Chapter 704 Chaos
The processing plant is also bustling with activity. To make up for the losses, everyone is busy day and night. Although Aunt Li's eyesight is not very good, she can accurately pick out defective wheat grains when sorting wheat with her years of experience and the touch of her hands, and her speed is no slower than that of young people. Brother Wang is a well-known skillful hand in the village. He is responsible for debugging the machine. If there is a slight malfunction of the machine, he can quickly troubleshoot and solve the problem with his familiarity with the machine and his unyielding spirit to ensure that the production line does not stop.
As the village gradually recovered, Qi Tongwei realized that he could not rely on agriculture alone, so he turned his attention to eco-tourism. When this idea was first proposed, some villagers were skeptical, while others were full of expectations. Mrs. Liu said worriedly: "Our village is just farming on weekdays. Can we do tourism? Don't invest a lot and get nothing in return." But Qi Tongwei patiently explained, analyzed the advantages of the village's mountains and rivers, and tourists' yearning for rural experience, and gradually, everyone began to support this decision.
During the preparation of the tourism project, everyone worked together, just like a knight looking for treasure, to explore every potential of the village. The villagers spontaneously cleaned the mountain trails to prepare for the hiking route. They moved stones and weeded weeds, and did not cry out even when their hands were rubbed with blisters. In order to build a camping base, Master Sun, relying on the carpentry skills he learned when he was young, led several young people to build a sturdy and beautiful tent platform, and also carefully carved some wooden decorations to add rural characteristics.
When the first batch of tourists stepped into the village, it seemed as if a grand festival had arrived. Children happily led the way and introduced the process of agricultural experience to tourists; women were busy in the kitchen, using vegetables and poultry grown by themselves to make delicious dishes for tourists to taste the authentic farm flavor; men were responsible for organizing activities for tourists, taking them to harvest crops in the fields and fishing in the river, so that tourists could fully integrate into rural life. Tourists here not only experienced the fun of farming, but also felt the enthusiasm and sincerity of the villagers, and praised the village highly.
However, the development of the village was not smooth sailing, just like there are always undercurrents in the rivers and lakes. With the increase in tourists, the village's reception capacity faced challenges. Problems such as tight accommodation and unprofessional service began to be exposed. Once, several tourists complained because the room was not cleaned in time, which made the villagers realize that the quality of service must be improved. Qi Tongwei quickly organized everyone to train, learn hotel management and service etiquette knowledge, and also formulated strict hygiene standards. Although the villagers learned hard, they all worked hard for the reputation of the village.
At the same time, market competition is becoming increasingly fierce. Seeing this, some surrounding villages followed suit and launched similar tourism projects. Qi Tongwei knew that in order to stand out, he had to create a unique brand. So he led the villagers to dig deep into the history and culture of the village and found that the village was once the retreat of a certain ancient knight. Based on this, he created the "Knight Village" theme tourism and designed martial arts experience activities, such as "Jianghu Competition" and "Knight Search", so that tourists can feel like they have traveled back to the ancient Jianghu.
Today, the village is making progress in both agricultural product processing and eco-tourism, and has become famous. Looking at this piece of land, Qi Tongwei knows the hardships and difficulties along the way.
As the "Xia Ke Village" became famous and tourists flocked to the village, it ushered in a highlight moment of development, but it also fell into a more complex market vortex.
The competition became increasingly fierce as surrounding villages followed suit. At first, Qi Tongwei was not too worried, after all, "Xia Ke Village" had the first-mover advantage and unique cultural heritage. However, the reality was far more cruel than he had imagined. In order to grab customers, some villages did not hesitate to start a "price war", attracting tourists with extremely low prices for tourism projects, and even operating at a loss, just for popularity. This caused many tourists who originally planned to come to "Xia Ke Village" to be tempted by low prices and diverted away.
The village's tourism industry suddenly fell into a predicament, the number of tourists dropped sharply, and some farmhouses became deserted. Mrs. Wang's homestay, which used to be full every day, is now often half empty. She said to Qi Tongwei with a worried look on her face: "Tongwei, what should we do? We worked so hard to build it, we can't let it fail like this." The young people in the village also began to feel discouraged. Zhao Gang muttered: "We worked so hard to create a unique feature, how come we can't compete with the low prices of others?"
Qi Tongwei was also upset, but he knew that he had to stay calm at this moment. He called a meeting of villagers and said firmly: "Don't be discouraged, the price war is only temporary. We can't just follow the others and lower prices. That will only hurt both sides. We have to take a long-term view and continue to dig deep into our advantages."
Therefore, Qi Tongwei began to lead the villagers to upgrade the "Xia Ke Village" in all aspects. In terms of agricultural product processing, they are no longer limited to the simple production of whole wheat flour and wheat cakes, but have introduced advanced technology to develop a series of deep-processed products with martial arts cultural characteristics. For example, the "Xia Ke Wine" is brewed with high-quality wheat in the village as raw material. The wine is mellow and fragrant, and it is also paired with antique martial arts style packaging. Once it was launched on the market, it attracted many tourists to buy it as a souvenir; there is also the "Internal Force Nourishing Pill", which is actually a nutritious pill made from nuts and grains that are special products of the village. The publicity combines martial arts elements, which is refreshing.
In terms of tourism projects, more investment has been made. The "Jianghu Martial Arts Competition" venue has been transformed from a simple open space into a professional martial arts arena, surrounded by antique weapons such as swords, spears, and halberds for display. Martial arts coaches have also been invited to provide professional martial arts guidance for tourists, so that tourists can truly experience the fun of martial arts fighting. The "Knights' Tracking" activity is deeply integrated with the village's historical relics, and a mobile phone APP has been developed. Tourists can scan the QR code on the relics to obtain knights' stories and puzzle clues, which increases interactivity and fun.
In addition, Qi Tongwei also pays attention to the tourists' experience and service quality improvement. He organized villagers to participate in professional tourism service training, from dining etiquette to room service, every link is strictly required. The village also set up a tourist feedback box to collect and sort out feedback regularly and improve deficiencies in a timely manner.
However, just as the village was gradually getting out of trouble and regaining its vitality, another crisis quietly arrived. With the increase in tourists, the village's ecological environment was under great pressure. The large amount of garbage discarded by tourists exceeded the village's daily processing capacity. Plastic bottles and packaging bags floated in the river, and the mountain trails became dirty and messy.