Lu Zhixing knew that although what Boss Duan said was a bit exaggerated, it was generally true.
The direct cause of the operating crisis of Xinglu Internet Cafe is insufficient funds, and the fundamental reason is the decline in customer flow.
For the business model of Internet cafes, the biggest threats are the improvement of hardware level and the change of players' consumption habits.
When most people can afford a computer with good configurations, the traditional Internet cafes with a small profit but quick turnover model are eliminated and replaced by Internet cafes with a better environment.
When hardware devices are further improved and the performance of portable devices is enough to meet the requirements of traditional 3A masterpieces, the significance of the existence of Internet cafes will be completely weakened.
What's more, the arrival of the fifth generation of VR technology has had a huge impact on the traditional game industry. Various VR experience stores are emerging, and the living environment of traditional Internet cafes has been further compressed.
In this environment, the only way for Internet cafes to survive is to continue to transform.
For example, cooperate with game companies to obtain exclusive offline benefits for some popular games, or hold offline activities in conjunction with popular games to transform Internet cafes into experience stores or offline physical stores.
This is also the reason why Lu Mingyuan has been running around and eating with the operation leaders of various game companies during this period.
But the problem is that there are actually very few game companies with this kind of energy, and there are too many Internet cafes.
These game companies still prefer to cooperate with chain Internet cafes with strong financial resources.
Therefore, Lu Mingyuan ran so many times, but never gained anything.
Obviously, Lu Mingyuan also saw the current situation clearly, so he decided to talk to Duan Lin and wanted to transfer Xinglu Internet Cafe. It's just that I haven't really made up my mind yet.
Duan Lin exhaled a puff of smoke again and looked at Lu Zhixing: "How about it, Mr. Xiaolu, have you thought about it?"
Duan Lin hoped that Lu Zhixing could persuade Lu Mingyuan. In his opinion, Lu Zhixing was a college student with little social experience, so he should be better at fooling people than Lu Mingyuan.
Lu Zhixing smiled and handed the contract back.
"Sorry, Boss Duan, we don't plan to sell it."
Duan Lin frowned slightly, with a surprised expression on his face.
He couldn't figure out which link had gone wrong.
"Mr. Xiaolu, are you sure? This is not a child's play. My time is also very precious. I don't have time to chat with you all the time.
"I also see that you two brothers are working hard, so I feel sympathy for you. If you don't know what to do, I don't mind waiting for your Internet cafe to close down before talking to the landlord.
"By then, you won't get a penny."
There was a smile on Lu Zhixing's face. Such words could only be used to deceive a child who didn't understand anything. It was impossible to frighten him.
"Boss Duan, there is nothing else. We simply think that there is still hope for Xinglu Internet Cafe to turn around, so we won't bother Boss Duan."
Duan Lin's face darkened. Although he still didn't know which part had the problem, he could tell that this transaction was probably a scam.
This younger brother seems to have a more determined attitude than his older brother.
"snort."
Duan Lin stood up and put out his cigarette butt on the coffee table: "Okay, newborn calves in Xiaolu are not afraid of tigers. Young people are, yes, very enterprising.
“Then let me tell you something.
"Last week, I have already negotiated with the person in charge of Changteng Entertainment. You all know about the popular variety show "High School Show" right now? Changteng Entertainment is going to release a game of the same name, and I have already got it. Exclusive offline cooperation across Jinghai City.
"At that time, several of my Internet cafes will cooperate with the popularity of "High School Show" and hold many activities. Anyway, there are too many to mention. I will definitely eat up the customer traffic near Jinghai University.
"Xinglu Internet Cafe is already losing money. When I see it, how can you keep going!
"Mr. Lu, this is your last chance. Please think carefully. There is no need to send it away."
After Duan Lin finished speaking, he walked out of the private room without looking back.
Lu Mingyuan was a little confused, and he stood up: "Hey, Boss Duan..."
Lu Zhixing, however, was completely too lazy to pay attention. He stood up and opened the window to get some air: "Smoking in the house, what kind of quality do you have?"
Lu Mingyuan stood there at a loss. The conversation between Lu Zhixing and Duan Lin just now was very fast, and he couldn't get a word in at all. As a result, by the time he reacted, Duan Lin was already gone.
"Zhixing! What are you doing? I haven't even thought about this yet. You rejected Boss Duan. Even if we want to transfer it again in the future, we may not be able to transfer this internet cafe!
"Now everyone can see that the Internet cafe business is not easy to do, and not many people are willing to take over!"
Lu Zhixing looked at his elder brother and said calmly: "Brother, what is there to consider? The Internet cafe is a collection of your hard work and cannot be sold.
“What’s more, changes in the general environment are both crises and opportunities.
“It is true that a group of Internet cafes will be eliminated, but there must also be a group of Internet cafes that can survive by transforming into offline experience stores and VR Internet cafes, and even live better than before.
"Now that we have taken this step, there is no reason to go back."
Lu Mingyuan was very anxious: "That's true, but what about the current difficulties? Let alone transformation, we don't have the funds to maintain operations."
Lu Zhixing took out his phone and clicked a few times: "Brother, look at your phone."
Lu Mingyuan took out his mobile phone in confusion, opened the social software, and found that Lu Zhixing had just transferred 80,000 yuan to him.
He was stunned for a moment, and then the expression on his face was not happy, but nervous.
"Zhixing, where did this money come from?"
At this moment, words such as "online loan" flashed in his mind.
Seeing Lu Mingyuan's nervous expression, Lu Zhixing was a little bit dumbfounded: "Brother, what are you thinking? I earned this money by playing games myself. And this is just the beginning, and I can make more in the future.
"Look if you don't believe me."
Lu Zhixing casually opened a computer in the private room and logged in to his official platform account.
Lu Mingyuan was even more surprised: ""Zen"? You actually made this game?"
Lu Zhixing looked at the shocked expression on his brother's face and felt very touched.
"Otherwise? Didn't you realize that the stone bridge in this game is the same stone bridge in the old city?"
Lu Mingyuan was still confused: "But even if you are a genius and used a VR helmet to create this game, where did these art resources come from?"
Lu Zhixing coughed twice: "You also know that I am majoring in game design. Professor He Cheng from our college retired from a game company and is very well-connected. I got on well with him and got some Offcuts not used in other games.”
The expression on Lu Mingyuan's face gradually relaxed: "Oh...is that so?"
This rhetoric was thought up by Lu Zhixing before. It was true and false, and very deceptive to outsiders. As expected, Lu Mingyuan was successfully fooled.
"Well, I read on the Internet that the creator of this game went to Longtan Park to play the role of a big tree at night. Does that mean..." Lu Mingyuan hesitated to speak.
Lu Zhixing hurriedly coughed twice: "Ahem! Brother, don't mention this matter anymore. That's what I'm collecting.
"In short, you don't have to worry about Internet cafes anymore, I will make more games in the future.
"Isn't it just to cooperate with game companies? Since those big game companies ignore us, then we will make our own games."
In order to avoid the embarrassment of social death, Lu Zhixing changed the topic quickly.
Lu Mingyuan's brows relaxed and his face was filled with relief: "Okay, that's a great relationship! I didn't expect that my stupid brother would grow up...
"We brothers, working together, will definitely turn Xinglu Internet Cafe from losses to profitability and create greater glory!"
During this time, Lu Mingyuan felt a little desperate.
He ran around and found many game companies, but the operating directors of these game companies either disliked that the Internet cafe was too small and were not willing to cooperate at all, or they were asking for cards, implying various additional conditions.
Lu Mingyuan really had no other choice, so he wanted to transfer the Internet cafe. Although he would lose most of the hard work he had put in before, he could finally stop the loss.
But he didn't expect that his brother, whom he had always ignored, could solve this problem in this way.
This also made him more certain that it was right to sell iron to help his younger brother go to college!
After majoring in game design, I immediately learned and used it to make a game, and also solved the crisis of the Internet cafe. What is this called? This is called knowledge changing destiny!
Of course, the income from "Zen" is more than the 80,000 yuan. Lu Zhixing will continue to give the majority of the game's income to Lu Mingyuan in the future to maintain the normal operation of Xinglu Internet Cafe.
But this still does not solve the problem from the root.
Lu Zhixing knows very well that the biggest problem facing Internet cafes now is insufficient customer traffic. Compared with other Internet cafes, they have no core competitiveness. If this situation is not changed, no matter how much money is invested, it will be a bottomless pit.
Therefore, he must complete the role-playing task as soon as possible and produce more influential large-scale games, so that he can gradually revitalize Internet cafes and successfully achieve transformation.
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The next day, after Lu Zhixing finished his class, he began to work on renting a house.
He found a real estate agent near the school and quickly inspected the houses with suitable prices about two streets away from Jinghai University.
He had saved 100,000 yuan before and gave 80,000 yuan to Lu Mingyuan, leaving him with 20,000 yuan left.
The 20,000 yuan was his start-up capital.
The reason why he wanted to rent a house was because Lu Zhixing wanted to play the role of "worker" and "paralyzed patient" this time, and when playing these two identities, he had to avoid the eyes of his roommates and elder brothers as much as possible.
If a young man with normal legs and feet plays the role of a paralyzed patient, he is probably more likely to die than playing the role of a big tree.
He had carefully considered the location of the house. First of all, it couldn't be too far from Keihai University. He had to go to class and study from time to time, but it also couldn't be too close to Keihai University. He didn't want to go out in a wheelchair and pretend to be a disabled person. I was caught by my classmates when I was in school.
Therefore, renting a house two streets away is just the right distance.
The rent here is not cheap. An ordinary one-bedroom apartment costs more than 3,000 yuan. If you deposit one and pay three, you will spend 12,000 yuan in an instant.
But there is nothing you can do, there is no way to save this money.
In addition, Lu Zhixing also spent more than 900 yuan to buy a wheelchair online.
In fact, electric wheelchairs are more convenient, but they are too expensive, costing several thousand yuan. What's more, Lu Zhixing is not yet sure how long he will play the role of a paralyzed patient, so he can just buy an ordinary wheelchair first.
In the next two days, Lu Zhixing was busy again. He arranged bedding and toiletries in the rental house, and purchased some relatively cheap basic furniture.
After everything was arranged, Lu Zhixing slumped on the old sofa in the rental house for a while, then turned over and sat up.
"Okay, it's almost time to write down the design concept draft of the game!"
