NOVPUBA week later, after confirming there was no inflammation on Wu Bin’s body, Wu Bin was discharged from the hospital.
This time Wu Bin provided those senior professors with an abundance of medical data, especially regarding his skin’s ultra-fast regeneration, which inspired many ideas in the professors.
Therefore, when Wu Bin was being discharged this time, there was hardly anyone to see him off.
Standing at the hospital entrance, Wu Bin was filled with emotion.
"Feeling healthy is really great."
That’s how it is with people, taking things for granted when they have them, but only after losing them do they learn to appreciate.
Just like how one only realizes how precious normal breathing is after having experienced suffocation.
Only after being burned once does one appreciate problem-free skin.
He Bingbing asked from the side, "Wu Bin, are we going back to school now?"
Before Wu Bin could reply, a man and a woman came running over from a distance and approached him directly.
"Hello, you are Wu Bin, right?"
Wu Bin gave them a glance.
"Who are you?"
The middle-aged man hastily introduced himself, "We are from the Magic City Zoo, and we’ve come this time to discuss a potential collaboration with you, Wu Bin."
The zoo!
Wu Bin immediately became alert.
Here they come! They’ve found me just as I was discharged. The efficiency of the system is really high!
"Sorry, I’m not interested in animals."
Wu Bin wasn’t prepared to return to the hospital so soon, so he quickly refused.
But the middle-aged man was not discouraged; he took out a crumpled promotional poster, following Wu Bin and explaining as they went.
"Wu Bin, why don’t you visit our zoo first?"
"Our zoo has many different types of animals, it’s really quite fun."
"We would like to invite you to be the image ambassador for our zoo, and we can negotiate a good price if you agree."
Wu Bin still shook his head.
"It’s not about the price, I’m just really not interested in animals, you see? How many young people have time to play around in zoos nowadays?"
On hearing Wu Bin’s words, the middle-aged man looked dejected.
But he quickly rallied.
As if making a firm decision, the middle-aged man clenched his teeth and said to Wu Bin, "If you are willing to be our zoo’s image spokesperson, how about I pay you an endorsement fee of five hundred thousand a year?"
The same Wu Bin who had just refused repeatedly suddenly stopped in his tracks.
"Why didn’t you show this kind of sincerity earlier? Where is your zoo? Come on, take me to have a look."
The middle-aged man was taken aback; he hadn’t expected Wu Bin to change his attitude so quickly. A face-changing act from Sichuan opera?
Seeing the middle-aged man’s bewildered expression, the internet viewers in the live streaming room started laughing uproariously.
"This guy is obviously not a die-hard fan, doesn’t he know that my Wu brother loves money the most?"
"As long as it’s not anything involving murder or arson, throwing money at my Wu brother is definitely effective."
"Are zoos also looking for image spokespeople nowadays? That’s pretty competitive."
"I’ve only been to the zoo once since I was born. Zoos are not as fun as amusement parks."
The thoughts of the netizens in the live streaming room were the same as Wu Bin’s.
Wu Bin truly had no interest in zoos, but who cares, as long as it pays.
Wu Bin had also figured it out.
Since illness had already made its choice, getting sick was inevitable.
Rather than suffering from illness for nothing, it was better to earn what could be earned first and at least recoup some initial cost.
The middle-aged man drove an old model Mercedes, and judging by the wear and tear of the interior, it must have been bought more than ten years ago.
After Wu Bin and He Bingbing got in the car, the middle-aged man at the driver’s seat seemed a bit embarrassed.
"I’m really sorry, our zoo hasn’t turned a profit in ten years; we’ve always been short on money for a new car, sorry for the inconvenience."
The moment Wu Bin heard this, he immediately became nervous.
If they didn’t even have the money to change cars, could they be relied on for the endorsement fee?
As if sensing Wu Bin’s concern, the middle-aged man quickly added, "But you can relax, Wu Bin. Once we get back to the zoo and sign the endorsement contract, I can immediately make an advance payment of 250,000 yuan as a deposit."
Seeing how sincere the middle-aged man was, Wu Bin felt reassured.
An advance of 250,000 yuan as a deposit wasn’t bad. No matter what happened later, at least he would have that amount in hand.
After some conversation, Wu Bin learned that the middle-aged man’s name was Fang Hao, the director of Magic City Zoo.
The woman’s name was Fang Ru, his sister.
Their family had started as employees of the zoo, but Fang Hao was promoted to director because of his outstanding personal abilities.
Latterly, as the zoo’s business wasn’t doing well, the leadership considered selling off the zoo’s operating rights, which were subsequently bought by Fang Hao.
However, what Fang Hao hadn’t anticipated was that after purchasing the zoo, its business declined even further, to the point of running at a loss.
In desperation to keep the zoo operational, Fang Hao had no choice but to try and find an internet celebrity endorser to see if it would attract a wave of traffic to the zoo.
Wu Bin, who had recently blown up in popularity, became Fang Hao’s top choice.
While driving, Fang Hao said to Wu Bin,
"Just like you said earlier, Wu Bin, young people nowadays are hardly willing to visit zoos."
"With the internet so developed, they can just search online to see any animal they want; there’s no need to travel all the way to a zoo."
"But in truth, there’s a big difference between animals viewed online and those seen in real life. Take the tiger for example—if you haven’t seen it with your own eyes, you’ll never understand why it is the king of all beasts."
It was clear that Fang Hao was very emotionally attached to the zoo.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have continued to persist without giving up, even after the zoo had been losing money for so many years.
Soon, the car reached the parking lot of the zoo.
The vast parking lot was empty at this time, looking very desolate.
After locking the car, Fang Hao enthusiastically led the group towards the zoo.
However, just as they reached the entrance, they were stopped by a group of people in suits.
A middle-aged man in blue work clothes, accompanied by another man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, walked over.
Seeing these people, Fang Hao’s expression immediately turned sour.
The man in work clothes began to speak, "Old Fang, this is Secretary Wang from Ding Sheng Group; I’ve previously mentioned him to you."
The gold-rimmed glasses-wearing Wang Qianyu extended a hand towards Fang Hao.
"Director Fang, hello, I’m Wang Qianyu from Ding Sheng Group. I’m here to discuss with you the acquisition plan for the zoo on behalf of the group."
Fang Hao had no intention of shaking hands with Wang Qianyu. 𝖓𝖔𝖛𝔭𝖚𝖇.𝔠𝖔𝔪
Frowning, Fang Hao said, "Haven’t I made it clear? I’m not selling the zoo. Please leave."
