King of the Wilderness

It was in the preview of "Frozen Throne," that polar bear cub which tugged at the audience’s heartstrings—December.

As soon as December appeared, the entire Madison Square Garden erupted in a tremendous mix of surprise, heartache, and curiosity!

On the screen, Lin Yu’an’s singing and the footage of December began to intertwine in a fateful way.

When Lin Yu’an sang about cherishing beautiful things, the screen showed him wrapping the frail December in his own sleeping bag for the first time, bringing it into the warmth of a shelter.

When he sang about the fear of losing something, the screen showed his determined back as he braved the blizzard, climbing onto the roof to clear the snow, just to protect that little refuge.

And when the second chorus erupted with even more intense emotion, the screen shifted to Lin Yu’an on Ice Lake, sharing warm daily moments with December.

Inside the cozy ice fishing hut, Lin Yu’an patiently mixed milk powder for December.

Under the bright sunshine, the red rubber ball arced across the pristine ice field, while the little white figure chased it tirelessly and excitedly.

One person and one bear, sharing the aroma of grilled fish by the campfire, and snuggling in a sleeping bag...

These precious first-person perspective moments, captured by Lin Yu’an’s GoPro, perfectly melded with his heartfelt singing.

The whole Madison Square Garden was completely captivated!

Everyone understood! This song wasn’t for any particular person!

This song was for that Little Polar Bear!

It was for that unique beautiful thing he met, accompanied, and stayed with in the blizzard!

As the song entered its final repeated refrain, the entire Madison Square Garden turned into a sea of emotions.

And on the big screen, the last image froze on the day of the handover.

Lin Yu’an held December on the helicopter ladder, rubbing his cheek against its furry little head one last time. December stretched out its little tongue to lick his chin.

The gaze filled with reluctance and promise was clearly presented to everyone through the ultra-high definition close-up.

The image slowly faded out at this moment.

When the song ended and the last guitar chord’s resonance slowly dissipated in the vast venue, Madison Square Garden did not erupt in thunderous applause.

It was as if everyone was still immersed in that enormous emotional impact, unable to extricate themselves.

A moment later, this silence was torn apart by a tidal wave of applause and cheers!

"Encore! Encore! Encore!"

"December! December! December!"

Besides Lin Yu’an’s name, the name of a little white bear echoed throughout Madison Square Garden for the first time!

Lin Yu’an bowed deeply to the audience.

At this moment, Justin Bieber returned to the stage.

He didn’t interrupt the enduring cheers but walked over to Lin Yu’an and gave him a firm hug.

Then he picked up the microphone and, like the most professional host, smiled at the audience and spoke.

"Folks, folks! Quiet down! I know you have a lot of questions right now, and to be honest, so do I!"

His words elicited a good-natured laugh, and the atmosphere in the venue calmed a bit.

Justin turned to Lin Yu’an, his face full of sincere curiosity: "Lin, I have to ask, that little guy December. How is it doing now? The whole world is concerned about it."

Lin Yu’an showed a warm smile: "Thank you for your concern, Justin. And thank you all for your concern."

"I want to tell everyone, it’s doing well, very well. It’s currently well taken care of at the most professional Arctic Ecology Research Institute in Alaska."

"I also want to take this opportunity to thank the Minister of Environment Canada, and the great Dr. MacKeez. It’s their joint efforts that made this international rescue possible."

Upon hearing this reassuring news, the audience burst into another round of relieved applause.

"That’s great!" Justin said sincerely, "But this isn’t the end of the story, is it?"

"You’re absolutely right, Justin." Lin Yu’an’s tone became extremely solemn. "December’s comprehensive evaluation indicates it is not suitable for rewilding training."

"So after obtaining the agreement of all relevant agencies and passing the most stringent legal reviews... I have officially adopted December."

"And I will work closely with the Arctic Ecology Research Institute to build an Arctic Hall simulating the Arctic ecology at my Giant Stone River Heritage Farm in Wyoming!"

"At the same time, I will establish a nonprofit foundation in December’s name."

"In the future, it will focus on the rescue efforts for all wild animals worldwide, like December, who are in distress due to climate change and human activities."

This series of impactful news sent Madison Square Garden into madness once more!

"Adopt a Polar Bear?!"

"Build a private Arctic Home?!"

"Establish a foundation?!"

Once the cheers subsided a bit, Justin continued: "Lin, this is incredible! You always seem to do things beyond everyone’s imagination."

"But, we still have one last question, which is what everyone is most curious about."