Chapter 661662【Cultural Tourism】


    The popularity of "The Woman Crossing the River of Men" has brought amazing changes to Xihaigu, and has also allowed the county, city, and province to truly see Xiang Nan''s influence.


    ?Hence, road paving and water pumping station construction in Yuquanying are on the agenda. In addition, the expansion project of Liren Garment Factory was quickly approved, requiring land and electricity, which was much easier than before.


    ?Seeing that the construction of highways and water pumping stations was about to begin, the people in Yuquan camp also cheered. After waiting for so many years, there was finally something happening.


    ?Although it is still just a plan for the time being, it at least gives people hope.


    …


    And then we entered 1994.


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


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


    This number has exceeded many large state-owned factories. However, compared to the clothing factories in the south that often employ tens of thousands of people, it can only be considered a small one.


    After the spring of 1994, the fruit trees in Xiangnan’s orchard finally bloomed.


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


    After the fruit tree bloomed, Xiang Nan took more care of it. Watering, fertilizing, wind protection, and sand control can be said to be well-intentioned.


    ? And seeing the fruit trees blossoming and bearing fruit, he felt unparalleled in his heart.


    …


    April 1994, the second volume of "So Many Beauties" written by Xiang Nan, which took half a year to create, was officially delivered to the People''s Literature Magazine.


    After its launch, it once again aroused considerable repercussions.


    First of all, the debate between old traditions and new ideas in the book is similar to the current influx of Western culture and the collision of Eastern and Western cultures.


    Secondly, the chaotic wars between the major forces in the book, such as royalists, reformists, bandits, and warlords, are also very similar to the current wars between state-owned capital, private capital, foreign capital, and Hong Kong and Taiwan capital.


    Hence, the literary world spoke highly of it, and after its launch, sales were pretty good. However, sales have declined slightly compared to the first volume released in 1993.


    Xiang Nan knows that the golden age of serious novels is coming to an end.


    With the reform of the book publishing system in the 1990s, publishers have paid more and more attention to market feedback.


    ?Those popular, interesting, and easy-to-sell books were published in large quantities. For example, novels by Jin Yong, Gu Long, Qiong Yao, and Xi Juan, manuscripts such as "An Embroidered Shoe", "Green Corpse", "Attic Mystery", and even "Memoirs of XX" have booksellers'' ideas.


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


    As things progressed, if I wanted to publish a book, I would even have to pay for it to be printed by a bookseller. After printing, if it cannot be sold, it will be given away for free.


    It’s really a pity.


    …


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


    ?However, it is still not as famous as the hit movie "Blood in the Ancient Temple" that brought him.


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


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


    At first, the plot has ups and downs. Monks, villagers, bandits, and government officials are all intertwined, influencing and restricting each other, making the story particularly exciting;


    Secondly, stories about treasure hunting adventures are inherently more likely to stimulate the audience''s attention. Hollywood''s "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "National Treasure", as well as Mainland''s "Mysterious Giant Buddha", "Tomb Raiders" and "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" are all like this. After "Blood in the Ancient Temple", "Wolfbane Flower", "Helanxue", "Wuthering Mountains", "On the Field of Hope"... many film and television dramas adapted from Xiang Nan''s works were released, and each one was very popular. , almost dominated the screen in 1994, and thus made Xiang Nan famous, becoming as famous a writer as Wang Xie, Yu Hua, Yu Qiuyu, etc.


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


    With their arrival, Xihaigu became more and more lively.


    ?Just like back then, after Mo Yan won the Nobel Prize, his hometown Gaomi suddenly became a tourist attraction. Even the radishes in his old residence were stripped bare 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, the tourism phenomenon of pursuing literary works had already appeared. For example, Baiyangdian, Taishan, 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 folk tales, county annals, and histories of Xihaigu.


    Therefore, those who like his books and movies and TV series spontaneously come to Xihaigu to experience the local customs and customs.


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


    Not to mention anything else, the income of hotels and restaurants alone has increased. In addition, local agricultural products, such as potatoes, corn, red dates, and persimmons, are also in hot demand.


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


    ?This level of madness makes everyone in the village feel puzzled.


    But no matter what, as Xiang Nan became popular, Xihaigu also took advantage of it.


    …


    In mid-July, the summer black grapes in Xiangnan’s orchard are already ripe, and they begin to be picked and put on the market immediately.


    Comparatively, most grapes from other regions are not mature until after August, which is almost a month behind. Therefore, due to the time difference, Xiangnan’s grapes are sold much more expensively than others.


    Ordinary grapes cost one yuan per catty, but Xiangnan’s grapes cost one yuan per catty and the supply exceeds demand. Merchants from Yinchuan, Lanzhou, Xihuan and Chang''an came to buy goods one after another, pulling them out one after another.


    Xiang Nan didn’t even need to count the money himself, he just bought a money counting machine, and swish, swish... a car was sold for 30,000 to 40,000 yuan, which made the villagers look stupid.


    ?They all dig in the soil for food, get up early and stay up late at night, planting wheat, corn, and potatoes under the stars and the moon. They work so hard that they can''t even save two thousand yuan a year.


    Xiang Nan also works in the fields, but makes money in a hurry. One car is enough for them to work for ten years.


    “Yong Fu’er, is it so profitable to grow fruit trees?” Li Dayou was jealous and couldn’t help but ask.


    “That’s needless to say.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “The total investment in my orchard is only 300,000 yuan. With just this season’s grapes, I can make back all my investment.


    ?With the addition of apples, pears, and wolfberries, I can earn almost 200,000 yuan this year. Next year, when my fruit tree grows up, I will be rich even if I earn 400,000 yuan. "


    “My mother!” The villagers were all shocked when they heard what he said.


    It was beyond their expectation that growing fruit trees could be so profitable. They originally thought that Xiang Nan would lose money, but they didn''t expect that Xiang Nan could make money so much. They were so jealous.


    "Yongfu''er, I also want to plant fruit trees. Can you help me?" Li Dayou couldn''t help but ask.


    ?The money was so exciting that he finally couldn''t help it when he saw the piles of big tickets.


    “Okay, I welcome you.” Xiang Nan smiled and said, “I will provide saplings for free and teach you skills for free, and I will teach you skills.”


    Hearing what he said, the villagers all cheered, but Li Dayou started to murmur again.


    (End of this chapter)