You said you were going to make games, how did you become the richest man without doing anything?

Chapter 235: Wan Xiaotong's Secondary Disease Takes Effect (2 in 1 Order)

The next day at work, Liu Mengyuan did not ask about the cat cafe again.

Lu Yu was very satisfied.

Very good, sister, lie down with me.

As a vice president, how can you be on the front line of business and compete with employees every day?

However, someone still needs to take care of the business operations of Maozhiming and cannot just leave Lin Ming's mess there.

After all, if they are in a bad mood or are depressed, their points will be deducted.

But the question now is, who to send?
Lu Yu opened the company employee list on the computer and looked through it as if he were counting all the names on the back of his hand.

Chuxiong?

No, this guy is already a technical director. His various skills have become more and more mature recently. Maybe he will be very reliable at critical moments.

Zhang Qiqi?
That won’t work. This guy just played his phone loudly once in a cat cafe, and the cat was already lying on the ground with its eyes rolled back.

Mo Xiaoxuan, Zhang Fan, Yao Jun, Shao Peng, Li Hongmei...

Lu Yu looked through the list of old employees one by one.

No, although he recruited these old employees according to the standards of great wisdom,
But unexpectedly, after these employees joined the company, they all performed very well, and many of them have become popular small roll kings.

Lu Yu stared at the list until the end, and soon his eyes lit up -

Wan Xiaotong!
Speaking of which, Wan Xiaotong has been continuing her middle school style since she joined the Cat Girl Paradise group as a producer.

Although this style seems unreliable to outsiders, Lu Yu regards it as a treasure.

This middle school girl, whose mentality is obviously not normal, can't be curled up!
Therefore, Lu Yu was very confident in the project of "Super Time and Space Moe Girl" and almost never asked about any research and development progress.

No matter how you look at it, that game has no chance of becoming a hit.

If she were to take the cat girl group's staff to help the cat cafe, there would be no need to worry about taking the cat cafe with her.

Besides, he only needs a few employees to go to the cat cafe to contact Lin Ming about the docking matters. After all, Maozhiming will be used as a gathering place for internal employees in the future, and she doesn't need to understand store operations and business methods.

After thinking about this, Lu Yu called several employees from the Cat Girl Paradise team and told them about their task of assisting in the operation of Cat Tea.

After hearing about this task, Wan Xiaotong was very excited and waved her fists eagerly.

But her personal translator, Xu Qin, was worried: "Mr. Lu, we don't actually have any experience running a physical store. Why are you looking for us?"

Lu Yu was stumped by this question.

Yup!

why?

He can't just say it directly because you guys are the least reliable group in the entire company.

After struggling for a moment, Lu Yu suddenly had an idea and said:

"Actually, the reason I have high hopes for you is because... yes, because you're not from the Cat Girl Paradise group. Since you both deal with cats, maybe you'll have more ideas, right?"

Xu Qin was dumbfounded.

This... this can also be connected?

Lu Yu coughed awkwardly: "Ahem, anyway, you can do whatever you want, no taboos."

On the other side, Wan Xiaotong nodded with extreme excitement.

Xu Qin rubbed her brows. She began to wonder if everyone in this company was abnormal, or if she herself was abnormal...

……

In the afternoon, Wan Xiaotong, Xu Qin and other members of the Cat Girl Paradise group came to Cat Tea.

Lin Ming entertained them warmly.

Girls like Wan Xiaotong were also very curious about the cat cafe. They looked around and petted the cats, having a lot of fun.

Lin Ming was very curious about the arrival of these little sisters.

Although these faces look very young, very much like this year's graduates, and that Miss Wan Xiaotong looks a little... uh, how should I put it, mentally unstable?
But President Lu trusts them so much, maybe they have some outstanding qualities?

As a result, the two teams looked at each other, and no one spoke first.

Finally, Xu Qin said:

"Ms. Lin Ming, I wonder if Mr. Lu has explained anything to you? For example, where to start."

"what?"

Lin Ming was dumbfounded.

You really don't understand anything about love?

But come to think of it, these girly-looking girls don't look like people with experience in running a physical store.

Now, this store was under siege by Liu's Commercial Plaza. Even she, the old store manager, didn't dare to say that she could handle the complicated situation and the tricks involved, let alone these girls.

Lin Ming could only smile helplessly and said, "To be honest, after Mr. Lu acquired this store, he only said one thing: 'Do whatever makes you feel comfortable.'"

Xu Qin was stunned and murmured, "Actually... Mr. Lu also said something similar to us. He said, 'We can do whatever we want, no taboos.'"

The two sides looked at each other and fell silent again.

Many of the shop assistants who were listening were nervous. Is there any difference whether the company boss said this or not?

It's just like when a leader casually says "you decide" when assigning work.
Anyone who truly believes this and lets himself go will soon be on the verge of packing up and leaving.

After a moment of silence, Meng Yue, the business operations manager of the project team, raised her hand and said quietly:
"Well... I'll offer a clue that's not really a clue. I've heard from many seniors in the company that our CEO Lu is a bit of a jack of all trades. Many of his words may seem useless, but they actually contain a lot of clues and hints. Whoever can first grasp a little bit of it will have a lot of opportunities for growth."

Lin Ming held his chin in his hand and thought for a moment before probing, "So, we should go back to basics and analyze Mr. Lu's words literally?"

After hearing Lin Ming's words, Xu Qin's eyes lit up and he suggested:
"Could it be that Mr. Lu is saying that we should put ourselves in the customer's shoes and think about how to improve things to make them as comfortable as possible?"

Lin Ming nodded:

"That's certainly true. It's essentially about putting yourself in someone else's shoes. But honestly, those of us in the service industry all know this term. If you just hear it in a vague way, it's not going to be very helpful."

Xu Qin continued to analyze, "I heard from President Lu that the reason he wanted to acquire Maozhiming was to serve as a cat-friendly welfare base for employees, but I have a feeling that President Lu's plan is definitely not as simple as it seems."

Lin Ming nodded in agreement.

In fact, when Lu Yu first told her the purpose of acquiring Mao Zhiming, she didn't believe it.

The reason is very simple. Taoyuan Township currently has at most a hundred employees.
In order to provide more than one hundred employees with a place to pet cats, he spent tens of millions to buy shops on the street. No matter how you look at it, this is something that no normal boss would do.

Even if all the money in Taoyuan Township came from the wind, it shouldn't be wasted like this!
It almost feels like Mr. Lu is simply pursuing the comfort and pleasure of his employees, even at no cost. Even a living bodhisattva is no more than this.

So, if you think about it, you will know that this is not in line with common sense and logic.

In this case, there is only one answer: Mr. Lu’s words must have a deep meaning!
Xu Qin pondered for a moment and said:

"I think Mr. Lu's intention is to let us employees play the role of guests and make suggestions for improvement."

Lin Ming shook his head: "We've tried this ourselves before, but it didn't work. After all, it's our own business, and we have a filter. We see everything that's pleasing to the eye and can't find any flaws at all."

Xu Qin smiled slightly, then pointed at Wan Xiaotong beside her.

"That's why Mr. Lu asked Miss Wan to bring us here."

When he saw Wan Xiaotong, Lin Ming's eyes suddenly lit up.

Yup!

If you are a person with normal thinking circuit, you will either be too embarrassed to make suggestions, or you will lower your own requirements.
But Miss Wan Xiaotong has no such concerns at all!

If the improvements to this cat cafe can be made to a point where she, a person with middle school syndrome, can find no fault at all, then it means that the cat cafe can really succeed!
This is probably the real reason why Mr. Lu asked her to come!
So, at Xu Qin's request, Wan Xiaotong began to clear her mind and, as a customer, pointed out the shortcomings she saw one by one from the moment she entered the store.

Wan Xiaotong was not polite. As soon as he entered the store, he adjusted his eye mask and said in a deep voice:
"I am a visitor from another world beyond the visible boundary. Signing a golden contract with you is an honor I bestow upon you."

Lin Ming was dumbfounded.

Every word Wan Xiaotong spoke was in Chinese, but after they formed a sentence, she felt like she was listening to an alien language.

Xu Qin quickly translated:

"Miss Wan's idea is that our store can provide exclusive membership cards for employees and regular customers. These cards can be used to spend money at the cat cafe and accumulate points. Points can be redeemed for limited-edition gifts."

"Hmm, this is indeed..."

Lin Ming's eyes lit up and he started taking notes in a notebook.

She had thought about a membership card system before, but because it was too troublesome, and she was worried that it would make the cat cafe less pure, so she didn't do it.

Now that the store is in danger, I can’t care about so many things.

After that, Wan Xiaotong continued to browse the store and kept making various new suggestions.

Lin Ming's notebook was quickly filled with notes of Wan Xiaotong's suggestions:
Taoyuan Township employees have cat petting privileges: customers holding Taoyuan Township employee cards can pet cats for free.

Cat adoption rights: If employees and members are on business trips or busy, they can use free cat foster care services at Maozhiming.

Free cat grooming: Employees and members can enjoy free cat grooming services to provide loving care for cats.

Cat interaction training: Provide cat interaction training to employees to enable them to better communicate with and care for cats.

Customized gifts: Provide members with customized cat cafe gifts to increase employees' sense of belonging.

After updating a series of membership privileges, Wan Xiaotong also made suggestions for improving the store's facilities:

First, stores need to provide more free Wi-Fi and charging facilities so that customers can work or rest in a relaxing environment.

Secondly, more cat-themed decorations need to be designed in the store to increase revenue sources.

Provide music performances and cultural performances to enhance the cultural connotation of cat cafes.

Add a quiet rest area and provide books and magazines to allow customers to spend time in a relaxing atmosphere.

Set up a parent-child area and organize parent-child activities from time to time to attract family customers and cultivate children's love for cats.

Set up an interactive photography area to provide cute cat photos.

……

After recording these suggestions for improvement, Lin Ming's mind gradually became clear.

In fact, she had thought about some of the suggestions mentioned here, such as setting up a photography area, before, but due to lack of funds, she had no way to put them into practice.

Now that it has been acquired by Taoyuan Township, and President Lu has very generously said that she can spend the budget freely, isn’t this a good opportunity for her to transform Mao Zhi Ming into a real dream cat cafe!

Although Lin Ming was very satisfied with these suggestions, Xu Qin still thought seriously.

Think about it carefully, if it were Mr. Lu, would he really be satisfied if the cat cafe reached this level?
After all, Taoyuan Township now has a very strong corporate culture, which is - One more!

It’s never a bad thing to think more about things.

So, Xu Qin continued:
"Ms. Lin Ming, what is your biggest business difficulty at Cat's Tea House right now?"

Lin Ming thought for a moment and said:

“There’s no traffic because the shops around here, as you should have seen when you came here, have all been bought out by Liu’s Commercial Company. They’re going to transform this place into Liu’s Commercial Plaza in the future.

So, in their eyes, our store is a holdout, and all the nearby billboards have been removed. I can occasionally livestream on Taoyuan Light Year to drive traffic to the store, but I have so few followers myself that the traffic is minimal.”

Xu Qin took a deep breath:

"I think I now understand why Mr. Lu asked us to come here."

She opened the laptop she was carrying with her, and the game interface of "Cat Girl Paradise Adventure" appeared on the screen.

Xu Qin:

"This game is the first product we launched in Taoyuan Township. Currently, it has over 200 million players across all platforms. I believe it has a lot of fans in the Jianghai City player circle as well.

If you use this game to attract traffic, the effect should be good.

Coincidentally, this game is also cat-themed, so the tone is very consistent."

The other store employees and developers nodded in agreement, and at the same time, they once again admired Mr. Lu's foresight.

Whether it is Wan Xiaotong's second-year syndrome or his identity as a developer in the project team, it now seems that they all played a role.

Mr. Lu had actually thought of all this a long time ago and arranged everything clearly.

He really made me cry to death!
Lin Ming said, "So...how should we use games to attract traffic?"

Based on her past experience, Xu Qin said:

"It's probably about doing some offline peripheral collaborations. For example, we could transform our cat cafe into a theme store for Cat Girl Paradise. When gamers shop at the store, they'll get some posters, standees, and other small peripherals..."

Lin Ming was about to reply when Wan Xiaotong suddenly stood up, adjusted his eye mask, raised his hands in an embarrassing, middle school pose, and murmured:

"I will use the power of the Dark Flame Dragon to connect this world with the other world and create a new invisible boundary!"

Xu Qin was stunned for a moment and translated:

"Miss Wan's point is, since we're going to do a collaboration, let's do it all in one go. 'Cat Girl Paradise Adventure' will develop an exclusive DLC pack just for Cat Ming!"

(End of this chapter)