Su Wei scrolled through the contract from beginning to end using the mouse wheel.
After confirming the payment cycle, acceptance criteria, and that there were no hidden traps, he entered his electronic signature and clicked send.
The page had just been refreshed when three new emails popped up at the top of my inbox.
He opened the first letter.
The sender is a well-known Sweden handmade knife brand.
The other party quoted a price of $30,000 per implantation.
There's only one requirement: in the next video, let Su Wei cut some meat with their new hunting knife.
And the blade should be shown a high-definition close-up for thirty seconds.
Thirty thousand US dollars for thirty seconds of screen time.
Su Wei hovered the mouse over the "Agree" button.
He began to recall the details of the knife in his mind.
This Sweden brand has been focusing on flashy collectible designs in recent years, with handles made of precious wood and blades covered in ornate patterns.
However, the steel is relatively soft, and in pursuit of the desired appearance, hardness and shape retention are sacrificed.
It is completely unsuitable for the extreme field skinning and deboning work in Alaska.
If we accept this order.
Experienced hunters and survival experts can spot the knife's flaws at a glance.
It's not worth ruining your hard-earned, hardcore, and professional persona for 30,000 yuan.
Su Wei twitched his finger slightly, moved the cursor to the close button, and clicked it decisively.
He replied directly with a politely declining email.
Making money is the goal, but at this crucial juncture when top brands are just entering the market, we absolutely cannot allow inferior smaller brands to disrupt the competition.
After closing his laptop, Su Wei walked towards the industrial-grade constant-temperature refrigerated display case against the wall.
As the cabinet door was opened, a strong blast of cold air wafted out.
He took a piece of Angus beef from the bottom tray.
The surface of the beef is covered with evenly distributed, dense marbling, and the edges are covered with a very thin layer of frost.
Take the meat out and close the cabinet door tightly.
He walked to the kitchen counter and placed the meat on a defrosting tray with excellent heat conductivity.
I turned my head and glanced at the sofa in the living room.
Half of the Cotton Candy's body was still stuck in the gap of the cushion, maintaining that escaping posture.
Su Wei pointed to the softening beef in the thawing dish and spoke in a flat voice.
That's for you.
"It's not for that bear outside."
There was a two-second silence in the gap between the sofa cushions.
"Eek."
A short, sharp sound came from under the cushion.
Cotton Candy moved its body forward half an inch, its pink nose twitching twice as it caught the smell of food in the air.
Su Wei didn't go over and forcibly hug it.
The fear of top predators is ingrained in wild animals' genes.
The combined power of that bear king skeleton and the master-level prosthetic eye called Dragon's Fury was enough to terrify any small animal.
It takes time for desensitization; it can't be rushed.
He looked away and picked up a sharp Japanese kitchen knife.
The blade slices through the partially thawed beef, revealing a beautiful marbling of red and white.
He cut off about a third of it and then diced it into even pieces suitable for the young foxes to chew.
Use the back of the knife to gently push it into the pure white ceramic food bowl.
The food bowls were placed on the edge of the central island counter, making a crisp clinking sound.
Come and eat by yourself.
The white fluffy ball remained frozen on the sofa for almost a minute.
Ultimately, the allure of the premium beef triumphed over fear.
Cotton Candy tumbled and crawled off the sofa, landing on all fours.
It dared not walk in the center of the living room, but instead lingered along the innermost wall of the wooden house, circling around it.
After running to the bottom of the platform, it lowered its head and swallowed the diced meat from the food bowl in large gulps, its tail tightly tucked between its hind legs.
Su Wei began processing the remaining large piece of beef.
Tomorrow he's taking Emily skiing at the Pyramid Mountain.
That was an extremely strenuous exercise that required a lot of physical exertion; he needs to replenish his energy with plenty of high-calorie protein tonight.
With a swift stroke, he sliced two thick pieces of pork chops, each two centimeters thick.
Use the back of a knife to gently pound the meat evenly on the surface to break down the internal connective tissue fibers and ensure a good texture.
Turn on the gas stove.
The black iron frying pan was placed over a dark blue flame, and the temperature of the bottom of the pan rose rapidly.
Su Wei off a piece of butter and threw it into the pot.
The solid oil melted instantly, producing fine white bubbles, and the bottom of the pot sizzled.
Two slices of pork chops were then placed into the pot.
The moment the protein comes into contact with high temperature, a crispy, brownish-brown crust quickly forms on the surface of the steak.
He grabbed two sprigs of rosemary and a clove of crushed garlic from the spice jar and threw them into the boiling oil.
He tilted the pot with his left hand and used a spoon in his right hand to scoop up the scalding oil, pouring it over the surface of the pork chops again and again.
The sizzling sound was incessant.
The unique aroma of rosemary, mixed with a rich, animal-fat scent, quickly spreads throughout the kitchen.
The aggressive aroma of cooking quickly filled the entire wooden house, suppressing the last trace of chill.
Several lines of pale gold virtual characters popped up in the lower right corner of Su Wei's field of vision.
[ Simple Dietary Supplementation have been triggered.]
[Current food provides a minor temporary boost: Stamina Energy Storage. Reduces lactic acid buildup during high-intensity exercise by 15% for twelve hours after consumption.]
Su Wei turned off the fire.
He placed two chops of meat on a porcelain plate, along with a side of freshly cut purple cabbage and a few cherry tomatoes as a salad.
He sat down at the log dining table with his plate in hand.
Just as I picked up the fork with my right hand, my phone in my left pocket vibrated several times.
Su Wei took out his phone.
Unlock the screen.
The main interface is filled with notifications from the "Cooking and Feeding the Fox" account.
Compared to the large-scale, hardcore equipment collaborations, the business private messages on the lifestyle account seem fragmented and complicated, but they are also closer to the lives of ordinary people.
Su Wei forked a piece of crispy, juicy beef and put it in his mouth.
He chewed while using his left thumb to swipe across the screen for quick filtering.
Tomorrow is a full day of outdoor activities in the snow-capped mountains.
Emily said she was responsible for bringing sandwiches, but that was far from enough to cope with the physical demands of the high-altitude environment.
This presented a perfect opportunity to shoot a video.
It seamlessly integrates the business of order taking with the daily travel logic.
He opened several private messages.
The first one is a brand that makes high-calorie freeze-dried instant food from the Arctic.
The other party wants to promote a new dark chocolate energy bar and has quoted $50,000.
There's only one requirement: to naturally demonstrate the process of tearing open the packaging and consuming the food during a ski break.
No hardcore explanations are needed; it fits the skiing scenario perfectly and is very reasonable.
The second company is a niche brand of self-heating thermal pads.
The offer was $40,000, and they even waived the verbal mention.