After the holidays, all the excitement during the New Year's Day period seems like a fleeting moment.
Some are going to work, and some are going to school.
After the peak season ended, the zoo returned to its usual order. Aunt Sun got up early and cooked porridge for everyone in the kitchen. Various beans in the kitchen had been soaked overnight and were directly blended into a rich and smooth soy milk, along with other breakfast items.
Su Zhou yawned, her wet eyelashes glistening with physiological tears. She stood in her slippers by the kitchen door, smelling the aroma of roasting food in the air. Aunt Sun was from the north, from a province known for its wheat-based foods, and even her breakfasts were mostly made with noodles.
Since Aunt Sun came to the zoo, she has been in charge of both the zoo's sanitation and the staff's meals, which is quite tiring for her.
She ordered a bowl of multigrain soy milk and sat down to eat it slowly. After finishing, she was still thinking about whether she should give Aunt Sun a raise, since she really worked hard and treated them, the employees, like juniors. Moreover, she also had some selfish motives.
If the zoo ever needs to breed any endangered species in the future, they might need someone like Aunt Sun to help. Thinking of this, Su Zhou could only ask HR to hire a few programmers in advance to create the zoo's official website and mini-program. This would not only be convenient for visitors but also for zoo employees to check their salaries. There were just too many last-minute salary increase ideas. Sometimes, seeing them working so hard, Su Zhou wondered if she was being too leisurely. With that thought, Su Zhou went outside and greeted HR.
HR had just given birth and was a first-time mother herself. Her elite aura and maternal glow blended together, creating an indescribable comfort. As a highly educated woman, she could handle many things without Su Zhou having to remind her much.
"Based on the zoo's current cash flow, the number of staff is still somewhat insufficient. The staff have too much workload, so I have temporarily identified these vacancies: 10 security guards, 15 cleaners, 10 programmers, and 5 operations staff..."
Just hearing these figures gave Su Zhou a headache, so she simply waved her hand and said, "You were recommended by my mother, so I trust you completely. You can handle the recruitment yourself. Our zoo isn't short of funds to pay salaries, so just follow the initial salaries of the others. Try to have as many people as possible."
"If you doubt someone, don't use them; if you use someone, don't doubt them." This is the knowledge that Su Yunhai taught him by example. It is because of his father's honesty and kindness that the turnover rate of his employees is not high, and almost all of them choose to work in Su's stores for a long time.
There's a joke circulating online that goes like this: there's no such thing as a stable job in the world, except for employees of Su Ji.
As long as you don't cause trouble or commit any offenses, you can continue working in the Su family's stores.
Now that Su Zhou has inherited a zoo, she has also inherited this advantage. Since hiring her first employee, not a single employee has voluntarily resigned. On the contrary, because the zoo's benefits and compensation are so good, there are far too many people actively inquiring about working there.
As soon as I sat down in my office, the air was filled with Xie Chi's scent. The fragrance was very cool, like walking in a snowy field and accidentally wandering into a plum grove. The cold fragrance was overwhelming, giving me almost no time to react.
Surrounded by this scent, Su Zhou didn't feel any aversion at all. She personally disliked the smell of fragrances, whether cheap or expensive perfumes or other scents. She didn't like them that much. But now, she genuinely felt that this scent was very comforting.
Why?
Why did Xie Chi keep appearing in her dreams? She thought their interactions were just casual acquaintances, they rarely even had a proper conversation, and they were definitely not from the same world. Due to various factors, he had invaded her life as an uninvited guest and made such ambiguous moves. No wonder she was thinking so much.
Just then, a sudden telephone ring rang.
"Chen Xuan, is there something you need?" Su Zhou frowned slightly. During work hours, they usually tagged each other in the group chat if they had something to say, which is more in line with the work habits of young people. Chen Xuan doesn't usually call her, so today was an exception.
"A reporter claiming to be from Beijing Time asked if I could do an exclusive interview about the zoo. Zoo director, I see this media outlet has quite a few fans; it seems to be a program that many Beijing residents have watched since childhood. Do you have time? If not, I'll decline." Chen Xuan didn't dare to breathe too loudly. A local Beijing program—this was incredibly prestigious.
Su Zhou doesn't watch TV programs much. She watched cartoons when she was a child and horror movies when she grew up. As for interview programs like this, they are probably more for older generations. In any case, it's a good thing that Wanling Zoo, an unknown zoo, was interviewed by the media. Their hard work paid off, and they were finally seen by the outside world.
"Have him call me directly, and we'll communicate via WeChat," Su Zhou replied carefully before hanging up.
Chen Xuan sent Su Zhou a personal business card, and they agreed on a time and place to meet.
[Congratulations, host! You have triggered the special mission reward "New Year's Day Event." This event was a great success, further enhancing the zoo's reputation. You can view the details of this reward in your inventory!]
Su Zhou was skeptical, but she opened the backpack in the zoo app and took a look. The system had given out generous rewards: 10 attribute points, 3 keys, and 2 special animal lottery tickets.
For Su Zhou, the reward moment is the most important time, and she didn't expect the system to be so generous this time, with such a rich reward.
After carefully considering replacing the appearance of "Three Thousand Red Dusts" with "Frosty Snowfield", Su Zhou thought that although zoos are now flourishing everywhere, and both the animals in the zoos and the various shops that have moved into the zoos are making a fortune, the most important thing for the zoos is still to unlock more animals.
I used the animal lottery ticket first, and the two animals I got were a rhinoceros and a hippopotamus.
These two animals don't quite fit the aesthetic standards of most people, and are even considered ugly and unattractive. However, enriching the zoo's animal collection is a pleasant surprise. After all, the initial idea behind the New Year's Day event was simply for Su Zhou to boost the zoo's popularity through the event. Opening nighttime tickets was a transitional measure, and they could easily start charging for nighttime admission later.
Many zoos do the same, but this means the original work schedule also needs to be changed. After all, employees are still human beings with limits to their endurance. If they are really exploited to the point that they can just go back to their accommodations and fall asleep immediately at night, it is completely contrary to humanistic care. In any case, two shifts will definitely be necessary.
However, even with this, the zoo's current staff size is still insufficient.
We lack people, we lack animals, we lack everything.
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