Chapter 78: Forward Thinking! Truly Impressive!

Chapter 78: Forward Thinking! Truly Impressive!

The next morning, Zhang Lin checked the internet and, sure enough, the news about the Strongest Brain show organizing a live challenge at the Liyuan Farm Bamboo Forest had made it to the trending topics. The promotional video he posted last night had already garnered over 1.5 million likes and was still steadily increasing. The comment section was abuzz with speculation about which contestants would manage to navigate the maze, sparking heated discussions.

However, for Zhang Lin and the Strongest Brain show, the identity of the winner was no longer important in the midst of all this attention. After breakfast, when Zhang Lin arrived at the farm, he received a notification from the Strongest Brain show, indicating a deposit of 1,000,000 yuan into his bank account, bringing his balance to 3,815,463.12 yuan.

This was the 1,000,000 yuan payment from the Strongest Brain show. Zhang Lin then went to the prefabricated office to hear a report from Liu De and others before heading to the two-acre plot where he had planted the rapid-growth white heart sweet potatoes.

If these sweet potato seedlings could be propagated without relying on the game, they could be planted on a large scale. Even if he rented a large area of land in Youcheng, the whitening properties of the white heart sweet potatoes would ensure they were in high demand.

However, when he saw the self-transplanted sweet potato seedlings, he sighed. They had failed to inherit the rapid-growth attribute and were growing at a normal rate. This meant the experiment had failed. It made sense; if the game’s products were that easy to replicate, they would be too common, and anyone could produce them.

As he was leaving the field, Zhang Lin received a call from Huang Tao, who was at the service center. He hurried over and found Huang Tao already waiting with a few brick and cement factory owners.

Huang Tao greeted him, "You arrived just in time! I was about to find you!"

"About what?" Zhang Lin asked, puzzled.

"I need to borrow your car to pick someone up today," Zhang Lin explained. Lin Muxue, his senior from university, was coming to visit, and he needed a car.

Huang Tao's car was a Mercedes E-Class, perfect for the occasion.

"This is no problem. I'll leave the car for you right away," Huang Tao agreed without hesitation. He usually didn't lend his car to just anyone, but Zhang Lin was different.

"Thank you!" Zhang Lin said.

Huang Tao then introduced him to the brick and cement factory owners. "Zhang Lin, let me introduce you to these gentlemen. They can supply all the bricks and cement you need. Quality is guaranteed, I'll make sure of that!"

The factory owners greeted Zhang Lin with respect, knowing the popularity and profitability of the Liyuan Farm. This young man was the farm’s owner and would undoubtedly be a significant figure in You Cheng in the future.

Since Zhang Lin had trusted Huang Tao with the bricks and cement, he believed in him. With the factory owners present, he directly proposed, "Huang Tao, arrange it. I'll sign the contracts with these gentlemen right away so we can start the project sooner!"

Huang Tao, seeing Zhang Lin’s trust and decisiveness, reassured him, "Zhang Lin, you can be absolutely certain about the quality."

"Alright," Zhang Lin nodded.

After signing the contracts, Huang Tao handed him the car keys and had one of the brick factory owners drive him back.

Around 1 PM, Zhang Lin received a message from Lin Muxue, who was almost at the You Cheng train station. He had someone write a sign for her and drove Huang Tao’s Mercedes to the station.

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A train stopping at You Cheng.

Lin Muxue, carrying a suitcase, stepped off the train with a girl.

This time, she hadn’t brought her entire team, only the planner, Liu Qian. The others would join them once the arrangements were finalized.

"Sister Muxue, how did you contact the Liyuan Farm?" Liu Qian asked curiously.

The Liyuan Farm was currently very popular, and if this trend continued, the traffic would be enormous.

"Through a school alumni group," Lin Muxue explained. She was surprised that the farm’s owner was her junior from university and had invited her out of the blue.

She had naturally followed the farm’s activities and knew how popular it was.

Exiting the station, she saw a young man holding a sign that read "Welcome Lin Muxue."

Liu Qian also noticed him and exclaimed, "Sister Muxue, the person welcoming us is a handsome guy!"

"He’s the owner of the Liyuan Farm," Lin Muxue explained. She had seen his photos on social media and recognized him immediately.

Zhang Lin also spotted Lin Muxue right away.

It had to be admitted that while the photos and videos of her on social media made her look like a goddess, she was still very beautiful in person, with an excellent figure. At 29, she was in her prime, exuding a unique charm.

She was the perfect example of what people meant when they said "a woman three years older is like a gold brick."

"Sister, welcome!" Zhang Lin greeted her, shaking her hand.

"Junior, it’s good to meet you!"

"Shall we go to the hotel to rest first after the long journey?"

"Let’s go to the farm first."

Zhang Lin nodded, inviting her to the car, and they headed to the farm.

On the way, he learned that the other girl was Liu Qian, the planner from the operations team.

"Mr. Zhang, it’s impressive how you’ve made the Liyuan Farm so popular!" Liu Qian praised him as they got into the car.

She had been watching videos of the farm and was increasingly impressed.

The You Cheng train station was in the western suburbs, and it didn’t take long to reach the Liyuan Farm. As soon as they arrived, Lin Muxue and Liu Qian were greeted by the bustling crowd of tourists.

"Wow, so many people!" Liu Qian asked curiously. "President Zhang, I heard you limit the number of visitors to your farm?"

"Right! We only have two projects at the moment, so the capacity is limited," Zhang Lin explained, inviting the two of them to the service center.

"Exactly as described online, this service center is truly unique and beautiful, something not every farm can achieve," Lin Muxue remarked as they arrived at the service center. Despite having read about it online, she was still amazed.

She added, "Little Brother Zhang, can you take us to see the rapeseed flower fields and the bamboo maze?"

"Sure!" Zhang Lin nodded and led Lin Muxue and Liu Qian to the rapeseed flower fields.

At this hour, right after lunch, it was the busiest time for visitors, and a long queue had already formed behind the rapeseed flower fields. As the owner, he naturally took them through the internal passage.

Lin Muxue had been looking forward to the rapeseed flower fields. She had seen the videos online, which were indeed stunning.

However, just like the service center, even though she was mentally prepared, the moment she saw the rapeseed flower fields, her eyes were irresistibly drawn, unable to look away.

"Truly beautiful, Little Brother Zhang. How did you create such a stunning flower field?" Lin Muxue marveled, genuinely impressed. Seeing it in person made her realize the true beauty of the rapeseed flower fields.

If she were a travel blogger, she would have given it this review: "If you love rapeseed flower fields, you haven't truly seen them until you've visited Liyuan Farm."

"Sister Muxue, look at the video I took," Liu Qian excitedly handed her phone to Lin Muxue. The video showed the exact scene they were in, but it was filled with artistic touches, making it look even more stunning.

"Liu Qian, your filming skills have really improved!"

"Sister Muxue, I just shot it casually. The flower field is so beautiful, it looks good no matter how you film it!"

"Seems like that's true!" Lin Muxue tried filming a video herself and agreed.

Zhang Lin, of course, knew this was the effect of the "Enhanced Visuals" feature.

After a while, Lin Muxue and Liu Qian followed Zhang Lin out of the flower fields, their faces filled with admiration and a lingering sense of wonder.

Next, Zhang Lin took them to the bamboo maze, which was also bustling with visitors waiting in line to experience it.

Today, the area outside the bamboo maze looked different. A stage had been set up on one side, with the "Super Brain" logo indicating that it was set up by the "Super Brain" program team.

While they were live-streaming a challenge to navigate the bamboo maze, they had prepared everything thoroughly, as it represented the face of the event.

Additionally, the stalls outside the bamboo maze were now filled with local specialties arranged by the agricultural bureau, such as bamboo shoots, tea, tea seed oil, smoked duck, red mushrooms, and more.

These were all well-known specialties of Youcheng.

With these stalls set up, many visitors were drawn to them, creating a lively scene.

"President Zhang!" Wei Yuan, the head of the agricultural bureau, called out enthusiastically.

"Director Wei, why are you here today?" Zhang Lin smiled in response.

Wei Yuan laughed, "You can see, the stalls are set up, so I had to come and check it out."

Zhang Lin nodded and introduced Lin Muxue, "Sister Lin, this is the head of the agricultural bureau of Youcheng. Director Wei, this is a senior from my school, Lin Muxue."

"Miss Lin, hello!" Wei Yuan greeted her with a smile, his attitude warm and friendly.

Lin Muxue was a bit surprised by his position and the overly friendly attitude. However, she wasn't naive and understood that it was because of the traffic generated by Liyuan Farm, which brought significant value to the area. Just the agricultural live streams from Liyuan Farm's account alone could help the agricultural bureau a lot.

At that moment, Zhao Han's voice rang out, "Old Wei, you're here too!" After greeting, he immediately looked at Zhang Lin, "President Zhang, I need to talk to you about something!"

"Director Zhao, what's up?" Zhang Lin asked with a smile, also introducing Lin Muxue, "Sister Lin, this is the head of the tourism bureau of Youcheng, Director Zhao Han."

Lin Muxue nodded instinctively.

From this simple exchange, she could tell that the tourism bureau director was also very polite to this "little brother."

It seemed that Liyuan Farm held a unique position in Youcheng. For a company to achieve such a status in the area was truly remarkable, so joining Liyuan Farm would be a good choice.

Zhao Han also nodded at Lin Muxue but quickly turned to Zhang Lin, "President Zhang, how much longer until the Bamboo Culture Park is ready? Have you made specific plans for its promotion? The county just asked me about it, saying that the county chief will bring people to visit when it opens."

This surprised Zhang Lin.

It seemed that the county was really taking the Bamboo Culture Park seriously, given the importance of bamboo in the area.

"Director Zhao, I'll take care of it!" Zhang Lin was glad to have invited Lin Muxue, and he could entrust her with the Bamboo Culture Park project. He explained the details to her and said, "Sister, you've seen it. Director Zhao is in a hurry, and the county is very concerned, so once you join, this project will be handed over to you."

"Little Brother, you really are impressive!" Lin Muxue understood the significance of the Bamboo Culture Park and why the tourism bureau director was in such a rush.

In the cultural and tourism industry, combining culture and tourism projects is always challenging, especially when it comes to conveying culture to visitors and making them accept it. But if successful, it can effectively promote the unique local culture and its depth.

She hadn't expected that this "little brother" had already considered such a project and implemented it so early in the farm's development.

This was a sign of far-sightedness.

Just this alone showed that under his leadership, Liyuan Farm would surely flourish.

She was already impressed by this "little brother" she had only just met.

Working for such a boss would surely bring many surprises in the future.

(End of Chapter)

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