Our Boss Huang, being a businessman, didn't seem too interested in chatting with his long-lost relatives. The next morning, when these relatives excitedly went to find their cheap relatives, they discovered that Boss Huang had already left with his entourage.
However, several staff members remained. They announced that the old house would be renovated and rebuilt. Reinforcements would be added without damaging the original appearance of the old house, demonstrating Boss Huang's remembrance of his father, which was truly touching.
In the following days, Boss Huang toured the entire Bashì city, spending about five days visiting every county under its jurisdiction without any rest. The accompanying officials were deeply moved, as they themselves hadn't been as thorough and diligent during their own inspections.
After completing all the inspections, at the final summary work meeting, Boss Huang unsparingly pointed out Bashì's biggest development problem: its perilous terrain, vast mountain ranges, and the resulting poor transportation conditions.
However, these problems also created an advantage in another aspect: abundant beautiful scenery and a favorable natural climate.
Boss Huang's speech caused everyone present to nod in agreement. They expressed their commitment to conducting more in-depth research on the issues he pointed out. The local representatives then inquired with a smile about the possibility of more cooperation and development between Bashì and Jiangnan Group, stating that everyone wished to work for the welfare of the people.
Upon hearing this, Boss Huang declared that although Bashì was indeed very difficult to develop, since it was his hometown, he could not stand idly by while his hometown's people suffered. He vowed to lead his hometown's people towards prosperity and a happy life.
In terms of development, the entire Bashì city indeed had many problems that led to this region not being extensively developed. Conversely, this undeveloped scenery was perhaps Bashì's richest asset.
Currently, the country's economic development is excellent, and urbanization is progressing rapidly. As a result, residents of bustling cities find it increasingly difficult to experience simple rural charm and various landscapes.
Therefore, Boss Huang currently has an idea: to establish a Bashì Tourism Development Company, investing around 20 billion yuan, to undertake large-scale tourism development for over 90 scenic areas around Bashì city.
These over 90 areas would not be developed individually but would undergo clustered, large-scale development, essentially implementing a pass system. The price of one pass would be approximately 200 yuan.
With such a pass, one could visit any of these over 90 attractions an unlimited number of times within a year. While this would mean each attraction's ticket price averaged just over two yuan, it would bring massive traffic to the entire Bashì region. One could imagine that in the future, tourists who purchased the pass would bring their children to tour near Bashì during every holiday, thereby bringing a huge influx of people to the entire Bashì region.
This influx of people itself represents immense wealth. Whether it's for refueling, dining, accommodation, or various other consumptions, it would bring substantial revenue to the entire Bashì region. This is the Bashì large-scale tourism cluster development plan that Jiangnan Group intends to implement.
The plan stunned all the leaders in Bashì city. Their original intention was merely to extract tens of millions from Jiangnan Group to build a few factories, which would have accounted for more than half of Bashì's annual investment attraction target.
After all, no one would set unreasonably high goals for a poverty-stricken area like Bashì. They never expected Boss Huang to propose such a massive investment of 20 billion yuan, making all the relevant personnel in Bashì city feel as if they had been hit by a giant, happily fortunate cannonball, leaving them in a state of blissful disorientation.
Of course, some with residual reason pondered for a moment and then cautiously asked, "Mr. Huang, we strongly agree with and support your plan, but how will Jiangnan Group profit from this? After all, you mentioned that the average ticket price for an attraction is less than two yuan, which wouldn't even cover the daily maintenance of the attractions after they are built!"
"As for the enormous revenue generated by the traffic, it's unlikely to fall into Jiangnan Group's hands. Do you intend to do business at a loss?" This sober question drew glares from others present. Weren't they clearly trying to drive away this great benefactor and dismiss the project that was already on the verge of being approved?
Fortunately, Boss Huang was unconcerned. Instead, he explained with a smile, "We have calculated that people who buy the passes will not actually be able to visit all the attractions within a year. Perhaps they will only have opportunities to visit these attractions during holidays like May Day, National Day, Mid-Autumn Festival, Dragon Boat Festival, Spring Festival, and other holidays.
"After all, Bashì is quite a distance from some affluent areas, generally requiring over an hour's drive to reach. Based on projections, a tourist might use the pass about 4 times a year, averaging about 50 yuan per attraction, which is an acceptable price!"
"In addition, there will be various consumption projects arranged within the attractions, such as catering, accommodation, and entertainment facilities, which will generate revenue!"
"Furthermore, for attraction maintenance, we will strive to save costs. These over 90 attractions will be operated in an integrated manner by a dedicated operations team based in Bashì, managing the basic staff at each attraction, such as cleaners, sales, and security. It's estimated that around 30 people per attraction will be sufficient for operation. For the entire tourism cluster, about 3,000 people will suffice. The employee costs will be around 30 million yuan. Adding other miscellaneous costs, we aim to control the annual operating costs within 100 million yuan. At a ticket price of 200 yuan per pass, if 5 million people purchase our passes annually, we can cover the operating costs!" Boss Huang's words were met with enthusiastic applause. As long as Boss Huang believed he could recoup the costs and the investment was secured, that was all that mattered.
Of course, some found this explanation ridiculous. How could each attraction be operated by less than 30 employees?
How could the annual operating costs for 90 attractions be controlled within 100 million yuan?
And aiming to sell 5 million passes a year, wouldn't that mean one-sixteenth of the population of Yisheng Province would have to buy a pass? Wasn't this idea perhaps too naive and idealistic?
Of course, even if some intelligent individuals saw through these issues, they dared not say a word, for fear of scaring Boss Huang away.
Moreover, Boss Huang then proposed that he hoped to directly acquire a piece of commercial and residential land within each attraction for real estate development, directly linking the attractions with real estate.
At this point, the intelligent ones suddenly realized that the ultimate goal was real estate development. After all, imagine stepping out of your house into an attraction, constantly surrounded by nature's scenery – that would be an excellent experience, and perhaps these houses would indeed sell well!
And if all 90 attractions had accompanying real estate projects, with the land being free, they only needed to sell about half of them to recoup the construction costs. This was Huang He's true intention; how could a businessman not want to make money?
However, Huang He's intentions did not arouse any dissatisfaction; instead, they garnered even greater support.
Why?
Because after over a decade of real estate development boom, everyone knew that real estate was a core pillar project for a city.
Real estate development could drive the rise of countless industries and bring substantial economic benefits to a city. However, for a small place like Bashì, which couldn't even be considered a fourth-tier city, undertaking real estate development was extremely difficult, and many real estate developers weren't interested. Thus, Bashì couldn't even reap the benefits of real estate.
Now that Jiangnan Group had arrived, the land plots would be transferred at very low prices. However, the subsequent need for sand, stone, construction, labor, etc., for new real estate projects could bring immense revenue to the local area. This was undoubtedly a good project!
Therefore, Bashì city became even more supportive. Boss Huang was instantly elevated to sainthood overnight!
Well, did he become their god of wealth?
That evening, guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. Boss Huang remained busy until around midnight before retiring. He then slept until noon the next day. Just as he was preparing to catch his afternoon flight back to Wenzhou, someone enthusiastically approached him, had a conversation, and then more enthusiastically invited him to visit Jinchéng.
Jinchéng was the provincial capital of Yisheng Province. Boss Huang naturally couldn't refuse. So, he had to let his private jet, which was already preparing for takeoff, return to the tarmac to wait. Upon arriving in Jinchéng, Boss Huang received a very high-level reception, which almost overwhelmed him with flattery.
Then, at their invitation, he embarked on a day-long tour and inspection of Jinchéng.
After a day, these important figures continued to enthusiastically invite Boss Huang to tour the southwestern part of Yisheng Province. They stated that the entire southwestern region of Yisheng Province was similar to Bashì city, possessing abundant undeveloped scenic resources. Boss Huang's Bashì development plan could be expanded to the entire southwest, allowing the people of Yisheng Province and the whole country to have more places to visit and tour, thereby increasing the value of the pass and improving sales.
Of course, the model of scenic spots accompanied by real estate development, like in Bashì city, could also be promoted throughout the southwest, which Yisheng Province wholeheartedly welcomed.