Siheyuan: He Yuzhu’s Sunshine Farm

Chapter 202 Yi Zhonghai’s Hard Days

"Come and pack melon seeds.!"

"Boss, I want peanuts."

"Here's a pack of cigarettes."

In Banggan's video hall, there were probably hundreds of people, sitting, standing, and squatting, filling a small small room to the brim. The smell of cigarette smoke was mixed with all kinds of weird sour smells. Most people Really can't wait.

However, the people inside didn't feel much. At this time, everyone was focused on watching the video played on a small color TV in the center of the room.

This is a movie from Xiangjiang, and everyone watched it with gusto. You can watch three movies here for one dollar, which is really a feast for the eyes.

Yi Zhonghai looked at the crowded video hall and showed a happy expression. However, Yi Zhonghai didn't know that his hard days were coming. Bangge played the video and Jia Zhang sold the tickets. Qin Huairu is the ticket checker, while Yi Zhonghai is the cleaner.

You must know that this video hall is almost entirely funded by Yi Zhonghai, but the boss is a jerk. On the contrary, he has nothing to do with Yi Zhonghai. Of course, at this time, Yi Zhonghai still has no idea about his hard life. He is still very happy to come. He is happy that he will have something to support him when he gets old.

Moreover, this video studio's ability to make money is quite high. Just after one year, it has earned almost a thousand yuan. If it continues to operate, then my life will be happy and worry-free.

During this period, Bangge and the Jia family needed Yi Zhonghai as a cleaner, so it was good for Yi Zhonghai. However, the turning point was coming soon. After Yi Zhonghai was injured, Bangge and the Jia family began to For Yi Zhonghai, the nose is no longer a nose and the eyes are no longer eyes.

Two flowers, one on each side

He Yuzhu's four video halls are still doing brisk business. Although at this time, video halls in Sijiucheng are springing up like mushrooms after a rain, He Yuzhu's four video halls are still full every day.

There is no way, who made He Yuzhu's video room have high specifications? It is not comparable to those black video rooms. The price is a bit higher, but the enjoyment is also the highest, with leather sofas and couples' private rooms.

What's more important is the full set of Xiangjiang movies, which are incomparable to those black video halls.

He Yuzhu recently planned to open an arcade game room next to the video hall. You should know that it is the late [-]s, and arcade machines are really a good opportunity to make money. Many people don't know how this arcade machine makes money.

After all, an arcade machine costs about 1300 for a more common one and 2500 to 4000 for a more expensive one. Add in store rent, water and electricity bills, and labor costs. Can it really be sustained on just [-] cents a coin?
  Later, there were still three coins for fifty cents, and even ten coins for one dollar.

In fact, there are two ways for arcade owners to ask players to put in more coins to increase the difficulty of the game and reduce the number of survival times, but either way is extremely harmful to people who spend money to play games.

Back then, in the alley next to the Junxing machine room downstairs of my house, there was a small arcade with a whole row of frames. I forgot the name. It was the blackest arcade I have ever seen. No one else. My family's "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2" has two lives by default, but he only has one, and he won't get any more lives after hitting 30 points.

What's even more outrageous is that he also increased the damage caused by the enemy to the player character. In the second level, Xiahou Dun clashed with his horse and stabbed me, which could directly make me disabled. It made "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2" look like "Metal Slug". If you want to hone your gaming skills, this store is a perfect training ground - I won't go anyway, you can do it.

In contrast, although some bosses do this kind of thing, their methods are much better than those above, as I will talk about below.

For example, some smart bosses will divide the machines in the store into three levels. The first level is horizontal action games and flight shooting games, the second level is fighting games, and the third level is fruit machines.

The first-level machines are the easiest to attract customers. Popular games such as "Famous General", "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2", "Dragon King", "Dino Kombat", "Knights of the Round Table", "Ninja Baseball" and "Punisher" are always displayed most conspicuously at the door. Location.

If a more popular game comes out, the last one will be eliminated based on the number of coins thrown and replaced with a new game.

For example, "Denshen Demon Puppet 2" will arrive this month, and the coin rate of "Three Kingdoms 2" is low. At this time, "Romance of the Three Kingdoms 2" will be removed and replaced with "Denshen Demon Puppet 2".

The boss said that many arcades place various types of games randomly and without focus. Except for the old players who can find the machine location at once, other new players often don’t know what games to play, but he just put the most popular ones. The games are placed at the door, and a "popular must-play" sign is posted, so that it is clear at a glance what should be played and what is recommended.

Not far from the "popular must-plays" is the so-called "non-popular area", which displays the more popular games such as "Magic Sword", "Vacuum Cleaner Boy", "Aliens vs. Predator", "Zero Team" and "Battle Circuit". For games that are low or have been eliminated, this small detail may not seem like anything special, but it actually has a lot of knowledge.

Generally speaking, players are definitely more willing to play popular games, but there are too many people waiting in line for popular games. At this time, in order to kill time, they often think "How about I play other games first, it's not much different anyway" Psychology, driven by this mentality, games that were originally not paid attention to have a considerable amount of coin investment.

Of course, the games displayed should not be too unpopular. Games such as "King of Wheels", "Sunset Knight" and "Glory of God of War" are all very popular among everyone, but in fact, it is difficult to arouse the interest of other players. In this case , you have to replace new games in time, and unpopular game baseboards are generally available for 200-300 yuan. The update cost is not high, and wholesalers have a guaranteed return and exchange system, so "non-popular areas" sometimes exchange them every three days. A game is also very common.

Seeing this, some friends may wonder: In terms of eye-catching ability, aren't fighting games better? Why are horizontal action games placed at the door instead of fighting games?

In fact, ever since the boss spent 2500 yuan to buy a "Samurai Shodown 1" and made huge profits, he realized the potential of fighting games and successively purchased "The King of Fighters 96", "The King of Fighters 97" and "The King of Fighters 2". Fighting games such as "Demon Warriors", "World Heroes [-]", "Overlord Ninja Technique", and "Double Dragon Fighting". I have to say that although the boss is not an avid game fan, he has a really good intuition for game selection. The games he chooses are basically guaranteed to make money without losing money.

In order to group those players who love fighting together, he also built a nearby kiosk and opened it up with the arcade, turning it into a fighting area. From time to time, he would also go out and play games with regular customers, creating a very special atmosphere. Harmonious user circle.

Having regular customers means they will bring more players. Later, the boss will organize some fighting game competitions from time to time. The registration fee is 10 yuan per person, and the champion can win a 50 yuan bonus and 50 game coins.

Of course, this kind of small shop competition cannot be compared with formal fighting competitions or even "fighting dramas". However, every time a competition was organized at that time, more than 20 people participated and attracted a large number of onlookers. These people naturally became potential consumers.

In addition, every Saturday and Sunday, the boss will bring out a game in his store, adjust the difficulty of the game to LEVEL8, and require players to clear the game within 30 minutes. It is known as the "Extreme Challenge". Depending on the game, sometimes Set up some crazy restrictions, such as "Dragon King Warrior" is not allowed to cut magic stones, and is not allowed to drink blood; "Knights of the Round Table" is not allowed to block, slash, or steal wands, etc.

Of course, it is allowed to add coins to continue the level during the challenge. As long as the level can be cleared within 30 minutes, 5 game coins will be given directly. However, at that time, many people could not get the reward of these 5 game coins at all. In the case of "Dragon King Warrior" For example, there are 16 levels in the game, and it would take me an hour to play at LEVEL 4. It would be extremely difficult to pass the level in 1 minutes at LEVEL 8.

But the strange thing is that except for "The Angry Bee", which has been ignored from beginning to end, there are actually a large number of "brave men" who are willing to challenge the limit under such weird regulations, which is really surprising.

Finally, I asked the boss a realistic question: How much money can you make in a month without relying on fruit machines?
  He thought for a while and replied: 20000 yuan is definitely no problem. You guys have money in their pockets, have no hobbies, and don’t like reading, so they can only spend it on game consoles. As long as you know which types of games are the most popular, To attract attention, which style of game has the highest popularity, just follow your preferences.

He Yuzhu knew that arcade machines would definitely make money, and they would be suitable for his video parlor. In the past, He Yuzhu did not build arcade machines because if arcade machines appeared, there would have to be a force to intimidate them.

Because arcades appeared, there will be those gangsters who hang out in arcades all the time.

There are many old boys born in the 80s and 90s who grew up playing arcade machines. However, the arcades back then were not children’s playgrounds after all, but a mixed place full of gangsters, like us, students who got carried away playing in the arcades. , in their eyes they are just a bunch of lambs waiting to be slaughtered.

Especially in the early years when arcades first emerged, the phenomenon of money extortion was rampant. While you were having fun, suddenly a huge hand patted your shoulder: "Are you free? Come out and chat!"

Looking at their ferocious looks, the child who was less than 1 meters tall at the time dared to resist. He could only follow them to the darkness of the residential building, and then "contribute" all his money and game coins to them. .

The most uncomfortable thing is that when you encounter this situation, you can only swallow it and cannot cry to your parents. Let’s not talk about whether they will stand up for you. Anyway, if you go to the arcade without telling your parents, you will have to suffer a combination of doubles first!
  Although the arcade owner sees everything, who is willing to meddle in matters that have nothing to do with him?
  For those who do business, it is safe to keep out of sight and out of sight. However, if people keep being blackmailed, and over time they will no longer dare to come and play, it will definitely have an impact on the arcade's business.

Later, the boss lady found a compromise. Deposit, that is, first deposit the game coins with the boss lady, and then go to the boss lady to get some when you need to use them. After trying it several times in the past, I am really grateful to the boss lady, so that I can play I want to play games without being robbed by gangsters and going bankrupt. Thank you boss lady for saving my life!
  In addition, there was actually an unsightly hidden trick back then, which was to stuff money into the soles of shoes or underwear. Generally, gangsters would only check the visible trouser pockets. If they couldn't find it, they would leave in frustration. Anyway, it will make you The average person has never encountered the situation of taking off his shoes or pants, and he can save the day every time!
  He Yuzhu is not the kind of boss who keeps an eye out of sight, so if he wants to put an end to those gangsters, he must have backstage power, and He Yuzhu's arcade will definitely have a large number of fruit machines. If someone loses too much, he will cause trouble.

He Yuzhu must have his own backstage.

In this way, a lot of troubles can be eliminated. Now that Zhou Qiang is back and has become the deputy director of the Forty-Nine City Public Security Bureau, oh, this is really great. For this reason, He Yuzhu will take over the arcade business. Put it on the agenda.

About fifteen years ago, He Yuzhu went to find Jiang Shaobin, a well-known businessman in Sijiu City. The two were already old acquaintances. Jiang Shaobin was engaged in these things now. His son was staying in Pengcheng, and he would sell goods as long as they were available. Start grabbing goods.

When He Yuzhu found Jiang Shaobin, Jiang Shaobin was also frightened by He Yuzhu's generosity. He Yuzhu asked for a hundred arcade machines. You must know that the current price of an arcade machine is around 2000, and one hundred machines is two million.

Seeing Jiang Shaobin's horrified expression, He Yuzhu laughed: "Boss Jiang thinks I don't have the money to give, so don't worry, I'll give you a deposit of [-] yuan first, and then give you the other half when the arcade machine arrives.

However, I want good products, but I don’t want bad ones. "

He Yuzhu smiled and looked at Jiang Shaobin. Why did He Yuzhu come to Jiang Shaobin this time? The main reason was that He Yuzhu could not find the channels for these arcades. He Yuzhu's video recorders and video tapes were all through channels in Xiangjiang.

However, this arcade cannot go through the channel of Xiangjiang. It can only go to a place called Shatou. Why can it only go to Shatou? Because that is where S is. He Yuzhu is a law-abiding citizen. He will not touch S. But now But walking around in Shatou has become a common practice.

Jiang Shaobin also made a lot of money from this popularity. Just like He Yuzhu's order for [-] arcade machines this time, if it is successful, Jiang Shaobin can get a commission of [-].

Four hundred thousand, in the [-]s when households with [-] yuan were very rare, that was definitely a number that no one could fight for.

Then He Yuzhu gave Jiang Shaobin a list. On this list were the arcade games that He Yuzhu requested to buy. He Yuzhu chose arcade games that would be loved by many children in the future. He Yuzhu did not want those junk arcade games.

As soon as the one million order was given, Jiang Shaobin immediately stood up and shook hands with He Yuzhu, saying that he would definitely get the arcade machine over as soon as possible, and during this time, He Yuzhu was going to start decorating the arcade hall.

(End of this chapter)