Qing Shan Qu Zui
Chapter 1063 Remodeling Moyu Internet Cafe: VR Experience Zone!
Tengda Group and Shenhua Group would each invest another ten million, totaling forty million, which was more than enough to develop a VR glasses. Moreover, the final product would definitely be among the most technologically advanced on the market.
However, this also brought enormous risks.
After all, the development of the current VR industry was very slow, and it was even a blank slate in China. In all likelihood, these glasses would be priced at over four thousand yuan, and the profit margin wouldn't be very high.
How many people would spend money to buy them? And how many glasses would need to be sold to recoup the forty million yuan in R&D costs?
If each VR glasses could earn 400 yuan, sales would have to reach 100,000 units to break even.
Currently, it would be difficult to find 100,000 people in China willing to spend more than four thousand yuan to buy VR glasses.
And if they wanted to expand the user base, they would have to lower prices for promotions, which would further dilute profits. The final sales figure would probably have to be much higher than that.
After a little calculation like this, Pei Qian inexplicably felt a sense of happiness.
Thank goodness my goal is to lose money!
If his goal was to make money, he would never have been able to make such a risky decision.
But now, the higher the risk, the more he looked forward to it!
Pei Qian looked at his watch. It was a little after four in the afternoon.
He had to say that his efficiency was still very high. He had rushed over here at three o'clock, and the time on the road plus the time spent discussing matters had only taken a little over an hour.
Spending money must be fast!
Pei Qian got up to leave, and Lin Chang and Lin Wan escorted him out.
As soon as they went out, they saw Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin walking towards them.
"Good day, President Pei!" the two hurriedly greeted.
Since Lin Wan had left Shang Yang Games, it had been completely taken over by Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin. Although Ye Zhizhou was the official person in charge, Wang Xiaobin was also doing the work of a person in charge.
The two cooperated, each handling different matters.
For example, the development of *Fitness Battle* was entirely Wang Xiaobin's responsibility.
After forming Chi Xing Studio, Pei Qian asked Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin to take time to come and help more often, hoping that Chi Xing Studio could get on the right track sooner so that Lin Wan would no longer think about returning to Tengda Group.
This time, Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin came, obviously with work matters to discuss.
Pei Qian looked at his watch. "It's almost time to get off work. Hurry up."
The two quickly said, "Okay, President Pei! We will definitely get off work on time!"
Pei Qian thought for a moment and then said, "You should also pay more attention to the matters at Chi Xing Studio. If you're too busy, it's okay to temporarily put aside the work at Shang Yang Games."
"You must distinguish between priorities, understand?"
The two nodded again. "Okay, President Pei, understood!"
Pei Qian was quite satisfied with the attitude of the two. After saying goodbye to everyone, he left.
The credit for the success of *Fitness Battle* should obviously be attributed to Wang Xiaobin.
But strangely, Pei Qian didn't have any intention or mood to question him.
Why was that?
Perhaps it was because the success of games had become too commonplace, especially since he had just been stabbed hard by *Mission and Choice*, so Pei Qian's sense of pain had become a little dull...
However, Pei Qian still hadn't forgotten to take precautions against the next moves of Shang Yang Games.
After these two took over as the persons in charge of Shang Yang Games, and *Fitness Battle* had already achieved success, they would definitely be ambitious and want to develop new games.
Making new games? Wouldn't that mean continuing to make money?
How could President Pei let them succeed so easily?
Therefore, Pei Qian specifically told them to pay more attention and help Lin Wan handle the affairs of Chi Xing Studio. If they were too busy, they could even temporarily put aside the work at Shang Yang Games.
Anyway, the project at Chi Xing Studio had already been decided. Whether there was one more person or one less person wouldn't have too much impact on the progress of the project. This would not only put Shang Yang Games in a temporary state of suspension, but also allow Lin Wan to adapt to leaving Tengda's life more quickly. Wouldn't that be killing two birds with one stone?
Of course, he couldn't say these words too clearly.
But Pei Qian believed that Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin would attach great importance to what he said and resolutely implement it seriously.
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After leaving Chi Xing Studio, Pei Qian took a car back to Moyu Internet Cafe near his residence, planning to have dinner and then go home to rest.
Today was Thursday, and there were fewer people at Moyu Internet Cafe than on weekends, but the seats on the first and second floors were still completely full.
However, compared to the scene when it was extremely popular before, the crowded situation had improved to a certain extent, and the overall load of the Internet cafe had returned to a normal level.
Pei Qian knew that this was because more and more branches of Moyu Internet Cafe were opening!
Currently, the main development direction of Moyu Internet Cafe and other physical industries was Jingzhou locally, other cities in Handong Province, and the three super first-tier cities of Emperor Capital, Magic Capital, and Sheep City.
There were especially many industries in Jingzhou locally.
After the diversion of so many branches, these old stores were no longer overcrowded on weekdays, and they looked a lot quieter. Pei Qian felt more comfortable eating here every day.
However, the current situation of Moyu Internet Cafe still made him feel worried, because among all the physical industries, Moyu Internet Cafe started the earliest, had the greatest reputation, and made the most money. Moreover, Xiao Peng was not someone who would let him rest easy. Now that Moyu Internet Cafe had evolved to the 3.0 stage, it always made Pei Qian feel a sense of insecurity.
So every time he ate, he was thinking about how to reduce some of Moyu Internet Cafe's income, and today was no exception.
But the solution was not so easy to think of.
Because Moyu Internet Cafe was initially designed to be divided into multiple areas such as a coffee area, an audio-visual area, a book area, and a sales area, adding a lot of useless functions.
And the most profitable Internet access area had very spacious seats.
In this way, it was actually very difficult for the entire Internet cafe to make a profit, and it was just at the critical point that the system could allow.
If there was only one computer in the entire Internet cafe, then it would indeed not make money, but the system would not agree.
But even though the difficulty of making a profit was high, it still made a profit!
After making a profit, the entire Internet cafe suddenly entered a virtuous cycle, because the location was spacious, the conditions were excellent, and the functions were rich, so Moyu Internet Cafe became synonymous with high-end Internet cafes. When people nearby talked about going to a high-end Internet cafe, the first thing they thought of was Moyu Internet Cafe.
Some people even made phone calls to make reservations and recharged large amounts of money in order to reserve a seat in advance.
And the other businesses in Moyu Internet Cafe also made a lot of money, such as the drinks at the bar, and the sales area on the second floor, which accounted for a large part of the Internet cafe's income.
Pei Qian wanted to make some changes, but the current situation was really difficult to deal with.
But after going to Chi Xing Studio today, Pei Qian suddenly had a flash of inspiration and had a new idea.
And this idea quickly formed a perfect plan in his mind!
Pei Qian immediately called Xiao Peng and asked him to come over.
Since Moyu Internet Cafe's business had entered the super first-tier cities, Xiao Peng had also become a very busy person, often flying back and forth between several cities, but fortunately, he happened to be in Jingzhou this week, so he arrived quickly.
Seeing President Pei, Xiao Peng was very happy.
But just as he was about to say hello, he was stopped by Pei Qian.
Xiao Peng immediately understood. There were many people in the store, so they couldn't reveal their identities.
There were many regulars at Moyu Internet Cafe, but because Tengda's confidentiality work was well done, these regulars all thought that Pei Qian was just President Pei's actor, not the real President Pei. Only the Internet cafe's employees knew his true identity, and the employees all cooperated very well with his acting skills.
As for Xiao Peng, as the person in charge of Moyu Internet Cafe, he had also appeared in some public occasions, but not many people knew him. Just like most people wouldn't care about who the boss of a chain Internet cafe was or what he looked like.
Therefore, Xiao Peng and Pei Qian were like two ordinary customers, wandering around in Moyu Internet Cafe.
Xiao Peng had a very expectant expression on his face, because President Pei hadn't looked for him in a long time!
The last time President Pei gave guidance to Moyu Internet Cafe's business was when he opened stores in super first-tier cities, but that wasn't really guidance, but rather President Pei's subtle hint after placing a large number of advertisements in super first-tier cities.
To talk about this kind of face-to-face detailed guidance, one would have to go back to when Moyu Internet Cafe 3.0 was a great success, but at that time, President Pei only asked Xiao Peng to continue opening branches and didn't give any substantial guidance or advice.
As everyone knew, within Tengda, there was nothing more precious than President Pei's personal guidance.
Because President Pei's profound understanding of business laws made his guidance very philosophical and visionary. As long as one carefully analyzed it, the business they were responsible for would definitely have a huge leap in the short term!
But Moyu Internet Cafe hadn't received any advice from President Pei for more than nine months. Although Moyu Internet Cafe was currently developing very well, and its progress in super first-tier cities such as Emperor Capital, Magic Capital, and Sheep City was also good, Xiao Peng always had a feeling of uneasiness.
Today, President Pei finally remembered Moyu Internet Cafe and was going to give guidance. How could he not be excited?
Pei Qian and Xiao Peng came to the second floor of the Internet cafe.
"You know about Chi Xing Studio, right?" Pei Qian asked.
Xiao Peng nodded. "Yes. I heard that Chi Xing Studio is developing a VR game?"
Pei Qian pointed to the seats on the second floor of the Internet cafe. "After Chi Xing Studio's VR game is completed, the original game area on the second floor will be changed to a VR game area, all equipped with new VR headsets and controllers!"
Moyu Internet Cafe 1.0 had many branches. Because the shops were rented, the specific structures also had considerable differences, so the layouts were not completely the same.
But overall, they were divided into several parts: a game area, a bar, a coffee area, a book area, a sales area, and a small cinema.
Smaller Internet cafes might not have a small cinema and a book area, while larger Internet cafes would divide the game area into two floors.
Pei Qian now wanted to replace the entire game area on the second floor, which was half of all available computers, with VR equipment!
The reason was also very simple: VR took up more space.