Pei Qian thought for a while and said, "First of all, this project must be far away from the current Thriller Hostel."
"Secondly, the height of this roller coaster must be as low as possible. It must be less than thirty meters."
"Finally … there has to be a certain degree of randomness in the route of this roller coaster."
After saying these three requirements, Pei Qian saw the confusion on Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong's faces.
Pei Qian could not help but feel happy. Confused? That's right!
Being far away from the current Thriller Hostel meant that tourists would need a long time to walk from the three projects to the new project. That would have a certain dissuading effect in terms of geographical location.
The higher the height of the roller coaster, the longer the journey, and the more winding the route, the more exciting it would be. On the other hand, if the height of the roller coaster was very low, it would be difficult to play any tricks no matter how it was designed.
Logically speaking, it would not be a big problem to build a roller coaster that was sixty to seventy meters high based on the normal construction cost of a hundred million yuan. He could even play some other tricks.
The key to a roller coaster was to be high and long.
That was because the excitement that passengers felt when they rode the roller coaster mainly came from the special acceleration experience. For example, the feeling of weightlessness when the roller coaster was falling vertically or when the roller coaster was moving in a parabola. It could also be super acceleration like a sports car, or it could be a spiral roll in the air that made the human body endure a greater acceleration …
Those were the most exciting points of the roller coaster.
However, there was a prerequisite for these thrills. The height of the roller coaster had to be high.
The higher the height, the more intense the stimulation for passengers; the longer the distance, the longer the stimulation.
That was why the roller coasters in large amusement parks in the world would be built higher and higher. The tallest had reached a hundred or even a hundred and twenty meters.
A higher roller coaster would definitely be more exciting. Even if there were not as many tricks, a simple vertical rise and fall would be enough to make passengers scared out of their wits.
As a second-tier city, Jingzhou had Xintiandi Amusement Park. There were roller coasters, drop towers, pendulums, and other equipment.
The roller coaster over there was about forty to fifty meters high. It was actually very thrilling for ordinary tourists.
However, if Pei Qian built another roller coaster that was sixty to seventy meters high in Thriller Hostel, tourists who came to Jingzhou might have to arrange an extra day's trip. They would go to Xintiandi Amusement Park first before coming to Thriller Hostel.
After all, tourists who liked to ride roller coasters would want to ride higher and more exciting projects.
Thus, Pei Qian decided to do the opposite. As long as the roller coaster was built lower than thirty meters, it would not be as thrilling as the roller coaster at Xintiandi Amusement Park. No one would come to play then.
Of course, there was also a problem if the cultivation was too low, and that was that he would definitely not be able to spend all his money.
For things like roller coasters, there were both domestic and imported ones. They were all directly shipped over for assembly after they were produced. If it was some large roller coasters, they could only buy imported ones. Some small roller coasters that were made in China were also quite good. If that was the case, buying a relatively small roller coaster might only cost a few million to tens of thousands of yuan. No matter what, it would not cost a hundred million yuan.
That was why Pei Qian had specially added a little so that the route of this roller coaster would have a certain degree of randomness.
Things like roller coasters actually didn't need to be random.
That was because the speed of the roller coaster was very fast. The entire journey would be over in two to three minutes. When people were on it, their minds would go blank because of the weightlessness and acceleration. How could they be in the mood to watch so much fun?
Thus, most of the large roller coasters only had one planned route so that tourists could enjoy themselves for two to three minutes after going on.
On the other hand, Pei Qian had decided to make a certain degree of randomness on the route. The construction cost would definitely double, and the cost-effectiveness ratio would definitely be extremely bad.
Wouldn't that achieve the effect of spending money and no one coming to play?
Pei Qian was impressed by his own intelligence and wits.
On the other hand, Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong obviously knew this very well. They had no idea what Boss Pei was up to, nor could they tell how to repair the roller coaster.
Chen Kangtuo probed, "Then … Boss Pei, should we buy ready-made projects at home and abroad, or should we spend our own money to create original projects?"
Pei Qian did not hesitate. "Of course, we'll create original projects ourselves!"
Buy ready-made projects at home and abroad? That would definitely be mature projects that could make money. They could use it once they bought it. It would reduce the cost and increase the success rate. How could that do?!
It was better to let Chen Kangtuo and the others figure it out and create their own projects. The chances of failure would be higher.
Pei Qian felt that he had explained enough. It would not be nice if he said more. It would easily trigger their imaginations. Thus, he stood up and left. "Alright, the two of you hurry up and think about it. Once you've thought about the plan, go and ask the contractor for an inquiry. Start work as soon as possible. Time waits for no one. "
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong looked at each other and quickly turned on their computers to search for relevant information.
…
Soon, two hours passed.
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong had been searching for information online for two hours, but they were still at their wits' end.
Hao Qiong was a little melancholic. "The conditions that Boss Pei gave this time can't have any inspiration at all!"
"It's a relatively short roller coaster, and it even has some randomness? I can't imagine what kind of project this is. "
"Logically speaking, wouldn't it be better to spend this hundred million yuan on those ready-made roller coaster plans overseas? It would save time and effort. "
Chen Kangtuo shook his head slightly. "Don't you know Boss Pei's personality? Since when would Boss Pei buy ready-made projects? "
"The three projects of Thriller Hostel are all original. The new project naturally has to be original as well. Otherwise, how can it be obviously different from Xintiandi Amusement Park?"
Hao Qiong sighed. "That's right, but roller coasters are not like games. The gameplay is not important at all. The most important thing is the height. It would definitely not be fun if the height is not high enough. However, Boss Pei said that the lower the height, the better. It would be best not to exceed 30 meters. "
Chen Kangtuo clicked on his laptop a few times and said, "Do you think … Boss Pei means to make an indoor roller coaster?"
Hao Qiong was stunned. "Indoor roller coaster? Why? "
Chen Kangtuo said, "I looked through a few of the more famous amusement parks in the world and found that those that are relatively low are all indoor roller coasters."
"For example, there's an indoor roller coaster with a wizard theme. Its selling point is to use a huge physical setting and a projection screen to bring a surreal immersive experience to tourists."
"The indoor roller coaster is a completely enclosed environment. It might not be as high and fast as the outdoor roller coaster, but it can create a special environment and atmosphere so that tourists have a strong sense of immersion."
"The highest drop of this project is only about ten meters, but it can give tourists a more exciting feeling than a roller coaster that is tens of meters long."
"Why did Boss Pei emphasize the height of the roller coaster? Obviously, he's hinting that we should make a similar indoor roller coaster project, combining the sense of weightlessness, acceleration, and virtual environment! "
"That's the only way to have a high budget of 100 million yuan."
Hao Qiong nodded slightly. "Yes … that makes sense."
"Should we continue to make horror themes for this indoor roller coaster? The three existing projects of Thriller Hostel are all horror themes, especially 'Ultimate Horror'. There are many horror settings in it that have good effects. We can use them directly. "
Chen Kangtuo shook his head. "I think … not necessarily."
"Logically speaking, this indoor roller coaster would definitely be scary if we follow the consistent style of Thriller Hostel. For example, it would be pitch-black, with countless ghosts trying to catch people, and so on."
"However, Boss Pei has given us a hint. He specifically pointed out that this roller coaster should be built further away from the current three projects!"
"Obviously, Boss Pei wants the new project to be significantly different from the existing three haunted house projects. Naturally, he wants to distance himself from them."
"All in all, I think Boss Pei is hinting to us to build a project that will give tourists moderate shock and fit the theme of Thriller Hostel. However, it should not be obviously related to the existing three projects. In other words, we should abandon the existing horror theme."
Hao Qiong pondered for a moment. "Yes, that makes sense!"
"In that case …"
"Boss Pei's third request is also thought-provoking. Boss Pei said that this project must have a certain degree of randomness. "
"If it was an ordinary roller coaster, obviously, there was no need for randomness at all. A fixed route would be enough. However, as you said, if we build such a surreal and immersive roller coaster, a certain degree of randomness could increase the fun! "
"However, how to be randomized is a problem."
"If this project becomes popular, then the tourists will definitely want to experience all the routes. If it's purely random, the tourists can't be sure if they will go to a route that they haven't experienced yet. This will instead dampen their enthusiasm for multiple tours."
Chen Kangtuo nodded. "Yes, there must be many routes, but it can't be completely random."
"If we think about it from the perspective of a game, it would be best for players to choose themselves when there are many routes. Different choices made by players would automatically change the route of the experience. That way, players would be interested in playing again. "
"In other words, Boss Pei is hinting to us that this should be an indoor roller coaster project. There should be many routes for players to choose from. At the same time, its packaging should be a certain degree of shock, but it should not clash with the existing ghost theme of Thriller Hostel. It should give tourists a new experience."
"What kind of theme should it be …"
Chen Kangtuo fell into deep thought because there were actually many similar themes. It was difficult to choose at the moment.
Hao Qiong suddenly slapped his forehead. "I got it! I got it! "
"Boss Pei only told us not to buy ready-made plans and to create original ones. However, he did not say that we have to create the story background! Doesn't Tengda have ready-made IPs that we can use! "
"Thriller Hostel can be seen as Tengda's theme park. It would be reasonable to use Tengda's IP to do an amusement project, right?"
"Isn't the plot content of Ocean Stronghold's downloadable content suitable to be used directly?"
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