Chapter 881 Indoor Roller Coaster Scheme (for No Wood in the Stone 7/10)
Pei Qian thought for a moment and then said: "First of all, this project must be far away from the current campus of the Frightening Hotel."
"Secondly, the height of this roller coaster should be as low as possible, it must be less than thirty meters."
"The last thing is...this roller coaster must have a certain degree of randomness on its route."
After making these three requests, Pei Qian saw the confusion on the faces of Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong getting worse.
Pei Qian couldn't help but feel happy. Are you confused? That's right!
Being far away from the current Jingtang Hotel campus means that tourists need to walk for a long time if they want to go from those three projects to the new project, which has a certain dissuading effect in terms of geographical location.
The higher the height of the roller coaster, the longer the journey and the more twists and turns the route, the more exciting it will be. On the contrary, if the height of the roller coaster is very low, it will be difficult to create any tricks no matter how you design it.
It stands to reason that if this 100 million is spent, and based on the normal cost, it would not be a big problem to build a roller coaster with a height of 60 to 70 meters, and it can also add some other tricks.
The key to something like a roller coaster is that the height must be high and the length must be long.
Because the excitement that passengers feel when riding a roller coaster mainly comes from the special acceleration experience, such as the vertical drop or the feeling of weightlessness when the roller coaster performs parabolic motion, or the super acceleration like a sports car, or the spiral tumbling in the air and the vertical tumbling that the human body withstands.
Large acceleration...
These are the most exciting points of the roller coaster.
But there is a prerequisite for these excitements, that is, the height of the roller coaster must be high.
The higher the height, the more intense the stimulation to passengers; the longer the distance, the more lasting the stimulation.
That’s why the roller coasters in the world’s large amusement parks are getting taller and taller, with the highest ones already reaching 100 meters or even 120 meters.
A higher roller coaster will definitely be more exciting, even if it doesn't have so many tricks, just a simple vertical rise and fall, it is enough to make passengers lose their mind.
As a second-tier city, Jingzhou has Xintiandi Amusement Park, which has roller coasters, jumping machines, large pendulums and other equipment.
The height of the roller coaster over there is about forty or fifty meters, which is actually quite thrilling for ordinary tourists.
But if Pei Qian builds another roller coaster with a height of 60 or 70 meters in the Jingzhou Hotel, those tourists who come to Jingzhou may have to arrange an extra day of travel, and go to Xintiandi Amusement Park first, and then come to the Jingzhou Hotel.
After all, tourists who like to ride roller coasters will want to ride higher and more exciting rides.
Therefore, Pei Qian simply did the opposite. As long as this roller coaster was built lower than 30 meters and was not as thrilling as the roller coaster at Xintiandi Amusement Park, no one would come to play it.
Of course, there is a problem with low repairs, that is, you will definitely not be able to spend all the money.
Roller coasters are either domestically produced or imported. They are shipped directly for assembly after production. If it is some large roller coasters, you can only buy imported ones, while some small roller coasters are made in China and are also good. If you think about it this way
If you want to buy a relatively small roller coaster, it may cost several million or tens of thousands, but it will cost less than 100 million.
That's why Pei Qian specially added something to make this roller coaster have a certain degree of randomness on its route.
Roller coasters do not actually require randomness.
Because the speed of the roller coaster is very fast, the whole journey can be completed in two or three minutes. When people are on it, their minds will go blank due to the weightlessness and acceleration. How can they be in the mood to watch you do so many tricks?
Therefore, most of those large roller coasters have only one planned route, allowing tourists to get on and get off in two or three minutes.
Now that Pei Qian has decided to add a certain degree of randomness to the route, the cost will definitely double and rise, and the cost-effectiveness of the money will definitely be extremely poor.
Doesn’t this have the effect of spending money and no one comes to play?
Pei Qian was impressed by his intelligence.
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong obviously knew this truth very well. They had no idea what kind of medicine Mr. Pei was selling in his gourd, and they couldn't explain how to repair this roller coaster.
Chen Kangtuo asked tentatively: "Then...Mr. Pei, should you buy ready-made projects at home and abroad, or should we spend our own money to create original ones?"
Pei Qian did not hesitate: "Of course I will make my own original creation!"
Buying ready-made projects at home and abroad? They must be some mature projects that can make money. They can be used after buying them, which not only reduces the cost but also increases the success rate. How can that be done?
It is better to let Chen Kangtuo and others figure it out on their own and create their own creations, as the probability of failure will be greater.
Pei Qian felt that he had explained almost enough. Any more words would be unsightly and would easily trigger the two people's thoughts, so he stood up and left: "Okay, you two hurry up and think about it. After you have considered the plan, we will go find it."
The contractor inquires for a quote and starts work as soon as possible, time waits for no one.”
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong looked at each other, quickly turned on their computers, and began to check relevant information.
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Soon, two hours passed.
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong have been searching for information on the Internet for two hours, but they are still at a loss.
Hao Qiong was a little melancholy: "The conditions given by Mr. Pei this time will not have any enlightening effect at all!"
"A shorter roller coaster with some randomness? I can't imagine what kind of project this is."
"It stands to reason that if we spend this 100 million, wouldn't it be better to just buy those ready-made roller coaster solutions from abroad? It would save time and effort."
Chen Kangtuo shook his head slightly: "You still don't know Mr. Pei's character? When will Mr. Pei do things ready-made?"
"The three projects of Panic Hostel are all original. Naturally, new projects must also be original. Otherwise, how can they be obviously different from Xintiandi Amusement Park?"
Hao Qiong said with emotion: "That's true, but a roller coaster is not like a game. The gameplay is not important at all. The most important thing is the height. It is definitely not fun if the height is not high enough, but President Pei also said that the lower the height, the better.
, preferably no more than 30 meters.”
Chen Kangtuo clicked a few times on his laptop and said, "Do you think...does Mr. Pei mean to build an indoor roller coaster?"
Hao Qiong was stunned for a moment: "Indoor roller coaster? Why?"
Chen Kangtuo said: "I looked through several of the more famous amusement park projects in the world and found that those with relatively low heights are all indoor roller coaster projects."
"For example, there is a wizard-themed indoor roller coaster project. Its selling point is that it combines huge physical scenery and projection screens to bring visitors a surreal and immersive experience."
"The indoor roller coaster is a fully enclosed environment. Although it is definitely not as good as the outdoor roller coaster in terms of height and speed, it can create a special environment and atmosphere, giving visitors a strong sense of immersion."
"Although the highest drop of this project is only more than ten meters, it can give tourists a more exciting feeling than a roller coaster of dozens of meters."
"Why does Mr. Pei emphasize the height of the roller coaster? It is obviously suggesting that we should make a similar indoor roller coaster project that combines the feeling of weightlessness, acceleration and virtual environment!"
"Only in this way will a budget as high as 100 million be needed."
Hao Qiong nodded slightly: "Yeah...that makes sense."
"So, will this indoor roller coaster continue to be a horror-themed one? The three existing projects at the Panic Hotel are all horror-themed, especially the 'Ultimate Terror' which has many scary scenery effects that are very good and can be used directly."
Chen Kangtuo shook his head: "I don't think... necessarily."
"It stands to reason that if the consistent style of the Panic Hotel is followed, then this indoor roller coaster must be scary, such as pitch black, countless ghosts trying to catch people, etc."
"But Mr. Pei gave a hint and specifically pointed out that this roller coaster should be built farther away from the three current projects!"
"Obviously, Mr. Pei hopes that the new project will be clearly different from the three existing haunted house projects. Naturally, he wants to distance himself from the relationship by building it farther away."
"To sum up, I think Mr. Pei should be hinting that we should build a project that will appropriately scare tourists and fit the theme of the Fright Hotel, but it should not be obviously related to the three existing projects, that is, abandon the existing ones.
Horror themes."
Hao Qiong thought for a while: "Well, that makes sense!"
"In this way..."
"Mr. Pei's third request is also intriguing. Mr. Pei said that this project must have a certain degree of randomness."
"If it is an ordinary roller coaster, there is obviously no need for randomness at all. A fixed route is enough. But like you said, if you build a roller coaster with this kind of ultra-realistic immersive experience, a certain degree of randomness can increase the fun!"
"But how to do it randomly is a question."
"Assuming this project becomes popular, tourists will definitely want to experience all the routes. If it is purely random, tourists will not be sure whether they will go to the route they have not experienced yet, which will hit them multiple times.
Motivation to play.”
Chen Kangtuo nodded: "Well, there must be multiple routes, but they can't be completely random."
"If we think about it with game thinking, when there are multiple routes, it is best for the players to choose by themselves. If the players make different choices, the route they experience will automatically change, so that players will be interested in replaying it.
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"In other words, Mr. Pei hinted to us that this should be an indoor roller coaster project with multiple routes for players to choose from. At the same time, its packaging should give people a certain degree of fright, but it should not be similar to the existing ones at the Panic Hostel.
The ghost-themed car crash will give tourists a brand new experience."
"Then what specific theme should it be..."
Chen Kangtuo fell into deep thought, because there were actually quite a few similar themes, and it was hard to choose for a while.
Hao Qiong suddenly slapped his forehead: "Yes! I thought of it!"
"Mr. Pei just said that we are not allowed to buy ready-made solutions and that we should be original, but he did not say that we should be original with the story background! Doesn't Tenda have ready-made IP that we can use!"
"The Frightening Hotel can be regarded as Tenda's theme park, so it is reasonable to use Tenda's IP for entertainment projects, right?"
"Isn't this plot content of the "Sea Fortress" DLC suitable for direct use?"