She nodded:
"Fried dandelion is already in the testing phase and should be available soon. By the way, Qingli, the small toon seedlings and small toon fruits you ate yesterday are new products they have cultivated. They tasted good, right? They have quite a few effects, and they should be for treating hair loss. I didn't ask for details."
"These new seeds haven't even been released to the market by the Red Rice Research Institute, how did you manage to get your hands on them, Junior Aunt?"
Cui Qingli took a deep breath, calmed herself down, and held Xu Milu's shoulder, saying:
"Junior Aunt, would you mind if I asked how close you two are? Are you the kind of good friends who hold hands, or are you really close best friends?"
Why are you asking this?
Xu Milu raised an eyebrow and said half-jokingly, "What, planning to suck up to me now?"
"More than that!!! Junior Aunt, look at my hairline, it's almost reaching the top of my head! Please save me! I desperately need this stuff. Honghe products are always top-quality!"
Cui Qingli pulled Xu Milu into her arms, her fawning expression almost radiating from her face.
"I hereby declare that from today onwards, I will be just like Li Ning, always remembering that Junior Aunt is my god! Junior Aunt is my heaven! And the basic principles of clinging to Junior Aunt's leg without wavering: if Junior Aunt tells me to go east, I will never go west; if Junior Aunt tells me to go up the mountain, I will never go to the sea—can I have a little bit of that new ingredient?"
Xu Milu: "..."
What are you kids playing? It's all so weird.
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"Click! Click! Click!!"
The director, sitting behind the camera, looked furious and slammed the script to the ground.
"Expression! Expression!! You discovered your pet rabbit was poisoned, so you're feeling fear. You need to act out terror, not just gaping with your mouth wide open and eyes wide!! Genuine fear, pure fear! Understand?!"
His messy hair was scratched into a bird's nest. The photographer, stagehand, production assistant, art director, and prop master were all silent. No one dared to offend the director at this moment.
"Director, I'm so sorry, so sorry, so sorry!!"
Actress Meng Qing quickly bowed and apologized, her face full of sincerity: "I will definitely act well in the next take, please give me another chance, director."
"Do you really think the entire crew's time isn't money? It's almost dark, how am I supposed to film!"
Director Wang sat in his chair, smoking angrily, while Meng Qing's agent quickly stepped in to smooth things over.
"Director Wang, let's give Qingqing a little more time to prepare and get into character. Maybe we can get it right in one take? She's really hardworking and dedicated. She even took acting classes. But it's normal for her to be nervous since it's her first time acting. So, I'll treat everyone to milk tea. Thank you all for your hard work!"
The production assistant came over carrying several insulated boxes and handed out milk tea to each person. Director Wang's expression finally softened a little, but his tone was still just as harsh:
"Meng Qing's attitude is good, but her acting skills are a major flaw. I can't have a whole group of people practice acting with her, can I? Wait ten more minutes. If we can't film this scene, we'll just film her back view."
"Okay, thank you for your hard work, director. I'm really sorry."
Meng Qing's agent kept apologizing, and her attitude was quite sincere.
Cui Qingli, who was watching intently, turned to Xiao Yun, who was drinking milk tea, and asked:
"Didn't the female lead bring her own funding to the project? Why is Director Wang being so rude? He's not giving Mango TV any face at all."
Xiao Yun glanced at her and said knowingly, "Hey, the investors chose Meng Qing as the female lead because of her popularity. She probably knows that if she doesn't work hard, she'll be replaced sooner or later. —Hey? Where's Junior Aunt?"
Cui Qingli turned her head and saw Xu Milu chatting enthusiastically with the props team.
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Although it was a low-budget production, the crew put a lot of effort into the props, and even the female lead's pet rabbit had several "stand-ins".
"There's no way around it, these rabbits are hard to raise. I'm afraid they'll die and the director will have to find new rabbits. But today is alright, after this scene is finished, these rabbits will be useless, and it's not easy to take them with us, so we'll probably have to throw them away."
When the prop master saw that Xu Milu had come with Cui Qingli, he knew what was going on. After all, when filming a TV series, there are always people who are curious. As long as no one takes pictures, they can still bring people in for a visit.
"It's useless now?"
Xu Milu pinched the rabbit's neck, then traced its fur from its ears to its tail, feeling the plump rabbit meat. Her expression was somewhat surprised.
"Isn't it a waste to throw away such a good rabbit? Besides, this kind of rabbit is obviously farmed for meat; it won't survive outside—why don't you sell it to me?"
"Sell it to you?"
The prop master was tempted, thinking that since it was the last scene anyway, one rabbit would be enough, so he simply pushed the rabbit cage in front of Xu Milu:
"No need for money, just take it with you. If you take it, you'll really do me a big favor. This thing stinks horribly, but if you like it, take it back with you."
"No, I don't need a cage."
Xu Milu turned her head and looked around, then pulled out a burlap sack from the side, carrying a plump white rabbit. She gently pressed it down and twisted it—
With a "click".
Just like twisting celery, the rabbit didn't even struggle before collapsing limply to the ground.
"The bunny is so cute, of course it tastes best when it's served cold!"
Xu Milu smiled slightly, her almond-shaped eyes were particularly cute, but when she made that gesture, the group of people around her suddenly took a big step back.
"Aa ...
Meng Qing, who happened to be passing by, let out the loudest scream she had ever heard since birth.
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