Online.
The news that Xiao Qin and Professor Li Kai had been specially granted the title of Academician continued to dominate the trending searches.
The whole city of Youcheng was celebrating the two becoming Academicians, too.
Naturally,
fans of Qinglin Villa and consumers of Qinglin products were in for a treat.
After the news broke that Xiao Qin and Professor Li Kai had been specially granted the title of Academician, Qinglin Villa's official account posted an announcement:
To celebrate Xiao Qin and Professor Li Kai being specially granted the title of Academician, all attractions at Qinglin Villa would be half price for the coming week, and all Qinglin products would be 20 percent off.
For people who loved Qinglin Villa and traveling, this was definitely a cause for celebration.
Normally, visiting Qinglin Villa and enjoying a few attractions would cost 5,000 yuan. Now, it would cost only 2,500.
It was a fantastic deal for anyone.
So, visitors flocked to Qinglin Villa once again. The result was that traffic in Youcheng ground to a halt, and the three completed ring roads were jammed beyond recognition.
Tourists drawn by the half-price offer poured into Youcheng.
Then an awkward problem arose: Qinglin Scenic Area had a limited capacity and restricted the number of visitors it could receive. As a result, many tourists arrived only to find they couldn't enter the scenic area.
But they couldn't just turn around and go home after coming all that way, could they?
They had no choice but to stay in Youcheng and try to get tickets for the next day.
Some people were so bad at snapping up tickets online that they couldn't get any. And since they couldn't get up early to try for tickets at the scenic area, they were stuck and had to stay