“This meal is for my fans first…”
After scanning the feast on the table with his phone, Xia Mu held his bowl and chopsticks, and began to listen to the uncle’s story.
It turned out that in the past, this village was quite prosperous.
The residents raised Maractus, and used Maractus seeds as ingredients, making various specialty foods famous far and wide.
It attracted many Trainers who came to the Wilderness Scenic Area for exploration and travel.
However, with the emergence of the Desert Resort, most explorers chose the resort, which had more activities, was larger, and more prosperous. Shaling Town thus gradually declined.
The uncle racked his brains to revitalize his hometown.
Not only did he let his partner act as a lure to attract Trainers, but he also went to work as a driver for the bus company, all so that Trainers could clearly see his partner and then be attracted.
However, although it did attract some Trainers, and he gained the understanding of some Trainers by using methods like “discounts, complaining, and apologizing,” the town’s reputation still uncontrollably slid towards the negative.
For this, the uncle also had to consider using other methods to attract Trainers.
For example, having online bloggers promote it.
“So that’s it, what a touching story…”
Saying nonsense he didn’t even believe himself, Xia Mu nodded, but in his mind, he was calculating the distance between the ruins he discovered and Shaling Town.
How could he make a fortune?
The despicable Xia Mu began to work his evil little brain.
With the discovery of the new ruins, Shaling Town would inevitably receive some benefits due to its proximity.
Moreover, the food in Shaling Town tasted really good.
With multiple conditions combined, even if it didn’t become a huge hit, it could at least gain some traction.
In such a situation, doing promotional endorsements was like picking up money.
Not to mention, if he could attribute these achievements to his own promotion, establish his reputation, wouldn’t money flow in like water?
But, as the saying goes, being too eager isn’t a good deal.
With his account not even established yet, being too proactive would only make him lose this money-picking task.
Xia Mu put down his bowl and chopsticks and hugged Sprigatito into his arms.
While gently wiping the oil from its mouth with a handkerchief, he shook his head.
“I’ve heard your story, and I understand your love for your hometown, but…”
Seeing that Xia Mu seemed to want to refuse, the uncle became anxious, but before he could speak, Xia Mu raised his hand to stop him.
“What did I do to make you disrespect me so much!”
Putting the handkerchief into his pocket, Xia Mu crossed his legs, petted the cat, and impersonated the Godfather.
“You come to me for help, but you refuse to address me as ‘you’. Until now, you have called me ‘you’ fifteen times, and you have tried to interrupt me more than once…”
The uncle’s expression turned to shame.
Therefore, he didn’t notice that after hearing Xia Mu’s words, Snivy couldn’t help but roll its eyes.
As one of Xia Mu’s earliest partners, Snivy had also researched filming scripts with Xia Mu more than once.
Among them were not only “Some Pokémon are destined not to be caged, every feather of theirs shines with the brilliance of freedom,” but also “Give me a chance, I didn’t have a choice before, now I want to be a good person.”
And “What did I do to make you disrespect me so much?” was naturally among them.
Because of this, the cat seemed very cooperative.
Feeling Xia Mu’s gentle caress, the cat half-closed its eyes, raised its head, and pointed its chin at the uncle, displaying utmost arrogance.
Under the influence of this atmosphere, the uncle lowered his head.
“I apologize, I was too anxious, please forgive me.”
“Hmm!”
Xia Mu nodded.
Then there was a long silence.
Xia Mu’s lines only went this far, what happened next?
How was it acted in the movie?
Shoot this guy?
However, Xia Mu also knew that when trying to fool someone, you couldn’t let the other person calm down and think.
“Do you know what’s most important for promotion? It’s uniqueness!”
“The biscuits made from Maractus seeds are very good. If they can be industrialized, mass-produced, standardized, factories opened, companies formed, listed… forget revitalizing the town, you could revitalize the whole region…”
Xia Mu began to paint a grand picture.
Unlike the despicable transmigrator Xia Mu, the simple local uncle was completely immersed in Xia Mu’s words.
“So, this promotion will cost at least 10,000 yuan!”
“…”
When money was mentioned, the uncle immediately sobered up, but he really couldn’t bear to give up on Xia Mu’s grand vision.
So after a long silence, the uncle held up five fingers.
“5,000!”
“Deal!”
“…”
Xia Mu didn’t hesitate at all.
His account only had 5 followers, including Joy and Jenny. To be able to get a promotion for 5,000 yuan in such a situation showed the value of his followers.
Afterward, Xia Mu, led by the uncle, filmed material and explored the town, eating and taking things along the way.