It was no surprise that the news of Director Yang winning yet another award quickly spread online.
His photos with various commendation banners had netizens in stitches.
"Congratulations to Director Yang on his new title! The sign at the entrance of Xihong Zoo won't have enough space at this rate."
"Looking forward to Sky Guardian. I predict the next batch of aerial forces will be sending Director Yang a plaque."
"That's unlikely, Director Yang can't fly, can he?"
"If he collects sea, land, and air, Director Yang will become the most powerful creature on Earth."
"Who was the genius who gifted 'Human Face, Beast Heart'? I'm dying of laughter."
"This award is only 200,000? It doesn't compare to salvaging the submarine last time."
"Of course, it's different. But they donated supplies, so it's not bad."
"Director Yang's award is well-deserved."
...
As the matter of Yang Lin receiving commendation was being hotly debated across the nation, Yang Lin had already gathered the zoo's employees.
After months of development, Xihong Zoo, which originally had only him as a lone wolf, now had over a hundred employees.
The original conference room was no longer large enough, so he had to lead them to an open space outside.
At first, everyone thought Yang Lin was going to announce something important. It wasn't until Yang Lin revealed the theme of the meeting that they finally understood.
"To all the Xihong Zoo family members, you've all worked hard for a year."
"Considering your contributions to Xihong Zoo, I've prepared a New Year's gift package for everyone."
As soon as he finished speaking, an employee pulled away a tarp.
Immediately, a row of exquisite gift packages appeared before everyone.
Seeing the gift packages, the employees' eyes lit up.
It was the end of the year, the time when various companies competed to give out the best New Year's gift packages, and they were eager to see what Xihong Zoo's employee gift package would contain.
As if sensing their curiosity, Yang Lin immediately took a gift package and opened it.
"The package contains a random amount cash red envelope, with a minimum of 600 and a maximum of 5000; a limited edition employee blind box of animal merchandise; and a flight ticket blind box containing two tickets, with random domestic and international destinations."
"One pork exchange voucher, redeemable for 50 catties of pork at a designated meat processing plant."
"One beef exchange voucher, redeemable for 20 catties of beef at a designated meat processing plant."
"A shopping card with a face value of 500 yuan."
"Ten Xihong Zoo passes, valid for any venue, any time."
"One opportunity for a personal photo with the director."
...
As Yang Lin was holding the meeting for his employees, the tourists visiting the park also gathered around.
When they heard Yang Lin announce the contents of the New Year's gift package, their eyes widened.
They clearly couldn't believe what they were hearing.
Not to mention the tourists, even the employees felt a sense of unreality upon hearing the contents of such a New Year's gift package.
"My God, is this real or fake? Is this really a New Year's gift package? Not severance pay?"
"The total value of this package must be almost ten thousand."
"Much more than ten thousand. If you're lucky and draw the 5,000 yuan red envelope, plus two international flight tickets, that's tens of thousands of yuan."
"At current meat prices, the pork and beef alone are worth several thousand yuan."
"Employee-exclusive items are also valuable, definitely rare collectibles. They could sell for a few thousand online."
"You'd sell this? Are you crazy?"
"Ten tickets are worth quite a bit too. If calculated at the price of tickets for Animal City, it's nearly 3,000 yuan."
"You can't just buy tickets for Animal City now, especially during the New Year. You could sell them to scalpers for ten thousand."
"Am I that kind of person? I'm a formal employee of Xihong Zoo, do you think I'd do that?"
"It seems the least valuable item is the 500 yuan shopping card."
"Uh... are you sure it's not the photo with the director? *Pfft*, I misspoke. If I say that again, I'm ungrateful. I'll slap myself with my big mouth."
"The opportunity for a photo with the director is the most precious, good sir."
"Agreed!"
"I agree too!"
"I want to work at Xihong Zoo for my entire life, cleaning up after the animals forever. Whoever tries to take my job, I'll fight them to the death!"
"I'm going to go wash those elephants later."
...
At this moment, the atmosphere among the employees present was instantly ignited, and their work enthusiasm reached an unprecedented level.
When the gift packages were delivered to their hands one by one, everyone immediately took out their phones to take pictures and post on their Moments.
At the same time, they didn't forget to show off on various social media platforms.
What was originally a very ordinary matter, as almost all larger companies were sending out New Year's gift packages at this special time.
But after the employees of Xihong Zoo revealed the details of the gift package one by one, the entire internet and professional circles of China instantly exploded.
Especially those employees from large corporations who had just received their company's New Year's gift packages.
"Is this really Xihong Zoo's New Year's gift package? Are you sure it's not a Fortune Global 500 company's gift package?"
"Even Fortune Global 500 companies don't have gift packages of this caliber."
"I've confirmed it. It's indeed the New Year's gift package for ordinary employees of Xihong Zoo. My cousin is their employee, he just joined last week, and he received one too."
"I was there when Director Yang announced the distribution of gift packages at the meeting. It's real."
"My mother works as a cook in the Xihong Zoo employee cafeteria, and she also received one. Her red envelope contained 1888 yuan."
"Damn it! Our company's New Year's gift package only contained a calendar, a pair of couplets, a stack of empty red envelopes, and a mug. And we're an internet giant."
"Don't even mention it. I don't even know what a New Year's gift package is. This corporate slave has been scheduled to work overtime for seven days during the New Year."
"I'm so envious. Next year, I must get into Xihong Zoo and see if I can get a job with the animals."
"Wait until the new park opens. Xihong Zoo won't have any new positions opening up now. My cousin cleans up after the animals there every day, and he's thrilled. He even said he wants to do it for a lifetime."
"Xihong Zoo is probably the company with the highest employee satisfaction rating for the year."
"As expected of Director Yang. Generous to the animals, and generous to the employees."
...
For a time, the Xihong Zoo employee New Year's gift package instantly squeezed onto the hot search lists of various platforms.
As the employees were happily anticipating their gift packages, Yang Lin quickly announced another matter.