God's imitator

Chapter 107 Issues Related to People's Livelihood

"Market research" is about finding business opportunities in seemingly ordinary data.

When two companies find the same emerging trend, only the company that accurately grasps the details is likely to reap the full benefits.

During each market research event, four different business sectors will be displayed on a large screen, and the two companies will take turns choosing the sector in which they have the most expertise.

This month's market research will be conducted by Company No. 8 first, and next month it will be Company No. 17's turn.

After selecting a specific area, a question related to that area will appear on the large screen.

Representatives from both companies can input their answers into the tablets in front of them after careful consideration and calculation.

Companies whose answers are closer to the standard answer will seize this business opportunity and receive a bonus of 3 minutes of visa processing time, credited to their company account balance.

Additional investment may yield extra returns, or it may result in total loss.

[Now, please have Company No. 8 select its business sector first.]

Four different options appeared on the big screen:

[Science], [Society], [Arts and Literature], [People's Livelihood]

Jiao Hongtao subconsciously looked at Tian Fan.

Clearly, although Jiao Hongtao is older, Tian Fan is the one who truly makes the decisions in this duo.

After thinking for a moment, Tian Fan looked at Fu Chen and Li Renshu across from him, then leaned closer to the microphone: "Minsheng".

For Lee In-sook, this seemed like an acceptable option.

Based on the current rules of the game, the two sides take turns choosing the business field, so the side that makes the choice will definitely choose the one it is good at, which will give it a certain advantage.

This so-called "market research" seems to resemble many common sense quiz shows, testing basic knowledge reserves more.

Li Renshu was initially worried that if she chose the field of "science", it might be difficult to handle.

Because both she and Fu Chen are liberal arts students, they are not good at this type of question.

Tian Fan looks like a business elite, but if he's actually a science student and excels in the scientific field, then that would be troublesome.

But unexpectedly, Tian Fan chose the field of people's livelihood.

Li Renshu is quite confident about this, after all, as a civil servant, her daily work involves similar issues to some extent.

At 7 a.m., you bought 10 kilograms of spinach from a stall in a prime location at a rural market. What is the minimum amount of money you might have spent?

The corresponding unit, yuan, is also written after the input box on the tablet.

Li Renshu and Fu Chen were both stunned when they saw the question.

They looked at each other, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes.

According to the game rules, both players can enter any number on the tablet, and the player whose answer is closer to the standard answer wins.

Given the difficulty of the questions, it's very difficult to guess the correct answer completely, but you can win as long as your guess is closer than your opponent's.

Fu Chen looked at Li Renshu with a hint of helplessness: "Have you... bought groceries?"

Li Renshu paused for a moment: "I've only ever bought it on food delivery platforms. If I remember correctly, spinach costs around 5 to 10 yuan per pound."

Fu Chen blinked blankly: "But isn't this range a bit too broad? Is it 5 yuan or 10 yuan?"

Lee In-sook shook her head: "I can't remember."

"Moreover, vegetable prices fluctuate greatly, and seasonality and region can all affect vegetable prices."

"If my memory serves me right, the highest price for spinach could have been ten yuan per kilogram."

Fu Chen looked at the question again: "But this question asks for the lowest price."

Lee In-sook also sighed silently: "I know, so we can only make a rough deduction."

"The location is a rural farmers' market, so it's definitely cheaper than the supermarket prices on food delivery apps. But... at 7 a.m., there are still stalls in prime locations..."

"There should be another slight increase."

"After all, the vegetables are fresher in the morning, and the rent for a stall in a prime location is also more expensive."

Fu Chen considered for a moment: "Then let's guess 5 yuan per jin? 50 yuan in total?"

Li Renshu hesitated for a moment: "Let's lower the price a bit more, 3 yuan per jin, that's 30. No, maybe we can get a discount if we buy this much, 25 then."

Fu Chen frowned slightly: "Isn't that a bit too low? That's ten pounds! How big must that bundle be to only sell for 25?"

Lee In-sook insisted on her point of view: "Since the question is about the lowest possible value, it doesn't matter if we guess a little lower."

Fu Chen nodded: "Okay, then I'll guess 25."

Each question is allotted 10 minutes to think about, but clearly, that's far too much time.

Like this problem, if you have a clear idea, you can give the answer in a few seconds; if you don't have a clear idea, no matter how much you think about it, it's meaningless.

Lee In-sook typed 25 on her tablet and then clicked "OK".

Below the answer input box, there is also an option for "Additional Investment," which allows you to add an extra 1.

If we win the market research, the additional investment will double.

However, if the market research fails, any additional investment will result in total loss.

Lacking confidence in their answer, Li Renshu and Fu Chen naturally didn't dare gamble with 1 minutes of visa time.

On the 8th community side, Jiao Hongtao had already finished answering.

[The market research results of the 8th Limited Liability Company were closer to the actual situation, allowing them to seize this business opportunity and earn a reward of 3 minutes of visa time.]

[Due to the additional investment of 2 by Company 8, an additional 2 minutes of visa processing time will be awarded.]

This market research activity has concluded. Both parties are requested to leave and await the next business opportunity.

Li Renshu was somewhat surprised, not expecting the other party to be so confident, adding an investment of 2 yuan on the first answer.

"It seems that Jiao Hongtao is very confident in his answer to this question..."

……

Fu Chen pushed open the door to the office area and swiped his card to pass through the turnstile.

"Hey, I knew we underestimated it! That's 10 pounds of spinach!"

Upon hearing this, Xu Tong hurriedly came to greet them: "You're back? What, 10 jin of spinach? Didn't you go to the market to do research? Why did you buy vegetables again?"

Li Renshu asked, "Xu Tong, have you ever bought spinach? How much does 10 jin (5 catties) of spinach cost?"

Xu Tong was stunned: "Huh? How should I know! Ten pounds of spinach would cost at least 100 yuan, right? That's ten pounds!"

Li Renshu was speechless for a moment. Clearly, Xu Tong lacked common sense even more than she did.

She stopped dwelling on the topic and simply said to Fu Chen, "You explain the rules of the game for 'market research' to Xu Tong. I'm going to check on Aunt Su."

After saying that, she went to the door of the president's office and knocked gently.

Su Xiucen quickly opened the door: "Hey? Xiao Li, why are you knocking? Just push the door open and come in."

Lee In-sook shook her head: "The name tag says we're playing a role, so we still have to go through the necessary procedures."

"I'm sorry, Aunt Su, Fu Chen and I didn't make any money from today's market research. Let me give you a brief report on the process..."

As she spoke, Lee In-sook sat down at the large CEO's desk.

Meanwhile, in the lobby, Fu Chen was explaining the entire process of the outdoor game to Xu Tong.

(End of this chapter)