Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 696 Fundraising and Development

"1000 million? Not enough, not enough!"

During the afternoon tour, after McCall's words, the few real estate developers' desire to travel disappeared immediately.

With the cooperation of the breeder, I took a few close-up photos with the giant panda, touched the bear's head by the way, and it was time to leave the giant panda house.

Sitting in the car heading to the hotel, Carter smiled contemptuously when he heard Red Hood, who was traveling in the same car, asking himself about the budget for expanding the zoo:

"What is 1000 million US dollars for? Do you know how much the actual investment of this giant panda house is?"

"The land is almost the price of cabbage. It's hard to say anything. Of course, this is only compared to the price of cabbage in Connecticut. 10,000+ is still available."

"An air-conditioning system that covers the entire venue. The temperature in our summer is too high for giant pandas. It must be installed. This air-conditioning system costs 80 US dollars and consists of more than 20 central air conditioners. I haven't given it yet. You calculate the electricity bill in summer."

"The construction fee of the venue, this part is constructed by my own people, it is a friendly price. Materials, construction is messy plus a piece, it is 20. This is more than 100 million, not counting the food imports of these guys; not counting Some equipment needed for medical treatment, and those monitoring to keep them safe, and infrared monitoring equipment.”

"Manpower, utility bills and other marginal expenses are not counted. It is just rent and infrastructure investment. The sum of these two items is more than 200 million U.S. dollars."

"It only costs more than 1000 million yuan to add four or five new venues. To be honest, it doesn't make much sense in my opinion. If you have the time, if you don't make it bigger, you can directly develop a zoo with at least [-] kinds of animals. Even if there are not so rare and not so expensive animals mixed in. 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, it's boring, it's really boring!"

Hearing this, Red Hat felt bored:

"If it's an investment of more than 1000 million yuan, I still want to squeeze in and get a few hundred thousand to invest in. There is a giant panda house, and the flow of customers is not a problem, but if it's like you said, the rate of return can be very low." too low!"

"Then why not? For this thing, if you expect the tickets to be paid back, you will have to live in the Year of the Monkey."

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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 house, maybe it won't be that long. Back then, the National Zoo in Washington had a visitor flow of 100 million people a year. Assuming that the entrance fee is only 10 dollars, the scale of the house is large. It needs to be completed. That way, [-] million U.S. dollars may not be enough.”

"Oh, you know it too! So, you should not even think about expanding the zoo. Think about it later, how to sell the remaining land at the price you want!"

"There is no way. If you want to sell at a high price, you have to fool around. Ah no, persuade everyone to invest in a new project, a project that can make tourists stay here longer!"

The development of commercial facilities around the tourist classics is nothing more than six items of "food, lodging, travel, shopping and entertainment".Eat, needless to say, the commercial street is ready!
But if there is only food, that is, if the commercial street is full of restaurants, then the supply is too much!In the end, no one can make money!
In terms of housing, people can play for half a day at most, how do you let people live? !

Unless it is a tourist from afar, it is possible to live, otherwise tourists from several surrounding states can run back and forth in a day.No need to stay here at all.

In terms of travel, there is a paid parking lot!Carter is ready, and this kind of business, Carter does not intend to outsource.And the tour bus to New Haven Airport, or the bus to New Haven Union Railway Station
Carter is not in the mood to do it, or the same sentence, the scenic spot is 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 willing to distribute the Chinese handicrafts he bought, but it is expected that the distributors will not get a lot of goods.It is nothing more than granting to some small merchants and hawkers to increase a little sales unit.

Simply put, the longer tourists stay here, the more demand there will be, and the more projects that may make money.
With this purpose, or the central idea, I came to the banquet at the dinner party.

Picking up the wine glass, Carter didn't even bother to take a look at the dishes, and rushed directly to a small circle where the red hat was.
"Carter, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Wyatt Wood. From 12th Street to 15th Street in Brooklyn, at least one-third of the real estate property rights are owned by him, which is quite powerful. Seniors!"

"Hahaha, you guys are not bad! The Mokangde Hotel renovation project is profitable, right? And Mr. Black, you are also surprising me, and you are actually related to renting giant pandas. Unfortunately, this is in New York. Haven, not in New York"

Red Hat knew the purpose of Carter's search, and the others were not far behind.

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

"Everything has its own advantages and disadvantages, Mr. Wood! New York is very expensive, and there are successful real estate businessmen like you here. If I build the Giant Panda House in New York, the development of deep value may not be as easy as it is in New Haven. .”

After clinking glasses lightly, Carter turned his attention to the remaining people.Not surprisingly, they are all real estate developers from New York.
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Carter explained why he came:

"Everyone, you should have heard what Mr. Mayor McCall said this afternoon. Although what he said was a bit out of date, the truth is very clear. Just a giant panda house can certainly bring us traffic, but for The drive of consumption is not great. We need to learn from Las Vegas, let them come in, it will be difficult to get out in a short time!"

"Las Vegas can't be built by one person, I need your help, gentlemen."

Las Vegas, the casino city, has worked hard to retain customers.For example, a casino is built in a hotel, and after checking in at the front desk of the hotel, one must go through the casino to go to the elevator room.For another example, it is almost difficult to find a clear exit sign in the casino, making it twist and turn like a maze, trying to increase the time people stay in the casino.
Even, after losing in one casino, they have a free shuttle bus between them to take you to another casino.And say to you, "We are unlucky here, it's okay! Dude, go to the next door, good luck over there! Today, whoever is like you, lost miserably with us, once they pass by, they will be angry, buddy!"

As soon as Carter mentioned Las Vegas, everyone understood Carter's purpose: To put it bluntly, I still hope that we can come up with some new things and new tricks to increase the time tourists stay!
"Of course we are willing to help you, friend! But, we are afraid that it is not enough? New Haven, to be precise, the basic conditions in the West Haven area are too weak. Moreover, we still have a problem."

Looking at each other, Mr. Wood smiled and said on behalf of this group:
“Donald just talked to us a little bit, whether it’s an amusement park or a zoo. We can’t ignore the fact that they may be things that keep tourists staying for a long time, but what really attracts them to come here is your panda house. "

"So, in terms of income, how much do you want? What is the cooperation model and direction?"

(End of this chapter)