After the meal, Li Chongming went to the tea room early to drink tea, and Ouyang Ming followed him to make tea. When Fang Yang went in, Ouyang Ming closed the door of the tea room, preventing others from entering, as if they had something important to discuss.
“Xiao Yang,” Li Chongming put down his teacup and stared into Fang Yang’s eyes, “I heard you have a landmark plan, quite large in scale. Tell me about it, and I’ll give you some advice.”
Fang Yang glanced at Ouyang Ming, organized his thoughts, and then said, "There is indeed such a thing, and the area it would occupy is quite large, more than a thousand acres of land. After consulting with them, it seems impossible, so it has been put on hold for the time being."
Li Chongming nodded. "A thousand acres of land, according to the current central government's planning for Shanghai, can only be approved for super landmark projects. Other projects will not be approved. What is your project?"
Fang Yang smiled and said, "We plan to build an office building and supporting staff dormitories. This is project one. The second is to build Yuewen Film and Television City. These two projects do not take up much land. The key is the third project. We plan to build the world's first themed children's amusement park and related hotels. This project will take up the largest area and will also take the most time and money."
Li Chongming was momentarily dumbfounded. "A themed children's playground? I've never heard of any place that needs such a large space for this kind of project. Tell me more!"
Fang Yang: "Mayor Li, have you heard of the drama 'Calabash' that is currently playing on our Yuewen Entertainment website?"
Li Chongming: "To be honest, I really don't have time to watch it?"
Ouyang Ming interjected, "It's an animated film that's extremely popular with kids right now. It broke viewership records for animated films since its release and is highly praised in China. My daughter throws a huge tantrum if she doesn't watch it for a day."
Li Chongming laughed and said, "That's great! We want to promote the innovative spirit of domestic animation and produce animations that children like. This is the only way to resist the negative impact of imported animations on domestic children. The Ministry of Culture even issued a special document on this matter at the last meeting. You did a good job. Report it at the end of the year. The city will report it to the Ministry of Culture as a typical example, and you will receive an award."
Fang Yang smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, Mayor Li. Our theme park for children is based on this idea. We will build a castle for every animated film we produce. We will build at least twenty castles within ten years. Once we achieve this scale, we can attract families with children from all over the country and even the world to come and play. After the brand effect is established, we can promote it to the whole country and even the world, forming a unique theme park culture."
Li Chongming nodded. "The idea is very novel. If it succeeds, Shanghai can become a world-class tourist city. This project can indeed become a landmark project in Shanghai. However, right now, you still have too few programs to support this project."
Fang Yang smiled and said, "Mayor Li is right. So we are currently acquiring a film production line. If successful, we will produce animated films. High-quality films can be more effectively promoted to the world. When children all over the world are familiar with our animated films, that will be the time for the project to start."
Li Chongming nodded. "In that case, we'll have to see how well it goes in the future. According to your estimate, once the project is successful, how much income can you expect in a year?"
Fang Yang lowered his head and thought about the revenue of Shanghai Disneyland in his previous life. He made a rough estimate: "If we calculate based on 10 million visitors a year, the direct revenue is at least 30 billion, and the indirect revenue is over 100 billion."
Li Chongming raised an eyebrow. "Such high returns?"
Fang Yang: "Ten million people, calculated based on three days and two nights after entering the park, the ticket price is nearly 1,200 yuan, the accommodation is 1,000 yuan, and the food is 600 yuan, which adds up to 30 billion yuan. In addition, the revenue from amusement parks, figurines, and souvenirs has not been calculated. Furthermore, after coming to Shanghai, the average budget is about a week, which will boost sales in other places. In general, an expenditure of 10,000 yuan is unavoidable. So I estimate that there will be 100 billion yuan in indirect revenue."
Li Chongming laughed and said, "The investment must be quite substantial, right?"
Fang Yang nodded: "At least 500 billion!"
Li Chongming: "Where did you get so much money?"
Fang Yang spread his hands: "So this is a long-term and massive project. It can only be done step by step. No one can start construction with a one-time investment, not even the world's richest man."
Li Chongming fell silent. The risks were too great. Although the project had a promising future, the construction period was too long. He was afraid that it would end up being a failed project, turning what was supposed to be a political achievement into a stain on his reputation. That would be a huge loss.
Ouyang Ming was speechless for a moment, not expecting Fang Yang to have such great ambitions. "Mr. Fang, how about buying a smaller amount first, like a hundred acres?"
Fang Yang rolled his eyes at Ouyang Ming. "Can you guarantee that this surrounding land won't be developed in the future? Once I develop it, it will cause the surrounding land prices to skyrocket. There will definitely be a lot of people waving their money and vying to buy land. Who can take responsibility for the gains and losses then?"
Ouyang Ming immediately shut his mouth. He couldn't afford to offend them!
Li Chongming had no complaints. If it were a year or two earlier, a project like this would have been approved by the municipal government in no time. But now it's different. Land prices in Shanghai have skyrocketed, and land is becoming increasingly scarce. In the end, to prevent local governments from approving land indiscriminately, the central government simply centralized all large-scale land transactions and implemented quota trading.
Shaking his head, Li Chongming couldn't think of many solutions for the moment. "Xiao Yang, let's put this matter aside for now. You should produce more excellent animated films first, and once we've accumulated enough, we'll think of another solution."
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