The daily life of the crew of "Beasts".

After returning to Caiyun Village, Bai Jie bid farewell to Yue Tian and Huang Jiu and headed to the film crew's location.

Upon arriving here, Bai Jie saw a large group of beasts squatting by the roadside, eating and chatting.

"Yo! Bai Jie is here." An unknown beast glanced up and saw Bai Jie who had just arrived.

"The production crew's sugar daddy has arrived!"

"Great sponsor!"

"Dear employer, when will I receive a raise?"

The first shout seemed to trigger a chain reaction, and the beasts who were eating their boxed lunches instantly erupted in chaos. They all crowded around, and their enthusiasm made Bai Jie break out in a cold sweat.

"Paying salaries isn't my responsibility, don't ask me. Also, where are the directors and the others?" Bai Jie calmly slapped away a hand that had been sneaking up on him.

"They're singing karaoke in that room over there," a beast said, pointing with its paw to the room next door.

"Okay, thank you." After saying that, Bai Jie squeezed out of the beast horde and ran away in a flash: he couldn't stay outside anymore, and his brothers were always thinking about him when they weren't around.

As soon as he entered the house, deafening music filled the air. Bai Jie instinctively covered his ears and saw a chaotic scene inside. The beasts were singing their own songs, creating a cacophony of howls and wailing.

"Hey! Hey!" Bai Jie shouted twice, but his voice was completely drowned out by the chaotic singing.

Although he didn't hear Bai Jie's shouts, several hands still noticed him, such as Tian Lu, who had a very keen sense of smell.

"A hundred solutions!"

The sudden shout startled Bai Jie. He turned around and found that Tian Lu had appeared beside him at some point.

"No, what happened to you?" Bai Jie was truly shocked when he saw Tian Lu's appearance. The original blue and white Pixiu had turned completely gray, and there were cracks all over its body. It had turned into a stone statue.

"What did you say?!" Tianlu tilted his head in confusion. The surrounding noise was too loud, and he couldn't hear what Baijie said at all.

"I said! What's wrong with you?!" Bai Jie took a deep breath and shouted, trying to drown out the loud noise, but the attempt was in vain.

"Huh?!" Tianlu rubbed his ears, still not hearing clearly.

Bai Jie simply stopped asking and went straight to check the claws. He rubbed them a couple of times and confirmed that Tianlu's claws hadn't changed in feel, only in color.

"Cough cough cough cough, everyone quiet! Quiet! A beast is coming!" Puss in Boots' voice suddenly rang out from the speakers, and after her loud shout, the beasts who had been singing enthusiastically finally quieted down.

"What are you doing, Bai Jie?"

The chaotic singing had just subsided when the beasts heard these words. They turned their heads and saw Bai Jie stroking Tian Lu.

Beasts: We seem to have seen something incredible?

"What am I doing? Explain why you turned gray first!" Bai Jie was completely unaware that the other beasts had misunderstood, and his claws remained on Tian Lu.

"Oh, this is makeup. I'll need it for filming later, so I didn't remove it," Tianlu replied, scratching his head.

"This transformation... at first glance I thought you'd turned into a stone statue," Bai Jie retorted, then withdrew her claws.

When the other beasts realized that the relationship between the two brothers wasn't what they had imagined, their initial excitement cooled down.

"Ahem, Bai Jie, you haven't had lunch yet, have you? Come and have something." Puss in Boots coughed twice to attract Bai Jie's attention and then called out to him.

Bai Jie walked to the dining table and glanced at it: "So much alcohol? Don't you guys have to film a movie later? Why are you drinking so much?"

"It's alright, these aren't very strong, a little won't hurt." Puss in Boots said as he poured himself another glass and drank it all in one gulp.

"Whatever makes you happy." Bai Jie rolled her eyes and sat down to the side.

"Here, this is for you." Puss in Boots took out a bottle of drink from under the table and placed it next to Bai Jie. Ever since she discovered that Bai Jie didn't drink alcohol when they had hot pot last time, she had kept that in mind and bought a bottle of drink specifically for this occasion.

"Uh." Bai Jie picked up the drink with some surprise. He didn't expect Puss in Boots to be so thoughtful.

"Bai Jie, Bai Jie, this is delicious, you should try it." Tian Lu brought over a plate of food, grabbed a handful, and held it to Bai Jie's mouth.

"Use chopsticks! How am I supposed to eat like this?" Bai Jie pushed Tian Lu's hand away.

"Ugh, I'm not used to using chopsticks," Tianlu muttered under his breath, pouting slightly.

After Bai Jie took his seat, the beasts started singing again, and the room once again became a scene of chaotic dancing demons.

After some time...

"Director, director? Wake up, it's time to film." Bai Jie reached out and poked Puss in Boots, who was lying on the table, trying to wake her up.

"Ugh... Ugh!" Puss in Boots sat up abruptly as if electrocuted, startling Bai Jie so much that his body trembled.

"I, I can still drink! Another cup! Another... another... another..." Puss in Boots mumbled incoherently for a couple of minutes before her voice gradually weakened. Finally, she swayed and slumped back onto the table. A moment later, the faint sound of a cat purring could be heard.

Bai Jie sighed and tugged at Puss in Boots' nape: "You said a little bit wouldn't hurt, but you're the only one who got drunk."

"Let her sleep. I can do the directing job too." Xiaohang rubbed his head, feeling a headache coming on. He silently decided that he would give Puss in Boots a good scolding when he woke up.

"Ah~ then you guys keep filming, I'm going to take a nap in the next room." Bai Jie yawned and turned to walk towards the next room. There wasn't much fun to be had in the next shoot, so he might as well catch up on some sleep.

"Then I'll head out first." Di Ting said politely and walked towards the karaoke room. His part was over, and there was nothing more for him to do.

"Goodbye, producer," said the Treasure-Spitting Mouse, who was also out of the running.

"Remember to come back for dinner, we need to take a group photo." Xiaohang waved his paw and shouted.

Upon entering the next room, Bai Jie closed the door and collapsed onto the sofa. A short while later, soft snoring began to fill the air.

This morning was exhausting for Bai Jie. He was dragged out of bed early by Yue Tian and rushed to Caiyun City, then carried to another mountain and back. This amount of exercise was incredible for Bai Jie, a homebody. If it weren't for the divine beast's good recovery ability, he would have had to be carried back by the beast.

As time passed, singing and shouts of "cut!" continued to come from the filming room, but this had no effect on Bai Jie, who was fast asleep. If you looked closely, you could see that Bai Jie was wearing a pair of headphones.

"A hundred solutions, a hundred solutions."

He didn't know how long he had slept, but in his drowsy state, Bai Jie felt a beast shaking him and calling to him. He opened his eyes, still half asleep, and Tian Lu's face came into view.

"Ah~ What are you doing, Tianlu? I haven't had enough sleep yet." Baijie pushed Tianlu's hand away, grabbed her pillow, and tried to continue sleeping.

"Bai Jie, stop sleeping! It's time to eat. You've been sleeping all afternoon." Tian Lu grabbed Bai Jie again and shook him vigorously.

"Huh?" Bai Jie opened his eyes again, bewildered. "It's already evening?"

"Mm." Tianlu nodded.

"Alright, I'll get up." Bai Jie patted his head to clear his head, and then he got up from the sofa.

The two brothers left the room together. As soon as they came out, Bai Jie saw Xiao Hang scolding Puss in Boots, who had already woken up.

"Look at you! You kept saying a little bit of alcohol wouldn't hurt, but in the end you were the only one who collapsed! I had to cover for you! From now on, no drinking before finishing work, you hear me!"

Puss in Boots was scolded mercilessly but didn't dare utter a sound. She could only nod repeatedly to indicate that she understood.

Besides Puss in Boots and Xiaohang, the other animals in the crew were also there. They silently watched the director being scolded, and judging from their expressions, they clearly enjoyed watching the drama unfold.

"When did the director wake up?" Bai Jie asked, turning to look at Tian Lu with a puzzled expression.

"I just woke up not long ago." Tianlu gestured towards Boots in Boots, "and then I got caught and have been scolded ever since."

"Uh..." Bai Jie was at a loss for words.

"Let's eat first, producer. Everyone's hungry."

After waiting for a long time, one of the beasts finally couldn't bear it and came to the rescue. This made Puss in Boots give him a grateful look. The beast that came to the rescue was none other than the Qilin.

"Phew~ Alright then." Xiaohang sighed and shut his mouth. He was also hoarse from cursing, and this was a good opportunity to back down.

"Dinner's ready, Bai Jie, let's go!" Upon hearing that it was time to eat, Tianlu instantly lost interest in watching the commotion and grabbed Bai Jie, heading towards the dining table.

"Hey, hey, slow down!" Bai Jie stumbled as he was pulled and almost fell to the ground.

The two brothers arrived at the dining table, and Tianlu's eyes lit up at the sight of the dazzling array of dishes on it. He immediately pounced on the table, picked up a plate of food, and began to devour it.

"Hey! Brother, save the sunflower seeds and peanuts for us!" Following closely behind Tianlu, Jinjiao and Yinjiao also arrived at the dining table. They quickly grabbed the peanuts and sunflower seeds from the table, and Jinjiao didn't forget to give Tianlu a word of advice.

"Tch, who cares?" Tianlu swallowed the food in his mouth, curled his lip, and pushed the peanuts and melon seeds in front of him next to Jin Yinjiao.

"Wow! So many melon seeds!" Silver Horn drooled, but he ignored what Tianlu said and buried his head in eating.

"Good brother!" Jinjiao shouted to Tianlu and then joined Yinjiao in devouring peanuts and melon seeds, seemingly not paying any attention to what Tianlu had said.

"Ptooey! What is this?" Bai Jie spat out the biscuit-like thing after taking a bite: it tasted like mud. Is this for beasts?

"That's for Totoro, what are you going to eat?" Puss in Boots glanced at the plate of dried fish and complained.

"Mimi?" Totoro exclaimed in surprise.

"My brother and I got a share too?" Cat Dragon was also surprised.

Neither brother expected that the year-end banquet would specially prepare food for them; they planned to eat the dry rations they brought themselves.

"Here, here, here. I don't want this, you can take it." Bai Jie stuffed a plate of mud biscuits into the cat dragon's paw, then turned around and took the braised fish from the table.

Puss in Boots: You stole my food again! Wait, why did I say "again"?

the other side……

"Brother Pipi, do you want some treasure pearls?" The treasure-spitting rat approached Tianlu with a basket of treasure pearls.

"Eat, eat, of course I'll eat! Treasure-spitting rat, you're so good to me - come on, you eat too." Tianlu took the pearl and stuffed a bunch of food into the Treasure-spitting rat's arms.

The atmosphere at the banquet was extremely lively. This time, Puss in Boots and Xiaohang deliberately arranged special meals for each of the beasts. In addition, some beasts would occasionally get excited and go on stage to perform their talents, which made the scene even more lively and joyful. However... there were also occasional unexpected events.

"Hmm, this is delicious, and this is also good. Let's pack up a portion of each and cook it for the gentleman."

"Get out of here and start burning!" Xiaohang slammed his trident down on the head of the arsonist, Di Ting.

"Everyone come and take pictures, then we'll have a holiday." After the banquet, Puss in Boots waved his paw to call out to the other animals.

Upon hearing the call, the crew members rushed over. Soon, Tianlu, Rabbit, Four-Faced Beast, the Golden and Silver Horn brothers, the Totoro brothers, the Treasure-Spitting Mouse, Diting, Xiaohang, Tutu, and Samoyed, who hadn't appeared in a long time, were all there, but it seemed like something was missing.

"Hey, come here too, Puss in Boots." Puss in Boots waved its paw at Puss in Boots, who was not far away.

"Me too?" Bai Jie pointed at himself in surprise.

"Of course, you're the big spender, come here quickly." Puss in Boots continued to wave its paws and beckon.

"Oh, oh, oh, they're here!" Bai Jie hurriedly ran into the group and stood next to Tian Lu.

"By the way, has Bixie arrived yet?" Baijie asked in a low voice.

"Bixie is busy, and a year isn't very long. We'll be able to film again soon," Tianlu replied to Baijie's question without a care in the world.

"Ah, this..." Bai Jie felt something was wrong, but after thinking about it carefully, it seemed like there was no problem.

"Alright, stop talking, the countdown has started," Puss in Boots reminded them.

"Okay." x2

The two brothers stopped talking and stood still instantly.

With a click, a group photo of the film crew was taken.

"Everyone can go home now. Remember to stay in shape during the Lunar New Year and don't eat too much," Puss in Boots reminded the cast after taking a group photo.

"Aww!" Tianlu responded energetically, seemingly eager to go home.

"Okay, director." The four-legged creature replied perfunctorily, but in its heart it was thinking: It's vacation time, it's vacation time.

"Alright, everyone, let's go." Puss in Boots waved goodbye.

"See you after the New Year, Director." After saying goodbye, Bai Jie shrank his body and jumped onto Tian Lu's back.

"Let's go!" Tianlu, carrying Baijie on his back, rode off into the distance towards his own mountain.

Night, in the home of the three Pixiu...

"So I was out for a day, and you guys finished taking the group photo?" Pixie looked at the photo in its paw and felt a pang of sadness.

“Yes, and Bixie, you don’t know, that year-end feast was delicious, it had everything…” Tianlu described the scene of the banquet with great enthusiasm, which made Bixie feel even more heartbroken.

"It's done! It's done!" A shout came from the bedroom. Bai Jie ran out of there. As soon as he got home, he plunged into the house and was fiddling with something.

"What's done?" Pixie asked Baijie, puzzled.

"Here, see for yourself." Bai Jie handed over the phone.

Bixie took the phone with a puzzled look. Previously, the phone had a group photo of the film crew, but this time Bixie was also in the photo.

“This is…” Bixie looked up at Baijie in a daze.

"I just photoshopped it, but it looks a bit crooked." Bai Jie touched his nose, secretly thinking that his skills needed improvement.

Bixie looked at the photos on his phone again, and finally, he reached out his paw, rubbed Baijie's head, and smiled: "Thank you."

Easter egg: Let's go back to noon, before Puss in Boots got drunk.

“Um… Bai Jie…” Tianlu nudged his younger brother and hesitated before speaking.

Bai Jie put down his chopsticks, puzzled, and asked, "What's wrong?"

Tianlu looked conflicted. After a while, he gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and pulled out the roll of bills that Puss in Boots had given him from behind his back.

"Bai, Bai Jie, this is what the director gave me." Tianlu's voice was weak as he raised his paw and handed the bill to Bai Jie.

Confused, Bai Jie took the bill and began to examine it. As he looked at it, Bai Jie's face grew darker and darker, making Tian Lu anxious and worried that his younger brother was angry with him.

"Bai Jie, I was wrong. Can you please stop being angry with me?" Seeing that Bai Jie remained silent, Tian Lu couldn't help but speak first. He looked pitiful, like a child who had made a mistake.

Bai Jie took a breath and shook his head at Tian Lu: "It's not your fault."

The next second, Bai Jie glared at Puss in Boots: "Explain to me what's going on with this bill?!"

Puss in Boots, slightly drunk, looked over blankly. After seeing the bill in her paws, she suddenly realized, "Oh, oh, this! This is the crew's expenses. They should ask the sponsor for reimbursement."

Upon hearing Puss in Boots' words, Bai Jie was so angry that he threw the bill in her face and yelled, "I'm an investor, not a sucker!"

(Comment: OK, this part of the bill storyline is complete, although it's a bit hastily written.)