Wilderness Survival

Lan Mu shut Du Yu out, not wanting to deal with him at all.

Su Yue noticed Lan Mu had returned home and came out of her room. "Brother Mu, someone was looking for you. They wanted to come in two hours ago."

"I know. He's still at the door."

Lan Mu pursed his lips and pulled Su Yue along. "The new apartment is booked. We're moving tomorrow. We don't have much, so just pack what you usually need."

"Also, I've already eaten, so you don't need to make food for me."

After giving a few instructions, Lan Mu took out his phone and searched online for office supplies and equipment.

He found a website and ordered equipment such as a high-definition editing machine, a controller, a special effects switcher, and a character generator.

He also bought several monitors and had the computer and special effects compression card he had previously ordered delivered to the new studio address.

After sorting out all this equipment, his account was short another fifty thousand yuan.

About thirty thousand yuan remained in his account, less than he had anticipated. What could thirty thousand yuan do? It would be good if it could cover the studio's expenses for a month.

Not to mention he hadn't bought any home appliances yet. If he bought more miscellaneous items, he probably wouldn't even be able to hire employees.

Even acquaintances had to be paid, right?

"Brother Mu! Brother Mu!"

Du Yu, still outside, hadn't left and was shamelessly knocking on the door, disrupting Lan Mu's thoughts.

Annoyed, Lan Mu rushed over and opened the door. "Stop shouting!"

"What exactly do you want?"

Seeing Lan Mu open the door, Du Yu smiled. "Teach me Peerless Archery! I don't need to learn anything else, just teach me Chain Shot."

Before Lan Mu could refuse, Du Yu shouted, "One million yuan for tuition! Brother Mu, I truly admire you! Teach me!"

It wasn't that Lan Mu lacked integrity; he was indeed tempted for a moment when he heard the one-million-yuan tuition fee.

But he quickly gave up on making money this way. Setting aside other reasons, even if he wanted to teach, he couldn't. It was a matter of talent.

"I can't! You should leave," Lan Mu sighed and refused.

Du Yu said disappointedly, "Don't be like that! How about this... Brother Mu, name your price. I'm sincere."

"It's not about money; I can't teach you. Also, don't spread the word that I can shoot arrows. You can go now."

Lan Mu tried to close the door, but Du Yu wasn't giving up and stuck his hand in the door frame.

"Brother Mu, with your abilities, what can't you do? Why are you stuck in such a shabby place?"

Du Yu persuaded him, "I know you lost your job recently, but what's that little thing? It's gone, so it's gone!"

"I know someone whose archery skills aren't as good as yours, but he's now an elder in the Forest Club with a seventeen percent stake. When he has time, he organizes trips for club members. Originally, club activities were free since everyone paid their annual fees. But whenever he leads a trip, just for his appearance fee, each person pays thirty thousand yuan based on headcount."

"Look at that. He leads a trip for seven or eight days and earns hundreds of thousands. With your skills, Brother Mu, you could earn just as much!"

Lan Mu raised an eyebrow and coughed. "What do you mean, just say it."

Du Yu smiled. "The person I just mentioned is Fang Moqi. I used to think he was the best archer, but after seeing you shoot, I realized there's always someone better. Brother Mu, purely based on archery, your skills are streets ahead of his."

"I'm a member of the Forest Club and I like a bit of excitement. I once went on a trip to Africa with a team led by Fang Moqi. It was amazing! Since then, I've been fascinated by the profession of being a hunter. I feel that challenging limits and nature in the wilderness is so cool. Unfortunately, after that, Fang Moqi got busy with something and hasn't led any more trips. We in the club wish he'd organize activities every day, and we've even increased the appearance fee to one hundred thousand yuan per person, but he's never responded."

"The other day, out of boredom, after watching your divine archery, I felt that you were definitely a hidden master. Even if I can't learn your ultimate skills, I'd like to broaden my horizons with you. As long as you agree, Brother Mu, the world is so big, you can say anywhere. Shall we go to a deserted island, the African savanna, or a tropical rainforest?"

Lan Mu held his head, finally managing to listen to Du Yu finish speaking before understanding his meaning.

"You talk too much! I roughly understand what you mean."

"You want to invite me to lead a team, right? Is there no one else who can lead if Fang Moqi isn't around?"

Du Yu explained, "That's not it. It's just that Fang Moqi himself is a legend. His wilderness survival experience is masterful. He's been to countless extreme regions around the world. Without him leading, we just do small-scale activities, which are too boring. We still want to go to more dangerous and exciting places, but without him leading, the club doesn't dare to organize these extreme survival activities."

"And I can? Even if my archery is good, extreme survival isn't just about shooting arrows. I haven't been to any of the places you mentioned. Without enough experience, and having to lead you all, I might not be competent, right?" Lan Mu spread his hands.

"This... Brother Mu, you don't know any wilderness survival skills at all?" Du Yu asked, stunned.

"I know some, but I just don't have much experience," Lan Mu actually felt tempted. He was thinking about the appearance fee, so he didn't completely shut down the idea.

Du Yu was overjoyed. "That's great! I'll go back and inform everyone. Brother Mu, wait for my news!"

After saying that, he hurried to leave.

Lan Mu was taken aback and quickly called out to him, "Don't rush! I haven't agreed yet!"

"I have no requirements for the appearance fee; you guys can decide. But I have two other conditions."

Du Yu nodded. "Go ahead."

"First, I want to film this activity and make it into a documentary. I want full copyright, and everyone participating in the activity must sign an agreement with my studio."

"No problem! Brother Mu, you've opened a studio? For wilderness survival? Can I be in it?" Du Yu asked excitedly.

"Don't interrupt!" Lan Mu was very annoyed. This guy talked too much!

Seeing Du Yu quiet down, Lan Mu continued, "Second, this is my first time leading a team, and I don't want too many people. A maximum of ten people, no more."

Lan Mu was afraid he wouldn't be able to manage. After all, he had never organized such an event. If a large group followed him into a primeval forest, and one or two got lost, or someone got injured, the trouble would fall on him.

"Okay! Leave it to me!"

Lan Mu watched Du Yu leave and breathed a sigh of relief.

Actually, he was reluctant to agree to something so high-profile, but he was truly short on money.

Since there was someone foolish enough to throw money at him, he couldn't help it. Moreover, he thought of his previous idea of filming a documentary. This way, he could take this opportunity to both earn money and film a wilderness survival record.

"A bunch of rich people looking for excitement out of boredom."