Chapter 1613 A Paragon Among Birds

Tang Yishu rubbed her fingers together a little awkwardly, carefully explaining that the whole incident was purely accidental.

Tan Xinzhang was also stunned. Logically speaking, this wooden frame should have been quite sturdy. How could it have suddenly collapsed?

He hurriedly called over a nearby staff member: "Quick, reinforce this wooden frame! This is a safety hazard, understand?"

The staff member, equally bewildered, rushed over to repair the frame.

Pei Qian smiled slightly, already used to such occurrences.

He examined the Amazon parrot, somewhat surprised. "This parrot can actually swear?"

Tan Xinzhang chuckled sheepishly. "Yes, Amazon parrots and African grey parrots are both very good at learning to talk. I don't know why, but this Amazon parrot didn't learn anything else, just 'Wocao.' (Damn it!) It shouldn't have learned it from anyone at the zoo."

"Our staff are teaching it a few other phrases to balance it out, and we're already seeing some initial success."

Pei Qian couldn't help but give a thumbs up, praising, "I wouldn't have guessed it, it's a paragon among birds!"

"Speaking of which, I have an idea."

"Do you have any fully automatic, intelligent argument machines here?"

Tan Xinzhang was taken aback. "Ah? No."

Pei Qian said, "That's alright, I'll have Ouhou Technology send you a few later. We'll put one of those automatic argument machines in front of this parrot to argue with it."

"It's a waste of talent for such a gifted parrot to only learn 'Wocao.' It should be properly cultivated by the fully automatic argument machine and AEEIS, and exposed to the wonders of artificial intelligence."

"And that way, it won't interfere with the work of the other staff members. After all, everyone is busy, who has time to teach it to speak every day? As a parrot, it has to learn to teach itself!"

Tan Xinzhang nodded, still slightly bewildered. "Okay, President Pei."

The parrot looked at Pei Qian, uncomprehending, but with a hint of wariness in its eyes.

It couldn't understand what this young man was saying, but it felt like it was being schemed against!

Pei Qian smiled slightly, already looking forward to seeing the parrot argue with the argument machine.

The group continued onward, seeing many other animals. Tang's halo was triggered a few more times, causing some minor disturbances, but nothing serious.

It just meant that the staff would have to busy themselves going over the safety of the entire venue again.

These animals all had one thing in common: their living spaces were larger than those in ordinary zoos.

Pei Qian had specifically requested that the animal enclosures in this animal park be planned with 1.5 times the standard space of ordinary zoos.

Of course, Pei Qian couldn't yet provide things like artificial mountains for monkey troops or black bears to climb, which some zoos specialized in. But since most of the animals they kept were relatively small, the space still seemed quite spacious.

This led to many areas appearing empty of animals. To find where the animals were actually hiding and sleeping required a bit of effort.

In addition, each animal enclosure had a corresponding introduction.

These introductions were different from those in other zoos. They didn't just introduce the animal's species characteristics, but also its life story.

For example, which zoo the animal was born in, where it was transported later, and how it was discovered by Tan Xinzhang this year and transferred to the Self-Awareness Animal Park.

The animals in the entire zoo came from a wide variety of sources. Some were even taken in by the zoo after being abandoned by their owners.

Tan Xinzhang explained, "This is one of my immature little ideas."

"I feel that other zoos only introduce the animal's species to visitors. While this information is necessary, it's ultimately lacking. Without the animal's life experiences, it's difficult for visitors to truly feel close to the animal."

"So, I considered whether I could record the animal's entire life story. This would naturally create a sense of familiarity and closeness for visitors."

"In addition, I plan to create a special QR code scanning area where visitors can use a specific app to check the status of these animals. If they're particularly concerned about an animal but can't come to the zoo for various reasons, they can still see it online."

Pei Qian nodded. "Yes, those are all good ideas."

Creating a life story for each animal might not make much of a difference to visitors, but it would increase the workload for the staff!

Creating an app with QR codes meant hiring specialists to develop it, and installing high-definition cameras in the zoo to live stream the animals. The content of the live streams would also need to be monitored by someone. All of this would increase costs!

These animals weren't rare or endangered species, so it was unlikely that visitors would become addicted and watch them online every day, right?

Some visitors might lose interest after watching online and not come to the zoo in person. That would be a great achievement!

After taking a tour, Pei Qian was quite satisfied.

Judging from the condition of the enclosures, the renovation project must have cost a lot of money, and the staff were highly qualified, so their monthly salaries certainly wouldn't be low.

Although these animals were cute and made Pei Qian feel a little uneasy, there weren't any particularly rare animals. Compared to other zoos, it didn't seem to have any particularly obvious advantages.

There might be some people who were particularly fond of animals who would come, but overall, it shouldn't be so popular as to make a big profit.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian said, "Very good, this animal park completely meets my requirements. Continue to do things according to this standard in the future."

"By the way, there aren't any animal performances or anything like that, right?"

Tan Xinzhang quickly said, "Of course not. I've arranged everything according to your requirements, President Pei. There are absolutely no animal training or animal performances. It's just that our employees have rehearsed some small programs in private and will occasionally perform them for the audience."

"But everyone's level is very amateur, so it's currently just a matter of entertaining ourselves. I plan to find some professional teachers to guide us in the future."

Pei Qian quickly raised his hand to signal him to stop. "There's no need to find professional teachers. Many things should not be too refined. You have to maintain the original inspiration."

Tan Xinzhang nodded. "Okay, I'll do as you say, President Pei."

Pei Qian took another stroll around and then instructed Tan Xinzhang and Tang to have Tang come to the zoo from time to time when she had nothing to do, to help take care of the animals and check for any safety hazards.

After explaining these things, Pei Qian felt relieved about the zoo and happily took a car back.

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July 20th, Saturday.

The Self-Awareness Animal Park officially opened.

Chen Kangtuo and Ruan Guangjian strolled from the Horror Hostel to the Self-Awareness Animal Park.

Although both were in the old industrial area, there was still some distance between the Self-Awareness Animal Park and the Horror Hostel.

Although the scenery along the way was nice, most tourists wouldn't make a special trip here without a particular reason.

After all, there were already many playable projects at the Horror Hostel. If you really wanted to experience them all, you might not be able to finish them in a day.

As for why Chen Kangtuo and Ruan Guangjian came here, that's a long story.

The two chatted as they strolled.

Ruan Guangjian looked around at the sparse crowd and couldn't help but wonder, "Huh, it seems like there aren't many people at the zoo. Didn't they do any pre-opening promotion?"

Chen Kangtuo nodded. "It doesn't seem like they did. Many people probably don't know that a new zoo has opened here. President Pei has always been low-key, but don't worry, the tourists will spread the word soon and make the zoo popular. There's no need to waste those promotional funds."

"I think this place isn't too far from the new project at the Horror Hostel. It's a good choice to come here to heal your mind."

"For example, I really need to heal myself right now."

Since taking over the new haunted house project at the Horror Hostel, Chen Kangtuo had been working day and night.

Many times, he would specifically invite Ruan Guangjian over to ask about the initial intentions of the design and whether the current state of the haunted house was in line with Ruan Guangjian's original design.

The two also often brainstormed and came up with some great ideas.

As a result, Chen Kangtuo became more and more immersed in the haunted house project and felt that his mentality seemed to be changing slightly.

He was a little worried that he might be getting too into it and messing himself up!

He had heard that some foreign actors who played perverts became too serious and too immersed in their roles, and ended up developing psychological problems.

Chen Kangtuo felt that he should avoid such a situation as much as possible. It would be too embarrassing to be the first person in the Tenda Group to be thrown into a mental hospital!

Hearing that the zoo was opening today, he made a special trip here, wanting to play with the animals and heal his mind.

Ruan Guangjian happened to be free, so they came together as a group.

Chen Kangtuo thought that Ruan Guangjian was probably in a better state than him, but looking at the small animals was always good for physical and mental health!

After arriving inside the zoo, the two began to look around casually.

It had to be said that there were quite a few types of animals, but there didn't seem to be any particularly rare species. Most of them were types between domesticated pets and wild animals.

However, these animals were all in good spirits. Some were very active, jumping around and moving very nimbly, while others were lying on the ground, sleeping on their backs, and didn't seem to be afraid of people.

The zookeepers and the animals were getting along well. Some animals, under the guidance of the zookeepers, would also interact closely with the visitors.

For example, an Arctic fox was a favorite here. Under the care of the zookeepers, many girls reached out to stroke it, letting out bursts of laughter. Some of the guys watching nearby had envious looks in their eyes, wondering if they wanted to switch places with the Arctic fox.