He knows Pokémon better than me.

Despite being extremely dissatisfied with Xun Shi, even a Mr. Mime had to admire the various attention-grabbing antics of this middle-aged gentleman—

Dye the Fire-type Ninetales to resemble the Alolan Ninetales.

Cover the prince's head with thick ice to disguise it as an ice goose.
You're a real talent!
Mr. Mime is good at making money, but this kind of attention-grabbing and topic-generating operation really requires talent, and clearly this middle-aged gentleman in front of us is better at it than Mr. Mime.

"Bari, bari!"

This time it was Mr. Mime's turn to speak. He raised his phone, Rotom, and simultaneously translated the audio:
"I want you to redesign other performance methods that can attract tourists to come and spend money, without abusing Pokémon!"

Cooperation between the two parties is the best solution.

According to its estimates, 30% of the exhibits in aquariums are considered acts of cruelty, and 50% are considered acts of exploitation.

This ratio must be reduced significantly.

"Bari!"

The Mr. Mime holds up three fingers.

There can only be a maximum of 30% exploitation, while abuse must be 0%!

Each Pokémon in the pavilion takes turns to relieve the overworked Pokémon, and given their physical strength, this does not cause any dangerous damage.

After all, circuses and performance venues are inherently high-intensity industries, and it would be too ideal to expect 0% exploitation.

"A maximum of 30% extraction?"

Xun Shi immediately shook his head.

That's impossible; otherwise, the popularity of aquariums would drop drastically!

"Bari!"

The Mr. Mime had sharp eyes, staring straight at Xun Shi.

This is the limit; it's only responsible for providing proposals.

As for how it will ultimately turn out, that's something Xun Shi needs to think about; it's none of its business.

Xiaozhi: "."

Why does it feel like the older cousin has become the aquarium director, while Xun Shi has become the exploited employee?

As for Dynamaxing being faked or something...
This project is the most popular, so we can't just delete it like this.

It cannot be explicitly stated that it is Dynamax, as that would be suspected of being fraudulent. Of course, it also cannot be explicitly stated that it is not Dynamax.

Promotional materials can be skillful and ambiguous.

"And Dr. Kukui's description of the competitive hairy crab must all be deleted!"

Ash quickly reminded him, otherwise Professor Kukui might really send a lawyer's letter from another region.

"Oh, this is difficult."

Xun Shi's expression was gloomy; he was already brainstorming.

"All I can say is that this will inevitably lead to a significant drop in the aquarium's revenue."

However, at this moment, his weakness was in someone else's hands, and he was completely unable to refuse.

"The most urgent task is to keep those Pokémon healthy. As for what happens next, it's up to us!"

Sonia smiled and tried to smooth things over.

Magua nodded and added:

"In short, if you redesign the new shows and acrobatic acts at the aquarium, I will also help promote the aquarium during my live streams."

Sonia quickly spoke up as well:

"Oh, by the way, next time reporters interview me, I'll also take the opportunity to give you guys a little plug~"

Once her research on tapestries and murals is published, it will definitely go viral, and countless media reporters will flock to interview her.

When the time comes, her popularity will definitely not be inferior to that of Magua!

Seeing that everyone's eyes had suddenly fallen on him again, Xiao Zhi scratched his head. "Me too? Uh... then I'll leave an advertising space for your aquarium on the back of my shirt?"

He spoke tentatively.

Uncle Pierre had previously approached him, hoping to have an advertisement space for their grocery store on the back of his clothes.

This seems to be quite popular in the Galar region.

Trainers participating in the World Championships, especially those ranked highly, all wear a full set of logos while competing.

Champion Dan Di led the way; if there are any problems, go to Dan Di!

Seeing that Xunshi was still hesitating, Pikachu had to step in in the end.

"Pica~!"

Pikachu nimbly jumped onto his shoulder and patted his hat with a light laugh.

This made the middle-aged gentleman immediately straighten his back, realizing that he seemed to have no choice at all!

"I understand. Then I'll do as you say."

He could only speak with great frustration and helplessness.

I guess I'll just have to accept the lower data usage this time.

However, it seems there are a few more channels for promotion?
Moreover, this trainer named Ash, just from the pressure he felt from this electric mouse, would have been a dangerous figure who could have made it into the top eight in the last World Championships, even if he wasn't a high-level player!

If Ash could also advertise for the aquarium like Champion Leon.

The combined traffic and popularity might not be worse than it is now?
Over the next few days, Xun Shi, Mr. Magic, and Magua talked enthusiastically about how to reform the aquarium.

Xunshi has actually come up with several ways to grab attention without resorting to abuse or exploitation.

It's a talent!

Xiao Zhi knew nothing about this and didn't participate in the discussion.

The following day, Sonia also submitted her resignation.

Now she is anxious to go back and organize the data and investigate the identities of those two upper-class nobles.

"I'll be going now~"

Sonia stretched out her hand in the flying taxi, waving goodbye. Soon after, she was grabbed by Steel-Armored Raven and flew into the sky, gradually disappearing over Battleground Town.

Below, Ash shrugged.

He can't leave Battle Town for the next couple of days; he has to wait until Mr. Mime finishes dealing with the aquarium before they can leave together.

Although Mr. Mime no longer has any personal restrictions and will no longer be bullied in the aquarium, he has even become the boss of the Icewalker.

However, after spending these past few months at Watchtower Castle, the circus performances and such have long since become less important.

Mr. Mime still prefers to stay with Ash!

"You two take your time to discuss it, I'm not in a hurry."

Xiao Zhi smiled and let his older cousin handle the matters in his hometown properly before setting off with him with peace of mind.

That's perfect, he doesn't have anything to do right now, he's just waiting for the notification for the advanced ball-level promotion tournament.

Since this transaction with Xunshi was entirely private, bypassing Officer Jenny, they still found a local authority to act as an intermediary guarantor.

Magua's mother, Meirong.

Upon hearing that such a thing happened in Zhanjing Town, Meirong offered to help and immediately went to the aquarium to conduct an on-site investigation.

As an expert in ice-type properties, she can most fairly judge the 30% limit of exploitation.

With the owners of both local dojos involved, there's no need to worry about this middle-aged gentleman causing trouble behind the scenes.

The Mr. Mime even handed over the evidence he had previously filmed to Mei Rong, intending for her to decide when it could be deleted! (End of Chapter)