My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 415 A narrow vision will inevitably lead to defeat.

Wei Dong guessed half of it.

If it weren't for Shen Cuiyue, a remnant of the swindlers, constantly reminding us of these kinds of tricks, we would be much better off.

He wouldn't be so sensitive and defensive.

It feels like he helped Jin Zhuoqun maximize the effect of this drama, and Jin Zhuoqun is particularly good at taking advantage of such opportunities.

They quickly turned the tide.

This immediately attracted a large number of people to gather around Jin Zhuoqun.

After such success, one is surrounded by compliments and praise, which can easily make one feel elated and achieve a sense of accomplishment.

This must contain the sinister intention of a predatory scheme.

But Shen Laosan certainly overlooked a social class that rapidly rose to prominence after the reform and opening up.

She didn't participate in or experience the trip to Shanghai.

This is no ordinary gangster tactic.

It's much more dangerous now.

However, it has only been a few years, and everyone is still figuring things out. It won't be so quick to establish a set routine.

In comparison, Wei Dong is more skilled at it.

After all, for the past forty years, he had actually been working as a gatekeeper at the tax compound under the guise of saving Director Shi's daughter.

Throughout Lao Shi's rise to prominence, his success, and his subsequent fall into retirement, Wei Dong was able to maintain a humble yet dignified attitude, neither taking advantage of others' success nor being taken advantage of when he was down.

There's still some emotional intelligence and experience involved.

It's like how some people don't want to directly profit from the fame of heroes, but they can already reap countless rewards simply by using the name of the producer.

The entire sales system, without the boss even mentioning it, was eagerly shared with public relations departments at all levels.

The cities of Lianjiang and Shangzhou also called to inquire about the TV series you produced.
Back at last year's Beijing Economic Conference, these people from Jiangzhou were at the Feiyan Sanitary Napkin Factory. They heard that Wei Dong wanted to invest in making this TV series.

Later, when Jin Zhuoqun and his team went to Shangzhou to film, the old leader was certainly even more aware of the situation.

They all knew that Wei Dong had some other connections, but he never mentioned it in his work, at least not in any of his dealings with them.

Therefore, they did not allow Wei Dong to access or utilize these leads.

But this time it's become incredibly popular.

Back then, this martyr fought his way through Jiangzhou and Shangzhou, and the two partners he partnered with later became superstars.

If it weren't for this TV series, no one in the whole country would know that this person existed.

It is evident that throughout the revolutionary war era, countless nameless heroes silently disappeared into the long river of history.

So this is similar to how super popularity will drive the development of Jiangzhou and Shangzhou 30 or 40 years later.

Now, when these two municipal departments communicate with various parties at the provincial and ministerial levels, they often bring this up as a topic.

I was also a little tempted.

Instead, Wei Dong scratched his head: "What's the best way to explain this? Only by carrying on the legacy of our ancestors and making this land even more beautiful can we live up to their expectations?"

This is the realm of skill.

The only difference is that some people are just shouting slogans, while Wei Dong's sincerity is very clear.

So when people in Jiangzhou and Shangzhou heard this, they burst into laughter. Yes, yes, having this mindset is excellent.

Everyone is more confident in continuing to manage the situation.

Thus, the 3 billion yuan real estate project planned and invested by Hong Kong businessmen in Jiangzhou was tacitly launched.

This agreement was finalized during a visit at the end of last year.

Now, more than half a year has passed, and they are waiting for Hong Kong investors to invest in and start construction in the Shanghai Electronic Industrial Development Zone, so that the podium of Weidong's Liujin Building can be basically completed and the experimental steps of the 20-story dormitory building of the zoo can be completed before they can start.

That's already quite patient.

Thus, with the support of the national atmosphere surrounding this TV series, production began quietly with seemingly little opposition.

It's a subtle feeling that Jiangzhou and Shangzhou, where our martyrs fought so hard, have quietly begun real estate reforms.

Shangzhou has gone even further, with the first phase of "collective housing purchases" mainly for rural residents already completed and the second phase, mainly for urban civil servants who have abolished welfare housing allocation, under vigorous construction.

The visiting and inspection teams from all over the country, who originally came for the "free market" and "factory reform", have now clearly shifted their focus to the housing reform and construction next door.

The former leader also firmly regarded housing reform as his last battle while in office.

He openly addressed successive groups of visitors and inspectors, earnestly explaining that his own theories on rural housing construction and welfare housing allocation in factories, mines, and government offices were not in line with the current development situation. He warned against the reckless interference of overheated or over-cooled financial capital, and advocated concentrating resources on urban industrialization to drive employment and improve people's living standards.

This had nothing to do with Wei Dong, and he had never elevated his actions to such a theoretical level. Looking at the speech from Shang Zhou relayed by Ding Haifeng, he figured there wasn't anything particularly problematic.

In response to this situation, Jiangzhou began investing Hong Kong capital in the construction of residential communities along the river in the Jiangnan District, starting with four residential buildings of more than twenty stories.

The aim is to quickly create resettlement housing for Hong Kong-funded hotels, commercial centers, and office buildings in the city center.

Two blocks near Xishan Building were selected, and construction began on a four-star hotel, a comprehensive commercial center, and an office building.

This was also an agreement he reached with Hong Kong businessmen in Shanghai, under which the scale of hotels, office buildings, and residential communities invested in Shanghai would be simultaneously rolled out in Jiangzhou.

Chi Shiming had just led a team to investigate and learn about the situation of Hong Kong-funded real estate projects starting construction in Shanghai, and then hurriedly returned to participate in the commencement of construction here.

In his early twenties, he was originally a fair-skinned scholar, but working on construction sites turned him into a dark-skinned man.

Sister Duan felt a little sorry for him: "Boss, aren't you being a little biased? Xiao Wu is in the office with the air conditioning on all day, while A Ming comes home every day covered in salt!"

Wei Dong thought to himself, "I was right when I told my wife that you and Xiao Chi wouldn't go far: Sister Duan, when a man has the chance to work himself to the bone, every grain of salt will turn into gold later. Do you really think he's just a guy with the ambition to sell goods at a roadside stall?"

Duan Lixia didn't even feel this sense of crisis, so she just pursed her lips and slightly toned down her arrogance.

The main reason is that the weather in Jiangzhou is extremely hot in July and August, but the zoo is even more popular.

Duan Lixia is also a clever woman from a humble background. She is well-suited to the entrepreneurial spirit of this day and the challenges of starting a business. Originally, she was only in charge of selling zoo merchandise, but sales were excellent from May Day to June 1st.

Dong Xueqing shifted her focus to the computer center and also took the opportunity to hand over the entire zoo's food and beverage sales to Sister Duan.

As a result, this person flexibly launched morning and evening markets as the weather gradually warmed up in late June.

From 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. and from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. every day, these eight hours are the most important times for various departments to do business. Tickets are half price, and students, teachers, senior citizens, and children under the height limit get free admission.

Ticket prices double at other times!
In the 1980s, they consciously and spontaneously controlled the flow of customers, making the mornings, when it was cool, and the evenings, when the heat subsided, bustling and busy.

Around midday when the sun is blazing and the animals are scorching hot, they can return to their enclosures to rest in the shade, instead of having to struggle to greet visitors outside.

Service personnel in various aspects such as cleaning, catering, and sales are not as busy and can take a break in between.

The goal is to concentrate efforts on selling more goods and food from the commercial and food streets.

They really made a lot of money.

For example, Jiangzhou Cola was transported from a beverage factory several kilometers away and sold for the same price as the market price of 50 cents.

In reality, Duan Lixia, with her sales record of over 100,000 bottles per day during the May Day holiday, approached them asking for a lower price.

Because everything—from collecting glass bottles to picking them up directly from the factory—is provided here, the beverage factory only needs to wash and fill the bottles.

With such a large quantity, it would be unreasonable not to offer a wholesale price. They even dared to threaten that if they weren't given a low price, we would just make our own orange juice and plum juice to sell.

They also chose the right time. Before the end of June, the beverage factory had not yet ushered in the summer sales peak. Thinking that they could do nothing but do nothing with the stable sales of tens of thousands of bottles a day, they bargained down the price from the original ex-factory price of 35 cents to 25 cents.

As a result, with the arrival of the high temperatures in July, iced cola became a lifesaver for everyone in the zoo, with a bottle in hand and drinking it non-stop.

Daily sales exceed 200,000 bottles!

Because of the zoo's segmented operating hours, it ensured a daily visitor count of over 150,000 during the summer.

Just as Wei Dong had hoped, after several advertisements in the Jiangzhou Daily, coupled with the positive word-of-mouth for the fireworks night view, parade performances, food and souvenirs, Jiangzhou Zoo has become a must-visit destination for primary and secondary school students from the local area and surrounding counties and cities during the summer vacation.

The fact that students can get in for free makes the kids wish they could just live in the zoo.

For the park management, the worst thing is no one coming. Only when there are huge crowds of people can there be various forms of spending.

If iced cola is selling like this, their own cameras, film, T-shirts, and jeans must be selling like hotcakes.

The fact that single-day revenue exceeded one million during the May Day holiday has become the norm since the start of the summer vacation!
So Wei Dong still had to come and inspect, but of course his perspective was different: "You could really think about selling this cola in cups, two cups for five cents. Our funnel cups are only two cents each. Bringing over barrels of cola would be even cheaper, and you wouldn't even need to fill or wash the bottles."

Duan Lixia was still thinking, "I didn't even make 25 cents per cup, it's not worth it!"

Later generations all thought of it the same way: "This funnel cup can only be held for a long time, so tourists have to drink it quickly to free their hands. If they drink it quickly, they will drink more, right? Only by increasing the volume can we make more money."

Duan Lixia suddenly realized what was going on and quickly put it into practice. Moreover, it was clear that this principle would be applied to all categories immediately.

Wei Dong also reminded her not to let the song "As You Wish" be played on repeat over and over again on the park's loudspeakers. Even the best song would be counterproductive if you listened to it so much that you felt like throwing up.

Moreover, we also need to consider the feelings of the animals.

Dong Xueqing and the other "business directors" grabbed their walkie-talkies and left, while I quietly followed: "Sister Duan earns three or four hundred yuan a day in sales commissions, making tens of thousands of yuan a month. She also runs an animal electronic watch stall and earns quite a bit. There are a lot of people talking about her."

Wei Dong scoffed: "If you're so capable, then make money like her. Why should outsiders work for us? We have to pay them enough. Besides, this money is also for Xiao Chi's benefit. He's just starting out and has no income yet, so of course we have to give Sister Duan more. Anyone who talks nonsense can get lost. If they have a permanent position, we'll write it down in our little notebook. We'll make things difficult for them if we have the chance."

Following her domineering brother-in-law, the sister-in-law couldn't help but wag her tail and say, "Okay! Hehe, I don't need this money."

Rang Weidong was never stingy with his selfless family members: "What do children need this money for? The computer center and that whole neighborhood are all yours. When you get married, your dowry will surely scare your in-laws to death."

Phoenix Chick, bah!

Who cares about this little bit of dowry?

(End of this chapter)