Chapter 661 662 [Cultural Tourism]

  The hit broadcast of "The Woman Who Wades Through the River of Men" has brought amazing changes to Xi Haigu, and also made the county, city, and province truly see Xiang Nan's influence.

  Therefore, road paving and water pumping station construction in Yuquanying are on the agenda. In addition, the expansion project of the Liren Garment Factory was also quickly approved. It is much more enjoyable than before.

  Seeing that the highway and the pumping station were about to start construction, the people in Yuquanying also cheered. After so many years of anticipation, there was finally something happening.

  Although it is only a plan for the time being, at least people can see hope.

  …

   And entered to 1994.

  The new factory building of Liren Garment Factory has been completed, and its scale has more than doubled compared to before.

  New recruitment work has already started. After the recruitment is completed, the number of employees in the entire factory will exceed 1,000.

  This number has surpassed many large state-owned factories. However, compared to the clothing factories in the south that employ tens of thousands of people, it can only be regarded as small.

  After the spring of 1994, the fruit trees in Xiangnan Orchard finally bloomed.

   On the one hand, it is inseparable from the careful care of all employees, and on the other hand, it is also thanks to the good seedlings of Northwest Agricultural University.

  After the fruit tree bloomed, Xiang Nan took care of it more attentively. Watering, fertilizing, windproofing, and sandproofing can really be said to be well-intentioned.

   And seeing the fruit trees bloom and bear fruit, the satisfaction in his heart is unparalleled.

  …

  In April 1994, the second volume of "So Many Beauty in the Country" created by Xiang Nan after half a year was officially delivered to People's Literature Magazine.

   After its launch, it caused a lot of repercussions again.

  Firstly, the dispute between old traditions and new ideas in the book, and the current influx of Western culture, the collision of Eastern and Western cultures have the same effect.

  Secondly, the chaotic wars among the royalists, reformists, bandits, and warlords in the book are very similar to the melee between state-owned capital, private capital, foreign capital, and Hong Kong and Taiwan capital.

   Therefore, the literary world has a high evaluation of it, and after its launch, the sales volume is not bad. However, compared with the first volume released in 1993, the sales volume dropped slightly.

  Xiang Nan knew that the golden age of serious novels was coming to an end.

  With the reform of the book publishing system in the 1990s, publishing houses are paying more and more attention to market feedback.

  Those popular, interesting, and best-selling books are published in large quantities. For example, the novels of Jin Yong, Gu Long, Qiong Yao, and Xi Juan, manuscripts such as "An Embroidered Shoe", "Green Corpse", "The Attic Mystery", and even "XX Memoirs" have booksellers' ideas.

   As for literary works with serious themes, unless the author is particularly famous and can be hyped, booksellers are unwilling to publish them, and they will not be able to sell them.

   Later, when I wanted to publish a book, I even had to pay for it to be printed by a bookseller. After printing, if it cannot be sold, it will be given away for nothing.

   It's really regrettable.

  …

  The release of the second volume of "The Country Is So Beautiful" has brought Xiang Nan some fame.

  However, it still cannot compare to the popularity brought to him by the hit screening of "Blood in the Ancient Temple".

   This film was filmed by Chang'an Film Studio and was officially launched in April.

   After it was released, it was quite popular with the audience.

   As soon as it came, the plot was ups and downs. Temple monks, villagers, bandits, government, all kinds of forces are intertwined, interacting and restricting each other, making the story extraordinarily exciting;

  Secondly, the story of the treasure hunt adventure is more likely to stimulate the audience's attention. Hollywood's "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "National Treasure", mainland China's "Mysterious Buddha", "Tomb Raiders Notes", and "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" are all like this.

After "Blood in the Ancient Temple", "Lymphomaniac Flower", "Helan Snow", "Wuthering Mountain Township", "In the Field of Hope"... many film and television dramas adapted from Xiang Nan's works were launched, and each of them was very popular , almost dominated the screen in 1994, and Xiang Nan became famous because of this, becoming a well-known writer no less than Wang Yi, Yu Hua, Yu Qiuyu, etc.

  After Xiang Nan became famous, a large number of literature lovers were inspired by him to visit Xihaigu, like a [pilgrimage].

   And their arrival made Xihaigu more and more lively.

  Just like back then, after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize, Gaomi, his hometown, suddenly became a tourist attraction. Even the radishes in his former residence were stripped away by tourists.

   In the 1990s, tourism has gradually become popular. In 1993, the number of domestic tourists reached 300 million, and tourism revenue reached 86.4 billion yuan, so it is still very popular.

  At that time, although the term [cultural tourism] did not yet exist, this kind of tourism phenomenon in pursuit of literary works had already appeared. For example, Baiyangdian, Mount Tai, Gulangyu, etc. Many tourist attractions left an impression on the public because of the text.

  Xiang Nan is very popular now, and many of his literary works are based on Xihaigu's folk stories, county annals, and historical adaptations.

  Therefore, those who like his books and movies and TV dramas spontaneously come to Xihaigu to see the local customs here.

  The arrival of tourists is a major benefit to the local area.

  Not to mention other things, the income of hotels and restaurants alone has increased. In addition, local agricultural products, such as potatoes, corn, red dates, and persimmons, are also snapped up.

  Even the house Xiang Nan and Shui Hua lived in back then has been converted into an inn. It costs 30 yuan to sleep a night. Even so, many people still enjoy it.

   This level of madness made everyone in the village feel puzzled.

  But no matter what, with Xiang Nan's popularity, Xi Haigu also took advantage of it.

  …

  In mid-July, the summer black grapes in the Xiangnan Orchard have already matured, and they began to be picked and marketed immediately.

  Compared with other regions, the grapes in other regions are mostly matured after August, which is almost a month behind. Therefore, due to the time difference, Xiangnan's grapes are much more expensive than others.

  Ordinary grapes cost one yuan and two catties, but Xiangnan’s grapes are in short supply at one yuan per catty. Merchants from Yinchuan, Lanzhou, Xixi, and Chang'an were looking for purchases one after another, pulling them out one by one.

  Xiang Nan didn't even need to count the money himself, he just bought a banknote counter, swish, swish, swish... a car sold for 30,000 to 40,000, which made the villagers look stupid.

  They also planed food in the soil, from dawn to dusk, wearing stars and riding moons, planting wheat, corn, and potatoes. They worked so hard that they couldn't save two thousand yuan a year.

  Xiang Nan is also digging food from the ground, but earns a lot of money. One car is enough for them to work for ten years.

   "Yong Fuer, how profitable is it to grow fruit trees?" Li Dayou couldn't help asking with envy.

   "It's useless to say." Xiang Nan laughed, "The total investment in my orchard is only 300,000 yuan. Just the grapes of this season can fully recover the capital.

  Adding in apples, pears, and goji berries, I can earn almost 200,000 this year. Next year, my fruit tree will grow up, and I will still be rich if I earn 400,000 yuan. "

   "My mother!" The villagers were shocked when they heard what he said.

  It was beyond their expectation that planting fruit trees could make so much money. They originally thought that Xiang Nan would lose money, but they didn't expect that Xiang Nan could make so much money, and they were so envious of him.

   "Yongfuer, uncle also wants to plant fruit trees, can you help uncle?" Li Dayou couldn't help asking.

   Money touches people's hearts. Looking at the stacks of big tickets, he finally couldn't help it.

   "Okay, I welcome." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I will provide saplings for free, teach techniques for free, and include teaching and assembly."

  Hearing what he said, the villagers all said that they were quick, but Li Dayou murmured again.

  (end of this chapter)