The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 95 Dilemma and Competition

Looking at Qin Lang and the other two walking towards the exit of the amusement park, a hint of gloom flashed in the eyes of the old gatekeeper who had always had a stern face.

When the three of them approached, he spoke slowly.

"If your tour time is less than half an hour, you can get a full refund."

Qin Lang and Zhao Qian showed surprise and looked at Cao Dongdong with questioning eyes.

Under normal circumstances, amusement parks would not have such regulations. Even if you only enter for one minute, the ticket will not be refunded, let alone a full refund.

"I remember this rule has always been in place here," Cao Dongdong recalled. "But only a very small number of tourists stayed here for less than half an hour, and most of them had urgent matters and had to change their itineraries at the last minute."

"At the time, many passengers said this rule was very humane!"

"It's just..." Cao Dongdong didn't finish his words, but Qin Lang and Zhao Qian already understood what he meant.

Times have changed. If the original regulations were put into practice today, they would be the last straw that broke the camel's back.

But no matter what, the "Happy Party" amusement park still adheres to the previously set rules even though business is depressed, which still makes Qin Lang feel good about it.

"Director Ye, we're not here to refund our tickets." He looked at the old man and spoke slowly, "We want to know why there's no business here."

"When my friend came here three years ago, it was clearly doing good business. What made it suddenly become so deserted?"

Ye Zhen looked at the three young children in front of him, a hint of warmth flashed in his eyes, but he quickly put on a stern face again.

"There's no reason, it's just poor management."

Obviously, this was just an excuse, and Ye Zhen didn't want to tell Qin Lang the specific situation.

Seeing this, Qin Lang suddenly felt helpless.

If it wasn't for the purpose of clocking in, he wouldn't want to meddle in other people's business.

"Director Ye, we just want to help. Maybe after our help, the amusement park can become lively again?"

"Don't look at the fact that the three of us are young, but we are all Royal Spirit Chefs and we still have some abilities." Qin Lang said seriously.

Ye Zhen glanced at the food spirits beside Qin Lang and the other two and fell silent.

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded beside them.

"Director Ye, what's the point of being so stubborn about face? Do you want to watch half your life's work go to waste?"

Qin Lang and the other two turned around and saw that it was the cleaning lady they had just asked. Not only that, there were other staff members standing behind her.

These staff members have one thing in common: they all look quite old.

After the cleaning lady finished speaking, the other staff members also echoed her.

"Yes, Headmaster, what happened back then was definitely not an accident. They were just going too far and using underhanded tactics!"

"Talk to these kids. There's strength in numbers. Maybe we can find a solution."

"Mind your own business!" Ye Zhen's lips trembled slightly, and he snorted stiffly, but he no longer had a stern face like before.

After a moment's silence, he let out a long sigh.

"After all, I am not as good as others, so I was eliminated~"

Then, he told the stories of what happened in the amusement park over the past three years bit by bit.

Cao Dongdong had no problem with his impression of the "Happy Party" amusement park. Three years ago, it was indeed the most popular tourist attraction in Bailushan City. Nine out of ten tourists would come here, and even locals often visited it.

But all this changed after another amusement park called "Super Player" was built.

Happy Party Amusement Park, run by Ye Zhen for over 20 years, boasts a collection of attractions that have undergone numerous renovations and modifications, making them timeless and some even iconic. However, no matter how many renovations and modifications are made, they still fall short of being brand new.

The "Super Player" amusement park covers an area three times that of the "Happy Party" amusement park. All the facilities inside are brand new. It not only has all the facilities of the "Happy Party" amusement park, but they are also more fun.

In addition, newly opened amusement parks continue to launch various discount packages and engage in price wars.

If there is an amusement park with better facilities and cheaper prices in front of you, what would you choose?

The answer is obvious.

Faced with this situation, Ye Zhen naturally responded.

When the other party lowered the price, he also lowered the price.

But there is no way the hardware facilities can catch up.

After all, the "Happy Party" amusement park has been built for more than 20 years, and the surrounding construction has long been completed, making expansion almost impossible.

Since the land is small, it is naturally impossible to build a large facility.

Therefore, Ye Zhen's response was only a temporary solution and not a fundamental solution.

Under such circumstances, the business of the "Happy Party" amusement park naturally deteriorated and was not as good as before.

If it were just that, the amusement park wouldn't be like this.

But just a year ago, a fire broke out during a fireworks display at the "Happy Party" amusement park, which had never had an accident in more than 20 years.

Although the accident did not cause any casualties, the economic and public opinion losses caused to the amusement park were enormous.

The already declining popularity of the amusement park plummeted after the accident.

Without revenue, the amusement park was unable to make ends meet, and even paying employees' salaries became difficult. Only some old employees who had worked there for many years and had long regarded the amusement park as their second home were willing to stay.

The lack of staff posed a greater safety hazard to large-scale amusement facilities. To be on the safe side, Ye Zhen chose to shut down the large-scale facilities.

This approach undoubtedly discouraged a group of customers.

The amusement park became deserted, and the small rides naturally became boring, which drove away another group of guests.

Plus, Ye Zhen always insisted on a rule of full refund for tours that lasted less than half an hour...

The amusement park, which was once at its peak, has finally come to this point.

"That fire a year ago was definitely not an accident!" one of the veteran employees angrily said. "The day after the fire, the people from Player came and took advantage of us. It's obvious that the boss is not a good person."

"Shut up." Ye Zhen said in a deep voice, "We have no evidence."

"What can you do if you know something without evidence?"

Hearing this, all the old employees sighed.

The fire scene was so chaotic that year that no useful evidence was found afterwards. Even if they had a rough idea of ​​what happened, it was meaningless.

Qin Lang and the other two looked at each other, and their faces showed difficulty.

After understanding the situation, they also realized that it would be more difficult than they had imagined to restore the "Happy Party" amusement park to its former bustle.

"Qin Lang, how about we..." Cao Dongdong hesitated to speak.

They actually don't need to care about this matter. After all, it has nothing to do with them.

Qin Lang shook his head slightly.

In order to check in for the sixth landscape painting, he decided to take care of this matter!
(End of this chapter)