After the live stream ended, Fang Ye planned to inspect the other exhibits before returning to the office to look up some information online.
As a hardcore player of "Planet Zoo" before his time travel, he went out of his way to research a lot of information in order to build a better zoo in the game, even buying some professional books.
But after becoming a real zoo director, his previous knowledge reserve gradually became insufficient. His thinking on zoo design was still ahead of Blue Planet's, mainly pertaining to detailed knowledge about specific animals.
Despite Fang Ye's relaxed discussions with netizens during live streams, where he confidently answered all kinds of bizarre questions, eliciting cries of "awesome" from the viewers, he actually spent a lot of effort preparing for each stream in advance. During his spare moments, not spent touring the exhibits, he would be studying up, recharging his knowledge base.
It was at that moment that Mi Jin made a phone call.
"Journalist Mi, what made you think of calling me?"
With a hint of mystery, Mi Jin said, "I have some good news to tell you."
Fang Ye was curious, "What good news?"
"Mayor Bai now knows about Linhai Zoo! He even praised it and mentioned planning a visit. Your zoo is on an upward trajectory!"
Fang Ye was immediately surprised, "Really?"
If Mayor Bai were to visit, it would signify that Linhai Zoo was garnering attention and would greatly benefit its future development.
The zoo's 30,000 square meters couldn't all be exhibit space; you had to account for plazas, roads, lawns, rest areas, and office spaces as well. So, the actual area available for exhibits was only around 20,000 square meters.
Based on the original size of each enclosure being just a few dozen square meters, you could exhibit several dozen to a hundred species of animals. Of course, such small enclosures were really just for watching the animals, with a very poor environment.
Now, with environmental improvements, the tiger exhibit, wolf exhibit, and the envisioned tropical bird exhibit, each taking up 3,000 square meters, these few together would comprise 10,000 square meters. A few more exhibits and the zoo would run out of space.
Therefore, Fang Ye planned, once visitor numbers increased and revenue began flowing, to approach banks for a loan, and to communicate with departments like the Forestry Bureau to apply for leasing the surrounding land.
If the mayor were to visit, and offer some praise and encouragement, perhaps mentioning how Linhai Zoo enriched the lives of the citizens, it would undoubtedly smooth the loan process and land application!
The benefits weren't just limited to land acquisition; it would also make purchasing animals from other zoos more convenient. It wasn't just about money when transferring animals between zoos, qualifications mattered too! Otherwise, what if the animal died right after the sale?
Fang Ye inquired further, "Do you know when the mayor plans to visit?"
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[Task: Hosting the Mayor
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Reward: The task reward will depend on the mayor's impression of the zoo. The higher the rating, the better the reward!]
Fang Ye was instantly excited!
Could this be another chance to win a precious animal in a lottery?
However, the mayor's standards were presumably quite high. With the current state of the zoo, it wasn't certain to receive the highest rating.
The tiger exhibit, wolf exhibit, and macaque monkey mountain were all standard for a public zoo, nothing special; the red fox exhibit and the Peafowl Lawn had their highlights, but they were just okay; the red panda exhibit was truly wonderful, but with only that one exhibit, it was far too meager.
He thought about it for a while. The tiger exhibit seemed to be nearly complete. Would it be finished before the mayor's visit?
Fang Ye opened the sandbox and looked towards the tiger exhibit, then projected his consciousness into it.
In the tiger exhibit's outdoor area, the lake had been dug out into shape since the last time he checked. Now the pipes had been laid and filled with water, which rippled gently across the surface. Various green plants had been mostly planted, with lush grass and towering trees, only some bushes and aquatic plants were left to be placed.
The perches hadn't been set up yet; those were definitely something to add at the end.
As for the perimeter wall, the glass curtain walls and railings for the visitor viewing area had been installed. Most of the construction was complete, and with the system construction team's speed, finishing within a week would be absolutely no problem.
While the exhibit was being built, the educational display boards also needed to be prepared in advance. Actually, all of the animals already had display boards, but for those with exhibits, the boards had to be more detailed and in-depth, not just simple introductions.
Fang Ye carefully considered other areas for improvement. Last time, the little girl had a suggestion: it would be best if the zoo had a restaurant, otherwise it was inconvenient for visitors to find food.
This was a point for enhancement. The zoo did have a restaurant, but as the number of visitors dwindled, it had shut down.
He had already advertised for someone to take over the zoo restaurant's contract, but no one had contacted him, mainly because they worried there weren't enough visitors to make money. This problem was simple enough: once the visitor count increased, it would naturally resolve itself.
After much thought, the biggest improvement to raise the rating was still the tiger exhibit! There wasn't much else that could be optimized at short notice, at best they could just clean up the trash and wash down the paths to make them appear tidy.