Chapter 16: Plan Ahead
The eldest young master of the Song family.
Yes, what a beautiful name.
But that's all in the past.
Now, he's Seinfeld. An orphan. If it weren't for the ID card, I guess he wouldn't want to be surnamed Song.
The bustling streets are full of business opportunities. But the high-end ones don't have the money to do it, and the bottom-end ones don't want to do it. At this time, Seinfeld was a little too high or too low.
Inexplicably thought of the Song family, which made Seinfeld feel a little lost. When I was tired of walking, I casually went up to the second floor of the mall, wanting to buy a cup of milk tea and find a place to rest by the way.
However, after arriving on the second floor, a noisy sound caught Seinfeld's attention.
A loud and familiar sound led Seinfeld over, there was a lot of space, but there were a lot of game consoles.
Arcade games. That's right, it's the familiar sound of a rocker. This reminded Seinfeld of his youth.
However, it is difficult to find the arcade games of the past in the current game hall, such as Three Kingdoms, Dinosaur Kombat, etc. Even The King of Fighters is hard to see. After all, that kind of game generally costs more than an hour to play, and if you play for a dollar and a game currency, it is really not profitable.
Most of the ones in front of me are claw machines, landlord fights, racing cars, etc.
I bought five game coins for five dollars, searched for a long time, and finally found an arcade collection game console in the corner.
After putting in a game currency, I found the King of Fighters, and I chose the King of Fighters 98 and played.
Familiar with the joystick and moves, I slowly regained my previous feeling, and one combo after another.
After passing all the way and fighting the final boss, Seinfeld cast another coin to choose the King of Fighters 97.
Some things are actually feelings, and you won't dislike them because they're outdated.
As he played, the screen suddenly turned. It turned out that someone on the opposite side threw coins into the battle mode.
It just so happened that Seinfeld, who was thinking about leaving after playing this game, suddenly became interested, after all, playing single machine is really boring.
It's a game of skill, and Seinfeld was a rare opponent in Yenching's largest game hall. No, after the first game, the opponent was singled out by Seinfeld and an Yagami against the opponent's three game characters.
And the other party is obviously not giving up and continues to challenge with coins.
Unconsciously, the crowd of onlookers gradually increased, and it seemed that it was the first time that they found such a game console in this corner. Familiar graphics and music appear, characters from your youth favorites, and combos overlap.
One loses, and a new challenger follows.
There are more and more onlookers, and there are more and more challengers. If he was not careful, Seinfeld won no less than two dozen people.
If it weren't for the sudden grunt of hunger, it is estimated that Seinfeld would have lost track of time.
"Eh, God, don't go. Let's play again. ”
"Next time, it's late. ”
"When is the next time?"
"Well, I don't know yet. You play, you play ......"
won more than 20 people without losing a game, and it is not an exaggeration to be called a great god by the people on the scene. However, this also happens to show that people, especially men, are very nostalgic. There are some classics that cannot be replaced.
"Boss ......"
"Well, handsome guy, what's the matter. ”
"Why do you only have one arcade game here, you see there are nearly two dozen people around there, why don't you get a few more. ”
"Hey, that thing doesn't make a lot of money. ”
That's right, businessmen naturally focus on making money.
Just now, Seinfeld sat there for two hours, and he didn't invest more than thirty game coins. And it's also the busiest time of day. When the passenger flow is at its best, one machine for two only earns thirty yuan, which is definitely not enough.
In contrast, you can see that scratch machines, fishing machines, and even slot machines, sometimes an hour is thousands of dollars. Let's not mention how much gambling is involved, just take the claw machine as an example, and there are only two game coins for a doll. And that's done in just over twenty seconds. I made two dollars in twenty seconds, which is far more than these arcade games.
"Can you sell me this arcade game?"
"Sold to you, what do you want this thing for?"
The boss is an uncle in his fifties, and when chatting, he learned that more than ten years ago, he was engaged in arcade game halls, but with the slow transformation of time, arcade game halls are no longer worthless. So replace the old one with the new one, and slowly achieve the current scale.
"It's nostalgic, after all, it's very troublesome for me to come here, so it's better to buy it at home, call a few friends, and play as much as you want. ”
"Oh, handsome guy, I'm just going to have such a machine, the reason why I keep it is because I think you nostalgic young people can find it, if this only one is sold to you, then young people like you want to play, isn't it impossible to play?"
I see, even though the machine was in the corner. But if someone comes to the front desk and asks, you can find it after being pointed.
Although it is not profitable, it can more or less retain customers, and if you keep customers, business will be better.
"And where did you buy this machine?"
"This ...... It's hard to find this kind of old arcade game. In this way, I'll give you a phone number, the owner of this phone is called Lao Liu, and it's no problem for him to customize the old arcade machine, but it's been many years, and I don't know if he still tinkers with these things. ”
"Oh, thank you, boss. Taking the note from his boss, Seinfeld thanked him and prepared to leave.
"Eh, handsome man. ”
"Huh?"
"If you can't buy it, here in the future, that machine will let you play for free. ”
"Huh, thank you. ”
It is estimated that the skill boss of Seinfeld when he fought the King of Fighters just now also saw it, that is, Seinfeld came, and so many people gathered there. If Seinfeld can come often, it will undoubtedly be a good way to bring in guests. How much can I play for free? This boss can indeed see a lot of business opportunities.
However, Seinfeld also saw a business opportunity and wanted to buy arcade games.
Yes, although a machine can't make a lot of money, for Seinfeld, this is the first step to satisfy his own life, and moreover, it is also the first step to his own development.
After all, if you want to start a business with the small amount of money you have, you have to start small.
After putting away the note from his boss and buying a quick meal, Seinfeld returned to his rented house.
Early the next morning, Seinfeld, who had just woken up, dialed the number on the note. I would like to inquire if there are any arcade games for sale.
And the news he got also made Seinfeld so happy that he didn't even eat breakfast, and after putting on his clothes, he immediately rushed out of the door, got on the bus, and ran all the way to his destination......