Super Zoo

Su Ming was not sure about the quality of this business plan. Apart from the ability of Animal Friends, he was just an ordinary college graduate. It was impossible for him to make a very mature business plan overnight.

But as I said, attitude is the key. The plan is very detailed and organized. In college, Su Ming wrote a lot of papers.

The plan is not long, only three pages. After reading it for the first time, Director Song read it again before putting it down. He nodded to Su Ming with some appreciation: "I didn't realize that you are a thoughtful person, young man."

"To be honest, I have never done business. But my father told me that everything starts from not knowing how to do it. The key is whether you are willing to spend time and whether you can endure hardships." Su Ming said.

"That's the truth."

Director Song took off his glasses, pondered for a moment, then looked up at Su Ming and said, "Young man, you are very lucky. If you were a regular employee of the zoo, it would be inconvenient to contract. The temporary worker status helped you."

"So, you agree?" Su Ming was slightly happy. Although he couldn't make much money by contracting the cruise ship, it would at least exceed his salary, and it was a business that would make a profit without loss.

"I agree. However, there is one thing you need to change in your plan..."

Director Song knocked on the table and smiled, "You have just started. You have to invest in cruise ship maintenance, fuel, etc., so you don't have to pay the park. After three months, you can pay 30% of the income to the park."

Su Ming was stunned. There was such a good thing. Sister Tong told him that it would be 50-50 with the park.

"But there is one thing I want to remind you first. Since you have contracted, you have to make money. If you still don't have any decent income from the cruise ship after three months, or even let those cruise ships sit vacant, that won't work." Director Song said in a serious tone.

Su Ming didn't expect Director Song to mention this.

According to Wang Hao's judgment, the total monthly income of the eight boats is about 17,000 to 18,000 yuan, which is profitable.

But that is only a theoretical statement after all, and it is calculated by comparing the cruise ships in the city park. The zoo is relatively remote, and most people come to see animals, not necessarily to row boats. Therefore, it is hard to say whether the cruise business can make money.

Su Ming originally thought that even if no one came to row boats, he would not lose money, and the worst case scenario would be no profit.

But according to Director Song's statement, not only must we make money, but we must also ensure that the cruise ships have a certain passenger flow.

"You have to give a standard, right? What is the utilization rate?" Su Ming thought for a while and asked.

Director Song pushed his glasses and said, "The specific standard is hard to say now. But I can tell you that the employees who used to live with you, after contracting the cruise ships, most of the time, most of the cruise ships were empty, and the income for three or four months was less than 10,000 yuan. If you are still like him, it will definitely not work."

Three or four months and not 10,000 yuan? In other words, the director's requirements for himself are not high. As long as there is 3,000 to 4,000 yuan per month, it should be enough.

The problem is that the previous employees did not earn 10,000 yuan in a few months, which only shows that there are really not many people who come to row boats. What can I say that I can attract tourists?

The zoo is still the same zoo, and the cruise ships are still the same cruise ships. If you want to increase income, you have to think of ways to make some gimmicks!

"How is it?" Director Song asked.

"Okay." Su Ming nodded. Give it a try, there is still a 50% chance, if you don't try, there is absolutely no chance. This account is not difficult to calculate.

"Haha, young people are ambitious. Okay, you go and call Director Tong over, I will ask her to handle the contracting procedures for you, and I will give it to you directly after it is done." Director Song said.

Not long after Su Ming left the director's office, Sister Tong came over.

"Director, I heard Xiao Su talk about the contracting. Do you agree?" Sister Tong came in and closed the office door.

"Yes, the young man has ideas and the energy, so let him try."

"But, wasn't the contract split 50-50 in the past?"

Sister Tong was a little puzzled. As the director of the director's office, Sister Tong was actually Director Song's assistant and confidant. She had been with Director Song for nearly ten years and had no scruples when speaking in front of Director Song.

Director Song did not directly answer Sister Tong's question, but stood up and pointed to a zoo floor plan behind him.

"Our zoo is very large, but the real animal area is only one-third. The remaining forest area, viewing area, a large artificial lake, and several large open spaces are connected to the mountains behind. The government has invested a lot of money in the zoo and built a lot of infrastructure, but in fact, most of the places are hardly used reasonably."

"You mean, take advantage of the zoo's unique conditions and use large tracts of idle land to generate income?" Sister Tong asked tentatively.

"Yes, actually I just realized this now, but it's a little late."

Director Song smiled bitterly: "As for me, I am an academic, so I can do scientific research, but it's already a stretch to manage a zoo. As for economics, I'm totally out of my depth, and my mind can't keep up with the market economy. I never thought about this before, but now it seems that if I can't keep up with the trend, I will be eliminated sooner or later. Look, the animals in our zoo don't have enough food to eat, and when bad guys get in, we don't even have the money to replace the surveillance cameras."

"This is not a trivial matter. Funds, policies, manpower, and so many other things are involved. No one in our zoo understands these things. Besides, we are a non-profit organization. It is not easy to generate income. We can't build a factory!"

"That's why I thought, let the young people try it out, starting with the cruise ship over there, and slowly start some attempts. Anyway, the cruise ship business is not big, and the zoo can't make much money at best. It's better to give up some interests and support Xiao Su. If he can do well there and find a way to generate income that suits the zoo's own situation, we will expand the scale. If not, there is no loss in taking it back." Director Song said.

"Director, you don't want Xiao Su to contract other parts of the park, do you? How can he have so much money? He is young and has no experience at all." Sister Tong didn't have any objection to Su Ming, she was just telling the truth.

"Of course not now, so I am also examining him, including his ability and character. If he is capable and trustworthy, then I can slowly give him more places to contract. In addition to the animal area, as long as the rest of the places are generally public welfare, I, as the director, still have the power to do so." Director Song said.

Sister Tong sighed and muttered: "Hey, it's a state-owned unit. It's good to say it's good, and it's not good to say it's not good. If you want to do something practical, there are too many troubles and pressures from all sides. We have also contracted out some places before, but in the end, they were neither good nor bad, and they were all in vain."

"Hey, I've also figured it out. I can finally save some face with my old face and have a few old friends who can talk to me. If I can really find a way to make the zoo better this time, I will find some connections and bear any pressure. When the results come out, the higher-ups won't say anything, and maybe it can be used as a positive model for publicity."

Director Song said that he didn't understand politics, but his words captured the essence of officialdom.

"Old director, you have devoted your life to our zoo." Sister Tong said with emotion.

"To be honest with you, our zoo will be restructured and responsible for its own profits and losses. This is a foregone conclusion. The official document will be issued in a year at most. I am about to retire, but it is still early for you. You have worked hard with me for more than ten years, and I hope you can all live well. Even if I don't see you, half of the animals in this zoo were brought back by me, and I can't just leave them alone. When doing things, you should always start and end well." Director Song said.