Chapter 366 A Deep Meaning

Guided by the map, the group painstakingly arrived at the shops in the Gold Zone.

The space here was vast, not much different from the shops in a regular shopping mall, except that the route to get there was quite tortuous, giving a feeling of "after the darkness, comes light."

If they didn't have a map, it would probably take a lot of effort for everyone to get here.

Neat rows of shelves were already set up, but they were still empty, and it hadn't been decided what to sell yet.

Pei Qian considered for a moment and asked, "What do the other shops sell? Do you have a product list?"

Chen Kangtuo nodded, "Of course, here it is."

As he spoke, he handed Pei Qian the prepared product list.

Pei Qian took it and glanced through it.

Each product had a picture and a specific price, and it was clear that they were purchased according to the previous four zones.

For example, the Orange Zone symbolized enthusiasm and unrestrainedness, mainly selling things for young people. The product list included figurines, merchandise, keychains, pendants, earphones, phone cases, and so on.

The Blue Zone symbolized maturity and stability, mainly selling souvenirs that mature people liked, such as portraits, watches, pendants, sculptures, and so on.

The Claret Zone sold headdresses and themed costumes, and the Purple Zone sold interesting magic props or practical joke toys.

Some of these products were purchased directly, and any product with a hint of horror could be bought. The other part was custom-made in advance, directly modifying the relevant materials of Thriller Hostel and "Be Quiet" to make phone cases, pendants, postcards, and other things to sell.

Pei Qian's eyes swept over these products, especially the prices behind them, and he thought quickly.

The Gold Zone was located in the center of the entire Golden Maze, which could be said to be a transportation hub. The distance from any entrance to here was about the same; but from another point of view, it was the most hidden and difficult to find of the four zones.

So, high-value goods could be ruled out first.

Because all goods were priced by increasing the cost price by the same percentage, the higher the value of the goods, the more money they would make when sold.

The Gold Zone was already difficult to find, and if tourists took great pains to find it and then saw these good things that looked expensive but felt worthwhile, they would definitely buy them.

After all, there was an old saying, "Since you're here…"

If more people bought them, the profits would definitely increase.

Secondly, these goods couldn't be unique to the Gold Zone.

According to Chen Kangtuo and the other investors, they obviously wanted to transfer a batch of goods from other zones to sell in the Gold Zone to ensure that the goods in each zone didn't overlap.

But wouldn't this make the goods in the Gold Zone have scarce value and collectible value? Wouldn't everyone buy them more diligently?

Definitely not!

After a simple analysis, Pei Qian quickly figured out the product selection strategy for the Gold Zone.

It couldn't be too expensive, and it had to be available in other zones.

This way, it wouldn't stimulate consumers' desire to buy, so they would spend less money, and President Pei could lose more money.

This was a true "he is good, and I am good."

Pei Qian's eyes swept across the entire list, and he randomly picked a few small gadgets that weren't expensive but had no novelty.

"This blue ghost fire lamp."

"This golden small lantern."

"And this… light green glow stick."

"And this, little devil horn glowing headdress."

Pei Qian directly selected one item from each of the four zones, all of which were very cheap, ranging from 5 to 50 yuan.

The ghost fire lamp was from the Orange Zone, the golden lantern was from the Blue Zone, the light green glow stick was from the Purple Zone, and the little devil horn headdress was from the Claret Zone.

He originally wanted to choose something cheaper, such as postcards or small pendants, but then he thought that although these things were cheap, they were more versatile, and anyone could buy them casually, and it seemed that there would be a problem if too many people bought them.

The four props he had chosen were all of the so-so kind. It was a bit too low-end to use them as collectibles, and it was a bit extravagant to wear them out and throw them away.

The dissuasion effect on consumers must be good!

Chen Kangtuo and the investors were a little confused.

These things… weren't expensive!

President Pei didn't choose the more expensive, high-profit items, such as the exquisite souvenirs in the Blue Zone and the custom costumes in the Claret Zone, but instead chose some marginal products with poor cost performance, the kind that filled the numbers.

Of course, these products were also printed with the Thriller Hostel logo, but they couldn't just stamp a seal and have customers buy, buy, buy without thinking, right?

But since President Pei had already spoken, everyone was embarrassed to question him and could only silently bury the question mark in their hearts.

Chen Kangtuo asked, "Uh… President Pei, so these things won't be sold in other zones, right?"

"Huh?" Pei Qian asked strangely, "Not sold? How can they not be sold? Of course, they will be sold the same way."

Chen Kangtuo opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but in the end, he didn't say it.

Obviously, the current way of selling didn't achieve the original design goal at all!

The Golden Zone was the most difficult zone to find, and it should sell some high-value, unique products to stimulate customers' desire to consume. Now, these things were also sold in the other four zones, and they didn't have any commemorative value!

But President Pei had already decided, and there was nothing he could say, so he had to silently note it down.

"Okay, if there are no problems, let's settle it like this." Pei Qian was very satisfied with everyone's attitude.

Leaving the Golden Maze didn't take much effort. Everyone turned around casually and found a passage out. The whole process was extremely smooth, and they didn't even look at the map.

However, looking back and trying to find the shops in the Gold Zone by returning the same way was as difficult as climbing to the sky.

Back in the square, Pei Qian suddenly felt a little urge to urinate.

"Where's the restroom?" Pei Qian asked.

Chen Kangtuo pointed to both sides, "There are public restrooms on both sides, and there are also restrooms in restaurants and hotels. Do you need me to take you there?"

Pei Qian quickly waved his hand, "No, you can just wait for me here."

It would be too annoying to have someone accompany him to the restroom.

Pei Qian estimated the distance and it seemed that the distance from the square to the two restrooms was the same.

This was normal, after all, restrooms were generally in these marginal areas. They couldn't be built on the square or next to the fountain.

Was he supposed to wash his hands at the fountain after emptying his bladder in the restroom? That would be too inappropriate.

Pei Qian walked towards one of the restrooms, and he could also check how well the restroom was built, whether it embodied the Tendai spirit and gave tourists the best toilet experience.

Seeing President Pei leave, Li Shi immediately came over and asked Chen Kangtuo, "Why did President Pei choose these things to sell? It doesn't make sense!"

Other investors echoed, "Yeah, we can't make money from this!"

Everyone was obviously concerned about this issue. After all, everyone had a share of the income from the Golden Maze and received a split. They definitely hoped to earn as much as possible.

No one had mentioned it just now because President Pei was there, and they were embarrassed to openly discuss it, as that would make it seem like they were questioning President Pei's decision.

Now that President Pei wasn't there, when else would they discuss it?

Chen Kangtuo also had questions about this. He frowned and tried to interpret the deep meaning of President Pei's actions using the Tendai spirit thinking method.

"The idea of the Golden Maze was President Pei's idea, and he must also understand the important significance of the Gold Zone. The things here should have rare value."

"But the things he chose don't have rare value!"

"Do they have any common points?"

Chen Kangtuo still had no clue and could only start a brainstorming session, looking at the investors, "Everyone, what do you think is the common point of the things President Pei chose? Finding the common point will make it easier to make the next inference."

Everyone looked at each other.

"Are they all moderately priced? Neither expensive nor very cheap?"

"Can they all be carried around?"

"Uh… can they all glow?"

The investors said one sentence after another, becoming more and more outrageous.

However, Chen Kangtuo suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "That's right, they can all be carried around and they all glow!"

Li Shi was a little dazed and asked inexplicably, "So… what does that mean?"

Chen Kangtuo said excitedly, "That means they can all be brought into the third project of Thriller Hostel and can be used as some kind of interactive props!"

"Think about it carefully, the shapes and colors of these four glowing things are completely different."

"We can completely use these props to segment customers."

"The blue ghost fire lamp can reduce the attention of monsters."

"The golden small lantern can dispel most monsters."

"The green glow stick can attract the attention of nearby monsters."

"The red little devil headdress is equivalent to provoking the monsters, which will be targeted by all monsters and get the ultimate horror experience!"

"In this way, isn't this another segmentation of the difficulty of horror?"

"Cowardly people can buy a golden lantern to go in, and hardcore players who want to experience it a second time after experiencing it once can go in with a glow stick and a little devil headdress."

"Challenging a higher difficulty can also get better rewards!"

"Combining props with project content, what better way to promote than this?"

Li Shi thought for a while, "But it's still not unique, right? These four props can also be bought in other zones."

Chen Kangtuo smiled slightly, "This is the most ingenious design! If these four props could only be bought in the Gold Zone, then all the players would be crowded in the Gold Zone, which would not only make it difficult to evacuate people, but also cause the other zones to be relatively deserted."

"If the traffic in other zones decreases and other goods sell less, it will still not help the income."

"According to the current design, other zones also have these props. If customers only want a certain prop, they can go to other zones to buy it; if tourists want to get all four props, they either have to visit all four other zones, or they can come to the Gold Zone, which also guarantees the status of the Gold Zone."

The investors suddenly understood.

So that's how it is!

Thinking about it this way, it was indeed much more reasonable.

It not only guaranteed the unique status of the Gold Zone, but also didn't overly divert the traffic from other zones;

These unsalable things became props in the game, were given extra symbolic meaning, and were easier to sell;

And these things were neither too expensive nor too cheap, most tourists could afford them, which also guaranteed profits…

Li Shi couldn't help but give a thumbs up, "As expected of a talent from the game department, this reasoning is simply perfect!"

Chen Kangtuo quickly said, "Where, I'm just doing a little insignificant analysis based on President Pei's hints."

Although he was very humble, Chen Kangtuo was actually very proud.

President Pei's problem has been solved by me again!

I'm so awesome!

The joy of cracking President Pei's puzzles is so addictive!

While everyone was discussing, Pei Qian came back.

From a distance, Pei Qian felt that the atmosphere seemed a little wrong.

When he left, everyone looked worried, but in just a few minutes, everyone was smiling and seemed to have swept away their worries?

Seeing Pei Qian coming back, Li Shi immediately gave a thumbs up, "President Pei! These products you chose for the Gold Zone are so suitable! Admire, admire!"

Pei Qian: "?"

He immediately realized that something was wrong, the situation had changed!

President Li suddenly praised him for no reason, these people must have misunderstood his meaning again!

Looking at Chen Kangtuo's proud face next to him, Pei Qian's ominous premonition instantly intensified.

"So, what have you figured out again?"

The investors all looked at Chen Kangtuo, after all, he was the one who answered President Pei's intention, and others were embarrassed to take the credit.

Chen Kangtuo very proudly told his reasoning.

"How is it, President Pei, it should be about the same as your previous expectations, right?" Chen Kangtuo's expression was like a primary school student who had just scored 100 points on a test.

Pei Qian was so shocked that he couldn't speak at all.

I just went to the restroom for a minute, and you've imagined so much again?

Is your skill instant and has no cooldown?!

Looking back, transferring Chen Kangtuo to the haunted house project was originally a "exile" because this guy was working too much overtime in the game department and had to be eliminated.

He never expected that after coming to Thriller Hostel, he wouldn't stop, but would instead intensify!

Looking at President Li and the investors' attitude towards Chen Kangtuo, they must have colluded a lot in private.

In any case, he must not be allowed to continue like this! He must be severely punished!

He was silent for a moment and said, "Chen Kangtuo."

Chen Kangtuo smiled, "Hmm?"

President Pei's expression was so solemn, was he going to… praise me well?

Pei Qian paused, "As the person in charge of the Thriller Hostel project, it is very reasonable and normal to understand every detail of Thriller Hostel before it opens, right?"

"If you haven't completely and carefully experienced it yourself, how can you conquer tourists?"

"Before the opening, that is, within a week, experience every corner of Thriller Hostel, especially all the details of the second and third projects, so that you are familiar with the entire process, just like walking in your own backyard."

Chen Kangtuo's smile froze on his face.