The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Chapter 243 Adding People

“Long, long ago, there was a towering, enormous castle. The castle was cold and desolate, and a Qilin princess lived on the top floor.”

“She gazed longingly at the scenery outside every day, but she could only stay alone with her beast and could not step out of the room.”

"Until one day, a Pegasus knight passed by and fell in love at first sight with the princess by the window. After learning of her plight, he bravely took her with him and they escaped from the lonely castle!"

"Then, on their wandering journey, they encountered a mysterious black cat, who said to them..."

Lychee paused slightly, then put on a serious face and said, "The film crew is hiring, room and board included."

"That's my story with Zhuangzhuang," she said, looking seriously to her side.

Tianlu, Hetao, and Xiangtai were dumbfounded. Zhuangzhuang also looked completely bewildered.

"Pfft!"

Lychee couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Shota was the first to realize what was going on and immediately understood. "Uh, Sister Lychee, don't tease us."

"what?"

The other two little ones turned around with question marks on their faces, and then Tianlu was the first to react.

"What? They were just lying to us!"

Shota also raised a question mark.

Tianlu Jun, are you really awake?

He looked at Walnut, who had a look of sudden realization, and was speechless.

Lychee had just stopped laughing when she saw this and couldn't help herself again. She turned around, covered her mouth, and made a series of "pfft pfft" sounds, unable to stop even if she wanted to.

Then Bai Jie and Bi Xie returned. After being soaked in Puss in Boots' water, the interview was finally arranged. The specific time has not yet been set, and they will wait for notification, which will probably be on the weekend.

"What's wrong?" Bai Jie asked, puzzled, seeing Lychee laughing incessantly.

Tianlu touched his cheek and explained the whole story to him. After listening, Baijie felt that the story sounded familiar, as if he had seen this part before.

"By the way, what did the director ask you guys to do?" Walnut interjected, asking curiously.

Puss in Boots had scared him before and then pulled the three brothers away to talk about something. Then, as soon as Tianlu came back, he listened to the story with them. He hadn't had a chance to ask about this matter yet.

“They asked us to participate in an interview,” Pixie answered his question.

"Hey? You guys are going to be on TV? Can Walnut go too?!"

"of course can."

Little Walnut's eyes lit up, and Bai Jie agreed without much hesitation. After all, it was just a matter of adding a beast; if he couldn't even do that, then he would have been a useless sugar daddy.

However, to his surprise, the news spread like wildfire the very next day.

After the interview was finalized, they spent the afternoon filming and went home. When they arrived at school the next day, Bai Jie watched as Walnut showed off everywhere, first to Fu Zai, then Yue Tian, ​​and finally to other classmates, talking to each one he met.

It's like someone says hello to you, and you're asking how they knew you were going to be interviewed.

When the clock strikes 12...

"All you do is show off, show off! All you want is to get interviewed and on TV, right? You want the whole class to know... That crybaby is just someone who got in through connections!"

At the three ominous places, Qiong Xiaoqi looked at the white steamed buns with a sour tone. The bland and tasteless noodles made him feel like he was eating lemons.

What followed was a series of statements like "I could do that too," "I just latched onto a rich guy," and "I'll definitely rise to prominence in the future," and so on.

Tao Xiaowu was so tired of hearing it that his best friend said it every few days, and he could always guess what the other person was going to say next.

"No matter how much you say, you're still not as popular as others."

"Hey, that's a matter of appearances. He's appeared in so many games, and I've only appeared in so few. How can I compare to him?!"

"You used to say that whenever you appeared, the main character's limelight would be stolen. How's that going now?"

"I……!"

Qiong Xiaoqi was so angry after being rebuked in just a few words that he didn't know how to refute her.

Taotie pouted and said, "Didn't you become sworn brothers with Bai Jie? He's so easily swayed, why don't you ask them to take us along too?"

"Awoo awoo," Little Peach agreed.

"Hmph! How could I, Qiong Xiaoqi, possibly beg for a paltry favor from a divine beast younger than me, and then try to act cute like that crybaby?"

"Even if I die! Even if I jump off this sixth floor and fall to my death! I would never go!" Qiong Xiaoqi crossed his arms, his face full of arrogance and unyielding spirit.

"But interviews seem to come with appearance fees."

brush--

"Huh? Where's the beast?"

Taotie turned its head and found that a certain beast that had just said it would rather die than submit had already gone straight to another table of divine beasts.

"You..." Tianlu's gaze sharpened when he saw the beast, thinking it was another one coming to share the food. However, before he could finish speaking, Qiong Xiaoqi rushed past him and grabbed Baijie's neck.

"Uh! What?"

"Hey bro, why didn't you call me for the interview? You can't leave us out of this great opportunity! Take us with you, bro!"

Qiong Xiaoqi, with his shifty eyes and sneaky features, deliberately dragged out the last syllable of his voice, startling Bai Jie, who had just been frightened.

"Are you coming along too?"

"Of course, as brothers, we should share the good times and the bad! Come on, brother, I found two coins on the way, you can have half of them. Take me with you when you do the interview~ Oh right, my dad and uncle might be coming too."

Qiong Xiaoqi pulled out two coins, speaking with both righteous indignation and coquettishness. His shameless behavior left the two remaining little fierce ones who had just arrived speechless. Bai Jie was also confused and subconsciously grabbed the coins that had been stuffed into his palm and nodded.

"Alright, it's settled then. No backing out. Anyone who goes back on their word is a little dog!"

It was only then that Bai Jie belatedly realized what was happening, and was shocked by Qiong Xiaoqi's shamelessness in taking advantage of the situation.

One coin for one interview opportunity, and the key is that they still have to pay an appearance fee. It's like Qin Shi Huang touching an electric wire – you've won so easily!

"Tch, all you ever do is look for Bai Jie. If he weren't so soft-hearted, you wouldn't have gotten such a good deal." Tianlu gritted his teeth, his face full of displeasure.

Taotie wanted to complain too, but considering that he also got a share of the appearance fee, he decided not to attack his brother for now and to wait until he got back.

"Ring ring ring ring ring".

A phone call was made from Xie Zhi's office in the blink of an eye. Puss in Boots, who was also considering interview matters in Caiyun Village, instinctively picked up his phone to check it.

Small investor?

"Hey, Baijie, you're still at school at this hour, right? Why are you calling me all of a sudden?"

"Uh, it's like this..."

When the call connected, Puss in Boots, puzzled, asked Bai Jie for clarification, and then learned what had happened. The three little rascals were doing an interview together, and their father might be going somewhere too. The negotiation plan they had just finalized was completely scrapped due to the unexpected situation.

Puss in Boots was already having a headache thinking about having to add at least three more beasts and reassess the other party's bottom line. But then he realized he could just give them to Xiaohang, and that made him feel instantly relieved.

"It can be arranged, but we can't change our minds again. The other party isn't a fool, and if we add a beast, they might flip the table and quit."

"Okay, sure." Bai Jie nodded on the other end of the phone.

After all, it's five times the price. If they add a few more beasts, they'll really think the media company is a sucker. They're not that stupid.

"That's settled then, director, I'm hanging up."

After hanging up the call, Bai Jie handed the phone back to Xie Zhi and ran back to the classroom; he hadn't finished eating yet.

The wooden door creaked open, and as soon as he stepped into the classroom, he saw the three little monsters being pinned to the ground. Taotie and Xiaotao were being controlled by Bixie Yuetian, while Qiong Xiaoqi was being bitten on the neck by Tianlu and was frantically pounding the ground in pain, tears streaming down his face.

"Ouch! O ...

Feeling like I missed an episode of Bai Jie, I typed a question mark, "What's going on?"

"Bai Jie! They tried to steal your food while you were gone!" Tian Lu looked up, spitting out a mouthful of red hair as he complained.

Qiong Xiaoqi panicked immediately, "Oh, I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please forgive me, it's just that your food looked so delicious and we only eat simple meals every day, I couldn't resist! Brother~ Brother, don't make a fuss about such a small thing~"

After he finished his long, dismal attempt to be cute during the live stream, Tianlu shuddered and looked at him with disgust, saying, "Ugh, you're so disgusting."

Poor Xiaoqi: "..."

Disgusting my foot! Don't think I haven't seen you act cute and cuddly before. You're way more shameless than me, and you're even older than me!!

Of course, he didn't dare say that.

……

night.

A few lights shone sparsely in the dilapidated neighborhood, and the streetlights along the road flickered frequently, casting the light on and off the trash cans.

Qiongqi, who had been busy all day, was passing by with a yawn when the streetlights went out with a snap.

"Damn it, this lousy neighborhood is in such a terrible state, isn't anyone coming to demolish it yet? I need to collect my demolition compensation!" Qiongqi, already short-tempered, kicked over a trash can and grumbled as he entered the apartment building.

This dilapidated place has a gated community for villas, and there isn't even an elevator. He has to climb up the stairs, floor by floor, through the cobweb-covered stairwells to get to his home.

When Qiongqi pushed open the dilapidated wooden door, he immediately saw the child, who looked exactly like him, under the dim light.

"Holy crap! Who beat you up? Why is there a bald patch on your body?"

Qiong Xiaoqi touched the bald patch on the back of his neck, feeling quite embarrassed. "Uh, don't worry about the details, Dad, I have some good news to tell you."

After a while...

"Hahaha, son, you did a great job!"

A voice filled with extreme joy suddenly rang out in the apartment building, but it was immediately drowned out by the cursing of the older woman upstairs.

"Who the hell is yelling like that in the middle of the night instead of sleeping?! Don't they have any sense of public decency?!"

The laughter that had started abruptly stopped, and then there was silence.