Tang Yishu awkwardly fidgeted with her fingers, carefully explaining that what happened was purely accidental.

Tan Xinzhang was also stunned—logically, the wooden perch should have been sturdy, so how did it suddenly collapse?

He quickly called to a nearby staff member: “Reinforce this perch right away, this is a safety hazard, understand?”

The staff member also looked completely bewildered and hurried over to repair the perch.

Pei Qian smiled slightly, already accustomed to such occurrences.

He examined the Amazon parrot and said with some surprise: “This parrot even knows how to curse?”

Tan Xinzhang laughed a bit embarrassedly: “Yes, Amazon parrots and African Grey parrots are both types that are very good at learning to speak. Somehow, this Amazon parrot hasn’t learned anything else, just the phrase ‘what the hell.’ It probably didn’t learn it from anyone in our zoo.”

“Our staff have been teaching it a few other phrases to balance things out, and we’re starting to see results.”

Pei Qian couldn’t help giving a thumbs up, praising: “I didn’t expect it—this is truly a hero among birds!”

“Speaking of which, I have an idea.”

“Do you have any automated intelligent argument machines here?”

Tan Xinzhang was stunned for a moment: “Huh? No.”

Pei Qian said: “That’s fine, I’ll have Outou Technology send over a few later. Then specifically place one automated argument machine in front of this parrot to argue with it.”

“A parrot with such talent learning only one phrase, ‘what the hell,’ is really a waste of talent. We should let the automated argument machine and AEEIS properly train it, letting it receive the baptism of artificial intelligence.”

“Moreover, this won’t interfere with the work of other staff members, since everyone is busy. Who has time to teach it to talk every day? As a parrot, it needs to learn how to self-study!”

Tan Xinzhang nodded, looking slightly confused: “Alright, Mr. Pei.”

The parrot looked at Pei Qian uncomprehendingly, but its eyes revealed vigilance.

Although it couldn’t understand what this young man was saying, it sensed he was plotting something against this parrot!

Pei Qian smiled slightly; he could hardly wait to see the scene of this parrot arguing with the argument machine.

The group continued walking forward, seeing many other animals, and Little Tang’s aura triggered a few more times, causing some small disturbances, though none were serious.

These staff members would probably need to be busy for a while, rechecking all the safety issues throughout the venue.

All these animals shared one characteristic: their living spaces were larger than in ordinary zoos.

Previously, Pei Qian had specifically required that the animals’ living spaces in this animal park be planned at 1.5 times the standard of ordinary zoos.

Of course, features like some zoos building artificial mountains for monkey groups or black bears for visitors to view were beyond what Pei Qian could currently achieve. But since most of the animals were relatively small in size, the space still appeared very spacious.

This resulted in many areas seeming empty of people—or rather, empty of animals. Finding exactly where the animals were hiding to sleep required testing one’s eyesight.

Additionally, there were corresponding introductions in front of each animal’s exhibit.

These introductions differed from other zoos; they didn’t just briefly introduce the animal’s species characteristics and call it a day, but also introduced the animal’s life story.

For instance, where this animal was born in which zoo, where it was transferred to later, and how it was discovered by Tan Xinzhang due to some coincidental opportunity this year and transferred to Know Your Own Warmth Animal Park.

The animals in the entire zoo came from diverse sources, and there were even some animals that had been abandoned by their owners and taken in by the zoo.

Tan Xinzhang explained: “This is also one of my immature little ideas.”

“I feel that other zoos only introduce the animal’s species to visitors. While this content is necessary, it’s still lacking. Without the animal’s life experience, visitors find it difficult to truly develop a sense of closeness to the animal.”

“So, I considered whether we could record the entire life story of each animal. This way, visitors would naturally develop a sense of familiarity and closeness.”

“In addition, I also plan to create a special QR code area where visitors can scan codes to check the status of these animals through a specific app. If they’re particularly concerned about an animal but can’t come to the zoo for various reasons, they can also check online.”

Pei Qian nodded: “Hmm, not bad, all good ideas.”

Creating a life story for animals might not give visitors any special feeling, but it could increase the workload for staff members!

Having QR codes and an app meant finding specialists for development, installing high-definition cameras targeting animals in the zoo, and having dedicated staff to monitor the livestream content—one thing leading to another, wouldn’t the costs increase?

These animals weren’t rare species; surely visitors wouldn’t become addicted to watching them online every day?

Some visitors, after watching online, might lose interest and not come to see them in person—that would be a great achievement!

After a full tour, Pei Qian felt quite satisfied.

Judging from the state of the venues, the renovation project must have cost a considerable amount, and the quality of the staff was also solid, which meant the salary for this month would certainly not be small.

Although these animals were all lovely, making Pei Qian sense some risk, there weren’t any particularly rare animals. Compared to other zoos, there didn’t seem to be any particularly obvious advantages.

There might be a group of animal enthusiasts who would visit, but overall, it shouldn’t become popular enough to make substantial profits.

With this in mind, Pei Qian said: “Very good, this animal park completely meets my requirements. Continue to maintain this standard in the future.”

“By the way, there aren’t any animal performances arranged, right?”

Tan Xinzhang quickly replied: “Of course not. I’ve arranged everything according to your requirements, Mr. Pei. There are absolutely no animal training performances or animal shows. Our staff have just privately rehearsed some small programs that they occasionally perform for visitors.”

“However, everyone’s skill level is quite amateur, currently just for self-entertainment. I was planning to find some professional teachers for guidance later.”

Pei Qian quickly raised his hand to stop him: “Finding professional teachers is really unnecessary. Many things absolutely must not have a sense of craftsmanship; they should maintain their initial spirit.”

Tan Xinzhang nodded, “Alright, I’ll do as you say, Mr. Pei.”

Pei Qian took another tour around, then instructed Tan Xinzhang and Little Tang. He asked Little Tang to visit the zoo occasionally when she had free time, helping to care for the animals and incidentally scanning for safety hazards.

Having given these instructions, Pei Qian felt reassured about the zoo and happily returned by car.

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July 20th, Saturday.

Know Your Own Warmth Animal Park officially opened.

Chen Kangtuo and Ruan Guangjian strolled from Thriller Lodge to Know Your Own Warmth Animal Park.

Although both were in the old industrial zone, there was still quite a distance between Know Your Own Warmth Animal Park and Thriller Lodge.

The scenery along the way was nice, but for most visitors, without a specific reason, they probably wouldn’t make a special trip here.

After all, Thriller Lodge already had many attractions; if one were to seriously experience all of them, a day might not be enough.

As for why Chen Kangtuo and Ruan Guangjian had come over, that was a long story.

The two chatted as they strolled.

Ruan Guangjian looked around at the few people and remarked with surprise, “Huh, there seem to be very few people at the zoo. Was there no prior promotion?”

Chen Kangtuo nodded. “It seems there really wasn’t any promotion. Many people probably don’t even know a new zoo has opened here. Mr. Pei always operates with a low profile, but don’t worry, soon visitors will spread the word and make the zoo popular. There’s no need to waste promotional funds.”

“I think this place isn’t too far from Thriller Lodge’s new project, and coming here to heal one’s soul is a good choice.”

“For example, I really need some healing right now.”

Ever since taking over Thriller Lodge’s new haunted house project, Chen Kangtuo had thrown himself into work, neglecting food and sleep.

Many times, he would specifically invite Ruan Guangjian over to ask about the original design intentions and inquire whether the current state of the haunted house matched Ruan Guangjian’s initial design.

The two often brainstormed together, coming up with excellent ideas.

As a result, Chen Kangtuo became increasingly immersed in the haunted house project and felt his psychology might be changing slightly.

He was a bit worried that he might be getting too into character and mentally harming himself!

He had heard before that some foreign actors who portrayed psychopaths became too serious and immersed, actually developing psychological disorders from their performances.

Chen Kangtuo wanted to avoid such a situation as much as possible. If he became Tenda Group’s first person in charge to be taken to a mental hospital, that would be too embarrassing!

Hearing that the zoo was opening today, he specifically came over, wanting to play with the animals to heal his soul.

Since Ruan Guangjian was also around, they came together.

Chen Kangtuo thought Ruan Guangjian’s condition should be better than his own, but seeing small animals was always beneficial for mental and physical health!

Entering the zoo, the two began to look around.

It had to be said that there were quite a variety of animal species, though there didn’t seem to be any particularly precious breeds. Most were types between domesticated pets and wild animals.

However, these animals all had good spirits. Some were very active, jumping up and down very energetically, while others lay on the ground with their bellies up, sound asleep, not seeming very afraid of people.

The caretakers integrated well with the animals, and some animals, under the caretakers’ guidance, would interact intimately with visitors.

For instance, an Arctic fox was a favorite here. Under the caretaker’s supervision, many young women reached out to stroke it, erupting in laughter. Some men watching nearby had eyes full of envy, perhaps wondering if they could switch places with that Arctic fox.