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"It has already become a ball of fat, and you still claim it’s just loose skin?"
"You really are stubborn!"
Just then, an old lady in a work uniform came to the cage side with a big basin of meat, using the iron tongs in her hand to knock on the cage, making a clanging sound.
"Mealtime, mealtime!"
In any other zoo, animals would have dashed excitedly toward the sound. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
But in this zoo, all the animals became not excited but rather alarmed upon hearing the sound.
The leopard walked towards the opposite direction of the feeding port and lay down in a corner.
The old lady frowned upon seeing this.
"Little Hua, why are you lying over there? Come here and eat."
Smack.
Though the old lady looked advanced in age, her strength was not to be underestimated.
With a forceful throw, a large chunk of fresh meat landed smack on the leopard’s face.
Leopard: ...
The netizens in the live stream burst into laughter at the sight.
"Meat to the face, haha, that’s just awesome!"
"Look at this leopard’s expression, why do I feel like it’s somewhat speechless?"
"Look how stuffed the poor thing is, it doesn’t even want to open its mouth for meat."
"I think this leopard poses no threat to humans, it probably wouldn’t even bother to give a person a glance if they went in."
The leopard originally didn’t want to eat at all, but with every throw, the old lady managed to land the meat precisely on its face.
Gradually, even if it didn’t want to eat, the leopard had no choice but to stand up and take a perfunctory bite.
After finishing off a whole basin of meat, the old lady walked over to Fang Hao and sighed, "Park Manager, we can’t go on like this. These kids eat beef all day, and I feel like the lack of a balanced diet will cause problems."
"Look at what they’ve been reduced to; they’ve lost their appetite."
Wu Bin found it more and more preposterous, was it because of the poor quality food that they lost their appetite?
It was clearly because they were too stuffed to have any appetite!
Fang Hao reassured the old lady, "Don’t worry, Wu Ma, I am working on a solution. It won’t be long before our zoo becomes popular."
Wu Ma nodded, picked up another large basin of beef, and walked towards the tiger enclosure.
Wu Bin asked Fang Hao with great confusion, "Park Manager Fang, that beef you fed just now must have cost several hundred per basin, has the zoo been feeding like this for the past decade?"
Wu Bin had previously failed to understand how a perfectly good zoo could be losing money.
Now it made sense to him.
With such feeding practices, even if you had a mountain of gold, it would be devoured empty!
Fang Ru, standing on the side, pursed her lips and explained, "It wasn’t just beef before, we also fed live chickens. Following such practices, my brother has already lost over ten million."
"He used to have other businesses outside, but now they are gone, all invested into this zoo."
Wu Bin looked shocked at Fang Hao, failing to understand his approach.
No wonder Wang Qianyu wasn’t pleased at the nine million offer to buy the zoo.
He himself had already spent over ten million on feeding; how could you expect to take over the zoo for just nine million, isn’t that a joke?
Seeing that Wu Bin seemed not to understand his reasons, Fang Hao patiently explained,
"I have loved small animals since I was little. Being with them gives me a sense of peace."
"Because animals are not as complex as humans. They eat when they are hungry, sleep when they are tired, and do what they should in spring."
"Only when I am with them, do I feel that the world is pure and clean."
Fang Hao looked at the leopard lying on the ground in the distance, continuing, "If my zoo can’t operate anymore, do you know what the outcome will be?"
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Wu Bin shook his head.
Fang Hao sighed.
"Animals that aren’t too rare will likely be released back into the forest."
He Bingbing asked with confusion, "Isn’t that a good thing? Animals belong to nature in the first place."
Fang Hao corrected her, "If they were born and grew up in the wild, then they certainly belong to nature."
"But animals in the zoo, accustomed to being fed and cared for by humans, find it hard to revert to the wild. Releasing them into the forest without preparation is no different from sending them to their death."
He Bingbing fell silent.
The law of the jungle, the survival of the fittest.
Without human intervention, these well-fed domesticated animals, when released back into nature, would indeed become a feast for other animals.
"There are also some rarer animals that will be transferred to other zoos."
"But animals in other zoos already have their own cliques, their own territories. If we don’t build new enclosures, solitary animals like tigers, leopards, and bears are very likely to come into conflict with others."
"Being mauled to death or injured in the enclosures will also be highly probable," Fang Hao said with unwavering eyes, "That’s why, for the sake of my children, I must save this zoo!"
Wu Bin was moved by Fang Hao’s spirit.
He proactively reached out and shook hands with Fang Hao.
"Director Fang, rest assured, I will do my best as the image spokesperson!" Wu Bin declared.
Fang Hao was touched as well.
"Thank you, Wu Bin, for your support. Regarding the endorsement fee..."
Wu Bin, with eyes just as determined, said, "Not a penny less."
Fang Hao: ...
After all that I just said, you didn’t listen to a single word, did you!
The rest of the animal exhibits weren’t very interesting.
After all, it was just a variety of pigs, and being overweight was the distinctive feature of this zoo.
The two headed to the office, where, after discussing the details of their collaboration, they signed the contract.
Only after the 250,000 was deposited did Wu Bin leave the zoo with the money in hand, catching a ride back to school.
After all, he was still a student and if he couldn’t get back before the dorm supervisor locked up, he’d have to stay at a hotel that night.
Wu Bin pushed open the door to his dormitory, only to find his bed piled with assorted items.
This instantly enraged Wu Bin.
"Old Song, what’s the meaning of this! I haven’t been back for a little while, and you’ve taken over my bed, too?"
The three roommates, who were playing cards, lit up with joy upon seeing Wu Bin standing at the door.
"Brother Wu, you’re finally back!"
"Hurry, hurry, we’ve been waiting for you to get back so we can move."
"Move?"
Wu Bin looked bewildered, not understanding what was going on.
"Move what?"
Song Bing, while packing his luggage, said, "The school freed up a new building, to be used as our dormitory."
"But Principal Xu said that we could only move into the new dorm after you got back."
"Don’t just stand there, Brother Wu, hurry up and pack your things; we’re leaving right now!"
All three roommates were excited; it was a brand new dormitory, after all!
One with no limited water or electricity supply times!
