The farm's back-office area and holiday accommodation area are in the same area.
The group quickly arrived at the comprehensive office building.
There were already about ten people standing in the lobby of the office building, and they seemed to be waiting for Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.
"He's Lin Cheng, the future boss of our farm," Xu Yi pointed at Lin Cheng and introduced him to everyone. After a pause, he pointed at Lin Momo and introduced her, "He's our young boss, Momo."
Upon hearing this, everyone quickly greeted Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.
Lin Cheng also looked at everyone and nodded: Including the driver who just picked them up, there were 12 people in total.
"The first one is Uncle Yan, who is temporarily responsible for driving and patrolling the farm every day. The second one is Aunt Wang, who is responsible for cooking in the cafeteria. If there are guests, Aunt Wang will also cook. The third two are Li Xiaofen and Wang Jia. They are mainly responsible for cleaning the office area and accommodation area. Jiang Zhizhi is responsible for the management, cleaning and animal feeding of the small zoo..." Xu Yi pointed to the 12 people in front of him and introduced them to Lin Cheng and Lin Momo.
"Are there only a few people on the farm?" Lin Cheng frowned slightly and asked.
Xu Yi looked embarrassed, lowered his head, and said, "Well, there is also a sister Liu, who was recruited locally and does not live on the farm at night."
Xu Yi's voice became less and less confident, and finally he could only nod his head and whispered: "There are only a few people at the moment, because..."
Xu Yi wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Lin Cheng: "Go ahead and talk about it."
"yes."
After sending everyone back to rest, Xu Yi brought Lin Cheng and Lin Momo to the office on the second floor.
"Here is an introduction to the farm and some historical information." In the office, Xu Yi handed a book to Lin Cheng.
Lin Cheng flipped through the document, which detailed the farm's location, area, construction time, official operation time, business scope, and some plans.
According to the plan, the farm's business scope is very broad, including: operation of resorts and hotels, amusement parks, zoos, production and external sales of agricultural products... and production of related agricultural and sideline products.
"Have all these business projects obtained licenses?" Lin Cheng asked.
"The first 14 items have permits and are within the permit period. The remaining licenses are also complete, except for the last item, the production of agricultural and sideline products. According to the previous plan, the farm has reserved land for food factories and production workshops. However, due to funding issues, the construction of the factory was stopped after the infrastructure was completed, and the required equipment has not yet been purchased." Xu Yi replied.
It has to be said that the previous operator of the farm had good ideas and was very creative. The concept of a comprehensive modern farm with 'tourism experience, production and sales integration' was well planned, but they obviously ignored the cost and market issues.
Lin Cheng said nothing and continued to flip through the information.
The next page is the staffing plan for the farm, including 9 chefs, 20 security personnel, 3 equipment technicians, 12 resort hotel logistics staff, and 20±5 farm workers in the farmland and orchard... All in all, the entire farm should be staffed with at least 126 people.
The audience in the live broadcast room also saw the personnel plan in Lin Cheng's hand and expressed surprise:
The plan was for 126-148 people, but there were only 13 people on site? What happened
I was just thinking about it. How could such a large farm, with such large facilities, be run by only 13 people
The gap between ideal and reality is too big...
"Because the farm's annual business volume is limited, in order to save unnecessary expenses, the original operator dismissed unnecessary staff and left a group of people to maintain the basic operation of the farm." Xu Yi explained.
I have already put it very tactfully. To be honest, our farm has been open for less than three years. Except for a few groups of customers who came in the first two or three months, the business has been very bleak since then. No customers come, and we can't sell anything.
The business was already running at a loss, so how could the previous owner have the money to pay the salaries of so many employees
Lin Cheng's corners jumped, he put down the information in his hand and asked, "What is the current valuation of the farm?"
"We haven't hired a professional to do a comprehensive value estimate yet. The farm's land was acquired through exchange, and combined with the existing assets, it's estimated to be around 110 million. As for the overall valuation... it should be no less than this number." Xu Yi replied.
Lin Cheng: "Financial situation?"
"The total investment of the previous operator to establish the farm was about 200 million yuan, of which the operator personally invested 30 million yuan, borrowed 90 million yuan from the bank, and borrowed another 30 million yuan from his chamber of commerce through notarization, totaling about 40 million yuan in investment."
"The previous owner had already repaid 60 million to the bank, and we paid the remaining 30 million and bought the house."
"It's just..." After a pause, Xu Yi continued: "The previous investors have requested to withdraw their investment. According to the agreement signed between the previous operator and us, we need to return 95% of our money, which is 38 million, within six months. In addition, the loan of the Chamber of Commerce must also be repaid before June next year..."
Wait, I don't understand. According to an administrator, the farm is now 68 million in debt
So we Momo didn’t become the rich second generation, but became the ‘negative’ second generation? !
Ever since Momo and Momo's dad entered the farm, I had a vague feeling that I was being cheated, but I didn't expect it to be so cheating!
The door of the farm was about to fall off and the inside looked bleak. It was obvious that the farm had not been open for a long time and seemed to have gone bankrupt.
Wow, I was too naive. I should have thought about it when I saw the 'plus or minus 6 million' on the card written by the program team.
Me too... I thought Momo and Lin Cheng were finally lucky, but I never expected it to turn out badly.
Facts have proved that the hands of the black-handed father and daughter are not getting darker, but darker, and there is no end to it.
No wonder the program card didn't ask Lin Cheng and others to make a lot of money before, but just asked them to maintain the farm operations.
It's such a scam, how can you still have the nerve to ask us to make money.
that is…
Everyone complained.
After complaining, everyone started to worry about Lin Cheng's business problems.
It’s obvious that the farm is going bankrupt, how can it continue to operate
Yes, how can you make money without customers and business
What I am most worried about now is not making money, but whether the farm can last a week...
So what should Lin Cheng and the others do
…
While everyone in the live broadcast room was discussing, Lin Cheng on the side also raised his head and looked at Xu Yi.
Facing Lin Cheng's gaze, Xu Yi lowered his head and silently wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
—I really can’t blame you.
According to Mr. Lin's request, the company under the Lin family not only acquired the farm at one time, but also bought an amusement park, an oceanarium, a children's theme mall, and a snack processing factory.
Time is short, and if it is a farm with good management, it will not be sold to us so easily. Therefore, we can only choose some farms located in the suburbs that are not doing well and are in a hurry to transfer.
Originally, the company had planned to hire a management team with high salaries, and then invest a large sum of money to revive the farm. Even if it couldn't be revived in a short period of time, it would find a way to attract some guests for free so that the farm would at least look lively.
Who could have thought that Lin Cheng and Lin Momo's luck would be so 'accurate' that they didn't win the amusement park or the oceanarium, but they won this place first when they drew...
Currently, the management team is still on the road, and funds cannot be transferred in for the time being because the program has started recording.
Seeing Xu Yi's embarrassed expression, and then looking at Lin Momo who obviously didn't understand but also looked nervous, Lin Cheng lowered his eyes and laughed softly, then relaxed his tone and said, "98 million, bought something worth 110 million, no loss."
Hearing Lin Cheng's relaxed tone, Xu Yi also breathed a sigh of relief.
But... I was not comforted: from an investment perspective, this deal was not a good deal.
Lin Cheng looked through the information in front of him again and asked, "Which parts of the farm are still operating? What is the status of the other parts?"
"The amusement park and zoo have been undergoing basic maintenance, so there is no problem with resuming operations. From the current situation, the breeding farms, fish ponds, farmland and orchards may need to recruit some new farmers before they can gradually resume operations, but the export channels of crops and products after operations are still a problem."
After a two-second pause, Xu Yi continued, "Currently, only the resort hotel is still in operation, but the business situation is not very optimistic."
"Are you not optimistic?" Lin Cheng asked with a raised eyebrow.
"In the past year and the next six months, the number of orders is still zero," Xu Yi coughed and continued, "Currently, the cost of a night at a resort hotel on the platform has been reduced by 70% from the original price, but no one has booked it."
"How much was the original price?"
"The original price of an ordinary garden-style room was 198-298 per night. Taking the geographical location and transportation factors into consideration, the price of the villa is relatively low, ranging from 528 to 828." Xu Yi replied.
The entire resort has 5 two-story villas, 10 single-story villas, and 6 three-story holiday houses, with a total of 195 rooms. The price of the most expensive two-story courtyard villa has been reduced to 248 per night by the previous owner, but still no one is interested.
After hearing this, Lin Cheng thought for a moment before speaking: "Starting tomorrow, the normal guest rooms will resume their original pricing. We will submit an application to the price department for villas and other accommodations, and the prices will be adjusted by about 1,000 to 1,200 yuan according to the charging standards for the same type of accommodation."
After hearing what Lin Cheng said, Xu Yi was stunned. He asked again and again with a puzzled look on his face: "Are you going to adjust the price?" Instead of lowering it a bit
Lin Cheng looked at Xu Yi and asked, "Why do you think the farm holiday rooms can't be booked?"
"Well..." Xu Yi thought about it and said, "The main reason should be that the location of this place is difficult to find. It takes a long way to get here through the village road, and the transportation is not very convenient. People think it is inconvenient to come here and the cost is too high and not cost-effective. So even if they pay attention to the vacation information here, they will give up in the end after considering various factors."
Lin Cheng nodded and added: "It's a good deal. If the transportation cost exceeds the accommodation cost, customers will feel that it's not worth it. But on the contrary, if it's value for money, who would care about the transportation cost after spending 1,200?"
When Lin Cheng's words came out, not only Xu Yi was stunned, but even many viewers in the live broadcast room were silent for a moment.
Xu Yi nodded subconsciously: From the perspective of consumer psychology, it seems to be true.
—But boss, have you forgotten that this is still a live broadcast? You don’t understand it very well, I’m afraid the whole network knows about it.
Xu Yi silently complained in his heart.
The situation was exactly as I expected.
After a period of "silence", the bullet screen in the live broadcast room suddenly exploded:
Wow, that makes a lot of sense.
I have to say, Lin Cheng has revealed all the little thoughts in my mind.
Hahaha, it's true. I'm already staying in a hotel that costs 1,200 yuan a night, so that short distance is nothing.
Moreover, if a hotel is a little more expensive, people will always think that it should be very good. On the contrary, if it is too cheap, I will even doubt whether the hotel is too bad.
…
After explaining the housing price, Lin Cheng continued to ask: "The current operating funds of the farm are 1.5 million?"
"To be exact, there are still 1.45 million left." Knowing that Lin Cheng and Lin Momo were coming, Xu Yi temporarily found some people in the local area to clean up the entire farm. If not for this, the place would look even worse.
Lin Cheng nodded and began to instruct: "First, update the information on the website, including the address of the farm, accurate location, reservation and promotion information."
"Secondly, we will arrange for staff recruitment. According to the staffing plan of 126 people, except for the temporary halving of the number of chefs, zookeepers, and tour guides, the rest will remain unchanged. In addition, we will increase the number of external marketing and product operation positions."
"Third, increase the number of sightseeing vehicles in the farm and the number of reception vehicles from outside the farm into the village. Change the outermost sign from the previous 'Happy Bowl Farm Here' to 'Happy Bowl Farm Welcomes You'. Contact the local committee to upgrade and beautify the road landscape from the village entrance to the farm gate. Take inventory of the facilities and equipment currently available on the farm, and come up with a list and budget as soon as possible for those that need to be repaired, upgraded, or newly purchased. Renovate the entire farm, keep the places that don't need to be moved as they are, and repair the rest that are damaged or have safety hazards. Come up with a budget before 10 pm tomorrow..."
"Now, do you have any questions?" After Lin Cheng finished speaking, he looked at Xu Yi and the two assistants behind him.
Xu Yi never questioned his CEO's work arrangements, but...
"Boss, we only have 1.5 million available now. No, 1.45 million." Xu Yi reminded carefully.
"Employee wages are calculated based on the time they join the company and will be paid after one month of work. In addition, a deposit of 30% of the contract amount will be paid for equipment purchases and farm repairs, and the rest will be settled two months after the equipment has been used properly."
"Yes." Xu Yi agreed.
At this time, the people in the live broadcast room were not calm:
Oh my god! Lin Cheng's arrangements are so generous!
I was originally thinking that with the remaining 1.45 million, if Lin Cheng and the others were a little more frugal, they should be able to hold out for a week and complete the mission, but I didn’t expect…
What is Lin Cheng doing? !
That 1.5 million is not worth it!
No, it’s 1.45 million.
Even if it’s just a deposit, what about the balance
Also, what if the farm still doesn’t work out
It’s over, it’s over. I’ve lost even more.
But the loss was even greater. The production team would not let Lin Cheng and Lin Momo pay for it. Everyone had a bad feeling.
I don't think Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, father and daughter, will really have to work to pay off their debts in the future.
…
While everyone in the live broadcast room was worried about the future survival of Lin Cheng and Lin Momo, Lin Cheng was thinking about the remaining expenses.
"Let's just prepare some things for now. As for the farm and the park, I'll decide after I take a closer look at the situation tomorrow." Lin Cheng said.
It was already evening when the father and daughter arrived at the farm. After a while, it was already dark. If they wanted to see the whole farm, they would have to wait until tomorrow.
"Okay, I'll arrange it as soon as possible." Xu Yi nodded again and agreed.
"The room is ready. Boss, you and Momo can go and have a rest first." Xu Yi said again.
Lin Cheng nodded and looked at Lin Momo beside him.
While Lin Cheng and Xu Yi were talking, Lin Momo had been listening beside them. Although she only had a vague understanding of the content of their conversation, Lin Momo still heard the key information.
"Dad, don't we have enough money?" Lin Momo asked worriedly.
"It's barely enough for now, and we can earn more later." Lin Cheng said to Lin Momo.
Lin Momo nodded, and then said seriously: "We can grow crops, pick fruits, raise pigs, chickens and fish ourselves, so we can save some money."
Seeing Lin Momo's serious look, Xu Yi and two assistants at the side twitched their lips: Miss Momo might not know the differences between the planting area and the breeding area of the farm.
Lin Cheng looked at Lin Momo, smiled, and said, "Okay."
"Just go to bed good today, and I'll take you there tomorrow morning." Lin Cheng promised Lin Momo.
Recently, Lin Momo has been acting like a chicken with its blood pumped up at night and not sleeping well, which has given Lin Cheng a headache.
"Okay!" Lin Momo responded excitedly.
After giving Xu Yi a few more instructions, Lin Cheng took Lin Momo to the accommodation area.
Our room is on the first floor behind the staff accommodation area. It is nicely decorated and has a small swimming pool and garden.
Given that the father and daughter are in debt, their living conditions are probably the only comforting thing.
Thinking about farming and raising pigs tomorrow, Lin Momo didn't have time to appreciate their new room and went to bed early.
The next morning, when Lin Cheng arrived, Lin Momo had already packed up and was waiting in the living room.
Looking at Lin Momo appearing in the living room camera, the audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help laughing:
Tsk, what style does Lin Momo have
Hahahaha, I laughed to death. Fortunately, I came early, otherwise I might have missed such a funny costume.
At this time, Lin Momo was wearing a pink T-shirt and loose pants with a green background, red flowers and the word "flaower" in English. She also had sleeves on her arms with the same pattern as the pants, a pair of bright purple rubber shoes on her feet, a knitted hat with a very large brim on her head, a sweat-absorbing towel under the hat, a small electric fan around her neck, and finally, she was holding a kettle on her left and a small flower-planting tool sponsored by Grandpa Lin on her right. She also had a magical small stool on her back that she could sit on at any time.
To be honest, my grandma also has a pair of the same pants, but the ones on the bottom have golden apple and 'iPhone' patterns.
What the hell is 'flaower'? Is it spelled wrong
I have seen this kind of pants in the market next to the vegetable market in my hometown. Although I don’t know what material they are made of, they are really cool and convenient.
But it is really ugly.
Momo, where is your idol image
…
At this moment, looking at Lin Momo getting dressed, Lin Cheng's mouth twitched.
"Where did the clothes come from?" Lin Cheng asked. She didn't remember ever buying her such ugly clothes.
"Well, my great grandfather had someone prepare it for me." Lin Momo smiled and proudly repaired her new equipment in front of Lin Cheng.
When he was at the Lin family's house on the weekend, he heard Lin Momo enthusiastically working on the farm. Grandpa Lin didn't want to discourage her enthusiasm, but was also afraid that his great-granddaughter would get tanned, so he asked Zhou Ming to prepare a set of equipment for Lin Momo.
The clothes were bought by Lin the gardener according to what she found most comfortable and convenient when working in the field. Not only are they cool, they are also dirt-resistant and sun-proof. They are definitely the best choice for those who work in the fields.
Obviously, Lin Momo was quite satisfied with her clothes. She took out a knitted hat of the same style from her luggage and handed it to Lin Cheng, saying as if offering a treasure: "This one is prepared for you by your great grandfather."
Lin Cheng: “…”
I felt Lin Cheng's rejection through the screen.
Hahahaha, I felt the same way.
"Let's go." In order to prevent Lin Momo from taking out any flashy equipment again, Lin Cheng took the hat from Lin Momo's hand and pulled her out.
Because there were no new positions for the chef and logistics service staff, the two of them ate in the staff cafeteria in the office building.
At this time, Xu Yi was already waiting in the cafeteria. Seeing Lin Cheng coming, Xu Yi hurried to greet him.
"Boss, the staffing has been arranged. Some agricultural workers and security personnel have already been in place, and the remaining positions are expected to be filled this afternoon." Xu Yi reported to Lin Cheng.
"Also, there is one more thing..."
"What?"
"The hotel rooms were all booked last night, and they are fully booked for the next week."
The room reservations that the hotel had previously posted on the platform were for the next week. Perhaps after hearing Lin Cheng’s announcement of a price increase for rooms in the live broadcast room, many people wanted to catch the last wave of discounts. So after Lin Cheng finished his work and left last night, Xu Yi had not had time to arrange for someone to change the previous price before the rooms were snapped up.
"However, after the price adjustment, we have received many orders."
At the reception, Xu Yi was a little excited. Although the low-priced orders placed earlier might not necessarily generate profits, they could at least bring popularity to the farm, and future orders were also increasing.