Chapter 1381 Understanding the Details (1/2)

The female bear neared not because it wanted to attack, but because it was attracted to the food.

Brother Wolf reacted the way he did when they encountered a polar bear in the Arctic. He took a piece of watermelon and threw it to the female bear. Then, he picked up another apple and threw it some distance away.

After all, bears were wild animals and they were difficult to tame. Although the female bear had yet to display aggression, Li Du and the rest decided to keep a distance from it.

If the female bear suddenly went berserk, none of them would be able to escape.

The off-road speed of the brown bear was close to 60 kilometers per hour. It would be able to run one kilometer in a minute, and one hundred meters in six seconds. Furthermore, that was not even its sprinting speed. Brown bears were able to sustain that speed while running. Under these conditions, humans were no match for them.

Enticed by the food Brother Wolf threw, the female bear started to move away from the group. The bear cub went to snatch the fruit and got a slap from its mother. They slowly entered the forest, disappearing between the trees.

The environmental and wildlife protection works at the lake area was progressing pretty well. At night, while camping, Li Du and his companions bumped into foxes who were out hunting, as well as some wild birds.

Amongst the creatures, the fox was the most unfortunate. It had emerged to look for food but ended up bumping into Ah Meow, almost turning into prey itself.

Besides, there was also an abundance of wild rabbits, hedgehogs, and other small animals.

The next day, Li Du rented a huge yacht and the group boarded it to sail on the lake.

Brother Wolf and the rest took turns cable-skiing. Li Du did not know how to do that and had no interest in such entertainment. He just sat by, watching the others having fun.

Three days into the vacation, Li Du started to feel bored. He brought along Lu Guan and said, ”Let's go to the photography workshop for a look. It would be best if we can make some money. I'd split it with the buddies.”

While he enjoyed resting on vacation, Lu Guan was still more interested in making money. After hearing Li Du's words, he perked up and got into the car.

Driver had no family and was even less interested in vacation activities. He drove and accompanied the two of them to Cleveland.

Ohio Life Insurance was one of the anchor associations in Cleveland. The location of the building was unmistakable. It was not far from the town center and the warehouse they had rented was nearby as well.

Lately, Lu Guan had been researching information regarding the photography studio. On their way there, he told Li Du what he knew.

The photography industry had been prospering without signs of dwindling. However, the old-fashioned studios, like Bourne and Safford's Eyes, went into bankruptcy one after another. There were many reasons for that. This time, it was because there were issues with the company's management. They did not manage to ride the digital wave in time and stuck to film photography.

Film photography had become a thing of the past. Even Kodak had gone bust, not to speak of small studios.

In order to go back to its days of glory, the studio had tried to expand its service offerings. They had provided business shoots, 16 mm and 35 mm film development services, among other things. However, when the photography industry entered the digital age, the studio did not manage to keep up with the trend and hence, could not continue to operate.

In 1991, a huge fire destroyed about two thousand glass slides in the studio. Their management was hit hard by this crisis.