Following the release of Bai Yu's video, the humpback whale's plight sparked heated discussions online, once again making the protection of both terrestrial and marine environments a hot topic.
Many people believe that the thousands of pounds of garbage in the whale's stomach contributed significantly to its stranding on the beach.
In addition to the topic of environmental protection, another discussion focused on the rescue teams.
In the video taken by Bai Yu, the team involved in rescuing the humpback whale was the Blue Sky Rescue Team, which provides free marine animal rescue services and is a non-profit organization.
Throughout the entire rescue operation, everyone involved faced certain risks.
On land, if this humpback whale is caught in a fishing net, whether it's people on the ground or workers operating excavators, their lives could be threatened if the whale goes berserk.
Putting everything else aside, just the fact that this guy would wag his tail in place, with his weight of twenty or thirty tons,
Let alone humans weighing 100 or 200 pounds, even a large excavator could be overturned if it were hit by a humpback whale.
Furthermore, the crew on the tugboat also faced risks after this thing was launched into the water.
After all, this tugboat wasn't a large rescue tugboat, but a medium-sized tugboat of thirty or forty meters. With just this one tugboat facing an adult humpback whale, its advantage was really not that great.
If this humpback whale were to rebel after returning to the ocean, it would be a disaster for the tugboat.
Fortunately, the humpback whale was relatively docile. Whether it was flipped over and wrapped in a fishing net or dragged back into the sea, it remained motionless and allowed the rescue team members to handle it.
The final procedure involved divers going underwater to untangle the humpback whale from the fishing net and release it. The whale remained very docile and showed no aggression.
Even after he was fully freed, this guy let the divers ride on his back and then took them to the ship.
By the way, Bai Yu also got a copy of the underwater content from the rescue team's divers, edited it, and added it in.
Everything went very smoothly, but only the people in the rescue team knew the various risks involved.
However, the Blue Sky Rescue Team's dedicated work attitude, including its selfless and non-profit nature, has garnered widespread praise online, and many netizens have donated money to them.
Of course, Bai Yu was unaware of these things for the time being, as he was sleeping soundly and nothing could disturb him.
As for trending topics?
Let him be. He's already been on the trending topics list so many times this year, one more won't make a difference. Even if this is the last trending topic of 2021, so what? It doesn't matter.
Bai Yu slept for quite a long time, from a little after 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. If Li Xue hadn't come to call him for dinner, he probably would have continued sleeping.
Bai Yu couldn't stay in bed when Li Xue called him to dinner, because it was New Year's Eve, and tonight's meal was the New Year's Eve dinner. Bai Yu had to get up and eat; he couldn't possibly miss it.
There were only five people in their family eating dinner: Bai's parents, Bai Yu and Li Xue, plus Bai Yue.
The family enjoyed a happy reunion dinner, and Bai Yu also prepared New Year's gifts for the others.
"Mom and Dad, this is a New Year's gift for you. Xue'er, this is for you. Yueyue, you also get one. Take a look and see if you like it."
Bai Yu handed the four boxes to her parents, Li Xue, and Bai Yue.
This is an annual tradition for their family, and Bai Yu always prepares gifts for them.
"Oh, so you got today's gift too, Xiaoyu. It's not another gold bar, is it? Your old man is so used to receiving gold bars, can't you give me something else?"
While unpacking his gift box, Bai's father complained to Bai Yu.
The main reason is that Bai Yu gave him gold bars as New Year's gifts in previous years. Ever since Bai Yu started making money, Bai's parents have received a lot of gold bars every year. Last year was the most extravagant, when Bai Yu gave each of them a pound of gold bars.
A gold bar that weighs one pound can no longer be called a gold bar; it should be called a gold brick!
So this year, Bai's father really hoped that Bai Yu could give him something else, even just a red envelope would be fine.
"Dad, why don't you open it and see for yourself? This year's gold bars are definitely different from the previous ones. You'll love them."
"Okay, as long as it's not a gold bar, then I'm going to open it and take a look!"
"Oh my god! A kitchen knife? A golden kitchen knife? Xiaoyu, don't tell me this kitchen knife is made entirely of gold, okay?"
As soon as Mr. Bai opened his gift, he was stunned.
Because the gift Bai Yu gave him was a golden kitchen knife, and not only was the blade golden, but the handle was also golden.
Bai's father picked up the knife and weighed it in his hand. It was much heavier than a gold brick from last year. This kitchen knife must weigh at least two pounds.
Judging from the weight of this cleaver alone, it must be made of gold. Ordinary iron or steel doesn't have the density of gold.
This is outrageous! What kind of kind person would give a kitchen knife as a New Year's gift, especially a gold kitchen knife?
Although the gift was outrageous, Dad Bai really liked it. He even put on a show to demonstrate what it meant to open a box and find a treasure, a golden legend!
The gift for Bai's father was a gold kitchen knife, while the gift for Bai's mother was a little simpler: a set of gold jewelry, weighing about five taels in total.
From hairpins and earrings to necklaces, rings, bracelets, and brooches, Bai Yu got a complete set of everything that could be considered jewelry.
As for Li Xue, her gift was similar to Bai Ma's—a set of gold jewelry, only differing in style.
As for Bai Yue, her gift was much simpler; a simple gold necklace was enough to satisfy her.
It's not that Bai Yu is stingy with Bai Yue, it's just that Bai Yue is still unmarried and still a child. Why give her so much jewelry? If she wants it, Bai Yu will naturally give it to her when she gets married.
The jewelry was given to Bai Ma and Li Xue because both of them were married and needed some pieces.
The gifts Bai Yu prepared were all based on the needs of her family.
Of course, he also received four gifts that night. Bai Yu prepared gifts for his parents, wife, and sister, and they would naturally prepare gifts for Bai Yu as well.
However, the gifts he received were extremely simple: two bulging red envelopes (given by Bai's parents) and two gift boxes (one from Li Xue and one from Bai Yue).
Li Xue prepared a custom-made fishing rod for Bai Yu, with Bai Yu's name engraved on it.
Bai Yue prepared a watch for her brother, not a high-end brand watch that sells for tens or hundreds of thousands of yuan, but a smart watch that can monitor heart rate.
Bai Yu is an athlete, so this kind of smartwatch is more suitable for him than those expensive watches costing hundreds of thousands.
While Bai Yu and his family were happily exchanging gifts and watching the Spring Festival Gala, several ranking lists were circulating wildly online, and their popularity was gradually increasing.
Actually, if it weren't for the Spring Festival Gala tonight, given the popularity of these ranking lists, Gao would probably have already trended on Weibo.
However, the Spring Festival Gala eventually came to an end, and as the clock struck midnight, the popularity of these forms successfully made it into the top ten of the trending topics list.
As this news climbed to the top of the trending topics list, his popularity soared, quickly reaching the top five, and it continues to rise.
As for why this news became a trending topic so quickly?
The answer is quite simple: the contents of these forms all involve Bai Yu, who just trended on social media today and has been trending multiple times over the past year, making him a frequent trending topic.
The incident began when someone posted an article online about Bai Yu and his companies. The article stated that, according to data from various domestic institutions, Bai Yu's net worth has reached an astonishing level.
He is already known as the highest-paid athlete in the sports world. Just from the prize money from various competitions and the fees from endorsements, he can earn hundreds of millions a year.
This is only because he only has five endorsements. If Bai Yu didn't care about product reputation and took on a lot of advertisements, with his current popularity, the money he could earn from advertising in a year could be several times higher.
Some data agencies are really amazing; they somehow managed to get their hands on the price lists for Bai Yu's five endorsements, which totaled over 200 million yuan – it's truly astonishing.
In addition, someone has compiled statistics on the sales volume of Yuxue Shipping Company this year. It sold more than 20 billion yuan worth of goods in a year. Based on the current commission rate for live streaming sales, this company can bring Baiyu billions of yuan in revenue every year.
Especially after learning that Bai Yu's company was exempt from paying many taxes due to policy reasons, netizens were shocked.
They've seen too many online celebrities fall from grace because of tax evasion, but they never expected that Bai Yu could actually get tax-free.
Everyone knows that making money through live-streaming e-commerce is incredibly easy, but the tax rate is also very high. So, isn't it a bit excessive that Bai Yu doesn't have to pay taxes?
Moreover, he is the only major shareholder in the company, holding 95% of the shares. The company can earn billions a year, which means he also receives billions.
This made those haters unhappy. They said that as an athlete, it's understandable that Bai Yu earns some money through competitions and advertisements.
But you run a company and make money without paying taxes, earning in a year what they could only dream of for several lifetimes. Isn't that a bit too exaggerated?
And all we see is you, Bai Yu, making money, but why haven't we seen you donate? We haven't seen you do any charity work all year.
Then, under the instigation of some people with ulterior motives, a wave of rumors targeting Bai Yu immediately swept the internet, with all sorts of things said and quite a few insults.
After all, Bai Yu has indeed made a lot of money in the past two years, but in doing so, he has also offended a lot of people.
Don't be fooled by his current status as a top influencer on Douyin and the fact that Yuxue Company's account is a leading e-commerce platform. There are still countless people online waiting to see him fail.
The principle that "one whale falls and all things are born" applies to any industry.
Bai Yu's company can sell more than 20 billion yuan worth of goods a year. If their account goes down, will other internet celebrities take over selling these goods?
The money that should have belonged to Bai Yu and his group, could it just be earned by someone else?
No one would turn down money, and if Bai Yu could be brought down, I think many people would be willing to do it.
Unfortunately, Bai Yu's company hadn't given anything away before, and the only time their product promotion went wrong, they handled it immediately.
Now Bai Yu has run into trouble again. Although it's just a minor issue of the company not doing charity or giving back to society, the vast majority of his haters don't care whether it's a big or small problem. As long as there's something that can be used against Bai Yu, they won't miss it.
The main reason is that Bai Yu had just said that everyone has a responsibility to protect the environment that morning, and then it was revealed that he earned billions of yuan a year but did not invest in environmental protection at all.
This gives others the impression that his words and actions don't match, which is a great point for those who like to criticize him.
Then, when the Spring Festival Gala ended, this matter went viral and became a trending topic. Before 1 a.m., it had already reached the top of the trending list, which was just outrageous.
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