For a long time since he met Bruce, Schiller thought that Bruce wanted to be Batman because he saw bats flying through the dark attic on the night of his parents' death, and the feeling that remained in his heart at that time Fear led him to believe that bats were the embodiment of fear, and when he transformed into a bat, he was able to bring fear to Gotham's criminals.
But after Bruce graduated, Schiller discovered that there were actually not so many twists and turns, and it wasn't because bats had any special connotations - Bruce just liked bats.
It was also after that that Schiller learned that Bruce had actually always wanted to raise bats in Wayne Manor, but Alfred disagreed. In addition to the fact that these things might carry germs, it was also because their excrement was too difficult to clean. This was one of the few things that Aver would say no to Bruce.
After creating the other world, Bruce finally realized his dream of raising bats. After all, the buildings here are made of magic and have self-cleaning functions, and no one here is afraid of bat germs.
And because magicians often have to brew potions and draw magic circles, bats can be regarded as traditional farmed animals in the magic world. They have quite mature artificially selected varieties, as well as very stable breeding methods and employees, so Bruce He funded the reconstruction of the Forgotten Bar, and the Night Master helped him find a group of night elves from the magical world of Maia to help him raise bats.
Perhaps also due to some special disturbances, all the naturally existing urban animals in Gotham have a basic understanding of magic, and their understanding is a bit too thorough.
After creating a two-story-tall magical spider spirit, a demonized stray cat with eight tails, a stray dog that transforms into a werewolf king on a full moon night, and a demonized demon with a wingspan of 22 meters. Sparrow Queen, Schiller and other magicians agreed that Batman's move of raising bats was forward-looking and of practical value.
Of course, ordinary people think that bats cannot send messages. On the one hand, they cannot be trained to gain a sense of space and distance like homing pigeons. On the other hand, their body shape is not suitable for carrying heavy objects, and there are no pigeons. Such endurance, but these shortcomings are nothing in the face of magic.
Although the bats bred in the magic world were used to extract alchemy and alchemy materials before, as long as the wingspan and bone structure are slightly adjusted, they can carry out the work of delivering letters. However, in order to make the admission notice less monotonous and rigid , Bruce, the largest sponsor in the world, brought a lot of private goods into it.
First of all, there is a bat pattern printed on the letter paper. The envelope is a variation of the classic bat logo. The paint pattern used to seal the envelope is a combination of bat and Wayne family emblem. Enclosed with the letter is a small bat doll the size of a keychain made of rabbit. Made of wool, soft and furry.
Bruce had prototyped about four versions of bat dolls before. In order to observe the effect of the fire paint seal, he also customized some badges with the same pattern as the seal. In addition, there were bat stickers, bat flashlights, bat spray guns, bat cookies, bat candies, and even They are bat oil barrels, bat gas tanks and other chemical supplies.
In short, Bruce tried all the production lines of Wayne Group and produced a lot of bat peripherals. Thomas was very confused but helpless. After all, playing with bat peripherals is better than being a bat peripheral himself, right?
But soon, Thomas discovered that the positive impact of this incident was more than that. Suddenly one day, Mayor Roy found him and hoped that Wayne Group could establish a dedicated cultural and entertainment industry department to connect with the city government. Commercialize all bat peripherals, especially for upcoming music festivals.
As we all know, the city of Gotham first appeared in the public eye with a positive image because Clark's photo of Batman became popular. It is not surprising that people naturally associate Gotham with bats.
And because Gordon had previously borrowed Batman's original Bat-Light to be used as a traffic light on the central turntable, and the police obviously did not have the technical ability to change the pattern of the Bat-Light, so so far, the traffic light on the central turntable still turns toward the center turntable when it is turned on. Red or green bat patterns are projected in the sky.
The vast majority of tourists who come to Gotham will pass by the central carousel no matter which attraction they go to. Regarding the magical bat pattern, the first person they see is confused, the second person they see is curious, and the third person checks in. The photo was taken, and by the tenth or hundredth time, dozens of bizarre story versions had been woven into this magical bat pattern, and it had become one of the must-visit classic attractions in Gotham.
Although online media is not very developed in this era, various web pages have been developed relatively well. Coupled with word of mouth from tourists here, bats have gradually become the representative animal of Gotham and even the image of the city. logo.
Ordinary people in Gotham have no objections to this. There are indeed many bats in Gotham that will fly past the windows at night. Usually few people pay attention to these animals, but since those outsiders like them, it's not impossible. Become an attraction.
Under the guidance of locals, many tourists have found excellent places to watch bats. At night, a large number of wild bats will fly from the outskirts of the West District all the way to the North District, passing Gotham Cathedral on the way. The gothic atmosphere created by the night, the ancient church, and the swarms of flying bats is fascinating, and it is a great film no matter what angle you shoot it from.
Mayor Roy is more accepting of this situation than ordinary people, and is even very happy about it. Tourism signs in many cities often take ten or even decades to build. Many signs that are now regarded as classics were not created when they were just built. They are often criticized for being ugly, such as the classic "Hollywood" in big letters on the hillside.
Surprisingly, people have a high acceptance of bats, an animal with a bad image, as a symbol of Gotham. Roy hurriedly struck while the iron was hot. He first made several fake bat lights and placed them in the center of the turntable. At night, he launched a gorgeous The light show attracted a group of tourists to watch on the roof of the nearby building.
Then he teamed up with Gotham University's animal science major to develop a bat bait that allows wild bats outside the city to perform flight performances along the route he planned, and then set up different viewing spots in the city to divert tourists.
The next step is to add the image of bats to the final promotion of the music festival to deepen people’s understanding that bats represent Gotham.
After this, there is only one last step left, which is how to drive all industries to transform the virtual fame of the bat image into a real bat economy, and the simplest and easiest step to achieve is to sell bat peripherals.
Whether it is the stalls on the streets near the central carousel or on the rooftops of buildings around various viewing spots and attractions, Gotham citizens have already set up stalls, but Gotham has never done tourism business before, and many people have no idea about it. What is more profitable to sell?
Either the items sold are weird and no one buys them. For example, there are gangs setting up stalls selling guns on the spot. It’s not that tourists don’t want to buy them. The key is that things are expensive in Gotham, and the prices of guns are not cheap. The ones sold in Gotham are not cheap. These are not small pistols, but large firearms. People are here for tourism and not kidnapped. How can they have such a high budget to buy a submachine gun back home?
Most of those that do not sell such dangerous goods sell food and drinks, but there are only a few ways to make local snacks. There are no more than three ways to make stalls on a street at a glance. In most cases, whoever opens in front makes more money. For money, there is no need for tourists to eat the same snacks a second time.
Gotham's street stall economy is now at a level where it is busy, chaotic and unprofitable. If it continues like this, it will easily dampen the enthusiasm of local people and gangs for tourism. The city government must find a shot in the arm to make everyone aware It is possible to make money by engaging in tourism, and it is even more profitable than before.
Roy came up with the idea of bat peripherals thanks to Gordon, and Gordon relied on Jack the Clown. As mentioned before, Bruce prototyped several bat dolls in order to create a bat doll with the right image and size. Version.
After the final version was finalized, the previous proofing version was useless, so he gave one to each of his friends. Clown Jack got the largest Bat doll, with a wingspan of two meters, which was magnificent.
When Gordon went to Jack's house one time, he saw this big doll at a glance. He thought it was quite interesting, so he took a photo with his mobile phone and sent it to Roy. Roy was overjoyed and asked Gordon on the spot whose general this was. , and finally found out that this thing was produced by Wayne Group.
When Roy found Thomas, he held his hand with tears in his eyes and praised his foresight and business acumen. It took Thomas a long time to figure out that the pile of messy things Bruce piled in the warehouse could be used. It was put up for sale, and what’s even more surprising is that some people actually bought it.
The fact is that not only are people buying it, but they are also selling well. After all, the expected price of peripheral items is different from that of food and drinks. Ten yuan for a snack may be considered expensive by some, but ten yuan for an exquisite snack Taking home souvenirs of the city will make everyone feel that it is worth it.
After receiving authorization from Bruce, the Twelve Family's factories continued to produce Bat refrigerator magnets, Bat T-shirts, Bat car stickers, Bat ornaments, and even Bat doll bouquets, and then distributed them to various attractions for sale.
Then, all the gangsters were surprised to find that this thing is more profitable than selling fans. The cost of almost all plastic or metal products is very low, and the more it is produced, the lower the cost. Even if it cannot be sold, it can be placed on It doesn't take up space in the warehouse and won't get damaged. It can be sold just like it is taken out next year.
Printed products require a little more effort, but the price is also high. An ordinary white shirt costs a few dollars, which is expensive even in Gotham's price point. But as long as you print a slightly more complicated one Special patterns have become urban tourist souvenirs, and they can easily sell for more than ten dollars.
In the early 1990s, the U.S. economy was on the upswing, with ample employment and plenty of vacations. Everyone had plenty of money and were willing to spend money when traveling. All tourist cities that became popular in this era made a lot of money, and Gotham was no exception. .
So before the music festival even started, the tourists who arrived early and wanted to travel around Gotham had already brought a lot of income to all walks of life in Gotham.
This made people from all walks of life in Gotham, especially the twelve gangster families, fully realize that in what age are they still working hard to engage in traditional robberies? Isn’t it faster to sell tourism products and steal money from tourists than to rob banks?
(End of chapter)
