Chapter 50

silence.

The huge office was silent.

After Lei Li asked this question, the air seemed to stagnate. Bai Gaoxing was so nervous that he dared not breathe, fearing that the next scene would be the social animals hurting each other.

He looked at Lei Li, then at Mei Youshu, and began to wonder whether he should intervene if a fight broke out.

After a while, Mei Youshu was the first to break the silence.

He said, "Ah? What happened to Brother Li?"

Good! One point for the stupid group!

Bai Gaoxing applauded Mei Youshu in his heart.

But he was also very curious about what happened to Li Pu. Unlike at home, he really couldn't touch any electronic equipment at work.

"It's Dabai's business." Lei Li said concisely.

As an agent, Lei Li has been away from home for a while, but she has never missed any news related to Li Pu. She found that since the news of Da Bai's arrival at Star Entertainment Media spread, the rumors that had been put to rest before have resurfaced.

What company was behind the operation? Dabai was hired by the company to do marketing for Li Pu. The story was so ridiculous and so true that even she almost believed it.

"That." After listening to Lei Li's description, Mei Youshu was not surprised. "There have been rumors like this before. Unless Brother Li personally brings Dabai to the last event, this kind of talk will never disappear."

He paused, his expression slightly tense, "No, it should be said that even if it is confirmed, there will be people who pretend not to see it."

For example, the official Weibo account of Star Entertainment Media had already announced the true situation that Dabai was a temporary sample sent by the company, but people kept asking whether Dabai was abandoned by Li Pu.

Lei Li propped her chin with one hand and said, "What a pity. There is still some time before the recording of "Cute Pet Diary" starts."

Then she turned her eyes to the parrot in the cage.

Bai Gaoxing felt very uncomfortable being stared at, and took a long time to describe the feeling: a primary school student meeting his class teacher.

He immediately buried his head in his food, trying not to be asked any questions.

But Lei Li seemed to be very interested in him. Her voice came closer and closer, and then rang above her head: "Is this Dabai?"

"Yes." Mei Youshu responded.

"This is the first time I've seen it in person. I've only seen it in photos before." Bai Gaoxing watched the woman walk around the cage, then squatted down to look at him, her eyebrows curved, "It's quite fat."

!

This is called strong!

Bai Gaoxing puffed up his feathers depressedly to make himself look rounder.

"Can you speak?" Lei Li turned around and asked, scratching the cage with her red nails.

"Yes." Mei Youshu nodded.

"OK."

Lei Li stood up, and Bai Gaoxing's eyes followed her involuntarily, watching her sit down at the computer desk.

Then, he watched her click into Li Pu's account and read the published works.

Bai Gaoxing was a little panicked. No... don’t do it in front of him!

"I always thought this kissing video was cute."

"Indeed, I don't know how Brother Li taught me."

"It's not necessarily that he taught it. How could he teach it?"

"Too……"

"Being able to recite such a long poem and speak English, Dabai's language ability is probably one of the best among his peers."

"Almost. When Dabai is happy, he is very talkative and can chat with anyone."

Lei Li and Mei Youshu were discussing the video released by Li Pu, not knowing that Bai Gaoxing in the cage was as stiff as a zombie.

"Come to think of it, after Li Pu left, the account has not been updated." Lei Li said.

"The filming schedule is very tight this time, and Brother Li really doesn't have time." Mei Youshu said helplessly, "Besides, even if he had time, I don't think he would be able to shoot it well."

Lei Li did not comment. "I think he has been more cooperative recently and has made progress."

As she was talking, she clicked on a short video, in which Bai Gaoxing said in a pinched voice, "Such a cute little parrot was born to be kissed! muamuamua~~"

"Hiss..." The woman seemed to be stabbed, and grimaced, "He doesn't even mind taking a photo like this."

Mei Youshu analyzed seriously: "Hmm... maybe Brother Li just happened to see a template and directly applied it to Dabai. This kind of video is very popular, after all, cute pets are very cute in themselves."

Bai Gaoxing was numb.

He was wrong, he would never entertain himself again!

Then the next video: "Who knows, such a soft and warm little thing is willing to lean on you and lie in the palm of your hand, who is it trying to be so cute~"

Lei Li: “Hmm…”

Mei Youshu: “Ah…”

Uh ah ah ah ah ah my toes are about to dig out of the three bedrooms, one living room and one bathroom!

Bai Gaoxing picked up the stand in the cage with a sneer.

“Click—click—click—”

"What's that sound?" Lei Li looked up.

Bai Gaoxing stopped picking.

"Maybe Dabai is bored." Mei Youshu looked at the cage.

"Does it like the hustle and bustle so much?" Lei Li raised her eyebrows. "No wonder it was placed in the company. It can't be left alone."

Having said that, she stood up again and walked to the front of the cage.

“Can you open it?”

Mei Youshu: “…Yes.”

Lei Li blinked, "Oh, I almost forgot." She waved her hand, "Forget it, just bring the cage over."

The office desk was big enough, so Bai Gaoxing sat on it with the cage and the bird.

Bai Gaoxing didn't understand what this was about, and turned his head around in confusion until Lei Li kindly turned the computer screen around and said, "Come, let's watch it together."

“…”

Next, Bai Gaoxing experienced what it meant to die socially on the spot - although in the eyes of others it was Li Pu who died socially, only he who knew the truth understood whose soul was truly lost.

No, no…

Bai Gaoxing was dying and vomiting his soul.

Then he saw the woman walk past him like the wind, say something to Mei Youshu, and then walk out of the office.

"Dabai." Mei Youshu walked back and, without giving him any attention, pointed the screen towards him. "You should study more. You will be busy in the next two days."

What are you busy with?

As it concerned himself, Bai Gaoxing quickly raised his head and looked at the screen, and saw a popular parrot nodding its head to be cute.

Bai Gaoxing: “…”

Help!

…

After a half-day tour of the broker's office, Bai Gaoxing was sent back to the 0720 live studio.

But his mission had just begun.

Looking at the turned-on equipment on the table, Bai Gaoxing's head hit the ground. Even the snacks fed by the employees didn't taste good anymore.

As soon as the employee who came to feed him left, Li Pu's agent came in, bringing Mei Youshu with him, looking as if he wanted to talk.

You guys are really not shy when you talk! Bai Gaoxing said he didn't want to listen.

"I've heard about what's going on lately."

Lei Li rubbed her brows. Thanks to the gossip-loving employees, she learned everything that had happened during this period after going to the toilet twice.

Including but not limited to: Dabai appeared in the eating show, Dabai ran away for two hours, Dabai jumped onto the chandelier, Dabai was pampered by everyone in the company, and a lot of photos were taken.

But these are not the point; the point is the subsequent problems.

"It is said that many anchors want to borrow Dabai and have it appear in the live broadcast room as a mascot?"

She laughed, "Isn't this obviously an attempt to take advantage of Dabai's popularity?"$$

There are thousands of small anchors who can't make a name for themselves, and there are many who are not as famous as a parrot. Although it is heartbreaking, it is also a fact.

“Almost.” Mei Youshu looked troubled. “So I turned them all down. Those of my subordinates who have operating accounts are not allowed to post. Others can only take photos.”

"That's right." Lei Li said, "Appearing too frequently in the public eye is not a good thing. It makes it seem like Bai Bai can get along with anyone and is no longer tied to Li Pu."

Mei Youshu sighed and added: "Otherwise, I won't be able to explain myself when Brother Li comes back."

Bai Gaoxing was deeply moved after hearing this.

He is also a bird of status.

Come to think of it, this is the purpose of those people who were sneaking around the door with selfie sticks and then being chased away!

Then he heard the agent say, "Public opinion is going too far. We can't just ignore it. I think... I might as well take advantage of the free time in the next few days and do a live broadcast with Dabai."

Mei Youshu was stunned: "Who?"

Lei Li turned around: "Me."

Bai Gaoxing: “Hmm.”

Lei Li was startled and looked at Mei Youshu, "...Did you hear any sound?"

"It must be Dabai." Young Chao, who was familiar with parrots humming for no reason, pointed out, "It hums a lot, probably because it misses its owner."

"Master..." Lei Li seemed to be thinking about something, and suddenly raised her eyebrows, "What do you think, how about teaching him to call Li Pu 'Master'? It will make their relationship better."

Bai Gaoxing was shocked.

What a lewd word!

Although he had shouted occasionally, it was only when he was asking for something. As a human being, his dignity would never allow him to do so.

Ahem, this strawberry is so big!

Bai Gaoxing's eyes sparkled as he grabbed the strawberry that Lei Li handed over to him.

People die for money, birds die for food, the fittest survive! What are these two words? Can you eat them? !

Mei Youshu was also shocked, with a complicated expression, "Isn't it a bit..." Too perverted.

Lei Li picked out another plump and colorful carrot to tease the parrot. "Hmm? What's something?"

Mei Youshu looked at the naive parrot and said, "...Nothing."

If we do this, won’t Brother Li’s reputation become even more terrible?

Bai Gao happily finished half a strawberry, his cheek feathers all stained pink, and he used his claws to kick the foam on the edge of his beak.

Lei Li found it funny and wiped his face.

Suddenly, she seemed to remember something and took out her cell phone: "After all, I'm borrowing his parrot, so I have to call and let him know."

…

Spring City.

During this afternoon of filming, the actors and actresses in the crew were too afraid to speak out.

The staff in charge of bird training lowered their heads and accepted the director's criticism.

"It's been so many days, and you still can't teach me a line!" Director Sun frowned, "Is it that difficult?"

The staff complained in their hearts, saying that it was not difficult, but your requirements were too high, which was beyond the understanding of a small bird's brain.

But he still showed a sincere apology on his face: "I'm sorry, Coach Sun, I will continue to train them."

Director Sun was still angry and continued, "It was just a few short sentences, but they either said it wrong or didn't say it at all. There are so many spare parrots, and three people can't teach any one?"

At present, the filming of "The Legend of the Long Ballad" has progressed to a certain extent. It happened that the weather was slightly cloudy this week, and the branches of the trees were full of buds that were about to bloom. The atmosphere was perfect, suitable for filming a plot twist in which the heroine is deeply trapped in a conspiracy and tries her best to escape from it.

However, the female lead's lines and acting skills were on point, but the special actors who matched her were not.

The special actor is a parrot.

To be precise, there are more than a dozen of them, but only the one who memorizes the lines best is selected to be the one to perform in front of the camera.

The plot to be filmed seems simple:

The heroine heard the parrot mimicking the queen's words, grabbed the evidence, and then turned the tables, and finally saw the light at the end of the tunnel!

Pei Jue, who plays the female lead, is a new talent who has won two Best Actress awards in a row. However, no matter how well she acts or how well she expresses her emotions, it can't match the "Ga" from the parrot actor.

It's too confusing.

What's even more difficult is that if we cut here and only focus on the parrot's lines, it would be fine, but Director Sun insisted that this section be shot in one shot and refused to cut the camera, let alone use special effects or post-production dubbing. This means that the actors in this shot must not make any mistakes.

People can, but birds cannot be controlled.

It's been two days and the filming has come to a standstill.

The time was too tight, and if he missed this week he might not be able to get better lighting shots, but he was unwilling to just make do with it.

Director Sun sighed deeply, went to the side to light a cigarette and take a walk, while the bird training staff gathered together to discuss countermeasures.

Staff 1: "What should we do? We have already brought in the smartest brains in the park, and it is impossible for the remaining ones to meet the requirements of Director Sun."

Staff 2: "I don't know. It's a headache. I'm dreaming about those two lines now."

Staff 3: "Ahahaha... I give up. The only smart parrot in the world who can meet Director Sun's requirements is Dabai."

Staff 1 & 2: "Baymax?"

Staff member 3 showed the two of them a cell phone and said, "He was raised by Teacher Li. His speech is much more powerful than his brain. From what I've seen, he speaks clearly and learns to speak quickly. He should have no problem speaking lines."

The three of them gathered together, starting from whispering to each other and then bursting into laughter, causing Director Sun, who had been paying attention to them, to twitch his forehead.

"What are you looking at?" A chilly voice sounded, and the three of them looked up in surprise, almost hitting their heads.

"We were...looking at other people's parrots." There was really no other way, Staff 3 confessed.

"...Let me see." Director Sun was suspicious and took a step closer.

Several people flipped from Li Pu's backstage to Star Entertainment's official Weibo, and then from Star Entertainment's official Weibo to Star Entertainment's Xinghuo account. Director Sun's brows gradually relaxed, and then he became thoughtful.

After a while, Li Pu came back after answering the phone and was stopped by Director Sun.

"Teacher Li, I have a request... " The director, who had just looked irritated, rubbed his hands embarrassedly.

After listening to the other party's request.

Li Piao: “…”

Why do so many people want to borrow his parrot?