Chapter 1064 President Pei has been one step ahead!
Although the seats at Moyu Internet Cafe are much more relaxed than other Internet cafes, there is a limit to how comfortable they are.
When players surf the Internet, all they need is a table and a chair. Even if there is enough space on the sides and behind to allow others to move around freely, and enough margin is provided, it will only be four or five square meters at most.
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Although VR equipment can theoretically be played in a space of four to five square meters, this is only the basic space required for the game, and the buffer area is not included.
If it is in your own living room or study room, five square meters of space is enough. Because this is a private space, you basically don’t have to worry about bumping into things or other people while playing.
But it's different in an Internet cafe.
If the available area for both players is five square meters, but because both players are constantly moving and waving their arms, it is easy for them to bump into each other, affecting the game experience.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, if you want to switch to VR equipment experience, you need to make partitions, and the space should be larger than your own home. The real area required is at least six square meters or even seven square meters.
Each device adds two square meters of floor space, so doesn’t the number of customers that the entire space can accommodate be much smaller?
Moreover, VR games are just a temporary novelty, not a long-term solution. The real needs of most customers are to play hacker games with friends on the computer and play more PC games.
Moyu Internet Cafe opened this new VR game experience area. The result is probably that the attendance rate was good at the beginning, but it soon became deserted. After the craze, no one showed up.
People on the first floor want to play, but there are no seats; the VR equipment on the second floor are all empty, and no one comes to play.
What a wonderful scene!
Then, Pei Qian went to the sales area of Moyu Internet Cafe.
This was also the layout that had been finalized when we first planned Moyu Internet Cafe 1.0. This sales area is not big, only four or five containers, and basically sells peripheral products related to games, such as mice and keyboards.
, handle, etc.
After Moyu Internet Cafe developed the ROF installation business, there are also some products such as graphics cards, memory or complete ROF machines for sale and display here.
As far as Pei Qian knows, the peripherals sold here are quite good!
Because Zhang Yuan was responsible for Moyu Internet Cafe in the past, and the clerks he recruited were also very knowledgeable about computers. The keyboards, mice, and headphones they chose were all classic models from well-known first-line brands, which are absolutely easy to use.
Players came here to look around, tried it out and found it useful, so they paid for it directly. Although it was more expensive than what was sold online, most of the customers who could come to Moyu Internet Cafe didn’t care about the price difference.
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After Moyu Internet Cafe became popular, there was a huge flow of people, and this became a huge source of income for Moyu Internet Cafe!
Pei Qian said: "All third-party products here, including keyboards, mice, headphones, etc., are all being cleared and will not be sold in the future! We will only sell our own Tenda products."
"Of course, the original recommendation function must be retained. The store clerk can still recommend peripherals such as keyboards and mice to customers, but after the recommendations are made, the customer will be asked to place an order online. We will not make money from this second-rate dealer."
As a result, Moyu Internet Cafe will lose another piece of income.
Although switching to Tenda's products may also generate profits, in general, Tenda's current products are relatively few, and there are only a few products in this place. Compared with the previous categories, it can be said to be significantly reduced, and the sales volume will definitely be
It will also be significantly reduced.
Moreover, after the "professional sales team" led by Tian Mo is established, Pei Qian will start arranging for the sales there to "occupy" all the sales areas of Moyu Internet Cafe in order to have the effect of dissuading customers.
As a result, the income of Moyu Internet Cafe will definitely decrease!
Although it may not necessarily drop a lot, it adds up.
Now Moyu Internet Cafe has opened so many stores, and each store has a lower price, which adds up to a large number.
Xiao Peng frowned and thought seriously.
Obviously, he was interpreting the deeper meaning of Mr. Pei's words.
Xiao Peng is one of the earliest employees of Moyu Internet Cafe. He has witnessed with his own eyes the entire process of Moyu Internet Cafe turning losses into profits, and he has single-handedly managed the 2.0 and 3.0 models of Moyu Internet Cafe. It can be said that he has a profound influence on the entire Moyu Internet Cafe business.
The understanding of patterns is very deep.
Obviously, he felt that there were some problems with Mr. Pei's plan.
"Mr. Pei, VR games are likely to be a major trend in future game development. I understand this very well."
"But... the current development of VR games is still too immature. Compared with computer players, the number of the entire player group is not one or two orders of magnitude behind."
"Compared to computer players, the number of players interested in VR games is probably less than a fraction."
"Of course I support opening a VR area in Moyu Internet Cafe, but it shouldn't take up the same space as a computer, right? I think 1:2 is about the same, or even smaller."
Pei Qian chuckled.
I knew that Xiao Peng would not accept this money-losing plan so willingly.
But it doesn't matter, Mr. Pei has his own sharp tongue waiting for these die-hard die-hards.
"You are right. Compared with computer players, the VR player base is indeed several orders of magnitude behind."
"But... have you ever thought that it is precisely for this reason that we need to use more VR equipment?"
"Ah?" Xiao Peng was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a moment.
Pei Qian explained: "Five or even ten years ago, Internet cafes were much more popular than they are now. Why? Because at that time, most players were relatively poor and could not afford high-end computers to obtain the best gaming experience.
So I chose to go to an Internet cafe with my friends to have fun."
"Why has the entire Internet cafe industry changed in recent years? There are fewer and fewer Internet cafes, and they are becoming more and more sophisticated. They have transformed from smoky low-end Internet cafes to high-end Internet cafes with elegant and comfortable environments."
"It's because the functions carried out by Internet cafes are different."
"Now that everyone's economic level is higher, more and more people have high-end computers, so the number of people targeted by Internet cafes is narrowing, and the model has to be changed."
Xiao Peng nodded, deeply agreeing with this point.
Obviously, this is one of the key reasons why Moyu Internet Cafe can stand out from the crowd of Internet cafe brands: it was the first brand to develop high-end Internet cafes, and it was one or two years ahead of the entire market.
Pei Qian continued: "In the future, Internet cafes may not necessarily disappear, but their attribute of being purely used for playing games will definitely become increasingly diluted. Moreover, in recent years, there has also been a trend of the gradual decline of PC games and the rapid rise of mobile games.
, which makes the situation of Internet cafes even more difficult.”
"It is true that the player base of VR games is relatively small, but have you ever thought about it: It is precisely because VR is a new thing that there are fewer players willing to buy VR glasses, so they are more inclined to experience it in Internet cafes? And in touch
Fish Internet Cafe is equipped with a large number of VR glasses, so that players’ enthusiasm for trial play can be satisfied as much as possible, so that the entire VR player group will expand faster?”
Pei Qian's expression was serious, and he sounded like he was telling the truth.
In fact, he knew very well that in his memory, this was probably an unfeasible business model. At least those high-end Internet cafes in his impression did not replace half of the computers in the Internet cafes with VR glasses.
operate.
But it doesn't matter, it doesn't affect him talking nonsense and deceiving Xiao Peng.
Pei Qian is convinced that with his strong deception and acting skills, coupled with his aura as the helm of the Tenda Group, he will be able to make arrangements for Xiao Peng so that he will finally fully accept this decision.
Sure enough, Xiao Peng showed a surprised expression after thinking deeply.
"I see!"
"The success of Moyu Internet Cafe is due to our insight into the development rules of the entire Internet cafe industry and being ahead of all peers; and now that a large number of high-end Internet cafes have emerged and competition is fierce, we must make great strides forward again.
Once again, we are ahead of all our peers!”
"The VR experience area will then be a core selling point that differentiates us from other Internet cafes!"
"Mr. Pei is indeed far-sighted!"
After suddenly enlightening, Xiao Peng suddenly thought of some ideas: "Mr. Pei, if you want to say so, I have a suggestion."
"We can change all the computer desks and monitors on the second floor into foldable ones. The main computer is placed on a shelf above the head, and the mouse, keyboard, headphones, head-mounted display, etc. are all hung up. The chairs are also foldable."
"In this way, in the folded state, players have enough space to experience VR content, and when the desktop and stool are unfolded, players can also play computer games normally."
Pei Qian: "..."
You are such a clever little ghost!
Obviously Xiao Peng's plan is a more compromise one. Although the entire VR experience area is mainly for experiencing VR, you can also surf the Internet and play games normally.
This is equivalent to an insurance policy. When the VR craze subsides, players can continue to come back to play computer games.
Pei Qian laughed in his heart.
Xiao Peng, Xiao Peng, in fact, if you didn't tell me and instead did it secretly yourself, I would definitely not be able to do anything about it afterwards.
But if you tell me now, doesn't it allow me to take precautions in advance?
Pei Qian thought for a moment and said immediately: "Of course not!"
"The monitor and computer desktop are foldable, so this shouldn't be a big problem. But the chairs are also foldable, so sitting on them will definitely be uncomfortable!"
"No matter how designed a folding chair is, it is difficult to compare with a specialized ergonomic chair, gaming chair or single sofa, because the premise of folding is that comfort will be sacrificed."
"We want to give players the most perfect experience, and we can't make do with it like this."
Xiao Peng thought for a while: "Uh...Mr. Pei, what you said makes sense. This is indeed inappropriate."
"But even if you want to play VR games, you still need a console, right? After all, those large-scale VR games are all run on the console. And when you open the game platform or search for content, you still need to use a keyboard, mouse, and monitor.
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"Even if we don't need the seats, we can't save these, right?"
Pei Qian thought for a moment and realized that this was really the case.
With the current technical level and content of VR headsets, it is impossible to completely replace the PC. Many contents need to be set up on the PC before you can put on the headset to experience it.
All-in-one VR machines can only run VR games that are similar in size to mobile games. Those large-scale games still have to rely on computers to calculate them.
Therefore, the display, host, keyboard and mouse are still essential.