Chapter 15.2

Upon using this move, Mu Ling was certain that the future “virtual parents” of the little wolf cub wouldn’t be able to resist buying tickets.

Mu Ling, full of enthusiasm, opened her light brain and immediately began recording a video.

After finishing one video, she logged into the backend of her StarNet account, intending to schedule it for future release. However, as soon as she entered the backend, she froze.

The previous status of 99 private messages and 99 comments had changed.

It seemed that because her follower count had surpassed 100,000, her backend permissions had expanded. The data now showed: 999 private messages, 999 comments, and 999 shares.

As for the view count…

The cumulative views were in the billions.

2.5 billion…

Mu Ling: “…”

Wei Li noticed something was off with Mu Ling and asked in confusion, “What’s wrong, Director?”

While asking this, Wei Li’s brows furrowed. Yesterday, shortly after the Director posted the video, the incident with the little wolf occurred. They had been incredibly busy since then and hadn’t thought to check on the online situation. But seeing the Director’s current state, could it be that things had escalated online again?

He had already said not to post Qilin videos. War beast videos were too controversial, and if not handled properly, could easily lead to online backlash.

Worried, Wei Li quickly opened his own light brain to see how bad the situation had become. But as soon as he opened the StarNet homepage, he was stunned.

The StarNet homepage layout had always been divided: the upper half for trending topics, from Hot 1 to Hot 5, and the lower half for video recommendations, with four videos total – the first two being popular videos and the latter two being “Recommended for You” videos.

Now, looking at the entire homepage, Wei Li was completely dumbfounded.

Hot #1: Live footage of trimming Qilin’s war beast claws.

Hot #2: Qilin war beast claw trimming featured on the Federation’s morning news.

Hot #3: S-class war beast “Magic” soon to retire; its owner says they’re watching Qilin’s video.

Hot #4: Corporate network shows the current owner of Bi Ke Zoo is surnamed Mu.

Hot #5: Experts say 8-10 hours is optimal sleep time; Bi Ke Zoo’s female caretaker has severely exceeded this.

Wei Li: “…”

He then looked at the popular videos below.

Trending video #1: “The Director’s First Video with Qilin.”

Trending video #2: “The Director’s Second Video with Qilin.”

The two “Recommended for You” videos were still pushing the military news Wei Li usually focused on, but today’s content was also quite peculiar:

Recommended Video #1: Ranking of 18 types of tiger war beasts

Recommended Video #2: What you need to know to transfer from regular military to beast tamer military

Wei Li: “…”

Wei Li found it hard to describe his current feelings. He paused for a full twenty seconds before slowly clicking on each trending topic.

Indeed, all five hot topics were related to their Bi Ke Zoo. And that wasn’t all – clicking on “More Hot Topics” revealed that Bi Ke Zoo occupied seven out of the top ten spots on the inner page, not to mention even more extended topics below.

Finally, Wei Li clicked on Qilin’s claw trimming video.

…2.5 billion views.

In one day, over 2 billion views.

Even knowing the Federation’s population had long surpassed a trillion, two billion views in a day – this level of popularity was still unimaginable.

Looking at the comments, his worry about the Director facing online backlash was nonexistent. The netizens had already humbled themselves to dust.

Their comments evolved from initial skepticism: 「I still don’t believe it unless you, vlogger, open a Q&A thread and answer all the popular questions about Qilin. Only then will I consider believing you.」

To later desperation: 「Vlogger, where are you? Can we still expect you tonight?」

「Vlogger, have you seen the comment section at 4 AM? I’m still waiting.」

「”

It’s dawn already, why haven’t you appeared yet? Don’t you check your light brain when you wake up? Have you never been addicted?」

「It’s 8 o’clock, damn Vlogger, you’ll drive me crazy sooner or later.」

「Ah, ah, ah, wifey, where are you? I just want to see you once, what did I do wrong?」

「Forget it, let’s divorce. I’m tired. Wife, you don’t love me at all.」

Wei Li: “…”

It wasn’t hard to see that the netizens were starting to lose their minds.

Wei Li took a deep breath and looked up at the Director again.

The Director seemed to have come to her senses, but probably due to the shock, she still appeared dazed.

Wei Li hurriedly reminded her, “Director, maybe you should post something now. I didn’t expect this video to go so viral, even alarming the Federation TV. We can’t stay silent.”

“Oh, right, right, I should post something,” Mu Ling finally snapped back to reality. She stared at the light brain screen, paused for three seconds, then posted a long string of text with utmost solemnity.

Wei Li guessed that the Director was likely responding to netizens’ demands with a Q&A post about Qilin.

After the Director finished posting, he refreshed his own light brain and quickly found the new post. Then…

Wei Li: “…”

Post title:« Warmly Celebrating Bi Ke Zoo’s Grand Opening on September 17th

Post content: Bi Ke Zoo is reopening on September 17th this year! 🎉🎊 To thank new and old visitors for their continued support and love, our zoo now offers three major appreciation gift packages:

1. Those who follow the “Bi Ke Zoo Official Account” and like, comment on, and share this post can receive a free 80% discount coupon for Bi Ke Zoo admission.

2. Visitors entering Bi Ke Zoo on the opening day can receive a free Qilin-themed tiger-shaped pendant with their ticket.

3. For group ticket purchases, every ten admissions will receive one free admission, i.e., a ten-person group ticket allows eleven people.

Opportunities abound, benefits galore, act now!

As this summer comes to an end and autumn begins, Bi Ke Zoo looks forward to seeing you! ❤️💜»

Wei Li: “…”

No wonder she can be a director —advertising during peak popularity! Truly impressive!