Chapter 322 Shangzhou is just a stop in my life
On April 10, the second year of Shangzhou, I walked into Mr. Chen's office. Without saying anything polite, I expressed the following:
Taiyi Temple is managed by Shiyu, so I can rest assured;
Bainiao Lake has entered the project construction phase, and cultural planning has come to an end;
Qing Ruo is in charge of the water plant project.
Therefore, I want to go for a walk outside.
Mr. Chen said, "How about this. You wait a moment. First, Director Lu called and said he'll be here next week to film. I'd like to invite you to take this great opportunity to add a new attraction to Taiyi Mountain."
Secondly, I originally planned to go out in May and was about to contact the other party. I will go in late April to inspect a project and still need your approval."
Mr. Chen spoke so sincerely that I didn’t dare to make any more requests.
Mr. Chen added, "Tomorrow you and Lao Xiao will go to Taiyi Mountain to select a location suitable for filming."
I called Lao Xiao and he said, "Let's go to Fenghuang Village."
The next day, Lao Xiao and I arrived at Fenghuang Village. Village Party Secretary Su came out to greet us. We explained our purpose.
He said: "Only the Tianwa Formation at the top of the mountain has not been developed."
I asked, "Why is it called the Sky Frog Group?"
Secretary Su said, "Up on the summit of Phoenix Peak, there's a village group with about thirty households and a hundred people. There's a stone frog there, so we call it the Tianwa Group."
I said, "Then let's go check out the Tianwa Group."
Secretary Su said, "I'm afraid you won't be able to climb up. The path is narrow and narrow."
I said, "If the Party Secretary can do it, we can do it too."
Secretary Su prepared a wooden stick for Lao Xiao and me, and we began our ascent.
A stone path winds its way up the mountain, with a stream beside it. We climbed along the stream all the way to the top of the mountain, and after about an hour, we finally reached the top.
The summit was a small basin with a pond, and the houses, made of wood and bamboo, were built around the pond. Beside the pond stood a tree so large that several men could barely hug it.
The roads are well-connected, the chickens and dogs can hear each other, and it feels like the quiet and peaceful place described in the Peach Blossom Spring.
I was shocked when I saw it: "Why hasn't this place been developed into a tourist attraction?"
Secretary Su said: "We recommended it at the time, but the designers thought it was too high and difficult to climb, and there was only one lonely scenic spot, so they gave up."
I shook my head. “This place attracts more tourists than other places.”
Lao Xiao said: "It can be developed. Build a cable car."
I said, "Let's go see the Sky Frog."
Secretary Su found the team leader, whose surname was Liu. Old Liu led the way, and we shuttled through the almost roadless hillside.
Lao Xiao backed off several times and kept asking Lao Liu, "It's just a rock that looks like a frog, right?"
Old Liu said, "Yes."
Lao Xiao said, "There are many rocks that look a bit like animals, like the mountain red, so forget it. If it's developed, tourists can just see the wooden buildings and bamboo pavilions, and that thousand-year-old tree, and create a little more scenery. That's enough."
I stood there, feeling two mountain ranges stretching out ahead. Below me was a vast expanse of abandoned rice paddies, and a picture emerged in my mind. I asked Lao Liu, "When we get to the other side of Tianwa, is there a cliff?"
Lao Liu said, "Yes, it's a cliff. Below the cliff is the road you took to go up the mountain."
I said, “Then I must go and see it.”
Half an hour later, we finally saw a stone. It was like a frog squatting on the cliff, with its head looking into the distance.
Lao Xiao said, "It's too dangerous to come and see this frog. If you're not careful, you'll fall off the cliff."
And I, as the picture in my mind became clearer and clearer, shouted loudly, "What a great place."
Lao Xiao looked at me.
Secretary Su and Old Liu were also puzzled.
I said, "We can cut off the river horizontally at Tianwa. This mountain pass will become a large reservoir. Let the water roll down over the horizontal dam, and it will form a natural waterfall below."
After I said this, everyone's eyes lit up.
I said, "The key point is not the natural waterfall."
They all asked, "What's the key?"
I gestured and said, "This waterfall doesn't flow down the mountain, but is suspended in the air. We can build a 'sky bathing place' on the mountainside."
We can control the water flow on the dam, disperse it into layers of thin water sheets, and float down from the sky. We will make the area below into a large swimming pool.
In the summer, when we stand in the big swimming pool and are bathed in the mist-like water droplets that fall from the sky, the comfort we feel is indescribable."
After hearing this, everyone got the idea and said, "What a great idea! This is an amazing creation."
Everyone was very excited, saying that building a dam here wouldn't be difficult. There were plenty of rocks on the mountain, and all we had to do was transport cement and sand up there.
Old Liu was very excited and said, "Let's go back and call everyone in the group to the big house to discuss it together."
The so-called big house is Lao Liu's house. His house is located in the center of the courtyard. He stands in the courtyard and shouts, and people come one after another.
The women lit a fire and cooked, while the men sat together. After hearing my idea, they were all incredibly excited. They said they usually used horse caravans to carry things up the mountain. They couldn't wait to get down there and carry cement and sand.
I said, "Let Xuri take care of the scenic area construction. We can just focus on the related service industries in the future."
Everyone started talking, one after another. Some suggested that if the land below was leveled, they could build a restaurant, sell swimsuits, and even sell snacks.
This meal was a very enjoyable one.
After coming down the mountain, Lao Xiao and I returned to Xuri and reported to General Manager Chen.
He said, "I didn't realize it until I went. Now that I'm there, I've discovered that Shanhong has found a new economic growth point for the Taiyi Mountain Scenic Area. That's great. Lao Xiao will be responsible for implementing this matter."
I said, "Don't build the cable car. Instead, clean up the road. The two main selling points of this attraction are: the Heavenly Bathing Pool and the Utopia on the top of the mountain."
"A paradise on the top of a mountain should maintain a tranquil, pastoral atmosphere, allowing people to climb, panting, and finally to discover a completely different world at the top. If the only way to the top was by cable car, it would be boring."
Mr. Chen said, “Yes.”
I said, "For filming locations, I suggest going to the Tianwa Group. After the filming is complete, we can stay for the relevant scenic spots."
We discussed for a while and basically decided on the location for Director Lu to shoot the movie.
I didn't realize it at the time. This was also my last time as a cultural consultant for Xuri. From then on, my relationship with Xuri was somewhat distant.
In less than two years in Upstate, I will leave this city and travel around.
Why do I want to travel?
I can’t explain it clearly, maybe I have always had a restless heart.
Shangzhou is just a stop in my life.
In the following chapters, I will tell you another life story.
Of course, when Mr. Chen and I left Upstate for our Southeast Asia inspection, I did not anticipate that this time, I would be leaving the company.
The excitement continues, please follow me and I will continue to tell those little-known stories of Wanshanhong.
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