I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 216 Xiao Xu's Professional Services
Everyone here is a master of acting. When Jiang Mo heard Zhang Chenyi's words, he put on a perfectly composed smile and replied gratefully, "Thank you for your concern, Teacher Zhang. My equestrian skills have improved again this time, and I won't fall off the horse like last time."

Standing behind Jiang Mo, Xu Ying could already sense the intense tension, and instantly felt that what was happening on variety shows was child's play.

After the director arrived, he called Jiang Mo and Zhang Chenyi over: "Come on, you two male actors, come over and try out your horses first, get to know each other, and then run a few laps to test them out."

The two horses had been led to the starting point of the riding arena. Jiang Mo's mount was Zhuiyun, and Zhang Chenyi's mount was Chengfeng.

Xu Ying slowly moved to the side of Jiang Mo's mount, Zhuiyun, and gently stroked Zhuiyun's neck.

She had just given Zhuiyun a general check-up, and Zhuiyun might be experiencing some internal heat recently.

"Zhuiyun, are you okay later? Can you cooperate with our artist?"

Zhuiyun nodded: [No problem.]
Xu Ying patted its neck: "Be good, I'll make you some medicine to cool you down later, then you won't be so irritable."

The director knew that the male lead, Jiang Mo, had previously suffered a serious injury after falling from a horse: "Jiang Mo, are you alright this time? You don't need a stunt double, right?"

Jiang Mo had caught Xu Ying's subtle hint and nodded: "Don't worry, Director, I can handle it myself."

Jiang Mo and Zhang Chenyi led their respective mounts around a few times, then mounted their horses and ran around the riding arena three or four times, kicking up dust.

The two horses began to compete, as if in a race, each trying to overtake the other. Jiang Mo's riding skills were clearly superior, and he was in a more relaxed state. Soon, Zhuiyun left Chengfeng behind.

When the two dismounted, Zhang Chenyi's expression was clearly not good; he fidgeted with his prayer beads in frustration.

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. "We'll be having a scene on horseback, so there shouldn't be any danger. Tomorrow is a chase scene, so I'd appreciate it if you could take another day off tomorrow."

Xu Ying gave an OK sign.

After she submitted a report to Director Yi requesting an assistant and other staff, Director Yi quickly applied to the organization to transfer two animal rescuers to help. Xu Ying had much more free time and was able to take a proper vacation again.

"By the way, besides horses, there are other actors in this drama. The inn where the male lead stays has a parrot owned by the landlady, and the male lead owns a peregrine falcon. They are all in the rest area of ​​the horse farm, and there are many other animals as well."

"The animal actors are hired from the wildlife park in the desert scenic area. If you're bored, you can interact with them and get to know them."

Jiang Mo's consideration was quite thoughtful. Although Xu Ying was hiding her identity and it was inconvenient for her to communicate with other members of the crew, she could make friends with the animal actors on set.

After the film crew started work, Xu Ying couldn't wait to get to know the animals on set.

A macaw stood in a birdcage in the horse farm's rest area. It was very beautiful, like a burning sunset, with its entire body covered in highly saturated crimson feathers.

Only the edges of its wings were trimmed with a ring of cobalt blue feathers, like red silk edged with blue.

The macaw seemed quite pleased with its own beauty, swaying its flame-shaped crest of feathers. Xu Ying walked over and struck up a conversation with the macaw: "Little parrot, what's your name?"

However, this macaw seemed a bit arrogant, turning its body to the other side and muttering in bird language.

[That annoying human is trying to get close to me again.]
[Don't you know this actor's appearance fee is very high? I have to pay for every single line I say.]
It grumbled as it looked at its own feathers, its tone somewhat irritated: [How annoying, why hasn't my makeup artist applied feather oil to me today?]

[What will happen when that white peacock comes and sees me all puffed up?]

Xu Ying couldn't help but laugh upon hearing this; this parrot actor really did seem like a proud little star.

Xu Ying turned to find the makeup artist, but the artist was busy touching up the female lead's makeup and had no time to take care of the parrot's feathers.

Do you want to apply oil?

Xu Ying shook the small bottle of feather oil she had just borrowed from the makeup artist and asked with a smile.

The macaw suddenly turned its head, its obsidian-like eyes wide open, clearly not expecting that this human could understand its words.

[Y-you-you—!] It stammered, flapping its wings. [I was clearly speaking fluent parrot language! How could you possibly understand me?!]
Xu Ying tilted her head and smiled, gently tapping her ear with her fingertip: "Let me tell you a secret, because I can understand what small animals are saying."

The macaw instantly panicked. First, it pecked at the wooden frame twice to make sure it wasn't a dream, then nervously looked around. Finally, it suddenly buried its head in its wings. [Oh no! Oh no! Did you hear me yesterday calling the director bald? And the day before yesterday I complained that the actress's singing sounded like a gerbil's hiccups, and the day before that I said the production assistant walked like a penguin.]

It suddenly raised its head, its crest drooping pitifully: [Will you tell on me?]

Xu Ying was amused by its appearance. The parrot was kind of silly and cute, and she hadn't even been on set for the past few days.

She deliberately put on a stern face: "That depends on how that little parrot behaves in the future."

"I...I'll treat you to some sunflower seeds!" The macaw hurriedly used its beak to pull a treasured sunflower seed from under its feathers. "I stole this from the director's lunchbox, it smells especially good!"

Seeing the sunflower seed covered in feather dust on its paw, Xu Ying finally broke down and laughed: "Alright, your little secret is safe. But..."

She lowered her voice, "Next time you're going to swear, remember to check if I'm nearby first."

[Yes, sir!]
The macaw suddenly rolled its eyes. Its eyes, located on the sides of its head, offer a 300° field of vision. At that moment, it suddenly urged:
[Hurry up! The white peacock is coming soon!] It urged impatiently, even taking two steps forward and spreading its wings slightly, as if to say, "This actor is condescending to serve you."

Xu Ying couldn't help but chuckle. She unscrewed the cap of the feather oil, poured a little into her palm, gently rubbed it to warm it, and then carefully stroked it onto the parrot's feathers.

The macaw immediately squinted its eyes in comfort, its crest feathers fluffed up slightly, and it made a satisfied "purring" sound in its throat, just like a cat whose fur had been stroked.

Its feathers shimmered like satin in the sunlight. Xu Ying gently combed its back feathers with her fingers, and it even raised its wings to reveal the softer downy feathers on the inside, indicating to her, "I want this too."