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With Suri's fame, it can bring a large number of tourists to Lanai.

Since a few days ago, the average daily sales of sightseeing packages has reached about 1,600, and many local Hawaiians have also organized groups to come for sightseeing vacations.

After Secretary Amanda learned of the situation, she was speechless and said:

"Tourists from other places come to Lanai, but the locals actually join in the fun. Haven't you grown tired of seeing the beach and the sea? What we have here is also available on other islands. If it were me, I would rather save some time to go there Go to the movies, or use your money to buy a nice meal.”

Suri is going through the files.

A formal contract was just negotiated with Dongjing Mall this morning.

Due to the need to review the current situation of Dongjing Mall, his parents personally led a team to the mainland for an on-site inspection last week, which delayed a bit of time.

Suri told:

"The current performance is difficult to sustain. When this wave of enthusiasm ends, local people will not come here in droves."

Secretary Amanda nodded and said calmly:

"That's right. Lanai Island used to be very boring. It is estimated that 99% of local Hawaiians have never been here. Now you can not only enjoy the pastoral scenery, but also have four-wheel mountain bikes, outdoor go-karts and other projects, which are suitable for traveling with children. , a date between lovers.”

Su Rui didn't look up and said while reading the documents:

"These local businesses are unsustainable. The total population of Hawaii is only about 1.2 million. There are not many tourists coming here every year, and the tourists are not generous."

"It's always good to make more money. I also think local people will only buy a package ticket once. Unless they are dating different men or meet crazy fans, basically no one will buy a ticket. Go Watch the same movie twice.”

Secretary Amanda is right.

One of the biggest highlights during travel is admiring completely unfamiliar scenery, which can bring a sense of novelty.

If you can score ten points for the first time you play, by the time you come here for the second time, you may only have three or four points left, and its appeal to people will drop sharply.

According to the current situation on Lanai.

It's obviously a one-time deal and it's hard to attract repeat customers.

Fortunately, with billions of people in the world, it doesn’t seem that important whether tourists will come back again.

As long as the reputation of Lanai Island is maintained, there will be another crop of leeks after cutting them. There is no need to catch the same sheep and kill it.

Suri continued:

"It is estimated that by the end of February next year, the sales volume of travel packages will slowly return to normal. If we can still receive 3,000 tourists per month during the off-season in April and May next year, half of them will choose to stay at the Four Seasons Hotel. That’s called real success.”

Secretary Amanda looked at him and blinked, reminding:

"Due to the large number of tourists, the restaurant at the Four Seasons Hotel cannot afford it. The giant pot of beef stew has recently been cooked for a whole pot. Therefore, the open-air market near Lanai Town opened for trial operation in advance yesterday. We will go to the market today. How about lunch?”

"What snacks are there in the market?"

"There are too many. I have seen photos on Facebook. There is a stall selling fried Florida stone crab claws, pineapple fried rice, ice cream..."

Local labor costs are too high.

Hiring regular employees to build an open-air market will only result in more losses than gains.

Therefore, from the beginning, Suri only took out a piece of land, prepared water, electricity, lighting, sewage and other infrastructure, separated the open-air stalls, and rented them to vendors, collecting part of the rent as management fees.

During the tourist season, the open-air market is open day and night, and during the off-season it transforms into a night market. These rules and regulations have been established from the beginning.

Because there are 100 stalls arranged, it is difficult to use them all. It even allows daily rental, which can attract some wandering entertainers and office workers who work part-time on weekends, making the open-air market more interesting.

Before going to the market.

Suri first drove a convertible to a processing factory near Lanai Town.

The original factory was used to process pineapples. It was renovated inside and out some time ago and a coconut juice filling production line was purchased.

While he was away, workers had begun to use their free time to pick wild coconuts and fill each bottle with a capacity of 350 ml into paper packaging boxes with Big Orange's face on it.

With Lanai’s coconut production, it is difficult to sell coconuts on a large scale unless you spend money to buy them from other islands.

But if you choose to acquire it from elsewhere, new problems will arise.

Compared with the costs in Southeast Asia, Central America, Brazil, Sri Lanka and other places, the cost of picking in Hawaii is too high.

If you purchase it locally, you might as well go directly to Mexico and find a factory to process the raw coconut water. Even if shipping costs and tariffs are included, it is probably more affordable than producing it locally in Hawaii.

Therefore, the raw coconut water on the island is currently only sold to tourists.

At this moment.

Suri parked the convertible Phantom outside the factory. Two fruit and vegetable farm workers who were lazily fishing immediately put out their cigarettes and waved to say hello to him.

With more than a hundred people under his command, it was impossible to remember their names. Su Rui didn’t know them. When he came to the factory to look around, he found boxes of goods stacked in the corner. He asked out of curiosity: "Sales of coconut water." Quantity, is it a lot?”

A native Hawaiian with slightly dark skin and a strong build was the first to answer:

"I'm not sure. I shipped 100 boxes to the hotel a few days ago, and 30 boxes were sent to the market yesterday. We are only responsible for processing."

Another aboriginal then said:

"The locals all know where to pick it up. Bring straws and tools. There are ripe coconuts everywhere, and you can drink them for free until you vomit. Only stupid tourists will buy coconut water. It costs five dollars for a small bottle, so you might as well buy some beer." , I think boss, you may lose the money you invested this time."

Local people come to work and do not sign a deed of sale. The salary is US$30,000 to 40,000 a year. It is easy to find a job with similar pay in Hawaii.

Therefore, the lower the income, the less necessary it is to give Suri face. Not everyone is rushing to flatter him.

Realizing that he had been underestimated, he was speechless for a moment.

According to the local people's view of coconuts, they are trash left on the roadside and are too lazy to pick up. It used to be that there were coconuts everywhere in the coconut groves on the seaside, and no one cared about them at all.

Suri wanted to say that he didn't care whether he lost money.

It's just a production line, and you can make it back in just a short nap. The entire filling equipment only costs tens of thousands of dollars. How much more can you lose?

This is true, but to others, it can easily sound like showing off.

Different people live in different circles and look at things from different angles, so Su Rui swallowed the words back and only said:

"With so many coconuts produced on the island, it is a pity to waste them. Some tourists live inland and are very interested in coconut water. I am going to customize some gift boxes for tourists to take back and give as gifts. They are both practical and popular. "

Secretary Amanda interfaced:

"I just wanted to say that my little nephew will definitely like sweet coconut water. Compared with cola and other drinks, it is also nutritious and similar to natural juice..."

Today’s chapter is a bit dull. Currently, I have ordered 1,000, which is better than before. Come on (づ￣￣)づ