The application to develop Qiongzhou Island into a tourist attraction has been approved, but what projects to develop and the funding are still issues.

Su Jinru said, "First of all, this salt field can be abandoned because salt is cheap and the salt field takes up too much land. Compared with developing a tourist attraction, the cost-effectiveness is too low."

Yuan Wenjie: "Yes! The salt fields cover a large area and are located in the best locations by the sea. They were profitable when they were built, but now the profits are too small compared to tourism revenue, so they can be canceled and stopped."

Su Jinru: "When tourists come, they need to eat, stay, and play. For food, we need to increase the staff in the canteen, with salaries based on per person. For accommodation, we must expand the buildings, ideally into multi-story elevator-equipped sea-view rooms. For activities, we can visit other seaside tourist attractions to see how they operate."

Li Jianguo took Su Jinru's advice and indeed took a few people to visit some domestic and international island tourist attractions.

After Li Jianguo returned, he made a detailed plan to develop Qiongzhou Island into a tourist attraction.

He not only shut down the saltworks, but also stopped planting sweet potatoes and potatoes, freeing up the land to build houses and add entertainment facilities.

However, the budgeted investment is insufficient to cover the costs.

Over the years, after paying wages and taxes, there hasn't been much income left on Qiongzhou Island.

Su Jinru: "If we don't have enough funds, we can invest. I will invest 60% of the funds and take 51% of the shares."

Hearing Su Jinru say this, Li Jianguo's eyes lit up, "Really? You can invest 60% of the funds?"

"Can I still lie to you?"

"Of course I know you wouldn't lie to me. I'm just wondering how you have so much money?"

Su Jinru: "This is not your concern. Anyway, we will follow the contract. I will provide the money, and you will provide the labor. I will own 51% of the shares, and I will have the decision-making power for future operations."

"no problem."

Next came the flurry of activity: building houses and buying equipment.

In just six months, Qiongzhou Island was transformed into a tourist attraction.

The former salt fields have been transformed into sea-view properties.

The land that used to be planted with sweet potatoes and potatoes has been transformed into a vast sea of ​​roses.

Anyway, on Qiongzhou Island, everywhere, including the roadside, is covered with fruit trees and flowers; every inch of land is meticulously and carefully arranged.

At this time, Ruochen's third art exhibition had successfully concluded.

Taking advantage of her position at the television station, An Xin conducted an interview, introducing the art exhibition and several paintings within it, and mentioning that these paintings were all painted on Qiongzhou Island.

An Xin said, "These paintings are beautiful, but they are static beauty. The scenery on Qiongzhou Island, however, is dynamic beauty. Let's look at a set of photos taken on Qiongzhou Island so that everyone can feel the beauty of Qiongzhou Island more deeply."

What followed was footage shot on Qiongzhou Island.

Clear seawater, colorful fish swimming leisurely in the deep water, azure sky, sunrise over the sea, golden rice paddies, seas of roses, and all kinds of fruit trees...

The tourism promotional video was beautifully produced and very successful. Soon, Qiongzhou Island attracted a large number of tourists, and the rooms on the island were quickly booked.

The island has rooms that can accommodate 500 tourists. At the beginning, each person paid 500 yuan for food, drinks and entertainment 24 hours a day, including the ferry ticket from the mainland to the island.

As more people came to visit, the ticket price gradually increased from 500 yuan per person to 600, 700, 800, 900, and 1,000 yuan over the next few years.

As more and more people came to visit, Li Jianguo suggested adding more rooms.

The rooms are priced at two people per standard room, which adds up to a capacity of 800 people per day.

Su Jinru said that they couldn't add any more people, as too many people would ruin the beautiful scenery of Qiongzhou Island. The number of tourists per day would be controlled at eight hundred.

As Qiongzhou Island becomes more and more famous, more and more tourists are coming to visit, and it's impossible to book a room during holidays like Chinese New Year.

However, there is a rule on Qiongzhou Island that soldiers who have participated in the construction of Qiongzhou Island or served on Qiongzhou Island can come here for free for two days every year. If they bring their families, the families can get a 20% discount.

Many soldiers who had previously served on Qiongzhou Island wanted to come back and visit when they heard that the island had become a tourist attraction. When they learned that it was open to them for free for two days, they were moved to tears. Looking at the familiar grass, trees, sand and stones, everyone was filled with emotion.

Every year during the Spring Festival, Su Jinru organizes her husband's family and her own family to come to the island to celebrate the New Year.

Su Jinru's family members received free treatment, but her husband's family and her own family received a 20% discount according to regulations, with Su Jinru paying for everything.

Spending the Lunar New Year on the island means not only five-star treatment in terms of food, drinks, entertainment, and accommodation, but also a warm and pleasant climate, making it a particularly comfortable place to stay.

In particular, the elderly are prone to many ailments in winter, but these ailments will heal themselves when they arrive at Qiongzhou Island.

On Qiongzhou Island, Su Jinru's family has kept the same house with a small courtyard.

Yuan Wenjie learned to fly and bought a four-seat private helicopter. They can stay in Beijing whenever they want, and if they want to come to Qiongzhou Island, it only takes three hours by plane.

Sometimes I think about going back to my hometown to visit my parents. It only takes a little over an hour by helicopter from Qiongzhou Island to reach the roof of the three-story house where my parents live.

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