Super Zoo

Su Ming returned safely, and everyone was relieved. He was severely criticized by Nangong Yan, and he wrote a 500-word self-examination to get away with it. Sister Tong finally stopped blaming herself and put all her energy into work.

The biggest job of the zoo at present is to arrange the new animals, and even the martial arts competition has to be arranged in the back row.

Fortunately, the martial arts competition has been regularized, so there is no need to worry too much, and it can be rescued step by step.

Sister Tong compiled a form and reported the current situation of the animals in the zoo to Su Ming.

Including the animals brought back from Iraq, the total number of animals in Yangchuan Zoo has reached 3,500 heads/animals, and the number of species has doubled compared to before. Among them, there are more than 30 kinds of animals, all of which are rare species in China.

The situation is very good. If we apply for a 4A scenic spot now, there will be no problem, and we can even consider 5A.

But the problem is that so many animals have exceeded the capacity of the zoo, and new enclosures must be built.

Some animals can be classified and squeezed with animals of the same species. For example, platypuses live with wild ducks, peacocks live with pheasants, antelopes live with goats.

But this is not a long-term solution, and many animals have no place to live.

For example, the two rhinos, who should they squeeze with? What about the big hippopotamus? They can't live with crocodiles.

So the expansion of the zoo has become a top priority.

Money, money, money!

Everything costs money, and Su Ming once again found that there is not enough money!

The zoo's accounts are separate from those of other companies. Su Ming is a professional manager of the zoo and cannot use the profits of other companies to subsidize the zoo. The zoo does not aim to make profits. It is very stressful to spend too much money on venue construction at once.

I didn't notice it before, but now that enterprises and zoos are getting bigger and bigger, some problems left over from the original restructuring have been exposed.

Responsibilities and rights and property rights are unclear.

The zoo is similar to a collectively owned enterprise. As the director, I am just a manager with management rights but no ownership rights. The zoo's profit and loss are not closely related to my income. I have a fixed salary. If it makes a profit, I will get a considerable bonus.

The winery, entertainment company, fishery, etc. are all my own private enterprises, which are mainly controlled by me. The management rights and ownership are in my hands. Many businesses of these companies are dependent on the zoo.

When the enterprise is small, it is not felt. As it grows, many aspects are constrained, the accounts are messy, the finances are not smooth, and it is impossible to cooperate efficiently.

If it is established as a 4A or even 5A scenic spot in the future, the zoo, the various scenic spots and projects in the back mountain, and several companies will inevitably participate in it. At that time, how to calculate management, income, and investment will be very troublesome. Su Ming does not want to work hard for a long time and make wedding clothes for others.

If the zoo can be completely bought and run privately, this problem can be completely solved.

Even if it follows the model of Zhao Yun's private museum.

Whether the government can agree not to consider it for the time being is not impossible in principle, but it is nothing more than negotiations on specific details. But first, I must be able to come up with a large sum of money.

This is not something that can be solved with a few million, but hundreds of millions.

The three main profitable sectors, the winery, the fishery company, and the entertainment company, do not make enough net profits in a year. The subsequent real estate company, restaurant business, etc., still need time to grow gradually.

In fact, after buying the animals this time, Lao He from the Tourism Bureau once suggested that the zoo should apply for 4A immediately.

If it were before, Su Ming would definitely agree without hesitation.

But now, he thinks more deeply.

Once the zoo is rated 4A or even 5A, and it is open to the public as a comprehensive scenic spot, then we can talk to the government about the acquisition. The price will be different from now. Acquiring a scenic spot and acquiring a zoo are completely different concepts. What could be done with 100 million or 200 million yuan may cost 700 million or 800 million yuan or even more at that time, and the government may not be willing to sell it.

We must find a way to make money as soon as possible.

"Director? Director?" Seeing that Su Ming was distracted, Sister Tong reminded him in a low voice, "What should we do about the construction of the venue?"

"Oh." Su Ming came back to his senses, frowned, pondered for a moment, and said: "Well, in principle, try not to have a big investment. If you can squeeze in, squeeze in. In addition, you can count how many of our animals are key protected animals that must be kept in cages, which are more dangerous animals, such as tigers and lions that can cause harm to humans, and which ones can be released."

After hearing Su Ming say this After hearing what Su Ming said, Sister Tong immediately understood 70% of it and asked in disbelief: "Director, do you mean to officially launch the wild release plan and release some animals into the back mountain?"

"Almost." Su Ming smiled: "We say it is a wild release to the outside world, but in fact, we just use the back mountain as a relatively simple wildlife park."

Su Ming's idea is to minimize the current investment in infrastructure and equipment of the zoo. A large number of animals are nominally released into the wild, so that if they are acquired in the future, this part cannot be included in the zoo's assets, and the zoo can save a lot of money in its accounts.

To make money, you must first invest.

The zoo's wild release work has been mentioned for many years and has been done intermittently, but when Su Ming said this, Sister Tong was still shocked: "Director, this is not just a few dozen animals. According to what you said, we may have to release hundreds of animals in a short period of time!"

"Yeah, that's right." Su Ming nodded.

"This... how can this be done!" Sister Tong saw that Su Ming was serious, and hurriedly said: "After all, they are used to living in the zoo. If they are released into the wild all at once, many animals will not be able to adapt. Director, the work of releasing animals into the wild must be done step by step. Looking at the whole country, releasing animals into the wild is a big problem! Even professional animal research institutions have to spend months or even years to slowly train a group of animals to return to the wild. If we release a large number of them at once, will this be..."

She considered the wording and said, "Will it be too risky?"

Since the establishment of Yangchuan Zoo, in the past few decades, all the animals that have been successfully released into the wild have added up to less than 30! And Su Ming released hundreds of animals into the wild without any warning!

Releasing animals into the wild is definitely not to say that releasing animals back into the wild is the end of the matter. The premise is that the animals must be guaranteed to survive in the wild. If the safety of the animals cannot be guaranteed, it is extremely irresponsible to release them into the wild rashly.

If a large number of released animals get sick or die, who will bear the responsibility?

No one can bear it.

This is also the reason why zoos across the country are reluctant to release animals into the wild, as the risk is too high.