Chapter 46: Daily Revenue Exceeds 150,000! Seeking a Private Settlement!

Chapter 46: Daily Revenue Surpasses 150,000! Seeking a Private Reconciliation!

“Mr. Chen, Mr. Ma, we currently don’t offer membership cards or booking services,” Qin Lin said awkwardly.

Offering membership cards in a tourist area? That would be a joke—unless he planned to launch a premium client program someday.

Ma Liwen could only regretfully suggest, “Boss Qin, you’re making it impossible for me to top up my account here, which spoils the experience!”

Chen Shengfei offered a proposal: “Boss Qin, your resort isn’t very complete yet. I see a lot of unused land here—why not build some lodging facilities? That would solve the accommodation issue. You’ve got plenty of visitors now.”

In truth, Qin Lin had long planned for this. When designing the rafting project, he had thought about constructing additional facilities, including lodging, which was essential for any scenic spot. The problem was funding and permits—it had to be done step by step. First, he needed to secure the rafting-related permits.

Chen Shengfei and Ma Liwen enjoyed their meal thoroughly and naturally didn’t spare any expense: two kilograms of quality Grade 2 watermelon for 1,300 yuan, two kilograms of Grade 2 strawberries for 400 yuan, two kilograms of Grade 2 okra for 800 yuan, two kilograms of Grade 2 yam for 800 yuan, two kilograms of Grade 2 broccoli for 800 yuan, and an 11.5-kilogram Grade 2 crucian carp for 4,600 yuan—a total of 10,700 yuan.

A single meal costing over ten thousand yuan was unimaginable for ordinary tourists. But for Chen Shengfei and Ma Liwen, it seemed like an everyday affair. After lunch, they strolled around the resort to aid digestion.

The resort had only one attraction—the Bougainvillea Sea—so they headed there.

Unsurprisingly, they were captivated by the sea. The game-like attributes and bonuses were irresistible.

Chen Shengfei said in surprise, “Old Ma, I have to say, this sea is really beautiful.”

Ma Liwen replied, astonished, “Old Chen, didn’t you come here last time? Didn’t you check this out?”

Chen Shengfei explained, “Last time I was too focused on eating, plus I had urgent matters, so I left quickly.”

They had vacationed and toured many places, seeing countless sceneries, yet their discerning eyes rarely found a place that so immediately captured their attention and lifted their spirits with such beauty.

At this moment, Qin Lin’s attention was drawn to several female visitors dressed in traditional Hanfu, buying tickets to enter the sea—obviously here to carefully film videos and take photos.

The resort had more visitors today than yesterday.

The popularity on Douyin remained strong and was even rising.

In Qin Ren’s words, the Bougainvillea Sea had exploded the Douyin traffic pool, becoming a true internet sensation.

Especially since nearly every visitor who came to check in took videos, many uploading them to ride the wave of traffic. Moreover, each video was beautiful and artistic, naturally attracting more people.

It was simply incredible!

Thus, the Bougainvillea Sea had become a source of continuous traffic. For the foreseeable future, official channels would keep promoting it, creating a trending topic much like the earlier “Unstoppable Girl,” “Pomegranate Brother,” or “Ding Zhen.”

With the recent online crackdown on internet celebrities emphasizing positive energy, Douyin no longer dared to heavily promote such internet celebrities to generate trending traffic. But scenic spots like the Bougainvillea Sea, being natural, were immune to such restrictions and could be promoted without restraint.

Therefore, the number of visitors drawn to Qinglin Resort would continue to grow, possibly exploding.

How long this would last depended on how well the resort could maintain and hype the momentum. It might last only a week or two, or it could go on much longer.

For example, the “Unstoppable Girl” gained over 1.5 million followers during her peak. “Pomegranate Brother” cleverly crafted relatable personas, showcased foreign languages to people making videos, and championed agricultural assistance, sustaining longer and more intense popularity with over 3 million followers.

Then there was Ding Zhen—thanks to the support of a poverty-stricken county and promotional backing from the Sichuan Provincial Tourism Bureau—who surged nearly to 10 million followers.

Qin Ren advised Qin Lin to establish an official social media account for the resort on Douyin to better convert this wave of popularity into sustained traffic.

In today’s internet age, having followers and attention means never worrying about customers.

For instance, although “Pomegranate Brother” has cooled off on Douyin and his videos rarely appear, he still earns millions annually with his large follower base.

At dusk, Qin Lin harvested ripe Grade 1 okra, yam, and broccoli, delivering them back to the resort.

As night fell, Chen Shengfei and Ma Liwen returned to dine again.

They ordered a wild grass carp weighing over 20 kilograms.

This dinner cost them 9,800 yuan, bringing their total two-meal expense at the resort to 20,500 yuan.

Two meals totaling over 20,000 yuan—an uninformed outsider might suspect the place was a rip-off.

As guests began to leave, Chen Shengfei and Ma Liwen also departed, heading into the county town since the resort lacked lodging.

Chen Shengfei took Ma Liwen to the Zhongmin Grand Hotel, the largest hotel in Youcheng.

Upon arrival at the front desk, a middle-aged man in the lobby looked at them in surprise: “Isn’t that Chen Shengfei?”

Another person asked curiously, “Chief Chen, do you know him?”

The chief explained, “That’s the guy who’s been making Qinglin Resort popular these days. Chen Shengfei was the plant—the stooge. Who would’ve thought he’s actually the chairman of Blue Ocean Group? A resort that can attract such a figure must be really appealing.”

“Besides, that Bougainvillea Sea is genuinely beautiful. You’ve seen the data from Zhongmin Hotel—it’s clear more out-of-towners are staying here than usual, probably all drawn to see that sea.”

The others exclaimed, “No wonder you singled out Qinglin Resort at the county meeting.”

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Inside the resort, Gao Yaoyao handed Qin Lin the day’s statistics.

As expected, with the online popularity, visitor numbers rose to 923, with gate ticket revenue for the sea alone reaching 47,650 yuan.

Excluding Chen Shengfei and Ma Liwen’s spending, almost all Grade 1 okra, yam, and broccoli sold out, bringing in another 36,000 yuan.

Additionally, 610 jin (about 305 kg) of Grade 1 strawberries, plus Grade 2 strawberries and several Grade 2 watermelons sold for a total of 36,800 yuan.

Grade 1 wild fish, fishing rod rentals, barbecue grills, and other items together added 28,800 yuan.

Wholesale fruit and seafood sales amounted to over 16,431 yuan.

In total, daily revenue reached 135,081 yuan.

Including Ma Liwen and Chen Shengfei’s consumption, it surpassed 150,000 yuan—an unimaginable figure in Youcheng.

Moreover, most of this was practically pure profit.

However, Qin Lin faced a troubling issue: such a rapid surge in visitors would soon hit the maximum carrying capacity of the sea, which would compromise the viewing experience.

No matter how beautiful a place is, if too many people flood in at once, the scenery’s charm diminishes.

After reviewing the data, Qin Lin glanced over to see Zhao Moqing sitting seriously at a table, operating her phone.

Tomorrow was the weekend, and she’d come to help again.

“Gao Yaoyao, cut a special-grade watermelon,” Qin Lin instructed, then smiled broadly as he sat across from Zhao Moqing. “What are you looking at so seriously?”

Zhao Moqing complained, “It’s your resort’s social media account. I’m editing information based on other tourist spots’ accounts and applying for verification. Qin Ren said once verified, the official resort account will be prioritized in trending streams about the Bougainvillea Sea.”

“Thanks for your hard work!” Qin Lin said as Gao Yaoyao brought the watermelon. He personally fed a slice to Zhao Moqing.

“Hmph!” Zhao Moqing snorted proudly, biting into the watermelon.

Still, she was happy to help Qin Lin. Then she handed him a document: “Also, to develop the rafting project, you’ll need to apply for many permits—first to the Tourism Bureau for approval, then a river lease contract, river modification permits, relevant tourism business licenses, land resource use permits from the Land Bureau…”

“So many permits!” Qin Lin felt a headache coming on as Zhao Moqing listed the requirements.

Things that looked easy from the outside were actually very difficult when you had to do them yourself.

So many permits and licenses—it would be exhausting just to apply.

Zhao Moqing smiled and said, “Tomorrow’s the weekend. I’ll take a day off on Monday and help you run around to get them!”

“You’re the best!” Qin Lin replied.

As they chatted, Chen Dabe suddenly rushed in: “Boss, the couple who caused trouble before are here again, outside.”

“...” Qin Lin frowned.

Defamation was a private prosecution crime, but since he had already reported it to the police and they had collected evidence, the case should soon be forwarded to the court.

Moments later, Lin Chunlan and Jiang Hang, the couple, walked in.

Qin Lin frowned slightly, already guessing their purpose.

Before a formal court ruling on defamation, if both parties privately reconcile and withdraw the complaint, the matter could be peacefully resolved.

That explained why many accusations never led to legal consequences—they were settled privately.

The police would surely advise the couple accordingly, and they likely wanted to seek a private reconciliation.

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(Realized a segment about capturing the troublemakers earlier was deleted by the system—please imagine it yourselves!)

(The End of this Chapter)