He Huan was confused. He remembered what his elder brother said about being a tour guide: don’t worry about it, so he clicked accept. Reply: Thank you, Brother Kuan.
Lu Kuan: I thank you. They were very happy and enjoyed the next scenic spot very well. They even said that I should kidnap you and explain it to them! They say that other tourist attraction guides don’t explain it as well as you!
He Huan smiled.
Lu Kuan: I also sent the photo to them, and they liked it very much. They all posted it on WeChat Moments to praise you.
He Huan was very happy.
After chatting with Brother Kuan, He Huan solemnly placed the photo on the bedside. Since everyone had a mobile phone, he didn't have a printed photo, let alone one displayed.
When you look at yourself smiling happily, sometimes it’s not about whether the photo was taken well, but something else. As a result, you will have a lot of emotions when looking at this photo.
Others may not know it, but they will still think of Twelve Angry Men when they see this photo many years later.
My heart suddenly becomes soft.
He Huan regretted not adding them directly on WeChat. As a tour guide, you are so reserved! How could people still harass you?
He Huan sent a message to Senior Brother: Senior Brother, I picked up Brother Kuan’s group today. They took the slide, and he gave me two hundred yuan.
Senior brother may be busy.
I came back after about half an hour: That’s great! It means you did a good job! This is as it should be.
He Huan quickly sent it again: But they invited me to ride on the slide.
The senior brother called directly and said, "What are you struggling with? It's awesome for tourists to hire tour guides! This only happens because they like you very much! Most tourists are wary of tour guides!"
He Huan said: "But it's because they were unprepared for me..."
"You let them ride the slide?"
"They want to sit on their own."
"That's even better! Originally, your tour guides recommended the self-funded projects in the scenic area. Didn't you get any training before taking up the job?"
"Hey, Senior Brother, you are right, I really have no training."
The senior brother paused for a moment, "No wonder! Let me tell you, for small transportation in the scenic area, that is, ropeways, cable cars, etc., the scenic area and the travel agency have negotiated prices. For example, the pulley in your Paoma Mountain is 60 for tourists, and the tour guide
Go sign the bill, it’s twenty.”
He Huan was startled. He didn't even know the agreement between his scenic spot and the travel agency. After all, he had only entered this industry for a short time.
"When we come back, the travel agency, tour guide, driver, all accompanying us, divided into four parts. It's not much. Huan, our tour guides earn hard-earned money. There is no need to have any psychological burden. Because it was you who recommended it, probably Kuan'er
We don’t have a driver or escort, so I’ll give you a share. This is as it should be.”
"I didn't push it. It's just that they were interested in history, and they were delayed at the Jin'an Temple area. They were in a hurry, so they said they would take the pulley. There was actually a photo spot on the pulley, and they were asked to choose photos when they got off. Oh my god! It was a good photo.
Everyone is exhausted, but they still pay twenty yuan a piece!"
The senior brother laughed loudly, "Since they chose the photo, it has nothing to do with the tour guide. This is your part. Don't let them take it easy. Have you written a daily work log?"
"Um."
"When the financial commission is finally calculated, it will be checked. You must have an account in your mind."
"oh."
"I'll give you a rundown! Generally speaking, tour guides don't explain the rebates for light transportation. The team has a tight schedule and is tight on time. It's impossible to visit large scenic spots without taking light transportation.
So many of them are paid for themselves together with the tickets. We only pay the agreed part to the scenic spot. Then the tour guide is waiting at the door to pick up his team and explain to you that it doesn't matter.
You don’t need to explain this to recommend. Of course, if a tour guide like this doesn’t charge his own expenses in advance, if you recommend it, the tour guide will thank you. So the tour guides all have good internal guides.”
He Huan smiled and couldn't help but think of the one named Liang Yu "Yu'er", that was the old prime minister.
The elder brother continued: "For those who take photos and sell souvenirs in the scenic area, the commission of one or two yuan belongs to your tour guide. The tour guide also doesn't like it."
He Huan covered his face.
"It's not worth the few dollars to climb the mountain. You should leave some oil and water for the internal guide. This is your job. You have to climb the mountain anyway, so you can do it by the way and increase your income. Businessmen and scenic spots also need to pay for it.
Everyone is happy when they make money. Do you understand?"
He Huan said nothing.
"Huan'er, you have to understand one thing: tourists just come out to play and be happy. Tourists take small transportation, take photos, and buy souvenirs, and they also have to spend the same money. We do not increase the price on tourists.
They also have to spend this money when they go out to play on their own. If you push in the middle, you get the price difference. You have to look at this issue separately. In any industry, there are performance commissions. Why do you get to be a tour guide? Everyone can't understand it.
Already?
Even if others can’t stand it, how can you be a tour guide if you still feel uncomfortable with it yourself? If you have this kind of mentality, then you can’t do any commission-based sales work, right?”
He Huan nodded, realizing that the senior brother couldn't see it, and said: "Yes."
"And tour guides don't have a basic salary. Your guides' basic salary is also very low. The off-peak and peak seasons of tourism are obvious. In the peak season, you may earn tens of thousands a month, sleeping between three and five shifts. This is the norm for tour guides during the peak season.
A group of people are waiting for you to arrange food, drink, and sex. There is a mosquito in the room in the middle of the night, and they ask you to fight it. When you go to the scenic spot, you line up under the sun, and the tourists blow the air conditioner in the car. You say you earn one or two a month.
Ten thousand, is that too much?"
"Not too much."
"Then during the off-season, you may not have a cent for a month, and you can just sit at home and grow hair."
He Huan smiled.
"You are not forcing tourists to spend money. When tourists are happy, you take your share. There is no need to worry about it."
"Um."
"You can't think that the pulley is only twenty! Did I deceive the tourists? No, if the tourists buy it themselves, will the scenic spot give them this price? The scenic spot will not disclose the base price at all.
Scenic spots, hotels, restaurants, and transportation in the tourism industry are all intertwined. I bring customers to you, and you give me the wholesale price. I sell to tourists at your retail price, do you understand?"
"Um!"
"And you have to remember what your tourists spend, don't act stupidly. If you don't tell the difference, others will share more. Have you saved money for the tourists? You can only cheat yourself! Everyone likes you the most if you just work.
You’re a fool to take money!”
He Huan smiled, feeling warm in his heart.
"Don't let others know such silly things."
"Yeah." He Huan felt much better and looked at the photos, "The main reason is that the tourists invited me to ride the pulley, and I got rebates. When I took the photos, I could have taken my photos for free, but I didn't ask for it.
In the end, a tourist bought it and gave it to me."
The senior brother smiled and said, "This means that you have spoken well and the tourists like you. If the tourists are happy, you should be happy too."
"Um."
"I may go to Paoma Mountain again in two days."
"Okay!" He Huan was very happy.
The senior brother sighed: "What a silly joy!" and hung up the phone.
He Huan put down his cell phone and looked at the photo on the bedside. Rather than taking this photo for free and letting them buy it for him, it was probably more worthy of memory and joy.
I held my own photo and admired it contentedly for a long time before going to bed.