After knowing the truth of the matter, Yang Lin was speechless.
He hadn't expected that the Xihong Zoo, which rarely recruited anyone in half a year, would become a sought-after place for job seekers.
It wasn't just the locals from Ningnan applying; people from the capital, Shanghai, and Guangzhou were also joining the fray.
Were these people planning to settle in Ningnan?
Seeing the job seekers overwhelm the official website of Xihong Zoo, Yang Lin, who was already preparing to sleep, lost all his drowsiness.
"It seems I need to prepare some kind of exam. These people don't look like they're joking around."
"I'll make the questions difficult to weed out some of them first."
With this thought, Yang Lin quickly turned on the computer beside him and started planning.
Time slowly passed, and soon it was the next day, the third day of the competition.
After the outdoor competition on the first day, this time the competition returned indoors, but the venue changed from the municipal stadium to the Ningnan City Civic Activity Center.
It was only 8 AM, and Yang Lin had already led the participating animals to the Civic Activity Center.
Compared to the previous two days, the popularity on the third day had not decreased at all; instead, it had increased from the previous day.
The Ningnan municipal government had no choice but to temporarily remove all seats and railings.
Even so, when Yang Lin entered, the venue was still packed with people, many of whom were clearly first-time attendees.
Of course, in addition to the audience, there were even more new faces within the competition arena.
On the first day, the media present were mostly local Ningnan or Guixi television stations and newspapers.
By the second day, the Dragon Country Sports Channel and the General Channel had arrived.
Today, the situation was even more exaggerated. Yang Lin even saw reporters from many foreign media outlets.
Brands like BBD, ABD,
As for the sponsor boards around the venue, they were one bigger and more prominent than the other.
Yang Lin couldn't imagine how much revenue this originally money-losing sports event would bring to the Ningnan government.
As he was contemplating these matters, all eyes and media lenses in the venue inexplicably focused on him.
At this moment, Yang Lin felt like a world-class celebrity.
However, before he could strike a pose for the camera, a staff member beside him quietly reminded him:
"Director Yang, please move aside, you're blocking the animals' camera shots."
Hearing this, Yang Lin broke into an awkward smile.
So it turned out he wasn't the top star, just the man behind the top stars.
After the entry process finally concluded, the third day of the competition officially commenced.
With the voice of the host, the first event of the third day was unveiled.
"Hello everyone, today's first event, I believe you are all very familiar with."
"It's also the event that best showcases strength among all the competitions."
"That's right, it's weightlifting. As one of Dragon Country's strongholds, our country has won multiple gold medals in various events in many Olympic Games."
"For this competition, we are honored to have invited several Olympic champions. Now, please welcome our Olympic champions to the stage."
As the host's words fell, a wave of applause erupted from the crowd.
Amidst the applause, several familiar figures appeared in the competition arena.
Each of them was someone who had previously won gold and silver medals for Dragon Country on the Olympic stage.
Among them were Lü Jun, the champion of the men's 77kg category, Zhou Lu, the champion of the women's 75kg category, Shi Yong, the champion of the men's 62kg category, and Tang Hong, the champion of the women's 75kg category.
A total of four Olympic champions, demonstrating Dragon Country's dominance in weightlifting and immensely elevating the prestige of this competition.
To be frank, as soon as the audience saw these four appear, they felt they had already gotten their money's worth.
After all, these four had broken world records multiple times, and they were the kind of people who broke their own records.
They almost represented the peak of strength in the entire Dragon Country.
Yet, even so, the audience present did not believe that these champions would have an easy time in this competition.
And as the audience pondered this, the host's voice sounded again.
"Our human athletes have just entered the stage. Next, we will introduce the animal representatives from Xihong Zoo."
As soon as the words were spoken, a sturdy figure appeared on the competition stage.
With its dark brown fur and the white V-shaped pattern on its neck, it was none other than the bear mother from the previous day's fight against four wild boars.
Upon seeing the bear mother enter, the entire venue erupted in even louder cheers than before.
After all, the impression the bear mother left on everyone the previous day was too profound.
They still couldn't forget the impressive sight of her swatting away a wild boar.
As the bear mother made her entrance, the camera lenses also shifted to the side of the arena.
At first, the audience was a bit confused until another colossal figure appeared in the frame.
It was clearly the bear father, holding the cub.
The bear father stood there like a person, with the playful cub cradled in its front paws, almost as if it was about to shout "Go, wife!"
Seeing this heartwarming scene, the audience in the venue and in the live stream couldn't help but smile.
However, the four Olympic champions couldn't quite smile when they saw the bear mother.
They had watched the previous day's events at home.
They were well aware of the bear mother's immense strength.
They had no confidence in a contest of strength against such a powerful beast known for its might.
However, thinking that this competition was not about winning first place, they felt at ease.
And as the Olympic champions harbored a slight unease, the bear mother walked towards them.
The next second, under the surprised and honored gazes of the Olympic champions, the bear mother gave each of them a big hug.
Immediately, smiles of joy appeared on the faces of these Olympic champions.
"It seems it was worth coming this time."
"Indeed. Since that's the case, let's have a good spar with this animal friend."
"It doesn't matter if we lose anyway."
Unconsciously, the concerns in the hearts of the Olympic champions vanished.
With the referee's signal, this test of strength between humans and animals officially began.