Chapter 18. New mission

     Fang Xinhua stayed on the island for two hours before leaving. Seeing that there were no other uninvited guests, Li Yaolin opened the door of the convenience store and sat behind the cashier to blow the fan.

     She took out her mobile phone and wanted to ask the little mermaid if “Mr. Yu” was its incarnation, but before the screen lit up, she put the phone back.

     Whether the little mermaid was Mr. Yu didn’t seem to be that important to her. She just needed to know that it was a talent with an hourly wage of 100 yuan – oh no, a fish talent.

     Perhaps it was the last day to go to the island for free. Starting from 10:30, every passenger ship coming from Baoren Port Pier had more than 30 passengers. There were more tourists in the afternoon. By the time the last ship from Baoren Port boarded Xingzhou Island, the number of tourists that day reached 240, which was about the same as the total number of tourists during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday.

     Her accountant Xiao Xie said to her worriedly: “After the entrance fee starts tomorrow, the number of tourists will definitely drop sharply.”

     “It doesn’t matter.” Li Yaolin pretended to be relaxed.

     Although she was not sure, she had to keep a calm face.

     After saying that, she took advantage of the fact that there were the most tourists and the island was the busiest, and quietly launched the wonder “Haizi”.

     “Haizi” appeared again, and this time it was no longer a projection of a group of sperm whales. What appeared on the sky curtain was a group of Antarctic penguins huddled together for warmth1!

     The cold wind was howling, and the surroundings were all white. The wind was so strong that people could hardly open their eyes. Not only did the penguins feel the cold, but even the tourists who were watching this scene seemed to have their body temperatures dropped by several degrees.

     The biting coldness made the tourists who were immersed in this scene come back to their senses and uttered elegant words: “Fuck!”

     The island soon became noisy: “Is this a projection? Where is the projector?”

     “Are you stupid? Can a projector project these things to the sky in broad daylight? You might as well say that the sky is disguised by an LED screen!”

     “Is it the kind of effect projected by a drone?”

     This statement was quickly refuted: “Look at the sky, where are the drones?”

     “How did you do this? Didn’t you say that Haizi is fake?” These tourists were obviously tourists who had read the fake Haizi news that was widely circulated on the Internet before.

     They looked everywhere for projectors, drones, and any instruments that could project. However, they knew very well that the so-called projection, in such an environment, was nothing but self-deception. What appeared here was the Haizi phenomenon that could not be explained by the current Haizi formation theory!

     This time, Haizi appeared for more than ten minutes, enough for many netizens to start live broadcasts. They don’t know how public opinion will ferment and what it will become. They only know that this scene will probably slap the faces of those who say that this is a fake Haizi phenomenon!

     Suddenly, a child pulled his father’s shorts and asked, “Dad, the penguins are so pitiful, can you add a blanket for them?”

     The child’s father didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and said, “Penguin fur can keep warm, no need to add a blanket.”

     As he said this, he wanted to put on his shirt.

     This Haizi was too real, and those penguins seemed to be touchable. He thought he was in Antarctica!

     Fortunately, this was just an illusion. In the hot summer, no matter how strong the wind at the seaside was or how comfortable the environment was, the body temperature would rise steadily under the sunshine.

     #Xingzhou Island Haizi#

     #Haizi Antarctic Pengguins#

     When a similar hot search tag appeared on the hot search list again, the netizen who had just criticized the marketing of Xingzhou Island last time clicked in again. Before reading the content of the V blog, he started typing: “Why are you guys here again, rehashing old news? Last time it was sperm whales, this time it’s penguins? There should be common sense when faking things, right?”

     After they finished scolding, they found that there were many differences from the comments and likes that echoed them last time. There were also replies to their comments this time, but most of them were sarcastic: “You haven’t read the content yet? If you have read it, you wouldn’t say that.”

     The netizen frowned and clicked on the video. The video showed that after Haizi appeared, the tourists on the entire beach were in an uproar, and they took out their mobile phones to take pictures, while the video UP owner turned the camera elsewhere. He explained that he was looking for technological products such as projectors or drones.

     The result was naturally nothing.

     Some netizens still questioned: “What if those devices are all on the mountain? On the roof? Who will let you see it!”

     Someone replied with a smile: “Tell me where there is a projector that can project during the day. I am willing to spend a lot of money to buy one. In the future, I can not only watch movies at home, but also watch videos anytime, anywhere, regardless of sunny day or night.”

     Even if it is not the projector, it must be a black technology screen that can do it, but the sky does not look like there is a screen.

     If this is a magic, it is not a loss to spend a few dozen yuan to see this magical magic up close!

     The netizens with a questioning attitude gradually calmed down because they found that they could not spray anymore.

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     At a company in Youshi, Zhang Mei had just finished get off work and was about to pick up her daughter from kindergarten. As a result, her phone kept ringing. She looked and found that it was her best friend who was chatting with her privately: “Did you go to Xingzhou Island last time? Have you seen Haizi when you went there? Is it really that fun there? The boat ticket plus the entrance fee is 70 yuan. If it’s not fun, don’t waste the money.”

     Zhang Mei: “…”

     She replied: “The water there is very clean, the waves are not big, it is very suitable for couples and families to play. There are many seabirds there, and the scenery is beautiful. 70 yuan is worth it.”

     When she went there, the boat ticket cost 60 yuan. Now the boat ticket plus the entrance fee is only 70 yuan, which is equivalent to the entrance fee of 10 yuan. It’s worth it!

     As for Haizi, she saw the news online that Haizi appeared again on Xingzhou Island. She remembered that she didn’t see it when she went there last time. It was really a pity!

     Why don’t she go there again with her husband and daughter on the weekend? What if she is lucky enough to see Haizi? Her daughter must be very happy.

……

     At 6 pm, after seeing off the tourists on the island, all the employees stayed for a half-hour meeting. The content of the meeting could be a summary of the day or suggestions for the future development of the island. Only by working together can more problems that Li Yaolin could not find alone be discovered!

     Li Yaolin asked the accountant to serve as a part-time meeting recorder to record all the suggestions and feedback from everyone.

     The half-hour meeting time was very accurate. When the time was up, Li Yaolin adjourned the meeting.

     The ferry that brought them here this morning was parked at the dock, and it was Gao Lao who sent them back.

     When everyone left, only Lin Qiang, who was on night duty, was left. He asked Li Yaolin: “Is the island owner also staying on the island tonight?”

     Li Yaolin nodded: “Yes, there is still something to deal with.”

     Just after the meeting, the APP that had not released tasks for a long time sent her a task card:

   【Task: Before National Day, the turnover reaches one million yuan (uncompleted)

     Completing the task can get 5 million yuan in cash and random rewards. 】

     Li Yaolin: “!!!”

     Before National Day, that is, before October 1st, there are only ninety-two days left, oh no, today is over, it can only be counted as ninety-one days. She needs to make a turnover of one million within ninety-one days, that is, an average of more than ten thousand yuan a day.

     Under super ideal circumstances, each ship is full of passengers, and the number of tourists that day is only four hundred and fifty. The ticket is only twenty yuan, and the ticket revenue for one day is only nine thousand yuan.

     Today, the convenience store only made more than eight hundred yuan, probably because tourists did not know that a convenience store had opened, so they followed their previous habits and brought their own water and food, resulting in low turnover.

     A lot of swimming rings and beach buckets were sold, especially the eight-piece beach bucket set with a plastic bucket and a shovel, which was particularly popular. Not only children use it to build sand castles, but even adults want to use it to dig shells buried under the sand.

     Of course, it is expressly prohibited to take away any creatures or shells on Xingzhou Island.

     But even so, the expected average number of tourists per day should be only about 200. Unless the convenience store can earn more than 6,000 yuan a day, it will be difficult to fill the gap in sales after the number of tourists decreases.

     Moreover, when there is a typhoon, the island will be closed for at least three days. The more typhoons there are, the longer the island will be closed…

     Li Yaolin is in a dilemma.

     Is it too late to temporarily increase the ticket price now?