At a time when the dot-com bubble is bursting, China is a picture of prosperity.

On August 1, 2000, Wujiang Group announced its tourism development plan, which would invest at least US$50 billion in China's tourism industry.

Prior to this, Wujiang Group had already acquired various international travel websites such as Ctrip, Priceline, and TripAdvisor at low prices.

After more than five months, many internet companies have already given up.

Furthermore, the market is only more panicked because of the short selling by Wujiang Group during this internet winter.

Currently, they have no choice but to accept the acquisition by Wujiang Group.

Investors in internet companies are no longer willing to inject capital and are eager to cash out as soon as possible to recoup some of their losses.

Wujiang Group acquired more than a dozen global travel websites for less than $4 billion.

In China, Ctrip is the dominant travel website, while internationally, Priceline and TripAdvisor are the main travel websites.

It's worth mentioning that Wujiang Group has added a lot of its own promotional materials to overseas travel websites, preparing to vigorously promote the "China Tour" project and encourage foreigners to travel and spend money in China.

Currently, national income is not very high, and the high-spending group in the tourism industry is still mainly in Europe and America.

Wujiang Group's foray into the tourism industry was a perfect opportunity to lure them in.

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The news quickly caused a sensation in the country.

$50 billion, at the current exchange rate, is roughly 400 billion RMB.

It's terrifying how much money is being invested in the tourism industry!

The Chinese public was shocked by Zhao Ye's extravagant spending.

The whole nation was buzzing with discussion and excitement.

Many people can't help but dream of visiting the tourist attractions developed by Wujiang Group in the future.

At the same time, many cities in China have extended invitations to Wujiang Group, seeking cooperation.

Wujiang Group has money and online channels.

And they have tourist attractions.

Cooperation benefits both sides.

At this moment, Zhao Ye is studying the invitations sent by various cities and considering where to invest.

As Zhao Ye looked around, he recalled some of the more famous tourist attractions from his previous life.

Before long, he decided on the targets for his first batch of investments.

"Zhangjiajie is the first choice. Zhangjiajie is known for its magnificent peaks and secluded valleys, and is famous for its 'three thousand strange peaks and eight hundred beautiful waters.' It is magnificent and spectacular. The new movie 'Avatar' that Shanghai Animation Film Studio is preparing will be filmed in Zhangjiajie. When the movie is released, Zhangjiajie will definitely become a hit!"

"The second choice is Fenghuang Ancient Town. It's the hometown of Mr. Shen Congwen, and the ancient town became famous because of his novel 'Border Town.' In 'Chinese Paladin 3,' the Chang'an City that Mao Mao longed for was actually Fenghuang Ancient Town..."

"Then there are also Lijiang Ancient Town, Dali Ancient Town, Pingyao Ancient Town, Langzhong Ancient Town, Huizhou Ancient Town, Zhenyuan Ancient Town, Guangfu Ancient Town, Qingzhou Ancient Town, and Taierzhuang Ancient Town, which are all quite nice."

"Mount Tai is majestic, Mount Heng is beautiful, Mount Hua is precipitous, Mount Heng is wondrous, and Mount Song is mysterious. The Five Sacred Mountains definitely need to be developed."

"Then there's Sanya in Hainan, the Mogao Grottoes in Dunhuang, Jiuzhaigou in Sichuan, xzls, Shaolin Temple, Wudang Mountain, Hulunbuir in Inner Mongolia..."

Zhao Ye muttered to himself as he wrote his name on the paper.

In the end, Zhao Ye discovered that he had written fifty-two names.

"Secretary Liu, notify the senior executives of Wanjiang Real Estate to hold a meeting at 3 pm today!" Zhao Ye picked up the phone, dialed Liu Yinyin, and gave the order.

“Okay, Chairman Zhao.” Liu Yinyin replied and quickly went to contact the senior executives of Wanjiang Real Estate.

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3 p.m.

Inside the meeting room.

Zhao Ye looked around and said, "Hello everyone, Wujiang Group's tourism projects will be handed over to Wanjiang Real Estate Company for development. I have already identified the first batch of targets, a total of fifty-two. Please take a look and ask any questions you may have."

After Zhao Ye finished speaking, he gestured to Liu Yinyin to distribute the photocopies to everyone.

A few minutes later.

Almost everyone has finished watching.

Zhao Ye began to explain why he chose these tourist attractions.

Most people generally agree with what Zhao Ye said.

Of course, even if there are doubts, they may not be raised immediately, perhaps because they are unaware of the situation and plan to investigate further later.

Zhao Ye spoke eloquently throughout, and finally focused on introducing Sanya, Hainan.

At that time, Dubai had not yet developed, so Zhao Ye wondered if it was possible for Sanya to take its place.

One of the earliest developed areas in Sanya is Yalong Bay, which is about half an hour's drive from the city center. Development began in 1990.

Zhao Ye's preferred location, however, is east of Sanya, towards Bo'ao, where Haitang Bay boasts 21 kilometers of sandy beach—several times longer than Yalong Bay. Haitang Bay is currently largely undeveloped.

In the previous life, both Shanghai Jahwa and Li Ka-shing were optimistic about Haitang Bay, but after several rounds of negotiations, the SY municipal government decided to develop it itself.

"Haitang Bay boasts stunning scenery and an exceptionally tranquil atmosphere. Spanning 100 square kilometers, it remains untouched by the hustle and bustle of the city, unlike Yalong Bay!"

"I have decided to invest a huge sum of money to buy most of Haitang Bay for our tourism development!"

"President Xu, please take some time to personally go to Sanya and negotiate with the local government!"

After Zhao Ye finished speaking, he looked at Xu Shengzhe, the CEO of Wanjiang Real Estate.

Xu Shengzhe immediately nodded and replied, "Okay, Chairman Zhao, I will take a plane to Sanya as soon as I have arranged my work!"

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