If last year's May Day holiday buzz belonged to Shi Difu, then this year's May Day holiday buzz undoubtedly belonged to Xiao Long.
And compared to the heat Shi Difu once created for Xihong Zoo, Xiao Long's heat was more than ten times that.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say the entire internet was paying attention.
As soon as you opened your phone, you could see countless news about Xiao Long, and even all products and films related to dragons benefited from the traffic.
It even gave people the illusion that this year was not the Year of the Rabbit, but the Year of the Dragon.
However, as the creator of this topic, Xihong Zoo itself did not change much.
After all, the tickets for Xihong Zoo were already sold out. The park operated at full capacity every day. Even those who were curious and longed to see Xiao Long couldn't squeeze in.
Perhaps the only change was that Dragon Turtle Valley, which originally had fewer visitors, suddenly became the most popular attraction in the park.
For this reason, Yang Lin specifically formulated a dragon viewing regulation.
That is, tourists could only enter the Dragon Turtle Valley area by queuing, and each viewing was limited to five minutes, after which they had to leave.
If they wanted to see it again, they had to rejoin the queue.
He originally thought this rule would deter many people from coming to see the dragon, but he soon found out he was overthinking.
Looking around, the queue of tourists stretched from the interior of Bear Ridge all the way to the main entrance of Xihong Zoo.
Tourists who had finished their viewing did not leave but instead went to the end of the line.
Yang Lin was momentarily speechless by these persistent tourists.
"It's just a dragon, isn't it? When I get bored someday, I'll make two more for you."
Nowadays, his words were no longer empty boasts. With the unlimited use of the Evolution Light, creating a creature that looked like a dragon was not difficult.
Of course, he definitely wouldn't do such thankless work at the moment.
Everything has its rarity. Once there are too many, they lose their value. The only exception might be creatures like pandas.
Despite their numbers surpassing most endangered animals, people's affection for them had not diminished at all.
Speaking of pandas, Yang Lin suddenly remembered something.
"Right, the little cubs from Tuan Tuan's family are about to be sent over. We need to prepare well, so that the bride's family won't say our groom's family treated their child poorly."
According to the agreement he had with Director Song before, two of the three children born to Tuan Tuan and Ya Ya were to be sent to Xihong Zoo.
If he calculated the time, those two little ones should be around three months old now.
Thinking of this, he quickly called Director Song.
After a short while, Director Song answered the phone.
"Director Yang, why are you calling me at this time? Your Xihong Zoo has really gained a lot of fame this time. Where did you get that dragon? Can you get us one too?"
"If that's not possible, let it come to our zoo for an exchange."
It was evident that Director Song was truly envious this time.
Not only him, but directors of zoos all over Longguo were envious. Xihong Zoo was already impressive, and now it had a dragon.
"Where would I get another one for you? This one was cultivated with great effort by our zoo. As for an exchange, it's even more impossible. You don't have a female dragon there."
After saying this, Yang Lin got straight to the point:
"By the way, Director Song, when will Tuan Tuan's two cubs be sent over?"
Upon hearing Yang Lin's words, Director Song quickly explained:
"Director Yang, please rest assured. I will definitely do what I promised you. However, I happen to be attending a conference out of town these days."
After saying this, Director Song's tone suddenly paused.
"By the way, Director Yang, why hasn't the Animal Protection Association contacted you this time? It's such a big event, there's no reason for them not to contact you."
"Contact me?" Hearing Director Song's words, Yang Lin was immediately stunned.
"Why would the Animal Protection Association contact me?"
"Speaking of which, this matter is also related to pandas..."
Before Director Song could finish explaining, Yang Lin heard someone calling him.
"Director, people from the Animal Protection Association are here to see you. They're already in your office."
Hearing this, and combining it with what Director Song had just revealed over the phone, Yang Lin immediately realized that something he hadn't paid attention to must have happened.
To understand why the people from the Animal Protection Association had suddenly visited, he went directly to the director's office after hanging up the phone.
As soon as he entered the office, a familiar face appeared before him.
If Yang Lin remembered correctly, this person had visited Xihong Zoo last time.
"Director Yang, I'm so sorry to bother you at such a busy time."
Before Yang Lin could speak, the familiar bespectacled man extended his right hand first.
After a round of pleasantries, the staff member from the Animal Protection Association got down to business.
"It's like this, Director Yang. We've come to find you mainly because we hope you can join our expert team to visit the United States."
"An expert team? And go to the United States?"
Hearing this out of the blue, Yang Lin's eyes were filled with confusion.
However, he quickly remembered something that had been hotly debated online recently.
And this matter happened to be in the United States and was related to pandas.
Thinking of this, he quickly asked:
"Is it about Lele and Ya Ya's matter?"
As soon as Yang Lin asked this question, the staff member from the Animal Protection Association nodded.
"That's right. The two main reasons for sending an expert team this time are to investigate the current health status of Lele and Ya Ya, and to bring them back to China."
"We originally didn't intend to trouble you, Director Yang, but upon learning that we were sending animal experts to the United States, netizens collectively petitioned for you to go."
As if worried that Yang Lin wouldn't believe him, he quickly pulled up a statement from the Animal Protection Association and opened the comment section below.
"We must bring Lele and Ya Ya back this time. I don't trust other experts, send Director Yang."
"Exactly, we only trust the results given by Director Yang."
"Send Director Yang, repeat important matters a hundred times."
"This time, only Director Yang can help Lele and Ya Ya."
"If you can't even handle this matter properly, then remove the word 'protection' from your name. If you can't protect your own national treasures, then disband."
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Thousands of comments, all petitioning for Yang Lin to take action.
Yang Lin himself was somewhat taken aback by the netizens' enthusiasm.
However, considering some of the rumors about Lele and Ya Ya online, Yang Lin finally made a decision.
"When do we leave? How long will we be gone?"
Upon receiving Yang Lin's response, the faces of the two Animal Protection Association staff members immediately lit up with excited smiles.
With Yang Lin's reputation and influence, if he agreed to go, the netizens' scolding would be reduced by at least half.
After their excitement, they immediately announced the news of Yang Lin joining the expert team to visit the United States.
ps: In reality, Lele passed away at the beginning of the month, and Ya Ya is still suffering. We have to wait until April 7th. Go, Ya Ya!