Chapter 92: Chapter 92 We're Going to Get Rich!
Mayor Bai sighed, "I\'ve truly had an enlightening experience today. It\'s my first time realizing there\'s so much to a zoo. You\'ve done a great job! I want to thank you on behalf of the citizens of Linhai City for providing such an excellent cultural and educational place. Zoo Director Fang is also young and talented, truly outstanding. Having someone like you is Linhai\'s fortune!"
The key point is that you\'ve managed to do so well without much help from the city! And the ticket prices are still so cheap!
Before entering, I heard Fang Ye say he plans to raise the ticket price to 30, and I didn\'t have much of a reaction. But after a complete tour, I suddenly feel that charging only 30 for such a well-built zoo is practically charity! Can you even recoup the construction costs?
Looking at those completed exhibitions, the investment must have been at least tens of millions!
Then looking at this old office building, it must be decades old, preferring to provide the animals with comfortable expositions and being incredibly frugal about your own office environment.
During the visit, it was clear to see Fang Ye\'s love for animals, and the animals seem to love him too, didn\'t you see the tigers coming over to high-five him? Not just love, but also professionalism, he knows his stuff on various topics.
Now, in everyone\'s eyes, Fang Ye has established himself as someone with dreams, aspirations, a strong work ethic, and a passion for research!
The favorability is up, up.
Fang Ye earnestly said, "Mayor, you flatter me! I also want to thank the city for its support all this time."
It was only with the city\'s subsidies that the zoo managed to hang on until he took over, otherwise, it would have closed down long ago.
"Zoo Director Fang must have put a lot of effort into the animals, right?"
"Yes, to take good care of the animals, you first need to have a thorough understanding of their habits and living environments, so you have to read various books and research online..."
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After some casual conversation, they discussed the future development plans of the zoo! Fang Ye appropriately revealed his intention to apply for a loan and lease more land to expand the zoo\'s area.
"How much is \'a bit\'?"
"Not much, just a million square meters…"
Everyone looked at him strangely, you call this \'a bit\'?
"Haha, Zoo Director Fang has quite the vision! It\'s good for young people to be down-to-earth and a bit bold; the city will discuss it after we go back," replied Mayor Bai with encouragement.
Mayor Bai checked his watch and stood up, "I have another meeting this afternoon, so this will be the end of our tour today! I\'ll come visit again when I have the chance!"
Fang Ye quickly stood up, "Mayor Bai, please take your time leaving! Officials, please take care!"
Before leaving, Mayor Bai patted his shoulder and encouraged, "Young man, work hard and aim to make the zoo a city landmark of Linhai! Oh, Li, give him your number. This is my secretary; you can contact him if you need anything!"
Fang Ye was pleasantly surprised, "Thank you, Mayor, I will certainly live up to your expectations!"
After the mayor left, Fang Ye finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Actually facing so many leaders, he was still a bit stressed!
However, it seemed that the officials were quite satisfied with their visit, and Mayor Bai even had his secretary leave his phone number with him.
This shows the importance they place on the zoo!
"Ding! Task of hosting the mayor completed! The immersive exhibition areas and lively natural animals have surpassed the mayor\'s expectations with their astonishing charm!"
"Evaluation of completion: Outstanding!"
Fang Ye couldn\'t help but hold his breath and widen his eyes!
The last time, for the perfect evaluation of the cat-petting task, the reward was a White Tiger. He wondered what the reward would be this time?
"Award received, green leaf coin exchange coupon!"
Green leaf coin exchange coupon: Use to receive 100 thousand green leaf coins!
Usage condition: Zoo area must be larger than 100 thousand square meters (current 30 thousand out of 100 thousand).
Note: With greater ability comes greater responsibility!
100 thousand green leaf coins!
Fang Ye was momentarily stunned, then burst into uproarious laughter, "Exchange, exchange!"
Originally, the tropical rainforest aviary needed 470,000 green leaf coins, and he had been thinking that it might take a long while to accumulate enough through tasks to start construction. Now, with these 1,000,000 green leaf coins, not only could he begin building immediately, but he could even add a few more large-scale enclosures!
Or perhaps upgrade the infrastructure, like a new staff dormitory, office building, parking lot, shop, plaza, restaurant?
At the very least, the office building should be upgraded. Its current location was at the other end opposite the zoo entrance. It wasn\'t a problem originally, but if he wanted to continue expanding outward, the office building would become an obstacle in the middle.
It would be quite troublesome to have to plan new exhibits around the office building.
Moreover, the office building\'s functions were very mixed, with the nursery, veterinary office, and such all inside. If a new one were built, it should be divided up, with a dedicated animal hospital, so that injured or sick animals could receive proper treatment.
Build a small private villa just for himself? That wouldn\'t be bad at all; living inside the zoo would indeed be amazing!
Just as he was delighting in his thoughts, the system notified him, "Ding, conditions not met, unable to use!"
"Ah, there are usage conditions?"
Fang Ye slightly recovered from his excited state, feeling a bit embarrassed. He had been so dazzled by the sight of 1,000,000 green leaf coins that he had overlooked the rest of the text.
The usage condition was that the zoo\'s area had to be larger than 100,000 square meters?
But today he had already brought up the idea of expansion! The mayor had said he would go back and hold a meeting to look into it.
He had hoped to contract 1,000,000 square meters, but he had never actually expected the city to agree to it. Desiring such a large expansion with only a little development could lead to biting off more than one could chew!
It was unlikely they would agree to 1,000,000 square meters, but since they already had 30,000 square meters, getting another 70,000 square meters shouldn\'t be too much of an issue, should it?
He wasn\'t sure what decision the city would ultimately make.
In any case, with this green leaf coin exchange coupon, the tropical rainforest aviary seemed hopeful, no longer a distant dream.
Moreover, with the expansion of the exhibit areas and an ample supply of green leaf coins, they could introduce many new animals at once! They hadn\'t actively brought in any new animals before because the zoo couldn\'t provide a suitable environment for the time being, and he didn\'t want to subject the animals to poor conditions. Which specific animals to consider would come later.
Fang Ye\'s mood lifted greatly!
With such a pleasant mood, of course, he wanted to share it with the online audience.
After a hearty lunch and a rest, he called Lan Li and started live streaming.
With a beam, he waved at the camera and said, "Hey, bros, long time no see. Did you miss me?"
The followers received the live stream notification and quickly flooded into the room!
"Stretching my lazy bones, here I am!"
"The missing person has returned!"
"Xiaoqiao\'s number one fan is here! Fox Faction, charge with me!"
"Hold it, Big Cat Faction is here. Who dares to act rashly?"
"Director, after listening to your talk about the importance of sunbathing last time, I\'ve been soaking up the sun every day! I feel like my body is brimming with power!"
"Hey, daily sunbathing +1!"
"The warm sunshine is shining on me, but my heart remains cold..."
"Huh? You\'re thinking about Peach (Taozi) eating."
Sure enough, the silly followers were all talents. It didn\'t take long before the bullet comments livened up.
Fang Ye chuckled and said, "Eh, thanks everyone for caring about me. Every time I start streaming, I see so many people missing me."
"Pfft! Shameless."
"We miss the assistant missy, not you."
"Director, what have you been busy with lately?"