The bankrupt zoo was saved entirely by the parrots' foul mouths.

A bustling pedestrian street in Zizhou City.

wow~~

It was around 5 or 6 pm, the busiest time of the day, when the shutter door of a fried chicken shop suddenly came down.

Then a middle-aged man with a big smile put the keys in his pocket, clapped his hands, and walked towards the exit of the pedestrian street.

"Hey! Old Zhang, it's just time to pick up customers, why are you closing?"

After walking a few steps, another man suddenly walked out of a milk tea shop, looking at the man named Lao Zhang with a big smile.

Upon hearing this, Old Zhang instinctively panicked.

Then, forcing a smile, she looked at the other person with an awkward expression:

"Um, well..."

"My wife went to her parents' house today, and there's no one to pick up the kids. I have to go pick them up, so I'm closing the shop early."

Old Zhang scratched his head, laughing awkwardly as he answered.

Upon hearing this, the man at the bubble tea shop shook his head regretfully.

"What a pity, this is the peak business time. If you close early, you'll lose at least a few hundred dollars."

Although he said that, the man's expression showed no regret.

Old Zhang smiled, nodded casually, and prepared to leave.

However, at that moment, another middle-aged woman suddenly came out.

Upon seeing Old Zhang, the owner of the fried chicken shop, the woman showed a surprised expression:

"Hey? Brother Zhang! Are you also going to the zoo's investment promotion conference?"

Old Zhang, who had been all smiles, froze upon hearing this.

Before he could react, the man in the bubble tea shop, as if he had discovered some top-secret information, suddenly turned incredibly sharp in the eyes:

"What kind of investment promotion conference?"

"Don't you know?" The woman turned to the man in the bubble tea shop and explained earnestly, "General Manager Chen of our city zoo is preparing to publicly solicit bids. Any business that meets the standards can move into the zoo."

"Then the business development conference will start at 6:30 tonight, and all categories of snacks and drinks are welcome to participate."

Amidst the bewildered expression of the bubble tea shop owner, the woman recounted everything she knew.

As the woman recounted these events, Old Zhang, the owner of the fried chicken shop, grew increasingly embarrassed, wishing he could disappear into the ground.

As for the milk tea shop owner, he slowly turned his head and looked at Lao Zhang with a strange expression, as if trying to see something from the guy's face.

He stood there stunned for a long time before finally pointing a finger at Old Zhang:

"Well, you rascal!"

"We're not even in the same category! How could you keep this from me? That's so unfair!"

"What? Afraid I'll compete with you?"

"Hahaha! Not at all, not at all." Hearing the neighbors' accusations, Old Zhang's laughter grew even more awkward. "I thought you knew, that's why I didn't tell you..."

Of course, the other party will definitely not believe this explanation unless they are out of their mind.

In fact, Lao Zhang really doesn't care whether the other party is in the same category as him or not.

The main problem is that there are only so many shops in the zoo, but there are countless merchants from Zizhou who want to set up shop there.

If one less competitor leaves, then there's one less competitor.

"Alright, alright, let's go together."

Whether or not you can get in depends on your own abilities.

The woman seemed to have read Old Zhang's mind; she looked left and right, her expression becoming quite interesting.

After saying that, she didn't hesitate any longer and went straight to the street to hail a taxi.

……

About an hour later.

Inside the lobby of a hotel in the city.

Dozens of tables were filled with all kinds of tea snacks and drinks.

Two or three hundred people gathered together, men and women, young and old, all of whom were local Zizhou merchants selling food, snacks and drinks.

Their sole purpose in coming here was to open a shop inside the Zizhou Zoo and make money!

"Everyone, it's a pleasure to meet you all here."

"I am Chen Feng, the director of Zizhou Zoo. I am a young man and I don't like to talk about empty words. I believe that you all don't like to listen to empty words either, so I will get straight to the point."

"Currently, our Zizhou Zoo has a total of 43 shops. Excluding the eight shops that our zoo uses to sell various souvenirs, there are a total of 35 shops that can be opened to the public."

"In my plan, these shops will include a variety of snacks and drinks such as milk tea, coffee, desserts, fried chicken and barbecue, fried skewers, and spicy hot pot."

"So if you divide it up, there are actually only three or four slots for each sub-category..."

"However, in my consideration, I will allocate a slightly larger number of slots for the beverage category."

"After all, not many tourists will choose to eat at the zoo when they are hungry, but there are definitely quite a few who will want to drink something and rest when they are thirsty or tired."

"I'll go into the specific quota limits later."

"First, let me tell you about the rules that you need to follow when you move into our zoo."

"First and foremost, the business rules of the merchants must be implemented in accordance with our zoo's standards. If they do not meet the requirements, their business licenses will be revoked."

"Secondly, you must disclose the sourcing channels for all the products and ingredients you use to our zoo, as we need to ensure the quality of the food."

After just two points, many business owners below already frowned.

Clearly, these requirements are very strict, even somewhat harsh.

Even so, not a single person chose to leave.

The reason is simple: people really saw the hope of making a lot of money in Zizhou Zoo!

The number of visitors to Zizhou Zoo is currently too large, averaging around 10,000 people per day, which is quite alarming.

"Third, we will adopt a revenue-sharing cooperation model. The shops in our zoo can be provided to everyone for free. Everyone only needs to do simple decoration and furnishing. We have already done the main work."

"However, we will take 20% of everyone's total revenue as franchise fees and management fees, etc..."

"fourth……"

"Beep beep beep..."

"Beep beep beep..."

Just as Chen Feng was standing on the hotel restaurant stage, eloquently explaining the rules, his pocket suddenly vibrated, and a cell phone rang.

Chen Feng frowned and subconsciously took out his phone to check it.

Upon seeing that it was an unfamiliar number from Yanshan City, Chen Feng hung up immediately.

Normally, he would answer, but now, it would seem a bit impolite for him to do so.

"Okay, where were we? The fourth one..."

"Beep beep beep..."

"Beep beep beep..."

Just as Chen Feng was about to continue speaking after hanging up the phone, it rang again.

This time, Chen Feng frowned even more deeply.

As the owner and director of the zoo, Chen Fengping often receives emergency phone calls.

It could be an emergency within the park, a matter of communication and cooperation with the Culture and Tourism Bureau, or even coordination with the police.

For this reason, Chen Feng takes every phone call very seriously, for fear of missing anything important.

This time, Chen Feng was no exception.

The other party called twice in a row. Even if it was a harassing call from a salesperson, he was prepared to answer and listen first.

"I'm so sorry everyone, I'm really sorry."

"Everyone, please have some snacks and tea first."

As he spoke, Chen Feng pointed to the phone in his hand, then walked off the stage with an apologetic expression.