When 68-year-old Tong Jinquan and 78-year-old Wu Xiaohong wanted to build an “Oriental Bonsai Garden” together in Longemont, everyone in Changxing said, “These two stubborn old men will definitely quarrel.” The garden is completed but they never disagreed or lost their temper. Wu Xiaohong said privately, “Old Tong is more flexible than anyone else.” Though in the three years the orientation of Longemont has not changed, the internal details have been adjusted many times: the original plan of the water world, the happy world, and the ocean world did not meet the goal of being “playable in four seasons”, so an additional ice and snow world was built; some tourists wanted to have an exquisite accommodation experience, so they invested in high-end island villa projects ahead of schedule; after the summer vacation, the peak of parent-child travel was no longer there, so they aimed at meeting needs for conference and expanded new business formats; in addition, there were fireworks shows, water shows, circus ....
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The final effect is reflected in the data reports: the average attendance rate of each circus show exceeded 90 percent, and the conference venues have been booked until the end of next November. ... Tong Jinquan said with a smile that he has pondered over the needs of tourists thousands of times, inside and out, “Eating, housing, traveling, touring, shopping, entertainment, keeping fit, nurturing, and exhibiting; as long as people like it, we will try our best to make it happen. And the right projects are brought in.”
Tong Jinquan commented that he has no other hobbies. He doesn’t like socializing, but he likes to work. 20,000 days are like one day. He likes to analyze the entertainment programs. “This is the most precious talent of me old boy.” Tong was a little proud of this matter. After figuring out the techniques and rules, he directed the song and dance show Drunken and Beautiful Taihu Lake, which utilizes modern sound and light art to interpret the legendary stories that happened by the Taihu Lake in a thousand years. Its popularity must have surpassed the shows on the Broadway, he said with a smile.
