Losing Money to Be a Tycoon

Chapter 1340: You Call This A Game Update Plan?

Cai Jiadong continued reading the specific plan for the cooperation.

First, he had to develop a new module for the game ‘Real Estate Agent Simulator’. It could operate independently on VR glasses and escape the restrictions of the computer.

Initially, the Real Estate Agent Simulator had to be run by a computer and displayed on a cell phone because the configuration of this game was relatively high.

However, according to Lin Wan’s latest plan, she would remove all excess parts such as bringing NPCs to look at houses. Only the basic functions of visiting houses would be retained.

Of course, they had to add a list and a screening menu so that players could screen different house types in different cities. They could pre-view the floor plan of the house type so that they could find houses that met their needs faster.

That way, the amount of calculation required would be greatly reduced. He would be able to run this module on the VR glasses after some adjustments to the graphics configurations.

In other words, the VR glasses version was purely a “house-type observer”. There were no tenants inside, and they could not change the specific arrangements of the house type.

If he wanted to experience other functions, he had to experience the complete version on the computer.

This was equivalent to opening a separate quick entry for people with demand for houses, lowering their costs.

Second, he would jointly fund a new department with Tengda Corporation and Shenhua Corporation to operate the rental platform of the Real Estate Agent Simulator.

This department had to hire a large number of carrier personnel and supervisors.

The carrier personnel were in charge of updating and maintaining this platform in the future. The regulator had to supervise and review the information on the platform, regularly delete false information and block violated accounts.

What’s more, all accounts had transaction records. The contents of the previous transactions could be found so that the landlord or tenant could use these data to check the other party’s past transaction records. Whether it was honestly keeping his word or being bad, it could be clearly seen what the previous tenant or landlord had said about him.

Some tenants were most afraid of meeting unreasonable landlords. Similarly, landlords were also afraid of meeting tenants who did not cherish their houses.

Under the control of intermediary companies, the landlords and tenants did not have many channels to understand each other. That was because intermediary companies were afraid that the two would bypass intermediary companies so that they would not be able to earn intermediary fees. Thus, they only allowed both parties to meet at the end of the contract.

However, on the new platform of the Real Estate Agent Simulator, it encouraged landlords and tenants to understand each other without revealing their contact details. It would tilt resources to high-quality landlords and tenants and warn unpopular landlords and tenants.

On one hand, these regulators were in charge of vetting the authenticity of the information. On the other hand, they would arbitrate when the landlord and tenant were in conflict to maintain the fairness of the platform.

Lastly, it was the specific cooperation model with Shenhua Real Estate and Sloth Apartments.

Shenhua Real Estate had residential buildings all over the country. Most of them were being sold.

Lin Wan did not intend for Shenhua Real Estate to change its operating model. She only hoped to take out a small portion of the buildings to rent. Even though the rent of this part of the buildings would not earn money, the key was to establish a brand.

Shenhua Real Estate would be no different from other real estate companies if they were only sold but not rented.

Even if the quality was better and the property services were better, it would be difficult to widen the gap with other real estate companies in this era where property prices were rising rapidly and supply was lower than demand.

However, if he took out a small portion of the buildings to cooperate with the Real Estate Agent Simulator to rent out, it would be equivalent to a display effect.

He might not have any advantage over other real estate companies, but wouldn’t it be very easy to fight intermediary companies?

As long as he could establish an excellent reputation in the rental market, this reputation would naturally affect the selling market.

After all, even though many young people would be renting houses in the short term, they would most likely still want to buy houses after starting a family.

If a young man rented a house from Shenhua Real Estate in Beijing and lived in it for a period of time, he would be very satisfied. He would also tell his friends that Shenhua Real Estate’s quality and service were not bad. Then, whether he decided to stay in Beijing or return to his hometown, he would prioritize Shenhua Real Estate’s house when buying it. Google search (F)ir????

The cooperation with Sloth Apartments was even simpler because Sloth Apartments was a rental brand to begin with.

At that time, the real estate agent simulator would separate the houses of Shenhua Real Estate and Sloth Apartments on the home page. It would also give these houses special highlights.

All in all, using these high-quality housing to support the platform and using the platform’s resources to feed these high-quality housing sources would ultimately drive other ordinary houses and let ordinary landlords join this new platform.

That way, the Real Estate Agent Simulator would not be limited to the game market. Instead, it could be expanded to the real world and use another model to make profits!

The market for games was still too small after all.

The Real Estate Agent Simulator itself was limited by the equipment. If it was only targeted at game players, then even if Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and entertainment venues like Star Bird Fitness bought a lot of VR glasses, the best outcome would only be a small profit.

However, if he could really enter the rental industry and snatch food from Home Corporation, it would not be a small sum!

Not only that, if the model of the Real Estate Agent Simulator could really replace the Home Corporation, which would do anything to earn money, it might be a good thing for landlords and tenants.

Cai Jiadong was a little shocked after reading this plan.

You call this the game’s new version update plan?

It was like a company that made war simulators suddenly had a meeting to say that the development plan for our next version was to buy a factory and start to arm their troops. They would start the real war simulation after completing training.

Ridiculous!

A VR game company had created a “Real Estate Agent Simulator”. Now, they were really going to use the game as a springboard and enter the rental industry?

This crossing was too far!

However, Cai Jiadong had to admit that this plan was still feasible.

Who asked Slow Movement Studio to be born with a golden spoon in their mouth and have a close relationship with Tengda Corporation and Shenhua Corporation?

There was a high chance of success if this plan could really obtain the full support of Shenhua Corporation and Tengda Corporation.

After all, Tengda’s Sloth Apartments had a good reputation, and Shenhua Real Estate had a lot of funds and houses.

Coupled with the current rental market, landlords and tenants’ disgust for intermediary companies like Home Corporation had reached a critical point. This emotion would attract the attention of the new project that Lin Wan had planned.

Of course, the only risk was whether this platform could maintain its principles and bottom line. Would the warriors who killed dragons become evil dragons in the future?

If this new platform really replaced Home Corporation, would they walk down Home Corporation’s old path in order to obtain more profits in the future?

Cai Jiadong did not think so.

That was because Lin Wan was similar to Boss Pei: they were both extreme idealists.

Such people’s ultimate goal was not to earn money, but to change the world and make the world better.

What’s more, their first profession was game designers. Their ultimate goal was to design the best games. As for this rental platform, it was only a casual job after the opportunity arrived. It was not their main job.

What’s more, if this platform really changed, it would probably not be able to defeat Home Corporation.

Everyone finished reading the plan.

Cai Jiadong was the first to express his stance. “I think this plan is very good. I have no objections.”

“The only problem is… when will we talk to Shenhua and Tengda about this? We will definitely not be able to complete such a huge matter alone.”

Lin Wan said, “I’ve already called Liang Qingfan. He’s available at any moment. As for Shenhua Real Estate, they’ll be here this afternoon.”

“That’s why we’ll try out the game’s functions in the morning. We’ll talk about Shenhua Real Estate and Sloth Apartments in the afternoon.”

“It’s Friday. We have to rest over the weekend. Time is of the essence. I hope we can reach a consensus in the afternoon and release the notice as soon as possible. After all, time waits for no one.”

“If you have any thoughts about the new version, feel free to speak your mind. After all, there will be more and more players in this game in the future. We have to plan for the long term.”

Everyone became excited and began to raise suggestions.

“I think we can develop a multiplayer mode in the future. Based on the geographical location in reality, players can act as different intermediaries in the same area. With a few days as a cycle, players can complete a certain amount every day. They can complete it in about two or three hours in the game. The final outcome of the cycle will be decided based on profits, reputation, and other comprehensive data. It will make players who are a little tired of playing feel competitive and more fun in the later stages of the game.”

“I think we can make the current big map more detailed. The current cities are generally based on Jingzhou, but the other cities are not involved. We can develop a map for other cities so that players can better determine the location of the houses they see.”

“We can also create a sorting mechanism and a push function. That’s because some tenants might not be in a hurry for a day or two. They would look at the new house one or two months in advance of the old house. We can let the tenants set their own requirements and push it to them after they have suitable houses.”

“I think that in addition to vetting information and prohibiting accounts, the supervisors can also communicate with landlords or tenants through voice chat. They can also take on the role of customer service. This can obviously improve our service quality.”

Everyone raised their opinions while Lin Wan took notes seriously.

There were some opinions that might not be such a priority. They could not be done in the short term, but they had to be recorded.

After all, according to Lin Wan’s current plan, the real estate agent simulator would not be a game in the future. Instead, it would be a rental application with a high occupancy rate.

They would definitely have to constantly update it.

This content could be in the Real Estate Agent Simulator in the future to make it more convenient and fast.

The entire meeting lasted nearly three hours. Everyone spoke freely. Not only did they agree internally, but they also accumulated many ideas for improvement.

Lin Wan looked at the time. “Alright, that’s all for the meeting in the morning. Hurry up and eat.”

“We’ll talk to Shenhua Real Estate and the representative of Sloth Apartments in the afternoon about the cooperation plan!”