Global Monopoly of Technology

"Huh? Isn't this the Côte d'Azur logo?"

Inside the Internet Cafe, after several network administrators used knives to break open the logistics package, they saw a more delicate box inside, with a single-tone minimalist appearance. logo trademark.

"What is this? Why isn't it a computer?"

Opening the exquisite box and seeing the virtual brain computer inside, several network managers looked at each other in confusion. Lin Tongfang, the manager of this chain of Internet cafes, also had a few question marks in his head.

At this time, the person in charge who was dispatched from the subordinate opened a can of refreshing drink and poured a few cleans. He just heard the doubts of the network administrator and said: "This is the new product released tomorrow morning on the Riviera - virtual brain. machine."

Lin Tongfang and the network administrator were surprisingly unanimous: "The product that will be launched tomorrow on the Cote d'Azur, a virtual brain machine?"

The network manager named Chen Li reacted in shock. He pondered the word "virtual brain computer" in his mind, and suddenly felt short of breath, and couldn't help but say, "Could this be the legend that you can directly connect to the virtual world to play games? virtual brain machine?"

This is definitely the ultimate dream of countless players and game nerds. Elements such as virtual worlds and virtual games, whether it is novels, science fiction movies, or popular concepts in future imaginations.

It can be said that there are not many young people today who do not know this concept.

But everyone regards this high-tech conceptual element as a series of lifetimes. Now Breakthrough tells you that this is a brain computer that can connect to the virtual world, and the equipment is right in front of him. It is conceivable how shocking it is for Chen Li, a small network administrator. Known.

The person in charge who was dispatched here nodded calmly and said, "Yes, it's almost as close to what you imagined in your mind as it is. It's a virtual tour... um..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was stunned by the sudden operation of the little network manager who slapped his face. Chen Li was stunned for a moment and said excitedly: "Mom, I'm not dreaming. !!!”

Everyone: "..."

The person in charge who was dispatched shook his head in disbelief, and immediately reminded: "Although it will be made public in a few hours, don't spread the news on the Internet at this time, otherwise you will go to Manager Lin. to settle wages."

As soon as these words came out, several network administrators who wanted to be impatient to post on Moments immediately nodded and said that they would not spread the word.

"All cheer up and install the machine as soon as possible!"

The twenty or so network administrators present followed the orders of more than a dozen technicians, disassembled the virtual brain machines from the packages, and began to install and debug them.

In a studio next to the cash register, the person in charge and Lin Tongfang took out a document from the briefcase and handed it to Lin Tongfang: "Tonight, I will fix the machine, and it will officially open in three days. Charges, etc., can be implemented according to the requirements on the materials.”

"Okay." Lin Tongfang nodded and took a brief look at the information.

The first day of the opening event is a 24-hour free experience for customers on the day of opening. Customers who register as members on the opening day can enjoy an equal gift with a recharge of more than 100 yuan.

That is to say, the amount of redemption above 100 yuan is equal to the amount of additional delivery.

After registering the membership card, three membership levels will be launched, namely junior member, senior member, and diamond member. Different levels enjoy different discounts, and they will enjoy discounts permanently.

The consumption of the temporary card is 42 yuan/hour, the consumption of the primary membership card is permanently 15% off (39.9 yuan/hour), the consumption of the senior membership card is permanently 20% off (33.6 yuan/hour), and the consumption of the masonry membership card is 6%. Discount (25.2 yuan / hour).

The membership card level is upgraded through points, and the points are accumulated and superimposed through recharge. The minimum amount of a single recharge is 100 yuan. The way to obtain points is the single recharge amount × the corresponding point coefficient to obtain the actual point data.

For example, the single recharge amount is 500,

The corresponding coefficient is 1.2, and the calculation formula is:

500×1.2=600 points.

The recharge amount is divided into 5 grades, corresponding to 5 integral coefficients.

The order of single recharge amount × integral coefficient is:

100 to 200 yuan × 1

201 to 500 yuan × 1.2

501 to 1000 yuan × 2

1001 to 2000 yuan × 3

More than 2000 yuan × 4

Obviously, the algorithm for this set of points accumulation is to encourage customers to recharge as much as possible, because the more benefits they get.

For Xingyu Company and its chain Internet cafes, in order to get the funds back quickly, they don't care how much discount the customer will get, or how much they will send. The customer does not have the right to set the price, no matter how to discount the base of 42 yuan per hour. There, this consumption is actually not cheap, even if it is a 40% discount for masonry members, it has to be 25.2 yuan/hour, which is also not cheap.

You know, the current traditional Internet cafe is about 5 yuan per hour, and it is cheaper after adding recharge and rebate. The consumption of the two has been upgraded by nearly 8 to 10 times, but the competitiveness and attractiveness of virtual brain machines are there. Yes, plus there is no threshold for the number of people, the market can sell it at this price.

Not to mention the national population base, nor the Internet user base, the national game user base alone exceeds 600 million, even if there are only 100 million users who spend 1 hour at the price of masonry members every day on average, and the equal rebates are offset. , These 100 million users have to create 1.26 billion yuan for Xingyu company every day for the network fee alone, which is 460 billion yuan in one year.

There is no doubt that this is an astronomical figure, and obviously this is only a conservative estimate.

It is undeniable that this thing will be addictive. Referring to the popularity of the Internet cafes of the year, this thing will only be more exciting than the Internet cafes of the year. After playing for an hour, just got on the game and then got off the machine?

Play with a hammer?

In addition to selling Internet fees, other value-added service revenue sources will naturally be provided, but traditional Internet cafes providing services such as drinks, milk tea, coffee, snacks and fast food are definitely not beneficial.

Because there is no way to eat while lying in the virtual brain machine, and tens of dollars an hour is definitely a treasure for most ordinary consumers, and they will definitely not waste time eating when the machine is billed, unless very Money is another matter, isn't it better for rich people to buy one and go home?

However, after Xingyu has accumulated a user base, it can slowly find other ways of monetization, such as accepting advertising business from game developers, etc. As long as there are users, there is data, and data can tap potential business value.

The confidence stems from its "10,000-store chain" strategy. All users who register as members of Xingyu Internet Cafe can use their membership card to consume in any chain of Internet cafes across the country, and the price is also unified. In the big first-tier cities, or in the third- and fourth-tier small cities, you can enjoy 25.2 yuan/hour if you are a masonry member, and 33.6 yuan/hour if you are a senior meeting.

A proper cartoon.

The development of coastal areas and inland areas is unbalanced, and it seems unreasonable to set a uniform price, but the advantage of large scale is enough to offset the hedge, and it is also conducive to the establishment of brand value.

No matter how strong Xingyu Company is and it has a first-mover advantage, it is impossible to have a 100% monopoly covering hundreds of large and small cities across the country. This is obviously unrealistic.

At that time, there will definitely be individual industrial and commercial households and relatively small chain brands emerging one after another to take a share of the pie, and Xingyu Company is obviously the leader at the top of the absolute pyramid, and it is enough to ensure that it is the leader.

With the points system, members can be upgraded accordingly. If a registered member is successful, it will be automatically upgraded to a junior member. To upgrade from a junior member to a senior member, 20,000 points must be reached. According to the calculation formula of points × coefficient 4, a customer only needs to recharge at one time. 5000 yuan can become a senior member.

It takes 1,200,000,000 points to upgrade to a masonry member, and the company × factor 4 is calculated according to the points. A customer only needs to charge 30,000 yuan at one time to upgrade to a masonry member.

With each recharge of more than 2,000 yuan, you can spend the least amount of money to upgrade to a premium member or a masonry member. If you want to get the biggest discount, of course, you can directly upgrade to a masonry member directly after a one-time recharge, because you can immediately Enjoy a 40% discount, if you don't have enough points to recharge in batches, you won't be able to eat the discounts when you spend.

It is foreseeable that the number of masonry members is definitely the least, and the most should be senior members.

For most ordinary people, if they want to play often, they will also settle the account. The junior members are too bad, and the masonry members can't afford to hurt, but the senior members who can enjoy a permanent 20% discount can charge 5,000 yuan at a time. Well, I can still get the money through gritted teeth.

And Xingyu company's chain of Internet cafes are all universal, this is very important, it can greatly dispel consumers' fear of rushing in to another place and the money will be rotten.

All Xingyu Internet Cafes can be used with one card, so there are more consumers who are willing to charge a few thousand yuan at a time, no less than worrying that one day if they change their work and life in another city and rush in for a few thousand yuan, they will rot there.

The Internet cafe managed by Lin Tongfang has a total of 176 machines, and the scale is not too small. At about 3:30 in the morning, all machines were finally installed and debugged, and there was only one left before the Cote d'Azur conference. It's been about six or seven hours.

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