Chapter 67 - 65: Got Lost as Soon as I Entered the Maze

Chapter 67: Chapter 65: Got Lost as Soon as I Entered the Maze

"Boss Zhang, about the Bamboo Culture Park project... is there anything you need the Tourism Bureau to help with? We’ll do everything within our policy guidelines to fully support this project." Zhao Han finally forced himself to ask.

He couldn’t help it. The Tourism Bureau really wanted to have a hand in this project.

Zhang Lin naturally knew what Zhao Han was thinking. He smiled and said, "Actually, there is something the Tourism Bureau can help with. To get this project off the ground, we’ll need artisans with exquisite bamboo-crafting skills. We’ll need your help finding them, Director Zhao."

In truth, he could have found them himself; it would have just taken a bit more time.

But sometimes, you had to give a little to get a little. Relationships were built one small step at a time.

"Don’t worry, Boss Zhang. We’ll search the entire county. I guarantee we’ll find you the very best artisans." Zhao Han was grateful. He knew full well that Li Yuan Farm could have handled this on its own.

Some things were better left unsaid.

Having learned the details of the new project and achieved his goal, Zhao Han invited Zhang Lin to visit the Bamboo Maze project site with him.

When they got there, they could see that stalls had already been erected on both sides of the entrance.

These had been set up by the Agriculture Bureau as booths to promote You City’s local specialties.

Zhao Han understood the purpose of these booths at a glance. ’The Agriculture Bureau had a great idea.’

The goal of these booths wasn’t so much to sell a large volume of products to the tourists, but rather to introduce them to the local specialties and let them spread the word.

Once the Bamboo Maze took off, the foot traffic would be immense, and the promotional effect would be excellent.

Successfully promoting You City’s local agricultural products would be a major accomplishment in itself.

The Agriculture Bureau was clearly very optimistic about the Bamboo Maze—or rather, optimistic about Boss Zhang himself.

"Director Zhao, shall we go in and have a look?" Zhang Lin invited.

Zhao Han nodded, and they walked into the Bamboo Maze together.

Thanks to the construction team’s speed, the interior was already taking shape. Paths crisscrossed through the grove, and with the careful placement of Mao Bamboo and transplanted vegetation, the area looked almost completely natural.

Seeing this, Zhao Han couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration, "Boss Zhang, this construction team you hired isn’t just hardworking, they’re highly skilled too. The layout is very disorienting. However, at this level, anyone with a decent sense of direction who keeps track of their route should still be able to find their way out fairly easily!"

"Is that what you think, Director Zhao? In that case, how about you be the first one to try it out when it’s finished?" Zhang Lin said with a smile, not bothering to explain further.

’The Bamboo Maze isn’t finished yet, and its special properties haven’t been activated. In its current state, of course it isn’t too difficult. It’s not a real labyrinth, after all.’

’But once those properties activate, it’ll be a whole different story.’

Zhao Han’s interest was piqued. "That sounds great! I’d be happy to be the pioneer for the Tourism Bureau. And, not to toot my own horn, but I’m pretty good at these kinds of maze games. I have a naturally good sense of direction."

With that, he began to walk through the Bamboo Maze with Zhang Lin.

After touring the area, he was even more surprised. He had previously thought the Bamboo Maze would take a week to complete, but now he had to take that back. At their current pace, they could be done in about three days.

’This company sent so many workers, and every one of them is working like their life depends on it. Their boss must have given them some strict orders.’

’It seems the boss of that construction company and Boss Zhang must have a rock-solid relationship, otherwise they’d never go to such lengths for him.’

After getting a better look at the Bamboo Maze, Zhao Han felt he had a good grasp of the project. He found himself looking forward to trying it out once it was finished.

Soon after, he said his goodbyes to Zhang Lin and left.

As dusk fell and the last tourist of the day departed, Zhang Lin took a look at his stats:

Player Name: Zhang Lin.

Level: 3

Upgrade Requirements: 1. 40 workers (44/40)! 2. Earn 5,000,000 in profit (1,537,354/5,000,000)! 3. Develop 2,000 mu of agricultural land (634/2,000)! 4. Cultivate over 20 types of agricultural products, with each type covering no less than 5 mu (10/20).

Bank Card: 62122614*******

Balance: 1,537,354.25 yuan

Agricultural Area: 4,500 mu!

Game Constructions: Prefabricated steel buildings, warehouse, service center, Bamboo Maze (under construction), Bamboo Culture Park (under construction)

Available Construction Slots: 1

Milestone Progress: 0.5%

After reaching level 3, the upgrade requirements had all jumped significantly.

Furthermore, after settling the day’s accounts, his profit had already reached over 1.5 million. This was because online ticket reservations for the next day had opened, though they were still capped at 5,000 people.

At 50 yuan per ticket, that was another 250,000 yuan.

As night fell, Lin Mengxi and a few others from the Agriculture Bureau still hadn’t left. Instead, they were in the lounge, starting up a livestream. They had finished their preparations and were now doing a test broadcast.

However, they were using the Agriculture Bureau’s account to get the hang of it for a couple of days before they started streaming on the farm’s official account.

「Time passed.」

For the next three days, Huang Tao came to the farm every day to oversee the construction of the prefabricated steel dorms.

And after those three days, the five prefabricated steel dormitories were finally complete.

Each building had eight rooms, and with the system recognizing a capacity of two people per room, they could house a total of eighty employees.

He had Liu De reassign the employees who had previously been living four to a room.

「In the prefabricated steel office.」

Zhang Lin looked at his account balance: 3,074,708 yuan.

In just three days, his balance had broken past three million.

Over these three days, online ticket sales were still capped at 5,000 per day.

That alone accounted for 750,000 yuan in revenue. Adding in the income from fruit wholesaling, Honeysuckle Tea, and the restaurant, which brought in over 250,000 yuan daily, that was another 800,000-plus yuan.