"30,000 people!"

"How many?"

"30,000 people!"

"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"

"You can fool outsiders, but there’s no need to fool us, right?"

"Exactly, give us a solid number, no need for any exaggeration."

Zhang Qian really wanted to smack the board in her hand onto the faces of these skeptics.

Even though the number was quite exaggerated and she had double-checked it multiple times herself, it was indeed the real figure.

"To be precise, it’s 30,032 people."

Once everyone in the office confirmed the accuracy of the number, they all went into a frenzy.

"Unbelievable! 30,000 people? Can you believe it?"

"This isn’t an animal park on the verge of bankruptcy, is it? We might be on our way to becoming a top-tier animal park!"

"Where’s the manager, where’s the manager?" 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

"Salaries! Hurry up and pay our salaries! Oh, and hand back our resignation letters, haha."

At that moment, Manager Liu walked into the office with a smile on his face.

He intended to keep a straight face, but he couldn’t suppress his smile.

30,000 people!

Who could have thought that an animal park on the brink of bankruptcy would draw 30,000 visitors in just three days?!

He couldn’t think of a word other than "unbelievable" to describe how he felt.

"Sister Liu, please be kind enough to settle all the outstanding wages for everyone this afternoon."

Manager Liu’s words instantly turned the office into a sea of joy. Even though it was something they were owed, the feeling of receiving back something they thought was lost was still full of surprise.

"Moreover, visitor numbers might continue to increase in the coming days. Everyone, please work hard to manage the onsite operations. If the daily visitor count exceeds 50,000, I’ll give you all a bonus!"

At this moment, Manager Liu couldn’t hold back anymore. His face was already smiling like a Maitreya Buddha, though the staff’s reaction was not quite what he expected.

Zhang Chunming sneered, "Manager, can you try not to be so stingy? Do you really intend to give us a bonus? 50,000 people? You can’t expect Boss Wang to cause a commotion every day, can you?"

"Yeah, manager, isn’t a goal of 50,000 people a bit too high? I thought 30,000 was already the peak. If we can maintain 20,000, our animal park can survive quite well."

"Yeah, I think so too."

"A goal of 50,000 is too high."

Manager Liu felt a bit hurt. How could they think of him that way?

"Is 50,000 really that high? Really? I haven’t even mentioned 60,000, 70,000, or 80,000 or any crowd control measures, and look at you guys all scared!"

Zhang Chunming reached out to touch the manager’s forehead, but his hand was slapped away: "What are you doing?"

Zhang Chunming said helplessly, "I just wanted to see if you had a fever, how else could you be talking nonsense?"

"I mean, do you think our animal park is Boss Wang’s?"

"Even the top-tier animal parks rarely have crowd control, right?"

"What’s the limit for crowd control? 70,000 people?"

Manager Liu had no patience to argue with these unambitious subordinates and ended the topic with a wave: "As for the bonus, we’ll talk about it later. As a reward for our stage victory, I’m treating you all to some duck made by Boss Wang today. Right now, one portion each."

"No way, really?"

"Long live the manager! Let’s go before he changes his mind."

"Let’s eat first and worry about the truth later."

"I’ve been craving that duck from Boss Wang for so long, but I didn’t dare buy it because I didn’t have any money, even though it’s not too pricey."

While they were talking, a group of keepers and other staff members dashed out, headed straight for Wang Fan’s stall next to the ticket booth.

By now, he had already set up his stall and informed his friends and fans about it.

Today, he was feeling a bit lazy, so he planned to make a pot of braised duck.

Mix the existing stock with extra sugar, chili, and salt, then add the cleaned and blanched duck parts for braising.

Duck feet, duck wings, duck heads, duck legs, duck necks, and duck intestines.

Put them in the pot according to their cooking order, let them simmer gently, and after soaking enough time, take them out for selling.

There must be a limit. Each person can only choose one type of braised dish, and the total weight can’t exceed two pounds.

There’s no other way; there are only two of them, and if everyone orders too many types, it takes too much time.

Wang Fan didn’t expect that the first batch of customers today would be the animal park staff.

There were quite a few staff members today, about twenty people, which was all the current employees. Previously, there were over 70 people, but when business wasn’t good, many left early.

Zhang Chunming, looking at the just-scooped-out braised meat, could hardly contain his saliva.

What’s the phrase again?

Saliva was like the Yellow River overflowing and uncontrollable?

Whatever, that’s about right!

Boss Wang’s braised meat was just too fragrant and looked so good!

All those other ducks are trash compared to this one. They’d be wiped out in a second!

Various braised dishes were scooped out of the pot and placed into large, brand new 316 stainless steel trays.

The sauce-red color glistening with oil in the rising sun, decorated with peppercorns and red chilies, looked very appetizing.

Duck wings, duck feet, duck intestines, duck heads, duck necks...

The aromatic and spicy scent was driving straight into his nose, and Zhang Chunming had to keep swallowing to stop the drool.

The duck leg was huge, and it looked delicious!

The duck wings were thick, and they looked meaty!

Duck feet, duck gizzards...

Ahhh!

He had no idea what to pick!

Zhang Chunming was overwhelmed, as if giving up any of them was like cutting a piece of his flesh.

"Brother Ming, have you picked yet? Hurry up!"

"Yeah, the cravings are getting out of hand. Hurry up and buy before the manager changes his mind."

Zhang Chunming got anxious: "I don’t know what to choose! I want to try all of them!"

Zhang Qian quickly suggested, "Just buy your favorite, and with so many of us here, we can share and try all the parts together."

Zhang Chunming’s eyes lit up: "Right! Why didn’t I think of that? I can share with others!"

He pointed straight at the duck wings: "I want duck wings."

As Wang Fan packed the duck wings, Zhang Chunming watched intently, afraid that his duck wings would sprout wings and fly away.

After Wang Fan handed it to him, he couldn’t wait to take a deep breath to savor the rich braised smell, almost not able to control his saliva.

Zhang Qian quickly shouted, "Brother Ming, if your saliva drips out, I’m not swapping with you!"