The convenience store has a revenue summary. Li Yaolin took a quick look and found that the current revenue from drinks, mineral water, coconuts, etc. sold in the store is NT$1,200, and the vending machines outside the store have received more than NT$500. The
revenue from food such as oden and snacks is also NT$1,400, of which oden accounts for the majority. The revenue from swimming rings and toys totals more than NT$400, and the remaining revenue comes from the rental of parasols, fishing gear, and bait.
Li Yaolin suddenly realized that if this continues, it would not be difficult to achieve a turnover of one million in three months.
Fortunately, the task requires a turnover of one million, not a net profit of one million, because except for the high profit of bait, the prices of other products in the convenience store are not high, so the net profit is naturally less.
Since the opening, she has invested more than three million yuan in development and construction. The daily fixed expenses include two night shift cleaners with an hourly wage of 99.8 yuan, a mermaid with an hourly wage of 100 yuan, and the operating costs of two scenic spots, a protected area and a fishing ban area.
The convenience store has a cost to purchase goods. In addition, the fuel expenses of the ferry, the dock management fee and the passenger ship berthing fee add up to 3,000 yuan a day. There are also fuel costs for power generation, water fees, etc., and the daily expenses add up to 25,000 yuan.
This does not include the monthly employee wages.
In addition to the convenience store and tickets, the only source of income on the island is the project supported by Poseidon. Now the number of tourists is an average of 200 to 300 per day, and it can receive 20,000 to 30,000 yuan in development subsidies every day.
This money can only be used for development projects and cannot be used for daily operations, so strictly speaking, she is losing money every day. In addition to the initial investment costs, if she wants to fill this hole within three months, the daily turnover must be at least 50,000 yuan.
Li Yaolin compared the report given by the accountant with the system's revenue summary, and was suddenly stunned: This number is not right, did the accountant calculate it wrong?
Wait a minute, the accountant's report is not wrong, it's just that some income and expenditure are missing.
Yes, there is no income and expenditure of the ferry here. The ferry account is handled by Qianlai Travel, so it will naturally not appear on the Xingzhou Island report.
But the system's revenue has an extra income...
She suddenly had an idea and called the little mermaid: "Little fish, I invested in Qianlai Travel in the name of Poseidon Holiday Tourism Development Co., Ltd., and I am the actual controller. So, in theory, the income from the boat tickets should also be counted in the mission's turnover, right?"
The little mermaid said: "Yes, but in view of the fact that the island owner only has 51.67% of the shares, the turnover can only be calculated based on 51.67%!"
Li Yaolin finally understood the source of this income in the system's revenue summary.
"Even if only half is counted, there will be an extra 7,000 yuan in revenue every day!"
Ideally, the ticket revenue plus the convenience store revenue is 16,000 yuan, plus the boat tickets, there will be 23,000 yuan in revenue every day.
This made her a little excited.
However, the expenditure on the island is relatively fixed. Even if there are changes, it will only increase, not decrease, but the revenue is not certain.
The number of tourists who land on the island determines the turnover. At present, Xingzhou Island has gradually become famous in Yangshi and other places. Although it is not well-known, it is summer vacation, and there are many more student tourists who come here for its reputation.
But after the summer vacation, it is unlikely that the island will maintain an average of 300 to 400 tourists per day.
The island is different from the park. The park is in the city, and citizens can go there for a walk and dance square dance after dinner. The island is far away and the transportation is inconvenient. It also charges a fee. If there is no new project to attract, it will be difficult to generate more repeat visitors even if the white sand beach is beautiful.
When the potential tourists in Youshi are consumed, Xingzhou Island will no longer be fresh to tourists, and the number of tourists will inevitably drop sharply.
Li Yaolin remembered reading a paper that talked about the "life cycle of tourism products" and the "life cycle of tourist destinations", which described the cyclical changes of tourism products in tourist attractions with leisure, entertainment and other projects from the development and exploration to the decline stage.
In order to extend the life cycle of tourist destinations, tourism products must be updated and new tourism resources must be developed to attract tourists.
Fortunately, the little mermaid has applied for the permission to open a diving base for her from the official. After the magazine interview is over, she will go to Qionghai Province and Southeast Asian countries to learn from them.
The next morning, a middle-aged man with a shaved head, black-framed glasses, a blue shirt and jeans appeared at the Baoren Port Pier.
He was carrying a black backpack, followed by a man and a woman, both of whom looked very young. The man had a Sony SLR camera hanging on his chest and a shoulder bag slung across his body. The woman wore a sun hat, a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, a loose T-shirt and a pair of army green work shorts. She was carrying a backpack and pulling a small suitcase.
Seeing the tourists queuing up to buy tickets in front of her, the woman said, "There are quite a lot of people."
She found that many people were staring at her and thought she had done something out of the ordinary. At this time, the man secretly whispered to her, "Everyone is looking at your suitcase. It seems that no one here has a suitcase."
The woman said, "I don't want to either. You know what's in it."
There were her clothes, as well as three people's work laptops, magazine materials, etc. in it. It was too heavy to put them in the backpack, so she used the suitcase to pull it.
"Help me pull it." The woman said.
The man stood farther away: "I have to take pictures, where can I spare the time?"
The woman rolled her eyes.
The middle-aged man walked out of the ticket-buying line and gave each of them a ticket: "There's still some time before the boat leaves, let's go have breakfast first!"
The two had no objections, so they went to a noodle shop not far away and sat down to eat a portion of the local specialty, noodle soup.
The so-called "noodle soup" is actually a snack made by pouring soy sauce and chive oil on rice noodles and mixing them with minced garlic. Because the oil is boiled with chives, it is particularly fragrant and cheap. The amount of fifteen yuan can support three people, and they will still eat oil all over their mouths.
"Ahem, please take care of your image." The middle-aged man wiped his mouth and reminded the two young people.
The woman said, "You have to pack a few portions to take with you when you go back, otherwise you won't be able to eat such delicious noodles when you return to Yangshi. Teacher Shen, why haven't I heard you say that there are such delicious foods in Youshi before?"
The man asked the middle-aged man curiously, "Teacher Shen, are you from Youshi? Why don't you go home first?"
The middle-aged man smiled and said, "This is my personal matter. Focus on your work first!"
Although he didn't say anything harsh, everyone could hear his displeasure. Seeing the woman looking away and avoiding him, the man touched his nose awkwardly.
When it was time to board the ship, the man deliberately lagged behind the middle-aged man. He tugged at the woman's backpack and asked her in a low voice, "Hey, Assistant Xiao, did I ask something I shouldn't have asked just now?"
Assistant Xiao didn't want to pay attention to him. He hurriedly pulled the suitcase over and said, "I'll help you pull the suitcase, just tell me! When I get a permanent job, we'll continue to work together!"
Assistant Xiao said indifferently, "I'm not very clear, but I heard from my seniors that Teacher Shen used to work at the Oil Market Newspaper, and later came to our magazine as deputy editor-in-chief. You also know that our editorial department is in Yang City, but Teacher Shen's wife works in her hometown. Neither of them is willing to move to another place for the other, so they live apart for a long time."
The man understood that this separation might cause trouble.
It was also his fault that he was curious. He had just arrived and stepped on a landmine before he understood the situation of the editorial department.
After boarding the boat, the man returned the suitcase to Assistant Xiao and went around taking photos with his SLR camera, which made Assistant Xiao very angry.
…
Editor-in-Chief Shen and Li Yaolin agreed to interview at 1:30 pm, so their landing on the island did not attract Li Yaolin's attention.
There are too many tourists who come to take photos with "long guns and short cannons" like them, especially after knowing that there are green turtles and seabirds living in the nearby waters, many wildlife photography enthusiasts will squat around the best observation points and guard for most of the day.
After the development of Xingzhou Island, the most common seabirds were originally seagulls, and there were also occasional white-bellied sea eagles. However, with the completion of the planning of the [Wild Animal Ecological Protection Area], the species of seabirds here have gradually increased.
Not long ago, a photographer discovered the red-footed booby, a national second-level protected wild animal, on the island. The official media of the oil market reported the news, which attracted a group of photographers to come and take pictures. The staff on the island have become accustomed to it.
Editor-in-Chief Shen asked the accompanying man to take pictures of the group of photographers, and he went to chat with the photographers to learn more about Xingzhou Island.
With his friendly image and a pack of cigarettes, Editor-in-Chief Shen successfully struck up a conversation with several photographers.
When talking about their impressions of Xingzhou Island, several photographers introduced a person to them, saying, "Zhong Zhen from our photography association, he was the first one among us to come to Xingzhou Island to shoot, and the red-footed boobies that were photographed a while ago were his work."
Editor-in-Chief Shen was a little surprised because he knew him: "Zhong Zhen? Long time no see!"
"You are... Teacher Shen Xiong?!" Photographer Zhong Zhen was also very surprised.
He and Editor-in-Chief Shen met ten years ago, when he had just joined the TV station as an intern. Due to the nature of his work, he also had dealings with the newspaper where Editor-in-Chief Shen worked, so they exchanged contact information.
But after Editor-in-Chief Shen resigned from the newspaper, he went to Yangshi, and he had less contact with him. In the past two years, he had not even sent him holiday text messages. He did not expect to meet him again today.
"Are you still at the TV station?" Editor-in-Chief Shen asked.
Zhong Zhen smiled and said, "Yes! I'm taking a break today and came to observe seabirds."
Editor-in-Chief Shen naturally took out a cigarette and shared it with him: "I remember there were not so many seabirds living here before."
Zhong Zhen took the cigarette and was about to smoke it, but he thought of something and pinned the cigarette to his ear, and sighed with a lot of emotion: "Yes!"
If you want to talk about the places with the most birds and the best places to observe birds in the province, it is none other than the several major reserves and wetland parks in the province, such as the Nan'ao Migratory Bird Nature Reserve, which is known as the "Kingdom of Seabirds".
However, many birds in protected areas and wetland parks are water birds and migratory birds. In the southern region, there are often more opportunities to observe these bird flocks after October.
Red-footed boobies are resident birds that live in tropical oceans. They often do not migrate long distances, so once they find a suitable habitat, they will build nests and breed there.
July is still the breeding season for red-footed boobies. Zhong Zhen saw not just one red-footed boobie, but several. Therefore, he felt that there must be red-footed boobies building nests on the island, but there are few developed areas, so people have not been able to discover them for the time being.
Another reason why Xingzhou Island has become a new observation site for seabird photographers is that the seabirds here are not afraid of people. Whether they are hunting, flying or resting, they never avoid people, so it is easier to capture clear pictures.
Zhong Zhen said: "I heard that the government is preparing to build a reserve here. It is still under discussion, but I think it can be done. Look at the environment here. It is very suitable for wild marine animals to survive, isn't it? Even people from the Huizhou Sea Turtle National Nature Reserve came here to take care of green turtles and turtle eggs. It can be seen that everyone attaches great importance to it."
He never realized that when he introduced Xingzhou Island, a sense of identity and pride arose spontaneously, because he witnessed the improvement of the island environment and the change of seabird species from homogeneity to diversity.
It’s like chasing stars – paying attention to an artist when he/she is still unknown, and then witnessing his/her growth and fame. The feeling is self-evident.
I don't know if Editor-in-Chief Shen heard the pride in his tone. Editor-in-Chief Shen nodded slightly and said, "I discovered it when I just came here. In the area around Baoren Port Pier, you can smell an industrial smell mixed with dead fish and gasoline. But when the boat was halfway there, the smell faded. After approaching Xingzhou Island, the smell disappeared completely, which shows that the water quality here is very good and the environment is also good."
Zhong Zhen laughed and said, "You don't have to rely on speculation at all. Just take a look and you'll know. This place is more beautiful than you can imagine. But let me give you a little reminder. The seabirds here don't like the smell of smoke. After smoking, they won't come near you."
"No wonder you don't smoke!" Editor-in-Chief Shen put out his cigarette and stuffed two pieces of chewing gum into his mouth to get rid of the smell.
After all, he did not forget that he still had his job. After making an appointment with Zhong Zhen to have dinner another day, he went to work.
...
Li Yaolin, who was sitting in a convenience store, enjoying the breeze and reading a travel guide, did not wait for Editor-in-Chief Shen to come for an interview, but waited for Shen Sili.
Shen Sili poked her head towards the door of the convenience store and saw Li Yaolin. She immediately said excitedly: "Manager, you are here!"
Li Yaolin put down the guide and responded brightly: "It's the dormitory head!"
A middle-aged woman wearing sunglasses walked in from behind Shen Sili. She looked at Li Yaolin, then at Shen Sili, and asked: "Are you classmates?"
"Ah, no." Shen Sili waved her hand.
"Didn't she call you the head of the dormitory?"
Shen Sili was stunned for a moment and said, "Mom, she is..."
Li Yaolin couldn't help laughing and said, "Auntie, I am Sili's friend Li Yaolin. Everyone calls her the head of the dormitory, so I just followed her."
Shen Sili glanced at Li Yaolin and decided to keep the identity of the island owner a secret for her for the time being.
"Oh, is that so! Hello, I'm Sili's mother. I didn't expect that she has a friend working here. No wonder she insisted on coming here to play today!" Shen's mother said enthusiastically.
Li Yaolin heard this and looked at Shen Sili, but saw that the latter seemed to look away with a guilty conscience.
After a while, Shen Sili couldn't stand her mother dragging Li Yaolin to chat and interrupting other people's business, so she hurriedly said: "Mom, didn't you say you wanted to borrow hot water? Let's go out and play after filling it with water!"
Shen's mother finally remembered what she was here for. She took the thermos cup and asked Li Yaolin with a smile: "Xiao Li, do you have hot water here? Auntie, lend me some. I filled a cup when I came out, but I drank it all on the way..."
"Yes."
"Mom, I'll do it!" Shen Sili took the thermos cup and followed Li Yaolin familiarly.
Li Yaolin saw that Shen's mother didn't follow, so he lowered his voice and asked Shen Sili: "Why are you sneaking around today?"
Shen Sili asked in surprise: "Is it so obvious?"
Li Yaolin: "..."
Do you have any misunderstandings about your acting skills?
Shen Sili couldn't hold back her words, so she said, "Actually, my dad will be here today, so I deliberately tricked my mom to come here."
Li Yaolin, who had experienced family changes, understood immediately. The Shen family must have a lot of stories!
She didn't ask any more questions, Shen Sili was annoyed: "Manager, aren't you going to ask me something?"
"Ah? I'll listen to whatever you want to say!"
Shen Sili sighed: "Manager, how can there be such a Buddhist person like you?"
Li Yaolin picked up the hot water kettle and helped fill the thermos. Hearing this, she smiled and said, "There is a price to pay for asking secrets, but there is no price to pay for talking about your worries. I won't ask, you can talk if you want, and I'll listen."
Shen Sili said, "Actually, it's not a secret. My parents and my mom have been separated since they went to work in Yangshi. We used to be able to reunite on weekends, but after being separated for a long time, the conflicts are very serious. It's difficult to mediate. They had a quarrel about my work a while ago, and they haven't talked to each other since then. Today my dad is going to do an interview for Xingzhou Island, but he came here directly without going home, so I want to create a chance for them to resolve the issue."
Li Yaolin understood it instantly: "Editor-in-Chief Shen is your father? Could he have been recommended by you?"
Although Shen Sili had never publicized this in front of others, she couldn't help but raise her chin complacently when Li Yaolin said it.
Li Yaolin thanked her: "You've been a great help, thank you!"
"You're welcome, I'm just repaying you for taking me in that night."
Li Yaolin smiled and asked: "How can I help you later?"
Shen Sili hesitated, bit her lower lip, and said: "Forget it, I appreciate your kindness, but if they don't reconcile, it will be bad if you are implicated." Li
Yaolin nodded, it was fine, she didn't really want to interfere in other people's family affairs.
Several fishermen came to the convenience store to buy bait, Shen Sili was embarrassed to delay Li Yaolin's business here, so she took Shen's mother to the beach to play.
After lunch, Li Yaolin went to the reception hall to wait for Editor-in-Chief Shen at around 1:15 pm. It was not until 1:30 pm that Editor-in-Chief Shen and his party were late.
Editor-in-Chief Shen said embarrassedly, "I was dazzled by the scenery on the island and almost forgot the time. I'm so sorry!"
After meeting Shen Sili, Li Yaolin guessed that Editor-in-Chief Shen had probably landed on the island a long time ago. Now that she heard him say that, she was even more certain that he had visited all the places to visit on Xingzhou Island.
She smiled and said, "Editor-in-Chief Shen, what you said is right. I can't blame you no matter what!"
Editor-in-Chief Shen knew that she didn't care, so he smiled and let it go.
He handed over his business card and introduced himself solemnly: "Hello, Mr. Li! Nice to meet you. I am Shen Xiong, deputy editor-in-chief of "Departure: Our Journey" magazine."
After introducing himself, he introduced the young man and woman next to him respectively: "This is Gao Xingxing, the photographer of our magazine, and this is my assistant Xiao Wen."
Li Yaolin was embarrassed because she didn't have a business card.
She took the business card with both hands and said calmly, "Hello, Editor-in-Chief Shen, Photographer Gao, and Assistant Xiao, welcome to Xingzhou Island. I am Li Yaolin, the owner of Xingzhou Island. I have just taken over the development work and have not had time to make business cards. Sorry for the impoliteness."
Her words were a good entry point for the interview. Editor-in-Chief Shen immediately got into work mode: "As far as I know, Xingzhou Island was officially put into operation on July 1st, right?"
"Yes, the preliminary work has been carried out for some time, but it is still a bit rushed. Many facilities on the island have not been completed yet!"
Li Yaolin deliberately blurred the concept of "some time". As expected, Editor-in-Chief Shen did not ask her when she took over Xingzhou Island. He only asked her about the process of developing Xingzhou Island, the communication with the authorities and the nature reserve in Huizhou City, or whether there were any stories happening here.
Li Yaolin thought: "I don't know if there is a story on Xingzhou Island, but I think there will be a story in your place later."
She answered the editor-in-chief Shen's question quickly, so the latter did not notice that she was distracted just now.
The whole interview took less than half an hour. Li Yaolin had too many secrets that could not be told, and she was not the protagonist of this article. There was not much material to collect from her, so editor-in-chief Shen did not spend more time here.
Moreover, editor-in-chief Shen had already thought about how to edit this article.
Li Yaolin escorted the people out of the reception hall and asked, "Do you three want to leave the island or stay a little longer?"
Editor-in-Chief Shen said, "I haven't appreciated the beautiful scenery here enough! Besides, it's too late to catch a boat at this time."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw two familiar figures appearing not far away: his wife clearly saw him but stopped, and his daughter trotted towards him.
Li Yaolin glanced at Editor-in-Chief Shen, then at Shen Sili, and decided to give up the idea of listening to gossip and turned back to the office.
Well, if the door is open, this office is the VIP audience seat!
The author has something to say:
Island owner (raising his ears): Let me hear what gossip there is.
——I
am not an accountant, but I am a math thief. If there are any unreasonable aspects in the financial affairs involved here, as long as they are not too outrageous, ignore them if possible. If they cannot be ignored, point them out. If they can be changed, change them. o(╥﹏╥)o
Note: The paper on tourism products is called "Theoretical Research on the Life Cycle of Tourism Products" and the author is Zhang Yunsheng.
——This
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