Time flew by, and it was already May. During this period, Huang Haibo and his relatives worked overtime every day, finally delivering all the materials ordered by Li Haochen. Ten thousand stainless steel pipes, surrounding nets, accessories, and reinforcing materials, all of which thoroughly emptied Li Haochen's wallet.
Over a hundred million yuan had now been transformed into materials resting on the sandy beach of his space.
In the past ten-plus days, with Li Haochen's frantic and dedicated efforts, his entire space had undergone a massive transformation.
Stretching for several kilometers, thousands of aquaculture cages were a magnificent sight. Although the quantity was substantial, it only used a fifth of the materials. The revolution still required much effort.
In addition to the ever-increasing number of aquaculture cages in his space, Li Haochen also received good news: the twelve fishing boats he had pre-ordered had been successfully handed over. The large contingent from Daijia Village had also completely relocated to Binhai. Fortunately, with Huang Meijuan's help, otherwise, accommodating the accommodation for dozens of people would have been difficult.
Although the process of handling the paperwork was a bit slow, it was still a much faster process than what ordinary people would experience. It was good that he had made many connections through Xie Baolian's introduction and had given gifts occasionally, which made everything so smooth. Otherwise, out of sight, out of mind, who would bother with him?
However, it was currently the closed fishing season. Fishing was permitted, but fishing tools were not allowed on board.
The fifteen fishing boats, excluding fuel costs, could still support the hotel with the fish caught by Uncle Dai and his crew every day. Coupled with Murong Yanran's 55 mu of aquaculture cages in the northern district, the Binhai Grand Hotel was doing quite well.
But this was only temporary, as the Binhai Resort across the way was about to open.
Murong Yanran returned home with a hint of melancholy. Li Haochen understood why and walked over to comfort her, "Don't worry. We'll deal with whatever comes. That place isn't opening for another two weeks, so let's just wait and see."
"That's the only way. By the way, you mentioned changing the hotel's business model. How exactly would you change it? Tell me about it. Perhaps we can find a way to cope."
"Uh... I was just joking earlier. I wouldn't turn this five-star establishment into a street food stall."
"Street food stall?"
Murong Yanran's eyes lit up, and she looked at Li Haochen, her meaning clear: keep talking.
"You're not serious, are you?"
"What do you think?"
"Alright, though I was joking earlier, I have genuinely considered this issue. We could transform the Binhai Grand Hotel into a 24-hour non-stop city, adopting a low-cost, street food stall model. The guest rooms could also have public pricing, and the water park could be converted into a children's playground. Any customer who spends money here would receive a free ticket to the children's playground. This might yield unexpected results.
Moreover, we would differentiate our customer base from the competition across the way. They can go their own way, and we'll go ours, staying out of each other's business. I doubt they would expect us to make such a drastic change.
Besides, they invested hundreds of billions; they won't engage in a price war with us over street food prices. However, doing so would mean losing this star rating plaque."
Li Haochen's words opened up a new perspective for Murong Yanran. She found the proposed model feasible, but his last sentence made her hesitate. Indeed, losing the five-star plaque would be a significant blow, especially since it was established by her mother's hard work.
For a moment, Murong Yanran was caught in an internal struggle, unable to make a decision after much thought. She sighed and said, "I'll think about it later. By the way, your prize trip to Xiamen for five days and four nights is almost expired. When are you planning to go?"
"You're not going, so it's no fun."
"It's rare to win a prize; you should go out and enjoy it. It would be a shame to waste it. Maybe you'll have a romantic encounter, hee hee!"
"What, you're already looking for a sister to share the pressure with, hehe!"
"Tsk, you. Haven't you always been the one to surrender first? Hahaha~"
Murong Yanran covered her mouth and giggled. In reality, Li Haochen's stamina was incredibly formidable; he always lasted more than half an hour. But no matter how strong he was, he had to bow down to women. Could a bull plow a field to death?
"What, by seeing this, you don't know your man's power...?"
Their exchange turned into a passionate embrace, and this night was destined to be exceptionally beautiful.
Two days later, at Binhai International Airport, Li Haochen walked in, pulling his suitcase and carrying his backpack. He had been persuaded by Murong Yanran and decided to go out for a change of scenery.
After completing the check-in and baggage drop procedures, he found a noodle shop on the negative second floor's food court and sat down. With two hours until takeoff, he decided to grab something to eat first.
Li Haochen's appetite was whetted by the exquisite pictures on the menu. He called over a waitress and ordered a bowl of five-spice beef noodles, asking for extra beef.
The noodles were good, and the beef was fragrant and springy, but the price... it was too expensive, not just a little bit. This bowl alone cost 88 yuan, which was shocking. He could have eaten five or six bowls of this outside.
However, he couldn't blame them; the expensive rent was a given, and they couldn't lower prices even if they wanted to.
After sitting for a while, he heard the boarding announcement for his flight. Li Haochen paid the bill and headed up. Quite a few people were already queuing for security checks at the boarding gate. He seized the opportunity to call Murong Yanran and Xie Baolian to report his departure.
Soon, it was Li Haochen's turn. He presented his pre-prepared boarding pass and ID to the security officer. The officer inspected them thoroughly, then looked at Li Haochen again, confirmed his identity, and stamped the pass, allowing him to proceed through the security gate.
After smoothly passing through the security gate, he entered the waiting hall. Following the indication on his boarding pass, he found boarding gate B23. Many people were already boarding. Li Haochen took the boarding pass, which had a small corner torn off by the staff, and boarded the plane.
He felt quite excited at this moment, as this was his first time flying. Besides excitement, he also felt a bit nervous. In recent years, there had been many plane crashes. The one that impressed him the most was the Malaysia Airlines incident; it took seven or eight years to confirm the location of the wreckage, deep at the bottom of the sea at over 4,000 meters. Whether it was recovered or not was still debatable.
Li Haochen's seat was 32A, and he was fortunate enough to get a window seat. Although it was economy class, it was still good; he could look at the different sky through the glass window.
Sitting next to Li Haochen was a beautiful woman with a youthful appearance and an explosive figure. She could be described as having the body of a devil and the face of an angel, truly a stunner that many men dreamed of.
This made Li Haochen look at her a few more times. Who didn't enjoy looking at a beautiful woman?
At this moment, a pleasant female broadcast announced that the plane was about to take off.
Li Haochen fastened his seatbelt, gripping it tightly with both hands, feeling a bit nervous. The scenery outside the window was rapidly receding. Suddenly, he felt a strong pushback, and a slight pressure built up in his ear canals.
The plane was taking off!