We are all reborn, who wants to be the richest man?

Chek Lap Kok, the fourth largest island in Hong Kong.

This was originally the site of the future Hong Kong Island International Airport. Because Chek Lap Kok is mountainous, the land occupied by the airport was largely reclaimed from the sea, which also expanded the area of ​​Chek Lap Kok from 12 square kilometers to 20 square kilometers.

Now the Hong Kong International Airport is built in the west of Lantau Island, but Chek Lap Kok still has not avoided the land reclamation plan.

The current island area has reached 18 square kilometers, and it is planned to expand to 30 square kilometers in the future. The land created by land reclamation is where the Hong Kong Wildlife Park and Hong Kong Island Ocean Park are located.

Luo Nianzhong's idea is very simple. He wants to build a top zoo area in Asia as big as Chimelong Wildlife Park and Ocean Kingdom.

As for the original mountainous land in Chek Lap Kok, part of it will be planned to build hotels and business districts, while most of the remaining land will remain as it is.

After getting off the plane, Welch went to the group, and Luo Nianzhong came here.

"Chairman, I'm really sorry. I didn't know you were coming and no one informed you."

"It's okay, you should be busy. I just saw the speed of construction here from the plane and wanted to come and find out more."

Li Qiguang, the first general manager of Hong Kong Island Ocean Park, is now poached by Far East to be the person in charge here.

He is different from those professional managers. Li Qiguang is a veterinarian and has a good understanding of the habits of many animals. This is what Luo Nianzhong values ​​the most in recruiting him.

There is an Ocean Park on Hong Kong Island, and it was opened not long ago in 77.

Hong Kong Island Ocean Park is very famous, but not now. The current Hong Kong Island Ocean Park can only be said to simply take a look at a few marine animals.

Therefore, when Chek Lap Kok applied for the establishment of a Super Ocean Kingdom, Hong Kong Island had no objections and agreed that when it is completed, it will receive all the facilities of the current Ocean Park.

Because Ocean Park is a public welfare park, not only does it not make money, but the Hong Kong government also provides subsidies every year. It was originally established to enrich the entertainment life of Hong Kong people.

Now that there is an extra piece of land without the need for subsidies, there is no reason why the Hong Kong government would not be happy.

Walking on the road in the park, looking at the environment to the left and right, there was a commotion.

The four King Kong reacted quickly and surrounded Luo Nianzhong, and the culprit was a kangaroo.

When Luo Nianzhong was walking just now, he saw a dark shadow coming out from behind, and a kangaroo jumped past at high speed, shocking everyone into a cold sweat.

Luo Nianzhong was not scared and found it quite interesting. He straightened his clothes and asked, "Are there animals now?"

"Yes Chairman". Li Qiguang replied while wiping his sweat.

“This batch of Australian kangaroos was obtained from a zoo in Australia, because there were too many of them and they didn’t even ask for money. They just wanted us to take them away quickly, otherwise they would be given to others.

I picked them up after seeing that our free-range area had been built. This kangaroo is just one of them and likes to run around when nothing happens."

"Won't it hurt people?" Aren't the kangaroos Luo Nianzhong saw on TV all boxers? It would be great fun if they KO the tourists.

"No, kangaroos are very docile animals. As long as they are not actively provoked, they are generally very lazy and leisurely.

This is especially true for artificially raised kangaroos that have been exposed to humans since childhood, so they don’t have to worry about hurting people. Their boxing fights are usually to disturb and compete for mates of the same kind, and they will not attack foreign species unless their lives are in danger.”

It turns out that Luo Nianzhong really doesn't understand these things. "How is the construction going now? Are there any difficulties?"

“The construction of the free-range area and Bird Kingdom has been completed, and many animals have moved in for more emotional exchanges and training with the keepers.

The Ocean Kingdom is proceeding step by step, and all construction can be completed within the construction period. The trouble now is the breeders.

The two parks combined require tens of thousands of employees, including thousands of breeders. There are simply not so many professionals on Hong Kong Island.

Ordinary animals are okay, but some large beasts can't do it without some professional knowledge.

There are also veterinarians, there are no such professionals in Hong Kong, and this is a problem."

Well, this is a problem.

Wild animal breeders and veterinarians all require strong theoretical and practical knowledge and cannot be careless.

If something goes wrong due to negligence, the consequences will be serious.

There is no professional discipline in this field on Hong Kong Island. People like Li Qiguang who study this major abroad are rarer than dyeing giant pandas on Hong Kong Island.

However, it is not impossible to solve. There are no rabbits in Hong Kong Island. With Luo Nianzhong's relationship, there is no problem in letting them regularly select a group of people to come to Hong Kong Island to work for a period of time.

If the other party likes here and wants to stay, Luo Nianzhong will also warmly welcome him. He can still solve this problem easily.

For higher-end ones, veterinary doctors who need to perform surgeries can be recruited from Europe and the United States. As long as the breeders with big heads are solved, these are minor problems.

Moreover, the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology can also be asked to offer relevant courses. Once the number of recruits is reduced, it will be enough to replace the old with the new.

"You don't have to worry about this. I'll take care of the beast breeders and veterinarians. You can just take care of other things."

After solving the matter, Luo Nianzhong asked the question he was most concerned about, "What about the animals? How are the contacts?"

"We have contacted thousands of zoos around the world and purchased more than 400 kinds of animals, totaling about 20,000. We are still investigating and making follow-up contacts. It is expected that the number of animals will reach 550 to 600 when the park opens. The total number of animals Around thirty thousand.

This does not include Ocean Kingdom, if we include the species and quantity, it would almost double.”

Seeing that Li Qiguang was hesitant to say anything after the introduction, Luo Nianzhong frowned and said, "Just say what you have to say, and hide it like that."

This is what Luo Nianzhong dislikes the most. Just talk about it and solve it. What does it mean to say something but not say it?

It's okay to hesitate to talk, but what matters need to be divided, what Luo Nianzhong needs at work is to be generous and generous, even if he questions his decision in person, it's this kind of coquettish behavior that Luo Nianzhong doesn't like.

"Well, it's like this, Chairman. I've done some research on the animals you want to buy in large quantities. They are either protected locally or are rare in number. To be honest, they are very expensive. Do we need to buy dozens of them at a time?

I have made statistics and found that we will increase our investment by hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

And the most troublesome thing is that many animals are unique to a certain country and require communication and coordination with local officials.”

It turns out that in this regard, Luo Nianzhong did ask Li Qiguang to buy some animals that he knew would become extinct in the future.

Such as South China tiger, white-tip dolphin, West African black rhino, Liverpool pigeon, Spix's macaw, etc.

Moreover, the number of purchases is not like a few animals in a zoo, but dozens or hundreds of animals.

Luo Nianzhong's reason for doing this is to protect animals, but he does not rule out that these species will bring large economic returns to the zoo in the future.

Not to mention anything else, in the future, those zoologists who spend money to study these endangered animals in Chek Lap Kok every year will add a lot to the local economy.

These people are wealthy people, so you can do whatever you want, but you can pay for food and accommodation at your own expense, right?

And if they can be bred well, they will be sold at a high price in the future.

"Just think of me as making some contribution to protecting wild animals. I have spent nearly 10 billion Hong Kong dollars, do I still care about this little money?"

Chek Lap Kok Wildlife Park and Ocean Kingdom cost a total of HK$80 billion. In addition to purchasing animals, which accounted for a large part of the expenditure, building themed hotels and various themed restaurants also cost a lot. The actual cost of site construction accounted for a proportion of Less than % of the total investment.

Of course, this does not include the cost of land reclamation, but the money is not very expensive.

After walking around and getting to know the situation at the scene, and looking at the various small animals that appeared from time to time and the breeders who were already on duty, Luo Nianzhong felt that he could bring Luo Anran over to play while the park was not open. She must like it very much.