Chapter 696 Raising funds for development

"Ten million? Not enough, far from enough!"

During the afternoon tour, as soon as McCall's words came out, all the real estate developers' interest in visiting suddenly disappeared.

With the cooperation of the keeper, we took a few close-up photos with the giant pandas, and after touching the bears' heads, it was time to leave the giant panda house.

Sitting in the car heading to the hotel, Carter laughed contemptuously when he heard Red Hat, who was traveling in the car, consulting him about the budget for expanding into a zoo:

"What is ten million US dollars enough for? Do you know how much is the actual investment in this giant panda museum?"

"Land is almost priced at a bargain price, which is really hard to say. Of course, this is only compared to the bargain price here in Connecticut, which is still a few hundred thousand."

"An air-conditioning system covering the entire venue must be installed. Our summer temperature is too high and the giant pandas can't stand it. This air-conditioning system costs 800,000 US dollars and consists of more than 20 central air conditioners. I haven't given it yet.

You calculate the electricity bill in the summer."

"The stadium construction fee, which was built by my own people, is considered a friendly price. The materials and the construction are messy, plus one yuan, so it's 200,000. That's more than one million, not counting the food imports of these guys;

Including some equipment needed for medical treatment, as well as monitoring and infrared monitoring equipment to ensure their safety."

"Marginal expenses such as manpower and water and electricity bills are not included. It is just rent and infrastructure investment. The two together add up to more than two million US dollars."

"It only costs more than 10 million to add four or five new venues. To be honest, it doesn't mean much in my opinion. If you have the time, why don't you make it bigger and develop it directly into a zoo with at least 20 species of animals?"

, even if there are less rare and less valuable animals mixed in there. Or, just use the money to develop an amusement park! The cost of an amusement park is much lower than that of a zoo!"

"Forget it, forget it, it's boring, it's really boring!"

Upon hearing this, Red Hat felt bored:

"If the investment is more than 10 million, I still want to squeeze in and invest a few hundred thousand. With the giant panda museum, the passenger flow is not a problem, but if it is like you said, the rate of return can be

It’s too low!”

"What if it's not like this? If you expect the tickets to pay back, you'll have to wait until the Year of the Monkey and the Horse."

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As soon as these words came out, Carter suddenly realized something was wrong.

"No, no, if there is a giant panda museum, maybe it won't last that long. At that time, the National Zoo in Washington had one million visitors a year. Assuming that the admission fee is only 10 US dollars, it is a big place. It needs to be

To build it like that, even US$100 million is probably not enough.”

"Ha, you know it too! So, you'd better not think about expanding the zoo. Think carefully about how to sell the remaining land at the price you want!"

"There is no way. If you want to sell it at a high price, you have to deceive it. Oh no, convince everyone to invest in a new project, a project that can make tourists stay here longer!"

The development of commercial facilities around tourist classics is nothing more than the six items of "food, accommodation, travel, shopping and entertainment". Needless to say, food, the commercial street is ready!

But if you only have food, that is, if the commercial street is full of restaurants, then the supply will be too much! In the end, no one will make any money!

In terms of accommodation, people can only play for half a day at most. How do you let people live there?!

Unless you are a tourist from afar, you can stay here. Otherwise, tourists from several surrounding states can come and go in the same day. There is no need to stay here.

In terms of business, paid parking lots! Carter is already prepared, and Carter does not plan to outsource this kind of business. And the tourist buses to New Haven Airport, or the buses to New Haven Union Station

Carter was not in the mood to do it. Again, the attraction was too small!

It is expected that the passenger flow will not be particularly large, so there is no need to do this.

For shopping, Carter is happy to distribute the Chinese handicrafts he buys, but he doesn't expect the distributors to get a lot of goods. It's just to sell them to some small traders and increase sales units.

Simply put, the longer tourists stay here, the greater the demand and the more possible money-making projects.

With this purpose, or central idea, in mind, I came to the dinner party.

Picking up the wine glass, Carter didn't even bother to look at the food and rushed directly to the small circle where Red Riding Hood was.

"Carter, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Wyatt Wood. From 12th Street to 15th Street, at least one-third of the real estate in Brooklyn belongs to him. He is quite powerful.

A senior!"

"Hahaha, you're not a bad guy! Did you make a profit from the Mokande Hotel renovation project? And Mr. Black, you also surprised me. You actually had the connection to rent a giant panda. Unfortunately, this is in New York

Haven, not in New York”

Red Hat was well aware of Carter's purpose, and the others were pretty much the same.

No matter whether you have the intention to participate or not, there is no disadvantage in talking.

"Each has its pros and cons, Mr. Wood! New York has a lot of money, and there are successful real estate businessmen like you here. If I build the giant panda museum in New York, the development of deep value may not be as easy as in New Haven.

.”

After gently clinking the glasses, Carter turned his attention to the remaining people. Not surprisingly, they were all real estate developers from New York.

After exchanging a few words, Carter explained his purpose:

"Everyone, you should have heard what Mayor McCall said this afternoon. Although his words were a bit inappropriate, the truth is very clear. Just a giant panda museum can certainly bring us traffic, but for us

The consumption drive is not big. We need to learn from Las Vegas. Once they come in, it will be difficult to get out in a short time!"

"Las Vegas was not built by one person. I need your help, gentlemen."

The casino city of Las Vegas has put a lot of effort into retaining customers. For example, the casino is built in the hotel, and then after checking in from the hotel front desk, you must go to the elevator and pass by the casino. For another example, almost all the casinos are

It's hard to find clear exit signs, and it's like a maze of twists and turns, trying every possible way to increase the time people spend in the casino.

Even after you lose in one casino, they provide free shuttle buses to take you to other casinos and say to you, "We have bad luck, it's okay! Brother, go to the next door, you'll have better luck there!"

Today, so-and-so is just like you, and lost miserably with us. As soon as it passes, they will be croaking, buddy!"

As soon as Carter mentioned Las Vegas, everyone understood Carter's purpose: To put it bluntly, we still hope that we can come up with something new, new tricks, so that tourists can stay longer!

"Of course we are willing to help you, friend! But, we alone are not enough, right? New Haven, to be precise, the basic conditions in the West Haven area are too weak. Moreover, we have another problem."

Looking at each other, Mr. Wood smiled and spoke on behalf of this group:

"Donald just talked to us about something, whether it's an amusement park or a zoo. We can't ignore an issue. They may be things that keep tourists staying for a long time, but what really attracts them here is your giant panda house.

"

"So, in terms of income, how much do you want? What is the model and direction of cooperation, and what is it like?"
Chapter completed!