Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Qiu Guokai looked at the set behind him with a shrewd look. Not to mention the second female lead who was frightened by Fang Xiaojie and burst into the best acting skills of her life, even for the most complained wire scenes, many big-name leading actors practiced hard without complaint under the encouragement (humiliation) of the monsters on the scene. As an investor, he had long seen the business opportunities in this group of beautiful monsters, but he didn’t expect that after the actual cooperation, the other party’s performance was even better than he imagined.
“Master Wei,” Qiu Guokai said, “Look at them. Such good talents are buried in the mountains. What a pity! Among the popular actresses and actors in recent years, there are very few with their looks and unique temperament.”
What he said was true. The appearance of the spirits was related to their own types. For example, the wild fox spirit, in human form, was charming and seductive, and could go for the sexy route. The bamboo spirit had a much cooler temperament and could also be a popular pure character. As for the wild boar spirit, although its nose kept running, it was tall and strong, with clear outlines, and it could attract a lot of fans when it was released. Not to mention the pheasant spirit with the arrogant nobleman character, the pitiful and soft-bodied squirrel spirit, and so on.
Unfortunately, Wei Xi didn’t know how to appreciate them at all. He just thought they were delicious: “Unique?”
Does it taste unique after stewing? Of course, the taste of wild boar meat is definitely different from that of pheasant.
Qiu Guokai had no idea what he was thinking, so he said very sincerely, “Yes, Master Wei, I think our cooperation can continue in the future!”
What his company, which invested in film and television, lacked the least was resources and scripts. However, money was easy to come by, but good talents were hard to find. Weren’t such a large number of reserve forces in front of him the most suitable choice?
However, he didn’t know whether these monsters were willing to enter the entertainment industry. Seeing that they were quite arrogant towards ordinary humans, with the exception of Taicang Sect, he wanted to ask Wei Xi to be a partner and help organize them.
….
The monsters were all confused when they heard his invitation. The bamboo monster was almost chopped down. So he sat far away from Wei Xi and said timidly: “I have lived in Maohua Mountain for more than 140 years, and my friends, are we going to leave this mountain in the future…”
Qiu Guokai sighed, took out a stack of documents and put them on the table: “I didn’t want to tell you, but now there is no other way. You will know it sooner or later.”
Wei Xi looked at the name of the document, but he didn’t recognize it completely, so he read it out slowly: “Documents related to the National Maohua Mountain Development Suggestions?”
When the monsters heard this, they all jumped up: “Develop? What do you mean? Is there going to be something going on in the mountains again?”
Qiu Guokai said: “At the beginning of this year, Maohua Mountain was officially included in the development scope by the Tourism Bureau and the local government. The news released was that this mountain area should be used as much as possible, not only to facilitate life, but also to attract more tourists. Therefore, in order to facilitate transportation, building roads and railways is definitely indispensable. When the tunnels are blasted, the mountains and forests are dug, and maybe trees will be cut down, we don’t know what the place we are in now will look like. If you live nearby, you will have to move away sooner or later, or hide deeper in the mountains, but no one can say how deep the subsequent development will go.”
The bamboo spirit trembled and said, “Cut… cut down trees?”
The boar demon’s eyes turned red. “Blowing up for tunnels? My nest before I became a demon was blown up by someone, and then they built a house on top of my nest. Why are humans so greedy? They have to steal our nests!”
Tuan Tuanyi felt sorry for them after hearing this, and advised: “Alas, it’s just because you’re poor. I think it’s not reliable for you to hide in the mountains anymore. If there are too many people in the future, they will catch you and send you to the zoo. That would be terrible.”
Unexpectedly, when the wild boar heard this, his anger immediately dissipated, and he became hesitant to speak.
Qiu Guokai: “What?”
“…” The wild boar spirit asked slowly, “Are there usually female wild boars in the zoo?”
Everyone: “…”
It really wants to go to the zoo…
Seeing this, the wild boar spirit felt a little embarrassed and annoyed: “I, I’m just asking casually! In the past few years, there have been people coming in from the town into the mountains to poach. I’ve been a spirit for more than half a year, and I haven’t seen a female wild boar! It’s a big life matter, so I’m just asking, what’s wrong!”
The squirrel spirit was also quite yearning: “I heard that there is food and drink in the zoo, you don’t have to work, and the food is fed directly to your mouth…”
Everyone: “…”
How come monsters these days are so lacking in ambition?
Wei Xi immediately looked at him and said, “You have food and drink, you don’t have to work, and the food is fed to you?”
What kind of paradise is this? He wants to fly there and live there right now!
Shuo Zong: “…”
Shuo Zong couldn’t stand it anymore and interrupted his question. He looked at the squirrel spirit who wanted to eat and wait for death with a cold gaze and said in a very cold voice: “The zoo will not accept species like you.”
Monsters: “???”
The squirrel spirit muttered: “I’ve become a spirit, that’s pretty rare, right…”
Shuo Zong stared at it coldly: “What kind are you?”
Squirrel Spirit: “… just a common species…”
“Red-bellied squirrels are already rampant in the forest areas of Sichuan,” said Shuo Zong. “The Beijing Forest Zoo raises giant squirrels, which are vulnerable to extinction and are a Class II protected species.”
Squirrel Spirit: “………………”
When the boar demon heard about protected animals, he quietly and proudly straightened his back. Shuo Zong then turned to him and asked, “What species are you?”
The wild boar spirit said: “I am a national second-level wild animal under protection—”
“A local wild boar.” Shuo Zong interrupted without giving him face. “The ones raised in the Beijing Forest Zoo are steppe peccaries[1].”
Wild boar spirit: “???”
Shuo Zong: “Introduced from South America.”
Wild boar spirit: “……………………”
It turned out to be a foreign pig…
Don’t our local pigs deserve names anymore?
Shuo Zong turned his gaze away, this time landing on the wild vixen, who was so frightened that he trembled all over: “I, I didn’t say I wanted to go to the zoo!”
Shuo Zong looked at her for a while, then turned his head away with contempt: “The foxes raised in the Beijing Forest Zoo are snow foxes.”
Wild vixen: “…”
Shuo Zong added: “The fur is pure white.”
No matter how hard the vixen tries to lift her hair, it’s useless. At most she’ll be praised for her crisp ears.
….
“Junior brother, junior brother.” Tuan Tuanyi saw that the wild vixen looked greatly shocked and hurried forward to persuade him to stop fighting. If he continued to diss him, all the monsters in the room would probably jump off the building.
However, after listening to his second disciple’s words, Wei Xi finally gave up the idea of going to the zoo to eat. Not to mention that he had no admission qualifications, even the protected animals that had become spirits in the local mountains might not be able to compete with foreign animals in the zoo because they were too rustic!
Life was indeed very difficult, and everyone’s future was full of uncertainty.
Qiu Guokai was also confused by what he heard. He suddenly felt that it was not easy for animals either. It was no easier for them to make a name for themselves than for humans. They also had to rely on their fathers.
He coughed and quickly persuaded, “Yes, Taoist Lu Que is right. With such excellent personal conditions, why do you have to go to the zoo and be looked down upon? Isn’t it better to be self-sufficient and make money? The salary in the entertainment industry is high, and the work is glamorous. What do you want after making money? I plan to cooperate with Taoist Wei’s Taicang Sect to set up a brokerage company specifically for you. Are you interested in joining?”
The monsters hesitated for a long time, but when they thought about the development of Maohua Mountain and the fact that the zoo would look at nationality and bloodline, they felt that they had no advantage as a group of monsters and their future was extremely bleak, so they finally agreed.
After signing the contract, the wild boar demon began to hesitate to speak again. After a long pause, he asked Shuo Zong in a low voice: “Master Lu, Master Lu Que, the prairie peccary in the National Forest Zoo you mentioned…”
Shuo Zong raised an eyebrow and looked at it.
Wild boar spirit: “…male or female?”
Shuo Zong: “…”
Wild boar spirit: “Do you have any photos? Can you show them to me?”
Shuo Zong turned his head away indifferently, but Tuan Tuanyi continued to look up information for him enthusiastically: “Damn it!”
The wild boar quickly leaned over to take a look, and the moment he saw the photo of a prairie peccary eating grass taken by a tourist on the phone, his eyes became dazed.
Tuan Tuanyi was shocked to see that he was distracted: “What’s wrong with you?”
“Damn it.” The boar demon muttered to himself, “It feels like being in love.”
Wei Xi: “?”
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