Super Zoo-Chapter 620 - 615: Flowers Fall in Their Own Yards

The lop-eared rabbit, from the day of its birth, had its ears drooping by its head, and it had never experienced the sensation of them standing erect. With its two ears standing straight up on its head, it turned its head curiously from side to side, seemingly unaccustomed to the new feeling.

"You’ve got to get used to it slowly!" Being a star isn’t that simple, you not only have to learn how to hold your ears erect, but you also need to get used to walking on two legs.

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The other lop-eared rabbits nearby, sunbathing, seemed to sense that something was odd. They flicked their ears to reveal their hidden eyes and looked at this strange member of their kind with surprise.

As the world’s first lop-eared rabbit able to stand its ears, this little fellow was quite proud, strutting around with its long, straight ears refusing to let them droop... until half a minute later, tragedy struck.

The ears of a lop-eared rabbit have no bones, just a small amount of muscle, and in theory can’t stand erect. In the past, even with Suming’s spiritual power to help, it wouldn’t have been possible in just a day or two. Spiritual power could make animals obedient, but it couldn’t make them do things beyond their capabilities.

But after the enhancement by the stalactites, the purity of spiritual power had greatly improved. Although it was still impossible to make animals do overly exaggerated things—like making a cat fly—in situations where their body structure permitted, mastering difficult actions within a short time frame was not an issue.

On its first attempt at the challenging task of standing its ears upright, the lop-eared rabbit persisted for two or three minutes before its ears cramped up... and its ears became stuck upright like they had been frozen in place.

"You still need practice, and you should practice more whenever you have free time instead of always sleeping soundly!" Suming rubbed its ears to stimulate blood circulation, and they softened down once again.

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After the rabbit casting was confirmed, the next was the fox Nick. The true form of fox Nick was an adult red fox, which the zoo had; after being released, Miss Red Fox still kept to herself, always mysteriously appearing and disappearing in the mountain behind the zoo.

According to information provided by those in the know, Miss Red Fox had a temporary base outside the Lure People Community, often using it as a base for stealing chickens from the Lure People Community to eat.

Perhaps because she had lived in the zoo for a long time, Miss Red Fox thought her thieving was undetected, but in reality, her skills were quite poor, having been spotted several times already. The Lure People knew she was an animal released from the zoo and wouldn’t harm her; instead, they would secretly tie ropes to the chickens’ legs to slow them down so the poor old hens wouldn’t run too fast for Miss Red Fox to catch.

When they found her, Miss Red Fox was wrestling with an old hen, and outside the chicken coop, several Lure People lay giggling behind the fence, watching secretly—while Miss Red Fox was oblivious.

"Stop eating the chicken!"

Suming jumped into the chicken coop, startling Miss Red Fox. Her eyes spun in confusion, her face expressing utter surprise. Holy smokes, when did all these people show up, how did I not notice them just now?

Seeing the expression on Miss Red Fox, Howard immediately gave a string of affirming OKs.

"Director, the vixen, that’s okay, right?" Suming poked Miss Red Fox’s buttocks, recalling that the fox in the script was a male. Miss Red Fox turned her head, baring her teeth and snapping at him.

"Of course, that’s not a problem. In the movie, all the animals will wear clothes—oh, there is one scene where they’re not clothed, but it won’t expose any organs," Howard said.

The following casting process went very smoothly, Broad-eared Fox... The Ancient Moon Xian Residence was full of Broad-eared Foxes, with two large, long ears and small faces. Their acting required no guidance from Suming, as they were naturally gifted, both adorable and imposing.

The Shrew was not as easy to find, as there were none in the zoo.

But this didn’t pose a problem for Suming. After discussing with Howard, they selected two other animals as candidates. One was the white-haired hamster, which is also a little creature that doesn’t grow much larger. Its size is somewhat bigger than a Shrew, but next to a Polar Bear’s massive stature, there wasn’t much difference between a Shrew and a hamster.

The other candidate was the recently acquired Kangaroo Rat. These little guys can jump over a dozen times their own height, partly because they are small and lightweight.

Suming didn’t understand why these long-eared jerboas loved to jump so much. Every time he saw them, they hopped around like rubber balls.

duang...duang...duang... Ears fluttered all over the room, with tails flying chaotically.

Howard was stunned for a good two or three seconds, gaping as several Kangaroo Rats vaulted over his head. Coming back to his senses, he immediately gave the go-ahead to add a special shot dedicated to this group of Kangaroo Rats: a large group of high jump athletes walking down the street.

Once the main characters were confirmed, the ’acting test’ was next. Several animals lined up one after the other, trying on the little clothes Howard had prepared in advance for their auditions.

The audition went much smoother than Howard had imagined. With the help of high-purity spiritual power, each animal was able to make very lifelike human expressions. Even after prolonged contact with spiritual power, many animals saw a significant boost in intelligence, and their eyes became particularly expressive. Words of praise like "OK" and "GOD" flowed freely from the foreigners’ mouths. After Miss Red Fox showed a disdainful expression and stuck her tongue out at him, Howard was completely convinced.

"I believe we will create a miracle in the history of cinema!" Howard extended his hand to Suming, "Working with such a great Beast Tamer like you is a gift from God!"

"Of course, but I hope even more to create a miracle in box office history!" Suming said with a smile.

The audition ended quickly, and seeing that there was still time, Suming simply decided to continue the casting work with Howard.

Lion Mayor, fortunately, could be selected from the lions brought back from Iraq; for Chief Bison of the Police Department, Suming recommended the Huaxia Qilin Wuguang Ox leader. Although this guy wasn’t as big as a bison, he had very strong muscles; suitable candidates were found for the rhinoceros, wild wolf, and leopard.

There was also a sluggish sloth in the play, whose speech and movements were in slow motion, taking several seconds just to utter a word and minutes to stamp a document. The sloths in the zoo were quite agile, at least more so than depicted in the play, so it seemed necessary to let it live a lazy life of idleness for a while.

After signing the final contract with Disney, the zoo had half a month to train the main actors, to get them accustomed to upright walking and common actions. A few animals also needed to lose some weight, such as the lop-eared rabbit with its pudgy belly. Standing up, it looked as if it was wearing a large swim ring, clearly not fitting the vivacious young lady character in the play.

The best way to lose weight: exercise and eat less! Suming was not planning to go to the United States for filming yet, so he could only prepare. During this half-month, he spent almost every day training the animals involved in the performance, which made him lose a lot of weight himself.

After the animals were set, Cai Liming decided on the delegation to the United States, and the documents were sent to Suming’s desk, waiting for his approval.