After thinking of this idea, Pei Qian was suddenly enlightened.
Opening a zoo to raise animals was definitely a good idea!
Of course, it was not that simple. A series of preparatory work was needed.
After searching for relevant information on the Internet, Pei Qian roughly grasped some basic information.
At present, there were many private safari zoos in the country as long as one could get the corresponding photo permit.
For example, a famous crosstalk actor had bought 60 acres of land in the suburbs of Beijing to open a private zoo. That was also a matter of great interest.
Of course, it was really a waste of money.
For the current Tengda, it was not difficult to get the corresponding permit. After all, there were so many successful projects in Jingzhou City, and the investment in this zoo would not be small.
As for burning money, it was more than what Pei Qian wanted.
People who opened private zoos often did so out of love and because they really liked animals.
For example, many cat cafes did not make much money at all. That was because few customers would go there every day, and the price per customer was not high. They could not make ends meet by selling coffee alone.
In fact, the cost of cat cafes was also very high. In addition to cat food, cat litter, and other necessities, cats could lose thousands of yuan each time they got sick. If they really raised cats with high standards, most cat cafes would go bankrupt.
Therefore, many cat cafe owners could only try their best to do side businesses such as shooting short videos to earn some income and subsidize the expenses of the cat cafe. In the end, they worked hard. Not to mention exploiting cats, they were actually being exploited by cats and working for cats.
This was especially the case for private zoos. It was much more difficult to run than cat cafes.
On the one hand, animals were very expensive. Ordinary beasts would cost no less than twenty or thirty thousand yuan, and ordinary birds would cost no less than a few thousand yuan, not to mention some rare and precious protected animals.
Moreover, to take care of these animals, they needed cages, feed, transportation, keepers, cleaning staff, and medical expenses. All of these added up would definitely not be a small amount.
In addition, zoos were obviously a cluster industry. Some small private zoos only had a dozen animals, and there were no particularly precious or rare animals. No one would go to see them no matter how cheap they were.
Since tourists wanted to see animals, they would definitely go to some large municipal zoos. Over time, small safari zoos would lose more and more money, and naturally, they would not be able to run.
This was obviously bad news for others, but it was obviously good news for Pei Qian!
The more losses they incurred, the better!
If these animals could really eat as much as they wanted and destroy Tengda, Pei Qian would probably have to bow to them on the spot to express his gratitude.
After some consideration, Pei Qian decided to put the matter of building a zoo on the agenda.
However, there was a problem. Tengda did not seem to have anyone suitable to be the person-in-charge of this zoo at the moment.
From Pei Qian's point of view, the most important thing for a zoo director was to genuinely love animals and plan to work in this industry for the rest of his life. What's more, he had to have basic professional knowledge, respect animals, and raise them scientifically.
However, Tengda did not have such a person.
Most people grew up in the city, and they had a fondness for wild animals. It was not a problem to look at big lions and tigers from afar. Occasionally, they would see a monkey jumping up and down to ask for food. However, if they had to spend a long time with animals and had to worry about how to eat, drink, and defecate, most people would not be able to endure it.
Little Tang was probably the only person in Tengda who had anything to do with rearing animals. After all, she was the cat breeder and the chief sh * t-shoveling officer. However, the problem was that rearing cats was worlds apart from rearing wild animals.
What's more, Little Tang might be a straight-A student, but she did not major in veterinary medicine. Wouldn't it be a waste of talent to be the zoo director?
Therefore, he had to think of a way to find the person-in-charge from the outside. What's more, he had to think about how the zoo would be built.
After that, Pei Qian began to think about the last problem: which industry should he spend the ten million yuan that he had paid out of his own pocket.
This was really a problem for Pei Qian, who had a little difficulty in choosing.
That was because the profit margin was not much, but it was not little either.
If he wanted to save trouble, he could randomly find an industry to spend it on. They were all purely scattering money anyway. It was the easiest not to use his brain. However, the problem was that purely scattering money would definitely increase the attention and reputation of the industry. Projects that were not popular might become popular, and projects that were already popular might become even more popular.
If he did not make a good choice, the hundred thousand yuan that he had paid out of his own pocket would cause a chain reaction. Then, he would be tricked by the System again.
How should he choose?
Pei Qian looked at the dazzling array of industries in Tengda and felt a headache coming on.
What a joke, he could not choose at all!
"Forget it, why do I have to use my brain for such things? Isn't it better to let the various department heads think about it?
"I'll let them submit their own applications and write down the reasons why they need the funds clearly. Then, I'll choose an industry that needs the least amount of money to invest in. Isn't that enough?"
Pei Qian was really impressed by his own wit.
The more a certain department needed the money, the more it would have the best effect and the greatest impact after getting the money.
Since that was the case, he could not give it to them!
On the other hand, the departments that did not really need the money and were only here to make up the numbers would definitely not be able to write any particularly convincing reasons. They would not be able to make much use of the money after getting it.
Pei Qian could then do the opposite and give the money to them without worry.
The more Pei Qian thought about it, the more he felt that it was right. He immediately wrote a simple notice and asked the department heads who were interested in fighting for the funds to write a report and send it to him.
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January 16th, Wednesday …
Pei Qian came to his office and continued his unfinished work.
Every time it was close to settlement, Pei Qian would become very busy. That made him a little depressed.
Especially now that the school was about to start its winter break and the Chinese New Year was next month. Of all things, it was settlement time.
Pei Qian wanted to be as happy as his other classmates, but he could not. In order to have a good rest during the Chinese New Year break, he had to arrange the settlement in advance.
If he lay flat, he would really have wasted half a year's worth of hard work.
First, he turned on his computer and looked at the applications sent by the various departments.
Pei Qian had already used his own money to exchange for ten million yuan of profit. Two days ago, he had also asked the various departments to send applications, explaining in detail why their departments needed the money and how they would use it after getting it.
The department heads were very efficient. They had already sent the applications over today.
What's more, the contents of the applications were very detailed. All of them patted their chests and guaranteed that they would use the money properly as long as they got it. They would create as much popularity as possible so that their own industries could expand rapidly and occupy more markets!
That was especially true for Fish-Catching Take-Out, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, and other physical industries.
The other departments were not far behind, and each had their own reasons for doing so.
Some departments that were not very popular at the moment felt that the money should be given to them. That was because the development of the various departments was uneven and they should receive some special care. Naturally, they would not fight for similar resources after they developed.
The departments that were very popular at the moment also felt that the money should be given to them. They would be able to get better returns after getting the money.
The old departments felt that they were not as popular as the new departments and should be given some subsidies.
The new departments felt that they were in a period of development and was an important direction for Tengda Corporation's industrial layout. They should concentrate their resources and strive for breakthroughs.
Pei Qian spent a lot of effort to look through all the reports sent by these departments.
In the end, not only did he not cure his difficulty in choosing, but his condition worsened!
"What a fraud!
"I really can't decide who to give the money to if you write it like this!
"If I give it to the departments that are not profitable, you patted your chests and said that you would definitely improve the situation of incurring losses. If I give it to the departments that are profitable, you patted your chests and said that you would definitely earn more.
"I think you are making things difficult for me, Fat Tiger!"
Pei Qian was speechless. He knew that these people in charge were all unreliable. They could not even share his worries with a small sum of ten million yuan, much less a big project that was losing hundreds of millions of yuan.
In the end, he still had to rely on himself!
Pei Qian fell into a dilemma again as he looked through the applications.
However, as he flipped through them, he suddenly had a flash of inspiration and an idea.
"Eh? My way of thinking doesn't seem right.
"I've fallen into survivor bias. The departments that are willing to put in so much effort to write this application must be the ones that need the money more. Since I've written it, I have to write it beautifully.
"Since that's the case, can't I just look at which departments have not submitted the application at all?
"Not submitting the application means that they don't really need the money. In other words, throwing the money to these departments would not have much impact on their profitability."
Pei Qian suddenly had an idea. He immediately went through the reports of these departments and matched them with the current main departments of Tengda.
However, he found that among the larger departments, only the GOG project team had not submitted the report.
"Eh? GOG actually did not submit it.
"Hmm … that makes sense. After all, GOG's revenue is too high. Its current market share in the country is basically reaching the ceiling.
"If this money was used on the local server, it would actually be purely a welfare thing. It would basically not play any role in GOG's market expansion.
"As for revenue … it would definitely not play a role because this is purely a welfare activity, not a discount activity.
"GOG's project team must have considered that the price-quality ratio of this money would be very low. They are a little embarrassed, so they did not submit the application.
"Alright, I'll give it to you!"
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