Chapter 50: Double Whammy! Trouble Ahead!

Chapter 50: Double Whammy! Trouble Ahead!

Wei Yuan saw Zhao Han's bewildered expression and teased, "The call I just received was about the news from Lizhuan Farm. I thought it would be better not to break your heart."

Zhao Han retorted, "But now that you mention it, not telling me the news is just as heart-breaking, isn't it?"

"Isn't this a way to break your heart twice?" Wei Yuan said with a smirk.

"..." Zhao Han was speechless. Finally, he asked helplessly, "What's the situation, really?"

Wei Yuan then laughed and said, "The number of ticket bookings for Lizhuan Farm has already exceeded 5,000. The main issue is that Lizhuan Farm's reception capacity is limited, so Mr. Zhang has restricted online ticket sales. Otherwise, the number would far exceed 5,000 visitors tomorrow."

"What? Already 5,000 people?" Zhao Han stood up instinctively, his face twitching. He knew that the total daily visitor count for all scenic spots in You City was far less than this.

Lizhuan Farm, on its second day, had already attracted so many visitors.

As a leader in the tourism industry, Zhao Han could see that, at this rate, if the online buzz continued and visitor numbers weren't restricted, Lizhuan Farm alone could surpass the total daily visitor count of all scenic spots in You City.

If he had established a good relationship with Lizhuan Farm earlier, he could have discussed a collaboration to divert some of the visitors.

Just like the city that became famous nationwide for its barbecue, the local scenic spots benefited greatly from the influx of tourists.

Lizhuan Farm was right next to the county.

Wouldn't the out-of-town visitors need accommodation?

Wouldn't they need food?

This would bring a lot of consumption to You City.

The Tourism Bureau could have been involved, but now they were completely out of the loop.

Thinking about it, he couldn't help but curse, "Chen Ting, you bastard!"

Wei Yuan, seeing this, said with a smile, "Old Zhao, you can fume here by yourself. I need to go back to the Agricultural Bureau to supervise the cooperation with Lizhuan Farm. With 5,000 visitors a day, imagine how much online traffic there is. Promoting new fruit varieties will be much easier. This is like a massive fortune falling from the sky."

"..." Zhao Han was silenced again, feeling his heart being pierced once more.

...

On the other side, Zhang Lin had just arrived at his prefabricated office when he suddenly received a game notification:

【Congratulations, you have completed the milestone of hosting 1,000 visitors. You have received a milestone reward: a new hireable profession in the recruitment market—Professional Scenic Security Guard!】

Zhang Lin was momentarily stunned by this notification.

Was this just a coincidence?

When he learned about the surge in ticket bookings, he had been thinking about hiring some security guards to handle unruly visitors or conflicts.

He had been wondering how to recruit security guards without revealing the farm's secrets.

He had considered hiring more farm workers in the game to act as security guards, at least for the current situation.

Hiring from reality would risk exposing the farm's secrets, especially before the 2,000 acres were fully developed.

Even if he needed to hire from reality in the future, he would wait until the farm expanded, hiring from the outskirts while keeping the core area staffed with game-recruited employees to prevent exposure.

He would also need the game-recruited employees to lead the reality-recruited ones.

Unexpectedly, the milestone reward for hosting 1,000 visitors directly added a new profession: Professional Scenic Security Guard.

This meant that after hosting 409 visitors yesterday and 591 today, reaching 1,000 visitors for the day should be no problem.

Zhang Lin immediately opened the recruitment market and saw the new profession listed:

Professional Scenic Security Guard (6,000 RMB/month)



6,000 RMB a month for a security guard was quite high; a normal salary would be around 4,000 RMB.

However, the professional scenic security guards had a special note: They would truly step up when needed.

This meant that in emergencies, these guards would not hesitate to act.

Just this alone made the 6,000 RMB a month worth it, and he even felt it was too low.

He had seen a news report where two tourists at a scenic spot got into a fight, and one pulled out a dagger. The security guards didn't dare to intervene, and one tourist ended up in the hospital.

The incident caused a scandal, leading to the scenic spot's security measures being criticized, resulting in rectification and compensation for the injured tourist.

Even if the security guards had a duty to intervene, it often became a problem when they didn't.

But with a 3,000 RMB monthly salary, asking them to risk their lives seemed unfair, and no one would do so for just 3,000 RMB.

Now, with the game's security guards earning 6,000 RMB a month and truly stepping up, it was a worthwhile investment, even if it meant spending more.

To maintain the 500-acre scenic spot, he needed to hire 10 more security guards, which would cost 60,000 RMB.

Zhang Lin also checked his current balance: 667,354.12 RMB!

The bulk of this was from online ticket sales. Over 9,369 tickets had been booked for the next two days, at 50 RMB each, totaling 468,000 RMB.

Additionally, there were the previous balance, today's fruit sales, ticket revenue, and restaurant earnings.

So, hiring ten professional security guards for the scenic from from through the no no a... After.. There any game prompt, he was to just one game.. The Zhang Lin received a game notification:

he was about to hire them:

【Insufficient accommodation available. Unable to recruit. Please prepare sufficient accommodation before attempting to recruit again!】

Zhang Lin was taken aback by this message.

There were game restrictions like this?

This was similar to how in games like Warcraft, you needed to build civilian houses to increase the population cap, otherwise, you couldn't recruit troops.

The previous hires didn't trigger this notification, probably because each prefabricated house was assumed to accommodate two people, and now both houses were fully occupied.

However, solving the accommodation issue wasn't too difficult; he just needed to build more prefabricated houses.

The problem was that the game didn’t currently have enough buildable structures to quickly construct them through the game system.

Moreover, even if he had the buildable structures, it would be like using a cannon to swat a fly to waste them on prefabricated houses.

Buildable structures should be used for facilities with special attributes, like service centers.

He could have someone build the prefabricated houses in the real world.

He had a high school classmate who was in You doing this kind of business, so he could contact him later.

But having someone build the prefabricated houses in the real world would take at least three days, which was too long.

So, he decided to exploit a game bug. He would temporarily have some people share rooms, with four people to a room, to free up five rooms.

Once the new prefabricated houses were built, he would reassign the rooms.

This time, he would build two additional prefabricated houses to avoid future recruitment limits.

After all, he didn't have the resources to build a dormitory building right now.

With this in mind, Zhang Lin called Liu De and instructed, "Liu De, the situation is urgent. A batch of new employees is arriving. Arrange for some people to share rooms, four to a room, and free up five rooms!"

"Sure, boss!" Liu De nodded without a word, showing strong execution ability, and quickly arranged the rooms, freeing up five of them.

This time, when he recruited, there were no restrictions, and he successfully hired the security guards.

【Congratulations! You have spent 60,000 yuan to recruit 10 professional scenic area security guards. The employment period is one month. The professional security guards are being materialized…】

At the same time, his phone rang with a notification:

"Card ending in paid 60,000 yuan on June 28, 12:30 PM. Remaining balance: 607,354.12 yuan."

In the prefabricated house office, several human-shaped white lights coalesced, forming figures.

The newly recruited professional security guards were noticeably different from the farm workers. These guards were clearly more robust, as if they had been specially trained, giving them the confidence to handle real threats.

If these people were dressed in black suits, they would be quite intimidating.

"Boss!"

These guards greeted Zhang Lin in unison, their voices strong and confident.

Zhang Lin also called Liu De to arrange accommodations and distribute living supplies for the guards.

However, he still needed one more thing: security uniforms.

He called his uncle directly.

His uncle had the leisure to handle household chores and cook for his wife because he ran a small clothing factory, earning more than the average person.

"Little Lin, what's up?"

His uncle's voice came through the phone.

Zhang Lin explained, "Uncle, I need you to make a batch of security uniforms with 'Liyuan Farm' embroidered on them!"

"

His uncle, hearing it was just this, smiled and agreed, "Got it. That's a small matter. I'll bring them to you first thing tomorrow."

Time passed, and evening soon arrived. Tourists left the farm, either heading back home or to their accommodations in You City.

Zhang Lin, along with Mu Chen and Zhao Lin, the service managers, tallied the ticket and restaurant data.

Just as the data was compiled, his phone rang urgently. It was Lin Mengxi from the Agriculture Bureau.

This girl should have finished work, why was she calling him?

He answered the call and heard Lin Mengxi's anxious voice, "Mr. Zhang, quickly check the internet... Li.. Li. There's a problem with with Liyuan Farm online online."

the internet."

"What kind of problem?" Zhang Lin was taken aback.

What could have gone wrong?

"Mr. Zhang, I'll send you the video link via WeChat, and you'll see what I mean," Lin Mengxi said before hanging up.

A moment later, Zhang Lin received a video link via WeChat. When he opened it, a Douyin video appeared.

But when he saw the content, he was completely bewildered!

.

What was going on?

...

(End of Chapter)

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