稻城的插曲
What happened next was that I rented a Tibetan family’s house. I won’t go into details here for now. I will write about the story of that year in Daocheng later.
The male owner began to look at me for a while, then started chatting with me and taking me around. Tibetan people turned out to be very attentive. I rented most of my house to you and wanted to know you better. It was not just about collecting the rent. He also asked me to go back first. He thought about it and he would call me the next day.
I will arrive at the county seat again
青旅的转机
Returning to S's troubled business in Chengdu, he tried many ways to attract customers, but was unable to find a solution. The two of them were also under great pressure. Things turned around when their stories and experiences were discovered and understood by people around them and passing by. They began to ferment, and a new A Singaporean man and a Japanese woman opened a decent youth hostel in a very dilapidated old street in Chengdu. Such clues can easily arouse people's curiosity, and soon attracted reporters from China's National Geographic magazine and took some of their travel information. They wrote a special feature about their travel stories and the daily life of running a youth hostel in Chengdu. After the publication of that issue of National Geographic of China, as the magazine’s circulation increased, they slowly gained popularity and became popular. Moreover, at that time, readers of National Geographic of China were basically passionate about traveling and nature. There is a high probability that people who stay in youth hostels are their potential customers. For backpackers, the most attractive place in China is undoubtedly Tibet. In those days, a trip to Tibet was even more mysterious. Now, although the plateau, glaciers and snowy mountains are still there, it no longer feels that way.
Chengdu is the gateway to Tibet. Backpackers going to Tibet will definitely stay in Chengdu. First, they want to learn more about the specific information. Second, they want to eat and drink. Third, they see if there are any fellow travelers. Although Chengdu is a transfer station on the way up to Tibet, it is not like the transfer stations on other routes where people only stay one night and leave the next day. Chengdu is a place full of information and content, so you won’t get bored even if you stay for a week. These are all advantages for the youth hostel. After that, they welcomed more and more backpackers, all of whom came here because of its reputation, so they were very friendly because they knew them well and sympathized with them a little. The atmosphere in the store was very good every day, and there was a warm feeling.
国际化的发展
The next step is that the occupancy rate is basically full every day, and then publicity is carried out on major foreign platforms. This work is done by his wife, this Japanese woman, here she starts to be referred to as M. She contacted some Japanese media, carried out some indirect publicity work, and recruited Japanese backpackers traveling to China to serve as volunteers. At the same time, through several major foreign hostel booking platforms, they slowly attracted backpackers from all over the world. What really made them attract the arrival of foreign backpacker groups was the editor of Lonely Planet who came to their store one year and included them in Lonely Planet’s Chengdu accommodation recommendations. Many people may not know this Lonely book now. The influence of Planet was at a time when the Internet was not so developed. This book was a bible for backpackers traveling around the world. The book was divided into different countries and published once a year. It recommended to backpackers the food, accommodation and transportation in a place, as well as what to do in this place.
S的学习能力
S was a very combative person in that era, unlike now, where everyone is very motivated and has become involuntarily involved. . . S learns and ponders something quickly. He can start from scratch in an area he doesn’t understand and gradually understand it.