Chapter 1150: Something Wrong With Star Bird Fitness!
Pei Qian was a little fl.u.s.tered, but he quickly calmed down.
“Calm down, calm down.
“The VR experience area has just been opened. It’s more gimmicky. It’s normal and reasonable for everyone to come and play.”
“After this wave of popularity pa.s.ses, there will definitely not be many people in the VR experience area. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe will also be able to incur losses.”
“A moment of popularity brings long-term losses. It’s still worth it.”
After consoling himself, Pei Qian stood up, intending to sneak up to the second floor to take a look.
He knew that the second floor was probably full now, but it was also important to obtain the feedback of the customers.
What if there were high attendance but customers were not satisfied?
He greeted the waiter and asked him to reserve a seat for him. He had to come down for a meal later.
It was only noon, and the internet cafe was almost full. He had not seen such a grand scene in months.
If Pei Qian went to the second floor just like that, his seat would probably be taken by someone else very soon. Thus, he had to ask the waiter to keep an eye on it.
Pei Qian followed the crowd to the second floor and was shocked by the scene in front of him.
So many people!
Before coming, Pei Qian had expected that there would be many people and all the seats would be filled. However, he realized that he was still too inexperienced.
Not only were all the seats taken up, there were also two people waiting in line!
Every empty seat in the VR experience area was relatively s.p.a.cious in order to make it easier for players to move freely within the VR range. There was a part.i.tion that separated players from the people on both sides.
There was an aisle behind him, which was relatively s.p.a.cious.
Now, there were many people standing in the original aisle. Obviously, they were all waiting in line!
Now, Pei Qian knew why there was so many unfamiliar faces downstairs.
That was because familiar faces were already on the second floor to play or line up!
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s queuing mechanism was similar to that of other industries such as the snack market and Thriller Hostel. If it was full, the queue would reach the bar counter. The bar counter would arrange everything based on the priority of the number of queues and the timing of each piece of equipment. There would not be a situation where they would find loopholes later on.
This was also to take care of most people’s experience as much as possible. There would not be a situation where they came early but were s.n.a.t.c.hed by others.
Logically speaking, these people could just wait and have their numbers called out in the internet cafe below. However, it was obvious that they were too pa.s.sionate about VR. Thus, they would rather stand upstairs and watch!
The equipment in the VR experience area included keyboards, headphones, monitors, and a full set of Doubt VR headsets. Among them, the keyboards were fixed on a foldable table. They were unfolded when used and hung on the wall when not used.
The monitor would show the image in the VR gla.s.ses.
Of course, if players did not want others to watch it, they could also choose to close the screen. However, “Animal Island VR” was a cute casual game. There was nothing to hide. There was no need to close the screen.
Thus, one person played the game while the other two watched it. What’s more, they watched it with gusto!
The VR gla.s.ses were an all-in-one machine with a battery. They could be played wireless, but they could only last for more than two hours. In fact, the original intention of the design was for everyone to rest after playing for more than two hours and charge the gla.s.ses. They did not have to play for too long because it would be too tiring.
That was the case for gamers at home. After all, the VR gla.s.ses were their own. They could just find some time to play them in fragments of their free time.
However, that was not the case in the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. Many people came specially. How could they leave in two hours?
Of course, he had to work hard!
However, Xiao Peng had obviously considered this point. When designing, he had fixed the charging line and data line of the VR gla.s.ses to the right wall by hanging them.
This line was hanging above their heads, so even if they used a wired method to play, players did not have to worry about being caught by this line. The experience was not much different from the wireless mode.
The customers at the back watched as they chatted.
“Up close, I can see it even clearer than in Teacher Qiao’s video. This game is too awesome. It can even simulate the movements of archery. I can’t wait to get it.”
“Sigh, I knew that the VR experience area would be open today, so I rushed over as soon as the internet cafe opened. I didn’t expect to be late! Many people were queuing before the door opened.”
“I don’t know how long more do I have to queue. It’s so uncomfortable.”
“It’s alright, Brother. I can play for at most an hour. If the experience is good, I’ll go back and order a pair of VR gla.s.ses to play at home!”
“There are too many people. Should I go to the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and take a look?”
“Don’t go. There must be a queue there. Don’t think about it. Just wait here obediently.”
“I think we can only play ‘Animal Island’ here. Where’s the Fitness Battle?”
“There’s no smart fitness drying rack here. How can we play?”
“If you want to play ‘Fitness Battle’, you can go to the nearby Star Bird Fitness. There’s a full set of drying racks and VR gla.s.ses there.”
“Is that so? What’s the charge then?”
“There are all of them. They can be used for a month, a year, or per use. What’s more, there’s a new shop nearby. I don’t think there are many people.”
“I won’t continue queuing here then. There are still more than ten people in front. How long do I have to wait? Let’s go there and experience it first!”
The people in the VR experience area came and went. New customers kept coming up from downstairs, wanting to see what the VR experience area looked like. However, there were people who could not wait and left from the second floor.
Pei Qian was near the stairs. He was squeezed by everyone and felt a little suicidal.
If it was normal times, he would often encounter people asking for his autograph. At that time, Pei Qian would feel quite annoyed. However, no one was asking for his autograph today. Everyone was staring at the VR gla.s.ses. Pei Qian felt even worse!
What a sad story.
What’s more, Pei Qian suddenly felt that something was amiss as he listened to these people’s discussions.
“Star Bird Fitness? Why is this name so familiar?”
Pei Qian was very sure that he had heard of this name before. He thought about it as he ate his breakfast downstairs and suddenly remembered.
Wasn’t this the gym that he had asked He Desheng to invest in previously?
Previously, Pei Qian had coincidentally met Che Rong when he was buying a house. Che Rong had said that he was opening a gym. The situation in the past few years has not been good. Recently, his situation has improved with the help of a benefactor. Thus, he had taken out the money in the house and invested it in the gym.
Pei Qian heard that the gym was not doing well. Even the boss had to rely on selling the house to earn money. Wouldn’t he be making a loss by investing some money?
What’s more, it formed direct compet.i.tiveness with Deposit Fitness. It was quite perfect to work on both sides.
Thus, Pei Qian told He Desheng to invest some money into the gym secretly so that he could follow the normal investment process of Dream Realization Ventures.
In the end… Why was Star Bird Fitness related to the Fitness Battle? What the h.e.l.l was with a full set of drying racks and VR gla.s.ses?
Pei Qian ate his breakfast as he pondered. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that something was amiss.
There seemed to be some hidden information that he had not noticed or ignored!
Pei Qian felt that he would not be able to keep a low profile if he did not leave, seeing more and more people appear in the internet cafe. Thus, he immediately stood up and left after finis.h.i.+ng his breakfast.
After that, he took out a mask from his pocket and put it on. He searched for the nearest Star Bird Fitness on the map.
It was about two kilometers from here, nearly three kilometers from the nearest Deposit Fitness.
Pei Qian was a little dissatisfied with this position.
Why are you so far away from Deposit Fitness? Get closer!
It would be best if they could just face each other.
A gym could cover an area of more than three kilometers. If the compet.i.tion was intense, it could only cover a range of two kilometers.
The distance was a core factor to consider when choosing a gym for customers after all.
They were too far away. They were running to the gym with all sorts of luggage. They were exhausted even before they arrived. They were not in the mood to work out at all and could not persevere.
Star Bird Fitness was five kilometers away from Deposit Fitness. It could be said that customers were basically not overlapping at all. They could not form a compet.i.tive relations.h.i.+p with Deposit Fitness. Naturally, there was no way to talk about s.n.a.t.c.hing customers and reducing Deposit Fitness’ profits.
What’s more, Pei Qian looked at the map and realized that Star Bird Fitness seemed to have chosen the location on purpose.
Most of the branches were three to four kilometers away from Deposit Fitness!
In terms of close distance, it was not considered close. The clients of the gym basically did not overlap. In terms of distance, it was not too far. Jingzhou was so big, and Deposit Fitness could not cover the entire Jingzhou. Star Bird Fitness’ new store was not very far from Deposit Fitness. It did not seem right to use coincidence to explain.
According to the results of the map, the biggest flags.h.i.+p store in Star Bird Fitness was near the Great World. However, like the other branches, it was also a distance away from places like the Great World and Golden Prosperity Square that had Tengda industries.
Pei Qian suddenly felt that something was amiss with Star Bird Fitness.
Previously, he had thought that this was just an ordinary gym that was about to collapse. Thus, he had invested some money into it out of humanitarian reasons.
However, from the looks of the current situation, the situation was definitely not as simple as he had imagined!
There was no need to look at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe anymore. The VR experience area had just opened. It would definitely be popular.
Given the current popularity, even if the future became cold and deserted, it would only be two or three months at most.
There was no need to worry about such a place that had already fallen, but what was the situation with Star Bird Fitness?
Pei Qian called Little Sun to drive over and decided to make a trip to the flags.h.i.+p store with the largest gym.
He had to understand the situation of Star Bird Fitness clearly!
…
At the same time, Star Bird Fitness’s flags.h.i.+p store had officially opened for business.
Che Rong was extremely efficient. He immediately arranged for a large number of VR gla.s.ses to be purchased from Boss Li after receiving the news. He also configured them to various branches as quickly as possible.
That was because Doubt VR gla.s.ses and smart fitness drying rack had long been compatible, so it was easier to install it. It could be a wired or wireless connection. Shang Yang Games had already planned it in advance when developing the Fitness Battle VR version.
A line could be hung down directly from the smart module on the smart fitness drying rack. It also had the function of data transmission and charging. What’s more, it would not affect fitness movements.
They could just hang it by the side when he did not need it.
They were all in a set so it was very convenient to install them. The employees of the various branches of Star Bird Fitness took the time to work after receiving the goods and finally finished installing them successfully.