Chapter 216 Xiao Xu's Professional Service
Everyone was a dramatic actor. When Jiang Mo heard Zhang Chenyi's words, a flawless smile appeared on his face. He responded with gratitude, "Thank you, Teacher Zhang, for your concern. My equestrian skills have improved this time. I won't fall off the horse again like last time."
Xu Ying stood behind Jiang Mo and could already sense a strong smell of gunpowder. He instantly felt that everything on the variety show was child's play.
After the director arrived, he called Jiang Mo and Zhang Chenyi over and said, "Come here, two male actors, try out your horses first. Let's get familiar with each other and then run a few laps."
The two horses have been led to the starting point of the racecourse. Jiang Mo's mount is Zhuiyun and Zhang Chenyi's mount is Chengfeng.
Xu Ying slowly moved to the side of Jiang Mo's mount Zhuiyun and gently touched Zhuiyun's neck.
She had just given Zhuiyun a rough check-up and found that Zhuiyun might have been feeling a little irritated recently.
"Zhuiyun, are you okay with what you'll be like later? Can you cooperate with our artist?"
Zhuiyun nodded: "No problem."
Xu Ying patted its neck and said, "Be good. I'll give you some medicine to reduce your internal heat, and you won't be so irritable anymore."
The director knew that the male lead, Jiang Mo, had been seriously injured after falling from a horse before: "Jiang Mo, are you okay this time? Don't need a body double?"
Jiang Mo had already received Xu Ying's hint and nodded: "Don't worry, Director, I can do it myself."
Jiang Mo and Zhang Chenyi walked a few laps with their respective mounts, then jumped on their horses and ran three or four laps around the stables, raising a cloud of dust.
The two horses began to compete with each other, as if in a race, trying to surpass each other. Jiang Mo's riding skills were obviously more sophisticated, and he was in a state of ease. Soon Zhuiyun left Chengfeng behind.
When the two men got off the horse, Zhang Chenyi's face was obviously not very good, and he pinched his Buddhist beads in annoyance.
Xu Ying always felt that Zhang Chenyi was a little scary when he smiled, and even scarier when he didn't smile.
Jiang Mo led the horse to Xu Ying's side. "Later, we'll have a dialogue on horseback. It shouldn't be dangerous. Tomorrow is the chase scene. I'd like to ask you to take another day off tomorrow to come here."
Xu Ying made an OK gesture.
Ever since she made a report to Director Yi requesting an assistant and other staff, Director Yi immediately applied to the organization to transfer two animal rescuers to help. Xu Ying now had a lot more free time and could take a good vacation again.
"By the way, besides the horses, there are other actors in this drama. The proprietress of the inn where the male protagonist stays has a parrot, and the male protagonist has a peregrine falcon. They are all in the rest area of the horse farm. There are other animals as well, too many."
"They are animal actors invited from the desert wildlife park. If you're bored, you can interact with them and get familiar with them."
Jiang Mo's consideration was quite thoughtful. Although Xu Ying was hiding his identity now and it was inconvenient for him to communicate with other crew members, he could make friends with the small animal actors on the set.
After the crew started work, Xu Ying couldn't wait to get to know the little animals on the set.
There was a macaw standing in the birdcage in the rest area of the horse farm. It was very beautiful, like a burning sunset, and its entire body was covered with highly saturated crimson feathers.
Only the edge of the wings is inlaid with a circle of cobalt blue flight feathers, like red satin with a blue edge.
The macaw seems to be very satisfied with its beauty and is shaking the flame-shaped crest feathers on its head.
Xu Ying walked over and tried to get close to the macaw: "Little parrot, what's your name?"
However, this macaw seemed a little arrogant. It turned its body to the other side and muttered something in bird language.
[That annoying human is trying to get close to me again.]
[Don't you know that this actor's appearance fee is very high? He charges for every line he speaks.]
It looked at its own feathers while complaining, its tone a little irritated: "How annoying! Why hasn't my makeup artist applied feather oil to me today?"
[What if that white peacock comes and sees me with my feathers standing on end?]
Xu Ying couldn't help laughing when he heard this. This parrot actor really looked like a proud little star.
Xu Ying turned around to look for the makeup artist, but she was busy retouching the heroine's makeup and had no time to take care of the parrot's feathers.
"Do you want oil?"
Xu Ying shook the small bottle of feather-protecting oil she had just borrowed from the makeup artist and asked with a smile.
The macaw turned its head suddenly, its obsidian eyes widened, obviously it didn't expect that this human could understand what it said.
[You you you——!] It stuttered and flapped its wings, [I just spoke authentic parrot language! How could you possibly understand?!]
Xu Ying tilted her head and smiled, then lightly tapped her ears with her fingertips: "I'll tell you a secret, because I can understand what small animals say."
The macaw was instantly thrown into confusion. It pecked the wooden frame twice with its beak to make sure it wasn't dreaming, then nervously looked around before suddenly burying its head in its wings. "It's over, it's over! Did you hear me calling the director bald yesterday? And the day before yesterday, I complained about the female lead singing like a gerbil and burping. And the day before that, I said the stagehand walked like a penguin."
It raised its head suddenly, its crest drooping pitifully: [Will you tell on me?]
Xu Ying was amused by its appearance. This parrot was a little silly and cute. She had not been on the set in the past few days.
She deliberately put on a stern face and said, "That depends on how that little parrot behaves in the future."
[I, I, I'll treat you to some sunflower seeds!] The macaw hurriedly used its beak to pull out a treasured sunflower seed from under its feathers. [I stole this from the director's lunch box. It's so delicious!]
Looking at the melon seed covered in feathers on its paw, Xu Ying finally broke down and laughed: "Okay, your little secret is safe. But..."
She lowered her voice and said, "Next time you curse at someone, remember to check if I'm nearby."
[Yes, sir!]
The macaw suddenly rolled its eyes. Their eyes were located on the sides of their heads, and their field of vision could reach 300 degrees. At this moment, it suddenly urged:
"Hurry up! The white peacock is coming soon!" It urged impatiently, even taking two steps forward, slightly spreading its wings, as if to say, "I, the actor, condescend to serve you."
Xu Ying couldn't help laughing. He unscrewed the lid of the feather protection oil, poured a little on his palm, rubbed it gently to warm it up, and carefully stroked the parrot's feathers.
The macaw immediately squinted its eyes in comfort, its crest feathers fluffed slightly, and a satisfied "gurgling" sound came from its throat, just like a cat whose fur was being stroked.
Its feathers shone with a satin-like luster in the sunlight. Xu Ying's fingers gently combed along its back feathers. It even cooperated by lifting its wings, revealing the softer down feathers on the inside, indicating to her, "I want this here too."
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