry. Many people here are old customers of the pet center, and they still have a deep impression on the group of cats and dogs including BlackC who shot the first commercials, because , At that time, the "clearly so" pet center rose when the market was not as mature as it is now, bringing a lot of fun and benefits to many pet families. In a blink of an eye, so many years.
At the time of their rise, mobile phones were not so popular, the Internet was not so popular, the pet center was just an unknown small shop, the equipment in the studio was rudimentary, and Xiao Guo was in a hurry for the cost of shooting thousands of dollars. Looking at it now, it has changed a lot.
In the video of the curtain call, some unpublished images of NG were released in the early years, including pictures and videos, including six cats and two dogs, including Zheng Tan. Although Zheng Tan didn't make many mistakes in the early filming, other cats and dogs made mistakes. There are also a few scenes where Zheng Tan's helpless expression when other cats and dogs made mistakes one after another, which amused the audience.
On the screen, those cats will interpret the character direction in the story according to the arranged characters, and the life-like fragments will tell others what they are really like.
Some cats, holding a shelf, look like a high mountain flower on a distant snowy mountain, noble and unplayable, but in fact, you only need to pick a weed and shake it in front of it twice to hook it. Be funny in a second. And some cats look innocent and harmless, kind and amiable, but in fact, you want to get close to them and interact with them, but you find that no matter how much effort you put in, it won't help. Instead, it will stand tall and look like Looking at you like an idiot.
Not every cat is like Peanut Candy, who has the ambition to become a cat on a cat in the cat world, and fights outside all day long. Dogs, occasionally come back with a few gifts, such as birds, grasshoppers, fat mice, etc. More urban pet cats live in smaller, more homely places.
The former "Prince" would routinely jump on the long wooden board tied with a loop of hemp rope after eating every morning, scratching it from front to back, no one would pay any attention to it, anyway, when it was full, it looked at it. There won't be any cat-related incidents, and they are indifferent to the outside world. After scratching, they will find a comfortable place to pose and nap. But now, after eating it, it will find a soft place where it can bask in the sun, squinting and sleeping lightly.
Among the two dogs, Zheng Tan has known the old dog for many years - the "Master" of the Golden Retriever who has won many awards at pet exhibitions. His head portrait is still used as the outer packaging of some dog food produced by the shop. In the past, it ran vigorously on the green grass and jumped high to catch the Frisbee, but now it just grabs its own rice bowl, and can't jump up even if it wants to.
Another male dog, which is older than the "lord", once was taken out for a walk, he would urinate along the way, and tell other dogs his age, gender and status through the pheromones in the urine, leaving his own " business card". After seeing a good object suitable for marking, it will be majestic, put one hind leg up, sprinkle a few drops of dog urine on the target, slap the ground a few times in a majestic manner, growl a few times, and then Find the next target suitable for the "marker", which may be a tall tree or a fire hydrant on the side of the road. Now, it looks more lazy when it goes out for a walk, and it doesn't look for objects to mark as often as it did when it was young, and it doesn't have as much energy to lift its legs. However, if there are other younger people around If it is a male dog, it will still urinate with one hind leg held high, proving that the sword is not old.
Every cat or dog has its own story and cat/dog life line. Xiao Guo also incorporated his own summary into it, and let everyone follow along to review the transformation and contributions of these eight cats from the beginning to the present. Of course, , Xiao Guo will also use some artistic techniques to reasonably exaggerate and render it to achieve better results.
The last picture of the film is a long road. Zheng Tan is walking on the road, stepping on the fallen leaves of the sycamore that has been withered and turned away.
In the final scene, Xiao Guo took the scene at Chuhua University. Zheng Tan was walking on the main campus road, which was planted with tall plane trees on both sides, which was closest to the compound in the East District. At the time of filming, Zheng Tan had an illusion, would he be really old if he just walked around like this, obviously his life plus cat life is only 30 years.
Everyone has different people or things with the word "classic" in their hearts, which are irreplaceable in their hearts. When people with different ideas talk about this topic, they can even have a bloody debate, first theory and then fist. It's up to you to decide who says the classic is the real classic.
Their farewell performance also means the end of an era. Just like a groupie chasing an idol, the time when an idol exists symbolizes an era, and when the idol ends, another new era opens, and more newcomers will enter the group’s attention, and more exciting, production Sophisticated publicity and video screens will replace those crude and low-cost images that were once, and gradually replace those old yellowed figures in memory.
However, after leaving the screen, human stars will still have someone to commemorate them. They have a huge fan base, and many fans will remember them in the next few years. If they operate again, they will interview retired artists, and they will bring everyone back to memories. Former glory. But on cats, this is very rare. People often say that ten years are a generation, but for cats and dogs, ten years may be their whole life.
No matter how well they say it now, and there are more people on the forum who like them and keep them, but after all, they are not people and their influence is limited. After a year or two, perhaps very few people will remember them. However, compared to dogs, cats may not care.
As some people have said, in fact, many cats can tell at a glance that you like it or don't like it. The problem is, it doesn't care at all.
I will go my own way, what should I do, I will bask in the sun on a sunny day at home on a rainy day.
In high-walled courtyards, luxury villas, street lanes, warehouse workshops, or some more ordinary families, in their own way, just like hundreds of years ago, they travel between talented and beautiful women, walking through In the slums and rich areas, passing by people you know or don't know, it's a relatively short time.
People are happy, cats are happy, and life is more happy.
After the curtain call and "retirement", a framed painting hung in Xiao Guo's office. The painting had eight paw prints, two dog paw prints, and six cat paw prints.