Chapter 1 Pei Qian's Instructions

After a moment of consideration, Pei Qian said, "First, this project must be located far away from the current Thriller Hostel park."

"Second, the height of this roller coaster should be as low as possible, definitely below thirty meters."

"Finally... this roller coaster must have some randomness in its route."

Having stated these three requirements, Pei Qian saw the confusion on Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong's faces deepen.

Pei Qian couldn't help but feel pleased. Confused? Good!

Being far away from the current Thriller Hostel park meant that tourists would have to walk a long time to get from those three projects to the new one, providing a deterrent effect in terms of geographical location.

The higher the roller coaster, the longer the route, and the more winding the route, the more thrilling it would naturally be. Conversely, if the roller coaster's height was very low, it would be difficult to come up with any tricks, no matter how you designed it.

Logically speaking, with an investment of one hundred million, a roller coaster with a height of sixty or seventy meters wouldn't be a problem, and there would still be room to play around with other things.

The key to a roller coaster is its height and length.

The thrill passengers experience on a roller coaster mainly comes from the special acceleration experience, such as the feeling of weightlessness during a vertical drop or when the roller coaster makes a parabolic motion, or the super acceleration like a sports car, or the aerial spiral rolls and vertical drops that subject the body to greater acceleration...

These are the most exciting aspects of a roller coaster.

But all these thrills have one prerequisite: the roller coaster must be high.

The higher the height, the more intense the thrill for the passengers; the longer the distance, the more lasting the thrill.

That's why the roller coasters in large amusement parks around the world are being built higher and higher, with the highest reaching one hundred meters or even one hundred and twenty meters.

A higher roller coaster will definitely be more thrilling. Even without so many fancy tricks, a simple vertical ascent and descent would be enough to terrify passengers.

Jingzhou, as a second-tier city, has New World Amusement Park, which has all kinds of equipment such as roller coasters, drop towers, and pendulums.

The roller coasters there are about forty or fifty meters high, which is already quite thrilling and exciting for ordinary tourists.

But if Pei Qian built another roller coaster with a height of sixty or seventy meters at Thriller Hostel, those tourists who come to Jingzhou might have to schedule an extra day to visit New World Amusement Park first, and then Thriller Hostel.

After all, tourists who like roller coasters will want to ride the taller, more thrilling rides.

Therefore, Pei Qian simply did the opposite. As long as the roller coaster was built lower than thirty meters, and its thrill level couldn't compare to the roller coasters at New World Amusement Park, then surely no one would come to ride it.

Of course, building it low also had a problem: the money definitely wouldn't be spent.

Roller coasters, whether domestic or imported, are produced and then shipped over for assembly. For some large roller coasters, you can only buy imported ones, while some small roller coasters are well-made domestically. If you consider it this way, buying a smaller roller coaster might only cost a few million or ten million, definitely not close to spending one hundred million.

That's why Pei Qian specifically added that the roller coaster must have some randomness in its route.

Roller coasters don't really need randomness.

Because the speed of a roller coaster is very fast, the whole experience is over in two or three minutes. When people are on it, their brains will be blank due to weightlessness and acceleration, so they won't have the mood to watch you do so many fancy things.

Therefore, most large roller coasters only have one planned route, allowing tourists to enjoy two or three minutes of thrills and then get off.

But Pei Qian has now decided to add some randomness to the route, which will definitely double the construction cost, and the cost-effectiveness of spending money will definitely be extremely poor.

Wouldn't this achieve the effect of both spending money and having no one come to ride it?

Pei Qian was impressed by his own intelligence.

Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were also clearly aware of this principle, and couldn't understand what President Pei was up to at all, nor could they figure out how to build this roller coaster.

Chen Kangtuo tentatively asked, "Then... President Pei, are we buying existing projects from home and abroad, or are we spending money to create our own original one?"

Pei Qian didn't hesitate: "Of course we're creating our own original!"

Buying existing projects from home and abroad? Those must be mature projects that can make money. You can use them as soon as you buy them, which reduces costs and increases the success rate. How could that be allowed!

It's better to let Chen Kangtuo and the others figure it out and create their own original one. The probability of failure will be greater.

Pei Qian felt that he had explained enough. Saying too much would be too much, and it would easily trigger these two people's imagination. So he stood up and left: "Okay, you two should hurry up and consider it. After you have a good plan, go to the contractors to ask for prices, and start construction as soon as possible. Time waits for no one."

Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong exchanged glances and hurriedly turned on their computers to start searching for relevant information.

...

Soon, two hours passed.

Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong had been searching for information online for two hours, but they were still at a loss.

Hao Qiong was a little melancholy: "The conditions given by President Pei this time don't provide any inspiration at all!"

"A relatively short roller coaster with some randomness? I can't imagine what kind of project this is."

"Logically speaking, wouldn't it be better to just buy those existing roller coaster plans from abroad with this one hundred million investment? It would save time and effort."

Chen Kangtuo shook his head slightly: "Don't you know President Pei's personality? When has President Pei ever bought anything ready-made?"

"All three projects at Thriller Hostel are original. The new project must also be original, otherwise how can it be clearly different from New World Amusement Park?"

Hao Qiong said with emotion: "That's true, but a roller coaster is not like a game. The gameplay is not important at all. The most important thing is the height. If the height is not enough, it definitely won't be fun, but President Pei has said that the lower the height, the better, preferably not more than 30 meters."

Chen Kangtuo clicked a few times on his laptop and said, "Do you think... President Pei's intention might be to build an indoor roller coaster?"

Hao Qiong was stunned: "An indoor roller coaster? Why?"

Chen Kangtuo said, "I've looked at the projects in several of the world's most famous amusement parks, and I've found that those with relatively low heights are all indoor roller coaster projects."

"For example, there is an indoor roller coaster project with a wizard theme. Its selling point is to combine huge physical sets and projection screens to bring tourists a surreal immersive experience."

"The indoor roller coaster is a completely enclosed environment. Although it is definitely not as good as the outdoor roller coaster in terms of height and speed, it can create a special environment and atmosphere, giving tourists a strong sense of immersion."

"Although the maximum drop of this project is only more than ten meters, it can bring tourists a more thrilling feeling than a roller coaster of tens of meters."

"Why did President Pei emphasize the height of the roller coaster? Obviously, he is implying that we should do a similar indoor roller coaster project, combining the feeling of weightlessness, acceleration, and virtual environment!"

"Only in this way will such a high budget of one hundred million be needed."

Hao Qiong nodded slightly: "Hmm... that makes sense."

"Then should this indoor roller coaster continue to be a horror theme? The existing three projects in Thriller Hostel are all horror themes, especially the 'Ultimate Horror', which has many good horror set effects that can be used directly."

Chen Kangtuo shook his head: "I don't think... necessarily."

"Logically speaking, if we follow the consistent style of Thriller Hostel, then this indoor roller coaster must be horror-themed, such as pitch black, with countless ghosts trying to grab people, and so on."

"But President Pei has given a hint, specifically pointing out that this roller coaster should be built further away from the current three projects!"

"Obviously, President Pei hopes that the new project will be clearly different from the existing three haunted house projects. Building it further away is naturally to clear the relationship."

"In summary, I think President Pei is implying that we should build a project that gives tourists moderate fright and fits the theme of Thriller Hostel, but does not have a clear connection with the existing three projects, that is, to abandon the existing horror theme."

Hao Qiong thought for a while: "Hmm, that makes sense!"

"In that case..."

"President Pei's third request is also intriguing. President Pei said that this project must have some randomness."

"If it is a general roller coaster, it is obviously completely unnecessary to have randomness. It is enough to fix a route. But like you said, if you build this kind of surreal immersive experience roller coaster, having some randomness can increase the fun!"

"But how to be random is the problem."

"Assuming this project is popular, then tourists will definitely want to experience all the routes. If it is purely random, tourists cannot be sure whether they will go to the route they have not yet experienced, which will instead discourage them from playing multiple times."

Chen Kangtuo nodded: "Hmm, there must be multiple routes, but it can't be completely random."

"If we consider it with game thinking, when there are multiple routes, it is best for players to choose by themselves. The route experienced automatically changes according to the different choices made by the players, so that players will have the interest to replay."

"That is to say, President Pei is implying that this should be an indoor roller coaster project, with multiple routes for players to choose from. At the same time, its packaging is best to give people a certain scare, but it should not clash with the existing monster themes of Thriller Hostel, and should give tourists a brand new experience."

"Then what kind of theme should it be..."

Chen Kangtuo fell into deep thought, because there are actually many similar themes, and it was a little difficult to choose for a while.

Hao Qiong suddenly slapped her forehead: "Got it! I thought of it!"

"President Pei only said not to let us buy existing plans and let us create our own original, but he didn't say that we also have to create our own original story background! Doesn't Tengda have existing IPs that can be used!"

"Thriller Hostel can be seen as Tengda's theme park, so it is reasonable to use Tengda's IP to make amusement projects, right?"

"Isn't this plot content of the 'Fortress at Sea' DLC quite suitable for direct use?"