Afternoon, in a new Xingniao Fitness branch near Grand World, Che Rong was directing a few employees to set things up.

"Move that row of machines a little more to the side, closer to the floor-to-ceiling windows for a better view."

"Everyone, pay attention, the new machines all have a call system next to them. When you click it, you can see which location is calling. Make sure to come and answer as soon as possible; don't make customers wait too long, understand?"

Che Rong repeatedly reminded them of every little detail.

Of course, he already knew about the new subway plans in Jingzhou.

Although he sold a house right before the subway opened, which sounded like a huge loss, Che Rong didn't feel like he lost at all, but rather that he made a huge profit!

Clearly, President Pei probably knew that the subway was going to be built here, so he bought the property here in advance to better observe Tenda's industries in the old industrial area.

But President Pei was clearly not someone who took advantage of others.

A drop of kindness deserves a spring in return!

When Che Rong bought this house, he had a bit of a speculative mindset, but he quickly regretted it and decided to sell the house and take the money to continue investing in his gym.

This idea was clearly approved by President Pei, so President Pei had Round Dream Ventures invest in Xingniao Fitness.

Selling a house to get investment and gaining President Pei's friendship, where can you find such a good deal?

Not to mention selling it, even giving it to President Pei for free would be fine!

However, Che Rong felt that giving it away for free was ultimately inappropriate.

President Pei wasn't short of money, so what would it be like to give him a house for free? Not only would it be presumptuous, but it would also seem unspeakable and not upright.

So, things are fine as they are now.

After receiving a large amount of investment, Che Rong also became bolder.

He discussed it with President Li and felt that if Xingniao Fitness wanted to continue to develop, it must gradually establish a high-end image and could no longer be stuck in its original remote location.

Therefore, the location of the new store was bolder. This flagship store was opened near Grand World, the most prosperous commercial district in Jingzhou.

Good location, very imposing, and naturally the rent wouldn't be low.

With Xingniao Fitness's current business model, it would be difficult for this store to be profitable.

But Che Rong and Li Shi felt that this store would help establish Xingniao Fitness's high-end image and increase brand awareness. This store was like a huge billboard. Although it might be difficult to profit due to the high rent, it could increase brand awareness and allow other stores to profit.

Moreover, it might attract more investors and get more investment.

No matter how you look at it, the benefits outweigh the drawbacks.

In terms of location, they deliberately distanced themselves from the two large shopping malls, Grand World and Jinsheng Plaza, in order to avoid competing with Tenda's managed gyms.

A lot of effort was also put into the decoration and layout of the store, especially drawing on the advanced experience of Tenda's experience stores.

As everyone knows, Tenda's experience stores' "transparent service" is highly praised, and this service method is also very suitable for Xingniao Fitness's stores.

Call buttons are set up next to all the smart fitness clothes racks. Pressing the button directly notifies the service staff to come and answer questions, which greatly improves the entire store's environment and atmosphere.

Che Rong had been monitoring this side for a few days, and now it was finally arranged properly, and they could prepare to officially open for business.

The other stores were also almost ready.

On the opening day, there would definitely be opening discounts, and some people would be arranged to distribute flyers and advertise nearby.

Tenda's industries never distribute flyers, but that's because they are awesome enough.

Che Rong didn't think he could reach President Pei's miraculous marketing level, so he still promoted in the conventional way, which was the most stable.

Just as he sat down to take a sip of water, Che Rong saw Li Shi walking quickly into the store.

"President Li."

Che Rong stood up and said, "The store here has been arranged, and it can be opened this weekend."

Li Shi nodded slightly and asked, "Have you encountered any difficult problems to solve?"

Che Rong thought for a moment: "There aren't any major problems."

"However…"

"My only worry is that there won't be enough buzz on the opening day, and everyone won't buy it."

"After all, the buzz around the smart fitness clothes rack and *Fitness Battle* has already passed, and Xingniao Fitness's model has been operating steadily for a while."

"It's hard to say whether the opening of a new store can cause a sensation like when Xingniao Fitness first transformed."

Che Rong's concerns were obviously not unreasonable.

Previously, when Xingniao Fitness first transformed into this business model based on smart fitness clothes racks, *Fitness Battle* and the smart fitness clothes racks were very popular, and there was a lot of discussion online.

And because the smart fitness clothes racks had insufficient production capacity and were also expensive and took up a lot of space, many people wanted to experience them but couldn't.

This provided Xingniao Fitness with an excellent business opportunity, allowing it to stand out.

But now, the buzz around *Fitness Battle* and smart fitness clothes racks has subsided, and those who wanted to experience the smart fitness clothes racks on a whim have also experienced them, and they no longer have the same strong demands as before.

Opening a new store under these circumstances, can it still be as popular as before?

Will it lose money because there aren't enough customers?

This was Che Rong's biggest concern now.

Li Shi couldn't help but smile slightly.

"You don't need to worry about this at all."

Che Rong was stunned for a moment: "Could it be that President Li, you've already thought of a solution?"

Li Shi shook his head: "How could I have such great ability?"

"It's President Pei!"

"Do you think President Pei wouldn't think of the problems you can think of?"

"Look at this."

As Li Shi spoke, he handed over his phone.

Che Rong took it and saw a very simple message on it: *Fitness Battle* is getting a VR version!

"This!"

Che Rong's eyes widened in disbelief.

Although he hadn't played the game or even seen the game screen, he could imagine what it would be like just by imagining it.

*Fitness Battle* was originally a very successful game. After being converted to VR, the game's basic gameplay remained unchanged, only the display method changed, and it would inevitably still be a successful game!

Che Rong's only confusion was, when did this happen?

Not a single message had leaked out, not even President Li knew!

This was really a pleasant surprise.

Li Shi smiled slightly: "Actually, you don't need to be too surprised."

"I've said it before, if you cooperate with President Pei, as long as you show a little goodwill, President Pei will naturally give you more benefits. You'll never lose out cooperating with President Pei!"

"Did you think that President Pei would help you just by giving you some investment and that's it?"

"Also, look at this."

Li Shi opened the Aili Island website on his phone and found Lin Jiaqiang's video.

In the video, Lin Jiaqiang was still insisting on using the smart fitness clothes rack to exercise, checking in every day.

And his figure had undergone earth-shaking changes!

Previously, Lin Jiaqiang had only used it for two weeks and lost 4kg. Now, two months had passed since he started using the smart fitness clothes rack.

Although the rate of weight loss had slowed down, his body shape had undergone earth-shaking changes!

The fat man with a big head and big ears was gone, and his original clothes were all too fat to wear.

After changing his style of dressing, he looked like a well-maintained middle-aged uncle.

Although his figure hadn't reached the level of six-pack abs, the change in his figure was indeed obvious to all.

Obviously, Lin Jiaqiang was a living advertisement for the smart fitness clothes rack!

Putting two photos of him before and after losing weight together, people who didn't know would think it was false advertising.

The change was too great!

Obviously, with the launch of the VR version of *Fitness Battle*, Lin Jiaqiang's fitness video was estimated to set off another wave of discussion.

This would undoubtedly add fuel to the fire for the upcoming opening of the Xingniao Fitness branch.

He was worried that there wouldn't be enough buzz before, but now, wouldn't the buzz be here?

Che Rong was so moved that he couldn't express it in words.

President Pei was too kind!

This was simply sending charcoal in the snow, no, sending an entire boiler in the snow!

Che Rong even felt that his worries were too much.

It was like playing a game and seriously going to a dungeon, and the tank in the team was worried that his equipment wasn't good enough to withstand the monsters, but he saw the big mage in the team rushing up and A-ing the little monsters together.

It was so surprising that Che Rong was a little skeptical about the authenticity of this matter.

"President Li, President Pei is too kind, I don't even know what to say..."

"Did President Pei think of this in advance and make a game specifically to help?"

Li Shi smiled slightly: "What are you thinking? How is that possible!"

"The VR version of *Fitness Battle* must have been in the development plan from the beginning. After all, this game has been very successful, and the smart fitness clothes racks are also selling well. Now, Chihang Studio, which Tenda invested in, has made a very successful VR glasses, and converting *Fitness Battle* to VR can form a linkage between many industries."

"Including Lin Jiaqiang's video, it must have been planned from the beginning and is a long-term promotion method."

"President Pei had planned these things long ago, but it must have been for Tenda's fitness-related industries. As for Xingniao Fitness benefiting from it, it's just a side effect."

Li Shi paused and said, "But the most amazing thing about President Pei is here."

"When other people help, they try their best to solve the problem, running around, letting you know that they have spent a lot of effort to help you."

"But President Pei is not like that."

"He has already arranged everything, looking relaxed and comfortable, and it seems like just a matter of lifting a finger."

"But the help he gives is much more than the help that others can give with all their efforts!"

Che Rong nodded.

This time, he finally realized what it felt like to drink soup!

It was so wonderful, no wonder President Li was addicted to drinking soup and couldn't stop!

"Then, President Li, should we buy a large number of VR glasses next?"

Li Shi nodded: "Of course! I've already greeted Chihang Studio. We'll buy them in large quantities and equip every smart fitness clothes rack in Xingniao Fitness with VR glasses!"

"Whether customers use them or not is their business, but we must have them!"

…

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July 21st, Saturday.

Today was the weekend, and Pei Qian originally planned to sleep in and rest well at home.

But he was inexplicably a little worried and couldn't sleep soundly.

Because there were only ten days left until the settlement, Pei Qian was really unsure about how much money he could lose this cycle.

Although he had already arranged a plan to spend money in the last week, the problem was that Old Qiao had unexpectedly struck again!

Pei Qian had already seen Qiao Liang's video.

Logically speaking, Pei Qian should have been severely hurt.

But Pei Qian didn't feel that way. Instead, he was a little used to it.

It wasn't the first time Old Qiao had released a video, so what was there to be surprised about?

It would be a novelty if he didn't release a video.

In fact, Pei Qian had already taken into account the factor of Old Qiao releasing a video, and even prepared in advance for the hot sales of Doubt VR glasses.

After experiencing so much, he naturally saw through many things...

Although he was still shocked that Old Qiao could distort his intentions in this way, and shocked that netizens were once again deceived and fooled by Old Qiao's sweet talk, Pei Qian felt that he could completely bear it.

Because the investment in VR glasses and *Animal Island VR* was too large, even if they became popular and sold out this week, it would not be possible to recover the development costs.

Even if they made money, it would not be known until several cycles later.

What's more, the pricing of these VR glasses was not very profitable in the first place. Tenda had invested in Chihang Studio, which was true, but after Chihang Studio earned this part of the money and then divided it, the revenue sharing would definitely be small and slow.

Therefore, the simple fact that VR glasses sold well was not a big threat to Pei Qian.

As long as this fire didn't spread to other places, it would be fine.

After getting up, Pei Qian strolled around, thinking of going to Touching Fish Cafe to have breakfast.

However, as soon as Pei Qian walked to the entrance of Touching Fish Cafe, he felt that something was wrong.

Why were there so many people?!

Pei Qian didn't come to Touching Fish Cafe to eat every day, it depended on what time he got up. But in the past week, he had come at least three times, and every time he came, it wasn't as lively as it was today!

Moreover, there were many unfamiliar faces.

Touching Fish Cafe had opened many branches, so the regular customers must all live nearby, and they would feel familiar after coming often.

The fact that there were many unfamiliar faces was a strange thing in itself.

Fortunately, it was still early, less than 9:00 in the morning, and there were still seats in the coffee area.

Pei Qian found an empty table to sit down, beckoned the waiter over, and asked in a low voice, "What's the situation today? Why are there so many people?"

The waiter said in a low voice, "President Pei, don't you know? The VR experience area on the second floor officially opened today!"

Pei Qian was stunned for a moment, and then remembered.

He almost forgot about it!

He had previously told Xiao Peng to renovate Touching Fish Cafe in batches, taking half of the internet area and turning it into a VR experience area.

Later, he didn't keep an eye on this matter.

Some time ago, Touching Fish Cafe began to renovate in batches, and the entire second floor of this cafe was also closed for decoration.

Now, with the listing and popularity of Doubt VR, the VR experience area of Touching Fish Cafe has also been officially completed!