At the snack market near the Thriller Hostel.
The construction was still in full swing, but it was almost done.
The original large-scale agricultural market had been changed beyond recognition. The general style of the Cyberpunk style could be seen even though the construction had not been completed.
Various neon lights formed by contrasting strong and warm colors filled the outer wall. In order to match these lights, the exterior of the entire building had also made some minor adjustments: with the original deconstruction, some new structures that looked strong in style were built.
All kinds of billboards also exude light, giving a feeling of feasting. These billboards are intricate and make the most of the space above.
The interior of the snack market extended the Cyberpunk style to every detail.
Due to the original construction structure, the buildings here could not be exactly the same as the scenes in Tomorrow is Beautiful. However, Liang Qingfan still worked hard to restore the shops in Tomorrow is Beautiful in the snack market, including the scene when the male and female protagonist ate together.
It was precisely because the production team of Tomorrow is Beautiful had referenced a large number of Cyberpunk styles that Liang Qingfan could directly use the elements in the movie. That greatly reduced his workload.
Tomorrow is Beautiful was a huge success. It also gave the idea of the Cyberpunk Food Street more confidence.
However, to Liang Qingfan, there was still a very serious problem that he had to solve. That was the atmosphere of Cyberpunk Food Street.
There was a small portion of real-life and pure special effects in the movie, so there was a lot of space for him to act freely.
Some details were difficult to replicate in reality.
Liang Qingfan had thought of many ways to improve this problem and improve the immersion of Cyberpunk Food Street.
The first was to custom make props. They would make a lot of decorations like in a movie set.
For example, the nearby lights made from street lamps that had a strong sci-fi feel to them. There was also a high-tech sports car model parked by the roadside at the entrance for customers to take pictures and remember. There were also some spots left as shops. Different shops sold imitation guns, drug models, or mechanical prosthetics models to further enhance the immersion of the entire scene.
The second was to add more decorations to the atmosphere, such as the fog effect.
Cyberpunk would usually choose a day that was indistinguishable from night or dark and rainy weather. This was because the neon lights could be displayed perfectly at night. On the other hand, the wet road would reflect the neon lights on a rainy night. In addition, the dark sky hinted at criminal activities that were happening in this high-tech city at any time. Coupled with the mist in the air and the contamination of the various lights, the entire atmosphere would be perfect.
The feeling of Cyberpunk would definitely be weakened if it was a sunny day and all the scenes could be seen.
The weather in Jingzhou was considered normal. There were not many foggy days and rainy days. Therefore, the conditions to perfectly achieve the effect of Cyberpunk were rather harsh.
It was also impossible for Liang Qingfan to change Jingzhou’s weather and climate. If he had the ability, he would not have only been an architect. He would have gone to work at the Meteorological Bureau long ago.
If he wanted to achieve the best effect, he would definitely use a huge shell to cover the entire Subopunk Food Street. He would create a fake exterior inside, including the dark sky and the tall buildings with flashing neon lights in the distance. However, the cost of this plan was too huge. There was no need for it at the current stage.
After all, Cyberpunk Food Street had not been officially opened. It was hard to say if the tourists would accept it.
It would not be too late to consider adding more investments when the snack market became popular.
What Liang Qingfan had thought of was a more neutral method: he would set up a large number of sprays in the snack market and the surroundings to create a mist. These mists would be slightly blocked and hidden by the surrounding buildings, but it would also make the surrounding environment feel slightly wet.
There would also be corresponding lights around the spray, which would make the spray look more blurry.
Tourists would be able to see the original Cyberpunk at night that way.
The effect might be better on a cloudy day during the day. He would let nature take its course on a sunny day.
For example, many attractions only looked good at certain times. That was why there was a difference between the peak season and the light season. It was not impossible to play when the light season came. The experience was not as perfect as the high season but it would not be as crowded when there were few people.
It was definitely the best time to come to the snack market at night. However, there were not that many people if they came at noon or in the afternoon. Some popular stalls could be eaten without queuing. It was also a good choice.
The snack bazaar was entering the finishing line. It was estimated that it would be officially opened in about a month.
Zhang Yahui had already selected the first batch of outstanding vendors to enter the snack market. These vendors were good at different snacks. Zhang Yahui encouraged them to look at the contents of the Cyberpunk theme and try to make similar food.
They had to try their best to make them special even if it was just simple meat skewers and hamburgers. They had to try their best to make them as delicious as possible so that they could stand out among the vendors.
Of course, even if Zhang Yahui did not say anything, these vendors would definitely think of ways to improve their taste and launch new products to attract customers.
After all, there was intense competition between vendors.
These vendors had all come from their original city. They were one of the best snack stalls on the entire street over there. However, they had to start from scratch after coming here. They had to compete with the similarly outstanding vendors. If they kept to themselves, they would probably be eliminated very quickly.
Bao Xu had also set a series of rules to guide the benign competition between the vendors. When the snack market officially opened, the rules that Bao Xu had set with his gaming thinking would definitely play a very important role.
At that moment, Bao Xu and Zhang Yahui were wearing safety caps and observing the situation.
Bao Xu had been coming here frequently ever since the construction of the snack market began. He was much more diligent than working in Tengda Games.
His efforts had paid off. Everyone in Tengda Games thought that he was on an important mission.
Obviously, Bao Xu would not be sent overseas as a tour guide because he had nothing to do during the next Best Employee Selection.
However, there was obviously a side effect.
Bao Xu’s positive actions had greatly aroused Zhang Yahui’s passion for work.
Zhang Yahui did not expect Bao Xu, as an employee of the gaming department, to be so concerned about the snack market. He felt the warmth of Tengda’s big family when he saw how the brotherhood did not care about benefits or losses.
Seeing that the brothers who came to help were so serious and responsible, he, as the real person-in-charge, had to be more concerned!
The two of them were chatting when Liang Qingfan returned.
“Gentlemen, I have good news!”
“We have money now, we can buy shops!”
Bao Xu and Zhang Yahui were stunned and did not react immediately. “Shops? What shops?”
Liang Qingfan said, “The shops along the street from here to Thriller Hostel!”
“Oh? That’s great!” The two of them said in realization.
That was because this matter was a little far away. Bao Xu and Zhang Yahui had been paying attention to the internal affairs of the snack market and had almost forgotten about it.
Liang Qingfan had previously proposed this idea when he was choosing a location for the snack bazaar and finalizing the details of the Cyberpunk style. The journey from the snack market to the Thriller Hostel was about a kilometer or two. If he could buy or rent all the shops along the street, after some modification, he could turn the Cyberpunk landscape into a Cyberpunk Food Street.
A whole street could be built in a similar style.
Of course, this project was rather huge. It could not be completed overnight.
At the moment, the main part of the snack market was about to be renovated. However, the shops on this street were still in the negotiation phase. They were originally discussing a ten-year lease contract, but only a small portion of the shops had signed the contract.
On the one hand, work had to distinguish the main and secondary aspects. The matters at the snack market were obviously more important. As for the shops along the street, it was actually more or less the same. They definitely had to wait until the food market was on the right track before slowly renovating this street.
On the other hand, it was because the bosses of each shop had different attitudes towards the specific rental fees. A lot of energy was involved in the negotiation process, and it caused a little unhappiness.
This area was originally near the old industrial zone. In fact, there were not many young people left. Residences and shops were basically old houses. Therefore, it was not very expensive according to the surrounding market price no matter whether it was buying or renting.
Zhang Yahui and the others’ conditions were to sign a ten-year long rental contract with these shops based on the current rental fee of 50%. If they breached the contract midway, they would have to pay a penalty.
Logically speaking, this condition was already very generous.
These shops were very remote to begin with. Previously, they were only doing small businesses and the profits were very low. The rent of 50 to 60 square meters shops was less than 2,000 yuan a month. Zhang Yahui also understood that it was not easy for these shops. He took the initiative to raise the price to about 3,000 yuan. That was already quite sincere.
Some of the shop owners were very satisfied, so they immediately signed the contract and allowed Zhang Yahui and the others to renovate the shop as they pleased.
Once they signed the contract, they would not have to worry about renting their shops.
However, there were also some shop owners who were not satisfied with this price. They even secretly informed them that they wanted a higher price.
That was because they could tell that Thriller Hostel had already been established. There were huge visitors from all over the country. Tengda was also working on construction at the original agricultural market. Obviously, they were busy with new projects.
Now, renting all the shops on the street for ten years. There must be a big move!
These people felt that a 50% increase in rent was not enough at the thought that Tengda was so rich.
After all, the contract was to be signed for ten years. Who could say for sure what would happen ten years later? What if the shop earned five or ten times the money a year later? They could not increase the rent. Wouldn’t that be a loss?
Thus, these people either hoped to increase the rental price a little more or wanted to sign a short rental. For example, they only wanted to sign for two or three years. That way, they could think about increasing the rent in the future.
Liang Qingfan and Zhang Yahui would definitely not be willing to do that.
That was because in their opinion, the reason why this place could develop was all thanks to Boss Pei. If Boss Pei had not invested a huge sum of money to build Thriller Hostel and snack bazaar, the rent on this street would not have increased. Instead, it would have decreased with the gradual loss of people.
The rental fee had already increased by 50%. They were already very sincere. If other companies wanted to rent it, these shop owners might have already agreed without any hesitation.
However, it did not make sense for them to ask for too much just because they felt that Tengda was rich and profitable.
What’s more, it was still unknown if this street could make money.
What if the snack market did not become popular and there were no customers in this food street? Wouldn’t they be making a huge loss if they signed a ten-year contract at an extremely high price?
Boss Pei trusted them so much. He had given such an important project to the three of them. What if it failed in the end? They could not bear the responsibility.
Thus, both sides were in a deadlock. The other shops were still observing other than a few more open-minded shop owners who had already signed the long-term contracts.
Liang Qingfan said, “Coincidentally, Boss Pei gave us some funds. I think we should be able to come to a conclusion.”
“As for these shops, we’ll give them three choices: either sign a long contract at the current price and rent for ten years, or we’ll buy their shops at 50% of the market price. If they accept neither, our snack market will just bypass them.”
“You want to take advantage of us? No way!”
Cyberpunk Gourmet Street might be called a snack market, but it was much longer than most snack markets.
A kilometer or two was not a distance that could be covered by a single road. There were at least six to seven major and minor intersections from one end to the other.
If a certain shop did not cooperate, Liang Qingfan could consider buying it from the side. Then, he could use some methods to let tourists bypass this shop.
For example, they could create a road map to guide tourists on a specific route; or Tengda’s own shop could create a uniform signboard and guide logo.
The shops that had signed contracts were Tengda’s unified plan and design. The renovation style was obvious at a glance. It would be difficult for the other shops to learn.
What’s more, tourists would naturally be disgusted by ‘counterfeit shops’ that were trying to gain popularity. As long as Tengda told them that a certain shop was not a snack street, most tourists would not go.
It would not be easy for these shops to take advantage of Tengda.
Therefore, shops that did not work with Tengda would probably end up with nothing.
Tengda’s vendors were elites from all over the country even though they were doing business themselves too. What right did these original bosses have to fight them for it?
Liang Qingfan had to let all the shop owners know clearly that Tengda would not be scammed. Don’t get the wrong idea.
Otherwise, wouldn’t it be endless if they were to pester them every other day on raising rents and to change the terms of the contract?
As for buying and renting, it looked like the price fluctuation was the same, but there was actually a huge difference.
As a second-tier city, most shops in Jingzhou had a rental ratio of about 1: 300. In other words, the shops that were rented in 2000 would cost 600,000 yuan.
If he were to spend 600,000 yuan to buy a shop, he would have to collect a rent of 300 months. In other words, he would only be able to break even in 30 years.
At the same 50% premium, the monthly rent increased from 2,000 to 3,000. However, the overall price of the shop increased from 600,000 to 900,000.
This number looked very different.
If the rent increased, it would not hurt to get an additional 1,000 yuan every month. However, if the price of the shops increased, they could get an additional 300,000 yuan. The higher the total price of the shops, the more money they would get.
With this huge sum of money, they could immediately invest or manage money. The temptation would be much greater.
Most of the shop owners on this street did not have much money. To them, a few hundred thousand yuan was a huge temptation.
What’s more, it has always been extremely difficult to sell the shops in this area. They could still find businessmen to rent, but almost no one would be willing to spend hundreds of thousands to buy them.
If they gave up this opportunity to sell it, they might not get another chance to sell it at such a high price in the future.
Of course, there were risks in selling. If the value of the shops increased by more than 50% in ten years, it would be a loss. On the other hand, the shops that were rented for a long period of time would still be in their hands after ten years. They could still collect the rent. It was much more worth it.
However, not everyone could resist the temptation of the immediate benefits. What’s more, no one could predict how much these shops would increase in the future.
Now, Liang Qingfan was basically laying his cards on the table with these shop owners. He could either buy them or rent them for a long time. There was no third option. If any shop owners wanted to play tricks, Liang Qingfan would rather spend more money to bypass them in his snack market than to let them have a sip of soup!
