Chapter 138 Haunted House Tour

Seeing Chen Kangtuo's bewildered expression, Pei Qian couldn't help but feel a secret sense of satisfaction.

Let you misinterpret my meaning again!

Go reflect on yourself in the haunted house!

Although Chen Kangtuo, as the designer, knew more about the haunted house than the average visitor, that didn't mean he wasn't afraid.

It's like the designer of *Outlast 2* personally playing *Outlast 2* and then being so scared that he dropped his controller on the spot.

Of course, there were also a few designers who, because they were so familiar with the game mechanics, treated the horror scenes like their own backyard and the horror game like a parkour game, but those were exceptionally talented minorities.

For ordinary people, they would still be scared out of their wits.

Putting it another way, even if you had a structural diagram of the haunted house, with every scary spot marked, and you memorized it all, would you still not be afraid when you entered the haunted house?

At most, after being mentally prepared, the level of fear would be reduced, but to say you wouldn't be afraid at all is impossible.

Visual effects, auditory effects, various psychological cues… even if you were mentally prepared, it would still be difficult to hold the line of defense when truly immersed in the experience.

Of course, if you were a divinely gifted person without a sense of fear, that's another story.

But Chen Kangtuo was clearly not that kind of divine being, as his current expression proved.

After hearing Pei Qian say those words in a very nonchalant tone, Chen Kangtuo's expression changed from astonishment to bewilderment, from bewilderment to shock, and from shock to collapse.

Someone's going to die, President Pei!

Chen Kangtuo designed the haunted house himself, set the style himself, and even visited the unfinished product during construction, so of course he knew how terrifying it was.

In fact, after the third project of Ghoulish Getaway was completed, he never went in again, even though there weren't any staff members dressed as ghosts yet.

Just walking around in that environment was enough to scare the crap out of people!

But what was President Pei saying now? That he wanted to completely understand every detail?

This wasn't something you could just grit your teeth and walk through!

However, Pei Qian didn't give Chen Kangtuo a chance to protest, and waved his hand, saying, "Alright, let's continue the tour."

Chen Kangtuo had no choice but to lead everyone to continue touring the other projects.

When they encountered the industries of the investors, such as restaurants and hotels, the corresponding investor would explain.

In addition, there were also some reports on other aspects, including the recruitment of staff needed to maintain the operation of the entire Ghoulish Getaway.

This haunted house was not too big, but not too small either, and it required daily staff such as servers, ticket sellers, cleaners, equipment maintenance, makeup artists, prop masters, and staff to play ghosts.

Especially the staff who played ghosts, who had been recruited long ago and were constantly being trained.

Because playing a ghost was not only a physical job, but also a technical one.

If they were too far away from the tourists, it would be pitch black and the tourists wouldn't be scared at all, which would be ineffective;

If they were too close to the tourists, it might stimulate the tourists to make some emergency reactions, and they might even get kicked or something, which could easily lead to injury;

If they appeared too suddenly, it wouldn't be good if they scared the tourists half to death.

In short, these people had to know how to play with psychology, and choose different scare tactics for different tourists in order to achieve the best effect.

At the same time, these people also had to clearly know the various emergency exits of the haunted house, guide tourists to leave when necessary, and even master certain first aid knowledge.

In short, the goal of the training was to allow the staff to protect themselves while gradually and moderately scaring the tourists, so that the entire haunted house could operate normally.

Chen Kangtuo suggested, "Then, would you like to take a look at the three projects in the haunted house? Give us some feedback?"

Pei Qian chuckled. "No need."

You want to trick me into going to the haunted house? No way!

Pei Qian was very relaxed now, and the only thing he was worried about was the Golden Labyrinth making money. As for Ghoulish Getaway itself… it was far from the most worrying project.

The first project was very cheap, and the venue capacity was limited, so even if it was full every day, it wouldn't make much money;

The second and third projects, if they weren't scary, then definitely not many people would go to play them, and if they were very scary, then they could just be used to deal with the enemies on his little notebook.

Either way, it's a win-win situation!

Pei Qian's attitude was also very clear, anyway, no matter how flowery your words are, I will never go into the haunted house to experience it. I am a noble person, detached from petty interests. I am busy with work and have no time to experience this kind of simple and crude entertainment activity.

Chen Kangtuo looked at the other investors again, "Then everyone…"

President Li quickly said, "No need!"

"Little Brother Chen, don't misunderstand. It's not that we don't trust you. On the contrary, it's because we trust you too much that we don't dare to go in. After all, our old arms and legs are not suitable for participating in such exciting projects."

Chen Kangtuo: "…"

Alright, everyone is unwilling to go in, so does that mean that only I have to "experience it properly"?

After going around in a circle, everyone was unwilling to experience the Ghoulish Getaway projects, so they had to give up.

The investors were all very happy, after all, the problem of the Golden Labyrinth was solved, and the chances of this project making money had greatly increased.

Chen Kangtuo sent everyone back to the entrance. Everyone was talking and laughing, but he was lost in melancholy.

The investors got into their cars one after another, and Pei Qian also got into the car, ready to leave.

Chen Kangtuo suddenly thought of something.

"Oh, right, President Pei! Zhang Wang came to me before, saying that he hoped that the Golden Labyrinth could also sell the Fully Automatic Argument Machine a little bit. After all, the shared phone booth had advertised for Ghoulish Getaway, and this request seems reasonable…"

Pei Qian was just about to close the car door, but his face instantly changed.

"Absolutely not!"

Although the Fully Automatic Argument Machine was very mysterious and had no practical use, it was beautifully made and inlaid with gold edges. If it was placed in the Golden Labyrinth and the traffic was high, what if someone actually bought it?

Pei Qian was now hiding the Fully Automatic Argument Machine like a treasure, and he couldn't let anyone find it.

Chen Kangtuo was stunned, he didn't expect President Pei to refuse.

When Zhang Wang came to him before, Chen Kangtuo didn't take it too seriously, thinking that it was just a small handicraft? Although it was quite large and not easy to carry, the Golden Labyrinth had so many shops, so he could just free up some space to put a few of them on sale. How big of a deal could it be?

Moreover, Zhang Wang had arranged for the shared phone booth to advertise for Ghoulish Getaway, so even if it was a return favor, it would be very reasonable, right?

However, President Pei actually reacted so strongly and refused outright?

"But President Pei…"

Chen Kangtuo wanted to explain further, but Pei Qian raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Absolutely not."

"I'll talk to Zhang Wang about this. In short, there are other arrangements. The Golden Labyrinth must not sell the Fully Automatic Argument Machine, absolutely not!"

Seeing that President Pei was so firm, Chen Kangtuo had nothing to say and could only nod.

Pei Qian closed the car door and breathed a sigh of relief.

Thank goodness!

Luckily, Chen Kangtuo didn't act first and report later, and told him in advance, otherwise something really might have gone wrong.

It seemed that Zhang Wang didn't take his words to heart and was still secretly trying to find a way to sell them.

No, he had to emphasize it to Zhang Wang again, telling him to focus on production first and not to consider these messy things.

The Fully Automatic Argument Machine, this single seedling, must be protected!

On the other side, President Li also closed the car door, ready to leave.

He didn't hear Chen Kangtuo and President Pei's conversation clearly, but he vaguely heard words like "sell a xx machine", which seemed to be referring to some kind of machine or invention.

However, since President Pei didn't say anything, President Li was too embarrassed to get to the bottom of it.

He just silently remembered this matter, thinking that it might be useful in the future.

…

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July 4th, Monday.

Pei Qian came to the office as usual.

Currently, most departments have also reached a tacit understanding that if there is anything that needs President Pei's approval, they should come on Monday, because President Pei is basically in the office on Monday.

As for other times, just call if there is anything.

Last Saturday, the Benefactor Caretaker meeting was held as usual.

In addition to the information that Pei Qian already knew, there were two other pieces of information that caught his attention.

The first was that Mofish Deliveries' new high-end brand, Shi He, was currently in full swing of preparation.

Mofish Deliveries' Benefactor Caretaker also gave a detailed report. The idea of this high-end brand was to produce a castrated version of Wuming Restaurant's dishes, and then use beautiful food boxes for packaging to provide customers with a more high-end takeout dining experience.

After listening to the report, Pei Qian felt that this should be good news.

Mofish Deliveries was already losing money because of its high-end positioning.

Now you're creating an even higher-end positioning, wouldn't that lose even more money?

This new brand would require training chefs, customizing food boxes, special delivery personnel, etc. No matter how much or how little they sold, these costs would be difficult to save.

If they sold a lot, they might still make money, but if they sold little, they would lose even more than Mofish Deliveries.

With such a good thing to lose money, there seemed to be no reason to stop it, right?

Secondly, the Benefactor Caretaker of Tengda Games reported on Zhang Zuting's directing of acting.

The harm of this matter was obvious, but the rice was already cooked, and Pei Qian couldn't do anything about it.

He couldn't cast a great forgetting spell to make these actors forget everything Zhang Zuting said, right?

He could only silently write Zhang Zuting's name in his little notebook, and wait for Ghoulish Getaway to open to give him a one-stop service.

Pei Qian sat in the office for five minutes, and sure enough, someone knocked on the door.

Looking up, it was Xiao Peng.

"President Pei, from the current point of view, the eSports Life Hall model of Mofish Internet Cafe 3.0 should be considered a success, right? Then… can I continue to open branches as you said before?"

Xiao Peng's face was full of anticipation.

As early as when he planned to open Mofish Internet Cafe 3.0, President Pei had already said that if this store made money again, then he would open branches, decorate them, and buy computers, spending all the money without leaving a single cent.

Although President Pei's emotions seemed a little off when he said this, Xiao Peng understood that this sentence itself still showed President Pei's trust in him.

However, even so, he still felt that he should ask again to confirm.

After all, this was a big power, and Xiao Peng was afraid of misunderstanding, so he had to confirm it a second time.

What if President Pei was just saying it casually and wasn't serious?

If he spent money lavishly, and President Pei got angry, where would he go to reason? You can't argue with the boss, right?

It's better to make things clear in advance so that he can flex his muscles.

Pei Qian was speechless.

Don't report good news a second time!

Pei Qian waved his hand helplessly, "Have I ever gone back on my word? Go open them as much as you can, remember to spend all the money, don't report such trivial matters over and over again."

Anyway, Mofish Internet Cafe has a large initial investment. Although it makes money, the payback period is very long. As long as I open enough and fast enough, the profit will not catch up with me.