Starting with Genshin Impact, the whole world is going crazy for it.

Previously, Xia Tian would sit at the front desk and handle matters for the players herself, but now she has been replaced by a cute girl with short hair and bangs.

"Hello, my name is Zhang Lulu!"

Upon seeing Zhou Tiankuo, the receptionist greeted him with a beaming smile.

Zhou Tiankuo was stunned for a moment, "You..."

Xia Tian walked over: "Boss, this is our new receptionist at the experience center. She will be in charge of the reception for the next period of time."

I still have work to do and can't stay at the front desk forever.

And we can't always rely on Mu Yining and the others for help.

Zhou Tiankuo nodded.

Zhang Lulu is very cute. Although she is not a stunning beauty, she is energetic and lively. Even when she is wearing white clothes, she can't hide her youthful vibe.

"Our experience center has only been open for a few days, so we don't have any uniforms yet. Just dress neatly and cleanly."

Xia Tian said.

Zhou Tiankuo said, "There are no uniform requirements for clothing. If you have any unusual clothes, like if you're a girl from Sankeng... that's fine too..."

"The boss actually knows about the Three Pit Girls?" Xia Tian's eyes widened.

Zhou Tiankuo shrugged.

He's a total homebody, how could he not know these things?

"I don't have any requirements, and the experience center is originally intended to serve game studios, so we have an open mind. As long as it's not too exaggerated, it's fine."

When Zhang Lulu heard Zhou Tiankuo say that, she immediately smiled sweetly and said, "Okay, boss, I'll wear a Hanfu tomorrow."

Zhou Tiankuo waved his hand.

Xia Tian arranged for two people to work at the gymnasium: Zhang Lulu and a male staff member.

That was Chu Zichen's roommate, Chen Yu.

"Didn't you say you were going home? Why are you..." Zhou Tiankuo was very surprised.

Chen Yu said helplessly, "I was planning to change my flight home by one day, but my parents left me behind and went on a trip. There's no point in me going back alone, so I thought I might as well come and work."

Moreover, Zhou Tiankuo's studio provides very good benefits.

Xia Tian told him that during the holidays, he could earn 200 yuan a day as a part-time worker.

This is far beyond what other part-time jobs of its kind offer.

Zhou Tiankuo nodded: "Okay, I understand. Xia Tian should have told you about the basic job requirements, right?"

"I already said so. Don't worry, boss." Chen Yu was also a fan of Tiankuo Studio, so he adapted quickly.

Presumably, Xia Tian had already given the other staff members a brief training, so Zhou Tiankuo hummed a little tune as he went up to his office on the second floor.

On the third day of the experience center's opening, he felt that everything was on the right track.

As for the internet cafe issue he mentioned during yesterday's live stream, Zhou Tiankuo plans to wait until the official announcement of the Genshin Impact update is released before formally discussing cooperation.

In this way, version updates and the experience of internet cafes can be launched simultaneously.

Zhou Tiankuo was planning the experience center.

As Chen Yu worked, his gaze kept falling on the face of the young lady at the front desk.

He couldn't help but send a message to his roommate.

[We let you all go home for the holidays... Tiankuo Studio hired a cute young lady as a receptionist, and you all missed it.]

Chu Zichen was the first to see the message in their dormitory's small group chat.

[Cute little sister, where can I find a cute little sister? I'm on my way to the experience center right now!]

[Brother Yu, are there a lot of people today?]

Chen Yu replied: "There aren't many people in the experience center yet, probably because it just opened, and it's quite hot outside."

Today marks the first heat wave since the start of summer, making the summer season seem to have sped up all at once.

There were hardly any pedestrians in the entire High-tech Zone near the experience center, let alone anyone playing game consoles outside!

Zhou Tiankuo, sitting in his office, noticed the high temperature today and couldn't help but stand up and go to the window for a look.

It seems there won't be many players at the experience center today.

Thinking of this, he went downstairs and looked at the number of people in the store.

There were probably only a dozen or so people.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Tiankuo walked to the front desk and said to Zhang Lulu, "Lulu, give each player in the store a free cup of lemon tea."

This is also one of the new "menu" items in the store. Although there aren't many items, it shows the restaurant's sincerity.

After all, they came to show their support under the blazing sun.

Chapter 128 I'll Catch Pokémon Even If It's Hot

After two consecutive days of high temperatures, the business at the experience center suddenly became much quieter.

When Zhou Tiankuo entered, he saw Zhang Lulu diligently clocking in at the front desk and greeted her, "You're here quite early."

The experience center wasn't open 24 hours a day a few days ago; it opened at 9 a.m.

Zhou Tiankuo glanced at the time; it was only 8:30, and Zhang Lulu had already arrived.

"I'm someone who's used to going to bed early and waking up early, so coming early isn't difficult for me," Zhang Lulu said with a smile.

Zhou Tiankuo nodded: "Today is the official launch of Pokémon GO, so there shouldn't be many people at the experience center yet. If there are, let's continue with the previous two days and give everyone a free drink."

As Xia Tian led Mu Yining through the door, she heard Zhou Tiankuo's words and immediately frowned in surprise, saying, "Boss, you're really generous! Not only do you offer discounted internet access at the experience center every day, but you also give everyone a free drink."

It's been delivered for three days now.

We don't know exactly how much money actually went into the account.

Zhou Tiankuo laughed, "The experience center has just opened. Its purpose is to attract players and build popularity. Whether it makes money or not is not that important."

Although his heart was bleeding silently!

The drinks aren't expensive in terms of cost, but since they're delivered every day, not making a profit is equivalent to losing money.

However, the source of income these past few days has not been internet fees or drinks, but rather the rental fees for Pokémon game consoles.

With the official launch of Pokémon GO today, this revenue stream will likely see a sharp decline, which is the real reason why Bengbu is struggling!

However, Zhou Tiankuo said he didn't care.

Once the game is released, there should be some random side quest rewards available.

He just needs to earn some income from production.

Having already saved some money from the game release a while ago, Zhou Tiankuo wasn't particularly concerned about the profitability of the experience center; he just hoped it wouldn't keep declining in the future.

Xia Tian stuck out her tongue, "It's still very hot outside today, so there probably won't be many people around. Everyone's probably at home playing Pokémon..."

The voice just fell.

A boy walked into the experience center and asked, "Can I use the internet here?"

Seeing several people gathered at the front desk, the boy was clearly startled: "Haven't you opened for business yet?"

Judging from the boy's appearance, he seemed to be a high school student. Zhou Tiankuo frowned: "Minors are not allowed to use the internet here."

Even though this is just an experience center, there are still relevant regulations.

The boy shook his head and said with some dissatisfaction, "I'm not a high school student anymore. I graduated and I have an ID card."

After saying that, he took out his ID card from his pocket and went to the front desk.

Zhang Lulu laughed, "Okay, I know you're an adult now, but this isn't an internet cafe, it's a game studio's experience center. You can only play the studio's games here."

Zhou Tiankuo observed from the side.

Xia Tian made the right choice with Zhang Lulu. She has a natural charm and approachability.

The boy scratched the back of his head: "It's not an internet cafe, I thought..."

After thinking for a moment, she said, "Forget it, let's stay here. It's too hot outside, I'm too lazy to go out."

Zhang Lulu quickly processed his card, and the boy found a seat.

Xia Tian smiled and said, "I thought that after being open for a few days, everyone around would know that we are an experience center. I didn't expect there are still some naive kids."

Zhou Tiankuo joked, "It's okay, anyway, playing my games here is a sure thing."

Chu Zichen was also sitting on the side, idly refreshing his phone.

Finally, he saw the game he had been waiting for officially launched!

"Boss, you really do keep your word!" Chu Zichen shouted excitedly.

He was hooked the first time he played the game.

However, I was helping out at the experience center a few days ago and didn't have time to go and play by myself.

Now that the mobile game version has been officially launched, Chu Zichen excitedly downloaded it immediately.

"I'm going out to catch Pokémon in a bit..."

The boy next to him glanced at him, completely bewildered: "Brother, it's sunny outside! Are you sure you want to go out now?"

Chu Zichen's smile froze.

Sorry, I was just too excited. I was enjoying the air conditioning in the experience center and completely forgot about the blazing sun outside.

But soon, Chu Zichen waved his hand: "Aren't we supposed to be open 24 hours today? If it really doesn't work, I'll just go catch them tonight."

Seeing Chu Zichen like this, the recent high school graduate couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to catch? Is this game really that fun?"

Seeing his bewildered expression, Chu Zichen came up with a plan.

He brought over the game console from the studio.

Anyway, there weren't many people at the experience center, so Chu Zichen didn't even ask the child to pay a deposit.

Just as Zhou Tiankuo predicted, after Pokémon was officially launched, very few people came to the experience center specifically to play Pokémon.