Xu Jian just stood there in a daze.
Another person, however, reacted quickly and said to Gu Wang, "Director Gu, your amusement park must have other fee-based services, right? Relying solely on ticket sales would probably be a loss-making operation."
Gu Wang smiled and said, "Of course."
But I thought to myself, if I don’t have any capital, I won’t be afraid of losing.
Xu Jicheng reacted immediately and breathed a sigh of relief. As for the other charging items, they were just around the corner!
Their amusement park also has paid items. After all, the cost of some items is really high, and they cannot make a profit without charging.
But even so, I hope the amusement park has done serious research to ensure that the prices are within the acceptable range for tourists.
The visiting group continued to walk inside.
Today is Tuesday, and we are all knowledgeable people. Tuesday should be the time when the amusement park has the least people.
However, Fengdu was still packed with guests, with laughter and joy all around.
Gu Wang introduced several attractions in the amusement park to the group. Zhao Xiang's expression became even more amiable. "These attractions are good, very novel, and suitable for young people."
He looked towards the embroidery building. Customers were constantly coming in and out, and Miss Li was still doing her best. He smiled and said, "This must be a paid service, right? They're running it very well!"
Gu Wang smiled and said, "No, this is a classic project in Fengdu, and it's free."
Zhao Xiang was not surprised. Every amusement park must have a few hidden gems to attract customers.
Xu Jian, however, lost his patience and became a bit too obsessed. He was originally dissatisfied with Fengdu for overshadowing Hope, and he also had a stereotype that internet-famous amusement parks like Fengdu must be trying to make money.
Now, he was determined to prove that Hope was more cost-effective than Fengdu, so he asked directly, "Director Gu, can you tell me about your fee structure?"
Gu Wang glanced at Cheng Leyou, who quickly stepped forward and introduced Xiwang and his group.
From the forest scene to the VR experience center, and then to the battle for supremacy among the princes of Beiyuan Mountain...
At the end of the story, Director Zhao Xiang and two staff members in their thirties were all shocked. To enclose an entire mountain for a project, and to have it be a real-life battle game, what a huge undertaking!
With such a project in hand, it would be strange if Fengdu couldn’t survive!
Zhao Xiang had always admired Gu Wang, but now he was even more impressed. "Director Gu is young and promising. It's a great honor for us to have Fengdu among our amusement parks!"
Gu Wang quickly said, "You are too polite. I don't deserve it."
I hope the group was completely impressed by Fengdu’s creative ideas.
Xu Jian admired them, but he was a stubborn person. Otherwise, he wouldn't be so obsessed with working at an amusement park just because he liked it. So he was still struggling with the fee issue.
The two principals were chatting happily over there. He was still asking Cheng Leyou, "Manager Cheng, how much are your fees?"
Cheng Leyou couldn't understand why he was so concerned about this. He had been on the phone in the back earlier, so he didn't hear Xu Jian and Zhu Nu talking. So he smiled and said, "Our amusement park's fees are not expensive. The forest is twenty, the VR experience hall is thirty, and the Beiyuan Mountain princes' battle for supremacy scene is thirty-five."
Cheng Leyou was silent for a moment, thinking that if the director didn't want to attract as many tourists as possible, they would even double the fees for the amusement park.
As soon as he finished speaking, not only Xu Jian, but even the two staff members over there exclaimed: "What?"
Xu Jian was even more shocked. "You didn't lie to me? The whole amusement park cost less than 200 yuan. That's impossible, right?"
Cheng Leyou nodded and said, "How could I deceive you? Just ask any tourists and you'll know."
Xu Jian was distraught for a moment.
After the entire visit, he could already see the gap between Fengdu and Hope.
The projects in Fengdu are novel, unique, and immersive. Many of them use new technologies, and the playability is much higher than expected.
As an old amusement park, Hope has been stagnant for a long time and is now only supported by its previous sentiments and the reputation of good quality and low price.
But he didn't expect that even in terms of price, they lost to Fengdu!
Fengdu is so fun and so cheap, is this fair?
When the ghosts and gods on the Fengdu side saw that the other side was silent, they wanted to change the subject, fearing that the other party would say that they charged too much.
However, before they could say anything, Zhao Xiang suddenly sighed and said, "Director Gu, I'm sorry."
Gu Wang was stunned, "Ah..." Why are you apologizing suddenly?
Zhao Xiang waved his hand and looked at Xu Jian behind him, "We were ignorant and arrogant. We didn't check your information before coming here. We were too discerning."
I hope to experience this kind of exchange between amusement parks countless times a year, but it's basically just a formality, a quick look. After all, each amusement park only has a few attractions, just different names.
In other words, only people like Fengdu who have never participated in it will analyze the information seriously.
Hope is even more serious. As an amusement park that has been established for more than 60 years, before Fengdu appeared, if you asked a Chinese person which amusement park they thought was the most famous, it would definitely be Hope.
After Fengdu appeared, the name changed hands.
Therefore, I hope to have the capital to be arrogant when facing other amusement parks.
Of course, they hit a wall today.
Xu Jian's face flushed with embarrassment. He felt like a peacock spreading its feathers, trying desperately to shake them, only to find his butt was bare...
At Director Zhao Xiang's signal, he dejectedly said, "Director Gu, I'm sorry, I had a preconceived notion that Fengdu was just a money-making amusement park."
Gu Wang: "It doesn't matter."
Xu Jian has only been working for two years, but in those two years, he has seen countless emerging amusement parks.
Many amusement parks only install a Ferris wheel, take a few photos and start marketing, attracting a large number of people to take photos and check in.
Then in less than half a year, it had raised enough money and went bankrupt.
Having seen so many amusement parks like this, Xu Jian couldn't help but classify Fengdu into this category.
He has learned his lesson today.
The subsequent tour process was very harmonious. Those who hoped to visit finally let go of their prejudice against the internet-famous amusement park, carefully absorbed the advantages and strengths of Fengdu, and also put forward many operational suggestions.
I hope that after all these years of operation, many of their measures have been revised time and time again, and they are all the essence.
Cheng Leyou was so excited that he wrote one thing after another in his notebook.
Xu Jian also exchanged experiences on new media operations with Gao Manting and others. The Hope official account is operated by him.
However, when he learned that Fengdu didn't have an official account, his expression was very interesting... He had preconceived notions that it was an internet celebrity amusement park, but it turned out that they didn't even have an official account...
Xu Jian felt like his face was about to be swollen from being slapped.
Just as he was feeling ashamed, he felt someone looking at him. He looked up and saw a handsome man in a red robe.
For some reason, Xu Jian always felt that this person looked at him coldly.
He thought the man was a tourist and didn't care and continued walking forward. Unexpectedly, he tripped and fell to the ground with a thud. The fall was so loud that people in the team in front and behind him heard it.
Everyone was shocked, "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"
Gu Wang glanced at Ji Shen and saw Ji Shen making a gesture.
Gu Wang understood. It turned out that Lu Wu couldn't stand it anymore and wanted to vent his anger on him... He cleared his throat and helped the man up.
Xu Jian fell so hard that he cried. However, he was not injured and did not need any treatment. He could only limp behind the crowd, which seemed to be a lesson learned.
After the tour, just before getting in the car, Director Zhao Xiang suddenly asked, "Director Gu, would you be willing to start a project in Hope?"
Gu Wang was puzzled: "Move in?"
Director Zhao Xiang said: "That's right, we will set up a small project and hang up a Fengdu sign, so that tourists who want to visit can also enjoy the novel way of playing."
Gu Wang was stunned. Speaking of entering the market... this was clearly an attempt to advertise for him! And it was free! This was even more excessive than product placement!
Director Zhao Xiang watched Xu Jian limping into the car. "Hope has been stagnant for too long. The project hasn't been updated in years. The staff are used to Hope's high expectations and are unwilling to learn new things. Perhaps Fengdu's arrival will stimulate them."
He laughed and said, "They say hope is a feeling, but we can't let hope be just a feeling."
Gu Wang understood and said with a smile: "Then Fengdu will not be polite."
Zhao Xiang got into the car with a smile.
After the hopeful left, the ghosts and gods of Fengdu breathed a sigh of relief. Zi Gu, who had arrived out of nowhere, patted her chest and said, "Hey, this hopeful has some manners! He didn't complain about the high ticket price to our face, and he even apologized!"
Candle Girl: "That's right."
Ji Shen: "That must be my contribution, right?"
Chi Ling: "Then do we not need to lower the price?"
Everyone started discussing it.
Cheng Leyou, who was reading the records nearby, was puzzled. "What do you mean by high price? What are you talking about?"
The ghosts and gods even explained to him, "Our ticket prices are getting higher and higher now. I'm afraid people will say we're scamming people!"
Cheng Leyou almost jumped up, "What are you talking about? Our ticket price is high? Go out and ask around, the whole trip to Fengdu costs less than 200 yuan. Is that high?"
"Do you remember the Balk Amusement Park from before? There were only a few rides, and the ticket cost 500! Harriett, the whole thing would cost at least 3,000! You think Fengdu's prices are too high?"
"If the director hadn't said the more people the park has, the better, I would have applied for a price increase on my first day!"
He was startled by the ghosts and gods, wondering if Manager Cheng had the blood of a divine beast. How could his aura be so strong?
Cheng Leyou still felt that this wasn't enough and asked Gao Manting, "It's okay for others, but you died not long ago, right? Don't you even have this much sense of money?"
Gao Manting weakly hid behind Zi Gu: "I never liked going out since I was a child. The only memory I have of amusement parks is when I was in junior high and had a premature love affair and went to an amusement park in our city. The ticket was only five yuan..."
Sun Fei also raised her hand weakly: "My family is poor, we favor boys over girls, and I've never been to an amusement park..."
The Candle Girl coughed lightly, "I saw that ten yuan could buy a large bag of paper money, enough for a ghost to eat for several days, so..."
The other ghosts and gods nodded in agreement. How much did the incense sticks they consumed cost?
Cheng Leyou was speechless and looked on silently.
Gu Wang coughed lightly and looked up at the sky.
Director Gu's cultivation wasn't achieved in vain. Although he was very talented as a child, his master didn't relax his discipline. The two of them lived in a Taoist temple on the mountain, and only came down when he needed to go to school. I've never seen him mend clothes!
What's in the amusement park? Director Gu checked it out on his way to Yaoguang...
After a while, everyone reacted and collectively asked Cheng Leyou, "That's not right. You told us yesterday that you hope to hate money-making amusement parks the most. If you hadn't said that, we wouldn't have worried about this!"
Cheng Leyou also began to cough lightly, "I'm just afraid that they will visit our hotel..."
Cheng Leyou was responsible for all the work in the hotel. Gu Wang was only responsible for accommodating the ghosts and gods inside. He really didn't know the hotel pricing. Although Cheng Leyou asked him to sign several documents, he didn't read them carefully.
Seeing this, I couldn't help but ask curiously: "How do hotels set their prices?"
Cheng Leyou was helpless with this hands-off boss, so he took out the price list and let him look at it himself.
All the ghosts and gods gathered around.
The hotel's ordinary rooms are priced from two hundred to five hundred, depending on the specifications.
This price is only 10% higher than the average hotel in Yaoguang City, after all, it is close to the amusement park. And Yaoguang City is a small city, so it is normal that prices are low.
The price of sleeping rooms ranges from 600 to 1,500 yuan. The most expensive rooms are equipped with facilities such as baby cots, specifically to meet the needs of families traveling with children.
The main purpose of the sleeping room is to allow babies to have a good sleep. Therefore, although the price is high, the reviews are almost all five-star. The few rare negative reviews are about the fact that they made their children oversleep and delay things.
It can be seen that tourists accept this price well.
As for theme rooms, the prices vary greatly. For example, there are many Dream Rooms, which are only used to dream about the person you want to see, and the price is 700.
The main function of the Dream Room is the Dream Grass. You can put ten plants in one room, and all of them come from the same Dream Grass monster.
I heard that Dream Rooms are very popular on some fan forums, and many fan groups book them for their gatherings. I don't know what they want to dream about.
Rooms like the ocean room and the horror theme room are relatively rare and have novel themes, and are priced between 1,500 and 3,000 yuan.
Surprisingly, despite the high price of the themed rooms, there aren't a single negative review! All those who were willing to review them gave them five-star reviews: "Excellent value for money!"
Fengdu Hotel caters to all levels of guests. For a casual night's sleep, book a standard room, while those with special needs can book a sleepover. For those looking for a fun and budget-friendly stay, the themed rooms are perfect for you!
Gu Wang looked at the price, feeling a bit dazed. "Three thousand yuan... just for one night's sleep?"
Did he have a wrong understanding of the tourists' financial situation?
Cheng Leyou defended himself, "Director, do you think hotels like ours are common? There's only one such fully VR-themed hotel in the world! Besides, all the beds, furniture, and even the bedding in this hotel were custom-made by me personally. I checked every single one of them before I slept on them. I'm sure they won't disappoint the price!"
Cheng Leyou said stubbornly, "If any tourist says he didn't sleep well, I'll go to his room and sleep with him myself!"
The ghosts and gods quickly comforted him: "Okay, okay, Manager Cheng, we got it. This price is absolutely worth it!"
"That's right, three thousand yuan is nothing. We have people coming to our hotel even at five thousand yuan a night!"
"That's right. If I didn't have a staff dormitory, I would have wanted to stay in a hotel for one night..."
Gu Wang coughed lightly and said, "Ah, the hotel that Manager Cheng is in charge of is indeed doing very good business. Let's all give him a round of applause!"
The ghosts and gods began to quack.
Only Jiaolong, mingling with the crowd, whispered to himself, "Manager Cheng is so tough, so why are those who are afraid of hope saying he's a money-swindler?"
After he finished speaking, the crowd fell silent, and several people quickly came up, covered his mouth, and dragged him away.
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I hope the efficiency is very high and someone will come to Fengdu soon to coordinate the project’s entry.
Fengdu finally decided to install a VR experience machine. There are many reasons for this, mainly because it takes up little space and provides a good experience.
The most important thing is that the fox tribe has a large number of people, so sending two to Hope to be stationed there will not cause any delays, and the stationed fox demons can be rotated regularly.
Soon, a signboard of Fengdu was erected on the site of the old amusement park.
However, what Hope did not expect was that such a small VR experience machine actually led to an increase in Hope’s customer flow!
The tourists who hope to see VR experience equipment are all seeing it for the first time. After playing it once, they will be addicted and can’t wait to queue in front of the VR experience machine every day.
Some people even took videos of the queue and posted them online. The queue was so long that you couldn't see the end at a glance. Compared with the scenes of other projects nearby that were deserted, it was even more heartbreaking.
However, hope is hope after all, and it has a fixed group of tourists.
These tourists are generally nostalgic, do not like change, and are unwilling to accept new things themselves.
However, even among this group of tourists, after experiencing the VR machine, many people felt that it was not enough and ran to Fengdu to play.
After all, although the VR experience machine is free, it can only be played for fifteen minutes at a time, and one person can only play it once a day.
It has to be said that being able to take a bite out of such a conservative tourist group is also a good start for Fengdu.
Some people on the Internet jokingly said that this wave is a combination of sentiment and dreams.
The small fire on the Internet is nothing to Fengdu, but it is rare for Xiwang.
Those who have hope can't help but feel more grateful to Fengdu as they see the soaring number of fans and traffic.
Director Zhao Xiang was so excited that he even introduced many of his connections to Fengdu. These were resources that could not be bought with money, so Fengdu could be considered to have had a good harvest.
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As time goes by, the power of summer becomes more and more apparent and the temperature becomes higher and higher.
The staff from the Special Bureau came to see Gu Wang, and he was sweating so much early in the morning.
However, Gu Wang was still dressed in a refreshing manner, with a fairy-like air that seemed immune to cold and heat.
The staff member took a sip of water from the boss before saying, "Master Gu, in the past two months, the Special Bureau has found a total of eighteen statues of the Greedy Beast, all of which bear its aura. In addition, they've captured over two hundred demons that have been converted into its followers."
"But its followers have disappeared in the past two weeks. We think they got the news and went into hiding. What do you think we should do now?"
Gu Wang: "It's better to hide. They won't act rashly for the time being, so they can't harm anyone. As for the Greedy Beast itself, it's unrealistic for us to go looking for it. Even the Heavenly Dao couldn't find it back then. We can only wait for it to come out on its own."
The staff member nodded and said, "That's what the higher-ups said. However, if the Greedy Beast wants to get the Golden Seal, the only place it can attack is you. Please be careful."
Gu Wang smiled, his eyes shining like morning stars, "I'll wait for it to come."
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As the temperature rises, several outdoor projects in Fengdu have been adjusted, especially the Cat Park. The cats here are all ordinary cats, and if it gets too hot, it's no joke.
Gu Wang had someone build a shed in the Cat Paradise, and asked Xiao Huapo and others to plant grape vines in the corner of the shed. The vines climbed up to the roof of the shed and grew lush branches and leaves, just enough to block out the sun.
Now, even the bunches of grapes have grown. Although they are not edible yet, the bunches of green fruits hanging on the roof can help to relieve some of the heat.
Gu Wang came to the Cat Paradise today to check it out.
Sure enough, the cats were lying comfortably under the grape trellis, licking their fur peacefully, and were not affected by the heat.
There were also a few tourists squatting in the shade, looking at the cats with satisfied faces.
Gu Wang nodded with satisfaction, and saw that there was a civet cat among the group of cats. It was a lot bigger than the cats next to it, and its gray fur was much smoother, and its belly was slightly bulging.
When she saw Gu Wang, she rolled over, stood up, and walked over slowly.
Gu Wang knew at a glance that this was Tian Miaomiao.
"You're here alone? Where's Huang Shengrong?"
Tian Miaomiao squatted down in front of him and said, "He's at work. He was worried about me being home alone, so he brought me here."
Gu Wang didn't have any objections. He looked at her breathing and saw that she was feeling much better.
Tian Miaomiao said, "Director, I was just about to look for you, but I heard you were busy, so I didn't go."
Gu Wang: "Is there something wrong?"
Tian Miaomiao nodded. "Yes, there is one thing. I see that there are more and more cats in the Cat Paradise, and many stray cats are running here. Although the park has enough space now, it can't expand indefinitely."
"How about we open them up for adoption? With you and the other powerful people here, we don't have to worry about adopters not being satisfied. Xiao Hei and I will train these cats a bit so they can catch mice and act cute. I'm sure many people will like them."
Gu Wang didn't expect this. He looked up and saw that the amusement park was very large and all of it was empty. They were afraid that it could not be developed. The Cat Park occupied a large area.
There is still enough space now, but there are indeed more cats, and you can see all kinds of cats at a glance.
Gu Wang said: "That makes sense, let's do it!"
Tian Miaomiao suddenly became energetic. The monsters all had strong physiques. Although she was pregnant, they were not completely powerless.
But Huang Shengrong was scared before, so he didn't let her do anything, which made her very bored.
Now that the principal has spoken, she can finally relax.
Her cultivation level was higher than Xiao Hei's, and she was also willing to teach this younger generation who had just awakened to spiritual wisdom, so she took Xiao Hei with her and started to train the cats.
Fengdu also quickly posted an adoption notice and published it on Weibo.
Originally, this was nothing serious. Fengdu Cat Park is full of stray cats, and everyone knows that.
Now that they are looking for adoption, I think there is nothing wrong with it. I just want Fengdu to carefully review the qualifications of the adopters.
However, everyone has forgotten that this is Fengdu!
No matter how normal a thing is, how can it be normal if it happens in Fengdu?
So, after adopting more than ten cats——
Cheng Leyou approached Gu Wang with a news screenshot and asked, "Director, are you sure the cat we adopted is a normal one, not a demon cat?"
Gu Wang was speechless. "There are only two cat demons in our amusement park. If you're worried, go count them..."
Then, he looked at the headline on the news, "Fengdu Righteous Cat Saves its Master, Kicks Down Three Gangsters with One Kick," and fell silent.
The author has something to say:
Director: Did you really adopt Tian Miaomiao out? Did Huang Shengrong come looking for her? (Just kidding)
Thank you very much for your support. I will continue to work hard!