Chapter 444: Huge Investment
After some time, the yacht stopped at the marina in Praslin.
There are many people coming and going, there are many boats, and luxury yachts like theirs are not infew.
It seems that there are not many wealthy people who can come to Seychelles for tourism.
In these years, there are a lot of people who have made money and want to find a way to spend it.
Zhang Bin saw that Miller took a fifty-dollar tip to the waiter in charge of the mooring, which was simply not too extravagant.
"Tip too little, they'll despise you from the bottom of their hearts," Miller explained with a smile, not wanting to look like a tyrant.
The per capita income of Seychelles is not low, they are not poor, and the per capita income at this time is already more than 10,000 US dollars, so don't look at them with the eyes of the poor.
In Seychelles, they have their own special currency, the Seychelles rupee, which can be exchanged for about 1,500 rupees for 100 US dollars.
In other words, the consumption just now is more than 700 rupees.
There is never a shortage of people on Lazio beaches.
However, at this time, because the weather is a little cooler, there are not as many people as in summer, but it is not a few.
The white beach, which stretches for a kilometer, is even more beautiful against the backdrop of the azure waters.
Walking on it is like stepping on a picture scroll.
"It's so beautiful", looking at the beach in front of him, Zhao Min couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
"Ah", Zhang Bin clasped his hands together and released it towards the big sea in the distance.
Zhao Min also shouted like him.
Tired of shouting, the two ran happily on the beach holding hands.
There are more things to do here than on the small beach of the hotel, and it is more exciting.
It wasn't until about four o'clock in the afternoon that Miller came to remind them that they needed to leave for their next destination.
THE TOP OF ZIMBABWE HILL, WHICH IS A GREAT PLACE TO WATCH THE SUNSET OVER PRASLIN.
When he came to the island, Miller introduced him to a local person, "This is our driver this time, and he will take us up the mountain."
The car is still a Humvee.
MILLER TOLD THEM THAT THE ROAD UP THE TOP OF ZIMBABWE WAS VERY NARROW AND CURVED, WHICH WAS A GREAT TEST FOR THE DRIVER'S DRIVING SKILLS, AND BECAUSE IT WAS NOT REPAIRED, THE STONES ON THE ROAD WERE EASY TO DAMAGE THE BODY, AND IT NEEDED STRONG ENOUGH POWER TO DO SO.
As soon as they got into the car, the driver reminded them to fasten their seatbelts.
Walking along the way, through the car window, Zhang Bin could still see the people riding together outside in twos and threes, and it seemed that they were also heading to the top of the mountain.
"These are budget travelers, you could call them backpackers, and they love the feeling of being able to enjoy the view without breaking the bank," Miller explains with a laugh.
"Seychelles is God's paradise on earth, and every year there are a lot of such backpackers coming to Seychelles," Miller said.
The car began to climb the mountain, and Zhang Bin immediately felt a strong centrifugal force.
Even with the seat belt, the whole person was thrown into a daze, and there was a thumping sound from time to time on the body, which was caused by stones hitting the body.
At half past five in the evening, it was dark and the sun was about to set.
When you come to the top of the mountain, you can really see the feeling of the small mountains.
However, there were also many people on the top of the mountain at this time, and many of them fiddled with their cameras and pointed at the sunset.
At the top of the hill, there is a power station with a huge platform on it.
Li Yi seemed to want to go up and let Miller negotiate it.
I don't know what method Miller used, but the other party agreed, opened the door and let them go up.
Seeing them go in, the others wanted to go in too, because that platform was really the best place to observe.
But if they want to get in, it's impossible.
On the way to the platform, Zhang Bin asked Miller how to get the goalkeeper to agree.
Miller held out two fingers, needless to say, two hundred dollars.
It seems that here, money solves everything.
Standing on the platform, looking at the sunset that was slowly disappearing in the distance, everyone became silent, and the beautiful time of this moment wanted to be firmly imprinted in their hearts.
"I want to take pictures," Zhao Min said suddenly.
Miller smiled and took out his camera, "Come on, I'm a professional."
So, four people, two couples, on the platform, with their backs to the sunset, make all kinds of funny movements, so that each other's hearts and the beauty of this moment coexist.
At 6:20 a.m., the sun had completely disappeared.
When they went out, the gatekeeper seemed to be very polite to them, and kept saying three grams of oil to them in English.
Seychelles is a mecca for tourism, and there are many tourists every year, and the locals have some simple greetings, although they are very amateur.
The two girls couldn't help but laugh when they listened to these broken English.
Zhang Bin was a little emotional, two hundred dollars is not a small amount.
Although the per capita is very high, not everyone is so rich, two hundred dollars, for the local who guards the door, it is enough for him to say a sincere thank you.
When going down the mountain, because it was already dark and there was no car going down the mountain, many people came up to ask Zhang Bin if they could take a ride.
However, there are already six of them plus the driver, so naturally they will not agree.
They had dinner in Praslin and returned to the hotel after dinner.
The second day has already been planned, Moen Seychelles National Park, and in the afternoon it will be a trip to Banyan Tree Seychelles.
After washing up in the evening, Zhang Bin and Li Yi stood on the open-air balcony chatting.
"How does it feel?" Li Yi asked.
"It's good, it's a good place to relax," Zhang said.
"I think so too, what do you think of tourism in Seychelles?" Li Yi asked.
Zhang Bin glanced at him and said with a smile: "If it is development, there is still a lot of leeway, it is far from reaching the saturation level, what, what do you want to do?" ”
Li Yi smiled: "Actually, I'm already doing it, I'm in a hurry today, I thought I could take you to see it when I had time, but don't worry, we still have a long time, I invested in a hotel in Praslin."
"You go to the hotel?" Zhang Bin said in surprise.
"This is not an ordinary hotel, I have spent a lot of thought on the settlement of this hotel, and the initial investment has reached 1.2 billion US dollars", Li Yi said with a smile, as if he was interested, and went back to the room to take out a bottle of red wine, wanting to talk to Zhang Bin about this problem.
Zhang Bin was a little surprised, the first phase of investment of 1.2 billion US dollars, it seems that it is really large.
No wonder Li Yi chose to choose this place for his vacation, I'm afraid he has ulterior motives, Zhang Bin thought so.
"Miller isn't a businessman, is he?" Zhang Bin asked.
Li Yi handed him a glass of wine, "No, he is a businessman, the person in charge of the Li family here is him, the project is currently under approval, all the cards have been opened, and construction will start in the first half of next year, if everything goes well, it is expected to be put into use in 2013."
"You're so optimistic about luxury hotels?" Zhang Bin asked.
Li Yi said: "Although there is an economic crisis now, I think that rich people are still very rich, and only a few are bankrupt, which will not affect the tourism income of Seychelles. Do they care how much it costs? Just like you and me."
Zhang Bin nodded, admitting that what Li Yi said made sense.
It's $600 a day for a room, but is it expensive?
For ordinary people in China, 600 US dollars may be a month's salary, but for him, it is just a night's room fee.
Will he care? Of course not.
Zhang Bin doesn't care about spending money, even if it's the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai now, he doesn't care about two or three thousand dollars a night.
And the more extravagant the hotel, the higher the profit, and Li Yi's investment in Seychelles is not a bad decision.
Just the first investment cost 1.2 billion US dollars, and Zhang Bin doesn't know how much money he will have to spend in the end.