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Lin Feng stayed at Zhou Mei's place for two more days.

After saying she wanted a child that night, Zhou Mei became a completely different person.

In the past, although she was proactive in bed, she still maintained a certain degree of reserve and restraint. Now, however, it's as if a switch has been flipped, and she has become exceptionally clingy.

Every day she would cook him different kinds of nourishing Yunnan dishes, and at night after the lights were turned off, she would snuggle into his arms and say that she was ovulating and the opportunity couldn't be wasted.

Lin Feng's energy, which he had finally managed to recover from over the river and sea, was completely drained by her in the past two days.

On the morning of his departure, Zhou Mei saw him to the door, straightened his shirt collar, and paused her fingers on his collarbone. "I'll keep wearing this ring. You have to come see me at least once a month; we can't lose touch. By the time you come next time, you might be a father! After the baby is born, I'll make him call you 'Dad,' and you can't go back on your word."

"I won't renege on my debt. Take good care of yourself in Yunnan, and call me anytime if anything happens."

Zhou Mei tiptoed and kissed him on the corner of his mouth, then pushed him away and turned back into the house.

She didn't dare stand at the door to see him off, afraid she would burst into tears. Leaning against the door, she listened to the sound of the suitcase wheels fading into the distance, then looked down at the platinum ring on her ring finger, and a slow smile curved her lips.

After returning to Hohai, Lin Feng first visited the Longxi Cave Scenic Area. After nearly half a month of pre-event promotion, the Longxi Cave Scenic Area has gained popularity in both Qingyuan and Hohai.

Chao Yuan's marketing department released several promotional videos on short video platforms. The light show inside the cave and the aerial footage of the rafting river were widely shared, and the pre-sale tickets for the first week were sold out long ago.

On the opening day, the parking lot at the entrance of the scenic area was full of self-driving vehicles from Qingyuan, Hehai and even the provincial capital, and long queues formed in front of the ticket gates at the entrance.

The mayor of Qingyuan City personally led a group of leaders from the Tourism Bureau to attend the opening ceremony, and Chao Yuan's father, Chao Dawei, as one of the main promoters of the project, also attended.

The mayor smiled broadly as he cut the ribbon, saying that Longxi Cave is the most promising cultural tourism project in Qingyuan City in recent years, and he hopes it will become a new calling card for Qingyuan.

However, the popularity far exceeded the three people's expectations. In the first few days after opening, the number of tourists every day broke records, and long queues formed at the cave entrance, the rafting dock, and the starting point of the jungle trek.

The food street was packed with people, and the several specialty food stalls were busy from morning till night, with the QR codes in front of the cash registers almost smoking from being scanned so many times.

As popular as it is, problems have also arisen.

The most prominent issue is overcrowding. The scenic area's current maximum visitor capacity is based on assessments, but the actual number of visitors during peak hours in recent days has repeatedly exceeded the limit.

The cave's walkway was originally designed for one-way traffic, but due to the large number of people, some tourists lingered too long in the narrow stalactite corridors to take photos, causing the flow of people behind to be blocked at the cave entrance, and the safety staff's voices became hoarse from shouting.

The situation was even worse at the rafting dock. The turnover rate of the rubber rafts could not keep up with the increase in tourists, and the waiting time had increased from one hour to nearly three hours. Some tourists got impatient and started arguing with the staff, saying that they had spent so much money to go rafting, not to wait in line.

Over at the food street, several popular stalls were packed with people, with long queues. Several arguments broke out because someone cut in line, and security personnel were running back and forth to maintain order, working up a sweat.

Lin Feng stood on the viewing platform at the entrance of the scenic area, looking down at the bustling crowd below, and roughly calculated the costs in his mind.

A single all-inclusive ticket costs 168 yuan and includes three core attractions: cave exploration, rafting, and jungle trekking. It offers great value for money.

With tens of thousands of visitors every day, ticket revenue alone amounts to several million yuan daily. Add to that the stall rentals in the food street and the profits from self-operated catering, and this scenic spot is practically a money-printing machine.

However, if crowd management fails to keep up, the visitor experience declines, and reputation collapses, even the best projects won't last long.

After the tourists gradually left in the evening, the three of them held a meeting in the temporary office of the scenic area management center. Chao Yuan projected the operational data that the marketing department had just compiled onto the screen, his brows furrowed deeply.

"There are too many people. We temporarily limited the flow of people twice today, but we still couldn't stop the crowds from pushing in. One tourist almost fell in the cave after being bumped by someone behind him, but luckily the safety officer reacted quickly. There were a lot more tourist complaints than yesterday, mainly focusing on the issues of long queues and overcrowding inside the cave. In addition, the hygiene at the food street was also a bit lacking during the lunch rush. The trash cans were full and we couldn't change them in time, and there was a lot of soup spilled on the ground. The cleaners were simply too busy."

"The root cause of the long queues is the inefficiency of offline ticket sales and checks. Currently, most tourists still buy tickets on-site, and with only a few ticket windows, queuing for tickets can take up to half an hour during peak periods. My suggestion is to immediately launch an online reservation ticketing system, allowing tourists to make reservations online a day in advance for specific time slots. Upon arrival, they can simply scan a QR code to enter the park, which will significantly shorten queuing time at the ticket office. At the same time, we need to set a hard daily reservation limit. Once the number of reservations reaches the park's maximum capacity, ticket sales will stop, and we will absolutely not allow more tourists to enter. I have already had this data calculated: the maximum number of visitors the cave's internal walkways can handle, the turnover rate of the rubber boats on the rafting river, and the parking lot's capacity—these combined constitute the limit, which must not be exceeded."

"We already have the framework for the online reservation system. We've previously developed smart tourism systems for several scenic spots in Qingyuan. Once we import the parameters for Longxi Cave, it should be online quickly. I've asked the technical team to start working on this tonight and try to open the online pre-sale channel as soon as possible. In addition, the flow of people also needs to be redesigned. The narrowest sections of the corridor inside the cave shouldn't be left unattended. We can set up a few fixed photo spots with staff to maintain order, and people can leave after taking their photos. For the rafting, we'll increase the frequency of the rubber boats and shorten the interval between each boat during peak hours. We'll also add more safety personnel to the dock to maintain order in the queues. We'll add a few sets of portable trash cans to the food street and arrange for dedicated personnel to patrol and clean them during peak hours."

He Qianwen added, "There is also a clear shortage of manpower. The existing security and cleaning teams alone cannot handle such a large flow of visitors. I suggest that, on the one hand, we recruit a group of temporary workers from Qingyuan to be specifically responsible for crowd control and sanitation during peak periods; on the other hand, we coordinate with the Qingyuan Tourism Bureau to see if we can add a temporary parking lot outside the scenic area and use free shuttle buses to take tourists to the entrance of the scenic area. This would not only alleviate the pressure on the parking lot, but also set up another diversion gate at the shuttle bus point."

Chao Yuan wrote all of these down and immediately sent messages to the technical team and the human resources department, instructing them to start coordinating and recruiting overnight.

Then he looked up and asked Lin Feng whether the name and entry point of the online reservation system should be integrated with the scenic area's existing official WeChat account and mini-program.

"We've streamlined everything. We'll use the official WeChat account of Longxi Cave Scenic Area as the unified entry point, where reservations, ticket purchases, and ticket verification can all be completed. Additionally, we'll add a real-time visitor flow heatmap to the mini-program, allowing visitors to see the current queue length and estimated waiting time for each attraction. With increased transparency, visitors will be more informed, naturally reducing complaints. Furthermore, after the online reservation system goes live, we'll send a text message to every visitor who successfully made a reservation, reminding them to travel during off-peak hours. We'll also coordinate with the traffic police to deploy additional officers on the main roads surrounding the scenic area during peak hours to prevent congestion."

He Qianwen was scribbling rapidly in her notebook when she asked without looking up, "Should we launch the VIP membership system ahead of schedule? Several tourists have been asking about annual passes and fast lanes these past few days. If we could release a limited number of VIP annual passes with skip-the-line benefits, it would not only alleviate the queuing pressure on ordinary tourists but also lock in a group of high-net-worth clients in advance."

"Sure. We'll launch a limited batch as a trial, priced a bit higher, and clearly state the benefits—skip the line, exclusive parking, VIP lounge. We need to control the quantity to prevent too many VIPs from crowding out the experience for regular tourists. Once the resort hotel opens, VIP members can directly upgrade to hotel members, and the two products will be linked."

Chao Yuan put down his pen, leaned back in his chair, and let out a long sigh. Before the scenic area opened, they were worried about insufficient publicity and too few tourists, but now they were worried about too many people.

He Qianwen rubbed her temples and said she would rather worry about having too many people than about having no one come. A large number of people means that the project itself is fine, and the rest is just a matter of operational optimization.

"This money-making machine has already started turning. Next up is the school district housing project, which we aim to complete within two years. Then the three of us will sit down at this table again and have a better bottle of wine."