Tan Xinzhang said: "That's my father, Tan Yingjiu, but he is old and has a lot of ears and can't hear others clearly. He doesn't communicate much with people, and he just serves these animals all day long."

"He is not only the head of the zoo, but also a purchaser, cleaner, ticket seller, veterinarian, keeper, tour guide... He rides a tricycle to buy food for the animals at 5 o'clock every morning. After he comes back, he cleans the bars and feeds water. He occasionally receives some visitors, from the busy morning to the evening, he comes here day by day."

"I like animals too and often help him, but... he wants me to take over, and I don't think I can do it."

"When my father really comes a hundred years later, I may pack all these animals to other zoos and stop doing this."

Pei Qian asked: "The economic benefits are not good?"

Tan Xinzhang smiled bitterly and said, "It's not just bad? It's just losing money."

"The cost of raising animals is too great. Pythons and crocodiles all need to eat live foods. Whether it is chickens or fish, how much do you have to eat on this day? Tibetan mastiffs, mules and horses, and macaques are relatively better, but my father doesn't want to save money on it."

"In addition to ticket income, my father also paid a lot of his retirement expenses to make these animals eat enough and eat well. But that's all. It's not easy to get them to eat well. As for renovating the wings, I dare not think about it."

"The key is that my father lives worse than animals. Do you see the broken bungalow next to the bar? My father usually lives there, and he just needs to deal with two people at will. If he was dozens of years younger, it would be fine. Now that he is old, how can he keep doing this?"

"There was a big reason why my parents divorced when I was a child because of this zoo."

"To be honest, I'm quite conflicted. I know it's not easy for my father, so I'll help him as much as possible, but if I help too much, he always wants me to take over."

"But I think there is no need for this zoo to continue to exist."

"In the past, this zoo was quite popular because the environment was relatively closed, and people in this small county had no other places to see animals. But now that the economy is developed, let alone some large zoos, it is not convenient to drive to the Jingzhou zoo to see animals? Who is still here to come to such a zoo?"

"The tickets are getting less and less, which is enough to show that this kind of private zoo is no longer popular and should be eliminated."

"Although I like animals more, I am also a human being and have to live a normal life. I can't do it like my father, who spent thirty or forty years on these animals in my life."

"Hey, I've said too much if I accidentally said it. Actually, I shouldn't talk about this. Come on, Mr. Pei, I'll take you to see these animals."

Tan Xinzhang brought Pei Qian to the next to a few horses. The horses looked very energetic and were happily eating fodder.

After seeing Tan Xinzhang, there was a brown horse who came over. After Tan Xinzhang touched the horse's head, he sniffed happily.

Then, I looked at the macaques and pythons raised indoors, and they looked very energetic. Especially the monkeys, who were jumping up and down to eat, looked more lively than the monkeys in some large zoos. I don’t know if it was an illusion.

But it is inevitable that it still has a strong smell, and the whole environment is really not good.

Although Tan Yingjiu cleans every day, with this kind of condition, no matter how much cleaning is, it is impossible to have good sanitary conditions.

However, Pei Qian was not struggling with these things now. He was thinking about what Tan Xinzhang said.

This thing is purely a loss of money!

It's even more optimistic than I thought!

Take this zoo for example. The ticket is only 20 yuan. What can you do in the past 20 yuan? Moreover, eating these animals every day is a huge expense. Many carnivorous animals have to eat live food, and the food cost is higher than that of humans.

If these animals have any problems, it will be even more expensive.

Many people can’t even drive cat cafes. The difficulty of raising wild animals is many times higher than that of cat cafes.

Old Tan Yingjiu insisted on for thirty years and raised lions and ostrichs. If this is not based on strong will, beliefs and love, it will definitely not be able to persevere.

However, from Tan Xinzhang's words, Pei Qian also got some inspiration.

How can you lose money in a zoo?

The most important thing is that it must be small and not be too big.

In the small zoo, there are fewer animals, so it doesn’t seem interesting. If the ticket price is reduced, it is impossible to achieve the effect of small profits but quick turnover.

In the past, due to the underdeveloped economy and the traffic was blocked, some small zoos would also be visited. Now that the transportation is so developed, we can not talk about zoos in foreign countries or in first-tier cities, but only zoos in prefecture-level cities can eat most of the needs of Handong Province.

Therefore, small zoos with fewer animals will only become less and less live and gradually fall into a vicious cycle.

Mr. Tan Yingjiu spent most of his life in this zoo. Of course, he was unwilling to accept such a reality, but Tan Xinzhang was a young man and saw it much more clearly than his father.

So Tan Xinzhang said that after his father’s hundred years later, he would just close the zoo and send the animals to other zoos directly.

He is also a human being and has to live. In that era, Tan Yingjiu divorced because of this zoo. In this situation, if Tan Xinzhang continues to fight with this zoo, he may not even be able to get married.

Pei Qian couldn't help but smile, "Didn't this happen?"

If you meet me, then we can talk carefully!

Pei Qian simply turned around in the zoo and nodded with satisfaction: "Yes, it's not bad."

"I intend to move this zoo to Jingzhou. If you are the principal, what do you think?"

Tan Xinzhang was stunned for a moment: "Ah?"

He never expected Mr. Pei to say such words.

According to the most optimistic estimate, Mr. Pei can arrange some employees to come and visit, or feel compassion and donate some money casually, which is already very good for Tan Xinzhang.

What are you doing when moving to the zoo?

Anyone can tell that this zoo has no value at all?

These dilapidated houses should have been demolished long ago. As for the animals inside, although there are some wild animals, which zoo outside does not have one? It is not rare or precious.

Moreover, if I want to be the director, I am not that material at all?

The director of the zoo must be a professional graduating from university, right?

Tan Xinzhang hurriedly said, "Mr. Pei, this is not suitable. If you want to run a zoo, just do it directly. These animals are not rare animals and are not worth it."

"As for the principal, it's even more inappropriate. Now that you open a zoo, you have to pay attention to scientific feeding and let professionals come. My father and I are both wild ways. Although I have learned some knowledge by myself, it's still too different to be the principal of a large zoo..."

Tan Xinzhang knew that if Mr. Pei wanted to build a zoo, the scale would definitely be small, otherwise it would not be in line with Tengda's style of doing things at all.

Pei Qian had a serious expression: "Hey, what you said is wrong."

"Animals are not rare or not. They are all equal. How can they be more favorable to one or the other? These animals have been with you father and son for so many years, and they have some feelings. They sent them to other zoos. There are so many animals that it is difficult to be treated as they are now."

"In my zoo, I mainly try it in the early stage and I won't rush to raise any rare animals. I think these animals are pretty good. Although they are very ordinary, they are very energetic and very happy, which is enough."

"As for the principal's affairs, you don't have to worry. I think the most important thing is to have a heart that truly loves animals. Professional knowledge is easy to deal with. I will arrange a few professional people to help you. Keepers and veterinarians are all professionals. You just need any suggestions, just ask."

"You are the principal of the kindergarten and don't need to worry about these minor things."

"The key is that the spirit of you father and son touched me!"

"Of course, I understand this situation very well. Don't worry, the place I want to move this time is not far from Jingji Hostel. Although it is on the outskirts of Jingzhou, it is quite lively and has convenient transportation. At that time, you two will be formal employees of Tengda, and all the benefits will not be less. These animals can also be better cared for, at least in terms of food and living environment, they will be greatly improved."

Tan Xinzhang's expression was a little confused.

This... Of course, it sounds good everywhere.

But the question is, what does Mr. Pei want?

No matter how you look at it, it looks like a pure money-burning behavior, completely meaningless.

Seeing that Tan Xinzhang was a little hesitant, Pei Qian said, "In this way, you can sign a contract with Tengda first, and then I will allocate you some funds. For the zoo here, you can ask a few people to help the old man take care of the old man. When you go to Jingzhou, you can participate in the preparation process of the new zoo throughout, so there is nothing to worry about, right?"

Tan Xinzhang thought about it and it was indeed the case.

Although he could not think of a reason for Mr. Pei to do this, he could not think of a reason for his refusal.

"Okay, Mr. Pei, then this is the case. I will first talk to my father about this matter, do some ideological work for him, settle the zoo here for a little, and then go to Jingzhou to find you."

Pei Qian nodded: "Yes, you can just contact me directly then."

After choosing the candidate for the zoo director, Pei Qian did not delay and took the bus back.

Although the principal has decided, the specific operating model of the zoo still needs to be carefully considered.

Although the zoo is already very costly, Pei Qian does not intend to copy this model completely, after all, the objective conditions have changed.

This zoo continues to be opened here. Even if you buy it, how much can you burn? A drop in the bucket.

What Pei Qian thought was to move the zoo to Jingzhou and explore a scalable way to burn money. Once this model is successfully tested, then you only need to continuously expand the scale and burn money without limit. Wouldn't it be nice?
Chapter completed!