"100,000? Am I hearing things?"
"She is offering 100,000 yuan to buy a b.u.t.terfly, is she crazy?"
There were noisy arguments around them as people couldn"t believe what they have just heard.
A few of them sneered at the obvious performance, this short-haired middle-aged woman should be a supporter. However, to increase the price so high, This level of support is too bad, right? Are you crazy about money?
"It shouldn"t be like this right?" The middle-aged woman who wanted to buy the b.u.t.terfly before is also skeptical.
"Maybe." The middle-aged man nodded.
At this time, a burly man squeezed into the crowd and smiled: "I will give you 110,000 for this b.u.t.terfly."
A thin old man raised his hand: "120,000 yuan."
Those who thought that this was just a performance to jack up the price at the beginning were stunned, again and again, the burly man and the thin old man, aren"t they the important guests of this pet show? They are all big sellers that major exhibitors want to invite. They wouldn"t lower themselves to put on a performance, right?
"Gentleman, I want to know what kind of b.u.t.terfly is this? Is it really worth the price?" A woman asked, she also likes b.u.t.terflies, and she wanted to buy it, but she was so overwhelmed by the high price.
"This is a Morpho Helena, the most beautiful b.u.t.terfly in the world…" The short-haired middle-aged woman didn"t know whether it was because of her professional habit of a pet expert. She introduced it to everyone in detail, and many people were stunned. The middle-aged couple was also surprised. Some did not believe her and pulled out their mobile phones and searched online for Morpho Helena"s information and began to compare the photos, and found that it is almost exactly the same.
Morpho Helena, also known as Helena Flamingo, Lepidoptera, Enterobiaceae, a b.u.t.terfly of the genus Flamingo. Found in Brazil, Peru, and some other countries, They also live in the Amazon River Basin of Peru, South America, their numbers are very small and their reproductive capacity is weak, So they are very precious. There are only three wild specimens in China, two in Xi"An b.u.t.terfly Museum and one with a collector in Beijing.
The G.o.ddess of light, This b.u.t.terfly once appeared in the "World Most Beautiful b.u.t.terfly Show" and it was bid for more than 40,000 USD on American Sotheby"s Auction. It will be converted into about 360,000 yuan at the current exchange rate.
Nowadays, this kind of b.u.t.terfly has been artificially bred in Peru and it can be seen as an export commodity. It can also be seen in the domestic market. The quality of A1 is not more than 450 yuan, and the handicraft after wings spreading varies from 800 to 1000 yuan. However, most commercial specimens have been removed from the abdomen to avoid oil from the abdomen and damage to the wings during circulation.
However, in front of this Morpho Helena, it is absolutely impossible for it to be measured with the existing quality standards. It is absolutely insulting to apply A1 quality on it. This Morpho Helena has exceeded the measurement standard and has reached a new level.
So, several experts decided in their hearts that this must be the purest Morpho Helena in the wild. Compared to this one, the b.u.t.terfly that got sold for 360,000 yuan is like a counterfeit.
And it"s still alive! For some people, they do not like living specimens, because Morpho Helena does not have a long life and b.u.t.terflies are too fragile, They lose their wings color easily and it affects their beauty, They want to make a specimen that is permanently preserved. However, for some businesses, this is a huge business opportunity, because perhaps this b.u.t.terfly can be used to cultivate a many top Morpho Helena.
"150,000." The burly man suddenly increased the price again. The thin old man and the short-haired middle-aged woman frowned, and they hesitated.
"You don"t have to argue now, I am not planning to sell it for a while and the pet show has not yet finished, leave your contact information with me, I will talk to you later." Su Jing smiled and said.
"Young man, Morpho Helena"s wings are very fragile. Don"t break them and be very carefull with them."
"Be careful not to frighten it, or it will definitely break its wings when it hits anything while flying."
"I think you"d better sell it to me and make specimens as soon as possible, otherwise It will be worthless with broken wings."
The burly man, the thin old man, the short-haired middle-aged woman obviously want this b.u.t.terfly, and they are worried that the b.u.t.terfly will be damaged, but Su Jing insists that he will not sell it for a while, and they have no choice but to leave a business card.
Su Jing takes their business cards and collects them one by one. In his mind, he has already figured out a way to make money. He doesn"t want to sell this Morpho Helena. He doesn"t want to sell it to any of them. He wants to sell specimens, so as to avoid being nurtured by others. Once nurtured by others, he will lose his advantage.
Seeing that someone gave a high price of 150,000 yuan and Su Jing actually did not sell, many people complained. The middle-aged women who watched the drama had already retired in disgrace, and she wanted to find a hole to bury herself in.
"Last time, that snail, Was it really worth more than three thousand?" The middle-aged woman asked her husband with a sullen look.
"I have a friend who works in oceanarium, we can ask him." The middle-aged man took a picture of Nautilus last time and sent it to his friend who knows about this stuff. He asked what snail it was and what price it was probably worth.
"This is a Nautilus. Where did you take it?" The friend sent a text message soon.
"Some time ago, a young man caught it on the beach."
"Come on, why are so many people so lucky these days, Why can"t I catch one."
"What do mean, Is this Nautilus so precious?"
"Nonsense, of course, is precious. The Zhongyun Oceanarium bought one from Su Family Village some time ago and spent 150,000 yuan on it. Although the price was risen due to pregnancy, even ordinary Nautilus costs at least 30,000 yuan."
"…" The middle-aged man and the middle-aged woman looked at each other with a glance at their faces and they saw stunned faces on each other. They couldn"t help but sigh.
"Shouldn"t this b.u.t.terfly go to the insect show? What"s it doing in the pet show? While everyone was lamenting at the beauty and preciousness of the Morpho Helena, a strange voice came from the crowd.
"It"s none of your business, is it?" Zhu Jianhua squinted.
"I am also one of the exhibitors. You are disturbing the order, So it is my business. Not only me, but several exhibitors from nearby have the same opinions. I advise you to take this b.u.t.terfly away as soon as possible." A young man with many acne scars on his face came out from the crowd and as he said many other exibiters were dissatisfied because people were attracted to this side.
"Who is he?" Su Jing asked in a low voice.
"Wei Qiang, the manager of a branch of Pella Pet Shop in Zhongyun City, He is a compet.i.tor to our Perfect Pet Paradise." Zhu Jianhua whispered.
"So it is." Su Jing nodded and had an idea. He was undoubtedly on board with the Perfect Pet Paradise. His interests were closely related to theirs. Not only were some of his pets sold, but even Dragon Li Cat was in the play and it was with the Perfect Pet Paradise. He would continue to cooperate with them in the future. The reputation of Perfect Pet Paradise had a great impact on Su Jing"s interests.
"My b.u.t.terfly is a pet," Su Jing said.
"Haha, That"s hilarious, can this even be considered as a pet?" Wei Qiang laughed exaggeratively.
"That, according to what you mean, what is a pet? What are their standards?" Su Jing asked in a calm and authentic voice.
"Look at it." Wei Qiang pulled forward a Husky, gave an order, and threw a ball out. The Husky ran to pick up the ball and came back. Wei Qiang said, "See, this can be called a pet. That b.u.t.terfly can only be regarded as an insect, a commodity."
"Hha, you have a good idea." Su Jing smiled, which made many people around him puzzled. Zhu Jianhua was stunned. What did Su Jing want to do?
In fact, most people present at the scene felt that Wei Qiang was being unreasonable.
Not to mention the rare pets such as pythons, antlers, and salamanders. Even cats seldom know how to pick up b.a.l.l.s. Can you say cats are not pets? This Wei Qiang is just making trouble because no guests came to see his pets.
So in everyone"s opinion, Su Jing doesn"t have to pay attention to Wei Qiang and they don"t understand why Su Jing is allowing Wei Qiang to act like that.
Su Jing opened the gla.s.s jar with Morpho Helena in it, tore a piece of toilet paper, kneaded it into a ball the size of his little finger, and threw it, saying, "Go and pick it up."
This lets everybody in the place stare at him like he was the biggest Joker in history, b.u.t.terflies can"t pick up paper b.a.l.l.s, b.u.t.terflies are not dogs, they can"t be trained to become obedient. Even Zhu Jianhua, who is accustomed to Su Jing"s command of animals, is stunned. He wonders if Su Jing is really jocking this time. After all, He can barely accept obedient cats, but commanding this b.u.t.terfly is impossible.
But as soon as Su Jing"s voice fell, the b.u.t.terfly flew out of the gla.s.s jar. The burly men, the thin elderly man, and the short-haired middle-aged women and so on were completely stunned and they all shouted in a hurry. Zhu Jianhua was also stunned and a stabbing phantom pain appeared in his heart. This b.u.t.terfly which is worth more than 150,000 yuan, flew out like this, which is equivalent to 150,000 yuan suddenly blown away by the wind. How can he not feel pain?
"Don"t let it run away." The burly man rushed up and wanted to catch the Morpho Helena.
"You stop, don"t hurt it." The thin old man quickly pulled the burly man.
"Get the net bag." The short-haired middle-aged woman was anxious and said in a hurry to the pet.i.te and charming woman next to her who ran out and went to find the net bag.
Just when everyone was anxious and feeling like an ant on a hot pot, they saw the Morpho Helena flying to the paper ball that Su Jing threw to the ground not far away, landed on the paper ball, grabbed the paper ball and flew up, then took the paper ball and flew to Su Jing. Su Jing reached out and Morpho Helena put the paper ball on Su Jing"s hand. Then Morpho Helena flew to Su Jing"s shoulder and fell.
"What the h.e.l.l just happened."
"I must be losing my mind."
The audience was stunned. The professionals such as the burly men, the thin old men, and short-haired middle-aged women were even more stunned. They have lived for a lifetime and have seen countless insects and pets, but they have never seen such obedience. They were on the verge of going crazy.
Wei Qiang was stunned and looked at all the people around him who were also stunned. His heart was filled with regret. But he had indeed helped to make this perfect performance, which not only made him a villain but also made this Morpho Helena reach a higher level.
"What"s wrong with everyone? Why aren"t they searching for the Morpho Helena." The charming woman finally got the net bag and ran back, but everyone looked dull.
"Didn"t you see Morpho Helena fall on the boy"s shoulder? The b.u.t.terfly was really obedient and really picked up the paper ball." The middle-aged woman with short hair said in shock.
"What?" The delicate and charming woman was stunned and then she stamped her foot. "Oh, I missed such a wonderful picture." Her intestines are almost green with regret. She shouldn"t have gone to fetch the net bag just now.
"Well, Mr. Wei, do you think that this b.u.t.terfly is a pet now?" Su Jing smiled and looked at Wei Qiang.
"Snort." Wei Qiang was speechless but he snorted coldly and turned away. Although he wanted to retort but what could he say in his retort? His b.u.t.terflies can carry things back like dogs. This is not a pet. What is a pet? He was so depressed that he thought that b.u.t.terflies could train these days. Was he too backward in information?
The reason why this b.u.t.terfly can be so obedient is of course because of Su Jing, but it is not the function of the Ten Thousand Beasts Tablet. b.u.t.terflies are just like crickets. They have low intelligence. Although he can understand their words through the Ten Thousand Beasts Tablet, they can"t communicate well. It"s like talking to a human mentally handicapped person. Some extremely simple words can be understood, but they don"t want to communicate with him. Like Su Jing"s previous conversations with crickets, it"s like talking to a psychotic person.
This time, Su Jing uses Spiritual Beast Taming ability, For b.u.t.terflies, crickets and other mentally r.e.t.a.r.ded creatures, Spiritual Beast Taming is very easy. It takes a little spiritual force to tame a pigeon. Even taming a b.u.t.terfly and cricket requires a maximum of 0.1 spiritual force. It is still relatively simple to ask them to pick up the paper b.a.l.l.s by direct spiritual command.
"Mr. Shen, where are you?" The short-haired middle-aged woman went to the corner and called Shen Hong.
"I"m not feeling well. I"m resting at home. Are you at the Zhongyun Expo Exhibition Hall?" Shen Hong said.
"By the way, you have a Perfect Pet Paradise employee with a Morpho Helena. Do you know this?"
"I don"t know, but it must not be a real Morpho Helena. It must be farmed. What are you so excited about?"
"This one is by no means farmed. It"s perfect. I"ve seen countless Morpho Helena specimens and photographs. But compared with this one, those are only supporting roles. And the b.u.t.terfly can understand people and pick up the paper ball like a puppy."
"Is there still such a thing?" Shen Hong was tempted with curiosity.
"So could you tell that employee that he should give me Morpho Helena, he should give you some face, right?"
"What"s his name? I"ll ask Jiayao later."
"His name is Su Jing."
"What do you say his name is?" Shen Hong was stunned. The last time he bought Cats and Dogs and the Purple Sandalwood in Su Family Village, That person was also called Su Jing.
"His name is Su Jing." The middle-aged woman with short hair repeated her sentence.
"I"ll ask." Shen Hong immediately called Shen Jiayao. After asking about the situation, he was surprised. He was really that boy. He thought that he still had something beyond his imagination. However, after clarifying the situation, he had to politely reject the short-haired middle-aged woman, because Su Jing was not the Perfect Pet Paradise employee at all, and he had no face to sell. If She wanted to buy the b.u.t.terfly, She could only depend on her own ability.
At about 10:30 a.m., the pet show compet.i.tion began.
Su Jing put the Morpho Helena back in a gla.s.s jar and covered it with a black cloth and then he took the Morpho Helena and Dragon Li Cat and went towards the stadium with Zhu Jianhua. The crowds around Morpho Helena were distracted, but the thin old man, the burly man, and the short-haired middle-aged woman caught up with Su Jing.
There is also a lot of excitement on the other side of the arena, most people are on the Dog side because there is the most attractive side, but the cat side is not weak, although most of the time, cats cannot do as many tricks as dogs but many people like them.
"This leopard cat is also very good." The short-haired middle-aged woman was attracted by Morpho Helena and completely ignored Dragon Li Cat before noticing that, at first glance, the cat"s character was only seen in her eyes.
"This is not a leopard cat, it is a Dragon Li Cat." Su Jing corrected.
"Nonsense." The short-haired middle-aged woman did not believe it.
"How could a Dragon Li Cat grow up to look like this?" Said the pet.i.te and charming woman.
"It"s up to you to believe it or not." Su Jing shrugged. He just looked at her business card. This short-haired middle-aged woman is named Cen Yin and she is the Provincial Business a.s.sociation Vice-President. She also served as a judge for many pet compet.i.tions. So it"s not clear if she"s going to be a judge this time.
"I"ll have a good look at it myself later." Cen Yin stared at the Dragon Li Cat and walked to the judges" side. The pet.i.te and charming woman followed and then sat in the middle of the five judges" seats under the waiter"s hospitality, she really came to be a judge.
"Good morning, everyone. Welcome to the judges, contestants, and guests…" The female hosts made a brief opening speech in standard sweet Mandarin, and then announced the start of the compet.i.tion. One beautiful and lovely pet cat after another came in under the leadership of the host, but most of them had no performances, just showed up for sale and spent more time on the judges"observation. For any pet, appearance is an important measure of value.
"Mr. Su, do you know what cats are partic.i.p.ating in this compet.i.tion?" Suddenly the burly man asked.
"I don"t know." Su Jing shook his head.
"I think your cat is excellent enough to outperform most cats, but I heard that one of them, from the cat acrobatics troupe, knows acrobatics. In such a performance compet.i.tion, it will add a lot of points." The burly man kindly reminded him, but apparently, he had little interest in cats. It was probably just a casual chat to get closer, and the ultimate goal was Morpho Helena.
"Mr. Su, do you have any intention of selling this cat?" The lean old man kept looking at the Dragon Li Cat, and the more he looked, the brighter his eyes became.
"Not for sale." Su Jing shook his head. He loves this cat and he was not going to sell it for any money. Besides, even for the long-term benefit, it should not be sold. This cat can absolutely make more money when it is used to make movies and perform. Su Jing has thought about choosing a live website to open a live studio, broadcast live performances, and even set up an animal Acrobatics Troupe to tour the country.
There was a trace of regret on the thin old man"s face, but he did not pursue it.
Sure, Su Jing could see that the two of them were following him up for the Morpho Helena, but he would not change his mind. He would still insist on not selling living animals and will only sell specimens. He would talk to them separately and see how much they were willing to bid for specimens.
"Wow"
At this time, the audience cheered.
Su Jing and Zhu Jianhua and others looked up and saw a tattooed woman directing an American short-haired cat in the center of the stadium performing various performances. The cat could stand upside down, step on a steel wire, drill steel rings and so on. A series of performances dazzled the audience and received numerous applause.
"That cat is very good." Zhu Jianhua was a little nervous.
"It is." Su Jing smiled calmly.
"Is this cat really as smart as Little Li?" Zhu Jianhua asked, "If this cat is the same as Little Li, even if the American short-haired cat is powerful, there is no need to worry about it at all. The only worry is that the cat is smarter than Little Li."
"Don"t worry, A"Li is smarter." Su Jing laughed.
"The 19th appearance is the Dragon Li Cat from the Perfect Pet Paradise - Little Li." When the host"s voice sounded, Su Jing came on with A"Li. A"Li squatted calmly on Su Jing"s shoulder and looked around curiously. The perfect appearance, lovely eyes, suddenly sprouted countless people and attracted all eyes.
"Ah, isn"t that Little Li who can dance with fingers?"
"It seems that it is exactly the same as the Little Li of the online video."
"Young man, let Little Li perform a finger dance."
Most of the people present were cat lovers. Many of them had seen Little Li"s videos on the Internet and recognized Little Li. Of course, the audience could not imagine that it was not Little Li, but Little Li"s brother A"Li. If it was a common cat, even if it looked similar, it would not be that one. But Little Li, unlike other cats, looked like a leopard. Everyone felt that it was difficult to find another one like her in the world.
"You"ve already seen finger dancing. There"s nothing new. Little Li is going to perform a new show today." Su Jing said and put a small battery-powered keyboard on the ground, and then put A"Li down.
This makes Zhu Jianhua, Cen Yin, the lean old man, the big man and the audience around show their doubts. What is he up to? The woman who had just performed with the American short-haired cat also had a curious look on her face.
They saw that the Dragon Li Cat stood in front of the keyboard, stretched out the front two paws, and pressed it lightly on the keys and a piece of light music sounded: "jingling, jingle, jingle bells…"
"Shh——" The whole audience sucked in a cold breath and the five judges, including Cen Yin, stood up in shock.
"Oh my G.o.d, am I dreaming?"
"Is it a normal thing for the cat to play the piano this year?"
"Of course it"s not normal. Do you think it Tom from Tom and Jerry?"
There was no applause in the room because the applause had been completely forgotten. Everyone was so shocked that their eyes stared out, their chin fell to the ground, and they talked loudly to let off the excitement in their hearts.
"This… This…" The female host was shocked and tongue-tied. Generally speaking, she should say some words of praise to the pets to stimulate the atmosphere. However, at this moment, she could not speak at all. Of course, at this moment, even if she said nothing, the whole audience was already going crazy.