However, there was a prerequisite for this. The roller coaster had to be high.
The higher the altitude, the more intense the stimulation for the passengers; the longer the distance, the longer the stimulation lasted.
That was why the roller coasters at large amusement parks in the world were getting taller. The tallest ones were already a hundred meters or even 120 meters.
Higher roller coasters would definitely be more exciting. Even if there were not many tricks, just a simple vertical rise and fall would be enough to make the passengers’ souls leave their bodies.
Jingzhou was a second-tier city with a new theme park. There were roller coasters, drop towers, pendulum rides, and other equipment.
The roller coaster over there was about forty to fifty meters high. It was actually very thrilling to ordinary tourists.
However, if Pei Qian were to build another roller coaster sixty to seventy meters high in Thriller Hostel, the tourists who came to Jingzhou might have to spend an additional day on it. They would first go to the amusement park in New World before coming to Thriller Hostel.
Tourists who liked roller coasters would want to play higher and more exciting projects after all.
Thus, Pei Qian decided to do the opposite. This roller coaster would be less thrilling than the roller coaster at the amusement park as long as it was built below thirty meters. No one would come to play.
Of course, there was also a problem if it was built too low. They would definitely not be able to spend all the money.
Things like roller coasters were either domestically-produced or imported. They were all shipped over to be assembled once they were produced. one could only buy imported roller coasters if they wanted a large one. Some domestic small roller coasters were also well-produced. If one considered it this way, one could buy a smaller roller coaster that cost millions or tens of thousands. It would not cost a hundred million no matter what.
That was why Pei Qian had specially added a condition where the track had to be randomized.
There was no need for a roller coaster to have randomized tracks.
That was because the roller coaster was very fast. The entire process would only take two to three minutes. When people were on it, their minds would go blank because of the weightlessness and acceleration. How could they be in the mood to see you doing so much work?
Therefore, most of the large roller coasters only had one planned route. The tourists could enjoy themselves for just two to three minutes.
Now that Pei Qian had decided to take a randomized route, the cost of manufacturing would definitely double. The cost-effective ratio would definitely be extremely poor.
Wouldn’t that be the same as spending money and having no one to play with?
Pei Qian was impressed by his own intelligence.
On the other hand, Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong were obviously very clear about this logic. They had no idea what Boss Pei was up to and could not figure out how to fix the roller coaster.
Chen Kangtuo tried to ask, “Then… Boss Pei, should we buy ready-made projects both domestically and overseas, or should we spend money on original projects?”
Pei Qian did not hesitate. “Of course, I’ll create originals!”
Buy ready-made projects both domestically and overseas? That would definitely be mature projects that could earn money. They could be used as soon as they were bought. Not only would it reduce the cost, but it would also increase the success rate. How could that be possible?!
It was better to let Chen Kangtuo and the others figure it out on their own. The chances of failure would be higher if they created it themselves.
Pei Qian felt that he had already explained enough. It would not be good to say more. It would easily trigger the imagination of these two people. Thus, he stood up and left. “Alright, the two of you should take the time to think about it. After you’ve thought about the plan, look for the contractor’s price and start work as soon as possible. Time waits for no one.”
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong looked at each other and quickly switched on their computers to look up relevant information.
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Two hours passed in no time.
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong had been searching for information online for two hours, but they were still helpless.
Hao Qiong was a little melancholic. “Boss Pei’s conditions this time did not have 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 spend this hundred million yuan on ready-made roller coasters overseas? It would save time and effort.”
Chen Kangtuo shook his head slightly. “Don’t you know Boss Pei’s character? When will Boss Pei buy ready-made ones?”
“The three projects in Thriller Hostel are all original. Naturally, the new projects have to be original as well. Otherwise, how can they be so different from the new theme park?”
Hao Qiong sighed. “That’s true, but roller coasters are not like games. The gameplay is not important at all. The most important thing is the height. It would definitely not be fun if it was not high enough. Yet, Boss Pei said that the lower the height, the better. It would be best if it was not more than thirty meters.”
Chen Kangtuo tapped on his laptop and said, “Do you think… Boss Pei wants to make an indoor roller coaster?”
Hao Qiong was stunned. “An indoor roller coaster? Why?”
Chen Kangtuo said, “I’ve flipped through a few of the more famous amusement parks in the world. I found that those with lower heights are all indoor roller coasters.”
“For example, there is an indoor roller coaster project with a wizard theme. Its selling point is to combine a huge physical setting with a projector screen, giving tourists a surreal immersive experience.”
“The indoor roller coaster is a completely enclosed environment. It’s height and speed are definitely not as high as the outdoor roller coaster, but it can create a special environment and atmosphere, making tourists feel extremely immersed.”
“While the highest difference in height in this project is only ten meters, it can give tourists a feeling that it’s more exciting than a roller coaster.”
“Why did Boss Pei emphasize the height of the roller coaster? He’s obviously hinting to us that we should do a similar indoor roller coaster project to combine weightlessness, acceleration, and virtual environment!”
“That’s the only way to have such a high budget.”
Hao Qiong nodded slightly. “Yes… that makes sense.”
“Should we continue making horror genres on this indoor roller coaster? The three projects in Thriller Hostel are all horror genres, especially the ‘Ultimate Horror’. There are many horror setting effects that can be used directly.”
Chen Kangtuo shook his head. “I think… not necessarily.”
“Logically speaking, if the style of Thriller Hostel is the same, this indoor roller coaster would definitely be a scary one. For example, it would be pitch black with countless ghosts trying to capture people.”
“However, Boss Pei gave us a hint. He specially pointed out that this rollercoaster has to be built far away from the three projects!”
“Obviously, Boss Pei wants the new project to be distinctly different from the three existing haunted house projects. It would naturally be to draw a clear line if it was further away.”
“All in all, I think Boss Pei is hinting to us to fix a project that would give tourists a moderate scare and fit the theme of Thriller Hostel. However, we should not have any obvious connections with the three existing projects. In other words, we should abandon the existing horror theme.”
Hao Qiong thought about it. “Yes, that makes sense!”
“That means…”
“Boss Pei’s third request is also intriguing. Boss Pei said that this project must be randomized.”
“If it was an ordinary r
oller coaster, it would obviously not need to be randomized. It would be enough to fix a route. However, as you said, if we build a roller coaster that is immersed in reality, a certain degree of randomness would increase the fun!”
“However, it’s a problem as to how exactly to do it.”
“If this project becomes popular, the tourists would definitely want to experience all the routes. If it is purely randomized, the tourists would not be able to confirm if they would go to the route that they have not experienced before. That would instead dampen their enthusiasm for many tours.”
Chen Kangtuo nodded. “Yes, there must be many routes, but they cannot be completely random.”
“If you think about it from the perspective of the game, it would be best for players to choose them on their own when there are many routes. The choices that players make would be different, and the route of the experience would automatically change. Only then would players be interested in playing again.”
“In other words, Boss Pei is hinting to us that this should be an indoor roller coaster project with multiple routes for gamers to choose from. At the same time, its packaging should give people a certain amount of shock. However, it should not clash with the existing horror genres of Thriller Hostel. It should give tourists a new experience.”
“What kind of theme should it be…”
Chen Kangtuo fell into deep thought. There were many similar topics, and he found it difficult to make a decision.
Hao Qiong suddenly slapped his forehead. “I got it! I got it!”
“Boss Pei only told us not to buy ready-made proposals for us to create, but he did not say that we have to create the background story as well! Doesn’t Tengda have ready-made IPs to be used?!”
“Thriller Hostel can be regarded as a theme park for Tengda. Then, it would be reasonable to use Tengda’s IP for amusement rides, right?”
“Isn’t Ocean Stronghold’s downloadable content suitable for us to use directly?”
Chapter 878 - Design Plan for Operation Skylark
Chen Kangtuo considered for two seconds. “Yes! It’s very suitable!”
The content of Ocean Stronghold’s downloadable content was about Captain Qin Yi going deep into the Zergs’ nest and executing the beheading operation on the Zerg Queen.
The horror that the Zergs gave people was not as strong as the ‘Ultimate Horror’, but it would still maintain a moderate sense of fear. The light in the nest would not be as dark as inside the haunted house, but it would still create a more depressing environment.
Choosing this genre could give tourists who were tired of horror genres a sense of novelty. At the same time, it would be a part of Tengda’s IP. It would be beneficial to the extension and expansion of the IP.
Most importantly, this theme could be made to be interactive!
Chen Kangtuo quickly created a new document on his computer and quickly recorded his thoughts.
“This project is temporarily named ‘Operation Skylark’.”
“In this project, we can let tourists act as the Skylark warriors to execute the decapitation operation on the Zerg Queen.”
“The entire process will be conducted indoors. We will create an immersive experience through the physical setting and the huge projector screen.”
“The maximum speed of this project does not need to be very fast based on the current data of some successful project. It should be around 20 to 30 mph. That is because the actual experience of the project is that the forward motion and the rotation motions should be closely integrated. Thus, to tourists, the physical sense will be much faster than the actual speed.”
“It doesn’t need to be very high. The difference between the highest point and the lowest point is about 25 meters.”
“The entire project is a complicated circular layout with more than ten scenic spots and passageways.”
“The passageways would connect these scenic points. Tourists would quickly pass through these passageways on the tracks of roller coasters. Sometimes they would rise, sometimes they would descend, and sometimes they would slide sideways on the walls. It was just like how the Skylark Warriors moved in the nest.”
“On the other hand, the viewpoint is a huge, wrapped projection screen. Huge Zergs will appear here. It can be considered a battle scene.”
“Tourists’ actions at scenic spots will affect their advance path.”
“When passengers face the projection screen at the scenic spots, the roller coaster will move in tandem with the image on the projection to perform multiple angles of motion, creating diving, rising, and other effects.”
“We will not use traditional roller coasters. Instead, we will use an indoor roller coaster like the one with the wizard theme. Tourists will sit in a row of four chairs with their feet in the air.”
“Four people in a row with separate experiences. That way, every tourist would not be able to see the people around them. It would be better to immerse in the experience.”
“While their sense of immersion if they were to stand might be stronger, but there could be some safety issues, so we’ll choose to let them sit. Moreover, the feeling of flying can be more realistic with both feet in the air.”
“In order to improve the players’ sense of immersion, there will be a technological display at the front of the seat. The UI can introduce the tactical targets at the current landscape.”
“Provide tourists with the Skylark Warrior’s magnetic rail rifle, which is fixed to both hands and the seat to prevent it from falling during the tour. The body of the rifle will simulate recoil and vibration. The muzzle of the rifle will be like a prop gun in the movies and shows that it has a fire-breathing device. When shooting, the sensor in the landscape will sense the direction of the tourists’ shooting and cause damage to the Zergs on the projection screen.”
Hao Qiong interrupted Chen Kangtuo. “There might be a slight delay in this, right? Also, should we add a crosshair? What if the tourists can’t shoot accurately?”
Chen Kangtuo shook his head. “There’s no need. In such a tense and exciting environment, most people would raise their guns and shoot wildly. The tourists would not be able to sense if they were accurate or not. It would be enough to make the scene more lively as long as the vibration of the gun is strong enough, the flames from the muzzle are big enough, the range of the sensor is a little blurry, and the hit rate of the tourists is higher.”
“Tourists can have different choices in different scenic spots. For example, they can focus on attacking the Zergs on one side. Then, the following route would move towards this side.”
“Of course, Captain Qin Yi will lead the tourists to attack on the big screen, and he will also fire at the Zergs. Tourists can still experience the entire process and have a good sense of immersion even if they were paralyzed in their seats the entire time and did nothing. However, in that case, the final outcome would be to escape the Zergs’ nest under Captain Qin Yi’s lead and fail to complete the mission to kill the Zerg Queen.”
“The tourists will only be able to defeat the Zerg Queen only if they worked together to enter the nest and fight.”
“The four tourists in each row will form a team. Only four tourists can experience each scenic spot at the same time. We have to plan the process and route.”
The two of them discussed and recorded at the same time. The prototype of the project was formed in no time.
In fact, similar entertainment projects had already been established overseas earlier on and they were very popular. However, most of these projects were related to popular IP overseas.
The project for Operation Skylark on the other hand, was Tengda’s own IP. It also provided tourists with many routes and strong interaction. It could be said to be very unique and was very rare in domestic amusement parks.
Chen Kangtuo was very satisfied. “Alright, we have a rough plan then. Let’s go to the contractor to confirm the plan and price!”
The biggest theme park contractor in t
he world was a domestic company. It had always been famous for its short working period and high safety. A theme park overseas that could only be built in four years had been successfully reduced to a year and three months by this company. They had also won many awards.
Domestic companies were second to none in terms of infrastructure.
Thriller Hostel would be investing a hundred million yuan to build a large-scale indoor roller coaster project if even an entire theme park could be completed within a year and three months. Completing it in a year should not be a big problem.
Of course, the specific design plan and construction method had to be handled by professionals. As the client, Chen Kangtuo only had to provide the proposal and suggestions.
Chen Kangtuo and Hao Qiong, who had been idling for nearly half a year, started working again. They were suddenly filled with energy!
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February 7th, Tuesday…
Pei Qian sipped his coffee leisurely in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
Pei Qian felt much more relaxed after assigning tasks to Chen Kangtuo and the others. That was because all the projects that he had spent money on had been arranged. The pressure on him had been greatly reduced.
Next, he could take his time to plan for the long term.
At that moment, his cell phone vibrated. It was Min Jingchao.
“Boss Pei! We’re heading to Los Angeles tomorrow. We are letting you know in advance.”
Pei Qian did not react immediately.
Heading to Los Angeles?
He remembered.
Min Jingchao was one of the members of FV Team’s tactical team, so he had to make a trip to Los Angeles after the new year to make up for his holiday.
Pei Qian was very happy. “Alright, don’t worry! Go there and spend as much money as you can. Don’t hold anything back and embarrass the company! That’s right, are there any problems with work recently?”
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