God's imitator

Chapter 106 Market Research
The other three also went into the three executive offices and put on their executive name tags.

The same message is also displayed on the employee badge.

Fu Chen was somewhat puzzled: "'Remember, you're playing a role'? What does that mean?"

Lee In-sook pondered for a moment: "Perhaps it's a reminder not to get too caught up in the role-playing aspect of the game. After all, it's a game; we need to step outside the game context and consider the optimal strategy."

"You can interpret this ambiguous hint in any way you like; you can think about it slowly."

"The most urgent task now is to determine the candidates for the first 'market research'."

"Time is limited, so I'll just make a decision: Fu Chen and I will go to participate in the 'market research' to see what the specific rules are."

"Xu Tong, you stay at the company and study the relevant company management regulations."

Xu Tong nodded: "Okay."

The staff office area, which is the lobby where the three of them are now, also has computers that can be used, in the open conference room near the main entrance.

Li Renshu quickly dragged the tabs representing herself and Fu Chen to the "Next Market Research" list.

After confirming that everything was correct, the plan was submitted to the president.

Soon, Su Xiucen also took action in the president's office, and the approval was granted in a flash.

According to the rules of the game, "market research" can only be conducted by 1-2 senior executives, which means that at least one senior executive must stay.

After making these arrangements, it was almost time.

Li Renshu and Fu Chen swiped their employee badges at the turnstile at the main entrance and then left the company to head to the outer area.

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After leaving the company, Li Renshu and Fu Chen walked into a long glass corridor.

Through the glass, one can see the exterior: a few unemployed people holding signs seeking employment are scattered below dilapidated skyscrapers, while other pedestrians hurry by, and a gentle breeze stirs up scraps of paper on the ground.

The overall scene does fit the game's theme of "economic winter".

Of course, these are just exterior scenes to enhance the game's atmosphere and will not have any impact on the game itself.

Lee In-sook remarked, "The designs of these games are becoming more and more realistic; this is the first time I've ever seen such an outdoor setting."

Fu Chen nodded: "Yes."

"Speaking of which, this corridor is quite long; it feels like it would take at least 3 minutes to walk through."

"It would be quite a hassle to make Aunt Su walk back and forth like this."

Li Renshu looked at him and said, "It's not that bad. Aunt Su is just a bit old. Walking this little bit of distance won't tire her out."

"Besides the obvious reasons, are you also worried that Aunt Su will reject our proposal because you don't want her to become the president?"

After a moment of silence, Fu Chen admitted, "A little. To be honest, I'm a little afraid she'll follow in Uncle Ding's footsteps."

"This game is a trial game. Although there are no signs of a trial yet, the arcade won't be wrong."

"There must be some hidden pitfalls somewhere that we don't know about."

Lee In-sook nodded: "Yes, I think so too."

"But I think that since it's a trial game, we shouldn't be too clever for our own good. If the copycat really wants to put Aunt Su on trial, then we can't possibly avoid it within the rules of the game."

"Trying to be clever and avoid it may actually lead to more serious consequences."

"Furthermore, I think Aunt Su and Uncle Ding are essentially different people. Uncle Ding is very stubborn, but Aunt Su is not particularly insistent most of the time, nor does she particularly care about fairness. "Just like when we were in the community, Aunt Su never actually opposed our proposals."

"I believe that in most cases, Aunt Su will fulfill her duties as a 'hands-off CEO' and will not deliberately obstruct our plans."

"After all, in this game, our interests are completely aligned; we lose and we gain together. Unlike in 'King's Trial,' it's a life-or-death situation."

Fu Chen said thoughtfully, "Hmm, that makes sense."

"But... what about the very few exceptions?"

Lee In-sook looked at him: "Don't you think there will be 'rare exceptions' if the three of us are president? Are you sure you'll approve all the proposals we put forward if you're president?"
"Furthermore, you also have to consider the communication costs."

"As senior executives, the three of us can at least have thorough discussions."

"In addition, if the senior executives do not submit proposals, the president cannot directly interfere in the company. Aunt Su cannot do whatever she wants. If necessary, the three of us can also choose to forcibly sideline her."

Fu Chen thought for a moment and said, "That makes sense."

According to the rules of the game, after the president is selected, the senior executives can only report to the president one-on-one.

This means that the three executives can discuss issues together, but the president cannot participate.

If Li Renshu or Fu Chen were the president and they had a way to crack the game, they would tell one of the executives and have him pass it on to the other two, or meet with each of the three separately.

Undoubtedly, this will significantly increase communication costs.

However, if Su Xiucen serves as the president and acts as a hands-off manager, this problem does not exist.

In addition, executives have sufficient means of countermeasures; as long as no proposal is submitted, the president cannot make any changes to the company.

As they spoke, the two walked through the glass corridor and arrived at the outer area of ​​the game, which was the "market research area".

After swiping their work badges to enter, Li Renshu and Fu Chen looked around at their surroundings.

In the center of the venue was a large screen, and on either side of the screen were two long tables diagonally opposite it, with signs on them reading "Representative of the 17th Limited Liability Company" and "Representative of the 8th Limited Liability Company".

On the table are a conference room microphone, a tablet computer, and a simple timer.

Fu Chen and Li Renshu sat down at their respective long tables and noticed that there were also signs with their names on them.

Two players from Community 8 also sat down opposite each other.

Fu Chen glanced at the group and saw that there were two male players. One was older, unkempt, and had a stubble beard, while the other was dressed in a suit and tie, looking like a successful businessman, and wearing thick glasses.

Judging from the name tags, the bearded middle-aged man is named "Jiao Hongtao," while the businessman wearing thick glasses is named "Tian Fan."

"Jiao Hongtao?"

Fu Chen seemed to have a vague recollection of what Zheng Jie had mentioned. He had met a player from Community 8 in the "dating game," and the uncle who had received a lot of "downvotes" was named Jiao Hongtao.

As for Tian Fan, I have no recollection of him at all; I probably haven't encountered him in previous games.

However, judging from his image and temperament, he does resemble Wang Yongxin somewhat, and he also looks like an entrepreneur or boss.

Fu Chen raised his hand to greet the other person, but received no response.

After all, the two sides are now competitors.

The rules for "market research" were displayed on the large screen.

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