After returning home, Pei Qian took out his laptop and briefly searched for information about zoos online to understand some basic knowledge. Then, he began to think about what to do with Tengda's zoo.
First of all, it was definitely not a large zoo, at least not at the moment.
Many large zoos overseas had requirements for location and climate. For example, some tropical countries wanted tropical zoos because the climate was suitable and the place was big enough.
However, Pei Qian's idea was to open the zoo near Thriller Hostel, which was the old industrial zone in Jingzhou. Strictly speaking, this place was not a good location for a zoo at all. Jingzhou's own climate was not suitable for tropical or cold zone animals either.
Of course, he could do it indoors and adjust the temperature through the air conditioner.
However, that would definitely increase the construction period and expenses.
Pei Qian did not mind spending a lot, but he still had to consider the construction period. After all, the first phase of the zoo project was a rush. It had to be completed before the next settlement.
What's more, the larger the zoo and the more rare animals there were, the more tourists there would naturally be, and the possibility of profits would be greatly increased.
All in all, the first phase of the zoo's goal was to make it smaller while ensuring the construction period. It would be best if there were no overly rare animals. On that basis, he would burn as much money as possible.
If the first step was successful, he could try more challenging things later on, such as building a large-scale air-conditioned room and putting tropical or cold zone animals in.
Second, he had to think carefully about the choice of animals.
In order to reduce the number of tourists, he had to arrange fewer rare animals.
Many small zoos did not have much to look at, but there would be an endless stream of tourists just because there were two giant pandas in the park.
Many especially rare animals that were transported from thousands of miles away from other countries would become the treasures of the zoo and become the reason why most people had to go.
In a zoo, the most precious things were definitely the animals.
If he wanted to be popular, he had to work on the animals.
Therefore, since he did not want to be popular and wanted to lose money, he could not ask for too many rare animals, at least not at this stage. Even if he wanted to raise rare animals in the future, he would have to fully evaluate and find that the cost of raising them far exceeded the benefits.
Then, the problem was, what should he raise if not rare animals?
He could not possibly raise only horses, cows, and sheep in the entire zoo, right? Should he call it a zoo or a breeding farm?
Pei Qian could not do something that others could easily tell that something was wrong with at a glance.
Therefore, he had to strike a balance. While raising some wild animals to make up for the appearance, he also tried his best to raise some other common animals that did not have any special features.
The zoo could also not be called a zoo, but something like the Animal Life Museum.
"What kind of animals are more cost-effective?"
"It's best if it's something between domesticated and rare wild animals, such as servals, arctic foxes, and Anglo minks."
There were also differences between domestic and foreign regulations on raising wild animals. Some people abroad raised wild animals such as cheetahs and pumas, but it was not allowed in China. For example, servals were protected animals in China and could not be raised casually.
Some animals, such as arctic foxes and anglo minks, could be kept as pets.
But in any case, any animal that could be domesticated must be relatively common and not that rare.
The really rare animals were all protected; how could ordinary people raise them?
Therefore, according to this line of thinking, it was more appropriate to raise these animals in the zoo. On the one hand, they were not so rare that tourists would not come all the way to see them; on the other hand, they were indeed real wild animals. It would not be strange to put them in the zoo, and people would not think that the zoo was actually a cat cafe or breeding farm.
In short, as a zoo, money could be spent anywhere except on buying rare wild animals.
Where should the money be spent then?
Very simple, spend it on venues, food, and personnel!
The first was the venue. Pei Qian had been to many small zoos. These zoos themselves occupied a large area, but there were too many animals after all. There was not much space for each animal to move around.
Of course, there were standards for the activity space of all animals, and they had to abide by the 'Zoo Design Code'.
There were strict requirements for the proportion of land occupied by the animal exhibition area building, popular science education building, animal protection facility building, and so on. There were strict requirements for the visitor capacity, sightseeing building area, recreational green area, and so on.
All zoos must comply with the corresponding regulations.
However, this regulation only stipulated the lower limit, not the upper limit!
There would never be enough space. After all, wild animals were wild to begin with. They ran around in the mountains and forests. No amount of space would be enough if they were locked up.
Therefore, Pei Qian decided that the area occupied by each animal in this new zoo should be at least 50% more than in other zoos!
Take animals like baboons for example. The smallest cage area was 80 square meters, the height of the fence was 4 meters, and the basic population was two adults. Every additional adult would increase the area of the cage by 25% to 50%.
In layman's terms, two baboons would take up 80 square meters of space. Every additional baboon would add at least 20 square meters.
However, this area was only the lower limit of the cage design parameters set by the country. It would definitely be a little crowded.
Pei Qian decided to increase this standard by 50% first, which meant that 80 square meters would become 120 square meters. Every additional adult would increase the area by 50%!
Of course, he could not go overboard. If the area suddenly increased by three or four times, it would be a little too strange to keep only two baboons in a cage of more than 300 square meters. When the time came, tourists would not come to see the animals, but to find the animals. They would not know where the two baboons had gone.
Pei Qian did not mind such a situation. However, if he went too far, the motive would be too obvious. The System might not agree to it. What's more, if he went too far, it might cause a heated discussion on the internet and inexplicably accumulate unnecessary popularity.
The area of the cage should be large, but not too conspicuous.
The environment in the cage must be the best. That was for sure.
Next was the food. This was also according to the highest standards and specifications. There was nothing much to say.
There would definitely not be a situation where the animals' rations would be deducted under Tan Xinzhang's watch. What's more, letting the animals eat better was nothing more than gaining more weight. Tourists would not be able to see anything. This money could be said to be very hidden and very worth it.
Finally was the personnel.
Zoos needed a lot of personnel such as keepers, breeders, veterinarians, cleaners, and so on.
These were all necessary facilities for zoos. There were more or less fixed numbers of animals, keepers, and veterinarians. Even if Pei Qian wanted to hire more, he could not hire too many. There had to be a limit even if he wanted to give them high salaries.
Therefore, it was a little difficult to burn more money in this area.
However, Pei Qian had another way. He could hire more service personnel!
Ordinary zoos did not need many service personnel. At most, they would just point the way for tourists. The animals were also kept in cages. Tourists could walk past and take a look. There was no need for service personnel to guide them.
Pei Qian pondered. Although zoos did not have such a need, he could create a need!
There was a type of 'indoor zoo' now that mainly kept small animals. Some small animals such as lizards, snakes, hamsters, owls, and Anglo martens could be touched directly.
If tourists were allowed to touch these animals, wouldn't there be a need for staff to guide them?
Take owls for example. There were owl cafes overseas. They could also be stroked, but they could only touch the feathers on their heads and not anywhere else.
At that time, he could ask the staff to guide the tourists. They could first use hand sanitizer to disinfect their hands and then touch the owl's head according to the staff's instructions. Alternatively, they could wear special armguards and let the owl stand on them to interact with them.
All the small animals that could be interacted with would be handled by two or three staff members. Wouldn't that be a lot of staff?
These staff were usually very idle and received high salaries. Weren't they perfect tools?
Of course, considering this point, the shape of the zoo had to change as well. It would be best to split it into two different exhibition areas. One would display wild animals that could only be seen through cages. The other would be like many indoor zoos. They would display animals that could be touched and interacted with at close range with the company of staff.
Coincidentally, there were many abandoned factories in the old industrial zone. It would be good to convert them into an indoor zoo.
On top of that, he would take out a portion of the space and scatter it around the various areas of the zoo for tourists to rest. He would avoid the awkward situation of walking around the zoo for a long time without a place to rest.
The key was how much space it would take up!
At that time, there wouldn't be many animals in such a big zoo, and they were all very common animals. Surely no one would come, right?
Pei Qian nodded in satisfaction after roughly finalizing these points.
Yes, not bad!
According to the current plan, it wouldn't be popular within a year, right?
As long as the initial stage was smooth, it would prove that this model was feasible. He could then continue to expand, increase investment, and happily burn money.
Of course, Pei Qian's ideas were very crude and simple. After all, he was not a professional and did not understand the details. He had formulated this strategy purely based on the information he found online.
When Tan Xinzhang came to Jingzhou in two days, Pei Qian planned to have a good chat with him. On one hand, he wanted to share his ideas with him to determine the direction of the zoo. On the other hand, he wanted to ask for his opinion to see if there were any better improvements to the zoo.
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