The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Chapter 213 The Shepherd's Weight Gain Diary

No violence occurred on set in the end. Yongye was stopped by Balingjun and Bach, but even so, Walnut was so frightened that she hid behind Puss in Boots, trembling with fear.

"Haha, don't be angry, don't be angry. Children are innocent and speak without thinking. Don't take it personally with a kid." Puss in Boots smiled awkwardly.

Fortunately, their first scene was with Balingjun, which was still a long way from Yongye's appearance. She and Bach were just accompanying Balingjun to the set, otherwise Walnut would have been too frightened to continue filming.

After explaining the requirements and points to note for the first scene, Puss in Boots asked the two children if they had any questions.

Fuzi had no objection, but Walnut cowered and raised its claws.

"Huh? Afraid of the eternal night? Uh... cough cough, could you please leave for a moment?"

"Hmph." Yongye snorted and turned to leave.

"Any more questions? Uh? Are you worried that Lord Baling will bite you too?" Puss in Boots scratched his head.

How do we solve this? Balingjun still has scenes with you, so you can't avoid suspicion.

During filming, the most troublesome thing was getting the children and the animals that hadn't yet developed their intelligence to cooperate. It was incredibly difficult to get them to cooperate. Fortunately, the children in the animal crew were all very well-behaved, and even Walnut was easy to coax.

"Hmm... Here's a bag of dried fish. If I film well and quickly, I'll tell your mom that the filming didn't go smoothly and ask her to take a day off from school. After we finish filming our scenes, you can play in the group chat for the rest of the time."

"Really?"

Walnut's eyes suddenly lit up with stars.

"real."

"Okay! Let's wrap it around the walnut, there won't be any problem!"

Puss in Boots exclaimed, "She's really easy to coax!"

Lord Baling was stunned. He thought he would have to step forward to prove that he wouldn't bite, but it was resolved so easily?

The power of catering to someone's preferences is greater than imagined. During the filming of Walnut, his shots were able to be completed smoothly. This scene tells the story of him and Fuzai going out to catch loaches, encountering Balingjun who was stained black with mud, and then taking him back to the Deer Man Shop.

Walnut was in great form the whole time, popping loach into his mouth with perfect fluency.

After their scenes were over, Puss in Boots called both sets of parents. Walnut and Lucky immediately perked up their ears to listen expectantly, and the sensible little fox was also successfully influenced.

"Hey, oh, everything's fine, don't worry. But the filming isn't going smoothly, it's expected to be scheduled until the afternoon, so I'll ask for leave from school. Okay, bye."

Puss in Boots put down his phone and looked at the two children.

"Alright, you can go have fun now, just remember not to go too far."

"Hee hee! Yay! Fu-zai, let's go play!" Walnut cheered and ran more than ten meters away in a flash.

Fu-zai wasn't in a hurry to leave. She remembered what Xiang-tai had asked her to inquire about before she came, so she asked, "Director, my brother asked Fu-zai to ask when he can come to film the movie?"

"It'll be soon, no need to rush, he should be here in at most half a month."

Having received a reply, Fuzai immediately ran out and chased after Walnut in the direction it had left.

"Walnut, wait for Fuzai!"

"Fu-zai, hurry up! Let's go catch some little birds in the mountains!"

After the two little ones left, Puss in Boots sent Bamboo to keep an eye on things, and then continued filming.

The day passed uneventfully. The three brothers were not around, and the film crew did not cause any trouble. In the afternoon, the parents of both families came to pick up their children. As it got dark, Puss in Boots and Xiaohang got into the same car to go home. They were going the same way before entering the city.

The mountain road was quiet halfway up. Xiaohang held the steering wheel with one hand, observing the road conditions while chatting casually.

"Isn't Shota's role in the Japanese storyline too monotonous? There's not much to film once Fu-zai leaves."

“That makes sense. Let’s add another supporting character to fill the gaps in the cast, like…” Puss in Boots scratched the cushion unconsciously, various ideas flashing through his mind. Finally, the most memorable blue cat popped out, “Let’s just have a tanuki, the kind that’s really fat.”

The two beasts, one after the other, refined the character's backstory, and the next day, the job posting was published on the official website.

[A tanuki? Is this going to be a Japanese-themed story?]

Why mention tanuki? The first thing that pops into my head is Doraemon.

[The answer above is correct.]

[This cat can transform into a demon, using the Green Mountain Transformation Technique. Is that feasible?]

[Aren't you better suited to be a stunt double?]

……

In a small city, a rather thin raccoon held a job advertisement taken from a telephone pole, his face beaming with an undisguised smile. The advertisement was unconsciously crumpled in his hand.

"Great! A film crew specializing in animals is looking for a raccoon dog!"

……

Her name is Mu, a native Chinese raccoon. Unlike her more rounded counterparts in Japan, she is noticeably slimmer.

This may be related to her childhood confusion between raccoon dogs and tabby cats, and her frequent imitation of her neighbor's older brother, Sangbiao. Although she always ended up in a mess and doubted herself because of her appearance and physical abilities, she would always get a very positive answer when she got home.

"Child, you are the raccoon dog."

So this misunderstanding persisted until junior high school, when she finally realized that her raccoon cat and the tabby cat were not the same thing at all.

Being slim wouldn't normally be a problem, but her figure definitely doesn't meet the job requirements.

The competition in cities is fierce, even in small third-tier cities. As a tanuki with low education and no experience in human form, her job search is even more difficult.

She submitted countless resumes and went to countless interviews. At first, when the other party told her to go home and wait for a call, she was full of hope. Later, she realized that this meant she was being politely rejected.

Now that she finally has a chance, she's determined to seize it.

Mu hurriedly returned home with the advertisement in his pocket. After rummaging through everything, he pulled out all the stored food and began to eat and drink to his heart's content.

"Hmm, yeah. If you gain some weight, you'll definitely pass the interview."

A month later, outside Mu's house, an orange cat emerged from the dark stairwell. He looked up and saw that the corridor was covered in dust, with spider webs hanging in the corners. The light above flickered twice and then went out completely, probably because it was broken.

The pink paw pads stained the ground with a grayish color as the orange cat walked to the front of the Shepherd's house and raised its paw to knock hard on the door.

"Bang bang bang!"

"Xiao Mu! Are you home? You've been missing for a month! Our stray cat group is gone, and you haven't been able to get any cat food from the humans! You're starving!"

"Oh, here it comes!"

The slightly deep voice came through, but the orange cat didn't pay attention, assuming it was because of a wall in between.

Not long after, the mottled wooden door creaked open, and the "Fu" character that Mu Zi had pasted on the door, worn down by time, fell to the ground with a thud.

The door to the cat section was fully opened, and he darted inside.

"Xiao Mu, you... eh!?"

A large, stout raccoon, with a waist circumference half its height, suddenly came into view, and the other cats, who had just started to speak, were immediately rendered speechless and their brains went blank.

"You? Xiao Mu? No, who are you?"

Mu scratched his head. "Uh, you can't even recognize me anymore?"

……

"Ah. I see. You're going for another job interview." The two beasts sat down and chatted for a while. The orange cat, having learned the truth, suddenly understood. Then, he couldn't help but glance at Mu's waistline. "But isn't the price a bit too high?"

She gained a lot of weight in order to find a job, and the fact that she's a girl makes the sacrifice seem a bit too high.

"It's okay. I'm so fat, and the discussions in Japan are exactly the same, so I'll definitely pass." Mu was very confident.

The orange cat awkwardly wiped away its sweat.

You always say that, but it never gets approved... Oh well, let's wait for her to come back and comfort her, and maybe give her some food.

"Well, I wish you all the best, but if your ex-wife comes back, you have to treat me to dried fish, meow!"

"Okay, I won't forget you."

After the orange cat left, Mu returned to his room and stepped on the scale for what felt like the umpteenth time this month.

"Yes! If I gain a little more weight, I'll look even more like it, and I'll definitely pass!" she said, reaffirming her confidence.

The sky was both dim and bright. Mu, having finished the last bit of food stored at home, had arranged to meet the film crew for an audition and boarded the bus. It wasn't that the high-speed rail wasn't fast, or that the train wasn't cheap, but that the bus was more cost-effective.

……

The next day, the sun shone brightly, a rare sight in autumn and winter. The warm sunlight made the beast squint and enjoy it, but this had nothing to do with Bai Jie.

Today is Saturday. As a lazybones and homebody, he was tightly bound by his blankets in the morning. After finally breaking free from the seal, he was immediately captivated by his phone.

"A hundred solutions! Wards off evil!"

A loud shout helped him recall his soul, and Bai Jie struggled to pull his gaze back and raise his head blankly.

Tianlu?

"Come out quickly! I've caught a really fat prey!"

"Ok?"

Bai Jie scratched his slightly messy head, then climbed out of bed and left the bedroom. As he stepped out the door, he met Bixie, who had finished cleaning. The two brothers went out together.

"What did you catch?"

A very familiar-looking fat raccoon was being held down by Tianlu with one paw. She was trembling like a leaf, and tears were streaming down her small eyes as if they were free.

"Don't eat me, don't eat me... I don't taste good at all! And there's not much, uh... meat..."

She paused, then tilted her head to look at her body, and tears instantly gushed out, soaking almost all the hair on her face.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

"Shut up, I told you to stop crying." Tianlu impatiently raised his paw and slapped the fat raccoon, which immediately fell silent, but its body was still twitching.

Bai Jie stared at the familiar tanuki, seemingly someone he had seen in the original story, and fell into deep thought.

What a remarkable triumph! But what was this guy's name again?