"Can I see your social media account? The one with the most followers." Su Zhou pursed her lips and asked tentatively. They were already at her zoo, and she wouldn't allow any visitor to be in a bad mood. This was her responsibility.
"Okay." Chen Xuan clicked on the musical note. His account had no verification information and had not activated the Star Chart feature, but he had published quite a few works.
"This is a video of me teaching at a rural primary school in the mountains." The pinned video has over a million likes and was posted several years ago.
Su Zhou opened the video. The white clouds melted into the sky like cotton wool, the water blue sky was extremely clear, and there were terraced fields everywhere. The water and sky were the same color, and birds flew far away. The artistic conception was extremely long.
The establishing shots are beautiful.
The camera then panned to the simple, honest faces of the village children. Their skin was dark with a rosy tint, and their dark eyes shone brightly. In an era when anything could go viral, Chen Xuan's video featured complex camera movements and impressive photography skills. If it hadn't appeared on a short video platform, Su Zhou would have almost mistaken it for a documentary released by some big shot.
It seems that Chen Xuan has never stopped learning since graduating from university; no wonder his professional skills have garnered such a high number of likes.
The zoo is becoming more popular, but Su Zhou has been doing the live streaming all along, and she's been considering whether to hire an operations manager.
The word "operations" sounds a bit high-class.
If the company hasn't reached a certain scale, hiring an operations staff member would be a waste of talent. However, since Chen Xuan is here, Su Zhou thinks he's quite qualified.
The videos about Wanling Zoo that are usually posted on social media are mostly low-quality. Su Zhou knows some simple editing, but not anything complicated. Chen Xuan was able to do technical editing in the early days of short videos, which makes him much better than her.
This also happens to provide him with a job.
"Here's the thing, you probably came to Wanling Zoo because you saw news about the zoo on social media, right? Do you follow the zoo's account?" Although Su Zhou is young and looks like she just graduated, she used the same demeanor Su Yunhai had at the company, so she was not to be underestimated.
Chen Xuan was still a little nervous facing a young girl in her early twenties. He nodded solemnly and said, "The animals in the zoo are very interesting."
Su Zhou smiled subtly, "The animals are very interesting, but the videos are low-budget, right? Our zoo is currently short of an operator, and I see that your skills are excellent. Would you be interested in working for our company? You've seen the benefits and living conditions they have, and we will have a dedicated staff restaurant and staff dormitory in the future, so it won't be bad at all."
"Also, room and board are included," Su Zhou added slowly and deliberately.
The fact that food and lodging are included in the package makes Beijing quite attractive.
In Beijing, renting a decent apartment costs three to four thousand yuan, and if a family wants to live there, they have to rent the whole place.
Having lived in the capital for so long, Su Zhou naturally knew that her family's zoo was practically a killer in the job market. Chen Xuan hesitated, firstly because his son was about to take the college entrance exam, and secondly because he had been teaching in a small county town for many years.
But thinking of his wife, whom he had dated in college and had been married to for so many years, now wanting a divorce, he felt a pang of pain in his heart. He nodded and said, "Okay, Ms. Su, I'm willing to come and work here. But I may not be able to start immediately; I need to go home and arrange some things at home."
Su Zhou shrugged: "Of course, you can start working when you're ready. Don't worry about the lawsuit, I'll take care of it."
*
Chen Xuan bought the earliest train ticket for the next day and went home.
It's a high-rise building, and we're still paying off the mortgage. His wife is an English teacher at a tutoring institution, so her schedule is much more flexible than his.
As soon as he opened the door, he saw the divorce agreement on the foyer, and his heart sank to the bottom.
"You're back? Let's sign the divorce papers." Ye Xuan glanced at him and noticed that he had shaved his beard and looked much more energetic.
Chen Xuan shook his head and said in a low voice, "Wife, can you give me another chance? After so many years of marriage, I don't want to give up."
After so many years of marriage, he knew Ye Xuan very well what kind of person she was. She was a very good person, and it was definitely not because she disliked his downfall, but because of his dejection.
"Don't worry about the debt, someone helped me, and... I also found a job with a monthly salary of 12,000. Don't worry about you and the child, things will get better slowly." Chen Xuan changed his shoes and told Ye Xuan in detail about what happened during his trip to Beijing to relax.
Looking at the new gray hairs growing in his wife's temples, he knew they were all caused by him.
Michelle Ye is very fashionable. She dyed her hair raspberry red two or three months ago, but now she has grown white hair.
"Are chimpanzees really that smart?" Ye Xuan's focus was a bit off. She had also seen a lot of clips about Ahei online. He was said to be the smartest chimpanzee in the world and could even play the piano.
Seeing his wife's expression soften, Chen Xuan smiled and nodded: "She's really smart. When I went there, I taught her how to solve the equation for the chicken and rabbit problem, and she actually solved it."
Although it was the simplest system of two linear equations, many children would not be able to solve it even after being taught many times, but Ahei, a different species, was able to solve it.
“Miss Su is a very nice person, she is really kind. I can tell she is a girl raised in a wealthy family. Once I have a stable job there, I will bring you all over. Hasn’t our son always wanted to go to university in Beijing? Let him work hard in his senior year of high school.” Chen Xuan was now in high spirits. In his forties, his eyes shone brightly again. He no longer had to be a burden to his family.
A monthly salary of 12,000 is slightly higher than that of a teacher. If he really wanted to be a teacher, Chen Xuan remembered that in addition to Ahei, there was a group of monkeys at the Wanling Zoo.
"Let's not get a divorce, okay?" Chen Xuan finally got down to business. Among men, he was definitely an anomaly. He had remained faithful to his marriage for many years and had never changed his mind. He hoped to grow old with one person. "I will definitely work hard in the future and give you and our son a good life as soon as possible."
Michelle Ye sighed.
Of course, she didn't really want a divorce. How could she just give up so many years of relationship? It was only when she saw Chen Xuan suddenly become so dejected that she thought about divorce. She could be poor, but she absolutely couldn't be dejected.
"We're not getting a divorce. From now on, you focus on your work, and I'll focus on mine too." Ye Xuan tore the divorce agreement into pieces and threw them into the trash can.
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