Waiting until 2 o'clock in the afternoon, a customer finally looked into the experience store.

Today is June 19th, Thursday, and because it is not a weekend, there is not a lot of foot traffic. In addition, this three-story experience store is a shop along the street, and it is not in the mall, so although the transportation is convenient and people come and go, everyone is in a hurry to go to work, and not many people enter the store.

What's more, there was no publicity when the experience store opened, just the small words on the inconspicuous signboard at the door, and it was not easy to attract customers.

The customer, who looked like a college student and was very young, pushed open the glass door of the store and asked hesitantly, "You guys...... Is it a console game experience store? ”

Seeing the guests, Sui Tao wanted to greet him, and said: "Hello, we are here to experience the game of Heaven, so we can only experience the games produced by Heaven." ”

The customer was stunned: "Huh? What is Reverse Heaven? ”

Sui Tao was speechless for a while, how can this be explained?

Obviously, although Antiheaven Games has made some names in the domestic game market, it has not yet reached the level of household name. And the customer who came here today obviously hasn't heard much of this name.

Sui Tao hurriedly said: "Look at this exhibition board, there are all the works of the Antiheaven Game listed on it, maybe there are some of you who have played it." ”

The customer looked at the display board: "Oh? "Ascension"? "The Fire Stealer"? It seems to be a little impressive, although I haven't played it, but I've heard others mention it.

"Are you sure it's an experience store specializing in Paradise Games? Isn't it selling dog meat on the head of a sheep?

"Why is there no one in the store?"

Once again, the customer questioned his soul.

This time, he no longer questioned the game against heaven, but instead questioned the experience store itself.

Obviously, if this is really a good game company's experience store, how can it be so deserted?

Just like those big brand mobile phone stores, they must be full every day, right?

And those stores that hang these mobile phone brands, but in fact do not have many customers, are basically third-party cooperative merchants, selling dog meat on sheep's heads.

At this time, the situation of this experience store is very similar to this kind of third-party merchant.

Sui Tao was speechless for a while: "This ...... How can I explain it to you......"

Obviously, even he himself was still puzzled by this question, because Gu Fan had never explained to him the real relationship between this experience store and the Antiheaven Game.

At this time, it was Gu Fan's turn to come out.

"Hello, our experience store is indeed the only directly operated store of the game against heaven, and it is the manager of the store who is also the president of the game against heaven."

Gu Fan made a simple self-introduction in a very low-key manner, but the corners of the customer's mouth twitched slightly, and he said a little uncontrollably: "This store manager is very humorous, yes, then I'll experience it."

"Huh? Do you have driving simulators here? ”

Obviously, this customer thought that Gu Fan was telling him some kind of cold joke.

The president of Paradise Games came to personally serve as the manager of the experience store?

What the Son of Heaven guards the country!

If you're really the president, shouldn't you be in charge of the game business against heaven? What's more, there are a series of things such as company management, personnel recruitment, and the formulation of the company's strategic direction, which must be very busy.

Humor!

However, this unique sense of humor brought the two sides closer together, and the customer decided to stay in the store for a little experience.

Sui Tao is very happy, no matter what, the first guest finally came to the door, it's not easy!

Cherish!

However, as soon as he wanted to go over to serve, he was stopped by Gu Fan.

"Cough, Xiao Sui, your way of serving is a little wrong."

Gu Fan lowered his voice slightly and didn't let the customers hear it.

Sui Tao was puzzled: "My service method is wrong?" You haven't told me what kind of service to use......"

He has also worked in several mobile phone stores before, and he still understands the general service process. Although he doesn't know much about the game against heaven, the customers who came this time haven't played it at all, and Sui Tao thinks it's okay to guide him.

But it is clear that Mr. Gu has his own ideas.

Gu Fan coughed lightly twice and continued to whisper: "This shows that your comprehension is not high enough. Didn't I already hint at it? ”

Sui Tao was shocked: "Store manager, I'm so talented that I really don't see where you hinted at ......."

Gu Fan explained: "Didn't you find that this store has been just the two of us so far?" You're the only clerk who really works. Isn't that an obvious hint? ”

Sui Tao was even more shocked: "Huh? But haven't you already posted a job posting? ”

Gu Fan nodded: "Yes, but how many people did I recruit?" ”

Sui Tao couldn't hold back: "Three." ”

Gu Fan: "That's right! There are only three clerks in total, plus me, the store manager who doesn't do much, do you think you can be busy with that service attitude? You know, the three of you have to work shifts, and you have to take into account your regular breaks and weekends! ”

Sui Tao kind of understood what the problem was.

There's not enough manpower at all!

You know, this experience store is open from 9 a.m. to 22 p.m., divided into a day shift and a night shift, and it has to work normally on weekends. At the time of recruitment, it was clearly written that the eight-hour work system + two days off.

The extra time must be done through shifts and a small amount of overtime.

But in this way, during normal business hours, there is a high probability that there will be only one clerk present in the store.

How is it possible to provide every customer with meticulous service?

It's nice that this clerk can guard his counter.

Although the recruitment notice said that the follow-up will consider recruiting more store staff and increasing manpower according to actual needs, it can be seen from Gu Fan's words that "streamlining manpower" has been the purpose of this store from the beginning, and no matter how much manpower is increased, it is impossible to increase to the level of ordinary mobile phone stores.

Other words...... Store Manager Gu Fan didn't plan to serve customers well at all!

Gu Fan smiled: "Therefore, the service method of our store pursues 'rule by inaction', and customers should manage themselves. After all, the experience store is mainly based on the customer's own experience, if you want to teach everything, then this store should not be called an experience store, but should be called a "guide store". The store staff will teach customers how to play the game against heaven.

"That's obviously not the original intention of my company to create this experience store."

Sui Tao was shocked, it made sense, it made people speechless!

However, I always felt that there was something wrong......

The two of them were talking in a low voice, and the customer was a little nervous.

[Hou Ji's negative emotions +5!] 】

Don't talk around there, but tell me how to play!

Hou Ji was speechless, he was indeed a student at a nearby university, and he didn't have classes today, so he came out on a whim, and found a new store that was suspected to be a console video game experience store, so he wanted to come over and experience it.

As a result, I met such a pair of strange clerks.

Customers don't come to the service, just chat at the end of the hand, I have never seen a store with such a poor service attitude!

Forget it, since no one came, then don't blame me for my blind research!

Hou Ji is also an anxious child, what he usually hates the most is to wait, these devices in the experience store have been turned on, so study it yourself!

Of course, before he officially started playing, he didn't forget to ask: "How do you charge here?" How much is an hour? ”

Gu Fan looked at Sui Tao, Sui Tao knew that this kind of question could be answered.

He hurriedly explained: "Hello, our charging standard is clearly written on the display board on the wall, there is no charge for 1 hour of trial play, and then 15 yuan per hour after that." The charges are the same for all devices. ”

Hou Ji was stunned for a moment: "Hey? It's pretty cheap. ”

Although he doesn't go to the console game store much, he also knows the approximate price.

A console game experience store like this, even in a second-tier city, is about to cost more than 20 yuan an hour, and if it is in a place like the imperial capital, it is a popular area, and it is possible to pay 30 or even 50 yuan an hour.

This price is of course very expensive compared to Internet cafes.

Not to mention the small Internet café that cost 2 or 3 yuan an hour many years ago, even the more popular high-end Internet café now charges only about 10 yuan an hour.

But console game stores are not the same as Internet cafes after all.

Because of the different market groups that like to play console games, this part of the customer is different from Internet café players, most of them are not bad for money, either for various reasons, they can't buy consoles at home or there is no corresponding game environment, or they are looking for an offline social atmosphere.

Many console game stores are very popular even if they set the price at 20, 30 or even 50 yuan, and even have to make a reservation in advance during the holidays.

Of course, this is also inseparable from the fact that console games belong to a niche category, the more niche things are, the higher the cost and greater the risk of opening a store, so correspondingly, the unit price of customers will naturally increase.

Considering that this store is in the imperial capital, and it is a relatively core area, such a large three-story building is rented, and there is a lot of rent.

With the current charging standard, Hou Ji is quite skeptical that the store will be able to recover its costs.

There is a high probability that it will not be recovered.

What's more, there's a 1-hour free trial, which I've never heard of in other stores.

Thinking of this, Hou Ji's mood is a little better, so let's try it for free for an hour first!

Seeing that this customer was ready to experience it, Sui Tao took a small USB flash drive key from the counter and sent it over under Gu Fan's instructions.

"Hello, this is the key, and it is also your identity credential for playing."

Hou Ji stretched out his hand to take it and found that it was a delicate and small USB flash drive, but there was a number number of "001" on it.

He was a little confused, there was no need to make a key, right?

There are many other ways to do this kind of thing, so why do you have to use a USB flash drive, which is a little archaic?

But Hou Ji didn't think much about it, he looked down and looked for a place to insert a USB flash drive on the device.

But there was nothing as far as the eye could see.

It's just that there is a small sign and arrow in the corner that reads: "↓Insert key below↓".

Hou Ji was speechless, what a thing!

The place where the key is inserted is a peculiar-looking device, something like a small box with a USB socket on it, but it is strangely located and is not in the palm of sight, but erected on the side below.

In other words, if the customer wants to insert the key, they should bend down slightly and reach to the side to insert it blindly.

If you want to look at the plug, you have to lower your head below the height of the table, which is very inconvenient.

Hou Ji had no choice but to reach out and touch it.

Well, the first insertion really failed, and it didn't go in.

He groped with his hand for a moment, then turned the key USB stick around and tried again at a different angle.

Yes? Still didn't get in!

Hou Ji was confused, he groped for the position again, and then tried at a different angle.

Still didn't get in!

Hou Ji was stunned, he scratched his head, a little unable to understand what was going on.

What's going on?

(End of chapter)