Chapter 33 part 3

In Li Da’s original view, this account would need at least two to three months of nurturing to take off. After all, they didn’t have a company backing them. Even with sufficient funds, they were bound to experience a period of quiet. With the sheer volume of information exploding on the internet every day, going viral is always a matter of luck. It’s possible that some random thing might resonate with netizens and suddenly catch fire. However, maintaining the subsequent traffic is undoubtedly a challenge for grassroots creators without corporate strategizing.

Yet, simply because of Kong Bi and Wang Tianba, this video brought hundreds of thousands of followers to the account. Of course, while that number might seem large, realistically, only a fraction of those will convert into genuine, engaged followers. After all, animal behavior is inherently random. The fans who truly stick around are those who can patiently enjoy the animals’ daily routines of eating, sleeping, and being cute, rather than those drawn in by a fleeting sense of novelty.

For the Internet celebrities who want to be famous, such a result is naturally unacceptable, but they are just a zoo, and the purpose of shooting videos is just to attract local or foreign tourists to the zoo, so they are already very satisfied with this popularity.

Kong Bi nodded and asked curiously: “So will our zoo become an Internet celebrity attraction?”

“How is it possible?” Li Da said speechlessly, “If an Internet celebrity attraction only has this amount of traffic, it will definitely lose money.”

After a pause, he couldn’t help but say, “But if there are more dramatic things like this, maybe it’s really possible.”

“Then let’s not do that,” Kong Bi immediately said upon hearing this, “Otherwise, people might suspect all the animals in the zoo have become spirits.”

Li Da couldn’t help but chuckle at this, “Then wouldn’t you, the zoo director, become the Demon King?”

Kong Bi gave a dry laugh, “Let’s eat, let’s eat.”

“I’ve already eaten,” Li Da said, “But Director, you need to be mentally prepared. Once you appear online, there will definitely be some negative comments. There are a lot of keyboard warriors online, and you shouldn’t pay them any attention.”

Kong Bi responded with an “oh” and said nonchalantly, “It’s fine. I’ve seen it before when Huājiāo and the others appeared online. It doesn’t affect me.”

“That’s good,” Li Da thought. Someone who owns a zoo at such a young age probably doesn’t care much about online comments. However, he was still curious and asked, “How do you manage to not care?”

When he asked this, Li Da was actually prepared for a potentially hurtful answer, like some kind of flex along the lines of, ‘When I think about how much they earn in a year, it might not even be as much as my monthly allowance, so I don’t feel there’s anything to care about.‘ But he didn’t expect Kong Bi to give him a completely unexpected answer.

“Because I experienced it when I was little.”

Li Da was stunned: “When you were little?”

Kong Bi slurped a mouthful of porridge and said, “Back when I participated in the math league, I don’t know which kid didn’t get in, probably too embarrassed to tell their parents, they said my family paid to squeeze them out of a spot. Then that parent filed a complaint, and even got parents from several schools to join in. At the time, it attracted quite a lot of online condemnation.”

Li Da was dumbfounded: “That’s way too much! What happened after?”

“Later, the Education Bureau issued an emergency statement, but there were still many people who didn’t believe it, thinking that they were bribed. But later, when I represented our country to participate in IMO and competed with other countries’ players, no one said anything about me.” Kong Bi said and sipped again.

Li Da showed the confusion of a poor student: “What is IMO?”

“It’s the International Mathematical Olympiad.” Kong Bi squinted happily while pinching the soup dumpling, “It’s a pity that we didn’t win the championship in the end, but only the runner-up.”

“With those kinds of results, even Tsinghua and Peking Universities would give you special admission, right?” For Li Da, being able to beat people from all over the country was already amazing, not to mention representing the country in competitions against other nations.

Kong Bi nodded: “But I didn’t go. I don’t have much talent in mathematics.”

‘Don’t have much talent…’

Li Da was speechless, suddenly feeling like he’d been hit with an even bigger blow than the one from hearing about her wealth

But Kong Bi didn’t think there was anything wrong with her thinking. Mathematics and physics are subjects that require talent and are the fields of geniuses. She was just a little sensitive to numbers. There was really no need to go there and get hurt. She had no desire to win or lose since she was a child, and she didn’t pursue any truth. Her demand for emotions was far greater than material things. Of course, this could also be because she really didn’t lack material things.

However, when she got the test paper at the international competition, Kong Bi knew that she had limited talent in mathematics, because she didn’t even understand the last question!

Li Da: “So, Director, you finally saw through the world and pursued your dream by coming here to open a zoo?”

Kong Bi thought for a moment and replied, “It’s because this is a family business, and someone had to inherit it. I originally planned to manage money at my sister-in-law’s company, occasionally skip work to travel, and just live a carefree life.”

Li Da: “…………” I can’t talk about this anymore.

Holding his heart, which felt like it had been riddled with holes, Li Da quickly fled this place of trouble.

Kong Bi glanced at him strangely, not understanding why he was walking so hurriedly. Did he have a sudden urge to go to the bathroom?

But the delicious food in front of her quickly pushed Li Da out of her mind, and she focused on eating.

Since Aunt Jiang arrived, Kong Bi’s appetite has increased at a visible rate. The people of Kong Family Village are all those who can’t get fat, which used to be said to be unlucky, but now it has become the envy of many. After all, a person who can maintain a good figure in middle and old age is very likely to develop a second spring. Even if they don’t develop any romantic relationships, the strong contrast when standing among a group of peers is enough to make one feel secretly pleased.

Kong Bi also inherited this physique. She has never been picky about food since she was a child, but she has always maintained a good figure. Now, no matter how much she eats, her stomach can hold it and she never feels full, and her digestion is extremely fast. Fortunately everyone pays more attention to Wang Tianba’s appetite rather than Kong Bi’s. Otherwise, Kong Bi would be the one advised to go to the hospital for a check-up.

Now Kong Bi has a vague guess about the people in Kongjia Village. Maybe they all have the blood of green peacocks in their bodies? Otherwise, why can people in a village maintain an almost perfect figure without any deliberate exercise?

You know, when Kong Family Village was poor in the past, many people relied on their good looks to ensure they had food and drink. In those days, being malnourished and sallow-complexioned was normal, but in Kong Family Village, it became something pitiful and endearing. Even her brother managed to win over her sister-in-law with his decent looks.

However, there is no point in getting entangled in such things. Kongjia Village has been thriving for so many years. Unless it is like Kong Bi who relies on “mutation”, the demon blood in the bloodline has probably been diluted to the point of being invisible. There is no record of any strange people in their village’s genealogy, and there is no record in the county annals.

……

…………

As a junior high school student, Bai Wei can only use her mobile phone on weekends, especially now that summer vacation is approaching. The pressure of the final exam is like a tight hoop, which makes it impossible for Bai Wei to relax and play with her mobile phone.

As the only daughter of an ordinary family, her family is still very strict with her grades.

So in her spare time, Bai Wei likes to watch short videos to relax. At this time, she is holding a slightly overweight golden retriever and watching short videos in the cute pet area with relish. 

Influenced by the pets at home, Bai Wei has liked small animals since she was a child. She follows all kinds of animals, but her favorite is actually the animals in the reptile area, but unfortunately her family says that she is not allowed to keep them.

“Hey, this cat looks like my Zhuzhu(pig)!”

Bai Wei’s attention was attracted by the three flowers on the cover of a video.

Because the golden retriever at home has the bad habit of picking up cats and bringing them home, Bai Wei’s home often has all kinds of big and small cats. For this reason, she even has to set up an isolation room and even has a VIP of the pet hospital.

However, there is not a single cat left at Bai Wei’s house, because although the golden retriever loves to pick up cats, it does not want to keep them for a long time, and is very jealous. So far, few cats have passed its test and stayed.

Bai Wei immediately clicked in.

A female voice with electronic synthesis popped up in the video.

“When you are caught secretly keeping a lover outside…”

The scene first landed on an owl, with a pile of mice and a large rabbit at its feet, which was very attractive. It held its head high, as if waiting for praise.

Soon the camera turned, revealing two figures carrying mice back. The black cat in the lead opened its mouth in shock, not even noticing the mouse that had fallen to the ground, as if it had seen something unbelievable.

Bai Wei immediately burst out laughing, and after watching the video, couldn’t help but click into the homepage and open the other videos one by one.

“Woof meow~”

Bai Wei’s attention was originally on the owl, but when the calico cat opened its mouth, she immediately couldn’t take her eyes away, and subconsciously dragged the progress bar back.

“Woof meow~”

“Woof meow~”

“Woof meow~”

Bai Wei jumped off the sofa immediately: “Mom! Come and see! I think I found Zhuzhu!”

Because of the golden retriever’s jealousy at home, the cats it found were eventually given to other families to raise. However, a few were recognized, but were taken away by the elderly in the family. Zhuzhu, because it was so cute, was kept by the family against her parents wishes.

Unfortunately, before they didn’t have time to sterilize Zhuzhu, it ran out when the door was open. Bai Wei’s family searched the neighborhood for a long time but couldn’t find it. The stray cats they often fed nearby also seemed to be avoiding them for some reason during that time, and wouldn’t even eat the cat food.