Boss Li, the other investors, Chen Kangtuo, and Hao Qiong were all chatting and laughing at the door, waiting for Pei Qian's arrival.
"Boss Pei!"
Li Shi was the first to greet him.
Everyone's faces were full of smiles. They were just short of writing two words on their faces: it's settled!
Before Boss Pei made his move, everyone had been a little flustered, feeling that the publicity work was not in place, and feeling uncertain.
However, once Boss Pei made his move, all the problems were immediately solved!
The shared phone booths and the 'Top Student, Come Quick' app had directly promoted Thriller Hostel to the entire country. Coupled with the other investors' publicity in Jingzhou and Handong Province, the early customer base was definitely assured!
Therefore, everyone was now relaxed and could peacefully wait for Thriller Hostel's performance on the first day of its opening.
Boss Pei had easily achieved what all the investors had racked their brains to achieve. Naturally, he was treated like the moon surrounded by the stars.
However, Pei Qian had always felt that the investors' smiles were not kind. It felt like they were forcing him to do something beyond his abilities or forcing him to abdicate.
Their passionate gazes made one's hair stand on end.
However, he had no choice. He still had to see what he had to see.
It would be best if he could do something to salvage the situation. If he could not, he could at least be mentally prepared in advance.
Everyone crowded around Boss Pei and walked into the interior of Thriller Hostel.
The perimeter walls of the entire project were modified from the original walls of the old industrial zone. The reddish-brown brick walls had "Thriller Hostel" and "Palpitation Hostel" written in blood-colored art letters, simulating the effect of blood flowing downwards. Paired with the Thriller Hostel logo and the vines that had not been purposely cleaned, it seemed inexplicably fitting. At the same time, it did not look out of place.
There was a large empty space before entering the main entrance. The right side was used as a parking lot, and the left side was used as a ticket office and bus stop.
The ticket office sold paper tickets. Of course, tourists could also directly scan the code at the entrance of each project to pay.
Buses printed with the theme of Thriller Hostel were neatly parked in the bus stop. These buses would go to the transportation hub closer to the old industrial zone at a specific time every day to pick up tourists.
Transportation was inconvenient here after all. Other than tourists who drove their own cars, they had to consider other tourists as well.
It would be best if there was a subway in the future, but that was not possible at the moment.
Further ahead was the main entrance. However, the main entrance was not very tall or grand. Instead, it was relatively low-key and blended in with the style of the entire old industrial zone.
He did this not because he was afraid of spending money, but because he was afraid that if the main entrance was too beautiful, it would be too conspicuous and attract unnecessary attention.
What if the door was so special that tourists took a picture of it and it went viral on the Internet?
There were no ticket gates at the main entrance. That was because Pei Qian did not intend to charge for all the projects in Thriller Hostel. Thus, he planned to charge for the three projects separately.
Although there were joint tickets, they were checked directly at the entrance of each project.
After passing through the main door, they officially entered the interior of the Thriller Hostel.
In front of him was a wide avenue, and on the other side of the avenue was the plaza, the Healing Fountain, and the Golden Maze.
This square was located in the center of the entire Thriller Hostel. It had been renovated and paved with brand new tiles.
The fountain in the middle of the square was called the 'Healing Fountain'. The water in the pool was warm, and it had a faint warm light effect. It symbolized the effect of dispelling ghosts and healing spiritual wounds.
Beyond the fountain was the Golden Maze. It had many entrances and exits, and it was like a transportation hub that connected the various areas of the Thriller Hostel.
The three attractions of the Thriller Hostel surrounded the Golden Maze, and they were very far from each other.
Pei Qian's original plan was to keep the three attractions as far away from each other as possible and as deep as possible. The roads were separated by abandoned factories, and tourists would have to take the long way around.
At the same time, the three attractions were charged separately. That way, tourists would only go to the most fun and cheapest attraction, and no one would care about the other two.
However, he did not expect that Boss Li and the other investors would interfere and mess up his plans!
Manager Li and the others used all the empty factories around the three projects. Some of them were converted into restaurants, some were converted into hotels, and some were converted into toy stores, clothing stores …
The most ridiculous thing was that the huge factory in the middle had now become the Golden Maze. It was a huge shopping mall that sold everything, and there were exits to other areas!
That way, tourists could walk around the various shops and rest on the benches by the road even though the three attractions were far from each other.
Once they came out of the designated exit of the Golden Maze, they would naturally reach the entrances of the other two attractions. It was very convenient.
What's more, there was a healing and warm maid cafe near the third attraction. Tourists could seamlessly go there to heal themselves if they were frightened.
Boss Li's prison restaurant, the other people's ghost and magic prop shops, and so on, were all scattered around, making full use of this place. Not a single space was redundant.
This layout … it was too f * cking reasonable!
Pei Qian was speechless. He had thought that Boss Li and the others were a motley crew that would definitely fight for the best spots. It was impossible for them to arrange the various shops so reasonably.
However, it seemed like he had underestimated this group of people.
Pei Qian could not help but sigh silently.
Everyone walked around the square. Chen Kangtuo pointed at the attractions and introduced them one by one with a proud expression on his face.
He was proud of himself. If I had not reminded the investors with my facial expressions, how could the overall layout be so harmonious?
My credit is very big!
If Boss Pei did not like others to take credit, I would have bragged in front of Boss Pei!
The other investors, including Li Shi, were also very satisfied with this layout. However, everyone knew that it was all thanks to Chen Kangtuo's facial expressions that they were too embarrassed to take credit for it.
Thus, Boss Pei did not know who to blame until now. He could only push the blame to Boss Li, who was the most likely.
Pei Qian could not help but frown as he looked at the reasonable layout of Thriller Hostel and the complete supporting facilities. It gave a good first impression. Pei Qian could not help but frown as his brain worked quickly.
"Calm down, the biggest disadvantage now is that the layout of Thriller Hostel is reasonable, and the initial customer flow is guaranteed.
"There is still a possibility of losses as long as we reduce the profit as much as possible!
"Quickly think of a way, we can't give up just like that!"
After some consideration, Pei Qian felt that the first project would be very cheap and would attract a lot of tourists. The second and third projects would be very expensive, and not many people would play them. They would not be able to earn much from the tickets.
Thus, the biggest problem now was obviously the Golden Maze!
Although they had tried their best to prevent tourists from coming into contact with the products through the maze, the Golden Maze's location was too good. It could be said to be a transportation hub that extended in all directions.
It was still not safe.
"Boss Pei, why don't we go into the Golden Maze to take a look first?" Chen Kangtuo suggested.
Pei Qian had the same idea. He immediately nodded. "Alright."
The publicity work had already begun. There would definitely be a lot of tourists in the early stages. The Golden Maze's sales revenue would be second only to the ticket revenue. They had to think of a way to minimize it.
From afar, the factory of the Golden Maze could be said to be 'full of holes'. There was a circle of entrances and exits on each floor, and there were suspended glass staircases on the second and third floors. The entire Golden Maze looked like a strange creature with many legs. It was filled with Cthulhu colors that would cause people's sanity to plummet.
From this point, it was quite compatible with the theme of Thriller Hostel.
Everyone randomly chose an entrance and entered the interior of the Golden Maze.
The interior decoration could be said to be grand and majestic.
After all, Pei Qian's initial goal was to make Boss Li and the others bleed. Liang Qingfan had not considered saving money when he had designed the place.
From the outside, it looked like a dilapidated factory with Cthulhu's style. However, once they entered, they immediately felt like they had entered a palace.
Of course, it was not the complicated, extravagant, and classical style. Instead, it was more modern.
Liang Qingfan had designed this style mainly to ensure that tourists would have a shopping experience.
Obviously, this was a misunderstanding of Boss Pei's original intentions.
The entire Golden Maze's interior was divided into many independent spaces by the steel structure. Under Liang Qingfan's design, these spaces were intricate and complicated. Through the staggered layers, the space was maximized.
The main resting area was seven to eight meters high. It gave off a very spacious and open feeling. One could see the locations of some shops from here and observe parts of the Golden Maze's structure.
The shops were more than three meters high. All sorts of shelves were set up to ensure that tourists would have a shopping experience.
Ordinary passageways were only slightly more than two meters high. The paths were winding, and they could be sealed off with mechanisms.
This complicated structure maximized the space of the entire factory. It could accommodate many tourists at the same time.
In case of an emergency, they could also quickly find an exit to evacuate.
The decoration style of each area was slightly different, which hinted at what kind of items the shops in that area were selling.
Chen Kangtuo held the map of the Golden Maze in his hand. He had to stop at every step to ensure that he could find the place he wanted to go.
Otherwise, he might discover that he had walked out on his own as he walked.
Everyone first arrived at one of the resting areas. Rows of benches were arranged neatly. Both sides of the bench were reserved for vendors to sell snacks, drinks, and the like.
The height of the resting area was very high. One could observe the locations of several shops. However, how to get there depended on one's own abilities.
Chen Kangtuo said, "Now, there's a problem. We haven't decided exactly what to sell in the golden zone."
The Golden Maze was divided into five regions. The shops in the other four regions had more or less decided on what to sell, including souvenirs, clothing, gadgets, custom-made figurines, and the like. What's more, most of the goods had already arrived. They would be shipped in in two days.
However, the most important and central golden zone had not been decided on what to sell.
The investors all turned to look at Boss Pei.
Obviously, Boss Pei was the one who came up with the idea for the Golden Maze. Half of the Golden Maze's income belonged to Boss Pei. Of course, Boss Pei had the most say in what the core shops would sell.
Pei Qian sniggered inwardly. If possible, I wish that I wouldn't sell anything here and give everything away for free.
However, that would definitely not work.
After some thought, he asked, "What's the golden zone like?"
Chen Kangtuo looked at the map in his hand. "There are five zones in the Golden Maze. Each zone has a huge shop.
"They are the orange zone, blue zone, wine-red zone, purple zone, and gold zone.
"There are also some small shops that can be moved around. They can be configured according to the existing products.
"The first four zones have been roughly decided in the initial design. They will sell figurines, souvenirs, headwear, themed clothing, and interesting gadgets.
"Only the golden zone, which is the deepest and most central zone, has yet to be decided."
After some consideration, Pei Qian said, "Bring me there."
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