Chapter 244 - 210: The Shocking and Thrilling Tsunami Pool

Chapter 244: Chapter 210: The Shocking and Thrilling Tsunami Pool

It was bustling outside the courtyard gate.

Chen Jun was constantly handing out cigarettes and giving directions. After finishing one pack, he tore open another, ripping the lid right off, and continued to direct the vehicles behind them.

Facing the rising sun, Chen Jun was already drenched in sweat. It streamed down his cheeks, but his face was lit with an incredibly brilliant smile.

He loved being busy. The busier, the better—it meant his son’s business was booming.

"Don’t just stand there gawking. Come on, take a few cars. Head to the old parking spots at the Old Pond. Get the customers over there and hurry back."

Chen Jun waved eagerly when he saw Chen Yuan.

Chen Yuan snapped out of it and didn’t delay, signaling for the vehicles to follow him.

He had thought it wouldn’t get busy until around noon, but so many customers had already arrived. It was probably because of the opening time.

After all, they opened at nine, and a ticket gave you unlimited access.

"Boss Chen, congratulations on the opening."

After being led to a parking spot, an angler got out of his car with a smile. He wasn’t fishing today; he was here to have a good time with his family and kids.

"Haha, thanks for coming! Hop on, I’ll take you over to the hot springs."

Chen Yuan called out with a smile.

He understood why it was so damn busy back at the entrance. His dad had called in all the off-duty employees like Chen Dequan because each car was carrying several people.

One trip could take two families at most. If a family was large, a single trip could only accommodate them.

Plus, since these were leisure tourists, they were grabbing things from here and checking what to bring from there. It was far less efficient than shuttling anglers, and the few employees they had weren’t enough.

"Boss Chen, Boss Chen! The parking lot at the Old Pond is almost full! Don’t send any more cars over."

After who-knows-how-many trips, Chen Hanwen’s voice crackled through the walkie-talkie.

"Copy that, copy that."

Chen Yuan replied into the walkie-talkie with one hand while wiping away sweat with the other. He’d been so busy all morning he was already dripping.

"Boss Chen, the old spots are full. Where should we direct them next?"

Before Chen Yuan could switch channels to reply, Chen Nan switched to channel 3 and asked.

"Have them park at the village square for now. That should fit a few dozen cars. After that, use the empty space outside the employees’ houses. If that’s still not enough, just have them park outside any unoccupied houses."

Thankfully, when Chen Li had mentioned the parking shortage before, he had already thought of backup parking areas.

"The village square is a no-go. I’ve arranged it for the night-fishing customers at the small pond. Have them park at the other employees’ houses first."

Chen Jun said over the walkie-talkie.

"Alright, park at the employees’ houses first. How many more cars are behind you?"

Chen Yuan picked up the walkie-talkie again and asked.

"Not many cars left back here. They’re just trickling in now."

The sound of static accompanied Chen Jun’s voice.

Chen Yuan clipped the walkie-talkie back to his waist, twisted the throttle all the way with one hand, and suddenly accelerated. He sped toward the parking lot, where more customers were waiting.

"Boss Chen is really busy."

Wang Heng and his friends ambled over to the Old Pond area, shaking their heads with wry smiles as they watched the frantic Chen Yuan.

They knew Chen Yuan would be swamped today with the grand opening, so when they arrived early in the morning, they didn’t bother him or ask for a reception. They just went for a walk around the Flower Sea.

They only started heading toward the hot springs once Xu Bai’s friends arrived.

They ran into Chen Yuan, who called out a greeting. But he just shouted for them to have fun with a smile, not even tapping the brakes as he zipped away with a WHOOSH.

Normally, if he saw two beautiful women had joined Wang Heng’s group, he would have definitely teased them a bit. There was surely some gossip to be had there.

But he was too busy now, with absolutely no time for idle chat.

"The busier, the happier."

"Definitely. First the Anglers’ Carnival, then the ’Catch Freedom’ event, plus all the rural development... Who knows how much he invested. Now it’s time to recoup some of that money."

"This place has really taken off. Using the fishing grounds to drive rural tourism... Boss Chen is really something else."

"From the fishing grounds’ opening until now, it’s been less than two months, all told. To build up the fishery and the village like this in that time is seriously impressive."

The group chatted as they walked, not hiding their admiration for Chen Yuan in the slightest.

Many people open fishing grounds, and quite a few try to leverage rural resources for development. There are even some smart ones who try to ride the coattails of government policy.

He makes money, the higher-ups get political achievements. But how many can actually succeed?

One Wang Hongtao developed a tourist resort, got the county into the Top 100, earned plenty of political credit, and got a huge promotion. That’s why so many people want to follow his example.

But there’s only one Wang Hongtao.

This was also why, when Chen Wenbin approached Chen Dong and was willing to cede leadership of the project—giving the main credit for this political achievement to Chen Dong—the latter still hadn’t rushed to commit.

Instead, he wanted to personally test Chen Yuan, to see his worth, to see if the blueprint Chen Yuan had drawn up was feasible, or if it even had any advantages.

He also needed to see the current results, to see if Chen Yuan truly had the ability to bring that blueprint to life.

Everyone knows this path, but it’s not a path that just anyone can walk successfully. Otherwise, the whole country would be filled with tourist resorts.

Chen Dong had been in politics for many years. How could he get excited and offer unconditional support for a political achievement just because someone drew him a pretty picture?

"The first rush is over."

After making a few more trips shuttling tourists, Chen Yuan rode his three-wheeler back home.

"It’s almost ten. This rush should be over."

Chen Jun took a carton of cigarettes from under his arm and tore it open. There was only one pack left. He ripped off the lid and offered the first cigarette to Chen Yuan, then to Chen Dequan and the others.

"Business is great today. I reckon the number of cars is over five hundred. We must have at least fifteen hundred visitors, if not two thousand."

Chen Dequan took a cigarette, lit it, and took a deep drag, sighing with feeling.

"I estimate we’ll handle over three thousand people today."

Chen Youliang estimated.

"Haha, Boss Chen has made it! He’s brought all of us in Yu City Village up with him!"

Chen Nan pushed his sunglasses up onto his forehead, wiping the sweat from his face with a laugh.