All-rounder Artist

Before bedtime, Lin Yuan was watching TV, and Antarctica was watching alongside him, staring intently. It seemed as if there was a chance he might be able to understand it too.

This reaffirmed Lin Yuan’s belief that Antarctica could indeed star in the movie “Hachiko”.

The dog looked smart.

Even though the breed was not important, he couldn’t possibly use a Teacup Poodle or Bichon Frise. Otherwise, the viewer’s immersion in the film would be broken.

Larger dogs gave a better anthropomorphic feel.

Antarctica’s physique was quite similar to that of the Akita in the original movie, and he also seemed rather honest and down-to-earth.

The next day, Lin Yuan asked Gu Dong to pick him up.

“Is this dog bought by Mr. Lin?” Gu Dong looked at Antarctica in surprise.

“I found him.” Lin Yuan concisely replied, “Find a pet shop, check his health, and get him a rabies shot.”

Even though Antarctica didn’t look like a dog that would bite, vaccination was a standard procedure.

“Understood.”

Soon, Gu Dong drove both Lin Yuan and the dog to a pet clinic.

The health check and vaccination were standard procedures.

“The dog has a bit of a skin disease. It might look severe but it’s not difficult to treat.”

The doctor said, “I’ll prescribe some medicine for you. Give him a medicated bath once a week and he should be fine in about a month.”

“Okay.”

Lin Yuan nodded. This might be the reason why Antarctica was abandoned by his previous owner.

After finishing, he brought the dog home and then took Gu Dong’s car back to the company, where he met with Shen Qing and Yi Chenggong.

Of course, they were discussing the preparations for “Hachiko”, a script they all were keen on.

The two had already collaborated with Lin Yuan twice, and their third collaboration became even smoother.

Shen Qing said, “Mr. Yi and I will start assembling the crew soon. But we must find the right dog for the movie…”

“Use my dog.”

Lin Yuan showed a photo he took of Antarctica in the morning to Shen Qing.

Shen Qing was surprised, “I didn’t expect Mr. Lin to own a dog. Its appearance is alright, but we don’t know if it will cooperate during the shoot.”

“I’ll handle that.”

Lin Yuan didn’t seem worried.

Yi Chenggong suggested, “We’d better let the dog build some rapport with Zhang Xiuming. After all, in the movie, Zhang Xiuming plays Hachiko’s owner.”

“Makes sense. Should we bring Antarctica over?”

Having known this earlier, Lin Yuan wouldn’t have sent the dog home. Now, he would have to trouble Gu Dong to make another trip to bring the dog to the company.

Shen Qing nodded, “Zhang Xiuming will be coming around. Mr. Lin, consider letting him take the dog home for a few days if possible.”

Lin Yuan had no objections.

Half an hour later, Gu Dong brought the dog back and called Lin Yuan, “The dog is in the car, but it seems inconvenient to bring him into the company. Should he stay in the car?”

“Wait a minute,” Lin Yuan replied.

He simply called Ol’ Zhou to explain, “Can the dog come in? He can be kept in my office and Zhang Xiuming will take him home in the evening.”

“…”

On the other end of the line, Ol’ Zhou was silent for a while, then said, “I’ll have to ask.”

“Okay,” Lin Yuan replied. “Waiting for you.”

“You wait.”

Ol’ Zhou hurriedly got up and ran out of his office, finally stopping in front of the chairman’s office to knock on the door.

“Come in.”

An authoritative voice came from inside.

Ol’ Zhou entered, laughing, “Chairman, it seems that Lin Yuan has brought a dog to the company downstairs. He asked me if he could bring the dog into the office. This doesn’t seem to comply with company regulations…”

“A dog?”

The chairman felt a bit of a headache, but in the end, he reluctantly waved his hand, “Let him be.”

“Alright.”

Ol’ Zhou left chuckling.

He could understand the chairman’s headache, because he felt the same way. Lin Yuan had actually asked him if he could bring a dog into the company?

If anyone else had asked, Ol’ Zhou would have blown his top.

Is this a question that a normal person would ask?

But the other party was Lin Yuan, and for the greater good, Ol’ Zhou had to swallow his pride and went to ask the chairman’s opinion.

As it turned out, the chairman also had to “grit his teeth” and agree, very considerately.

Then, something happened at Starlight Entertainment that would go down in history:

For the first time since its establishment, someone had brought a dog to work.

Seeing this, some employees were on the verge of having their eyes pop out.

A dog?

Where did this dog come from?

Gu Dong, under everyone’s stares, felt his scalp prickle from surprise. He didn’t expect the representative to persuade the higher-ups, allowing him to bring the dog in.

The picture was too absurd!

As he was walking, suddenly, a man who looked like a leader blocked Gu Dong’s way, angrily asking, “What on Earth? Who allowed you to bring a dog into the company?”

“Woof!”

Antarctica angrily barked back at the half-bald man.

The man jumped in fright, becoming even more dissatisfied, and glared at Gu Dong, “Which department are you from?”

“The Music Composing Department on the ninth floor.”

Gu Dong replied nervously.

She recognized this man, a member of the company’s management tier, who held the same position as Ol’ Zhou. As Lin Yuan’s assistant, she couldn’t afford to offend him.

“Music Composing Department on the ninth floor?”

The man was taken aback, “This dog…”

Gu Dong hastily explained, “Mr. Lin asked me to bring him in. This is Mr. Lin’s dog. He will be used in a movie.”

“Come to think of it, this dog is quite cute.”

The man laughed very naturally, as if the person who just lost his temper wasn’t him, “Only Teacher Admirable Fish could bring a dog to the company. How amusing.”

Everyone else: “…”

There’s a short story called “Face Change”, written by someone surnamed Feng. He is one of the leading figures in the short story field in the Great Qin.

Today they saw a real-life “Face Change”.

“What are you all doing standing around? Shouldn’t you be working?” The man glared at the employees around him.

Everyone dispersed quickly, but the same words emerged in their minds:

Humans, not as good as dogs.

Antarctica didn’t seem too happy. He barked at the man again, scaring him, making him take a few steps back, “This dog is really energetic.”

“Yes…”

Gu Dong said anxiously. After great difficulty, she finally managed to get the dog to Lin Yuan’s office.

Inside the Music Composing Department…

Watching Gu Dong lead a dog into the representative’s office, many staff members were taken aback and wondered if they were seeing things.

Inside the office…

Lin Yuan was advising Antarctica:

“In the next few days, you’ll be staying at Zhang Xiuming’s house. Zhang Xiuming is an actor, and you two will be shooting a movie together soon.”

“Yes, that’s right. He is a film emperor.”

“What do we need to talk about pay for? You’ll be adequately compensated, and your dog food will be supplied in sufficient quantity, okay?”

“When you come back, help me eat some vegetables yet again. You performed well at dinner last night.”

“You can’t sleep on the bed; you shed. I’ll buy you a dog house, and you’ll sleep in there.”

“…”

Outside the door, Gu Dong was about to come in.

Then, she heard the endless chatter inside and got stunned.

Is Lin Yuan conversing with a dog?

Was it Lin Yuan that was weird, or was this dog weird?

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ps: I’ll make up for lost time when my toothache is better. This message might not be easily read from my facial expression.