Super Zoo-Chapter 707 - 697: Poverty Alleviation Plan

Regarding the "Legend of the Deification", Suming didn't want to meddle too much. On one hand, the film wasn't produced by Taoyuan Company. Similar to numerous top-line movie stars, Suming was only involved because of his private friendship with Long Wu, offering help from friendly animals. After all, it was Huaxia Star's movie, and it wouldn't be proper for him to steal the spotlight. On the other hand, this movie carried more than just box office expectations; it also bore the heartfelt intentions of parents towards their children. From this perspective, it was a family matter, and Suming, being an outsider, shouldn't interfere too much.

Whether or not Long Wu could accept those proposals was his business. As a friend, Suming did what he could and that was enough.

The real beneficiary turned out to be the little scatterbrain Xin Linli. Over the past few days, Suming spent all his free time reviewing various film reviews and publicity materials she had written before, and he learned a great deal. It's fair to say that Suming wasn't a professional in the film industry. If he were to write a screenplay and make a movie himself, it might not turn out well, but he certainly had a basic level of appreciation and could distinguish good from bad.

Initially, he was somewhat concerned that putting Xin Linli in charge of a department was a bit hasty, but after reading more than a dozen articles, Suming was pretty sure that the decision was not only sensible but also overdue. If Xin Linli had been involved in film discussions and reviews earlier, the last film "Terror Animal City" could have possibly achieved higher box office success, or even been a blockbuster.

Trucks driving in from the city disrupted the quiet of the zoo. Under the care of the national, provincial, and city governments, and with Suming's financial commitment, the only road from the zoo to the Orgrimmar Sanctuary in Qinling was finally completed. From then on, the sanctuary's animals would no longer face the situation where they had to kill each other due to a lack of food. Regular deliveries of fruits and vegetables would now reach the edges of the sanctuary via this road, to be collected by subordinates dispatched by the two pandas.

When he first made this decision, Suming had some reservations. Providing food to animals to prevent them from killing each other seemed like a noble idea, but it clearly disrupted the laws of nature; human intervention in the food chain might not be a good thing for the animals.

However, he soon realized he was overthinking it.

The animals near the Orgrimmar Sanctuary, led by the pandas, were no longer wild animals in the conventional sense. These creatures were smarter, more organized, and disciplined, clearly evolving into an intelligent species rapidly.

Thanks to Animal Friends, the animals in Orgrimmar and the surrounding areas, like those in the zoo, began evolving. They could not be viewed with the old perspectives and methods reserved for wild animals.

Once he understood this, Suming no longer had any psychological barriers, and he promptly sent a report to the city authorities.

Inside Orgimmar City, there were thousands of animals following the panda couple, most of them herbivores. Centered on Orgrimmar, their territory and influence extended up to forty or fifty kilometers. Countless animals were under their protection, with more joining from various parts of Qinling every day...

So many animals, relying solely on the zoo or, frankly speaking, on Suming's financial resources, would be a strain even if he could afford their upkeep, which would also leave him exhausted.

If Taoyuan Group supported them alone, it would bear a significant financial burden with no short-term returns, completely draining the company's cash flow and severely limiting its development.

But if they let the government or other businesses invest and participate, not to mention whether companies would be willing to spend such money unwisely, any investment from them would inevitably dilute Taoyuan Group's influence and control over the sanctuary.

Orgrimmar and the sanctuary were built from scratch by the two pandas. Suming couldn't bear to hand over the management to others, nor could he trust them to do so. It would be equivalent to making a wedding dress for someone else.

Therefore, a sustainable development strategy was necessary.

Suming was a cunning man; he pondered all night in the waterside pavilion and miraculously came up with a solution.

The next afternoon, a report was delivered to Wang Jian She's desk.

Seeing the two characters "扶贫" (poverty alleviation) at the beginning of the report, Wang Jian She's eyes lit up!

He was responsible for the economic development division of Yangchuan City, and specifically, his work was divided into three major areas.

Fostering a batch of influential local enterprises to drive the development of the local high-end economy was the key initiative;

Upgrading and transforming the enterprises of Yangchuan City to ensure that the economic development of Yangchuan City was sustainable;

The last item was poverty alleviation. All citizens should benefit from the achievements of socialist construction. Economic development must not only enrich a segment of the population first but must also improve the living standards of the lowest social strata.

All these tasks were not so easy to undertake. If you asked Wang Jian She what gave him the most headaches, it was actually poverty alleviation.

Although Yangchuan City was not a first-tier metropolis, it was still a top-tier city in the province, capable of competing with the capital, Jiangjin City, and it was not lacking in external funding infusion and investment opportunities.

But for many years, Yangchuan City had been unable to solve the issue of a number of impoverished households.

People rely on the mountains and rivers for their livelihood, but conversely, these natural features had also become barriers to economic development. No matter how difficult life might be for residents in a modernized city, there remained a definite gap from what is called 'poverty'. Due to its proximity to the Qinling mountains, the city and the fringes of the Qinling spurs bordered each other, making a small part of Yangchuan City essentially a mountainous area, where some citizens were actually residing in or at the foot of the mountains.

Most of Yangchuan City's impoverished households were concentrated among the 'mountain residents' at the edge of the Qinling area. These people had relied on cultivation and hunting since their ancestors' time. After entering modern society, some of them moved to the city, while the rest continued to cling to the mountains, primarily engaging in various types of agricultural activities.

The climate and soil in the Qinling Region were very suitable for the growth of crops, vegetables, and fruits, so these people's survival was not particularly difficult. However, for the same reasons, in the cities near Qinling, because it was too suited for agricultural development, crops and produce often couldn't fetch a good price. During peak seasons, large quantities of fruits might even end up rotting in the forests.

Consequently, these city residents with urban household registrations, yet living in the mountains, able to eat their fill but unable to make money, had been a persistent and thorny issue in Yangchuan City for many years.

In the annual income statistics of urban residents, these people's average annual income always ranked at the bottom, dragging down the overall economy of the city.

Consecutive city governments had expended considerable effort to resolve this problem, using methods such as attracting investment and collectively establishing factories... Countless solutions had been tried, but none had been effective. The city authorities had good intentions, but the locals felt that their modest lives were not too bad. Despite having no money, they found life very comfortable and did not want the hassle of worrying or the bother of extra work.

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Because of different attitudes toward life, the mountain people were content with living simply. However, from the city's perspective, their situation held back the overall statistics for the city, which seemed like trying to prop up a wall with mud. Unless you simply gave them money, if you went to help with poverty alleviation, they would be too indifferent to even bother with you.

This proposal focused specifically on the poverty issue among these residents of the mountainous area.