I Just Want Players to Save Money, They Insist on Giving Me!
Chapter 524 - 171: We Don’t Sell Cartridges, We’re Just Cartridge Movers!_3

Chapter 524: Chapter 171: We Don’t Sell Cartridges, We’re Just Cartridge Movers!_3

Seeing business coming in, Ma Yang promptly stepped forward to greet and patiently explained the various ways to play the Switch to the customer.

He had just settled this young fellow when another voice came from outside the door.

"Boss!"

"Eh, coming right up!"

...

Time passed.

The store opened a little after four in the afternoon, and the first customer walked in at five o’clock sharp.

Now, nearing seven o’clock.

Ma Yang, finally able to take a breather, wiped the sweat from his forehead as he looked at the packed store.

All ten booths were filled with people!

Even had to turn away two customers because there wasn’t enough space.

The popularity of the store had completely exceeded Ma Yang’s expectations!

His initial plan was for ten gaming consoles, with the expectation that if each could be played for two hours a day, he would reach the goal of a monthly income over ten thousand yuan.

But now, on this first day, the place was so popular!

Just two hours after opening, it was already full!

There were even adult customers asking for extra time, booking all the way until 11 p.m.

Ma Yang couldn’t help but click his tongue in wonder at the situation.

"Goodness... the attraction of the Switch is greater than I imagined?"

"How exactly does Designer Ke make his games so appealing to players...?"

"Truly impressive..."

And, looking at these ten groups of customers, they indeed covered all age groups.

Ma Yang originally thought it might be mostly kids showing up.

But as it turned out, only two tables were occupied by elementary school students.

Four tables were taken by middle and high schoolers, and the remaining four tables were all adults.

Most of them came for "Odyssey"; "Star Kirby" and "Jet Warrior" also had their players.

Then there were the die-hard fans, the veterans who came to try out the ported versions of "Hollow" or "Stardew Valley."

Being able to make games that all age groups love.

Isn’t it the lifelong pursuit of every game designer?

Looking at the development of the gaming industry over the past few years, as Ma Yang had been researching recently,

before Designer Ke, it was nearly impossible to cover players of all ages in Blue Star’s game market.

Not only did Designer Ke achieve that, but what’s even more commendable is that he did it at such a young age!

The future was full of promise!

This made Ma Yang, for the first time, feel admiration for a male younger than himself.

You see, in a man’s world.

Admitting another man’s excellence is quite hard.

Even if you’re convinced inside, you have to act tough on the outside.

And admitting a younger male’s excellence is even harder.

But in Ma Yang’s heart, game designer Ke Jin was nearly godlike!

The deification wasn’t only for the quality of the games, but also for the prosperity he brought!

Eventually, at 11 p.m., after he had seen off the last customer, Ma Yang began to tally the day’s revenue.

From 5 p.m. to 11 p.m., a total of 6 hours, with the exception of the last hour not being full.

The other five hours were all fully booked!

Even going by today’s opening discount of 10 yuan/hour, that was a solid income of 500 yuan!

Besides that, memberships provided a greater share of the revenue!

Five customers charged 100 yuan each, and two charged 200 yuan.

The gentleman who played until 11 p.m. casually dropped 500 yuan.

That alone brought in 800 yuan.

In addition, Ma Yang also sold a handheld console as well as 3 "Odyssey," 1 "Star Kirby," and 1 "Jet Warrior" game cartridges.

The handheld was bought by Ma Yang for 2300 yuan, and when selling it, he made it clear to the customer that it was second-hand, but guaranteed quality, and provided a period of after-sales replacement service.

Selling price was 2400 yuan, making a modest profit of 100 yuan.

For the cartridges, he added an extra 20 yuan each.

After a furious round of calculations,

Ma Yang arrived at a number that made his eyes gleam.

yuan, on the dot!

And this 1500 yuan was only the upper limit of the time managed, but definitely not the upper limit of the Switch’s appeal!

After all, remember that he had only officially opened at 5 p.m. that afternoon.

If he operated for the whole day tomorrow, how much more could he earn?

Moreover, the avenues for making money didn’t just stop there.

First of all, the shop he rented had two additional rooms at the back.

They were for sleeping and storing miscellaneous items.

Since Ma Yang was running low on budget, he only designed ten booths.

These two rooms could be transformed into VIP rooms later on.

After all, some customers aren’t short on cash; they just don’t like the noisy environment of the main hall and prefer a more private and quiet atmosphere.

"Provide better decorations for the VIP rooms, along with more luxurious sofas and more expensive displays. The fees could be relatively higher, let’s set it at 30 yuan an hour for now."

Aside from that, Ma Yang also noticed there was a considerable profit to be made from refreshments and snacks.

Many customers playing today wanted drinks or snacks midway through their games.

But since his food sales permit hadn’t been approved yet, Ma Yang could only offer drinking water.

Watching them return from next door, each carrying a cup of milk tea and a bunch of snacks, Ma Yang was quite envious.

If all these were purchased from his own store, how much more revenue could they generate?

After working through the numbers, Ma Yang realized this was just the tip of the iceberg.

There was still much more room for revenue growth!

However, Ma Yang was in no rush.

It’s always good to observe for a few more days.

What if everyone was just trying something new and exciting?

...

The next day.

Considering it was the weekend and many people might be off and possibly visit his experience pavilion in the morning,