Penglai City continued to spark attention on international media and social media platforms, and the most direct impact to Xin was the exponentially increasing amount of tourism. The number rose from 200,000 at the beginning of the month to 410,000 by June of that year, equating to an increase of 205%.
It was certainly heavenly news for Future Tourism's CEO, Wei Yun. Following the increase in tourism, Heart of the Sea's financial report could easily break the 200 million USD promised to Jiang Chen with ease.
The remaining 200,000 square meters of leasing space was fought over by major international retailers. Clients who were already settled in were secretly glad they made the decision early to "buy at the dip" when Coro Island's traffic was low. Otherwise, they would be fighting like their colleagues over a few square meters of retail space.