The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

Chapter 169 The Little Fierce Man Joins the Film Crew

Qiong Xiaoqi sat down at the dining table, ate a couple of mouthfuls of rice, and then tentatively said, "Um... Dad, there's something I need to ask you."

Qiongqi had just put down his phone when he heard this and asked in confusion, "Huh? What is it?"

"Is there any role I can play in my dad's film crew? I want to earn some pocket money," Qiong Xiaoqi said resentfully. "That crybaby in my class keeps flaunting his earnings in front of me. I can't stand him anymore. I have to earn more than him and show him who's superior!"

Qiongqi narrowed its eyes.

There are indeed suitable roles available. The ancient chapter requires all four ferocious beasts to appear, but except for Chaos, they are all still in their growth stage. Originally, it was planned to have Taotie replace his father's role, but now Qiong Xiaoqi is going along to play the childhood versions of two of the ferocious beasts.

Qiongqi was secretly planning that he wouldn't have to memorize his lines, and besides, wouldn't the money his son earned be his own money?

My child, you are still young. I will keep your money for you and pay you back when you grow up.

Qiongqi smiled and kindly agreed to his son's request, "Okay, no problem, leave it to me, ptooey! Leave it to me, I'll definitely get you into the film crew and make a lot of money."

"Thank you, Father! I promise I won't let you down!" Poor Xiaoqi stopped calling him "Dad" and changed it directly, unaware that he was about to become an exploited working beast.

Qiongqi nodded lovingly, finding the mischievous child much more agreeable. After all, he would be his ATM in the future, so he had to treat him well and not let him go on strike.

……

After the meal, Qiongqi called Taotao, "Hey, Taotao? I need to talk to you."

"Hmm?" Tao Tao on the other end of the phone frowned.

He didn't even call me "Mao Dan"? Unsolicited kindness is always suspicious!

"What do you want? I have no money to lend you. You have no money, but you can take my life!"

"What the hell!" Qiongqi nearly choked on his breath, roaring, "What the hell kind of image do you have of me?!"

Tao Tao answered without hesitation, "Poor bastard, deadbeat, hooligan, scoundrel..."

"Wait, wait, wait, wait! I didn't come to borrow money from you!" Qiongqi interrupted, both annoyed and helpless. "My kid is going to film a movie, and I need you to take care of him!"

"Oh, I see," Tao Tao's tone softened considerably. "You should have said so earlier, you made me so nervous."

"You didn't even give me a chance to speak! Sigh, whatever." Qiongqi sighed. "Anyway, help me negotiate a higher salary for my son. I suffered a huge loss last time! I, the mighty Qiongqi, only got 500 for a single scene!"

"That's because you're too unsophisticated," Tao Tao retorted.

Upon hearing this, Qiongqi immediately flew into a rage, shouting, "You're the bumpkin! Your whole family are bumpkins!"

The two ferocious beasts exchanged insults over their phones for over ten minutes, using all sorts of derogatory terms like "crippled" and "poor" before finally Qiongqi angrily hung up.

"I'm so angry! Poor Xiaoqi, where's the beast?!" He stormed out of the room and slammed the door shut, ready to take his anger out on his son with any excuse. However, after searching the house, he couldn't find a single hair on the floor. "Did it run away?"

Downstairs, Qiong Xiaoqi dashed out of the building. He had decided to run away as soon as he heard his father and uncle arguing. He had experienced his father taking his anger out on him many times before.

……

Before she knew it, it was time to go to the film set. The ancient story of Chaos Emperor Jiang began filming, and she picked up Qiong Xiaoqi, Tao Xiaowu, and Tao Tao and went to the Caiyun Mountains.

At the filming location, a group of beasts curiously surrounded Chaos Emperor Jiang.

"Wow, what a big red furball, and it doesn't have a face!" Tianlu curiously poked at the spot where Dijiang's face appeared to be.

"Tianlu, don't mess with them. This is the first time we've met," Bixie said helplessly, while Baijie nodded in agreement.

From Dijiang's perspective, three small orbs of light—one blue, one red, and one gold—chirped in front of him, their clear voices like a refreshing spring flowing into his heart. The yellow orb manifested by his mind's eye shone brightly.

So cute~ Three times cuter~

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" Bai Jie suddenly noticed that Di Jiang was shaking his body and his four little wings were flapping back and forth.

"I don't know, maybe it's sick? Why don't you come another day?" Puss in Boots wasn't very sure.

They didn't understand, but Taotie, who had spent a lot of time with Dijiang, certainly did. He whispered to Taotao and Qiong Xiaoqi that Hongmaonan was charmed by the other.

Just then, Chaos lowered his head and sniffed the surrounding crew of beasts. With his superhuman strength, everyone was knocked over, especially the three Pixiu that were closest to him.

"Hey, hey, don't nudge me!"

"Hahaha, it itches so much!"

Bai Jie was suddenly nudged and pressed against him, taking two sniffs. Tian Lu laughed and ran around wildly, while only Bi Xie remained relatively well-behaved.

The five beasts, who will soon be filming together, got along very well, which pleased Puss in Boots. "It seems that the new and old actors are getting along very well."

Xiaohang nodded, "Mhm."

The two executives of the production team were very satisfied with the current situation, but Tao Tao and Qiong Xiaoqi, who came with them, were not happy about it.

"Auntie, Rambutan, you can't do this! We're family, and I'm cute too! Look at me!" Poor Little Qi cried out.

"Big Sister! Our friendship has lasted from ancient times to the present, you can't betray us!"

The two defeated dogs' wailing was to no avail. Dijiang and Hundun remained unmoved, and even carried the three brothers on their backs and wandered around.

"You guys seem like villains who've been abandoned by everyone," Taotie quipped sharply.

"Whose side are you on?!" This attack on my teammate drew angry glares from the two beasts.

Chaos Emperor Jiang and his three brothers were pulled aside by Puss in Boots to talk about the play. Xiao Hang came to the side of the ferocious beasts and saw Taotie being frantically denounced.

"Old buddy, you have to remember, you're one of our beasts. You can't keep boosting the enemy's morale and diminishing our own," Qiong Xiaoqi said seriously. "Auntie and Rambutan have already defected. You can't afford to be disloyal. In this crisis, we must unite."

“Xiao Qi is right.” Tao Tao patiently lectured, “We must hurry up and get our leader back. That Pixiu shamelessly tore us four ferocious beasts apart. You should use your mouth on them.”

"Is there a possibility that Aunt and Rambutan are the real lovers, and the title of 'Four Fierce Beasts' is just something you uncles and your friends have created by relying on Aunt as your backer to do whatever you want?"

Taotie's words silenced both beasts.

After a while...

"Uncle, I want to hit him, but I can't beat him. What should I do?" Qiong Xiaoqi turned his head and asked.

“It’s okay, Uncle will help you beat him up. What would he dare to fight back? If his dad comes, he’ll definitely join me in beating him up.” Tao Tao’s two baby hands instantly became muscular, and her expression was extremely unfriendly.

"Cough cough!" Xiaohang, who had been there for half a day, coughed twice helplessly.

Only then did the three beasts notice him.

"I've come to discuss my salary with you," Xiaohang said, his toothache evident.

Tao Tao instantly tucked away her muscular arms and rolled over to get closer, ignoring even her unfilial nephew. "Hey haha, of course no problem, let's go, let's go."

Without the help of their elders, even the usually sharp-tongued Qiong Xiaoqi dared not make a move, so the three beasts followed Xiaohang to find a place to sit down.

"What price range are you looking for?" Xiaohang went straight to the point.

"Hehe, well..." Tao Tao sat up straight, her head slightly raised, "We are ferocious beasts after all, and we've gained fame through filming, so it's normal for our prices to be a bit higher, right?"

Xiaohang nodded. The pay for ferocious beasts is indeed low now, especially for Qiongqi. He felt like they were making dirty money.

Seeing that the producer agreed with him, Tao Tao immediately became confident. He took a deep breath and suddenly raised his voice, "500 million per scene. With my status, I'd definitely earn 500 million per scene!"

"Pfft!" Qiong Xiaoqi spat out a mouthful of liquid. "Uncle... Uncle, how much did you say?!"

"500 million!" Tao Tao said without hesitation.

The atmosphere fell into a deathly silence. After a short while, Xiaohang resolutely refused, "No, that's too much."

Tao Xiaowu tugged at Tao Tao, "That uncle... I also think it's too much."

"I told you not to say things like that!" Tao Tao pushed him away, then looked at Xiao Hang, "It's 500 million per show, and that's my price for everything from commercials to movies."

Both Qiong Xiaoqi and Tao Xiaowu had very interesting expressions. Xiaohang remained silent for a while, but seeing that Tao Tao didn't seem to be agreeing, he simply got up and left.

Upon seeing this, the two little beasts hurriedly went to pull the producer away, while the other frantically tried to persuade the elder who had suddenly lost his mind.

"Uncle, don't be so sure. How can you negotiate prices like that? You're asking for a bargain, not asking for the sky and then trying to haggle on the ground."

"Grandpa, this is my price, and I'm not changing it."

Tao Tao remained adamant about the 500 million price tag, leaving even the poor Xiao Qi speechless.

The price negotiation ultimately fell through.

That afternoon, Qiongqi kicked open Tao Tao's door and barged in, yelling, "Are you crazy?! 500 million! I wouldn't even dare to dream of that, and you just throw it out like that?!"

"That's because you're a poor, bumpkin type who's used to being unambitious!"

"Even though I'm used to being poor, I know this is too much! They just left without even talking!"

"There must be others, but Grandpa wants this price!"

"How much you want is none of my business, but you've got my son with you. Are you trying to sabotage my plans on purpose?!"

The two beasts had a big argument and parted on bad terms. Qiongqi slammed the door shut and stormed off.