Kunming, who will you forget tonight

Chapter 266 "Old Times"

"That's just right!" Xi Ruo said to me: "I was planning to go back to Shuanglang tonight. I met you, so I'll take you back tomorrow. In fact, I've always wanted to talk to you about my sister. When you are full, I will take you around the ancient city, I am familiar with this place."

It’s also good to have an acquaintance take you around the ancient city. Xiruo introduced me to the foreigner’s street, Duanwang’s Mansion, and Wuhua Building in the ancient city of Dali. Every place was introduced in detail, just like the backyard of her home. I’m very curious Yes, casually asked Xi Ruo who was walking beside me, "Do you often come to Dali?"

Xiruo smiled and said: "I have been a tour guide since I was 19 years old. I have been working as a tour guide for five years. I left this industry in February this year and opened a tea shop in Pu'er, specializing in Pu'er tea. After my sister Xiyan's accident, my uncle went to Shuang Lang rented an inn, and I came up here to help him manage the inn. Originally, my uncle was not short of money, and the main purpose of opening an inn was to make fun. He is too lonely by himself, and now I am staying here with him .”

Hearing what Xi Ruo said, I felt a little better, the reality is cruel!I asked, "Uncle is only in his early 50s and has a long way to go. Has he considered finding another wife?"

Xi Ruo curled her lips and shook her head, and said: "Uncle and aunt have a very good relationship, and it is estimated that he will not be able to get out of this shadow in a short time. In fact, Qiu Han, I have known you for a long time. I heard about you when you were dating your younger sister. Your name, later...why did you break up?"

I took out a cigarette from my pocket and put it in my mouth, and told Xi Ruo the whole story of my breakup with Xi Yan, without exaggerating or shirking my responsibility. In the end, I couldn't help sighing and said: " Both Yanyan and I have extreme personalities, Yanyan's stubbornness, my aloofness, as long as one of us has a weaker personality, so many things will not happen."

After hearing this, Xiruo comforted me and said, "Don't blame yourself, everything is fate. I believe in Buddha and cause and effect. Do you believe it?"

"Believe." I said to Xiruo, "Sometimes I would rather believe that fate is destined by heaven."

That night, Xi Ruo accompanied me around several streets in the ancient city of Dali, and we talked about a lot of topics. Xi Ruo gave me a completely different feeling from Xi Yan, and her personality was different. Xi Yan was stubborn and strong, while Xi Ruo Ruo gives people a very virtuous feeling!
Back at the inn, Xi Ruo opened a room next to me, and couldn't sleep at night, so I sent Zhuo Lan a WeChat message, asking how her uncle's illness was going.

Zhu Lan recovered, I said that I was not optimistic, the cancer cells continued to spread.

I sent a few more messages to comfort her, but she didn't reply to me again.

The next day, Xiruo took me back to Shuanglang. The ancient city of Dali is more than 40 kilometers away from Shuanglang, but the scenery is completely different. Shuanglang is a small town built along the Erhai Lake. It is very beautiful!The inn rented by Xiyan’s father is right by the Erhai Lake. It is a small three-story building with a small courtyard. There are terraces on the second and third floors. The inn has been renovated, and there is a tear-jerking name on the door: Old Time

Xi Ruo said that the name "Old Time" was chosen by Xi Yan's father himself. "Old Time" has 12 rooms in total, but only 8 rooms are open to the public every day, and the remaining four rooms are reserved by Xi Yan's father for entertainment. Come to Shuanglang to see his friends, specially prepared for these friends, because there are always friends who visit unexpectedly.

It is conceivable that Xiyan's father used to be the leader of the company. Although Taishan Beidou in the advertising industry is down and out, his friends are still there, and there must be many people who often visit him.

The eight guest rooms that are rented out are full almost every day. When the cheapest inn around is 100 yuan a room, "Old Time" only charges 50 yuan a room. Whether it is a weekend or a golden week, he does not plan to increase the price.

Xiruo's explanation was that Xiyan's father was too afraid of being alone, and with these guests around, he seemed to have an atmosphere.

The inn has a very large yard built with wooden floors, two-thirds of which are suspended over the Erhai Lake. Standing in the yard feels more like standing on the deck of a wooden boat.

It took me a morning to familiarize myself with the entire inn. After lunch, Xi Yan’s father made tea and sat under the sun umbrella in the yard, blowing the wind from the Erhai Lake, and asked, “How is your work recently? Is it developing well?"

"Very good." I squeezed out a smile and said, "Everything is developing according to plan, but I'm a little too tired recently, I want to go out and relax."

Xi Yan's father said with a smile: "Then stay in Dali for a few more days. You can see that the environment here is good, the living environment is comfortable, and there is tranquility in the noise! ​​Every day, I lie on the rattan chair and look at the Erhai Lake. Tea, when you are tired, just lie down on the rattan chair and take a nap, and enjoy the afternoon time in Dali."

In fact, I did exactly as I did. After drinking a few cups of tea, Xiyan’s father was still able to chat with me for a while, and he fell asleep after a while. Maybe he was infected, and I fell asleep too before I knew it. I woke up, and it was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I woke up. I was covered with a thin blanket. I don't know if it was the waiter of the inn who helped me or Xi Yan's father. Anyway, I am very grateful.

I got up close to the guardrail and stretched my waist. I heard someone calling me on the balcony on the second floor. I turned around and saw Xiyan’s father waving to me again. Sitting with him on the balcony on the second floor was a middle-aged couple. Approximately in his 40s.

I climbed up from the yard to the terrace on the second floor. The scenery here is still so beautiful, but the distance from the Erhai Lake is higher, and the career is more open.Xi Yan convinced me to introduce this couple, who run a travel agency in Yunnan to do tourism.After introducing each other, we started chatting. Since the other party is engaged in tourism, our topic can't be separated from the reason. We talked about Feiyu Travel Company.I insinuated about the current situation of Feiyu Travel Company in the lobby.

The man shook his head and said, "Feiyu Travel Company has built two luxury hotels in two ancient towns with immature tourist atmosphere. It is said that the loan from the bank is several hundred million, because the tour guide drove the tourists out of the car even though it cost a lot of money. Press down, but the rapid spread of the Internet has still caused a great impact on Feiyu Travel Company, they are now planning to give up the tourism industry, and their stores in Pu'er and Tengchong have been closed."

"So serious?" I looked at the man and asked, "Is there no room for relaxation?"

"How can it be eased?" The man said with a smile: "The two hotels have invested hundreds of millions, and the bank's loan has not yet been repaid, and the interest is getting higher and higher. Now we are gradually closing down various stores. Isn't this just to reduce expenses. If There is still room for maneuver, that is, with the support of the provincial government, vigorously develop the two ancient towns of 'Heijing' and 'Shaxi', and hype 'Heijing' and 'Shaxi' into tourist attractions like Dali and Lijiang, Then his worth will skyrocket overnight. But this is not something that ordinary people can decide at all."

The woman next to her said: "Dali and Lijiang have only become famous for many years. As latecomers, it is difficult for 'Heijing' and 'Shaxi' to surpass Dali and Lijiang. Besides! They are also based on 'ancient towns'. Tourism selling point. Now Lijiang has "Shuhe Ancient Town" and imitated it to create a "Dayan Ancient Town", which is relatively concentrated in development. As for the provincial government to develop "Shaxi" and "Heijing", I don't know if it is ten Years or decades later!"

"So..." I hesitated for a while, quickly organized my words in my mind, and asked tactfully, "Is it difficult for Feiyu Travel Company to turn around?"

The man said affirmatively: "Difficult! Very difficult! As far as I know, they bought two pieces of land to build a hotel, and they invested at least [-] million yuan. Such a big shortfall of funds, where can he get the money to plug it?"

Xiyan's father said calmly: "Xu Feiyu is not as miserable as you said, and he has not reached the end of the mountain. He still has a Chenxi advertising company in his hand. The advertising company is developing very well. If he takes the shares of Chenxi Advertising As collateral, private lending can still relieve the shortfall of hundreds of millions of dollars.”

"What's the use?" The man argued: "The key is that Feiyu Travel Company has taken a wrong step, and the development in the final stage is very unfavorable. Even if he used an advertising company to save the travel company, the income generated by his travel company is limited. , not as much as advertising companies earn. Smart people will judge whether to choose sesame or watermelon."

The woman went on to say: "Any travel company is a company similar to an 'empty shell', especially a travel agency that promotes group tours online and then introduces tourists to local tourist attractions. Apart from investing in advertising and personnel, the company hardly needs any other investment. Xu Feiyu is eager for quick success and has to develop a tourist attraction by himself as a hotel. At best, it is two hotels, and at worst, it is two buildings that burn money. It’s a hotel, so there must be a group of cleaners responsible for cleaning, right? The corresponding security guards, lobby managers, reception staff, hotel drivers... all of these need to be paid for, but there are few tourists in those two ancient towns. He loses money every day of his business, so Xu Feiyu must give up the travel company, but how to pay back the four memories owed to the bank, I am really worried for him."

The man smiled and said, "Why are you so anxious about other people's affairs..."

Listening to their discussion, I have a deeper understanding of Xu Feiyu's current situation. It is not an exaggeration to describe it as "difficult". Ji Qiu also said that he transferred all the funds to the advertising company. It seems that he I really don't want this travel company anymore, I owe four memories to the bank, and the interest is increasing every day, how long can Xu Feiyu last?If he can't stand it anymore, will he plot against Zhuo Lan?
Just thinking about it makes me a little sick!The next morning, I said goodbye to Xiyan's father and drove to Shaxi Ancient Town. I wanted to see how big Xu Feiyu's hotel was in Shaxi Ancient Town?
(End of this chapter)