There is a small signal base station on the mountain east of the villa, but the coverage is not large. There is no problem making calls around the villa. When accessing the Internet, the speed is very slow.
The villa has fiber optics.
The main optical cable of the entire resort is a 100-kilometer heavy-armored single-mode submarine optical cable (144 cores).
As far as the situation on Fulang'a Island is concerned, Zhou Sheng and others spent their own money to connect this optical cable. The part of the 144-core optical cable they paid for themselves is 100 kilometers long. Including the laying costs, it cost 1.3 million Fijian dollars.
There are two other small island owners on the island, and a second relocated village to the north of the lagoon is building luxury villas. They also connected the road and shared some of the money. Zhou Sheng and the others only spent 850,000.
Then there are the internet facilities for the entire resort, which cost a total of 1.35 million Fijian dollars.
This is why submarine optical cables are being laid in the Lau Islands. It is more convenient to connect optical cables.
If it is normal time, if you want to connect to the network, you must lay a separate optical cable, the length of which is at least 300 kilometers.
There was nothing to do in the afternoon, so Zhou Sheng helped Chen Yuan connect the solar panels on the roof and installed several large-capacity lithium batteries. In this way, the villa would not have any problem of power shortage.
Baisha Island is relatively large, and there is a well drilled behind the villa, so there will be no shortage of water here.
The local problem was solved, a water pump was installed in the well, and the swimming pool was tidied up, and the sun went down.
Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng drove the boat back to Happy Island, and Chen Xin and the others were making dinner.
"Taro roasted chicken, did you raise your own chicken?" Chen Yuan asked, smelling the aroma from the kitchen.
"We have our own small farm and raise some chickens and sheep. Do you want to try the authentic free-range chicken?" Chen Xin brought a chicken drumstick to Chen Yuan.
Chen Yuan took the chicken leg funny. It was very hot, but the meat was really tender: "It tastes good."
"Are there any chicken legs left? Give me a taste." Zhou Sheng washed his hands and walked in.
"I'm so sorry for asking you to eat chicken drumsticks for such an old person. There is another drumstick left for my younger siblings..." Chen Xin said, putting the other drumstick into a bowl and handing it to Zhou Hui.
Zhou Hui waved her hands quickly: "I don't want it."
"Coming here, we feel like we are at home. Especially when eating, Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng will not be polite to us." Chen Xin said with a smile.
Chen Yuan ate the chicken legs and went to the living room, waiting for the meal.
In the evening there was a taro roasted chicken and a tomato and egg soup.
"Are there many lobsters here?" Chen Long said, "I'll catch lobsters tomorrow."
"There are a lot of lobsters, but it depends on the weather. If the wind is light tomorrow, I will take you to catch lobsters." Zhou Sheng.
Zhou Hui gently gave Chen Long a kick, saying she was here for work, not for exclusive use.
The infrastructure of the Barrier Reef Resort is up, but there are still many things to do before it can be opened. Staff recruitment, training, confirming material purchase orders and finding a reliable supplier, reception at the resort, etc.
"The location of the Barrier Reef Resort is too remote, how do tourists get here?" Chen Yuan asked.
"Send a boat transfer. Or tourists can take a plane to La Kemba Island. La Kemba Island has regular flights..." Zhou Sheng said.
It’s more than 500 kilometers to pick up tourists from Nadi.
It's more than 500 kilometers, about 290 nautical miles. It's unrealistic to use a sailboat to pick up and drop off. It would take too long.
The speed of a sailboat, even if the mechanical power assist is turned on, is not very fast. Moreover, the sailboat that picks up and drops off the yacht cannot be a sports sailboat, but only a catamaran sailboat.
The fastest catamaran sailboat uses mechanical assistance... I estimate that it is 15 to 17 knots. And it needs a larger sailboat...
At sea, a catamaran sailboat is relatively stable, but it will still shake when waves come. If you are someone who rarely goes to sea, you will most likely get seasick if you travel nearly 300 nautical miles on a catamaran sailboat.
Picking people up using a motor yacht is 290 nautical miles, and it takes more than ten hours if the speed is slow. If the speed is fast, the fuel consumption is high. Moreover, if the motor yacht is running on the sea for a long time, it is easy to get seasick.
For transfers to the island, most likely you can only get on the boat in Suva.
Then we pick up tourists from Lakemba Island. If you choose to pick up and drop off by sailing boat, the route is about 60-65 nautical miles.
"Are you going to use a sailboat to pick up tourists?" Chen Yuan said.
"Catamaran sailboat." Zhou Sheng said: "The cost of sailboat is cheap..."
Chen Yuan said 'hmm': "How big a sailboat are you going to buy?"
"I originally wanted to buy a Catamaran Excess 11 (Chinese name: Beyond), with a length of 11.33 meters and a width of 6.58 meters. That boat is cheap, about 4 million yuan. If I can find a second-hand boat, I estimate that it can be bought for just over 2 million yuan.
Yes." Zhou Sheng looked at Chen Yuan with a grin on his face and said: "You have supported me a little, so I will consider buying a TAITI 80 (Chinese name: Fontainebleau), with a length of 23.74 meters and a width of 10.49m.
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"What did the boss do to support you?" Chen Xin asked.
"Baisha Island, we don't want money, but the boss has to give it. Otherwise, he won't want the island." Zhou Sheng said with a mean smile.
Chen Xin looked at Chen Yuan...
Chen Yuan smiled and nodded: "You have a lot of money to spend to open a resort. I also like the White Sand Island. How much does Fontainebleau's 23.74-meter catamaran sailboat cost?"
"TAITI 80, belongs to the TAITI.DAY.CHARTERS series of sailboats..." which is the Danfeng Bailu daily charter ship...
This is a series, and 80 is a better model to buy in this series. One of the characteristics of this series of sailboats is that it has a simple structure and no inner cabin. This series of sailboats are highly safe, easy to operate, and the hull design is also very fashionable. Many stars in the world
In use by class hotels, vacation clubs and rate operators.
Chen Yuan searched it out and took a look. It was 23.74 meters long and 10.49 meters wide. The price of a ship was about US$1.7 million.
The catamaran has a large boat area, which is basically the length times the width. There is no cabin, and a soft top is used for sunshade... The deck area is at least two hundred square meters. This spaciousness can be used to hold a party on the boat.
"It's okay." Chen Yuan said.
Chen Xin came over and took a look.
She had discussed buying a boat with Zhou Sheng before. They had many options to choose from as to which boat to buy. If they had sufficient funds, this boat could be said to be the first choice.
Not only can it be used to pick up and drop off tourists, it is also a party platform on the sea.
This is their Barrier Reef Resort. Have any tourists come here? The resort is too remote and it would be very troublesome to come here.
"Brother, do you want to buy a yacht?" Chen Xin asked.
Chen Long, Zhou Hui, and Xu Xin all looked over.
"Buy." Chen Yuan said, "Do you have any recommendations?"
"Riva yachts are good, with a retro and elegant appearance. There are also yachts in the Bluegame series, which are very handsome." Chen Xin said.
With Chen Yuan's wealth, as long as it's not a super yacht, he can buy a few for fun and fun.
On the fishing boat, the Internet is occasionally opened for the crew to surf the Internet for leisure. Chen Yuan likes to watch yachts when he has nothing to do...
He still has a dream of being an island owner. If he buys an island, a yacht will definitely be essential. Riva yachts are so famous that Chen Yuan also knows the Bluegame brand. It is a new brand of the Chinese yacht manufacturer Sanlorenzo.