It was a very beautiful butterfly dancing in the forest.
Its appearance not only attracted the naughty Mantou, but also made the audience unable to stop.
"What kind of butterfly is this? It's so beautiful."
"The butterfly is so beautiful. No wonder Mantou likes it so much."
"No, this butterfly is really beautiful. Can I take one back with me?"
Following the camera, the audience's eyes were fixed on the butterfly and never left.
"This is the Green-belted Swallowtail butterfly. It's everywhere in the valley. In the villages of Shengxia City, or above or beside you when you're taking a walk, it'll flash and fly by occasionally."
Su Ran said happily that the Green-banded Emerald Phoenix is large in size and beautiful in color. The sunlight reflects on its wings, making them appear emerald green and blue, as dazzling as emeralds. It is a species that butterfly lovers are keen to collect.
In April of spring, you can see their first generation beside mountain streams, staying in groups on the wetlands by the stream, fluttering their wings, folding and opening them again and again.
If someone suddenly runs over at this time, they will instantly scatter and run away like the small umbrellas of dandelions blown away by the wind.
Mantou rushed away from Su Ran, trying to catch up with the beautiful butterfly, but it was difficult to catch it.
The Green-belted Emerald Phoenix flew with great power and dodged quickly, and Mantou was exhausted from chasing it.
However, the Green-belt Emerald Phoenix, which had been hiding, was also tired and thirsty.
Needing a rest, it begins to yearn for nectar and water.
"In fact, at this time, even if you throw a half-eaten watermelon halfway and wait not far away, the watermelon juice will entice it to come down and eat, and the chances of catching it will be greatly increased."
But there was no need for Su Ran to catch it.
In most people’s childhood memories, catching butterflies has always been a very fun and entertaining game.
Some people born in the 1990s shared the techniques of catching butterflies in the live broadcast room.
"I have caught many butterflies since I was a kid. If you really want to catch butterflies, I suggest you give up the slow slopes and open grasslands and focus on narrow streams."
"Then he would stand in the middle of the stream, holding a net bag, and wait with his legs apart, just like Runtu, holding a knife and fork and possessed by a spirit."
"It's just behind the branches and leaves. If it flies towards you, before it can react, you can swing the big net bag at it. In 50% of cases, you will be able to catch it. You don't have to run or jump, which saves time, effort and energy."
"But I don't recommend you do this. I was really young at that time. Every time I felt a sense of accomplishment when I stood on the hillside and caught these butterflies, it was exchanged for others' lives. I am not a saint, but these beautiful little creatures thought they lost their freedom and even their lives by entering the net bag. Until now, I still feel remorse for my youthful playfulness and recklessness."
A fan's heartfelt words made Su Ran see the kindness of human nature.
He said cheerfully, "Actually, I have a technique that allows me to get up close and personal with the butterfly without having to hurt it."
The comments on the forum all urged Su Ran to teach quickly.
Su Ran nodded happily, found a stick, took out a rope, and a notebook for recording.
Tear a page of white paper from the notebook, cut it into the shape of a butterfly with a knife, thread it on the rope, and tie the other end to the wooden stick.
After making the tool to attract bees and butterflies, Su Ran took the stick and started waving it in the woods.
The white paper on the rope is like a living butterfly dancing in the wind.
Soon some butterflies discovered these white "butterflies".
Even though there was a human and a little tiger nearby, these butterflies showed no fear at all.
It flew towards the paper butterfly like a moth to a flame.
The green-banded swallowtail butterfly also joined the group of butterflies.
Wherever Su Ran waved her hand, the butterflies followed. This amazed the audience and they asked what the principle was.
"I saw someone in the comments saying that I was taming an animal, but this actually has nothing to do with taming an animal."
"It's the wild butterflies who mistook these paper butterflies for beautiful members of the opposite sex and flew over to establish a bond with the pieces of paper."
Soon Su Ran was surrounded by flocks of butterflies. The scene was very beautiful, as if a group of butterflies gathered together and then a human form emerged from them.
The principle of attracting butterflies is so simple that the audience started to joke in the live broadcast room.
"That's so funny, how could an animal mistake a piece of paper for the opposite sex?"
"Some people see the joke, some people see the mirror."
"The scolding in front was really harsh."
"What does this tell us? It means that paper people are very attracted to three-dimensional creatures."
Looking at the happy faces of the audience, Su Ran instantly understood what the barrage meant.
Many people have learned Su Ran's trick of "attracting bees and butterflies".
Some people started to do the same thing, and unexpectedly they really attracted a large number of butterflies into the community.
Everyone who has tried it says it’s good.
At this time, the animal protection organization in the live broadcast room probably saw that Su Ran had very skilled techniques in attracting butterflies, so they wanted to ask him for help.
Considering that Deng Jiaying was closer to Su Ran, she was the one who contacted Su Ran in the end.
"What happened is that our staff found an extremely rare Chinese tiger swallowtail butterfly while out on duty. We wanted to collect and record its habitat, but we lost it later."
In fact, Deng Jiaying had the idea of asking Su Ran for help from the beginning, but she felt that Su Ran was very busy every day, and this was the work of their shelter and they should not trouble others.
However, after searching for several days, there was no trace of the Chinese Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, so he finally decided to ask Su Ran for help.
When Su Ran heard that he was asked to find the Chinese Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly, he was inevitably surprised.
"Isn't the Zhonghua Tiger Swallowtail nearly extinct? Your people actually encountered it in the forest. Your luck is really good."
“But now I can’t find it at all…”
Deng Jiaying's words were full of disappointment.
"It's okay. I'll help you find the Chinese Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly. It may just take some time."
"Really? Thank you so much!"
With Su Ran's promise, the haze in Deng Jiaying's heart was swept away.
She believed that as long as Su Ran took action, he would definitely be able to find the Chinese Tiger Swallowtail.
And that night after Su Ran returned home, Jiang Xiaofeng, the chief director of CCTV Channel 10, contacted him again.
The incident happened suddenly, but it was inseparable from the fact that Su Ran had previously sold the documentary copyright to CCTV for one million yuan.
Once the rock climbing documentary was released by CCTV, it instantly attracted huge traffic and attention overseas.
Its popularity is no less than that of Bear Grylls.
Even overseas audiences have called Su Ran the Chinese Bear Grylls!
"Comrade Su Ran, the overseas success of the last documentary was beyond our expectations. The ratings were explosive!"
"So I hope to work with you again this time. Any content you broadcast live can be made into a documentary. Our station will buy the copyright for one million per episode." (End of this chapter)