Chapter 41

People tend to follow the crowd. If you are the only one waiting in line, you might quickly become impatient. But if a large group of people is queuing with you, even if it takes a long time, you will remain calm and patient.

Especially if there are a lot of people behind you, you might feel a bit smug, glad that you started queuing early! Most of those attracted by the game are young people and students. It's currently the holiday season, so they have plenty of time to spend.

"Little brother, there are more and more people outside. Be careful it gets out of control! Should I call more people to help?" Although it was winter, Li Ke's forehead was covered in a fine layer of sweat from nervousness.

"Is this your Hele Hall's territory?" Li Xuan asked in a bad mood.

"Of course not, this area belongs to Hetu Big B!" Li Ke replied, not understanding the implications.

"If your Hele Hall sends ten youngsters to say they are here to watch a movie, it's fine. But if you call dozens more, others will suspect you are trying to take over the territory!"

"What should we do then?"

"Have Manager Li call the Kowloon Police Station and ask them to send officers to maintain order!"

"Isn't it bad to involve the police?"

"Boss, we are law-abiding citizens who pay taxes. Isn't it natural to seek help from the police when we have problems?" Li Xuan felt he couldn't communicate with his brother at all. "Remember, you are a good citizen!"

Seeing the growing crowd, the Lisheng Cinema did not want to miss this great opportunity. Manager Li came up with a quick solution. He had someone bring paper slips and a stamp, and started issuing numbers to everyone waiting in line to play the games.

People with numbers over one hundred would not be able to play within an hour. He began to have staff members persuade them to go inside and watch a movie first. In fact, if the cinema could offer a discount on ticket prices at this time, it could attract many impatient waiting customers into the screening room.

Unfortunately, adjusting the ticket prices required approval from the cinema chain, and Manager Li did not have the authority to offer discounts on his own. However, he came up with a workaround: offering free cola or popcorn with a movie ticket, which was within his power.

After receiving the call for help from Lisheng Cinema, the Kowloon Police Station immediately dispatched two uniformed officers who were patrolling nearby to check the situation. Upon arrival, the two officers saw nearly a thousand people crowding the cinema entrance and immediately requested backup. Within ten minutes, two police cars with over a dozen officers arrived to provide support.

With the arrival of a large number of officers, the scene finally became less chaotic. At this moment, Li Xuan saw the news vans from TVB and Asia Television quietly arrive to conduct interviews.

Li Xuan's lips were filled with a smug smile.

Nearly a thousand people surrounded Lisheng Cinema just to play two new game machines. This news would surely become the new topic of conversation for Hong Kong residents the next day. The games "Hong Kong Blocks" and "Tank Battle" would soon be known by young people across Hong Kong.

Although the crowd gradually dispersed, Li Xuan was not concerned. His goal of publicity had been achieved. The customers of Oriental Electronics were not these players but the owners of arcade halls and cinemas. As long as they knew about the two new game machines that could attract a large crowd and earn them a lot of money, that was enough.

Even though the crowd gradually dispersed, Lisheng Cinema remained popular for the next half month, and the occupancy rate of the screening rooms also increased. Manager Li was overjoyed. Under his strong promotion, the Lisheng Cinema chain placed an order for thirty arcade machines from Oriental Electronics a week later, but that's another story.

Seeing that the situation at Lisheng Cinema had stabilized, Li Xuan said goodbye to Manager Li and drove away from the cinema.

On the morning of the 26th, although the three-day Christmas holiday had not ended, all employees of Oriental Electronics began to work overtime. Li Xuan first went to the arcade machine production workshop. Under Li Xuan's repeated calls, the Japanese company Epson had started small-scale production of the new game machine motherboards ahead of schedule.

Thus, Oriental Electronics officially began producing the "Hong Kong Blocks" and "Tank Battle" arcade machines on the 26th. In the factory's production workshop, workers were working in an orderly manner according to their assigned tasks, unlike the initial chaos when Keji first started.

This was the last legacy left by the now-defunct Keji to Li Xuan. The few key employees who had followed Li Xuan to Oriental Electronics had become team leaders, and with their four to five months of production experience, they smoothly operated the entire assembly line.

After touring the workshop, Li Xuan went to the office area on the fifth floor of the same industrial building.

"Hello! ... Yes, this is Oriental Electronics Technology Company ... Yes, these two arcade machines are produced by our company ... Sorry, we haven't started selling them yet, it will be next month on the 1st ... The 'Hong Kong Blocks' costs HK$10,000 per unit, and the 'Tank Battle' is a bit more expensive, at HK$12,000 per unit ..."

As soon as Li Xuan entered, he heard the phones ringing non-stop. A few employees from the software and hardware departments were busy answering the continuous calls.

The ringing of the phones was undoubtedly the most beautiful music to Li Xuan's ears at this moment. He casually picked up a newspaper nearby.

The front page of the "Oriental Daily" featured a headline about the long queue of a thousand people at Lisheng Cinema the previous day to play the games. The lower half of the front page published a half-page advertisement for the new arcade machines from Oriental Electronics.

The front page advertisement in the "Oriental Daily" was not cheap, and Li Xuan had bought a week's worth. As a return, the newspaper very tactfully used a front-page news story as a response. The news and the advertisement complemented each other, achieving the best effect Li Xuan wanted, pushing the publicity to the extreme.

"Xuan, this is the latest statistics. The company has received over fifty orders for arcade machines this morning! Additionally, Mr. Shao Yongqiang from Hutchison Company just called and placed a large order for two hundred units!"

Li Xuan leaned back in his chair behind the desk, and his assistant, Cao Jingya, handed him the latest statistics sheet.

"Um, put it here! Everyone has worked hard today, so call Caiji Restaurant and order two tables of seafood for delivery to the company! Also, call the fast food company and tell them to add a meat dish to the lunch boxes for the production workshop."

This moment of enjoying the fruits of victory always made him feel elated, so he was generous and ordered a feast for all the employees.

After Cao Jingya left, Li Xuan soon heard a chorus of cheers from outside!

PS: It's said that today is ** Festival. As a bachelor, I wish all the ** in the world are long-lost siblings, hahaha O(∩_∩)O! If you want to be together, quickly add to your favorites and recommend, hehe!

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