Chapter 177 : A Promising Start
Chapter 177: A Promising Start
Ding Dian was still hesitant about making a decision.
Chen Fan understood the other party's hesitation.
After all, this club had not yet opened for business, and Ding Dian could not predict how the business would fare after opening such a club.
What if the business failed just a few days after opening? Wouldn't she have come here in vain?
Chen Fan was very considerate and made a new proposal before Ding Dian made her decision.
One month after opening.
If the business was not booming within one month, Chen Fan would no longer mention this matter.
If the club remained consistently booming within one month, Ding Dian would close her studio and work at the club.
Ding Dian agreed to this proposal.
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As the promotion for the club entered its final sprint stage, Chen Fan asked Luo Wenjie and Zhou Honghai to post a notice at the two internet cafes.
"Medal Club, grand opening specials."
"To celebrate the opening, for any customers who come to the club on the opening day to experience offline real-life CS, and participate in the real-life team versus team competition, the top five teams with the shortest winning times, and the five individual customers with the longest survival times from the losing teams, will receive three free experience cards from the club."
"The experience cards have no time limit and can be used at any time in the future to experience the club."
This advertisement once again boosted the club's presence.
Especially among the university student population, many students had already begun discussing going to set a record on the first day.
Men love playing with guns, and no one would admit to having poor marksmanship.
Since they couldn't convince anyone online, they might as well have an offline match.
Five days before the opening, Chen Fan spent money to hire fifty university students to distribute flyers in the university town and downtown business district.
A small expense for a significant outcome.
Three days before the opening.
Medal Club made another big move.
Chen Fan spent money to rent the largest advertising display screen in the downtown area.
It displayed a promotional banner.
Famous actor and singer Richie Jen was standing in front of the Medal Club banner, giving a thumbs up.
A small line of text below read: "Famous actor and singer Richie Jen endorses Medal Club, inviting you to come and challenge yourself."
This further increased the club's popularity.
Many students started discussing this endorsement on forums.
What was the background of Medal Club?
To be able to get Richie Jen as an endorser?
The club's owner must be very powerful.
As the discussion heated up, on the second-to-last day before the opening.
Chen Fan finally revealed the information that all CS gun enthusiasts were curious about.
The address of Medal Club.
"It's actually in the West City?"
Upon receiving this information, some customers couldn't wait and rushed to the West City in advance.
However, when they arrived, they found the club's doors tightly closed, although a banner had been hung outside.
Outside the club was a tall wall, hiding everything from view.
It seemed that this club was determined to keep the final suspense until the opening day.
May 1st.
The opening day of Medal Club.
Chen Fan arrived early in the morning.
Not only him, but also Ma Xiaoshuai from their dorm, who knew the inside story, as well as Luo Wenjie and Zhou Honghai, also came.
Ding Dian also rushed over. She wanted to see how the business would fare today? Where did Chen Fan get such confidence?
Unlike the past few days of extensive promotion, Chen Fan kept a low profile on the opening day.
There was no drum and cymbal troupe, no guest speeches.
He only set up an archway and let off a string of firecrackers, then announced the official opening of the club.
Some customers who had been waiting for a long time rushed into the club.
The first impression was: It's huge.
This club occupied a huge area.
The second impression was: So realistic.
The scenes in the shooting range were almost identical to those in the game.
For most people, it was the first time seeing game scenes in reality, which was very novel.
Many people's eyes lit up, already eager to buy tickets and experience it.
Regarding the ticket prices for the shooting range, Chen Fan had deliberated for a long time before finally setting the prices.
The shooting range offered real-life CS shooting and target practice, single-player experience, 3v3, 5v5, 10v10 competitive arenas...and of course, multi-player team scenarios could be opened later.
As for the prices, all activities were charged by the hour.
The cheapest was the single-player leisure target practice at 9.9 yuan for two magazines. The single-player experience ticket was 19.9 yuan per hour...The most expensive was the 10v10 team competitive arena, which cost 299 yuan for two hours.
During the trial one-week opening period, all activities were discounted by 30%.
Members with membership cards could enjoy certain consumption discounts.
Initially, when Chen Fan set these prices, Ding Dian felt he had priced them a bit high.
But Ding Dian completely underestimated men's love for guns.
Even though they were just simulated toy guns, the fact that the scenes were identical to the game was enough to drive them crazy.
In the morning, just after opening, all the experience venues in the shooting range were already fully occupied.
By noon, customers were still pouring in continuously, almost overcrowded.
Some people had to queue for over an hour, but no one was willing to leave.
Chen Fan seemed to have anticipated this situation and had tables and chairs set up in the outdoor waiting area, and installed a projector.
On the huge screen, the matches in each competitive arena could be broadcast live.
For most people, this experience was too novel.
Especially when someone was just eliminated upon entering, it immediately caused an outburst of laughter from the crowd.
This made the customers, who had originally complained about the queue, even more interested and willing to wait in line to experience it.
The first day's business could be described as a perfect start.
After these customers left, they began to spread the word through chat apps, online, and so on.
Especially those who had personally experienced the designed activities were excitedly promoting it to all their friends.
"Hey, the famous star Richie Jen personally endorsed it. The scenes are exactly like in CS, I'm telling the truth, I swear."
"Man, I just had bad luck today, otherwise how could I have been ambushed by the other side?"
"Tomorrow, you'll see how awesome a true gun master is."
"Dude, I told you guys before, I'm the gun master, if I hadn't killed two of their guys at the critical moment, our team would have lost today..."
Such discussions appeared everywhere: internet cafes, classrooms, canteens, and even dorms...
Everyone was passing it on.
The students who didn't go on the first day became curious after hearing their buddies' boasting and decided to experience it together next time.
In the office, Chen Fan pointed at the revenue on the computer.
"How's that? Isn't that a promising start?"
Ding Dian pursed her lips, "Who knows if it's just luck."
"Don't blame me for not reminding you, this is just the opening day. Who knows, maybe in a few days, people's enthusiasm will fade, and your shooting range business won't be so good."
Chen Fan smiled, "That's easy to handle."
"Just find a way to keep them feeling fresh."
After saying that, he called over Feng Pojun.
"Old Feng, put up the second endorsement poster tomorrow morning."
Feng Pojun didn't recognize the celebrities, so he had to ask.
"Boss, which one? The four guys or the three girls?"
Chen Fan smiled, "Put up the one with the four guys."