Chapter 85 Fans are crying
At noon, Chi Yizheng invited people from the Tourism Bureau to have lunch at the Dwarf Restaurant.
Dinner time is, of course, the busiest time for the Gnome Restaurant. At this time, there are almost no empty tables on the first and second floors. On weekends, the third floor is also packed, forcing latecomers to wait outside with numbered tags. Since the restaurant is closest to the Purple Lake, some of the queuing guests wander around the lake, while others visit the Gnome viewing area to observe the Gnome cooking.
Today is not the weekend, so there are still many empty tables on the third floor.
As Director Zhou walked up to the third floor, his bright eyes swept over the tourists who were dining there. Some were concentrating on their meals, some were taking photos while eating, and some were taking photos with the fluffy elves... Everyone had a relaxed and happy expression on their face.
In order to entertain the people from the Tourism Bureau, Chi Yizheng specially asked the dwarves to reserve three tables with the best views on the third floor today. The people from the Tourism Bureau and several park employees who participated in the reception could just sit down.
The dwarves also thoughtfully prepared a double table for the director, which was reserved for conversations between the director and Director Zhou.
Their seats were all by the floor-to-ceiling windows, offering a glimpse of the purple lake. Soon, the dwarfs' prepared meal arrived. Adhering to traditional Chinese dining styles, each table included four dishes, two soups, and fruit and a sweet dessert. It wasn't lavish, but it certainly wasn't perfunctory.
The hot meals were served, and they were delicious and attractive. The atmosphere immediately became better than before. The people from the Tourism Bureau had obviously heard of the reputation of the Dwarf Restaurant a long time ago. They picked up their chopsticks without saying a word, and ate with rosy faces, praising the food endlessly.
There was no wine on the table, but drinks made by the dwarfs themselves, which tasted very mellow and sweet. While Xiao Song was pouring drinks for them, he listened to these people praising the dwarf elves' food. He looked enthusiastic and lively, but he was rolling his eyes in his heart. Just because of this, he had deducted one point from our dwarf restaurant before!
Xiao Song was upset about this, but there was nothing he could do. The Tourism Bureau was the park's superior authority, and if the park wanted to continue operating, they couldn't ruin their relationship with the Tourism Bureau, otherwise they would have no chance of doing business properly in the future. Thinking this way, Xiao Song's face became more enthusiastic, but he would occasionally glance at the park director and Director Zhou to see what was going on.
Meng Xiaodai's words still had an impact on him. After all, Meng Xiaodai had more experience at the park than he did, and had worked with the director longer than he had. He felt that Meng Xiaodai's nonsense was unreasonable, so at this moment he was very worried that the director and Director Zhou would have a disagreement. However, after looking over a few times, he saw that the director and Director Zhou were still chatting and laughing, and they were very harmonious.
It seems that I was overthinking it. Xiao Song breathed a sigh of relief.
The atmosphere between Chi Yizheng and Director Zhou was indeed good. After all, the dwarf elves' food was delicious and nutritious, and the environment of the park made people feel relaxed and happy. In such an atmosphere, it was difficult to create conflicts.
After eating half full, Chi Yizhen brought up the previous topic again, "Director Zhou, I heard that monsters are rampant abroad. As a community with the shared destiny of mankind on Earth, shouldn't we also do something to help?"
Director Zhou seemed not to hear him. He continued to eat with his chopsticks and praised, "This bamboo shoot is fried just right. Director Chi, you should try it too."
That's what she said, but Chi Yizheng noticed that she was eating twice as fast as before, and she was obviously in a hurry to finish her meal and leave.
Chi Yizhen simply put down his chopsticks and said bluntly: "Director Zhou, stop pretending. I saw it the moment you came here. You are a transcendent. Your level should be level 3!"
Director Zhou was in high spirits, but he looked away. "Director Chi, you're right. When running a theme park, we must put tourists first. Although Fantasy Park is only rated provincial level now, it already has the potential to become a national-level scenic spot. In time, it will surely become a place that attracts worldwide attention."
Chi Yizhen: ...
Director Zhou was still diligently picking vegetables. Chi Yizhen smiled slightly and suddenly said, "Director Zhou, if I want to hand over the paradise to the country..."
With a snap, Director Zhou's chopsticks fell, and her expression was blank for a moment, but soon she looked apologetic, "Oh, I'm so sorry, luckily the chopsticks in the restaurant are sturdy. I went to a restaurant before, and they prepared ceramic chopsticks for the sake of appearance, and they broke them accidentally..." She looked very interested and told the whole story. At the end, she also praised Fantasy Park for doing a good job in all aspects. The low score this time was because they did not understand the scoring criteria clearly, and they would definitely get a high score next time.
Seeing that Director Zhou was going to play dumb, Chi Yizheng knew that this matter was probably not something she could decide, so she sat up straight and changed her words, saying, "Director Zhou, it's like this. After MT Group sent someone to 'visit' our park, I decided to expand our overseas business. For example, we could cooperate with large overseas organizations like MT Group to sell some of the park's holographic equipment overseas to increase the popularity of Fantasy Park. So..."
Before he could finish, Director Zhou slammed the table and said proudly, "Great! This will contribute to increasing the country's foreign exchange reserves and enhance the reputation of our Zhongzhou nation in the overseas market. Director Chi, you should have mentioned this earlier. We absolutely support it."
Chi Yizheng felt that it was hard to put it into words, and wondered if your Tourism Bureau has such great power?
However, although he didn't know how many twists and turns there were in this matter, and he didn't know why the upper echelons were pretending to be ignorant about the Fantasy Park, it did not prevent him from seeing from Director Zhou's attitude that the upper echelons of the country were permissive and...indulgent towards the Fantasy Park.
If that's the case, then everything is easy to explain.
He smiled and said, "I just happened to have a batch of holographic equipment prepared. It would be great if you could give us your full support. After all, we are going to sell it overseas, and I really don't feel at ease without the protection and transportation of the state machinery."
Director Zhou's smile grew even warmer. "Director Chi, there's no need to be so reserved. This is an era of globalization, and no one can operate in isolation. Holographic equipment is such a valuable item, so we will strictly control both its sales and transportation."
Chi Yizhen: "That's good. While the popularity is high now, I hope to get this done as soon as possible. At most one or two days, the park's online sales channel will be open. By then..."
Director Zhou vowed, "Don't worry, Director Chi. With the strength of our Zhongzhou nation, there won't be any problems with overseas distribution channels."
It was only at this point in the dinner that both the host and the guests were truly enjoying themselves.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, Chi Yizheng sent Director Zhou to the entrance of the theme park. After the two sides said goodbye to each other, Director Zhou got into the car driven by the driver. Then, in less than two seconds, the car whooshed out at such a fast speed that it almost sprayed Chi Yizheng with exhaust fumes.
Xiao Song, who was standing next to him, was too slow to dodge. He covered his nose and frowned, "Headmaster, why are they so anxious?"
Chi Yizhen sighed, "Maybe it's because I, as the headmaster, am not popular with everyone!"
Xiao Song:? ?
***
Meng Xiaodai was not among the people participating in the reception. At six o'clock in the afternoon, she packed up her things, said goodbye to her colleagues, and left work as usual. As soon as she walked out of the Fantasy Park, her cell phone rang.
The moment she saw the phone number, Meng Xiaodai's expression became serious.
After the call was connected, a kind middle-aged man's voice sounded on the other end of the line, "Xiao Meng, does Director Chi have any complaints about the people from the Tourism Bureau today?"
Meng Xiaodai shook her head. "No, he also said the people at the Tourism Bureau were very friendly and easygoing, though a little too easygoing. The selection process was also very fast, which scared the other employees... That's all. Later, he said that a fast pace was also a good thing, as it would help the park develop faster... Yeah, okay."
After hanging up the phone, Meng Xiaodai breathed a sigh of relief. She got on the bus and stared at the scenery that was receding along the way.
When Meng Xiaodai was still that cute little up girl, she was really innocent. Until one weekend after she was hired by the park to do publicity and operation, she went to the international airport to pick someone up. In the bathroom, she witnessed a person being parasitized by a monster and then completely transformed into a monster. After that, Meng Xiaodai was taken away by the police as an eyewitness and became a member of the special operations department. That was before the snake-throwing incident.
Although she didn't know much, she had a vague idea. She thought the Special Operations Department had asked her to stay in Fantasyland so she could spy on it and act as an insider, and she was trembling with fear for several days. But later she found out that they had asked her to stay not because they had any expectations of her, but because the park had already recruited her. That was all.
Life seemed to be the same as before, the only difference was that Meng Xiaodai received two salaries and occasionally had to answer some mundane questions, like the one just now.
As for the more confidential content, Meng Xiaodai didn't dare to pry into it, and the special operations department didn't ask for it. She seemed to be just an ordinary employee, busy with work every day, and occasionally helping colleagues entertain tourists. The only change was that she had to go monster hunting every day.
"I feel like the director has already noticed me... Never mind. I'm just a nobody. I just need to do my job well. But the world seems to be moving faster and faster." Meng Xiaodai counted the balance on her phone and muttered to herself, "While the housing prices in Jinan are still relatively cheap, I should quickly mobilize my parents and relatives to buy a few more houses here. I might become rich in the second half of my life."
***
The next morning, the promotional account of Fantasy Park announced the good news that the park was selected as a provincial-level scenic spot and that it would soon open an online sales channel for holographic equipment.
As soon as the news was released, before netizens had time to react, major official media accounts of the country reposted the congratulations one after another. The scene was like National Day. Seeing this, celebrities in the entertainment industry followed suit. Marketing accounts that make a living by chasing hot topics were even more busy liking, reposting and commenting, for fear that they would be robbed of the front row if they were a step late. The popularity soared like a rocket and soon became the number one hot search.
At this point, the online tourists reacted a little bit, and then their eyes were filled with tears. It was not easy. The efforts of our gardeners were finally seen by our motherland.
Motherland: ...
Fantasy Park’s fans have been celebrating the park’s selection as a provincial-level scenic spot. Some have even joked that being a fan of Fantasy Park is better than being a fan of it. Look at how quickly the park has advanced in its career. In less than three months, it has received national recognition and expanded overseas. Which fan wouldn’t be delighted and proud to see this?
Hello? Did you see the top trending search today? Fantasy Paradise, I've been eyeing that one for ages! It's really taken off!
The happiest people were the cloud tourists who were far away. As soon as they learned that the online sales channel had been opened, they rushed to the website. After typing frantically on the keyboard, the moment the page finally refreshed, they were dumbfounded. What was written on it?
Only sold to overseas regions, this service is not available in China...
Woo wa wa, the child is crying!
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