Chapter 178

Lu Ao had already made his plans. The island he had chosen had excellent conditions and a good environment, so he was not afraid that development would cause any irreversible damage to the island or the surrounding waters.

Unexpectedly, Weng Qian was the one who backed out in the end.

Lu Ao had thought it over for a long time as well. Seeing Weng Qian refuse, he proposed a second option. "Then how about we develop and build the island ourselves, and your side provides the hotel management staff when the time comes?"

"Wait, what?" Weng Qian's eyes widened. "You mean you want to develop this island whether I join or not?"

"Yes."

"Once the hotel is built, you won't manage it? My people will come take over?"

"The hotel portion, yes." Lu Ao said, "It would be best if it were affiliated with your hotel group. We can discuss how to divide the hotel revenue then."

"Why? You've already thought everything through so thoroughly. Why not build it yourselves?"

Lu Ao said, "If we take the lead, approvals will be more difficult. Also, management would be a hassle. And if we build a new hotel ourselves, it won't have any name recognition, so it'll be hard to open up the market."

Lu Ao had originally planned to link the hotel with the Marine Ranch once it was built.

At that point, they would not only rely on the Marine Ranch's products to make money, but also on the scenery. In any case, he and Song Zhou did not lack funds. They could build anything, no matter how large-scale.

Once they truly began integrating the two, they could consider building an underwater tunnel or an offshore amusement park to make full use of the area.

Lu Ao showed Weng Qian