Lu Yao first went to the snack bar to discuss the design of the blind box series packaging boxes with Meng Qin and Ning Yun, and then went to the blind box store to take out the glass shelves from the warehouse.
Before opening a store, once you choose the main business category, the store's initial business model will be fixed.
Only by continuously completing tasks and upgrading can the store gain a higher degree of freedom.
At the beginning, blind box stores can only place automatic blind box machines, with no other options.
For Lu Yao, the joy of drawing blind boxes lies in exploring the unknown, satisfying the desire to collect, verifying the lineage, and using the power of money to please himself when necessary.
But the world of impermanence is a world where materials are scarce, and people draw blind boxes more for survival.
Lu Yao sometimes feels a little helpless, as people in this world seem unable to truly enjoy the joy of drawing blind boxes.
At the beginning of opening the store, in order to ensure the healthy and stable development of the blind box store, she limited the number of draws from the blind box machine.
In fact, most ordinary people only draw between two and five a day.
The real limitation of limited draws is on customers who have the ability to draw a large number of blind boxes.
With glass shelves, wealthy customers may be able to get some happiness.
Lu Yao designed two new series, a staple food series, a medicine series, plus the Crystal Core Energy winter limited series, hot drink series, instant noodle series, and fruit series. The packaging of all six series was updated and a set that can be purchased as a whole was launched.
There are eight items in each set, and there is a chance of drawing a hidden item.
Hidden styles will randomly replace one of the regular styles.
The glass shelves are divided into three layers: upper, middle and lower. Each layer can hold sixty items, for a total of one hundred and eighty items.
Thirty new sets of each series are put on the glass shelves, and the remaining ones are scattered and put into the blind box machine.
The winter limited edition Crystal Core Blind Box is currently only available on glass shelves, and the Crystal Core Blind Box machine uses ordinary Crystal Core Blind Boxes because there is a price difference between the two.
After finishing stocking the goods, Lu Yao looked at the full glass shelves and six blind box machines, feeling satisfied. It finally looked a bit like a normal blind box store.
The flow of time in the World of Impermanence is slower than in the other three worlds. She was busy for two days preparing these goods, and only one day had passed in the World of Impermanence.
The task calculation time of the blind box store is calculated according to the time flow rate of the Impermanence World. That is to say, one day has passed for the limited-time task of 200,000 sales.
Due to the cold wave, fewer customers came to the blind box store, but the situation was better than Lu Yao expected.
On the first day of the mission, the income from blind box coins barely exceeded 10,000.
There are nine days left, and you need to earn 190,000 blind box coins to complete the task.
To ensure the completion of the task, Lu Yao thought about it and spent 20,000 popularity points to install a large-screen display in the store.
She shot several videos of opening blind boxes, edited them into short films, and played them one by one in the store.
Observe the situation for two days. If the sales are not ideal, find other solutions.
The nights during cold waves are more dangerous than those during eternal nights, as there will probably be no guests at night.
Lu Yao yawned and went back to the nail salon to rest.
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At daybreak, Wei Xuan and Nie Yu came to the blind box store wearing heating blankets.
In the past two days, people often go to the blind box store to redeem items. Their residence is not hidden, and they don’t want to be noticed by too many people, so they plan to redeem two food blind boxes as soon as possible.
They pushed open the door of the shop and looked up to see a novel machine hanging on the wall opposite, playing a short film about a blind box.
Wei Xuan stared at the display screen with shocked and excited tone: "New blind boxes are out!"
The empty shelves placed yesterday are now filled with blind boxes, and the two new blind box machines are also filled with new products.
After watching the short promotional video, the two walked to the glass shelf and stared at the sets of blind boxes inside, with desire in their eyes.
Nie Yu said: "Should we exchange for some new models?"
Wei Xuan counted the crystal cores on her body and said hesitantly, "The medicine blind box is 100 yuan per draw, which is too expensive. The staple food blind box is 30 yuan per draw, so we can try our luck. But we don't have a pot, it would be great if we could get a hydraulic pot in the crystal core blind box."
The new food blind boxes this time are different from previous ones. The styles include various staple foods such as rice, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc., but they are all raw and you need to find a way to cook them yourself.
In the promotional video, the store owner thoughtfully included delicious pictures of various staple foods being cooked into prepared dishes, which are very appetizing.
Nie Yu looked up at the display screen on the wall again: "The crystal core blind box is a winter limited edition, which has a pot and a filter and heating kettle. If you have enough crystal cores, you can just buy a whole box of winter limited editions, collect the props you need for life, and then buy the staple food blind box. It will be convenient."
The winter limited edition Crystal Core Blind Box is much more expensive than the ordinary Crystal Core Blind Box. It is the same price as the medicine blind box, one hundred yuan per draw.
The final box contains 800 yuan worth of blind box coins, which is a huge amount for them.
Silence spread, and the two people lay in front of the glass shelf, unable to move.
Medicine blind boxes are precious, but if you are not injured or sick, the demand is not that urgent.
But they really want the winter limited edition Crystal Core Blind Box and the staple food blind box.
Wei Xuan thought quickly in her mind, and suddenly said: "How about we go to the river to hunt mutant fish? With the **Crystal Core Knife, it should be able to break the ice."
During cold waves, most mutant animals and plants on land enter dormancy again, but mutant creatures in the water are still active.
Outside the Fairy Tale Square is a big road, and outside the road is a long and wide river. Now the entire surface of the river is frozen.
In the past, people would only think of mutating aquatic organisms in the late stages of a cold wave when there was really no food.
Nie Yu nodded, "Okay, bring a little bit of fruit as bait, and the mutant fish will definitely come out."
The two of them drew a blind box of hot drinks and a blind box of instant noodles and took them back to their residence and hid them.
Wei Xuan took out two heat packs from a hidden hole in the corner of the wall. "I exchanged them with Jiang Han and the others that day. Put them on before going out, otherwise you will freeze to death."
They have no cold-proof clothing or thick clothes, so they really need to rely on hot packs when going out hunting.
Nie Yu helped Wei Xuan put it on, turned his back, and waited for her to help him put it on. He said casually: "Go out and save some crystal cores today. There is a chance to exchange for some ordinary crystal core blind boxes. Fuel blocks and warm baby are also very useful."
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Hope base.
Xi Tingran took Xi Ruiyang and several team members and prepared to go out.
The group was lively, and they were accompanied by two researchers from the Z8 base - Yi Chuan, the leader of the research team, and Li Jia, a key member of the team.
Last night, they learned about the existence of the blind box store from Xi Tingran, and when they saw the solid fuel blocks, warm packs and flashlights developed using crystal core energy, they immediately wanted to go to the blind box store.
It was late at night and the snow was thick and the wind was strong, so Xi Tingran persuaded him to stay.
Early in the morning, the two went to Xi Tingran's residence again and urged him to go to the blind box shop early.
Yi Chuan is in his forties and wears a pair of old metal-framed glasses. The originally light gold frame has been worn down to dark gray, and there are obvious scratches on the lenses.
This was his last pair of glasses. He had no chance to replace them after using them, so he has always taken good care of them.
Li Jia is in her thirties, with a ponytail, a serious face and a stern expression.
The other three people in the group are younger and they actually also want to go to the blind box store.
Unfortunately, as soon as they arrived at the base yesterday, they fell ill.
The researchers were treated very well at the Z8 base. They could stay in the laboratory all the time, without having to worry about supplies or go out hunting.
This time, we traveled a long distance during a cold wave, eating wind and drinking snow, and were cold and tired, so it was not surprising that we got sick.
But there is no medicine anywhere now, so the base has tried its best to provide better food, hoping that they can recover slowly.
Yi Chuan and Li Jia were eager to go to the blind box store, but they actually felt very complicated.
Some people have developed specific uses for crystal core energy earlier than them, and their utilization efficiency seems to be much higher than their research results.
Is this really possible
I won’t believe it unless I see it with my own eyes.
Residents who got up early to go to the blind box store to exchange food saw Xi Tingran and his team and followed them silently, feeling confident because of their numbers.
Along the way, the team grew larger.
But when they arrived at the blind box store, they found that the store was also bustling with activity.
Changming Base, Tingcheng Base, Chaoyang Base... Several important people from nearby bases were in the store, gathered in front of the glass shelves, and seemed to be discussing something excitedly.
Xi Tingran walked over and greeted Jiang Han, "Why is it so lively today?"
Jiang Han didn't say anything. He silently took out the blind box coin from his pocket and put it into the coin slot next to the glass shelf.
The red button on the glass shelf lit up, and Jiang Han quickly selected three categories - Crystal Core Blind Box Winter Limited Edition, Staple Food Blind Box, and Medicine Blind Box. He also chose to sign protection contracts for all three, took them out and held them tightly in his arms.
He exhaled a breath of satisfaction, then turned to look at Xi Tingran again, suppressed his excitement, and tried to explain calmly: "The blind box store has released three new series. There are introductions on the wall. Take your time to read them. I'm going home to open the boxes!"
Xi Tingran noticed it without him saying anything.
The store even installed a TV to advertise its own products.
Xi Tingran suddenly remembered that twenty years ago, fast food restaurants and milk tea shops on the street also had such advertising screens.
This scene is truly nostalgic.
A group of people tilted their heads back to watch the promotional video on the wall, their eyes almost unable to move.
Li Jia frowned slightly when she saw the blind box of medicines, and couldn't help but ask, "Are the medicines provided by this store really safe and effective?"
Zheng Yang next to him said casually: "Who can give any guarantee these days? It's fine as long as it's available. But this store has never sold anything that can't be used."
Li Jia pursed her lips, feeling a little depressed.
The decoration and various equipment of this store really look high-end.
But the rules for selling things are really weird. Food and props are sold by lottery, and even medicines are sold by luck.
She wanted to buy cold medicine, but she couldn't get one, so she had to keep spending crystal cores to exchange for it. How much money would she have to waste
The people here actually like this store very much. No one thinks there's something wrong
Li Jia only knew how to draw boxes in the blind box store, and was not aware that there were purchase limits on all items in the store.
For items on the glass shelves that can be carried in boxes, a single person can only purchase three boxes at a time.
At this time, the full set of Crystal Core blind box products appears on the screen, and the main perspective is someone unpacking the box.
Winter limited series, a total of eight regular models - windproof and warm four-piece set (gloves, windproof goggles, masks, cold-proof socks), crystal core watches, hydraulic pots with upgraded capacity, insulated lunch boxes, filtered heating kettles, crystal core liquid heating blankets, hand warmers, and cold-proof clothing.
The video is accompanied by background music and subtitles, showing the appearance of the styles and using text to introduce the scenarios in which each style is suitable.
Almost every one of them perfectly meets their needs, without any exception.
At the end of the video, it is revealed that there are two more models, one large and one small, hidden, but they are not shown in the video.
"The winter limited series is so powerful. If I had a set like this, the cold wave would be nothing?" Zheng Yang was very excited.
After watching the video, the other people had a similar reaction as him. They wanted to take out their crystal core coins immediately and buy three boxes of it.
When they saw the price, their shoulders slumped and their expressions became dejected.
"It's too expensive to buy a box, so I'd better try my luck with a single box."
"The staple food blind box is a great deal. The eight regular items are all long-lasting foods, and the box only costs 240 yuan. If I had a pot, I would definitely have this set so that I could eat a different staple food every day."
"Who wouldn't be tempted by the winter limited edition? This set has all the items I want!"
“There are endless blind drug boxes? Bandages, hemostasis, fever reduction, cough relief, anti-inflammatory, frostbite treatment... If I had a set of medicine like this, I would wake up laughing in my dreams!”
"Is there anyone who wants to form a team to go hunting by the river? We want everything, but we don't have enough crystal cores."
"Let's go, let's go brothers. I've decided, I'm going to collect a set of winter limited editions!"
In the blind box store, waves of people come and go, and when they leave, more people come.
Some people only exchanged single boxes, while many people stood in front of the glass shelves and couldn't move.
A complete set of non-repetitive series, with the possibility of hidden items.
If one's pockets were not empty, who could resist this **
Xi Tingran had enough crystal cores, so he directly exchanged two large handfuls, and he and Xi Ruiyang each took three boxes.
Yi Chuan and Li Jia also want to sell boxes, targeting the Crystal Core Blind Box Winter Series and Medicine Series.
But they didn’t have enough crystal cores, so they had to draw a few from the blind box machine.
Only then did Li Jia realize that the blind box machine had a purchase limit and one could not draw as many as one wanted.
She drew a blind box of medicines, an ordinary crystal core blind box, and a blind box of hot drinks.
He opened the hot drink directly, which turned out to be a cup of honey grapefruit tea, sweet and warm. Li Jia was stunned after taking a sip.
Zheng Yang, Li Shuang and Xia Min didn't have enough crystal cores to carry a box, so they decided to pool their crystal core coins together and jointly buy a set of winter limited edition.
A few people couldn't wait to get back to the base and were eager to open the boxes immediately. Plus, there were so many people and they weren't afraid of being stopped, so they simply sat down in the store.
They distributed the blind boxes according to how much money was contributed. Zheng Yang got four, and Li Shuang and Xia Min got two each.
Zheng Yang offers a four-piece warm and windproof set, a kettle, hand warmers and a heating blanket.
Li Shuang introduced hydraulic cookers and insulated lunch boxes.
Xia Min was the last one to unpack, and the first thing she unpacked was her winter clothes. There was only one piece left in the whole set, the watch, which she hadn't taken out yet.
She no longer had any expectations and opened the box casually.
A card dropped out - Congratulations on getting a small hidden redemption voucher.