Chapter 565 - Thriller Hostel is Complete (2/2)

I deserve the most credit!

If not for the fact that Boss Pei doesn’t like people who claim credit, I would be boasting and showing off in front of him right now!

All the investors, including Li Shi, were very happy with the layout. However, they knew full well that they owed it all to Chen Kangtuo’s facial expressions. Thus, they felt too ashamed to claim any credit.

As a result, to this day, Boss Pei had no idea who to blame for all of this. He could only push everything to Boss Li, the most likely culprit.

Thriller Hostel’s reasonable layout and complete facilities would give anyone a good first impression. Pei Qian could not help but frown as the cogs in his brain turned quickly.

Calm down. The biggest merits now are that the Thriller Hostel’s layout is reasonable and that the initial traffic is guaranteed.

As long as I can minimize avenues to generate income, there would be a good chance to incur losses!

Quickly, think of something! I can’t give up just like that!

After some consideration, Pei Qian realized that the first project was extremely cheap, and it would probably attract the most customers. Not many people would try the second and third projects, and he would probably not be able to earn much from the sale of their tickets.

That meant that the biggest problem at the moment was the Golden Maze!

Although he had tried to keep visitors away from the goods as far as possible by creating a maze, the Golden Maze was in too good of a location. One could say that it was like a transport hub that was accessible from all directions.

It was not safe enough.

“Boss Pei, why don’t we go into the Golden Maze to take a look,” suggested Chen Kangtuo.

That was exactly what Pei Qian had been thinking. He immediately nodded. “Alright.”

Publicity had already been rolled out, and there would be a significant number of visitors at the start. The income earned from sales in the Golden Maze would come close to income earned from ticket sales. He had to think of a way to lower that.

From a distance, the Golden Maze’s factory looked like it was full of holes. There was a circle of entrances and exits on the first floor, and there were hollow descending stairwells made of glass on the second and third floor, which made the entire Golden Maze look like a strange, Cthulhu[1]-like, colorful beast with many legs—which would cause anyone to go insane.

On that point, it fit in well with the horror theme of Thriller Hostel.

Everyone chose an entrance at random and then arrived inside the Golden Maze.

The interior was decorated magnificently.

After all, Pei Qian had originally intended for Boss Li and the other investors to spend as much as possible. When Liang Qingfan designed this place, he had not considered a budget at all. From the outside, the factory building looked Cthulhu-like and dilapidated. However, once they entered, they immediately felt like they were in a palace. Of course, it was not a complicated, luxurious, and ancient palace… but a more modern one.

Liang Qingfan had picked this style, mainly to ensure that visitors would have a good shopping experience.

Obviously, this was a misunderstanding of Boss Pei’s original intention as well.

The interior of the Golden Maze had been split into many small, individual spaces. Liang Qingfan had designed the spaces to look intricate and confusing. By staggering them, the space inside was also maximized.

More importantly, the resting areas stood at a height of seven or eight meters, giving people the impression of a wide and open space. From there, one could see where different shops were located and observe a part of the structure of the Golden Maze.

The shops were more than three meters in height, and there were various shelves set up for visitors to have an excellent shopping experience.

The ordinary passages were only about two meters tall. The routes were tortuous, and they could be closed off by a mechanism. The intricate and complicated structure made full use of the factory’s space and allowed it to accommodate more customers.

In case of emergencies, people would also be able to find the nearest exit as quickly as possible. Each area had been decorated differently, giving hints on the kind of shops and goods one could find in that area.

Chen Kangtuo held the map of the Golden Maze in his hand. He stopped at almost every step to make sure that they would be able to reach the right destination.

Otherwise, they could walk and walk and suddenly realize that they were exiting the mall.

First, everyone arrived at one of the resting areas. Rows of benches were neatly arranged, and spaces by the sides were reserved for vendors to sell snacks, drinks, and so on.

The ceiling of the resting area was very high. They could see a few shops, but whether they would be able to get there depended on their own skill.

Chen Kangtuo said, “There’s one problem now. We’re not entirely sure what to sell in the golden zone yet.”

The Golden Maze was split into five main zones. The types of shops and goods to be sold in the other four zones had more or less been decided. There would be souvenirs, clothing, toys, custom-made figurines, and so on. What’s more, most of the stocks had already arrived in the city and could be delivered to the mall in the next two days.

However, they had not decided what to sell in the golden zone in the middle.

The investors all turned to look at Boss Pei.

Boss Pei had thought of the Golden Maze, and half of the income generated by the shopping mall would go to him. Obviously, his words were the most authoritative.

Pei Qian sniggered inwardly. If I could, I would hope that nothing would be sold here. I would give everything away for free…

Yet, that was impossible.

After some thought, Pei Qian asked, “What’s the golden zone like exactly?” Chen Kangtuo looked at the map in his hands. “The Golden Maze has five zones, and each zone has one big shop. “They are the orange, blue, wine-red, purple, and golden zones. There are also small and moveable shops that can be configured according to the existing products in the mall.

“The plan for the first four zones has already been more or less decided. They would sell figurines, quality souvenirs, themed costumes with headwear, and interesting gadgets.

“The golden zone is located in the central, innermost area. We’re not sure what can be sold there.”

Pei Qian pondered for a moment and then said, “Take me there to see.”

[1] This a beast created by H.P. Lovecraft and appeared to be a creature with the head of an octopus whose mouth area had a lot of tentacles.