Chapter 1527 Chen Kangtuo's Revenge Plan (Bonus Chapter for Monthly Tickets!)

The selection process for acting heads of various departments at Tengda was proceeding in a fiery and efficient manner.

One candidate after another took the stage, elaborating on their connection with the department, explaining their understanding of the Tengda spirit, and outlining the measures and actions they would take after becoming the acting head.

Some offered practical strategies, while others were full of imaginative ideas.

The heads of all Tengda departments were listening attentively, recording their opinions, and scoring each candidate. Finally, based on a comprehensive assessment, they would choose the person they deemed most suitable.

Different departments faced different practical situations, and thus required different acting heads.

Some departments had not been directly impacted, so stability was the priority; while others were engaged in fierce competition with the Anti-Tengda Alliance, naturally requiring an acting head with grit.

At the same time, factors such as the candidate's qualifications, abilities, personality, and understanding of the Tengda spirit would also be considered comprehensively.

In addition, not every department had to be headed by an external person.

This was because CEO Pei had not made a rigid requirement that it must be someone from outside.

CEO Pei had only said that if an external person was appointed, there would be certain incentives: the original head would spend one less month at the grassroots level.

In other words, if a suitable external person could not be found, a key member of the original department could be appointed as the acting head, as long as the original head spent three months at the grassroots level.

Therefore, if a department really couldn't select a suitable acting head, the current head would certainly not make a careless choice.

That would be screwing over the Tengda Group and betraying CEO Pei's trust!

If no one suitable could be found, they would just find a key member to step up. At worst, they would spend an extra month at the grassroots level to observe, which wasn't a big deal.

They could only blame themselves for not being capable enough to find a suitable candidate.

Soon, one candidate after another took the stage and stepped down, and the heads, through scoring, selected acting heads for several key departments.

The whole process was still very fast, because there weren't that many core departments at Tengda, only about twenty or thirty in total. There weren't that many people present either, only forty or fifty.

Moreover, these forty or fifty people weren't competing for every position. At most, they would pick two or three departments that interested them, so each department had only three or four candidates. One day was enough.

After the list of acting heads was finalized, the handover would take place next Monday, and things would get back on track quickly!

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March 16th, Saturday.

The Suffering Travels indoor training base.

Min Jingchao had just come down from the climbing wall, feeling weak in his arms and legs. He almost sat down on the ground.

Sun Xi and Chen Kangtuo supported him on either side.

Chen Kangtuo whispered, "Hold on! We can't let that Bao guy look down on us!"

Min Jingchao was furious. Wasn't it because of these two damn guys!

If Sun Xi hadn't been so interested in Suffering Travels, Min Jingchao wouldn't have joined a group from Heavenly Fire Studio to participate in Suffering Travels.

Of course, Chen Kangtuo was even more infuriating.

If he hadn't been so clever as to use the haunted house to threaten Bao Xu, they wouldn't have been given extra training every time!

The key was that Chen Kangtuo could go and die on his own, and Bao Xu would only give him extra training.

But Chen Kangtuo had dragged Min Jingchao along when he threatened Bao Xu!

That made things difficult. As far as Bao Xu was concerned, old scores and new debts were settled together, so he would definitely double the arrangements!

As a result, Chen Kangtuo was in charge of the haunted house project, and had to go to the haunted house every now and then as required by CEO Pei, so his mental fortitude was extremely strong. Not only that, but the work at the haunted house was relatively simple, so Chen Kangtuo went to the managed gym when he had nothing to do, and his physical fitness was excellent.

Only Min Jingchao suffered!

Every time after extra training, Chen Kangtuo still looked energetic, but Min Jingchao couldn't take it anymore.

Now, being supported by Sun Xi and Chen Kangtuo, Min Jingchao was full of swear words, not knowing where to start, and not knowing whether to scold the one on the left or the one on the right first.

It was too miserable!

The special training came to an end, and everyone collapsed on the ground to rest, using their hard work to earn the benefit of playing on their phones for half an hour.

Ignoring the soreness in his fingers and arms, Chen Kangtuo quickly tapped the phone screen to type.

Seeing Chen Kangtuo so active, Min Jingchao felt even more angry.

Damn guy!

After playing on his phone for a while, Chen Kangtuo came over and said, "Jingchao, I have an idea that I want to ask for your opinion on…"

Min Jingchao turned his head away directly: "Not interested!"

You've harmed me so badly, and you still want me to give you ideas?

Wishful thinking! A pipe dream!

Chen Kangtuo turned his head away with some regret: "Oh, then I'll have to make my own decisions about the haunted house…"

"Huh?" Min Jingchao was stunned for a moment, and took the initiative to come over: "You should have said it was about the haunted house. I can definitely offer some advice on that."

The best way to let go of hatred is to find a greater hatred.

Obviously, when it came to arranging Brother Bao, Min Jingchao could temporarily put aside his resentment towards Chen Kangtuo and work with him to do a good job on the haunted house project!

"How are you conceiving the new haunted house project? Brother Bao has been to Misty Mountain Mental Hospital and played the ultimate horror of Jingji Hostel. Ordinary haunted houses can't scare him," Min Jingchao reminded.

Chen Kangtuo nodded: "Of course I know that!"

He had previously misjudged Bao Xu and failed to threaten him with the haunted house project, but instead won "extra training" for himself and Min Jingchao. This lesson could be said to be unforgettable.

Therefore, the new haunted house project would naturally have to go all out in its design.

What if the new haunted house project was completed and Bao Xu felt it was mediocre after experiencing it? Wouldn't that be the greatest insult to Chen Kangtuo?

That was absolutely intolerable!

Seeing Chen Kangtuo so high-spirited, Min Jingchao couldn't help but give him a silent thumbs-up in his heart.

Okay, as long as you don't forget your hatred, you're still my good brother! As long as you can avenge me, then I can write off everything you did to screw me over before!

Min Jingchao looked up. Bao Xu wasn't nearby, so he lowered his voice and asked, "What are you planning to do?"

Chen Kangtuo brought his phone closer: "I think that if the new haunted house project wants to achieve the best effect and completely scare Brother Bao, it must do two things."

"First, it must be a long-term, sustainable experience. It must not be short. Like Suffering Travels, you have to persevere in it for a long enough time!"

"Second, I think Brother Bao has already experienced Misty Mountain Mental Hospital and 'Ultimate Horror'. The conventional horror elements may not be very effective for him."

"I think the best sense of horror actually comes from life. So, I plan to draw from life, preferably to strike at the fear in Brother Bao's heart!"

Min Jingchao nodded frequently as he listened.

Well, that made sense!

It seemed that Chen Kangtuo had indeed made sufficient preparations.

"So, what exactly should we do?" Min Jingchao asked.

Chen Kangtuo explained: "First of all, I think we must make a large enough venue this time, and not the kind that you go in and walk around once and then come out. Instead, you have to eat, live, sleep, and live there for a week to a month."

"Just like this Suffering Travels training camp."

"Think about it, if Suffering Travels was just a walk around, suffering for a day and then it was over, would it still have this effect? Definitely not, right?"

"It's because Suffering Travels lasts for two months that it's so despairing."

"So, I think this new haunted house project should also learn from this experience, locking Brother Bao in this haunted house for a whole month, even eating and sleeping in it. It will definitely give him the greatest degree of fright!"

Min Jingchao couldn't help but have a bit more awe in his eyes as he looked at Chen Kangtuo.

Sure enough, hatred gives people strength!

The hatred for Bao Xu completely stimulated Chen Kangtuo's imagination, allowing him to come up with such a perverted scheme that broke through the bottom line of humanity.

Chen Kangtuo continued: "Then, for the specific content, I want to draw from real life."

"Simple horror monsters can only bring some visual impact and cannot produce spiritual shock. For people like Brother Bao, the armor is high enough, and physical attacks may not be very effective. We must do some magic attacks."

"Do you remember 'Nightmare in a Haunted House'? In fact, this project is even better than 'Ultimate Horror' in some aspects. I think we can dig deeper in this area."

Min Jingchao nodded: "Indeed!"

Jingji Hostel has three projects: "Desperate Escape", "Nightmare in a Haunted House" and "Ultimate Horror". "Desperate Escape" is a replayable interactive horror game, and "Ultimate Horror" is a long-term horror house with save points.

"Nightmare in a Haunted House" is more special. It uses some common scenes in reality and mainly creates psychological horror. At the same time, it is also the ticket to "Ultimate Horror".

But later, according to the feedback from the tourists, many people felt that the impression left by "Nightmare in a Haunted House" was even more profound.

This actually surprised Chen Kangtuo, because from the beginning of the design, everyone felt that "Ultimate Horror" was the most terrifying project.

Later, Chen Kangtuo seriously studied it and finally thought of the reason.

Because "Ultimate Horror" can be said to be physical damage, mainly scaring people through terrible scene elements, giving people a strong visual impact. But on the one hand, this kind of stimulation is too intense, making many people afraid to experience it. On the other hand, even if they experience it, most of them run around with their heads buried and dare not look around, and it is easy to trigger the self-protection mechanism. After coming out, they quickly forget all the scenes inside.

On the other hand, "Nightmare in a Haunted House" is more like a magic attack. Most people can't forget it for a long time after experiencing it, and even seeing some familiar scenes will trigger the memory at that time.

Therefore, in the evaluation of many people, "Nightmare in a Haunted House" is more terrifying.

So Chen Kangtuo learned from this experience and decided to carry it forward in the new project!