Super Zoo-Chapter 765 - 744: Creating a Splendid Scene with Money
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After returning to Yangchuan City, Suming did three things first.
The money won at the racetrack was exchanged for 140 million Huaxia currency, of which forty million was reinvested into various companies.
To finance the film production, almost all the liquid assets of the companies had been drained. With this sum, combined with the companies' periodic returns, the persons in charge at Tao Garden's companies finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The employees might not have felt it, but to those in charge, everything seemed to be running normally. However, they were extremely anxious. Suming's bold gamble had depleted the companies' cash reserves, and if any troubles arose, there really was no money to deal with them.
In just over ten days, the heads of several companies were like walking on thin ice, their hearts fully invested in their work, watching over everything with utmost caution, fearing any problems. Shen Yan from the tech department simply moved into the company.
"No wonder nobody does real economy anymore. Look at us, we work hard all year and it's still not as good as what you, old Su, can make with a single bet in Xiangjiang," Wang Hao joked with Suming privately.
Indeed, the real economy had not been thriving these past years. A medium-sized company with a thousand people, even if they work extremely hard for a few years, might not make as much as simply hoarding a few properties in a first-tier city.
Under the drive of such abnormal profits, many entrepreneurs no longer have the interest or courage to invest in their businesses. Instead of spending money on research and management, they preferred to speculate in real estate.
However, Suming was very clear that making money like he did at the Xiangjiang Jockey Club was probably a one-time thing, not replicable.
It's not that the real economy was completely unprofitable. Suming's businesses weren't in manufacturing. As long as they were managed with care, profits would still be substantial.
He had thought about it—after a certain scale, money really just becomes a number. Now, a hundred million versus ten million, or even a billion, there's virtually no difference to him personally. He still ate three meals a day and slept in one bed.
But within his lifetime, he wanted to do something truly meaningful.
The remaining hundred million was partly for coping with any additional investments that might be required for the World of Warcraft movie, and partly as contingency funds.
He had originally planned to visit his grand castle in Romania, but after returning, he felt a bit tired. There was no need to be so tense, constantly flying back and forth. After all, the grand castle had been standing in Romania for several hundred years; it wouldn't fly away. A few days more or less didn't matter.
He hadn't told anyone about the castle. In his heart, he had already planned, that castle would be of great use in the future.
The second thing was to visit the patients.
Within the zoo's sphere of influence, there were two patients with serious conditions, Yang Tao's father, Yang Lin, and the young Korean man, Park Cheol-bin.
Yang Lin was old, and not only was his body severely injured, but his psychological wounds were also profound. His recovery was naturally slow; Park Cheol-bin, though young, was suffering from a very vicious disease.
Suming went all out, secretly extracting some of his precious Tai Sui to help with their treatment. As of now, however, the results weren't as good as expected.
After drinking the enhanced Tai Sui wine for a while, Yang Lin's condition hadn't shown any significant improvements; he was still in a wheelchair. According to the doctors, his recovery was going well.
But that was just it—well, not miraculous.
However, his mental state was much stronger than at the beginning. It was said that the old man, when he had nothing else to do, would ask his caregiver to push his wheelchair around the mountain. Sometimes, he would even recite a few lines of poetry, full of positive energy, almost like a "light verse."
The travel agency had reopened. The old man was almost becoming a feature of the mountain, seen in the morning sunlight atop the mountain, or under the moonlight at night, amongst golden glows and the tinkling of clear springs—an old man's silhouette... Many tourists even thought Yang Lin was a sage who had secluded himself in the mountains.
The road to the reserve was finally opened, and after the first batch of tourists visited, the feedback was overwhelmingly positive.
There are many wildlife parks in Huaxia, and no shortage of wildlife reserves either. Yet no place is quite like the Qinling Wildlife Reserve, with an environment that's almost one hundred percent natural.
Other reserves either have too many traces of human intervention, almost losing their natural essence, or they are plenty natural but barely have any animals.
Qinling Reserve, with its pristine natural environment and a huge range of animals, is the first of its kind in the country.
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Looking at the density and variety of animals, the Qinling Wildlife Reserve even far outstrips Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
More importantly, this natural and untamed environment is not simply wilderness; the two pandas led an army of animals in building castles and forts in the mountains, effectively creating a magical animal world.
That is what makes it unique.
There was a strong demand for opening up the reserve to a wider audience, but Suming insisted on controlling the number of visitors and the frequency of their visits, which was unanimously praised by domestic animal experts.
Just like Yang Lin, Park Cheol-bin's condition hadn't improved much; he was trying all sorts of medicinal diets every day. It was unclear whether the diet had an effect, or if it was due to the Taishui meat added to it, but after a check-up at the hospital, his cells were still depleting, just at a slower pace.
Again, the situation wasn't too bad, but it was no miracle.
"Mr. Su, everyone is going to die; what matters is not to waste the time we have alive," said Park Cheol-bin, who seemed to see life and death in a rather relaxed way. During the time Suming was away, under Su Meng's company, he had conducted a thorough research on several companies and even prepared a detailed report.
It was a wonder how the kid, who could hardly hold a pen, managed to produce such a thick stack of documents.
"Silly boy, what do you mean by 'wasting time'? And what does it mean not to waste it? There is no definitive answer to that. Does working hard mean not wasting time, and enjoying sunrises and sunsets mean wasting it?" Suming said, patting the boy's head with a touch of pity. This smart child was, after all, still just a child.
Even if he was going to die in the end, Suming hoped he could live his remaining days a bit more lightly and happily.
Park Cheol-bin blinked, "But Mr. Su, I actually like my current state. At least being busy makes me feel alive."
"That's true," Suming paused and then chuckled.
After visiting the patients, Suming began dealing with Hou Longtao's matter.
Setting up a movie theater.
Honestly, while Suming was in Xiangjiang, he hadn't taken the idea of running a movie theater seriously.
But the day he helped Hou Longtao move, seeing Hou Longtao's 'almost mother-in-law' made Suming resolve to do it.
It turned out true that even brothers keep precise accounts. Hou Longtao's private cinema was renting a house from Song Lulu's family; he used to pay rent monthly, but after getting together with Song Lulu, she stopped collecting rent. However, their living expenses each month were still deducted from the income of the private cinema.
Song Lulu's mother, a woman in her fifties, proceeded to itemize Hou Longtao's expenses in front of Suming. ƒгeewebnovёl.com
"Look here, Hou, when you were dating Lulu, aunty saw you were financially strapped and didn't charge you rent. Now that you've broken up, the situation is different. We need to settle the accounts. Let me be clear upfront, it's not that aunty is greedy; Aunty is a clean and honest person, and I like to be clear in my dealings. It's not that Lulu didn't give you a chance; you just didn't take it. It's enough that you've wasted her youth; you still owe rent... You're behind on ten months' worth of rent... You may not be aware of the current rates, but other landlords raise the rent every month. I'm lenient; I know it's not easy for young people to start a business, so let's say, I'll count an increase every three months..."
The old woman prattled on calculating for quite a while, and finally, the total came to forty-eight thousand.
Hou Longtao was so angry his hands were shaking. Just as he was about to retort, Suming waved his hand impatiently and tossed out fifty thousand.
"Monkey, what's the point of arguing with someone like that?" Suming glared at Hou Longtao. "You just made over two million, and you're squabbling over a few tens of thousands with this kind of person, sullying your mouth."
"Hey you, how can you speak like that? Have you no manners? Hou, how did you make two million? What's that about?"
Hou Longtao, expressionless, said, "If there are no other accounts to settle, I'm going to leave now."
From behind came the old lady's voice, slightly frantic, "Never seen the world, have you? Thinking you're great with a million or two. My family's house is worth that much..."
Suming was resolute, for Hou Longtao, even if he was nothing more than a lump of mud, he would use money to mold him into something splendid!
