This city simulation game can affect reality.

Chen Jun picked it up and fiddled with it for a bit: "It's the same brand as my car, no problem."

"Only young people like you understand these things; we old folks are falling behind the times." Old Zhou tried to stand on it.

Actually, there wasn't much difficulty in operating it; it's just that he inherently believed it was high-tech, and he had never thought of trying it if Chen Jun hadn't casually mentioned it before.

Under Chen Jun's guidance, Lao Zhou quickly mastered the skills of controlling the balance bike.

Riding their respective bikes, the two arrived near the staff dormitory.

In the courtyard by the entrance, the Inspiration Pool Table, which was installed last night, has been completed.

Chen Jun invited Lao Zhou along today because he wanted to test out this new facility.

According to the game's description, the Inspiration Pool Table serves to allow residents to engage in physical exercise.

Based on past experience, the presence of such keywords generally indicates the possibility of an accompanying upgrade system.

Chen Jun noticed that, in addition to the pool table itself, the nearby smaller tables were also equipped with scoreboards, racket bags, and other related items.

Since it's currently working hours, apart from some employees on night shift catching up on sleep in their dormitories, it's difficult to see other employees around.

"Do you know how to play this, Uncle Zhou?"

Chen Jun picked up the bag on the table, unzipped it, and took out a pool paddle.

"I can, but I haven't touched it in a long time," Old Zhou said truthfully.

He walked to another table and took out a racket as well.

Without exchanging many words, the two, caught up in the moment, played several rounds in succession.

Since they were all mediocre players, their swings and catching were very amateurish.

At Chen Jun's suggestion, the two sides played dozens of rounds according to the normal game procedure.

With a younger body, he won the game in three straight sets with almost no effort.

"I can't take it anymore, I'm going to have a heart attack if this keeps going."

Feeling his chest pounding faster and faster, Lao Zhou put down his racket, panting heavily.

Chen Jun, who hadn't done this kind of exercise in a long time, felt much more relaxed and comfortable all over.

Having achieved his goal, he helped Old Zhou slowly back to the vicinity of the office.

For the next half day, Chen Jun followed the mountain road connecting to the resort and took a stroll around Longding Mountain.

After a day of sightseeing, both my mind and body were greatly relaxed.

At night, lying in his bedroom, he opened City Simulator again.

Just as I expected, a new panel appeared on the details page of the Inspiration Pool Table.

[Resident: Chen Jun]

[Level: Lv1 Amateur Player]

Experience points: 3/150

Residents gain one experience point for each winning game of billiards.

Unlike buildings like the Woodcutter's Hut, the Inspiration Pool Table itself doesn't have an upgrade mechanism, but an experience bar will still appear when residents use it.

"It can improve ball skills while having fun, which is more useful than I thought. It seems that we can't let the employees use it at will."

"Once the health and wellness center on the former chemical plant site is completed, it can be used as a business facility."

Chen Jun pondered silently.

As the game progresses, there will only be more and more buildings and facilities that can improve residents' attributes.

Theoretically, as long as there is no limit to the number of animals that can be placed, the resort can cultivate an endless number of "geniuses".

If left unchecked, it's inevitable that some people will try to learn from others.

Any building with an upgrade mechanism is the most valuable asset to a resort.

While we don't say we have to extract every last drop of value from people, we certainly can't waste it on irrelevant individuals.

......

The next morning, Chen Jun returned to his normal routine.

He arrived at the office just as dawn was breaking.

Before long, the middle-level employees came one after another to clock in and start work.

"Mr. Chen, it's me."

Shortly after the park opened, Lao Zhou suddenly knocked on the door of his office.

"Enter."

As soon as I entered, the person holding up their phone walked around the desk: "The farmhouse is broadcasting again."

When Chen Jun took the document, he saw a group of students in Yunhai's official live stream, wearing matching blue uniforms and holding axes, vigorously chopping at the wooden stakes in front of them.

"What's going on here?" He couldn't figure it out for a moment.

"Take a look at this one." Old Zhou exited the live stream and swiped to the farmhouse restaurant's portfolio.

The two pinned videos have changed their cover images from "[Master in three months and change the world with wood]" to "[Learn ancient crafts at Yunhai Woodworking Workshop]".

It's obvious that the other party has realized that using carpentry skills as a selling point is simply not a way to compete with the resort.

However, considering the high initial investment costs, agritainment businesses had to change their approach and broaden their original narrow scope.

Although it is essentially still about teaching woodworking, the teaching focus has shifted from basic skills to the more eye-catching "traditional techniques".

"It seems they still won't give up."

Chen Jun never thought the other side would be easily defeated, but the speed of the reform still surprised him.

Three new strategies for agritourism can be analyzed from currently available videos and live streams:

First, the concept has been upgraded.

Instead of simply providing basic instruction, they introduced an ancient technique called "Thousand-Layer Starwood".

It not only provides a complete historical background, but also demonstrates a clear line of succession.

Regardless of whether this skill actually exists, the packaging alone is enough to fool many hesitant potential customers.

The presence of three master craftsmen further enhances its authenticity.

Secondly, segment the customer base.

Prior to this, both resorts and farmhouses simply offered woodworking courses.

But now, Yunhai has specifically emphasized its "social attributes".

This will undoubtedly attract students with different needs.

Third, industrial linkages.

In addition to simple woodworking, the agritainment venues have also added courses such as dyeing and logging experiences.

Although the underlying principles remain the same, this transforms what was originally a dull and tedious learning experience into an experiential activity primarily based on interest.

"Judging from the few videos we've seen so far, they seem to be just feeling their way in the dark, and a lot of the content looks like it was all on the spur of the moment," Lao Zhou analyzed.

This also shows that the resort's phased success made the other party feel a strong sense of crisis.

So right now we can't worry about the completeness of the plan; we just need to get things started and build the rest step by step.

"Mr. Chen, how should we respond next?"

It was clear from the first round that the pace of this game was extremely fast, with both sides making moves almost without any pause.

If either side is even slightly slower, it will inevitably fall into a disadvantageous position.