Douyin short videos, since Yang Lin's Arctic journey, his follower count has surged past 50 million.
Such a follower count is quite explosive even among the top stars in the entertainment industry.
Yet, this account with tens of millions of followers only has a mere few dozen works, most of which are daily life in the zoo and some selfies taken by Yang Lin.
He's been treating it like his Moments.
And just now, he successfully posted his 58th video, or rather, an article with accompanying pictures and text.
At first glance, fans thought he was writing another boring essay.
But as they scrolled, fans who saw the video were drawn to the four characters "Bei Ming You Ji" written in Word font on the first image.
While drawn in, they patiently continued reading, and as they read, they were involuntarily captivated by the experiences described in Yang Lin's text.
By the time they finished reading the article, they realized that more than ten minutes had passed without them noticing.
"You're too talented, Director Yang. I didn't expect you to have such writing skills. Although it's only over twenty thousand words, I truly felt the peril of Director Yang's Arctic trip."
"Before, I only felt how beautiful the Arctic was from the pictures Director Yang uploaded. Now, after reading Director Yang's travelogue, I realize that beauty also conceals danger."
"Disordered writing, unclear logic, terrible writing skills – yes, these are all the problems I have when writing essays. Director Yang truly is from the directing department."
"The main thing is authenticity. However, I think the title could be slightly changed to 'A Search for Kin'."
"The theme of 'A Search for Kin' isn't profound enough. Call it 'Speeding Through the Arctic Tundra'."
"Publish a book. We'll give away books with tickets to Xihong Zoo."
"Nonsense, it should be books that come with tickets. That way I'll buy it."
"It's suggested to make a movie. Major film studios, your opportunity has arrived."
"Why major film studios? Xihong Zoo can make it themselves. Director Yang plays Director Yang."
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After the fans' round of praise, the travelogue, as expected, became a sensation again.
After all, with the foundation laid by the previously released photos and videos, it was hard for it not to become popular.
Through this travelogue, many people also gained an in-depth understanding of the mysterious Arctic for the first time.
Even some Arctic tourism projects also became popular.
Although a trip to the Arctic is expensive, for those who are wealthy, it's just a small amount of money.
Seeing that the tourism industry had already reaped the benefits of this event, some publishers and film studios also began to try to contact Yang Lin one after another.
And just as the whole world was looking for Yang Lin, Yang Lin himself was completely unconcerned with these trivial matters at this moment.
Because after he woke up from a nap, he received some bad news.
His father's leg infection had worsened significantly.
Although he had received further treatment after arriving at the Inuit village, the village's medical facilities were limited. They could only provide anti-inflammatory and pain relief, and they couldn't even identify the specific name of the virus.
Ten hours after arriving at the village, the muscles in Yang's father's calf had already started to necrotize and turn black.
What was even more terrifying was that the virus was spreading towards his thigh.
Even Yang Lin, who didn't understand pathology well, knew that if this continued, amputation would be the only option to save his life.
"Divine Messenger, we have done our best. My recommendation is to immediately send your father to the hospital in the capital, Nuuk, for treatment."
In the tribal clinic, an Inuit doctor said with some embarrassment.
As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Lin shook his head.
"It's too late. The capital, Nuuk, is also 1000 kilometers away, and it will take at least 20 hours to get there."
"And I don't think they'll be able to find a cure there."
Yang Lin had his reasons for thinking this way.
Greenland is, after all, only a territory of Denmark, with a population of just over 70,000, less than a town in China. How good could the medical facilities be?
"It seems I'll have to ask the scientific expedition team when they can come over. Some of them are medical experts from our country, and perhaps they can find a solution."
As he spoke, Yang Lin looked at his father, who had fainted from excessive pain.
He knew that with his father's personality, amputation would be worse than killing him.
Thinking this, he immediately took out his phone and made a video call to Teacher Xiao Liang.
In just a few seconds, the video call was successfully connected.
"Director Yang, what's wrong? We are on our way to Greenland by ship," Teacher Xiao Liang asked with a confused expression as soon as the video connected.
"Are Professor Huang and the others with you? If so, can you have them video call me?"
To avoid wasting time, Yang Lin got straight to the point.
Although Teacher Xiao Liang didn't know why he was specifically asking for those professors, he quickly called over those medical experts.
When those experts appeared on the screen, Yang Lin immediately gave them a general overview of his father's condition.
Upon learning that Yang's father was infected with an ancient virus from beneath the Arctic ice sheet, their faces immediately changed.
Professor Huang Tingzhen, the leader, after a moment of thought, quickly offered his advice.
"Xiao Yang, I know you're in a hurry, but please try to stay calm."
"We will get there as quickly as possible."
"However, before we arrive, I hope you can find a way to locate the original virus sample. We suspect that the virus in your father's leg has already undergone several mutations."
"If we can find the primary virus, we might be able to find a way to research an inhibitor drug in the shortest possible time."
Hearing Professor Huang's advice, Yang Lin nodded slightly.
As a renowned expert in the country, he unconditionally trusted Professor Huang.
However, after the call ended, his brow furrowed again.
To find the primary virus sample, he had to find where his father was injured.
He could only hope that place wasn't too far from here.
He quickly got the answer to this question by asking his mother.
When he learned that the place was in a tundra area not far from the Inuit village, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Mom, you take care of Dad here. I'm going to find the virus sample. Don't worry, I don't think anything will happen to Dad."
While comforting his mother, whose eyes were red from crying, Yang Lin called over the two brothers, Gou Dan, who were busy bonding with the sled dogs.
Once everything was ready, Yang Lin once again boarded a sled and headed towards the snowy plains outside the village.
Half an hour later, an area of permafrost covered with thick snow and ice appeared before Yang Lin.