Pet King

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio  Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Sihwa temporarily gave up on playing, gave up learning Chinese, and even gave up on her live broadcasts; she devoted herself to learning 52 Hertz’s unique language.

Every time anyone entered the bathroom, they saw her sitting in the bathtub with a slight frown as she listened to the recording with full concentration. Sometimes, she would even make strange shapes with her mouth as she practiced.

She was not just making the shapes up as she went––but she was imitating 52 Hertz’s sound. Whether it was the recording itself or her imitation of it, they were both silent, at least to the people listening.

Since Sihwa had decided to learn 52 Hertz’s language, Zhang Zian had made a copy of the original audio file of 52 Hertz’s whale song from the underwater pickup device and sent it to Sihwa’s mobile phone.

The sound he heard before was not the original audio file, but it was automatically modulated by the instrument and played at ten times its original speed. The sound on the original audio file was not made for human ears. The degree of its melodious gentleness could easily be imagined.

Fina, Old Time Tea, and Famous had a more sensitive sense of hearing than humans did, so they were able to hear some slight sounds, but it wouldn’t cause any effect on their daily lives. It was no different than any background noise.

The commotion about the earthquake quickly subsided, and it was unsure if anyone was detained and warned about it. Nobody came up to Zhang Zian with the intention of finding faults, though. In fact, Binhai City wasn’t located in the earthquake zone, and there hadn’t been any major earthquakes in its history. Typhoons and tsunamis were a much bigger threat than an earthquake was.

Zhang Zian still went to the beach every day, but he didn’t head out to the sea again. Sihwa said that the existing audio was enough for her. To be honest, in the current situation, he didn’t want to take any risks. It wasn’t a good feeling to be in the middle of the sea, waiting for the appearance of a giant beast. It was like he’d be using himself as bait.

He didn’t know how long Sihwa was going to take, and it didn’t seem nice for him to rush her. He felt anxious, though. After all, a valuable instrument like the underwater pickup device couldn’t stay in his hands forever; it had to be returned as soon as possible. Returning it on time would make it easier to borrow anything in the future.

That morning, Zhang Zian was cleaning up downstairs as usual. Wang Qian and Li Kun carried the garbage bags that were filled with empty bottles so they could dispose of them at the green space. They also had to walk the dogs and feed the stray cats there. Sometimes when they had already disposed of the garbage bags, they would hide and observe for a while until they saw the grandmother appear with her pomeranian to pick up the bags up, then happily totter her way back to her old cottage. Only then would they return back to the pet shop with the puppies.

It was early in the morning and there were already a few fans in the shop squeezing around Famous for a picture.

As time went by, the influence of Famous winning its awards at the Berlin Film Festival had slightly diminished, so the number of fans who came to visit had decreased. But after the film was officially released in China, fans were definitely going to swarm the pet shop. There would be so many that they might even shatter the glass doors…

Zhang Zian’s phone rang. He straightened his waist, took off his gloves, and pulled out his cell phone. He was a little worried that it would be Professor Wei Kang urging him to return the underwater pickup device… However, it wasn’t Wei Kang who sent the message, but Director Feng Xuan.

Feng Xuan: “Xiao Zhang, let me tell you a piece of good news!”

Zhang Zian quickly replied, “Director Feng, what good news? Did the team discover that they accidentally gave me too little of a salary?”

Feng Xuan: “Hehe, not that. The Dog Warrior release date has been set. In fact, we were really fighting for it to release during the summer vacation, but unfortunately, for various reasons, it will be sooner than that.”

What the hell! Zhang Zian couldn’t believe his eyes. He read the message over and over again, and then looked at the sender to confirm if it was Feng Xuan and not some rotten kid who had changed his profile picture to Feng Xuan’s.

Both Zian and Famous had been waiting for the official release of Dog Warrior. Actually, not only them, but also everyone else on the production team.

However, as everyone knew, films were subjected to heavy censorship in China, and they would not lower the censorship standard just because the film had won a prize. If it was pointed out that a portion wasn’t suitable during the review process, it would have to be rectified, deleted, or redone immediately. Otherwise, there was the possibility that it would never be released. It would be a long process, so everyone could only be patient and wait for good news.

Zhang Zian glanced over at Famous. It was surrounded by fans, but it seemed to feel that Zian wanted its attention and so turned back to look at him.

Zian smiled, then decided to find out more about the news before he spilled the beans. He replied, “That’s great! Director Feng, when will it be released?”

Feng Xuan: “At present, only a few people know about this news, and a formal announcement will be issued soon. If everything goes as planned, it’s scheduled to premier at the Beijing International Film Festival in the near future. That’s the other reason I contacted you. I would like to ask you to take Famous and participate in the premier. All the members of the production team will also come to help with the publicity.”

He sent another message that said, “Even the two police dogs, Prince and Red Dragon, are invited with their trainers. If the team leader of the Police Dog Unit approves and they have no duty that day, they should also be participating. What do you think? Would you have the time to come down to Beijing? Of course, the team will bear all the expenses for your accommodation and travels.”

The Beijing International Film Festival? Zhang Zian’s heart jumped, then he slowly calmed himself down from his earlier excitement. He carefully read the message twice and began to make his plans silently.

When the contract was signed for Famous, there was a provision in the contract that required the team members to fully cooperate with the publicity for the film. Of course, the rules were dead, and people were living, so the rules weren’t so strict. Zhang Zian had pushed off some of the previous publicity activities and the production team didn’t use the contract to embarrass him.

But now for the premier of Dog Warrior in China, he had to participate––not only for the team, but also for Famous.

Due to the premier and subsequent series of interviews and publicity activities, he was most likely going to have to stay in Beijing for a few days after the fact. The work in the store needed to be arranged in advance… There didn’t seem to be anything else for him to prepare. After all, he wasn’t going abroad.

So he replied, “Got it, Director Feng. Famous and I will participate.”

Feng Xuan: “Okay. About the specific itinerary and arrangement, I’ll let my assistant contact you. If you find anything to be inconvenient or if there’s anything you require to be prepared in advance, you can tell him directly. Don’t be too reserved.”

Zhang Zian: “I got it. I look forward to meeting everyone in Beijing.”

Ending the conversation with Feng Xuan, Zian opened the calendar on his mobile phone and checked for the specific dates.

That year’s Beijing International Film Festival would be held in April, and the most optimistic estimate for the Egypt trip would be in May, so there weren’t any conflicts in time.

Famous had been staring at Zian because it noticed that the expression on Zian’s face was very complicated and had been changing rapidly. It felt that something big had happened.

Clap, clap! Zhang Zian clapped his hands and got the attention of the staff, customers, fans, elfins, and even the pets. He then announced loudly, “I have a piece of good news for everyone! Dog Warrior will officially be released soon!”

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