I will never give in to Miss Death

"In Avengers 4, the fruit that Thanos planted after retreating to the mountains was based on this, the kiwano."

Su Yunjin explained: "Ms. Sikong picked this fruit yesterday in Africa. You can just eat the flesh inside. Just use a straw to suck it. It can be used as a beverage."

I picked them in Africa yesterday and brought them to Kamihama today? They passed through customs directly?

What is the background of this bear?

"Okay, I'll...I'll try."

Seeing Su Yunjin said so, I took the straw and tried to take a sip from the middle of this "Volcanic Slime".

Well……

How should I put it? The overall taste is a bit like cucumber, very refreshing, but without the astringent feeling of cucumber, and the sweetness is not too high. It is indeed very suitable for moistening the throat after a greasy breakfast.

"Ms. Sikong Yue comes from a... well, very mysterious place. Her family has many companies involved in different fields. One of them develops smart chips. The sweeping robot of Tongmeng.com this time uses the chip provided by their family."

Seeing that we were all seated, Su Yunjin cleared his throat and said, "This time they intend to cooperate with Tongmeng.com to develop a new GPU, or graphics card, to support the online gaming boom in the domestic market after the gaming winter is over."

What?

Su Yunjin’s words left me stunned for a while while I was eating fruit.

This Xiongxiong... Oh, no, Miss Sikong Yue’s family is going to develop graphics cards?

"That's roughly what I mean. These are all future plans. When the time comes, they will be incorporated into the future development plan of Shenbin City together with the development and construction of the tenth district of Shenbin City. I will briefly mention the relationship between Miss Sikong Yue and Shenbin City. In short, in the next ten years, Shenbin City will become the first scientific research city to cooperate with them. However, I am not very clear about the specific cooperation projects and details. Miss Sikong Yue is also not clear. Those are all discussed between her family and the representatives of Shenbin City."

Su Yunjin took out another document from his backpack. "What we are mainly talking about today is the first e-sports base in the coffee shop. I told you about it before, right? It's on the underground floor and is only open to adults."

"Ah."

I nodded. "That one... We're planning to make it into a cyberpunk style project, and it's a key partner of the Kamihama Power Plant."

“What is cyberpunk?”

Philo on the side was confused: "Technology style?"

“That’s about right.”

I thought about it and said, "There are a lot of LED lights and billboards, and metal machinery everywhere, which gives it a rebellious feel."

At least that's my personal understanding.

Before this, the only game I had played related to "cyberpunk" was Dona Dona, and I couldn't play it any further after playing the beginning before I even finished it because I thought the protagonist was too bad.

As for Cyberpunk 2077 or something like that… even if I could get a pirated copy of the game at that time, my crappy computer wouldn’t be able to run it.

"Isn't it irrational to still be playing games now?"

After listening to Su Yunjin, Ouyang Xue silently drank a sip of water: "To be honest, I don't think the future of this world will be the gaming era. Many Internet cafes have closed down, and we still have to join in. This..."

"The fundamental reason for the closure of Internet cafes is the end of an era, but this era... is not the era of gaming."

Su Yunjin crossed his hands, put his elbows on the table, propped up his chin with the back of his hands, and said seriously: "Have you noticed that there is an industry that has also declined along with the Internet cafes?"

Lan Jiajia blurted out: "KTV?"

"Yes, KTV, and some hotels and large restaurants. These industries have nothing to do with games. They have just been abandoned by the times."

Su Yunjin propped up his chin and pointed at the coffee shop: "You see, we are also opening a restaurant in the twilight era of KTV hotels and restaurants. What does it mean if we succeed? It means that it is not this industry that is fading, but this era."

"Internet cafes can no longer operate because people's habits have changed. In the past, most games were competitive or required several friends to play together. Now, many games can be played happily by one person, and basically do not require an online connection. Even in competitive games, the teammates matched are not too bad. People's habits are changing imperceptibly. In the past, people may like to socialize and like to call each other brothers. On weekends, they would invite a few good friends to go to the Internet cafe to play games together. They like that kind of atmosphere. Now this group of people have grown up, or this habit is about to disappear. Everyone just wants to relax after work and doesn't want to socialize or do anything too troublesome."

"This is just like the drinking culture. More and more people don't like to drink at parties or go to KTV to sing. It's because everyone is too busy. Besides, computers are no longer luxury goods. Most working-class people can buy a computer that can play most games after working for a month. It is more comfortable to use at home than in an Internet cafe, and the environment is better. Internet cafes that lose their social nature have lost their cost-effectiveness. Even if you really don't have money to sell your computer, you still have a mobile phone, and you can play mobile games and read novels and comics."

"It's just like dating. In the past, everyone liked socializing in school. When boys saw pretty girls, they would think about chatting them up. Even if the success rate was extremely low, they would still try, buy gifts for the girl, and write love letters. But now, few people do this. Boys spend their money on themselves first, such as spending money on mobile games or paying for their favorite comics and novels, instead of socializing and looking for a partner like before..."

"So, as long as we adapt to the trend of the times, there will always be profits in the gaming industry..."

Su Yunjin chattered away, and Xiong Xiong, who had just finished eating a "thorn melon", took a tissue from his pocket and wiped his mouth: "I think everyone has played online games before, right? Have you noticed that more and more online games now no longer have a large number of tasks that can only be completed by forming a team like before? Because online games with similar settings are almost dead."

"I have visited many countries. Some of them are actually ahead of us. After experiencing the oppression of cruel reality, society will enter a similar environment of 'lying down after high pressure'. Novels, paintings, animation, movies, and gaming industries are on the rise. People no longer pay attention to reality because it is too cruel. People have sobered up and turned to invest in these industries, among which the hottest is the gaming industry."

"Well... I don't really understand these things anyway. The plan proposed by Tongmeng.com is... to build a place for leisure on the underground floor here, using the same operating concept as the restaurant on the first floor and the beverage shop on the second floor. It won't be social, so even if you come here alone, you can still have fun... arrange some high-end machines from the family for experience testing..."

"Wait a minute."

After hearing Xiong Xiong's words, Ouyang Xue interrupted and asked, "Are you referring to the Metaverse?"

"That concept is still too far away from us. This is just a pilot project. To put it bluntly, it is a beautiful underground entertainment base. If the layout of Kamihama City is successful in the future, then this can be used as the base of the first virtual world."

I looked at Yin Xiamo next to me and found that she also had a somewhat confused expression.

"You don't have to think that far ahead. You can just treat it as a high-end internet cafe. That's it for now."

Su Yunjin continued, "The day after tomorrow, workers will come to start construction on the underground floor. It will be finished by the end of this month. As for the rest... we'll talk about it later."

"Then the coffee shop is hiring again, right?"

Elodie yawned, "I can't manage three floors by myself at night."

"So I came here today just to give you a simple notice. This matter can't be rushed. Recruiting... Recruiting..."

Su Yunjin looked at me: "Um, Nuoer?"

"what?"

I subconsciously leaned towards Yin Xiamo: "How can a writer like me find so many suitable people for you?"

"It's just a network administrator. You don't need any academic qualifications. You just need to be an adult."

Su Yunjin continued in an encouraging tone, "I know Nuo'er, you will definitely have a way, right? Look, so many people here were recruited by you."

"No, please put aside your strange prejudices."

I shook my head again: "Mr. Su Yunjin, I'm just an employee. If it's the company's decision to build a basement in a coffee shop, I have no objection, but as for this recruitment... please ask someone else."

"By the way, Nuo'er has been working in the coffee shop for a month, right?"

Su Yunjin turned to Ouyang Xue: "It seems that you have been acting as the head maid during this period? Otherwise..."

What do you mean? You can't ask me to be that...head maid, right?

"Hey."

As we were talking, Filo came over and took me and Yin Xiamo in his arms: "There is something I forgot to tell you."

Yin Xiamo asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"About Gabriel, that little flat-chested angel."

Filo lowered his voice, first looked at Su Yunjin and Ouyang Xue over there, then said to Yin Xiamo and me:

"I fought with her in heaven before I came here. If she holds a grudge, she might... possibly have followed the forbidden magic I left on the teleportation altar in the past few days..."

"They are chasing me..."

"..."

……

No. 215 A stray kitten wandering around the world

After Su Yunjin came to the coffee shop to hold an "emergency meeting" in the morning, we roughly confirmed the future construction and operation direction of Shangjing Cat Coffee Shop.

To put it simply, the main direction is based on "keeping up with the trend of the times". This "based on the trend of the times" may involve many aspects. For example, the customers who come to the coffee shop to consume are basically young people or middle-aged and elderly people who are interested in young people and the new generation culture. The culture of contemporary young people can be summarized as "fast pace", "simplicity" and "chasing dreams".

The fast pace is simple. Young people nowadays are very busy at work. They get up in the morning, eat something casually, and go to the company to start a day's work. So the requirements for breakfast here are "quick service" and "quick eating". For example, the kind of extremely hot boiled noodles takes ten minutes to cook, and you have to wait for five minutes after it is served. It is definitely not recommended to wait for the temperature to drop to a level that is not too hot to eat. The same goes for lunch and dinner.

As for "simplicity", it is actually similar to "fast pace", but the simplicity here refers to the simplicity of "method", that is, "no messy things". Generally, customers who come to the store can pay by scanning codes or in cash. If the customer is the kind of family who comes to try new things, they don't know how to download APP on their mobile phones, and are not used to using Alipay or WeChat, we directly enter the "retro" service mode, ask what they want, then write the order by hand, serve the dishes, and collect the money. If the customer is afraid of trouble or is more introverted, they can complete all the ordering and payment operations by scanning the menu on the table.

Here Su Yunjin emphasized that "we cannot force customers to adapt to us, but we should adapt to customers."

Some customers come to the store just to look at kittens or pet cats while getting their lunch or dinner, and they are not interested in the maids. In this case, don't recommend the maid photo service to them.

Some customers come here just for the maids and the anime, and have no interest in cats. If you force the cat-stroking service on them, they will be disgusted.

Some customers are introverted by nature, or they dislike having to scan codes and download apps before having a meal. In this case, don't force them to download and install any software.

Times are different now, and the mainstream thinking in society is no longer "the more people the better" or "the more lively the better". Just like online games, some online games force social interaction, and daily tasks must be completed in a team. Even the team tasks are designed to be very complicated. If you don't have good equipment, you will be disliked. If one person makes a mistake, the whole team will be wiped out. The thinking of some large manufacturers is still fixed on a long time ago. They believe that such a team mode will force players to socialize and allow players to form a network of friends. One player connects with another player to increase the stickiness of the game. They hope to use this method to avoid players "quitting". They think that no matter how difficult the new copy is, or how demanding the new equipment is, you have to go online and recharge for your friends, because you are good friends and good brothers, and you have to play copies together every day. As long as the brothers are still there, they will not quit.

This was a common phenomenon in online games a long time ago, because there were not many competing online games at that time and players were more tolerant. It is different now. There are so many games in this era. If a newly launched online game uses modes such as "forcing players to go online" or "cannot play without forming a team", then players who don't like socializing will uninstall the game and play something else when they see this setting. We will not tolerate you.

"So now some games are smart and have difficulty options like 'hero mode', which allows single-player missions with low difficulty and low rewards, making it perfect for lone wolf players who don't like socializing but love the game."

During the conversation, Su Yunjin specifically used the evolution history of domestic games in recent years to explain to us the "fast-paced" and "simple" style of coffee shop hospitality.

"Nowadays, many restaurants have set up single-person areas. You see, the purpose of arranging single seats here is the same. This era is actually very lonely. People prefer to spend their time online. This is also the 'dream-chasing' I mentioned to you. The reality is too cruel. People prefer to enjoy things that are not available in reality on the Internet."

Su Yunjin said that originally the connection between the coffee shop and Tongmeng.com had little to do with him, but because his family saw that he had too much free time doing nothing every day except writing novels and playing games, and it was he who recommended me, the "top star of the coffee shop", to work here, he became the "general manager" of the coffee shop and Tongmeng.com, an unpaid position specifically responsible for conveying orders from the headquarters.

"The internet cafe on the underground first floor... ahem, not an internet cafe, that's just a passing mention, that... e-sports center. We will have rooms like the one on the first floor, suitable for friends to play games together, and suitable for one person to relax. The air and equipment in the single rooms must be optimized, and the sound insulation must be good according to the standards of high-end hotels. The target group is those users who don't have computers at home, or whose parents nag them when they play games at home."

Finally, Su Yunjin took a picture of the design of the e-sports facility on the first floor of the basement and put it on the table. "The general design plan is here. The decoration is expected to be completed by the end of June. Then it will take half a month to put the relevant equipment in. By the end of July, the corresponding game area, lobby, and some leisure areas will be arranged. During this period, I will help apply to the higher authorities to expand the variety of food and beverages, including wine. Is that okay?"

After talking a lot, Su Yunjin might have felt thirsty. He took a big sip of the mineral water on the table, and took out another kiwano from the box behind him. He cut it open with the knife he carried with him, and took a bite. "This thing is delicious."

"I have no opinion."

When Su Yunjin finished speaking, Xiong Xiong beside him nodded and said in Mandarin with an accent from somewhere unknown: "It's okay if this project loses money."

"you sure?"

Su Yunjin said curiously while chewing on a melon: "Although I just said it in a grandiose way and made a very logical analysis, Internet cafes are indeed a sunset industry in our country at present. Even if the nature of our e-sports zone is not an Internet cafe, the risks are still quite large."

"According to the scale of this house..."

Xiongxiong paused and asked, "How big is the underground floor expected to be?"

“It’s bigger than the first and second floors combined. It was built a long time ago.”

Su Yunjin looked at Xiongxiong, then at me: "It's about half the size of a football field... I've made it clear, I really lost money, and it's quite a lot."

"What our family wants is the cake of Shenbin City's development in the next ten years. By then, the tenth district will be completed. The offshore zone is said to be a complete technological zone that will use many smart chips and GPUs. We are mainly interested in the cooperation projects at that time. As for this underground floor, it is purely a pilot project and is counted as an investment. It would be best if we can make money. If we can't make money... we won't lose much even if we lose money for ten years."

Xiong Xiong acted like a fearless young lady from a wealthy family: "An entertainment venue the size of a football field, the maintenance of the electronic equipment plus the electricity, internet and labor costs... it shouldn't cost three million a year, right?"

"Are you maintaining a destroyer?"

Su Yunjin's mouth twitched: "I don't need that much."

"Then there's no problem on my end."

At this point, Xiongxiong cast a curious look at Filo beside me: "A new maid in your store?"

"Oh yes."

Speaking of Filo, Ouyang Xue seemed to remember something: "Filo, you said before that you have been a bartender for ten years?"

"Yes."

Philo, who was chewing a fruit, raised his hand: "But there is no such thing as this world... ahem, I don't have a bartender's license yet."

Ouyang Xue gave Su Yunjin an inquiring look.

Su Yunjin nodded: "Currently there is no regulation that requires a bartender's certificate to sell alcohol."

"Then let's do a simple test first."

Ouyang Xue turned around and took out three bottles of wine, some seasonings, and several small props from a small box behind her. I saw sugar and mint, as well as a lot of powders and grinding tools that I couldn't understand. After placing everything on the table, Ouyang Xue signaled to Filo: "Look at mixing a glass of wine on the spot. Just these ingredients. I don't make any requirements."

"Only this?"

Seeing the wine, Filo seemed to be interested. She stood up and walked towards Ouyang Xue, picking up one of the bottles of wine: "Can I open it?"

Ouyang Xue nodded: "Use whatever you want."

With a "bang", before I could see clearly what happened, Philo used an extremely strange movement to easily push open the cork of the bottle of wine with his nimble little hands, then put it to his nose to smell the wine, tried to pour some out into the glass and took a sip.

Then she picked up another bottle of wine with "vodka" printed on it, observed the structure of the bottle cap, quickly unscrewed the cap, and took a sip as well.

Finally, Philo picked up the third glass bottle very skillfully, and turned the bottle several times in her hands like a magician playing cards. When she put the bottle back on the table, the bottle cap had fallen off.

This series of smooth operations made me open my eyes wide, and even Ouyang Xue on the opposite side showed a serious expression, staring at Philo who was playing with the wine bottle.

"I kind of know what these wines taste like."

As he spoke, Philo picked up another piece of rock sugar on the ground, tried to grind it a few times on the grinder, picked up a handful of sugar powder and ate a little.

"It turns out this is..."

In the same way, Filo tasted other seasonings, and finally a look of understanding appeared on his face: "It can be achieved with such purity, worthy of... well, worthy of being the place chosen by Xiaomo."

Ouyang Xue asked curiously: "Is it okay?"