On Saturday evening, the social media feeds of many Donghai City citizens were flooded with posts about Lingyou Zoo.

In this era of self-media, everyone can become a promotional platform. Although, according to statistics, only a little over seven hundred people came to Lingyou Zoo that day, with them as the center, the information spreading outwards like a spiderweb could be seen by seven thousand, or even seventy thousand, people.

As long as the content was interesting enough, this information could spread rapidly across the internet.

"This guy's breakfast was completely plundered. Look closely at his expression. I'm dying of laughter..."

"The fact that no one went to save him is the best part."

"Damn, first time in my life seeing a peacock display its feathers. It's huge, really huge..."

"Holy crap I won a prize! The prize was actually a super cute little bird to accompany me around the zoo. Oh my god, it's so cute it's melting my heart. Let me show you guys www"

Young people posted short videos on their social media feeds that they had filmed of a tourist being besieged by sparrows and robbed of their bread, or of a peacock's magnificent feather display.

"Took Xiao Guai to Cape Park today, and we dropped by the zoo. Xiao Guai was pressed against the glass wall the entire time. [chuckle]"

"My baby's close encounter with the lion!"

"The kid loves it here and doesn't want to leave."

"What does the saying 'a sparrow may be small, but it has all its vital organs' mean? I learned today. (Attached picture of the 'Aquarium')"

Parents shared interesting photos on their social media feeds of their children making funny faces at the lion through the glass, or of them mimicking the monkeys' poses.

"Me and the fox."

"A monkey making a heart sign at me, hahahaha."

Even many seven or eight-year-old kids also had their own phones and could post the pictures they took.

Of course, there was also a refreshing outlier group, dedicated to pointing out that there was a super handsome guy at the zoo entrance, one who was drop-dead gorgeous——

And among their friends—the young people, parents, and children who had plenty of free time on the weekend—a considerable portion left comments expressing all sorts of thoughts, the most common of which was:

"So interesting/cute/funny, where is this?"

Then they would receive a uniform reply: Lingyou Zoo.

Not to mention, besides these seven hundred-plus people, a public account with a huge number of followers also posted about the grand occasion of Lingyou's opening day, attracting many people to click with a sensational headline.

So, even if you weren't friends with these seven hundred-plus people, or friends of their friends, you might very well follow this public account, or your friends did.

Then, in the post pushed by this public account that night, one would also see many of the same images, but they were taken by a professional photographer, mixed in with some shots captured by employees.

This included scenes of visitors happily playing at the zoo on the opening day, as well as the cute antics displayed by the animals. Of course, there absolutely had to be wonderful moments of visitors and animals in the same frame, which, accompanied by interesting text, was quite amusing.

Many readers were captivated. Seeing the event information below, they learned that as long as they shared it to their social media feeds and accumulated forty likes, they could get free admission the next day.

As for the address, it wasn't too far, but not exactly close either. There was a direct bus route, and it was right next to Cape Park, a place all citizens of Donghai City were familiar with.

It had to be said, many people's interest was piqued. Although the zoo in the photos looked very interesting, many people would hesitate to go to a place that far away just for the zoo. But since it was at Cape Park, they would think, 'anyway, it's been a long time since we've had an outing at Cape Park, what's the harm in going to have some fun?'

Their thought processes varied, but the one constant was that a certain percentage of people were drawn in.

Thus, links were shared to social media feeds one after another, and requests for likes began appearing in one group chat after another——

With the help of his phone's alarm, Duan Jiaze struggled out of bed.

After the promotional article was pushed out last night, he didn't go to sleep right away. Instead, he stared at the data until after twelve o'clock, so he went to bed quite late and was feeling a bit lethargic now.

It was already seven o'clock, and the zoo opened at eight. Duan Jiaze quickly got dressed, washed up, and made himself a bowl of noodles for breakfast.

Luya and Yousu were both carnivores and had no interest in noodles; every day, they just waited to eat their own stir-fried feed.

By now, last night's promotional article already had tens of thousands of clicks. There were many positive comments below, with people saying they wanted to come and visit.

Duan Jiaze guessed uneasily how many visitors would come today. His expectations weren't high; as long as the combined total for yesterday and today reached two thousand, it would be fine. There would definitely be few visitors from Monday to Friday.

Before opening time, the three employees and Duan Jiaze's classmates all arrived.

When the gates first opened, there wasn't much going on, but by around ten o'clock, the flow of people had increased, and it was getting larger and larger.

Yesterday, a considerable portion of the visitors had been lured over from next door. Today, these people were heading straight for Lingyou. Some had seen their friends' social media posts from yesterday, found it interesting, and came after asking about it. Others had come after seeing the promotional article, and even took out their phones to show that they had securely collected their forty likes.

In reality, the ticket price wasn't high to begin with, and after waiving the fee, many families would buy food and drinks at the zoo's snack shop, so it wouldn't result in a loss. Besides, these expenses were necessary for the grand opening and couldn't be skimped on.

Just by looking, one could tell the crowd was larger than yesterday's. Duan Jiaze even helped out at the ticket booth for a while.

Because there were more people, the crowd surrounding Luya was also larger.

Whether they had already seen Luya in online posts and knew about this "attraction," or were only seeing him for the first time today, they couldn't help but stare for a while longer.

Everyone thought he was a model who had been invited over. Someone actually asked, "Hey handsome, when are you going to perform?"

Generally speaking, don't these models usually perform to attract customers? What's more, this handsome guy had quite a few birds on him, making it seem even more like he was about to perform.

Luya's face instantly darkened. Perform? 'How about I perform 'Lingyou Ablaze' for you?'

For a moment there, Duan Jiaze was afraid Luya would assault a visitor!

Fortunately, he still considered the big picture and didn't resort to violence; he only shot Duan Jiaze a vicious glare. But he didn't perform, either. The little birds, however, took the initiative to put on a little show, leading everyone inside. The onlookers, very satisfied, bought tickets and entered the zoo.

Duan Jiaze did another lap around the entire zoo today, and he discovered that the Arctic fox enclosure had the most people. This was really... unexpected, yet perfectly reasonable.

There were actually repeat customers here. They had come yesterday and came again today, and not only did they come themselves, but they also brought others along. Combined with the new visitors today, this resulted in the area having the largest crowd.

Meanwhile, Yousu continued to do her own thing unhurriedly—drinking water, grooming her fur, and even sleeping.

Duan Jiaze stood by for a moment and actually heard a girl complain, "...So stingy, why not build the enclosure a little bigger? The Arctic fox's activity area is too small, and there's no place for it to play!"

Duan Jiaze broke into a sweat, thinking, 'Young lady, your line of thinking is very dangerous. It's trending towards that of a fatuous ruler from a feudal society!'

In any case, a Nine-tailed Fox was still a Nine-tailed Fox; her charm was undeniable!

......

After Duan Jiaze walked out of the Arctic fox enclosure, he heard some visitors coming from up ahead discussing something.

"There was a handsome young man in ancient costume over there just now..."

"Huh? How did I miss him? I'm going back to see!"

Duan Jiaze thought it was a historical costume enthusiast, or someone doing a photoshoot, who had come to Cape Mountain for a scenic backdrop and then decided to visit their place. Filled with interest, Duan Jiaze also headed that way, hoping to snap some behind-the-scenes photos.

Duan Jiaze followed the two visitors all the way to the carnivore exhibit area, where, for now, there was only the lion.

Not too far away, Duan Jiaze really did see a young man in ancient costume, who looked to be fifteen or sixteen years old.

He was wearing a bluish-gray robe with cloth shoes on his feet. The hair on his head didn't look like a wig; it was his real hair, tied into a bun and held in place with a wooden hairpin.

From Duan Jiaze's angle, he could only see the young man's profile, but even so, he could tell he was quite handsome. He was staring intently at the lion inside the glass enclosure, his back perfectly straight.

The surrounding visitors involuntarily moved aside a little, actually leaving an empty circle around him.

The two visitors from before were whispering:

"He is pretty handsome, but that's not just a historical costume, is it? It looks like a Daoist robe..."

"Oh, right. Then could he be from Linshui Temple?"

"I don't know... should we ask?"

"Heehee, you go!"

Amidst the young girls' whispers, the lion inside the glass enclosure, which was being stared at, opened its mouth and let out a roar at the young Daoist outside the wall: "Roar—"

The young Daoist's expression didn't change; he remained standing perfectly straight. Although his clothes were drab, at this moment, among the many visitors, it seemed as if only he and the lion were equals. One moving, one still, one roaring in anger, one perfectly calm—they formed a strange contrast.

The indoor lighting wasn't very bright, but the enclosure had ample lighting, which reflected in the young Daoist's eyes, forming a halo of light.

Duan Jiaze, like many of the onlookers, couldn't resist raising his phone and capturing the scene.