Listening to the screams from the tiger enclosure, Yang Lin didn't need to think to guess the situation inside.
And when he arrived in front of the tiger enclosure, the scene was indeed as he had imagined.
Inside the enclosure, Hua Dajie appeared to be a shrew, while Shuai Shuai was cornered by her.
Clearly, it had been subjected to domestic violence by Hua Dajie upon its arrival.
Just as Hua Dajie was about to deliver another harsh blow to Shuai Shuai, Yang Lin's voice suddenly came from behind.
"Stop fighting for now. I've brought you a new member."
Hearing Yang Lin's words, Hua Dajie, who had been looking furious, turned her head with a confused expression.
The moment her tiger eyes, as big as light bulbs, saw the little white tiger in Yang Lin's hand, her expression instantly changed.
It was a look of gentleness she had never shown before.
Before Yang Lin could react, she took heavy steps towards the edge of the cage.
At this moment, the little white tiger in Yang Lin's arms naturally saw the colossal creature before it.
Perhaps due to being of the same species, the little one showed unprecedented closeness upon their first meeting.
"Elder Sister Hua, is this little one for me?"
"How did you know I needed a child? That's wonderful, I can finally be a mother.
"Quick, quick, let it in!"
"Hmm?" Hearing Hua Dajie's words, Yang Lin was first confused, then he understood.
So Hua Dajie's eagerness to find a male tiger wasn't for mating, but for breeding.
Looking at Hua Dajie's eyes brimming with maternal love, Yang Lin, who had been slightly worried, immediately felt relieved.
He had initially worried that Hua Dajie and the little one wouldn't get along.
It turned out he had overthought it.
He immediately opened the gate of the tiger enclosure and let the little one in.
Upon entering the tiger enclosure, the little one looked around as if it had returned home.
And when it walked up to Hua Dajie, the stark contrast made the tourists waiting outside the enclosure exclaim in wonder.
One was a Bengal tiger king, over two meters tall and five meters long, while the other was a naturally dazed little cutie, only twenty centimeters tall and less than forty centimeters long.
This also made the usually irritable and boisterous Hua Dajie a bit hesitant, fearing that she might accidentally step on the little one.
The scene was filled with warmth and a hint of comedy.
It was just like the black bear family of three on the other side.
With the arrival of the two little ones, Xihong Zoo gained not only a bit more laughter but also a touch of warmth.
Of course, the biggest gain was in popularity.
When it was time for the park to close in the evening, various data were presented on Yang Lin's desk.
Looking at the figures before him, his mouth was almost unable to close.
On the first day of reopening, ticket sales alone amounted to nearly a million, not including online ticket sales.
The revenue from the gift shop and other stores approached half a million.
In other words, the zoo's revenue for the day had reached 1.5 million.
This was already higher than the income of the entire previous year.
In addition to the actual cash flow, the official Xihong Zoo's follower count on various social media platforms had also seen varying degrees of growth throughout the day.
The most significant growth was on their Douyin account, which gained nearly three million followers, pushing the total follower count of the official Xihong Zoo account to nearly twenty million.
It had clearly become the official account with the most followers among all zoos, with the second-ranked Beijing Badaling Zoo having less than a tenth of its followers.
Xihong Zoo's ranking among attractions in Ning'an, and even the entire Changxi region, had surpassed many competitors in a single day, leaping to the first position.
Yang Lin believed that this ranking would soon translate into actual revenue for the zoo.
At this moment, Yang Lin felt as if countless banknotes were flying towards him.
"Once I earn more money, I'll upgrade the park again and introduce more animals, whatever rare ones I can find."
"Strive to build Xihong Zoo into a large animal city integrating tourism, entertainment, leisure, and film and television IP within three years."
"Within ten years, I'll open branches across the country and establish my own animal kingdom."
At this moment, Yang Lin admitted he was getting ambitious, but upon reflection, it didn't seem entirely unattainable.
As for the film and television IP, with the current animals in his zoo, it was completely feasible.
After all, the animals in Xihong Zoo all had stories.
Just that little white tiger could be the star of dozens of episodes of "Little Tiger Returns Home."
Of course, he also knew that his most important task now was to manage the zoo's main business well, and other projects could be developed gradually later on.
However, just as Yang Lin was planning the future of Xihong Zoo, some negative opinions began to appear online.
It all began with an investigative article by a certain online self-media.
The title of the article was "Behind Animal Performances: Torture, Exploitation, and the Annihilation of Bestial Nature."
This article described a large amount of investigative content regarding animal performances and righteously condemned the unscrupulous zoos that forced animals to perform.
Although Xihong Zoo was not mentioned in the article, a large number of accompanying images were clearly taken from Xihong Zoo.
Not only that, but there were also people fanning the flames in the comments section of the report.
"I can tell, this is that hot zoo recently, the animals are all so capable, they must have spent a lot of effort training them."
"Exactly, I felt something was off from the start. How could normal animals have such skills? They must have suffered a lot of torture and training."
"Yeah, on the surface, it's all glamorous, but who knows what methods they used on the animals behind the scenes."
"Moreover, all the animals in this zoo seem a bit mentally unstable. I strongly suspect it's a stress disorder that occurred after undergoing training. Read books for fun.
"They already have over twenty million followers, don't just spout nonsense, be careful of being attacked by their fans."
"......"
Although discerning individuals could see that these people were likely paid commenters, many people who didn't know the truth were still incited.
Gradually, a large number of negative speculations about Xihong Zoo began to spread online.
Some even used videos of animals showcasing their talents in the park as evidence.
By the time Yang Lin found out about all of this, it was already close to midnight.
The first time he saw these criticisms against Xihong Zoo, he understood what was happening.
Clearly, someone had seen him making money and was jealous.
And, as expected, it was most likely from his competitors.
With a little thought, the answer came to him.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, I'm being targeted for this? It seems that whenever profit is involved, things are never that simple."
Just as Yang Lin was contemplating a solution, a phone call came in.
Hearing the voice on the other end of the line, his eyes immediately lit up.