"Besides aerial sky bridges, I also want to create different habitat environments for various animals within the park,"
"For instance, deserts, jungles, tropical rainforests, and plains, to give the animals a feeling of being back home."
Designer Wu, who had just found Yang Lin's ideas very unique, fell silent.
After a moment of stunned silence, she spoke with a playful, mocking tone,
"So, do you also want me to build a snow mountain and simulate an ocean environment?"
However, she hadn't expected that after her sarcastic remark, Yang Lin would become even more enthusiastic.
"Can we? Can we really build those?"
"Of course, we can. As long as you have the money and the space, we could even create a small-scale ecosystem for you."
"But are you sure you have that much money?"
Upon hearing Designer Wu's question, Yang Lin suddenly had a bad feeling.
The next second, he cautiously asked,
"Roughly how much would it cost?"
"It's not that much, really. Aerial sky bridges, plus terrain restoration and environmental systems, would be around 8 small targets. Of course, it might be more."
"What!"
As soon as Designer Wu finished speaking, Yang Lin was dumbfounded.
"8 small targets aren't enough! Does it really cost that much to build a park?"
Hearing this, Designer Wu rolled her eyes at him impatiently.
"Do you think that just for the aerial sky bridges you mentioned, we wouldn't have to construct them to high-speed railway bridge standards? This is to ensure both the safety of the bridges and that animals can move freely throughout the park."
"And all the glass tunnels you mentioned would have to be bulletproof glass. The cost alone would be close to a small target."
"Of course, the most expensive part is the environmental system. You can't just create suitable terrain for the animals, can you? You have to consider ambient temperature and climate changes too."
"And I suggest you use a dual-channel system, both above and below ground, to maximize visitor capacity."
"Taking all this into account, prepare about 10 small targets. Additionally, you'll need another 0.1 small target for design fees. This project is already considered a large-scale engineering endeavor."
By the time Designer Wu had finished calculating, Yang Lin was at a loss for words to describe his current feelings.
He had thought that with the zoo running smoothly and the advertising business launched, there shouldn't be any money problems.
But looking at it now, he was still poor.
If it were in the past, he would have abandoned these ideas. But now, thinking of the zoo's bright future, he gritted his teeth.
"It's just 10 small targets. I'll earn them."
Having made up his mind, he looked at Designer Wu with renewed seriousness.
"Then, I'll trouble Designer Wu to complete the design proposal."
"Don't worry, as long as you design everything well, I won't shortchange you on the design fee, not by a single cent."
Seeing Yang Lin's resolute attitude, Designer Wu couldn't help but see him in a new light.
Everyone on the internet said Yang Lin was stingy. But now it seemed he was only stingy with himself.
He was truly willing to spend money on the zoo's construction.
"Alright, as long as Director Yang agrees, our design institute will definitely come up with a design proposal that satisfies you."
"And we can also help you contact reliable construction units."
"Then I'll trouble Designer Wu."
"It's no trouble at all, it's what we should do."
...
After another round of pleasantries, Yang Lin left the design institute in his small van.
While driving, he began planning how to obtain these 10 small targets.
Firstly, the normal operating revenue of the park would make it difficult to generate 10 small targets in the short term.
Therefore, the advertising business would have to take the lead.
Of course, to achieve this faster, he might need external help.
With this thought, Yang Lin's gaze drifted towards the Ningnan City government.
Last time, the Xihong Zoo had provided manpower and animals for the sports event. This time, if they needed help building the park, asking them for money should not be a big problem.
Just as he was thinking this, a call came in.
Seeing the caller ID, he immediately pulled his car over to the side of the road.
After stopping the car, he answered the call.
As soon as the call connected, the voice of Director Zanghu came through.
"Director Yang, we arrived in Ningnan this afternoon and are currently at the Ningnan City Ecological Research Institute. Would you like to come over? Several city leaders are also here."
Upon hearing this, Yang Lin's eyes lit up.
He had just been worrying about where to get money, and now an opportunity had presented itself.
He quickly replied,
"Okay, okay, I'll drive over right away."
With the call ended, Yang Lin immediately changed direction and stepped on the accelerator.
It took him only about ten minutes to reach the Ningnan City Ecological Research Institute.
Before he even entered the institute's gate, a group of people appeared in the courtyard.
Among them, a young man with a face like a Zanghu was particularly striking.
Although this was Yang Lin's first time seeing him, he recognized his identity at first glance.
Beside him were familiar faces, the several responsible leaders of Ningnan City.
Yang Lin had interacted with them quite a bit during the last sports event.
So, as soon as Yang Lin got out of his car, the group warmly welcomed him.
"Director Yang, long time no see. Your zoo's reputation is growing by the day."
"On behalf of all of Ningnan, I thank Director Yang for his contributions to Ningnan's tourism industry."
Listening to the leaders' words, Yang Lin really wanted to say, "Don't just thank me, give me something tangible!"
After a difficult round of pleasantries, the group finally got down to business.
"Director Yang, the reason we've contacted you and Director Zhang this time is to ask both of you to conduct an investigation into the ecological diversity of Ningnan and its surrounding areas."
"After all, Ningnan is striving to become an ecological city, and we want to present a satisfactory report on Ningnan's biodiversity to tourists nationwide."
At this point, Yang Lin roughly understood.
In plain terms, he and Teacher Xiao Liang were to tour the forests around Ningnan and introduce Ningnan's ecological resources.
Just as he thought it was over, the leader suddenly added,
"Additionally, we would like to ask Director Yang to film an animal promotional video for Ningnan, which will serve as our city's promotional film."
"Of course, all filming expenses will be covered by the Ningnan government, and including the fees paid to your zoo, our preliminary budget is around 500 million yuan."
As soon as the words fell, Yang Lin, who had been preparing to complain about his financial woes, was stunned.
He had thought the contributions from those large companies were already generous, but he hadn't expected the government to be even more generous.
A sum of 5 small targets was offered. If he could secure this deal perfectly, wouldn't half the money for the park be secured?