Volume 3: Taking Roots 2016 Chapter 477: Restoring the Glory of Internet Cafes
"Not only here, ever since I played this game, I felt that this game is very suitable for the Internet cafe environment, so I asked everyone in the Netfish Internet Cafe to install it as soon as possible, and did a wave of promotion, launching Internet cafe activities that imitated League of Legends inside the Internet cafe..."
Principal Wang had obviously planned this for a long time. He pulled Zhou Dongsheng aside and started introducing him to him, as if he was showing off his own great contributions.
Zhou Dongsheng burst out laughing. It really makes sense that a man stays young until he dies. Principal Wang looks just like when he was young and was anxious after getting good grades.
"Guess what, the effect is surprisingly good. I originally pushed this matter hard, but other shareholders were quite critical. I didn't expect that not only did the Internet cafe's attendance rate increase significantly, but the revenue also increased a lot!"
"Especially the high configuration of Wangyu Internet Cafe can run PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds smoothly. Compared with other Internet cafes, it is undoubtedly a perfect fit for this game. Many players come here after hearing the news..."
As Principal Wang gradually introduced the game, Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but come to his senses. It seemed that this was really what he meant. Internet cafes, which were originally positioned in the mid-to-high-end Internet cafe market, were really very suitable for the game "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds".
Originally, the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds was popular all over the world, and when it entered the domestic market, it forced the Internet cafe industry to improve its accessories to adapt to this phenomenal game.
Now, this game was born out of Zhou Dongsheng's hands and was released ahead of schedule, even though a lot of effort has been put into live broadcast and promotion, and a free strategy has been implemented.
But just like some players were unwilling to spend 99 yuan to play, some players' computers cannot play the game, and they are too short of money to directly pay for the configuration upgrade...
Unless this game is so popular that all your friends are playing it!
In addition, playing games in an Internet cafe is undoubtedly a good choice, especially for players who have never experienced the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, they always have to try it first.
After all, watching the anchors having fun is one thing, but whether it is fun or not can only be known by trying it yourself.
Although the consumption in Netfish Internet Cafe is relatively high, it is still very cost-effective compared to the expense of upgrading the configuration. You can also invite your friends to join in the game, isn’t that great?
It’s because other Internet cafes don’t have the configuration to play the game, not to mention that some Internet cafes don’t even have this game. However, Wangyu Internet Cafe also has a chicken-eating event, and you can get free internet fees if you win the game.
Under such circumstances, Netfish Internet Cafe naturally became the first choice for PUBG players. Whether calling friends or spreading inside the Internet cafe, the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds began to show the foundation of a phenomenal game and continued to occupy the Internet cafe screens.
When Principal Wang brought Zhou Dongsheng into the Netfish Internet Cafe, it was already afternoon, which was the peak period for Internet surfing after the evening. The huge Internet cafe was about 60% to 70% full.
Looking around, there are actually quite a few players playing PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds. A quick glance shows that there are about half of them, which is quite a bit like they are competing with the League of Legends players.
Of course, it was only limited to the Internet cafe that he could see in front of him, but this intuitive feeling still made Zhou Dongsheng feel a little surprised.
It seems that this battle royale game still has its unique charm and still attracts . The attraction has not deviated!
"I didn't expect that Principal Wang did such a great thing quietly. That's great!" Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but patted Principal Wang on the shoulder and exclaimed in admiration.
"It's not a big deal. It's just that the game PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds is really fun and has been recognized by players. I just did a promotion..."
Although he spoke modestly, he still had a smug smile on his face.
"Not only that, I was originally planning to put the idea of e-sports on hold for the time being. Now that we have Wangyu Internet Cafe as a bridgehead, we can undoubtedly reach a direct cooperation with them and start with the Internet Cafe League..."
Zhou Dongsheng said with a little excitement.
"Oh, this is exactly what I was thinking. It just so happens that the game license has been issued. After it is officially launched and runs stably for a period of time, we can test the waters and accumulate a stable audience first..."
"When the time is right, leave the hosting of the e-sports event to me."
Zhou Dongsheng's idea coincided with Principal Wang's. They put their arms around each other's shoulders and smiled happily.
"Hey, isn't this Principal Wang? Damn, that's Zhou Dongsheng, right?"
"It's true. Take a picture quickly. We ran into Principal Wang and Zhou Dongsheng. We can brag about it on WeChat Moments."
"You're so rich, but you still come to the Internet cafe to surf the Internet?"
At this time, some online players also noticed the two people, and they couldn't help but talk about them and point fingers at them.
Fortunately, the two of them are not big stars, so no one came up to greet them or ask for photos.
Principal Wang was used to this, and instead said with interest: "How about we go to the private room and play a few rounds to satisfy our craving? My shooting skills have improved by leaps and bounds recently..."
"Okay, I'm on a flight tonight anyway, just play with you for a while and then take me to the airport..."
"No problem, just eat a handful of chicken and go!"
Zhou Dongsheng couldn't help but feel cold inside. Isn't this the same as "I'll sleep after winning a round"? After saying this, I'm afraid I won't be able to leave today.
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Tianyu Internet Cafe.
Chen Tianyu sat calmly at the cashier counter, looking at the originally deserted Internet cafe becoming lively again, and couldn't help but smile with satisfaction.
After experiencing the hardware problem of PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds last time, Chen Tianyu hesitated for several days, but finally could not resist the continuous customers coming to his door and specifically asking to play this game.
Finally, Chen Tianyu gritted his teeth and made up his mind to spend a huge amount of money... He updated the configurations of ten machines and directly divided them into a special area for eating chicken, hoping to test the waters.
After all, as a ten-year-old Internet cafe, Tianyu Internet Cafe has hundreds of computers. If all of them are updated at once, the investment will be huge and the risks will also be great.
Chen Tianyu was unsure. Even though the game was very popular now, what if it suddenly became a flop?
Having run an Internet cafe for ten years, Chen Tianyu has seen this kind of situation before. It is considered very courageous of him to test the waters with ten computers.
The most important thing is that it doesn’t matter if the game fails. The tens of thousands of dollars will not depreciate much. At most, you can just take a small loss to stop the loss.
The Internet fee for the PUBG zone is naturally a little more expensive than other machines.
However, Chen Tianyu did not expect that the effect would be so good. As word of mouth spread among the players, the ten machines in the chicken-eating area were almost fully occupied.
There was even a long-unseen rush for machines, and some audiences were standing at the back eagerly waiting to get on the machines, preferring to spend time waiting than to settle for ordinary machines!
As more and more people gathered around the chicken-eating zone, it also aroused the desire of many online customers to join in the fun, and they couldn't help but come forward to find out more.
As time went by, the bustle of the chicken-eating area formed a sharp contrast with the desertedness of the ordinary areas.
And a large number of customers kept urging Chen Tianyu to continue to update the configuration and expand the chicken-eating area. They promised to come online often...
This long-lost grand occasion made Chen Tianyu feel as if he had returned to the Internet cafe era ten years ago!
The high internet fees and high attendance rate in the PUBG zone made Chen Tianyu think internally. If he could maintain this situation, he would be able to recover the costs in less than two months!
You don’t know until you calculate it. Chen Tianyu couldn’t help but think of it and was shocked.
Could it be that... the glory of the Internet cafe era is about to make a comeback?
