God's imitator

Chapter 110 Estimation of the Number of Cinemas

[Now, please have Company No. 17 select its business sector.]

Outside, a new round of market research began.

Fu Chen looked at the four options on the big screen and leaned closer to the microphone: "Artistic."

Given that there are 1.3 cinemas nationwide, how many cinemas could a province with a population of 6000 million and a net inflow of population possibly have?

Li Renshu looked at the players from the 8th community across the street.

Unlike last time, this time the person in charge has changed.

Jiao Hongtao, the unshaven, unkempt man, didn't come.

Accompanying Tian Fan was a woman wearing black-rimmed glasses who looked like a career woman.

[Community 8 - Yang Hui]

Fu Chen looked at Li Renshu helplessly again: "Do you have any clues? If there are no other data to refer to, we can only divide the population number to get an approximate figure."

Lee In-sook did not start the discussion immediately, but said, "Wait a moment, let me try to negotiate with them first."

There's a microphone on the table, so as long as you get close to it, the other person can hear you.

Are you interested in collaborating?
"From the perspective of the game rules, this game is not a completely zero-sum game, because there is a mechanism for additional investment."

"No one can guarantee 100% accuracy in such estimation questions, so additional investment is a high-risk behavior, and any deviation could result in total loss."

"However, we can also take turns winning."

"When it's your turn to choose a research area, we will deliberately fill in a number with a large margin of error, a number that is absolutely impossible to win, and you can confidently add an additional investment of 2."

"vice versa.

"In this way, we don't need to do those complicated calculations at all, nor do we need to worry about estimation errors. It is the choice that maximizes benefits."

Fu Chen's eyes lit up; this was indeed a good idea.

However, Tian Fan on the other side shook his head.

"This does seem like a win-win solution, but don't forget that if any one of the companies goes bankrupt, the game is over."

"As for the two companies joining hands to weather the economic downturn? That would be a very difficult condition to achieve, and it would seriously affect our profits."

"I still prefer to end the game by making you go bankrupt as soon as possible."

Lee In-sook frowned: "Are you sure you can answer the questions correctly forever?"

Tian Fan's attitude was firm: "I'm sure."

"We can make additional investments and answer all the questions correctly, so there is absolutely no need for us to cooperate with you."

The negotiations failed.

Clearly, Tian Fan of Community 8 is extremely confident in this game segment and has no intention of giving up half of the profits.

Lee In-sook wasn't too disappointed; in the game, one must be mentally prepared for any unexpected situation.

"It's okay, let's proceed with the normal game process."

"It's almost impossible to guess the standard answer in this game. We all guess within a certain range, as long as we're more accurate than the other person."

Fu Chen began to think: "1.3 cinemas, that means one cinema for every 10 people on average."

"With 6000 million people, there are approximately 600 cinemas."

"So we fill in...700?"

Li Renshu shook her head: "It's still too few. This is a province with a net inflow of population, so it must be a major economic province."

"I prefer 900, or 800."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "How about 900? Let's guess a little higher."

Lee In-sook fell into deep thought: "Although intuitively I think 900 should be about right, I also feel that densely populated developed provinces may not necessarily have a much higher number of cinemas."

"I remember seeing some data: if the area is the same, there are more shops in cities than in counties; but if the population is the same, there are more shops in counties than in cities."

Fu Chen was taken aback for a moment: "Huh? What do you mean?"

Li Renshu explained, “For example, if a store can serve 10,000 people, then in a large area of ​​the county town, even if there are not 10,000 people, there must still be a store, right?”

"But in the city, there may be 12000 people in this area, which exceeds the capacity of the store. However, if another store is opened, each store will only have 6000 people left, which may result in losses, so no one will come to open a second store."

"Therefore, in economically developed regions, where the population is more concentrated, the number of stores per 10,000 people is actually lower than the average level."

"This is counterintuitive data, so I remember it. If we consider it this way, and hedge accordingly, the number might be lower than we expected?"

Fu Chen frowned: "You mean that in an economically developed province, because of the dense population, cinemas can serve more people, so there are fewer cinemas compared to sparsely populated areas?"

"Mainly large cinemas?"

"That can't be right, it's so counterintuitive, I find it hard to accept."

"However, I think 800 is quite a lot, and I can accept this number."

Lee In-sook wasn't sure either. After thinking for a moment, she said, "Then fill in 800."

I entered the number 800 on the tablet.

Since we weren't entirely certain, we didn't make any further investments.

[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.

Fu Chen let out a regretful sound: "Ah..."

He chose the arts and literature field himself, and he guessed the numbers, so he felt very frustrated.

To make matters worse, the correct answer isn't displayed on the big screen.

Therefore, Fu Chen and Li Renshu had no way of knowing whether the 800 was an overestimation or an underestimation.

The two men stood up somewhat dejectedly and returned to their company's office area.

……

"Fu Chen, Ren Shu! I've discovered a new game mechanic!"

The two had just swiped their work badges to pass through the turnstile when they saw Xu Tong quickly walking towards them.

She noticed that Fu Chen and Li Renshu both looked unwell and asked, "What's wrong? Did the market research not go well again? What's the problem?"

Fu Chen sighed: "I originally thought the questions in the arts and culture field would be things like guessing songs or movies."

"Unexpectedly, they asked us to guess how many cinemas there are in a province with a population of 6000 million."

Xu Tong stared wide-eyed in shock: "That's exactly what I was going to tell you!"

"I've been sitting in front of the computer while you were away."

"Then, I discovered that those virtual employees would provide specific data information through pop-up windows!"
"I received three different messages, one of which was related to the movie theater!"

"Let me think about it, and this is how it's said:"
"The top three provinces in terms of the number of cinemas have an average of 1200 cinemas."

Upon hearing this data, Lee In-sook fell silent.

She thought about it carefully for a moment, then sighed: "I know, we guessed too little."

"The correct answer should be around 1000."

"I shouldn't have even thought about the convenience store."

Xu Tong asked curiously, "How many did you guess?"

Fu Chen: "800."

Xu Tong was surprised: "Huh? That's pretty close, isn't it? How can you be sure you guessed too little?"

"The data on the computer is for the top three provinces in terms of the number of cinemas. A province with 60 million people shouldn't be in the top three, right? I remember that the population of populous provinces is close to 100 million."

"800 companies seems reasonable."

Li Renshu explained, "No, very few provinces have net population inflows, especially among provinces with large populations. A net population inflow means that the province must be a very economically developed province."

"Even if it's not in the top three in terms of the number of cinemas, it should be about the same as the third place."

"Since the average number of cinemas in the top three provinces is 1200, then the third and fourth provinces should have around 1000 to be considered normal."

"This figure is much higher than the average calculated based on the population."

Fu Chen was somewhat puzzled: "But how do you explain the problem you mentioned about the store earlier?"

Lee In-sook was very frustrated: "That's not the same thing at all."

(End of this chapter)