I have a wildlife zoo-Chapter 672 - 671 Foreign Fans’ Praise
National Day was drawing closer by the day, and Linhai Zoo had begun making preparations.
The two red panda cubs were scheduled to be officially exhibited on National Day!
After all, red pandas aren't social animals, and while they are relatively docile and adults can stay together, it isn't suitable when there are cubs.
Otherwise, Red Bean might get nervous, moving the cubs around anxiously.
So recently we moved Lingling, Shuaishuai, and Mingming to another exhibit next to the raccoon exhibit.
The plan is to expand the red panda exhibit after the National Day rush, to create a separate display area.
Fang Ye flipped through the staff submissions in his office.
He had been to the city recently for a meeting; the city wanted the zoo to apply for a 4A tourist spot.
Applying to be a tourist spot certainly has its benefits, like getting various kinds of resource support, such as increased subsidies, more media exposure, and a significant increase in visitors to branded sites, naturally boosting the zoo's income.
But it's a double-edged sword!
An increase in the number of visitors would naturally affect the visiting experience.
Fang Ye hadn't thought of applying before because the number of visitors was just right, making for a comfortable viewing experience during ordinary times and just a bit crowded during holidays.
After all, construction used green leaf coins, saving a considerable amount of expense.
He had lacked the motivation to pursue this before, but this time, Linhai Zoo became somewhat famous online and even Mayor Bai personally greeted him, wanting to boost Linhai's tourism industry, making it awkward to decline.
After reviewing the application materials, he also looked at the merchandising department's submissions concerning designs.
Zhao Chan had collaborated with the zoo on several cultural and creative products before, and she took a keen interest in this area, joining Linhai Zoo right after graduating this year.
The new design submissions were a series of phone cases featuring cute-looking animals: giant pandas, red pandas, sika deer, foxes, Pallas's cats, including the recently added penguins and otters.
The art style leaned towards cartoonish, with lively colors and a fresh, youthful style.
Otters swimming in water, sika deer grazing—the designs looked very cute and should be popular among artistic youth and girls.
There were also couple-themed designs.
For instance, two red pandas chasing each other up in the treetops, each phone case could be used separately, but together they formed a complete picture.
Fang Ye felt tempted just by looking at them and immediately approved the design.
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He called out across the desk to Lan Li, "Take a look at this!"
Lan Li peered over and exclaimed with delight, "Wow, this phone case is so cute! And it's a couple's set."
"How about we get a set when they're produced?"
"Sure! Hmm, I like this Pallas's cat one, with its big, silly-looking face."
Having dealt with all that tedious work, Fang Ye stretched lazily, "Let's go, we'll do a live stream for a bit."
Start the live stream!
"Here we are!"
"Director, I missed you so much!"
"Hi, Director! I've been watching your streams for so long, I've always been a virtual visitor. I'm planning to go to your zoo for National Day."
"+1! I've already booked the hot spring room and I'm ready to enjoy it!"
"I don't plan to go out for fun, just lying at home and watching the live stream is good enough! Last time I went to climb Mount Tai, I regretted it so much. I got up early to see the sunrise and halfway up, since I don't usually exercise, I was too exhausted to climb anymore. The wind was also freezing cold on the mountain!"
"Envy you! I wanted to visit the zoo too, but my girlfriend insisted on dragging me to find some pink beach."
"Nowadays, a lot of the scenery online is with added filters! All those popular attractions and photo hot spots, the edited pictures look nothing like the actual place when you get there."
"I was tricked last time by a rainbow staircase, the picture was so pretty, the layers of stairs looked so artistic, but when I got there, the paint was all peeling off and it was rough and uneven, not at all like the picture. Could we get some authenticity, please?"
"Hehe, many friends around me recommended Linhai Zoo, don't I deserve a prize from the director? How about a panda plushie?"
"Speaking of which, Director Fei had a great time playing with the lottery machine when he visited your zoo last time. Will you have that kind of activity for this National Day too?"
Even though it had been a while since the last live stream, the bullet chat rapidly filled up once the streaming started!
As the National Day approached, everyone's minds began to drift, losing interest in study and work.
The live chat room buzzed with discussions about National Day travel plans.
Fang Ye smiled and said, "Welcome to Linhai Zoo, we have a lot of activities for National Day. But remember, you need to book your ticket in advance. Everyone can follow our zoo's public account for this!"
"What are you streaming today?"
"Take us to see the penguins!"
"Eh, does the zoo have penguins now?"
"Yeah, and they make sounds just like donkeys, super funny!"
"Speaking of which, are the red panda cubs on display now? I can't hold back my eagerness to pet the little ones!"
"Wuu wuu wuu, I want to see the foxes! It's been so long since I last saw Xiaoqiao."
Fang Ye said, "Well, the zoo recently opened some new exhibition areas, the Pheasant Forest, the Native Species Exhibit, the Penguin House. Several red foxes now live in the Native Species Exhibit! We also have otters there, and later I can take you all to see them.
By the way, we've recently brought in a bunch of Silly Roe Deer that are currently in quarantine. By National Day, you should be able to see them.
Let's go see the red panda cubs first! I'll take them out to the activity area to play and get them familiar with the environment."
Coming out of the office building and heading toward the red panda exhibit, a blonde-haired and blue-eyed girl spotted Fang Ye and suddenly showed a look of surprise, waving at him: "Hello!"
She asked in not very fluent Chinese, "Hello, are you Zoo Director Fang?"
Fang Ye nodded friendly: "Yes! Where are you from?"
The girl smiled and said, "I'm from the UK! I saw your video of you petting the lion on Twitter. It's so amazing! So I particularly came here to visit."
"How do you find the scenery at our zoo?"
"Haha, it's beautiful! I just fed some pigeons in the square, and it feels like being in nature, not like being in a zoo at all."
"Thanks for the compliment, enjoy your visit."
"Will do!"
After taking a selfie with Fang Ye, she left happily.
The viewers in the live stream exclaimed: "Wow, the director now has international fans!"
"Linhai Zoo has gone viral on Twitter recently, and Zoo Director Fang's nickname Archdruid has become known overseas."
"Not bad, not bad, going international, letting foreigners see our beautiful Chinese zoo."
"This girl's praise is pretty rare, the British zoos are highly regarded internationally!"