HLM -Chapter 1108 Conceptions from Art

The Starlight Wormhole was the signature tourist attraction of Sunset Town. For this, Wang Bo employed a “scarcity marketing” strategy: only about two hundred people could enter the wormhole each day.

For a tourist spot, a daily flow of two hundred was quite low. Besides, tickets weren’t very expensive—just one hundred yuan each—so the daily revenue could at most reach twenty thousand yuan. Scarcity marketing is a risky approach; executed well, it’s a clever strategy, but done poorly, it could ruin the reputation of the site and impact the image of Sunset Town significantly.

Wang Bo didn’t understand marketing, but he did understand the realities of New Zealand.

The Starlight Wormhole was an ecologically fragile environment. He promoted it under the banner of sustainable development and ensuring future generations could also see it. Combined with his identity as a member of the Green Party, no one could question his approach.

Moreover, the wormhole was undeniably beautiful, like a wonderland. Visitors had to book and wait, but once they experienced it, they were filled with awe, often saying that the attraction was worth the wait.

Wang Bo also hired some online influencers to post soft promotional content on travel forums, Facebook, and Twitter, emphasizing that such beauty required patience, and that true rewards came after effort.

These posts turned out to be quite successful. The reason was simple: the Starlight Wormhole’s beauty was overwhelming, and it lived up to people’s expectations. Like the saying “after the storm comes the rainbow,” the wait itself made people even more eager to see it.

Lancaster had already seen the wormhole, yet he chose to go again: “It’s not just the scenery, everyone. Trust me, once you go down, the experience nourishes both your soul and your mind.”

Wang Bo thought this might be due to the influence of the “dual lord heart”—it gave the wormhole its magical effect. After all, the Starlight Wormhole was located under a lake, with its entrance by the lakeshore, influenced by both the Heart of the Lake Shore and the Heart of the Lake itself.

After seeing the Starlight Wormhole, the group of wealthy second-generation visitors emerged under staff guidance. They weren’t as awestruck as ordinary tourists, but their expressions were full of amazement.

Wendy shook her head repeatedly: “Unbelievable, unbelievable, unbelievable!”

“What’s next on the itinerary? Why don’t we go down again and see it once more?” suggested Williams.

The others responded enthusiastically: “Exactly!”

“Let’s go see it again! I just glimpsed my childhood!”

“What could be worth experiencing more than this firefly wormhole?”

Wang Bo said, “Leave yourself a beautiful memory. Don’t go down again; even the most delicious food becomes boring if you eat it every day.”

Lancaster shrugged: “I’ve eaten cheesecake for over thirty years, and I’m still not tired of it.”

Wang Bo said, “Then you definitely shouldn’t go, Sir. You need to visit the secondary school supported by the royal construction.”

The school framework had already been built; the next steps were interior decoration, assigning teachers, and even early enrollment had been completed. Sunset Town had been eagerly awaiting a secondary school.

Wang Bo accompanied Lancaster in safety helmets to tour the construction site, took photos, and met the selected project managers. That task was done.

The others still wanted to see the Starlight Wormhole, so Wang Bo gently shifted the itinerary, taking them fishing and chatting on the lake instead.

Driving past the flower fields, spring had arrived. Lavender shoots and tender leaves were emerging, large patches of purple covering the land. A gentle breeze carried a subtle fragrance. Once the lavender fully grew, its beauty would be beyond imagination.

Wendy leaned out of the car window, amazed: “Such a huge flower field! I’ve been to Proswang many times, but I’ve never seen such a large expanse of lavender.”

“Behind the flower field is one of my houses. Not bad, right?” Lancaster pointed to the villas on the hillside.

Although Wendy’s family was in the energy business, he had studied art and design at university. Seeing the hillside villas, he couldn’t help but laugh: “Who designed this? It looks great, but honestly, everyone, this feels a bit nouveau riche.”

Wang Bo awkwardly said, “Our positioning wasn’t very high-end. When this villa area was designed, Sunset Town was still a small town of just a few hundred people.”

Wendy said, “No, no, you misunderstood, my friend. I’m not saying the villas are poorly designed. Actually, they’re not bad. But if it were up to me, I’d turn them into a cluster of small houses.”

“Do tell,” Wang Bo said.

Wendy asked, “Do you know Colmar in France?”

Wang Bo nodded: “Colmar, in northeastern France near the German border, is surrounded by the Rhine River and known as the ‘Venice of Western Europe.’ It’s a stunning place.” He had studied famous towns and cities worldwide while building Sunset Town, so he knew Colmar well.

Wendy said, “Exactly. Colmar is in France, but many of its buildings are in the style of southern and central Germany. I want to use that style.”

“Imagine a row of delicate houses arranged at the foot and mid-slope of the mountain, walls decorated with horizontal, vertical, and diagonal wooden strips, then filled with various colors. That’s art!”

Wang Bo asked, “We still have an area where we could do something like this. Would you like to provide the design? Leave your mark in Sunset Town’s development history?”

Wendy, about to politely decline, blinked and hesitated: “This actually… doesn’t sound bad?”

Wang Bo shrugged: “Designing what’s in your heart— isn’t that every artist’s dream?”

Wendy wiped his mouth: “Give me some time to think. I also need to perfect this concept. If it works, I’m willing to accept.”

This was an unexpected delight. Wang Bo loved making friends; you never knew what surprises they might bring to Sunset Town.

At the lake, they boarded a small steamship, far more interesting to the wealthy heirs than a luxury yacht. They had seen all kinds of yachts before, but a historic, steam-powered vessel was novel.

They weren’t fond of steamships, but curiosity made them willing to give it a try.

As the steamship entered the lake, Wang Bo opened the map to find a good fishing spot. But when the map centered on the lake, a stunning burst of colors caught his eye.

In the southeast of the lake, the lakebed glowed with brilliant reds, oranges, yellows, greens, blues, and purples, all intertwined, as if someone had spilled a box of oil paints across the bottom of the lake.