God's imitator

Chapter 116 Cooperation
[Now, please have Company No. 17 select its business sector.]

Outside, a new round of market research began.

Lee In-sook leaned closer to the microphone: "Society."

If a pancake stall at the entrance of a hutong decides to set up shop, it will typically choose two specific time slots: 6:00 AM to 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM. Under normal circumstances, how many pancakes can this stall owner sell each year?

Upon seeing this question, Li Renshu's eyes lit up.

Because there is also a known piece of data in this problem.

Most pancake stalls operate for approximately 300 days a year.

The number 300 is crucial. If you don't know this number and mistakenly calculate the number of days you're open as 365 or 240, you could make a mistake that could cost you the game.

Of course, the number 300 may not be accurate in reality and may be affected by the region, but since it is a number given in the game, it can be considered to be absolutely accurate.

Although it was only Lee In-sook who was alone and couldn't verify the calculations with another person, it didn't matter much, since there was plenty of time and she could calculate it several times.

"I set up my stall for 9 hours a day. It takes about 2 to 3 minutes to make a pancake. When business is usually booming, there will inevitably be some waiting time."

"Assuming each pancake takes 3 minutes to make, the waiting time is 40%, and the stall operates for 300 days a year..."

“60/3*9*60%*300=32400。”

Li Renshu calculated it several times, entered the answer 32400 in the input box, and after considering it for a moment, added an investment of 10,000 minutes of visa processing time.

Since she came alone, she could only bring a maximum of 1 yuan in additional investment.

[The market research results of the 17th 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 1 by Company 17, an additional 1 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 breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, with the data available, she was able to solve the problem relatively easily.

Even with this data, things aren't necessarily stable. The statement in the question that "business is generally booming" is rather vague, and using 30% or 40% of the waiting time could introduce significant errors.

To determine exactly how much downtime constitutes "generally booming business," a more professional and in-depth survey of the pancake stalls is needed.

Moreover, in problems like this that require estimating three data points simultaneously, sometimes estimating two data points as large and one as small can actually offset each other and lead to a more accurate result.

Therefore, obtaining data on virtual employees does not guarantee a win.

Fortunately, it was a near miss.

Tian Fan sighed silently and came to Li Renshu with Yang Hui.

"Okay, you are indeed very strong. I admit I underestimated you at the beginning."

"I've run several companies and done some market research. Yang Hui is an actuary and is very familiar with this type of problem."

"I thought I could win easily, but I didn't expect you to be so accurate."

Are you an actuary too?

Li Renshu shook her head: "No, I'm just an ordinary civil servant."

Tian Fan said, "Now I have to admit that your method is indeed the optimal solution."

"It's a good plan for us to each win a round and then invest more each time."

"Moreover, we can take this opportunity to lay off all our employees, which will significantly reduce company costs."

"Let's collaborate starting with the next round of market research."

Lee In-sook nodded. Sure enough, in this kind of game, you still need strength to earn respect.

If we give up just because the opponent is an actuary, then they are unlikely to concede half of their gains when we pose no threat. "See you next time."

"However, I must remind you that this is a trial game. You have to be careful about laying off all the employees, as it could trigger the game's punishment mechanism."

Tian Fan gave Li Renshu a meaningful look: "Oh? Is this a reminder, or a bluff?"

"If one of our two companies goes bankrupt first, the other wins."

"If you lay off employees while we don't, then we will definitely be the ones who lose, given that the profits are split equally."

Do you think I would believe you?

"Of course, I would be very happy to see that if you really don't lay off any employees."

……

……

Upon returning to the company, Fu Chen immediately came out to greet him.

"How about it?"

Lee In-sook gave an "OK" sign: "Don't worry, this time it was a question about a pancake stall. We got some data and we won it easily."

"But since I'm going alone, I can only add 10,000 in investment."

"However, there is good news: the other party has agreed to cooperate."

“Starting from the next game, we can each win one round.”

Fu Chen was delighted: "That's great, but... is the other party truly cooperating? Is there any possibility that they might be trying to deceive us?"

"After all, we have gradually caught up in the marketing process. They can't secure the victory with conventional methods, and they might resort to some underhanded tactics."

Lee In-sook considered for a moment: "Yes, that risk does exist."

"If we implement the plan, but they change their minds halfway through, it will instantly create an economic gap of 5."

"In the later stages of the game, every penny is crucial."

Fu Chen thought for a moment: "Have we encountered other players from the 8th Community before? If we have established cooperation before, it would be better to establish mutual trust."

Li Renshu shook her head: "I didn't encounter him in 'Blood Poker'. In 'Blind Date Game', Lawyer Lin and his team encountered Jiao Hongtao from Community 8. Other players from Community 8 should have encountered him as well, but he wasn't very noticeable."

"A smart person like Tian Fan should have plenty of time for visa processing, so he most likely didn't participate in the 'blind date game'."

Overall, I think the risk is worth taking.

"When it's our turn to win, we still need to make careful estimates and fill in the closest possible values. That way, even if they change their minds, we might not necessarily lose."

Fu Chen nodded: "Okay, let's do it that way."

Li Renshu paused slightly, then said, "There's another matter. After we reach an agreement, Tian Fan will most likely lay off all the employees, leaving none behind."

Fu Chen was somewhat surprised: "Lay off everyone? What about those injured on the job? Okay, they'll definitely be laid off too."

"But this is, after all, a trial game. Isn't he afraid of triggering some special mechanism?"

Lee In-sook's expression turned serious: "That's the problem."

"If he lays off all his employees while we keep some, we will spend an extra 40,000 to 50,000 yuan each time."

"If we can weather this economic downturn together until it ends, that would be a win-win situation for everyone."

"But if we can't hold on, then in the end we'll be the ones who lose."

(End of this chapter)