Reborn in the 1980s: I made my fortune hunting wild game in Changbai Mountain

Even the town's Party Secretary knows that Li Guangkun is unyielding to both soft and hard tactics, so there must have been some interaction between them before. Otherwise, given Party Secretary Li's status and position in the area, he wouldn't have said such a thing.

Yue Feng grinned and interjected at the opportune moment, "Secretary Li, don't be nervous! I already spoke with Li Guangkun this evening and we've reached a preliminary agreement on cooperating on the filming! You don't need to worry about him not cooperating!"

"You've already discussed this beforehand? Then there's nothing to worry about. If you need funding or any other support, that's easy to discuss!"
"Our government can provide him with a subsidy as payment for appearing on camera!" Secretary Li stated.

Xiao Weimin shook his head: "I don't think we need any payment! Others would be thrilled to be on TV! But we'll need your help to confirm Li Guangkun's specific situation so we have a clear understanding of the situation!"

"no problem!"

……

After a brief exchange, everyone reached an agreement with Secretary Li on the film crew's collaboration with Li Guangkun, the direct descendant of the Eagle Hunting Culture of Yingtun.

Secretary Li took the film crew's request to film footage of Yingtun very seriously. He originally thought that these people from big cities would catch enough eagles and leave, but he was surprised that they agreed to film the local eagle hunting culture in Yingtun.

During the days the film crew was in Yingtun, Secretary Li also verified the crew's background through his own channels.

It's important to know that this is a legitimate production team with the title of "CCTV," and the films they produce are intended to be broadcast on CCTV.

Once we can raise Yingtun's profile, everything else will be much easier, and even promoting Secretary Li to a higher position is not impossible.

I won't go into the details of dinner and drinks that followed; Secretary Li adopted an extremely humble attitude and made sure the film crew had a good time.

Yue Feng was still injured and didn't drink, so he ate his meal while listening to them clink glasses and occasionally listen to something that interested him. Otherwise, he just kept his head down and ate his rice heartily, without engaging in any meaningful polite conversation or formalities.

After a satisfying meal, Yue Feng and the others strolled back to the small living room of the guesthouse suite.

"Xiao Feng, let's wait for Secretary Li's reply tomorrow. If there are no other problems, shall we set off tomorrow?" Xiao Weimin asked Yue Feng proactively.

Yue Feng rubbed his nose: "The film crew is busy, so I won't go! I can't be of much help anyway!"

"What are you saying? You're our production team's chief technical advisor! You're the one who contacted everyone, so we can't just go and you don't show up, can we?"

Yue Feng thought it made sense. Since he had nothing better to do anyway, he might as well go and take a look. He had heard about Manchu eagle god statues and other cultural artifacts from his elders before, but he had never actually seen one.

Regarding practical falconry training, Yue Feng believes his techniques integrate ancient methods with modern falconry skills from both domestic and international sources, making him a master of both. He certainly knows what he needs to know.

However, it cannot be ruled out that some ancient falconry techniques have not been passed down.

If the other party's family has ancient books or records on this topic, Yue Feng is quite interested. Even if it may not be practical, it can broaden Yue Feng's horizons and knowledge in the professional field.

"Okay! Then I'll shamelessly take advantage of this opportunity!" Yue Feng thought about it and readily agreed.

"Haha, that's more like it! We had an agreement!"

"Okay! We'll set off tomorrow after Secretary Li verifies the information!"

"That's it!"

……

After chatting for a while in the living room of the small suite and discussing the itinerary for tomorrow, Yue Feng returned to his room early.

After a busy day, Yue Feng was also tired. He soaked his feet in hot water from the thermos, then closed the doors and windows, turned off the lights, and went to bed to rest.

Nothing happened that night, and Yue Feng felt refreshed when he woke up.

He sat up in bed, touched the clothes beside him, and began to put on his clothes.

Before Yue Feng could even get out of bed, the golden eagle in the corner heard the noise.

Chirp chirp chirp!

The golden eagle emitted a somewhat sharp cry, its feathers ruffled, and it adopted a highly defensive posture.

At the golden eagle's cry, the many eagles on the other side, all wearing hats, instinctively tensed up. The grey gyrfalcon on the falcon platform, in particular, struggled uneasily, its wings flapping to maintain its balance.

Upon seeing this, Yue Feng immediately jumped out of bed, quickly put on double-layered sleeves, untied the five-foot rope binding the golden eagle, hoisted it up, and pushed open the door to leave the bedroom.

The call of a large bird like the golden eagle is so authoritative that it frightens other medium-sized birds of prey.

Even the grey gyrfalcon wouldn't easily provoke a golden eagle in the wild, but in this enclosed indoor environment, the threat could be life-threatening.

Yue Feng, without even buttoning up his coat, rode the golden eagle to knock on Jinlong's door.

This eagle can no longer be kept in his room. Hygiene and smell are minor issues, as Yue Feng deals with eagles all day and doesn't care. But the lives of so many eagles are at stake.

"Golden Dragon, open the door!"

"What's wrong, Xiaofeng? You're up? You're not going up the mountain to catch eagles today, I'm going to sleep in!" Jinlong was woken up, and his voice was muffled, clearly not fully awake yet.

Yue Feng: "Open the door first, then you can sleep later! The golden eagle is squawking in my room, scaring all the other eagles! I'll bring this eagle into your room!"

"Wait a moment!" Jinlong seemed to wake up a bit after hearing this, and soon the sound of him getting dressed and getting out of bed could be heard.

Pushing open the door, Jinlong saw Yuefeng holding a sculpture.

"Yesterday I was thinking of asking you if this golden eagle would scare away the other eagles, and whether I should let it into my house! I forgot about it after having a few drinks!"

"Be careful, this thing is huge. Even with two layers of sleeves, it's not safe. It hurts when it pinches you!" Yue Feng couldn't help but warn him.

"It's okay. When it's tense, I won't stimulate it. I'll wait until it relaxes a little before doing anything! You taught me these things before, so I have experience!"

"Alright, then the eagle is your responsibility!" Yue Feng said, placing the eagle's perch on the golden dragon house, and then removing the eagle from its arm.

"Never mind that!"

Jinlong waved his hand, not going back to bed for a nap, and took the sleeve from Yue Feng's hand, placing the female golden eagle on his arm with great interest.

"I'm going back now. I still need to take care of the eagles in the house before I leave! As for this golden eagle, you just need to give it water. There's no rush to feed it!"

"it is good!"

……

After giving Jinlong some brief instructions, Yue Feng turned and went back to his room.

The eagles inside had calmed down a bit, and when they heard someone enter, they all turned their heads to look at the door.

Yue Feng tidied his clothes and bed, then went to wake Xiao Weimin and the others to get up and go to the canteen for breakfast. After breakfast, he brought back meat from the kitchen to feed the eagles. He fed each of the eagles in turn, and before he knew it, it was already 7:30.

Just then, a commotion was heard outside, and Director Wang, Secretary Li's subordinate, arrived in a car.

"Director Xiao, Comrade Yue Feng, Secretary Li asked me to report on Li Guangkun's situation to you!" Director Wang said bluntly.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Weimin immediately smiled and shook hands with the other party: "Please go ahead!"

"The details about Li Guangkun are similar to what you learned during dinner yesterday! He is indeed a direct descendant of our Yingtun lineage!"

This person isn't a bad person at heart, but he's a bit stubborn! He's had conflicts with the villagers more than once because of the rules governing the preservation of falconry culture!
They even got into a fight that resulted in injuries, and the incident escalated to the commune level!

Secretary Li sent me to his home last night to do some work. He said that he would very much welcome our film crew to visit his home and shoot relevant footage!
In addition, our Party Secretary also asked me to help find some documentary records from the county's database that you might find useful for your filming!

"Document records? What kind of records? What specific aspects?" Xiao Weimin immediately perked up upon hearing this phrase.

If you want to delve deeper into cultural content, ancient books and documents are very important. If you film these well and then edit them into the footage, the quality will instantly be elevated by three levels.

Director Wang said, "The local chronicles of Dasheng Wula Township, the Jilin General History, and the Manchu Origins Study all contain records of our Yingtun's ancient falconry and training, and its tribute to the imperial court!"

“Okay, these documents are very important! Secretary Li and you have both gone to great lengths!” Xiao Weimin nodded repeatedly, overjoyed.

"That's about it. When do we set off? You don't know the way to where Li Guangkun is staying, I'll show you the way!"

"Then we'll set off. Our crew has already finished eating! We can load the equipment onto the truck and leave!"

"Okay, I'll wait here!"

……

After a brief exchange, Xiao Weimin's film crew got to work.

The team assembled, loaded the equipment onto the vehicle, and then, following Director Wang's car, drove in a grand procession into Yingtun Village.

Yue Feng sat in the passenger seat of Xiao Weimin's car and went with him to Li Guangkun's house in Yingtun.

As soon as the car entered the village, the village secretary of Yingtun came out to greet us.

Two large strings of firecrackers were laid out on the ground, and after being lit, they crackled and popped for a long time, indicating that it was taken very seriously.

The car headed straight for Li Guangkun's house. When they arrived, Li Guangkun and his family of four were already dressed in brand-new clothes and waiting at the door.

"Welcome, welcome! Welcome to our home, leaders from the capital!" Li Guangkun greeted Xiao Weimin and Yue Feng with a broad smile.

Yue Feng and Li Guangkun had talked the day before, so they were relatively familiar with each other. After entering the courtyard, Yue Feng glanced around and said with a smile, "Brother Li, your courtyard is very well-maintained, it's really spacious!"

Li Guangkun said with a smile, "Land is cheap here, and every household has a spacious yard! Conditions are tough, so please bear with us!"

"Haha, you and your wife have tidied up so nicely! You even keep a big eagle at home?" Yue Feng chuckled, his gaze falling on the open-air eagle perch buried in front of the main house in the north.

On the eagle bar, a large eagle with purple feathers was tied.

This eagle was exceptionally beautiful, its color so vibrant it could be described as "smoke rising from the fire," surpassing even the other large eagles of different colors that were kept at Yue Feng's residence in terms of appearance.

Li Guangkun followed Yue Feng's gaze to the large eagle in the house and said, "I caught this purple eagle a few days ago. I had it almost ready before you came! It's already been out hunting and is doing alright, though it's a little small!"

"This purple eagle is so beautiful that smoke rises from the fire; it's a top-grade purple eagle!" Yue Feng exclaimed.

When Yue Feng mentioned the description of the quality of the fire, which only experts would understand, Li Guangkun was slightly taken aback and glanced at Yue Feng again without showing any emotion.

In Li Guangkun's impression, Yue Feng, this young man, should be a 'follower' who accompanies the prince in his studies. Although Director Wang told Secretary Li to be polite to them, this politeness should be due to the other party's status.

In plain terms, Li Guangkun didn't think Yue Feng had a particularly high level of expertise in training, releasing, and identifying eagles.

But things are different now. Yue Feng glanced at the large purple eagle that he had specially kept at home and uttered the phrase "smoke leaping from the fire," which greatly surprised Li Guangkun.

"Comrade Yue Feng, do you raise eagles yourself?" Li Guangkun asked.

Yue Feng smiled and nodded: "I raise them when I have nothing else to do. It's a family heirloom. My family is from Fengcheng..."

"Oh! No wonder! Let's go inside and talk. There are so many people here! Now that you're home, please don't be shy, just make yourselves at home!" Li Guangkun said, extending his hand to lead everyone into the house.

To be honest, Li Guangkun's family's living conditions were only average. They had basic household appliances, but no high-value items like a television.

It's worth mentioning that the house and its surroundings are kept exceptionally clean. It's not the kind of cleanliness achieved through a last-minute cleaning, but rather the kind of cleanliness that comes from years of consistent maintenance.

Based on these details, Yue Feng judged that Li Guangkun's family was only of average means, but both the husband and wife were very hardworking.

Li Guangkun led everyone into the house and set them up at the kang table.

Xiao Weimin and Yue Feng went up to the kang table in the east room, while the others were led to the kang in the west room.

Tea, melon seeds, peanuts, and other refreshments were all provided.

After taking off his shoes and getting onto the kang (heated brick bed), Yue Feng relaxed. In Northeast China, it is considered the highest form of etiquette for guests to sit on the kang.

When Xiao Weimin was at Yue Feng's house, he had witnessed this custom of hospitality. When he came to Li Guangkun's house, he also followed the local custom by taking off his shoes and getting on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"You don't know, last night, after I had gone to sleep, Director Wang from the town government, along with our village secretary, came to our house in the middle of the night!" Li Guangkun said with a smile as he poured tea.

"Let's discuss our filming!"

"Yes! I'm afraid I'll be stubborn and uncooperative, which will affect the filming!"

I've had several fights with the villagers, and they even escalated to the commune level, but Secretary Li managed to quell them! He remembers me somewhat!

Yue Feng grinned and laughed: "Haha, I also heard from Director Wang about your insistence on traditional rules!"

I think this is a good thing. If people don't follow the rules, the spirit passed down from our ancestors will be lost!

“Actually, I decided to cooperate with you because I heard that you had a conflict with Old Man Dahu a few days ago!” Li Guangkun said very frankly.

"Hmm? About the eagle incident last time?"

"Yes! Throwing eagles is not an isolated case. Many people throw useless eagles to their deaths and eat their meat! That's why I took action!"
Now everyone in the village is farming, and hardly anyone catches or releases eagles anymore!
Those who still uphold tradition are more concerned with practical benefits; things are different now than before! (End of Chapter)