I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 214 High-Paying Part-Time Job
Xu Ying's cheeks puffed out: "Something related to animals?"

Jiang Mo nodded: "After this is done, I will donate half of my salary from my latest drama to the rescue station."

Xu Ying almost choked when she heard Jiang Mo offer such generous terms.

Half of the top male actor's salary?
That must cost several million, right?
Xu Ying's eyes gleamed with greed: "Really, you're not lying to me?"

Jiang Mo smiled faintly: "If you don't believe me, we can draw up a written agreement after the show is finished. It'll be in black and white, and I won't be able to run away."

Xu Ying, holding her rice bowl, nodded repeatedly: "Okay!"

As dinner drew to a close, the production team began the process of having everyone choose their rooms using points.

The program's rules stipulate that there are five dorm rooms for the five employees, and the person with the most points gets to choose first.

These five dormitories are luxurious log cabins in Xicun, with two-story bunk beds, 1.8-meter beds, a living room, and a private shower with 24-hour hot water supply.

The desert prefabricated house has a 1.5-meter bed and a separate bathroom.

The Gobi Bear Companion Bed Room, as the name suggests, is a small bed 1.2 meters wide placed in the bear's house. The brave can even pet the bear.

The staff dormitory is a shared room with other crew members, similar to a student dormitory.

And the most basic setup—a tent—requires the celebrity guests to choose their own location and set up the tent themselves.

To everyone's surprise, Jiang Mo, who had the most points, did not choose the best-condition luxury cabin in Xicun, but instead chose the mediocre Gobi Bear Companion Bed Room, where he would stay with the Gobi Bear.

[What's wrong with Jiang Mo? If he respects the elderly and cares for the young, he should at least choose a comfortable temporary housing unit for himself, with a private bathroom.]

[Maybe he's a big fan of Gobi bears and fennec foxes?]

[It's hard to say, what if he's a big fan of Station Master Xu Ying?]

Seeing this, Yao Yingzhe, who was ranked second in points, grinned from ear to ear: "Our Comrade Jiang Mo knows how to respect the elderly and care for the young. He works quietly on the show. I really like such a down-to-earth young man!"

Yao Yingzhe managed to snag the most luxurious wooden cabin in Xicun Village.

Ming Xueying, who ranked third in points, chose the prefabricated house, while Ye Jie chose the dormitory-style room. She was just glad that she hadn't been so reckless as to accept the task of helping the two fox brothers lose weight, otherwise she wouldn't even have a dormitory-style room to sleep in now and would have to pitch her own tent.

Jia Yao was left holding the tent with a miserable expression. Feeling insecure, he pitched the tent near the director's tent, and it took him two hours just to set it up.

After the director clapped the clapperboard, the recording of the first episode of "Rules of Survival in the Desert" was completed.
The highlights of the live stream will be edited into compilations by Xuelang Video and uploaded to the platform for viewers who don't have time to watch the live stream.

After this episode aired, Xu Ying's popularity across the internet increased significantly, and her commercial rates soared. A single advertisement now costs 500,000 yuan before tax, and collaboration requests are pouring in like snowflakes.

Xu Ying felt it was time to hire a few assistants. She decided to submit a report to the organization tomorrow to apply for assistants, as the workload was simply too great and the shelter was too busy to handle.

The next morning, Xu Ying sat at the dining table in the rescue station, staring at Jiang Mo across from her.

Jiang Mo diligently opened the insulated bag and handed Xu Ying breakfast: hot milk, beef noodles, fruit before the meal, and dessert afterward.

"Station Chief Xu, I've inquired, and you desert rescue workers have two days off a week, which you can choose to take as you see fit."

Jiang Mo asked in a questioning tone, "Would you be interested in doing a part-time job during your vacation?"

Earning millions with a part-time job? Xu Ying narrowed her eyes, immediately realizing that things weren't so simple: "Tell me about the part-time job first." "It's like this," Jiang Mo explained: "I'm starting filming this Wednesday. The drama I'm taking on is a period drama called 'The Desert Swordsman,' a suspenseful martial arts drama. In the drama, I'll be in contact with all sorts of desert animals. Of course, this drama was approved by the Xizhou Provincial Department of Culture and Tourism, and it's also for the purpose of promoting the desert."

After hearing Jiang Mo's words, Xu Ying's doubts only increased: "So why do you need my help? Are you afraid of desert animals?"

It doesn't seem like it. The interactions between Jiang Mo, the camel, and the fennec fox are all quite normal.

"The drama 'The Desert Swordsman' has a lot of scenes involving horseback riding. The last time I took on a drama with horseback riding scenes was a year and a half ago."

Jiang Mo's eyes dimmed when she mentioned this incident: "A year and a half ago, when I was filming a political drama, the horse I was riding was startled for no reason, and I was thrown off. My left leg was almost ruined."

"I've had a psychological aversion to horseback riding ever since."

"At the time, the filming was only halfway done. Because of my injury and psychological trauma, I had to use a stunt double for the scenes on horseback."

Jiang Mo gave a wry smile.

Because the show had too many stand-ins and he wasn't in good condition while filming, his rivals found something to criticize him on, releasing a barrage of articles to attack him. He was out of the spotlight for a long time, and it wasn't until he starred in a serious drama that his reputation returned.

However, opportunities to act in serious dramas are rare.

Jiang Mo shook his head: "The scripts for modern dramas are generally of too many flaws, while the male lead in period dramas can't avoid riding horses."

"Now that I know you are a senior animal communication expert and have witnessed your horse training, I feel more at ease if you are on set."

Jiang Mo's tone became somewhat excited as she said this: "If you can disguise yourself as my assistant and watch over me on set when I have horseback riding scenes, I will donate half of my salary for this drama to you after filming is over."

Xu Ying put down the butterfly pastry that Jiang Mo had offered to her as a gesture of goodwill: "You mean, you want me to pretend to be your assistant and go with you to the set of the TV series? I'll just watch the horse-riding scenes and get half of your pay?"

Is it really that simple? You don't have to do anything else?

This job is so much better than being both a father and a mother on this variety show.

Jiang Mo nodded: "Yes, otherwise I wouldn't feel safe."

"Moreover, the horse riding scenes were all filmed intensively at the horse farm, which took no more than fifteen days."

"You're just going to leave me on guard duty on set, and you don't have any other requests? That's so kind of you?"

Xu Ying still couldn't quite believe it. Surely a top-tier male actor wouldn't scam her?

Xu Ying stared at him suspiciously: "Is there some other hidden story?"

Jiang Mo looked away: "Well, I shouldn't make assumptions without evidence..."

Xu Ying slammed her hand on the table: "Speak quickly. Otherwise, how can I do my best to help you?"

Jiang Mo hesitated for a moment before saying, "This time, the male actor I'll be acting opposite is Zhang Chenyi, who was also the second male lead in that political intrigue drama a year and a half ago."

"I fell off a horse and was hospitalized for almost a month."

“When I returned to the set, a young woman in charge of props told me that Zhang Chenyi had been to the horse farm on the morning of the day I had the accident.”