Compared with some small countries in the Pacific, there are more people here and more ships.
Needless to say, the water quality is relatively poor.
The number of coral reefs around the world has dropped sharply in recent years. Coral reefs are oases in the ocean and an important part of the marine ecosystem...
The number of coral reefs here in the South Island has plummeted, which is just part of the global coral reef die-off.
But now, there are a lot of new corals appearing around the small mountain island.
From the end of last year to now, those who study marine ecology, as well as the environmental protection and cultural tourism departments, have come to Xiaoshan Island every now and then. If not for this, Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng would have completed the submarine protection circle long ago.
The cultural and tourism department of Wanxian County wants Chen Yuan to open Xiaoshan Island as soon as possible.
The environmental protection department has come here for multiple assessments, and each time we come to dive, we will find something different. Not only has the underwater ecology of Xiaoshan Island not been destroyed, it has actually improved. It's exaggerated.
There are groups of coral reefs surrounding Xiaoshan Island. The rare squid is very common here. There are also various groupers and moray eels hidden in the corals, which can be seen during the day.
However, the underwater corals are even more amazing.
I don’t know how to describe the densely packed living corals under the sea. These corals seem to have grown suddenly overnight. Colorful corals...
There are even red tree-shaped corals, and the largest red coral is over one meter tall.
People from the Institute of Marine Ecology also come here often, mainly to collect various living corals for research and reproduction. They have also achieved great success and have released millions of coral polyps in Zhongsha.
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April 10th.
Chen Yuan and Zhou Sheng sneaked out of the water and looked around furtively, fearing that they would be discovered.
"It's finally done." Zhou Sheng said.
Zhou Sheng can now work on the seabed diving for almost half an hour, and it is high-intensity work.
His physical potential should have been fully developed.
Chen Yuan can work underwater for seventy minutes, and his physical potential has been almost fully developed.
"Still can't gather the spiritual energy?" Chen Yuan took off his hood and asked.
"Okay." Zhou Sheng said a little depressed, "But it can only gather spiritual energy within a dozen meters, which is too little. And it takes more than two days to gather spiritual energy once, otherwise you will have a headache."
"I'm better than you...take your time." Chen Yuandao.
Yan Xiaoxi can now move underwater for more than ten minutes. The further back you go, the more difficult it is to improve.
The two climbed up the rock.
This is the east side of the island. There is a hillside that leads to the road above. It only takes a few minutes to walk home.
The lights on the house halfway up the mountain were on. The two took off their jellyfish clothes and were about to go back to their respective homes, when a battery car came over with the lights on.
"I went diving to catch fish again." Zhou Jianguo looked at them with a very speechless expression.
"Catch some fish and clean up the starfish." Zhou Sheng said: "I don't know how to do it recently. There are more starfish on the bottom of the sea."
"The hotel is about to be capped." Zhou Jianguo looked at Chen Yuan: "Don't you care about the progress of the hotel?"
"My wife is watching, what's there to be concerned about?" Chen Yuan shrugged: "Is the villa also about to start construction?"
"Construction started yesterday. You have borrowed so much, and you are so generous that you are not afraid of not being able to pay it back." Zhou Jianguo was worried about Chen Yuan.
Last September, when Chen Hao and Zhou Jianguo returned from Fiji, the construction of Xiaoshan Island started on a daily basis.
At that time, the island's coral reef ecosystem was almost established.
The local government is also urging the promotion of the Xiaoshan Island project.
Chen Yuan did not want to promote the hotel project on Xiaoshan Island, but according to the original contract planning for the island, if these projects were not completed, the local government could take back Xiaoshan Island.
Just when Chen Yuan wanted to postpone the construction of Xiaoshan Island for some time, the local Culture and Tourism Bureau came to their door and was willing to help them apply for a bank loan.
The bank evaluated Xiaoshandao's project proposal, conducted an on-site inspection, and then used the entire Xiaoshandao project as collateral. The bank loaned them 1.2 billion. However, the 1.2 billion was supervised by the bank and Chen Yuan at the same time. This amount could only be
Used in the construction of small mountain islands.
The first is hotels, 800 million.
Then there are vacation villas, 300 million.
Finally, there are the supporting facilities on the island, totaling 100 million.
The supporting facilities are mainly sewage treatment and fresh water supply to the small mountain island.
"If you can't pay it back, you can't pay it back. The most you can do is hand over the island to the bank." Chen Yuan's mentality is now very stable.
money……
It is not particularly difficult for Chen Yuan to make money now. Also, this is a small mountain island. If you lose money, you will lose it. It is not a big deal to him.
Even if the investment is lost, Chen Yuan will not be poor.
Besides, it is not easy for a small mountain island with world-class diving resources to lose money.
Return home.
Yan Xiaoxi made dinner and was settling accounts in front of the computer.
Although the investment in Xiaoshan Island is large, the entire project is not large.
Hotel, fourth floor.
The hotel has three large buildings and a reception hall.
The total indoor usable area is 23,500 square meters.
The hotel has spent 800 million, and will also build swimming pools, gardens, etc. It also includes decoration and other...
Calculated in this way, the total indoor area of 23,500 square meters cost 800 million yuan. This works out to 34,000 yuan per square meter.
How much money you spend, how much results you get.
In addition to the higher construction costs on the island, Xiaoshan Island definitely has the standards of a five-star hotel.
The next day, Chen Yuan came to the hotel construction site to take a look.
Building 3 is capped today, which is also the largest building. The buildings here are all long and strip-shaped, and the largest building has a single unit, which is probably similar to that in Wuzhizhou.
After the hotel is topped out, renovations will begin.
It is still early for this hotel to be put into operation, and it will be October as soon as possible.
There are not many construction workers in the hotel, but various works are being carried out in an orderly manner.
In the hotel's garden area, Yan Xiaoxi was talking to the designer.
"What's wrong?" Chen Yuan walked over.
"I'm going to plant a lot of coconut trees in the garden, what do you think?" Yan Xiaoxi asked.
Chen Yuan nodded: "Big coconut tree?"
"Tall coconut trees."
"I think we can plant some short coconut trees..." the designer said: "It's troublesome and expensive to transplant tall coconut trees."
"We can just buy saplings that are about two meters tall," Chen Yuan said.
"That's okay..."
What kind of fruit trees should be planted on the island, and where to purchase orchards. There are many things that require Chen Yuan and others to participate in, and cannot be left to other people. Otherwise, the expenses will be huge.
Yan Xiaoxi is keeping an eye on the construction of the hotel.
Zhou Jianguo was planning how to use the two-story building at the dock.