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Chapter 41: Troubles! Going Viral Online
Chapter 41: Troubles! Going Viral Online
Zhang Lin was caught off guard when the call came from the Tourism Bureau. "Director Chen, you mean our farm qualifies for the tourism project subsidy?"
He hadn't even considered this angle, given that his father had handled all the permits and licenses through the Agriculture Bureau.
However, projects like agricultural tourism parks could indeed be managed by either the Agriculture Bureau or the Tourism Bureau, with no clear-cut classification.
Zhang Lin was well aware of the Tourism Bureau's subsidy policies. Many scenic areas benefited from them, like a certain 4A-rated attraction in Youcheng that had a total investment of 500 million yuan, a significant portion of which came from government subsidies.
Despite the massive investment, the tourist numbers at that attraction were far from impressive. On a regular day, it wouldn't see as many visitors as Zhang Lin's flower field did on its first day.
It was clear that the 500 million yuan investment would take a long time to recoup.
But why would a section chief from the Tourism Bureau suddenly call him out of the blue? Normally, it was the people running scenic areas who would proactively apply for such subsidies.
Director Chen smiled and said, "Youcheng is heavily promoting tourism development. Any tourism project can apply for the subsidy policy. Mr. Zhang, you can come to the Tourism Bureau to fill out the application form. When would be a convenient time for you?"
"I can come over right now," Zhang Lin replied without hesitation.
The tourism subsidy wasn't crucial to him. With the game system, he was already making a substantial profit from wholesale fruit sales. Once the first day passed and the visitors started recommending it to others, the number of visitors would only increase.
After the online buzz, the revenue from the flower field alone might surpass the earnings from fruit wholesale.
The subsidy from the Tourism Bureau wouldn't be much, considering his flower field was only 500 acres. But every little bit counts.
After paying off 550,000 yuan and spending 5,000 on advertising at RT-Mart, plus the 12,000 yuan from the morning's wholesale sales, Lin Tuo and Zhang Dong's wholesale payments, and the morning's earnings from the flower field and restaurant, his bank balance was just over 90,000 yuan.
He still owed the bank over 600,000 yuan for his house mortgage.
Zhang Lin hung up the phone, hopped on his bike, and headed to the Tourism Bureau. He asked for Director Chen's office and went straight up.
Director Chen was a middle-aged man with a bald head.
After sitting down, Zhang Lin said politely, "Director Chen, I'm Zhang Lin!"
Director Chen handed Zhang Lin an application form right away. "Mr. Zhang, please fill out this application form first!"
Zhang Lin took the form, glanced over it, and started filling it out. It didn't take long, and he soon handed it back. "Director Chen, I'm done."
However, when Director Chen took the application form, he didn't say much. Instead, he started tapping his fingers on the desk.
Seeing this, Zhang Lin's eyebrows furrowed slightly.
Had he come all this way just to encounter some trouble?
In a small place like Youcheng, when dealing with certain departments, this kind of finger-tapping meant you needed to be savvy.
And being savvy wasn't a hard concept to grasp.
Thinking this, he quickly said to Director Chen, "Director Chen, I've filled out the application form. If there's nothing else, I'll head back."
Director Chen was irritated that Zhang Lin was about to leave without showing any understanding. Even though the flower field project was a direct order from the bureau chief, it wasn't a sure thing. The review process could take as long as they wanted it to.
Moreover, the deputy director had also recommended a project, and it seemed that the subsidy for this quarter could only go to one place.
Many people were vying for the tourism project subsidy. Unless Zhang Lin's flower field went viral online and became an undeniable success, he wouldn't have any choice but to humble himself and seek Zhang Lin out.
But how many places actually went viral online?
What Zhang Lin detested the most was dealing with these greenhorns.
As Zhang Lin was about to leave, Chen Ting knocked more heavily on the desk and said, "Mr. Zhang, the application form is filled out, but there are still many details to sort out. I'm busy now and might not have the time to explain everything. Go find someone to ask, and once you understand, we can discuss it further."
"Sure, Director Chen!" Zhang Lin replied politely, but he couldn't help but roll his eyes internally.
He was certain that if someone else were to go back and ask around, they would eventually end up at Director Chen's wife's or a relative's tea shop.
After leaving the Tourism Bureau, Zhang Lin returned to the farm, considering the trip a waste of time.
However, what lifted his spirits was the promotional video of the rapeseed flower sea. After promoting it with DOU+, the results were excellent. In just a short time, it had already garnered 10,000 likes, and the comments were numerous.
"Is this rapeseed flower sea real, or did they use a filter?"
"If this flower sea is real, tell me the location. If it's fake, watch out, your son might be born without a certain part!"
"Yucheng is right next to my house; I'll check it out tomorrow!"
"..."
"Transaction notification: Account ending in received 50 yuan. Balance: 91,350.21 yuan!"
His phone kept pinging with notifications, indicating that someone had booked tickets to the flower sea online.
While some people were skeptical about the filter, there were always those who believed it and wanted to verify it for themselves.
The continuous stream of online ticket bookings was a good sign.
In the afternoon, the rapeseed flower sea continued to welcome a steady flow of visitors.
By the end of the day, after seeing off the last visitor, Zhang Lin quickly did a tally.
As expected, there were more visitors in the afternoon than in the morning. In total, they had 256 visitors, generating 12,800 yuan in ticket sales. The restaurant also served 25 tables, netting a profit of 8,125 yuan, for a total of 20,925 yuan.
Adding the morning's earnings of 12,995 yuan, the flower sea and restaurant had brought in a total of 33,920 yuan for the day.
This was still a conservative figure, as there were few other things for visitors to spend money on at the farm. With more attractions, they could have earned even more.
However, with the addition of the afternoon's 20,925 yuan, his balance finally broke the 100,000 yuan mark again.
Balance: 111,275.21 yuan.
What made him even happier was that by the evening, the video he posted was gaining likes and comments at a faster rate, and the view count was increasing rapidly.
The video was starting to go viral.
With the +1 Entry attribute and the natural beauty of the rapeseed flower sea, as long as it wasn't throttled and with the DOU+ promotion, it was bound to become a hit.
Seizing the opportunity, he quickly invested another 10,000 yuan in DOU+ to fuel the viral growth.
As the night wore on, many people, upon waking up the next morning and opening their social media, found that the system had recommended a video of the rapeseed flower sea.
Ming City.
Chen Shengfei came downstairs to hear his wife, Fu Qing, exclaim in surprise, "Honey, look at this video on social media. Boss Zhang's flower sea is going viral! I told you it would be a hit!"
"Let me see!" Chen Shengfei hurried downstairs, took the phone, and watched the video.
It was indeed the video of the rapeseed flower sea from Boss Zhang's Liyuan Farm. The likes had already reached 350,000 and were still growing, a clear sign of its popularity.
Seeing this, he immediately took out his phone and called his cousin. He had informed his cousin about this opportunity yesterday, and if his cousin acted quickly, he would definitely leave a good impression on Boss Zhang.
Now that Boss Zhang's farm and flower sea were booming, it would be beneficial for his cousin as well.
His cousin should be grateful to him!
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(End of Chapter)
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