The evening of the second day of the competition, an article titled "Two Days in Ningnan, The Little Animals Cured My Mental Fatigue" went viral across major platforms.
The author, a first-hand witness to the sports event, recounted their experiences over the past two days at the venue.
In their description, they were a migrant worker who had been drifting in the capital for over a decade, working nine to nine with four days off a month. Their hair had thinned, and their body had given out. They suffered from cervical spondylosis, lumbar disc herniation, declining eyesight, excess visceral fat, neurasthenia, and insomnia – essentially all the problems common to migrant workers.
On top of that, they were burdened by the pressure of mortgage and car loans, and didn't even dare to find a partner.
Upon accidentally seeing videos of Ningnan Zoo online, they decided to visit Ningnan and coincidentally managed to buy tickets for this competition.
"During these two days and two nights of competition, I saw sights I had never seen in the first half of my life."
"I suddenly realized that I could also have this kind of life, so this time I want to live again, I want to live like those animals, to just let go and slack off."
"At this moment, I feel reborn. I have already quit my job in the capital with a monthly salary of 30,000 yuan and am preparing to participate in the next social recruitment at Xihong Zoo. Everyone, wish me success in landing the job."
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As more and more people read and shared this article, it garnered tens of millions of views in just a few hours. The number of comments in the comment section below had already reached millions.
"Fellow 996 workers in the capital, after reading the blogger's article and seeing the state of the animals at Xihong Zoo, I also want to slack off and just lie flat like them."
"Suddenly, I had a moment of realization. Why do we have to live such a hard life? Why are we living worse than the animals at Xihong Zoo?"
"Migrant worker in Modu expresses agreement."
"Migrant worker in Yangcheng also agrees."
"After watching today's competition, I truly envy the animals at Xihong Zoo. They are the ones truly living."
" 'Rebirth Through Transmigration: I'm an Animal at Xihong Zoo' - The hottest novel of the year."
"Just lie flat, everyone just lie flat. I'm not convinced. As the overlord of Planet Blue, I'm living a less relaxed life than animals. Let them be humans, I want to be an animal."
"Yes, yes, yes, this person can let them be humans, I won't be human."
"Damn it, in my next life, I want to be reincarnated as a panda. I'll beat up anyone I don't like."
"Panda is not good, I don't like eating bamboo, and there are no pandas at Xihong Zoo. I'd rather be a tiger."
"Is no one's focus on the issue of social recruitment at Xihong Zoo?"
"Has Xihong Zoo started recruiting? I didn't know. Is there an application channel?"
"The official website, everyone. Hurry up and go. It seems they are only hiring ten people this time. If you go late, they will probably be full."
"Are there any recruitment standards? Do you need knowledge related to animals?"
"Brother, I have a set of three years of breeding and five years of care. Do you want it? V me 50 and I'll send it to your email."
"Who has the assessment questions for Xihong Zoo? Please send them."
"Not today, but probably tomorrow."
"Don't you all take the exam, let me take it. I want to lie flat in Ningnan, don't stop me."
"Already applied, looking forward to landing the job. No, looking forward to joining the park."
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As the popularity of the videos gradually increased, the focus of everyone's attention quickly shifted from how to cure mental fatigue by slacking off to the public recruitment at Xihong Zoo.
The number one trending topic on Douyin also gradually turned into how to get a job at the zoo.
A large number of netizens began to search through various channels for ways to get a job at the zoo.
Some books on animal husbandry and breeding became bestsellers on major online bookstores.
The top-selling book was a book titled "Postpartum Care for Sows."
Correspondingly, Xihong Zoo's official website experienced an unprecedented surge in visitors.
A large number of netizens flocked to the site, and the traffic directly surged from tens of thousands on weekdays to millions.
Yang Lin, who had just finished resting, received a call from the website maintenance staff.
"Hello, Director. It seems our zoo's official website has been attacked by hackers. Did you offend someone?"
"Our official website and WeChat official account are now completely paralyzed, and the servers have been blown up."
Upon hearing this from the website maintenance staff, Yang Lin sat bolt upright.
"What the hell! Which bastard did this? Why attack my zoo's official website?"
"They've blown up my official website and WeChat official account. They don't want me to sell tickets, what a vicious tactic!"
"Contact the Red Hacker Alliance for me. It's okay to spend more money. Find a way to save the website."
"If absolutely necessary, add a few more servers. How much money will I lose if it's paralyzed for a day?"
After Yang Lin finally hung up the phone and was about to rest, another call immediately came in.
As soon as the call was connected, he heard his cousin Chen Kexin's voice.
"Cousin, did you leave my email address on the official website? My email is now swamped."
"In just a short while, I've received tens of thousands of emails."
"All of them are resumes."
Hearing Chen Kexin's words, Yang Lin was stunned for a moment, then remembered that he did indeed fill in Chen Kexin's email as the resume submission address on the official website.
"Tens of thousands of emails? Were you also attacked by hackers?"
"Hackers, my foot! These emails are all from people wanting to interview at our zoo," Chen Kexin said impatiently as soon as Yang Lin finished speaking.
"I've taken a quick look. There are all sorts of people sending emails."
"There are PhD students from Tsinghua and Peking University, returnees from prestigious foreign universities, and even former executives from Fortune 500 companies."
"If they hadn't clearly stated their job intentions, I would have thought someone was playing a joke."
"That's impossible. We're just recruiting zookeepers and animal keepers. Why would these high-achievers send in resumes?" Yang Lin asked, utterly confused. To this day, he firmly believed it was a prank.
"No, cousin, don't you go online? Someone just posted an article saying he wants to work at our zoo, claiming that the animals at our zoo cured his mental fatigue."
"So now our zoo's recruitment positions have become highly sought after, and those people want to come to our zoo to get cured."
After listening to Chen Kexin's explanation, Yang Lin quickly picked up his phone to check.
When he found the article, a wry smile immediately appeared on his face.
"Your mental fatigue is cured, but I'm utterly depressed because of you."