So far, there were three versions of Fitness Battle planned. They were the mobile version, the professional version of the smart fitness drying rack, and the VR version.
The goal of the mobile version was to expand the number of players and increase the popularity of the game. At the same time, it would provide the most basic gaming experience for players. After trying it out, players would be guided to get the professional version.
The goal of the professional version was to provide players with a fitness experience that was comparable to a private gym. It would train their bodies scientifically and allow players to persevere for a long time through the game's stickiness.
The goal of the VR version was to show players the display effect of a brand new VR technology and enhance the immersion and immersion of the game. It would give players more reason to top up in Fitness Battle or buy smart fitness drying racks and VR glasses.
In other words, even if players bought VR glasses, they did not need to wear them all the time. They could use their cell phones or tablets to complete their daily fitness check-in. They only needed to experience it in VR when they needed to see the characters change their clothes in the game or when they were in a good mood.
Some players paid more attention to the actual fitness effect and comfort experience, while some players paid more attention to the immersion of the game. They wanted to observe young ladies at a close distance. Different players would naturally have different choices.
On the other hand, the VR version of Fitness Battle was equivalent to providing an additional choice for players who did not care much about comfort.
The so-called "opportunity behind the risks" actually meant that VR games had just started. If they gave up on the development of similar games because of the problem of wearing, there would never be a similar game.
Then, Fitness Battle would be the only VR game on all VR game platforms that had both fitness and nurturing functions.
This gave many players a reason to buy it.
As a designer, he could not wait for the equipment technology to develop to the point where it could perfectly satisfy all his requirements before developing the game. It would be too late by then.
After adding the ventilation system, the problem of internal heat dissipation could be improved to a certain extent to ensure players' gaming experience.
What's more, it was not like there were no VR games that required intense exercise. For example, the Rhythm Lightsaber in Pei Qian's memory. The amount of exercise under the high difficulty was comparable to some aerobic exercise. He would be covered in sweat in ten minutes, but it did not affect many players from enjoying it. These people could completely tolerate the heat and inconvenience of the VR headset because a good gaming experience would allow them to temporarily ignore these flaws.
Everyone quickly finalized more details.
It was not difficult to port 'Fitness Battle' to VR equipment. That was because this latest VR equipment would use Shenhua's customized operating system if nothing went wrong. It was no different from a cell phone in essence.
Ye Zhizhou and Wang Xiaobin's goal was to install 'Fitness Battle' directly into VR glasses. They would try their best to achieve a good game effect without using the computer to stream. This was very important. It could greatly reduce the threshold for players to play.
After that, they would continue to create more props to continuously provide players with the motivation to continue working out or to spend money to recharge, forming a virtuous cycle.
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May 25th, Friday.
At 11 AM, Pei Qian had just finished lunch at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
At the thought of the changes that were about to happen to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Pei Qian felt excited and expectant.
He was going to bring Tian Mo to Tengda's experience store this afternoon to take a look at the renovation. If there were any problems, he could resolve them as soon as possible.
If there are no problems, let the sales team quickly settle in and burn money!
At that moment, Pei Qian's cell phone rang.
"Hmm? Lu Mingliang? "
Pei Qian was slightly surprised.
It had been a long time since he had taken the initiative to contact him.
How long exactly had it been? Pei Qian himself could not remember. It had been more than a year.
Ever since he obtained the Best Employee Award and left Tengda Games, Lu Mingliang had taken over Upwind Logistics, which Pei Qian valued the most. What's more, he had worked hard to allow Upwind Logistics to continue expanding and incurring losses. He had made great contributions.
It could be said that if there was a book of contributions, Lu Mingliang would undoubtedly be ranked first.
At first, Old Ma was a strong competitor for this position. However, after Old Ma caused trouble time and time again and made a lot of money, the balance in Pei Qian's heart had tilted towards Lu Mingliang.
Why was he calling?
Could something have happened to Upwind Logistics?
Pei Qian was very nervous. Nothing could happen to Upwind Logistics, this money-burning tree!
Pei Qian immediately picked up the phone.
"Boss Pei, I wanted to report to you in person, but I realized that you were not in the office. When do you have time to talk in person? "
Pei Qian pondered for a moment. "I'm near the office. Wait a moment, I'll be there soon."
After hanging up, Pei Qian immediately headed to the office and met Lu Mingliang in the guest room.
They had not seen each other for a long time. Thus, Pei Qian chatted with Lu Mingliang for a while and asked if he had encountered any problems in life. Very quickly, he received a negative answer.
This was to be expected. After all, Tengda's benefits were very good, and the person-in-charge was treated very well. The property prices in Jingzhou had not risen yet. With his salary, commission, and various benefits, it would not be a problem for him to buy a house or a car in one or two years.
Lu Mingliang could sense that although Boss Pei had not asked about Upwind Logistics for a long time, he obviously valued him very much!
He even valued Tengda Games and other core departments.
Lu Mingliang could tell from Boss Pei's eyes and every move that he made.
Thus, Lu Mingliang was very touched. Then, he took out the report that he had prepared.
"Boss Pei, let me briefly introduce Upwind Logistics' current development.
"In the past few months, Upwind Logistics has also followed your previous strategy and expanded into first-tier cities like Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, and the surrounding areas.
"This is probably because Tengda has a good reputation across the country. That's why we are developing much faster in these areas than in Jingzhou. The number of our shops is growing very quickly!
"At the moment, we have the most shops in Jingzhou. We have close to three hundred. The other cities in Handong Province have about seventy to a hundred shops. The number of shops in Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou is about one hundred to one hundred and fifty. In the cities around Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, more and more Upwind Courier stations are opening up.
"All of the Upwind Courier stations together now have more than four thousand shops …"
Hearing Lu Mingliang's report, Pei Qian could not help but feel shocked.
There were already more than four thousand Upwind Courier stations?!
This speed was really shocking.
Of course, Pei Qian remembered that there were more than forty thousand Upwind Courier stations in the country. The number of Upwind Courier stations now was still far from that level of coverage.
However, if it was only in the four key cities of Jingzhou, Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou, the coverage was actually very high.
That was especially so in Jingzhou. Almost all the 'last kilometer' deliveries would be through Upwind Courier stations.
After that, Lu Mingliang continued to explain how Upwind Logistics was incurring losses.
The Upwind Courier stations had to bear the costs of rent and salaries. Normal operations also required additional expenses. Originally, each Upwind Courier station was incurring a net loss of seven to eight thousand yuan per month. However, the situation was much better now, and they were only incurring losses of three to four thousand yuan.
There were two main reasons for this. First, as the Upwind Courier Station's stalls expanded and became more popular, the customer base they served became larger and larger. Thus, the originally insignificant additional income increased to a certain extent. Second, Lu Mingliang had also thought of ways to increase revenue and reduce losses.
For example, the most basic one: express delivery services.
Initially, not many people would choose this service. However, as 1024 Digital Day was held and people's recognition of Upwind Logistics increased, more and more customers chose to rely on Upwind Logistics to deliver their parcels. Upwind Logistics earned a few cents from each delivery.
This money was not earned from customers, but mainly from other express delivery companies.
That was because the Upwind Courier stations gathered all the parcels in the vicinity and handed them over to the express delivery companies. That saved the cost of collecting parcels from other express delivery companies. Naturally, they had to charge a certain fee.
At first, this service looked insignificant. However, as the number of parcels increased, it became a significant source of income.
Apart from that, Lu Mingliang also thought of other ways. For example, he could set aside a small area in Upwind Logistics' shops to sell some of their products or advertise Upwind Logistics' products.
Of course, he could not accept advertisements randomly. He still had to focus on Tengda's own products. He could also consider partnering with other reputable and trustworthy businesses.
Just like that, the net loss of each Upwind Courier station decreased from seven to eight thousand yuan per month to three to four thousand yuan per month.
However, they were still incurring losses.
These four thousand Upwind Courier stations meant that they were incurring losses of more than ten million yuan per month.
Most of this money was used to supplement Tengda's other related businesses. For example, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, ROF Computer-Installation, Otto Technologies, and the like.
ROF Computer-Installation and Otto Technologies' new cell phones and products were all delivered through Upwind Logistics. Pei Qian would pay the corresponding delivery fees.
Some of Tengda Corporation's excess funds were also continuously transferred to Upwind Logistics. After all, it could eat money steadily.
Just like that, although the Upwind Courier stations were incurring losses, they were also receiving financial support. Lu Mingliang remembered the task that Boss Pei had given him. Reducing losses was only one aspect. The key was to expand and open more shops.
During this period, he immersed himself in opening more shops. At first, there were only two hundred Upwind Courier stations, but now there were more than four thousand.
Pei Qian listened to the report and nodded slightly.
Although he was not satisfied with Lu Mingliang's efforts to reduce losses, this was human nature after all. Although the average losses per shop had decreased, the total losses were increasing. That was not bad!
"Very good, very good. Keep it up." Pei Qian was very satisfied.
Seeing Boss Pei's appreciative expression, Lu Mingliang finally relaxed.
Although Boss Pei had said from the beginning that the Upwind Courier stations were for the sake of the overall situation and that he did not need to care about short-term profits and losses, they had been incurring losses for almost two years after all. The amount of money that they had lost was uncountable.
Would Boss Pei lose his patience and change his mind?
Now, it looked like his worries were unnecessary.
This made Lu Mingliang feel much more at ease. He also took the opportunity to raise his own suggestions.
"Boss Pei, I think the time is almost ripe. We can start taking on regular delivery services and start making profits.
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