"Can you tell me in detail about our town's plan?" In the study of Mayor Wallis, Jiang Hai looked at the respectable old man in front of him and said seriously.
This was the first time Sandy Clive had seen Jiang Hai so serious since she met him. For a moment, she really seemed like a girlfriend, sitting next to Jiang Hai without saying a word. .
"The town's plan is very simple. As you know, our town is not developing industry, and we are not planning to sell land to let those outside factories destroy our environment. But this way the environment is better, but the living standards of the residents are indeed I couldn't get up, so I thought about how I could get more income for the residents of the town without destroying this place." Taking another sip of coffee, Mayor Wallis spoke slowly, as The top person in charge of the town, he believes that he has an obligation to think about the residents of the town.
According to Mayor Wallis's words, Jiang Hai easily understood his thoughts. According to Mayor Wallis, if residents want to make money, it is definitely not possible to reduce expenditures. Americans do not know how to reduce expenditures. They The way people consume, it’s not bad if they don’t consume in advance.
It is simply impossible for them to save money on clothing, food, housing and transportation.
If you can't cut off your resources, you can only open up the flow. Originally, the main way to make money in the town, except for some small businesses, selling some small things, opening some small supermarkets, small restaurants, etc., most people make money mainly through distribution. There are two types, one is fishermen.
After all, you rely on the sea to eat. Some of these fishermen have joined Boston's ocean fishing companies, and some have their own boats. They usually wander around the high seas and catch some fish. Originally, the income of the fishermen was very good.
But in recent years, there have been fewer and fewer fish. Although there is a fishing moratorium policy, it is inevitable that there are fewer and fewer fish.
This is directly linked to the income of fishermen. More and more people are changing careers or going to Boston to make a living.
If this continues, Winthrop may soon decline like Newfoundland!
After all, if there are no people left, where will there be any development? Seeing such a scene, Mayor Wallis felt pain in his heart, so he has been thinking of ways to make the residents of the town live better over the years.
They tried raising fish fry by themselves, but the cost was too high and the profit was very thin. Coupled with other people's indiscriminate fishing, their plan went bankrupt soon. Later, they also tried to attract investment from outside. We need to recruit some people to build a building. Of course, it can't be a factory, but to be honest, although Winthrop is not far from Boston.
But if you don’t want to stay in Boston, why would you come to Winthrop? Massachusetts is not California, and not every piece of land is valuable, so this plan went bankrupt again before it was implemented.
Over the years, Mayor Wallis has tried many methods, and finally he set his sights on tourism.
Of course, it is not so much that he is eyeing the tourism industry, but that the Massachusetts government is eyeing the tourism industry.
He just heard it. In fact, the current situation in Winthrop, although not representative of Massachusetts, is not particularly good financially. At least they want to make extra money.
That's why they focus on tourism, but not domestic tourism development in the United States, because for Americans, there is nothing interesting here in Boston. If you want to have fun in a big way, naturally it is the most fun. The place is California, and air tickets in the United States are much cheaper than imagined, especially air tickets to major cities. When they are cheap, they can even be purchased for tens of dollars.
For Americans, it’s great to go there! There is Hollywood and Las Vegas. If you want to see cutting-edge industries, there is Silicon Valley. If you want to have fun, there are beaches. Why come to Boston
Even if you don't go to Los Angeles, you can go to Miami, where you can find sunshine, beaches, and bikinis. It's like spring all year round, it's close to Orlando, the world's largest Disneyland, and it's cheaper.
If you want to find pasture, you can go to Montana, where the sky is bluer and the grassland is greener. You can also go to Texas, which is the hometown of cowboys. Water, grass, and mountains are not enough. Every tourist Every place must have a bright spot.
The United States has almost no history to speak of, and under such circumstances, Massachusetts really has no bright spots.
It’s rare to hear someone say that they ended up in Boston when traveling, at least in the United States.
If you want to go to a big city, would New York be a good idea? Boston is really unattractive.
So even if Winthrop wants to develop tourism, the target is definitely not domestic tourists.
Their target is actually foreign tourists, with European and Asian tourists being their main choices.
Especially tourists from Asia. For these tourists, their countries also have things like sunshine and beaches, but Boston, known as the most powerful university in the United States, is still very attractive to them.
It is precisely because of this that the Massachusetts government decided to develop this area, through some domestic travel agencies, to communicate with those in distant Asia who want to come here, and to carry out some activities to quickly apply for visas, or Limited discounted development and the like to attract more tourists here.
It was precisely because Ru told this news that Mayor Wallis went to find his brother. His brother was a middle-level leader of the tourism bureau. How could there be a job in charge of tourism that was not profitable
So Mayor Wallis specially invited them over to show them whether Winthrop hopes to be integrated into the tourism development in Boston, hoping that he can help and say something. It is precisely because of this, Only then did the guy named Shutley fall in love with Sandy Clive's bloody plot. After hearing this, Jiang Hai roughly understood what Mayor Wallis meant.
"You mean, you want to merge it into Boston's development plan?" Jiang Hai asked after thinking for a moment and knocking on the table.
"Yes, but it seems impossible now." Mayor Wallis nodded first, then shook his head.
"Uh, is it because of me?" Seeing him nodding and shaking his head, Jiang Hai asked with some confusion.
"No, no, no, it has nothing to do with you. In fact, I should have figured it out a long time ago. As I said just now, there are really no highlights here. Boston itself is one of the oldest cities in the United States and has some history. In addition, there are many teams there, which can attract sports people. There are universities in Cambridge and Newton, which are also highlights. Chelsea is a wealthy residential area, and Quincy has a big market. They are all very popular. A good place for consumption, but here, hey..." Upon hearing Jiang Hai's words, Mayor Wallis immediately shook his head and then explained.
The biggest feature of Winthrop is that it has the sea, but Boston also has it. There is a harbor there and a free ship museum. Unlike here, there is no hair, just a small broken pier. What's the point? good-looking
No matter where it is, if you want to attract people to come and play, it must have its own characteristics. But where does Winthrop's characteristics come from
"It's unique! We can make it if it doesn't have any characteristics." Looking at the somewhat decadent Mayor Wallis in front of him, Jiang Hai chuckled.
"Made?" Hearing Jiang Hai's understatement, Mayor Wallis couldn't help but wonder, how could it be made
“In this world, any problem that can be solved with money is not a problem. Our dock is small and can be expanded. Our streets are small and can be expanded. Just because we don’t have traditional features doesn’t mean we can’t build them ourselves. Features, first of all, we are close to the sea. They can build a row of small villa hotels on the seaside, charge a certain fee, and rent them to guests who come to play. The ocean here is much cleaner than that in Boston. It is a natural Good bathing place." After hearing Mayor Wallis's words, Jiang Hai's mouth widened unconsciously. These Americans sometimes like to dig into dead ends.
Winthrop seemed featureless to them, but to Jiang Hai, it was actually full of bright spots!
Mayor Wallis's eyes lit up when Jiang Hai mentioned the first man-made feature.
Looking at his appearance, Jiang Hai did not stop, but continued: "At the same time, we can also build a dock and get more cruise ships. When we get up in the morning, we can also ask a fisherman to take those tourists out to sea to catch fish. You don’t need to go too far for fish, and you don’t need a very developed fishing boat. As long as you can catch something, you can eat it directly on the boat for a certain fee. If there is too much, these people have to buy it back. You can sell it to them very cheaply, but I think no matter how cheap it is, it will be more than the wholesale price, so the fishermen in our town should be able to increase their income a lot."
This idea is very common in China, quite common. In some coastal areas, almost every place during the tourist season, people will take them out to fish, and they can eat the catch on the boat for free. Of course, boarding is required. There is some handling fee.
And many of these people will buy back what they have caught. As long as it is slightly lower than the retail price on the market, even if it is the same, these people are willing to take it back. This is also human psychology. If you catch it yourself, you will feel Much more delicious than the ones bought.
"Our freshwater fish resources are also very developed. In the small rivers in the town, some fishing spots can be set up to allow these tourists to fish here. Of course, it must be divided into time and period. I don't know about other places, but if If you catch the fish here casually, it is hard to imagine in my motherland. These fish are extremely precious because they are wild and so big. If they are serious, they will attract a large number of Chinese people from our country. , Elderly tourists live here permanently. If they live here, they need to rent our villas and eat in restaurants. Of course, if they don’t want to eat in restaurants, our supermarkets only need to buy some Chinese sauces and the like. It will also promote consumption.”