Chapter 167 Golden Maze

President Li and the other investors, along with Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong, were all chatting and laughing at the entrance, waiting for Pei Qian's arrival.

"President Pei!"

Li Shi was the first to greet him.

Everyone's face was filled with smiles, almost writing two big words on their faces: Success!

Before President Pei took action, everyone felt a little panicked, feeling that the publicity work was not in place, and they had no confidence.

But once President Pei made a move, all the problems were immediately solved!

The shared phone booths and Xue Ba Kuai Lai App directly pushed Ghoulish Manor to the whole country. Coupled with the publicity from other investors in Jingzhou and Handong Province, the initial customer base was definitely guaranteed!

Therefore, everyone's mood was relaxed now, and they could safely wait for the performance of Ghoulish Manor on its first day of opening.

Easily accomplishing what all the investors had racked their brains to do, President Pei naturally received the star treatment.

However, for Pei Qian, he always felt that the investors' smiles were a bit malicious, with a feeling of forcing someone to do something against their will or pressuring them.

These enthusiastic eyes made people a little creeped out.

But there was no way, he still had to see it.

It would be best if he could do something to salvage it. If he really couldn't salvage it, at least he could prepare himself mentally in advance.

The crowd surrounded President Pei and walked towards the interior of Ghoulish Manor.

The surrounding walls of the entire project were all transformed from the original walls of the old industrial area. On the reddish-brown brick walls were the words "Ghoulish Manor" and "palpitationhotel" in blood-colored art fonts, simulating the effect of blood flowing downwards. Coupled with the logo of Ghoulish Manor and the vine plants that were not specially cleaned, it seemed strangely harmonious, and at the same time, it would not make people feel abrupt.

Before entering the main entrance, there was a large open space, with the right side used as a parking lot and the left side used as a ticket office and bus station.

The ticket office sold paper tickets, and of course, tourists could also directly scan the QR code to pay at the entrance of each project.

Buses printed with the theme of Ghoulish Manor were neatly parked in the station. These buses would go to transportation hubs relatively close to the old industrial area at specific times every day to pick up tourists.

After all, the transportation here was inconvenient, so in addition to tourists driving private cars, other tourists had to be considered.

It would be best if a subway could be built in the future, but there was no hope for that yet.

Further ahead was the main entrance, but the main entrance was not made very tall or grand, but relatively low-key, and integrated with the style of the entire old industrial area.

This was not because they were afraid of spending money, mainly because Pei Qian was afraid that the main entrance would be too beautiful and too high-profile, attracting unnecessary attention.

What if this gate was built too special, and tourists took a photo and it became popular online?

There was no ticket gate at the main entrance, because Pei Qian did not intend to charge for all the projects in Ghoulish Manor in a bundled way, so the three projects currently planned were charged separately.

Although there were joint tickets, they were also checked directly at the entrance of each project.

Passing through the main entrance, one officially entered the interior of Ghoulish Manor.

Directly in front was a wide avenue, and at the other end of the avenue was the square, the healing fountain, and the golden maze.

This square was in the central location of the entire Ghoulish Manor, and it had also been basically completed, with new floor tiles laid.

The fountain in the center of the square was called the "Healing Fountain." The water in the pool was warm water and would have a faint warm light effect, symbolizing the effect of dispelling ghosts and healing mental trauma.

Walking past the fountain, one would reach the golden maze. It had many entrances and exits, like a transportation hub, connecting the various areas of Ghoulish Manor.

The three amusement projects of Ghoulish Manor were arranged around the golden maze, far apart from each other.

Pei Qian's original consideration was to make the distance between the three projects as far as possible, the deeper they were hidden, the better. Abandoned factories separated the roads, and tourists could only take a detour.

At the same time, the three projects were charged separately, so tourists would only go to the most fun and cheapest first project, and the other two projects would be unattended.

But what he didn't expect was that the plan was completely disrupted by the involvement of President Li and the other investors!

President Li and others used all the vacant factories around these three projects. Some were converted into restaurants, some were converted into hotels, and some were converted into toy stores and clothing stores...

The most outrageous thing was that the large factory in the center had now become a golden maze, a large shopping mall that sold everything, and also had exits to other areas!

In this way, although the distance between the three projects was far, tourists could completely stroll around various shops on the road and sit on benches by the roadside to rest.

After coming out of a specific exit of the golden maze, they would naturally reach the entrance of the other two projects, which was very convenient.

Moreover, near the third project, there was also a healing and warm maid café, where tourists could seamlessly connect after being frightened and go inside to heal.

President Li's prison restaurant, other people's ghost magic prop shops, etc., were all scattered around, so that this place was fully utilized, and there was absolutely no place that was superfluous.

This layout... was simply too reasonable!

Pei Qian was speechless. He originally thought that President Li and others were just a bunch of rabble, and they would definitely fight for the best location and would not be able to arrange the various shops so reasonably.

But now it seemed that he had underestimated this group of people.

Pei Qian couldn't help but sigh silently.

The crowd circled the square, and Chen Kangtuo pointed to these projects one by one and introduced them, with a very proud expression on his face.

He was secretly pleased. If I hadn't reminded the investors with facial expressions at that time, how could the overall layout be so harmonious?

My contribution is great!

If President Pei didn't like others taking credit, wouldn't I have to brag in front of President Pei?

The other investors, including Li Shi, were also very satisfied with this layout, but everyone knew that it was thanks to Chen Kangtuo's expression reminding everyone, so they were embarrassed to take the credit.

So to this day, President Pei didn't know who should be blamed for this, so he could only pin it on President Li, who was the most likely.

Seeing that the entire Ghoulish Manor had a reasonable layout, complete supporting facilities, and gave people a very good first impression, Pei Qian couldn't help but frown and his brain ran quickly.

"Calm down, the biggest disadvantage at present is that the entire Ghoulish Manor has a reasonable layout and the initial customer flow is guaranteed."

"As long as we minimize the profit points as much as possible, there is still a possibility of loss!"

"Think of a way quickly, we can't give up like this!"

After thinking about it, Pei Qian felt that the first project was very cheap and could attract a large number of tourists. Not many people would play the second and third high-priced projects, so he shouldn't make too much money from tickets.

So, the biggest problem at present was obviously this golden maze!

Although he had tried his best to prevent tourists from contacting the goods through the maze, the location of the golden maze was too good after all. It could be said to be accessible in all directions and a transportation hub.

It was still not safe.

"President Pei, why don't we go to the golden maze to take a look first?" Chen Kangtuo suggested.

Pei Qian had the same intention and immediately nodded, "Okay."

The publicity work had already been launched, and there would definitely be no shortage of tourists in the early stage. The sales revenue of the golden maze would be the second largest source of income after ticket revenue, and he had to find a way to minimize it.

From a distance, the factory building of the golden maze could be said to be "full of holes." There was a circle of entrances and exits on the first floor, and there were also suspended glass passageway stairs descending on the second and third floors, making the entire golden maze look a bit like a strange creature with many feet, full of Cthulhu colors that made people's sanity drop wildly.

From this point of view, it was quite in line with the theme of the entire Ghoulish Manor.

Everyone casually chose an entrance to enter and came to the interior of the golden maze.

The interior decoration could be said to be magnificent.

After all, Pei Qian's original purpose was to make President Li and others bleed heavily, and Liang Qingfan didn't consider saving money at all when designing.

From the outside, it was just a dilapidated factory with a Cthulhu style, but once inside, one immediately had the feeling of being in a palace.

Of course, not the complicated, luxurious, and classical style, but more inclined to modern.

The style designed by Liang Qingfan was mainly to ensure the shopping experience of tourists.

Obviously, this was another misinterpretation of President Pei's original intention.

The entire interior of the golden maze was divided into many independent small spaces by steel structures. Under Liang Qingfan's design, these spaces were intricate and complex, and the space was maximized through staggered floors.

The height of the main rest area reached seven or eight meters, giving people a very spacious and open sense of space. Here, you could see the location of some shops and observe part of the structure of the golden maze.

The shops had a floor height of more than three meters, and various shelves were arranged to ensure the shopping experience of tourists.

The general passages had a floor height of just over two meters, with winding routes, and could also be closed with mechanisms.

This intricate structure maximized the space of the entire factory and could accommodate many tourists at the same time.

In case of emergency, the exit could be quickly found for evacuation.

The decoration style of each area was slightly different, implying what kind of goods the shops in this area sold.

Chen Kangtuo held a map of the golden maze in his hand, stopping every step, so that he could ensure that he could successfully find the place he wanted to go.

Otherwise, he might find himself walking out after walking for a while.

The crowd first came to one of the rest areas, with rows of long chairs neatly arranged, and positions were reserved for small vendors on both sides to sell snacks, drinks, and so on.

The height of the rest areas was very high, and the location of several shops could be observed, but it was up to each person to figure out how to get there.

Chen Kangtuo said, "Now there is a problem, that is, what kind of goods should be sold in the golden area has not been finalized."

The golden maze was divided into five major areas. The goods to be sold in the shops in the other four areas had been roughly determined, including souvenirs, clothing, small items, customized figures, and so on, and most of the goods had already arrived and could be transported in in a few days.

But what to sell in the most central and critical golden area had not been finalized.

The investors looked at President Pei one after another.

Obviously, the idea of the golden maze was from President Pei, half of the income of the golden maze was President Pei's, and President Pei definitely had the most say in what the core shop should sell.

Pei Qian said in his heart, heh, if possible, I hope nothing is sold here, and everything is given away for free...

But that was definitely not possible.

Pei Qian thought for a while, "What is the specific situation of the golden area?"

Chen Kangtuo looked at the map in his hand: "The golden maze has five areas in total, and each area has a large shop."

"They are the orange area, the blue area, the burgundy area, the purple area, and the golden area."

"There are also some movable small shops that can be flexibly configured according to the existing goods."

"The first four areas were roughly determined in the initial design, selling figure peripherals, high-quality souvenirs, headdress-themed clothing, and interesting small items respectively."

"Only the deepest and most central golden area, what to sell has not been determined."

Pei Qian considered for a moment: "Take me to see it."