115: chance encounter

Chance Encounter

“Streaming at the Haunted House?”

Hearing Li Zhou’s words, Dai Xiaomei was stunned.

“Boss, are you planning to stop me from streaming in the future?”

“Killing the donkey after it grinds the mill?”

“What killing the donkey after it grinds the mill? What are you thinking about all day!”

Li Zhou was amused by Dai Xiaomei’s words.

Shaking his head, he explained, “Aren’t your, Song Yang’s, and Chen Ze’s accounts all banned for seven days?”

“I want to take advantage of the Haunted House’s current popularity and find more people to come stream.”

How much fright value could he get by receiving a few players every day?

To quickly accumulate enough fright value to upgrade the Haunted House, streaming was still the best method.

That Energetic Young Man before was a very good example.

Although he only had about 100,000 followers before, as long as he included “Tianfeng Haunted House” in his title, his popularity immediately skyrocketed!

Li Zhou estimated that after those netizens saw his and Chen Ze’s clarification videos, the Haunted House’s popularity would once again surge!

It might even go viral!

Now, Tianfeng Haunted House was completely famous in the horror genre.

But overall, it hadn’t reached the point of being universally known.

Li Zhou’s idea was to first let people across the country know that there was such a special Haunted House in Jinling.

Then, through various methods like streaming, he would gain a large amount of fright value.

The Haunted House’s footprint was not small; just renovating the existing venues would require a lot of fright value.

Not to mention future upgrades and such.

It was a long and arduous journey!

“I do know a lot of Streamers.”

“It’s just…”

Dai Xiaomei came back to her senses, looked at Li Zhou, and stroked her chin, her tone very strange as she said, “It’s just, Boss, do you think anyone would still dare to come here now?”

The slogan of challenging the Haunted House on TikTok before was incredibly popular.

But after Dai Xiaomei, Chen Ze, and Song Yang’s streams, those Streamers who had originally planned to visit the Haunted House became hesitant again.

There was no way around it; things had exceeded their expectations, and they might not be able to handle it!

After all, having your head chopped off at every turn, your whole body corroded, being bitten by rats, or even having your calf slowly sawn off—who could endure that?

These Streamers were not people with some niche preference; they had no interest in masochism.

“It’s fine, you don’t need to ask now.”

“Wait until tonight, then you can ask.”

“By then, I believe people will come.”

Hearing Dai Xiaomei’s words, a mysterious smile appeared on Li Zhou’s face.

After confidently dropping a few words, he turned and left.

After an afternoon, those netizens who had been scared should have recovered by now.

Coupled with the evening being TikTok’s most active time, after seeing the clarification video, Tianfeng Haunted House’s traffic was estimated to reach an unprecedented level.

Hypnosis, as far as he knew, no Haunted House in the country had such a thing.

The Energetic Young Man would probably also become somewhat popular.

Gaining six to seven hundred thousand followers from one stream was a fatal attraction in the eyes of most Streamers.

Plus, challenging the Haunted House would at most cause mental harm, not actual missing limbs.

Li Zhou believed that some people would always be willing to try.

In front of huge traffic, no one could resist.

After leaving the female employee dormitory, Li Zhou thought for a moment, then suddenly walked towards the outside of the Haunted House.

Arriving at the entrance, he could see that there were only a few players left in line.

From morning until now, the Haunted House had received nearly three hundred people!

Three hundred people was already comparable to the daily business volume of a small amusement park.

Upon seeing Li Zhou come out, Fang Xiaolu immediately greeted him.

“Xiao Lu, keep an eye on things. I’m going out for a bit.”

Li Zhou replied to Fang Xiaolu and then headed straight for the Haunted House parking lot.

Although it was called a parking lot, it was actually just an unkempt empty plot of land.

Because it was located in the suburbs, there wasn’t much around the Haunted House except for plenty of land.

Arriving at the corner of the parking lot, Li Zhou got on his pink scooter and rode away.

He sped along, and soon, he went from the suburbs to the city.

Arriving at a print shop, he first printed several recruitment advertisements, then quickly went to the talent market and found a few empty spots to post the advertisements.

“Tianfeng Haunted House sincerely recruits a medical staff member. Salary and benefits to be discussed in person. Accommodation provided, meals not included. Requirements: proficient in first aid, able to use simple first aid medical tools.”

…After posting the advertisements, Li Zhou was not in a hurry to return, but instead rode his scooter around the city.

In the past year, he had racked his brains to operate the Haunted House, almost tearing his hair out.

He had barely visited the city a few times.

The only times were to advertise the Haunted House.

Riding his scooter around, Li Zhou soon arrived in front of a toy store.

After thinking for a moment, he walked into the toy store and bought a huge Pikachu plush pillow.

He remembered that when Fang Xiaolu first joined, she had said she felt a bit scared sleeping alone at night.

At that time, Li Zhou had promised to buy her a doll, but so much time had passed, and he had never fulfilled it.

The Haunted House’s business had only recently picked up; many employees had left without a word in the past.

Only Fang Xiaolu had remained loyal to Li Zhou, truly an old-timer.

Moreover, Fang Xiaolu had always been obedient to Li Zhou, a model among employees.

Although Li Zhou didn’t have much money, he still reluctantly spent a few hundred yuan to buy a doll.

Anyway, the Haunted House’s business had been picking up recently, so he shouldn’t have to worry about money in the future.

After buying the doll, Li Zhou tied it to his back with a rope and rode his scooter back.

However, he hadn’t driven far when the scooter’s speed slowly decreased.

Seeing the low battery warning, Li Zhou frowned.

“Oh no!”

He had been so focused on driving that he forgot to check the battery level.

Although the Haunted House was only a dozen kilometers from the city, with the current battery, he probably couldn’t make it back.

Push it back?

“Forget it, that would be deadly.”

Shaking his head, Li Zhou got off the scooter and parked it by the roadside.

Just as he was pondering what to do, a horn suddenly sounded beside him.

Turning his head, he saw a police car had stopped beside him at some point.

“Hmm? It really is Boss Li.”

The police car window rolled down, and a familiar face appeared.

Chen Chuan glanced at Li Zhou, who was carrying a huge doll on his back, then looked at the scooter beside him, raising an eyebrow.

“Out of battery?”

“Yes.”

Li Zhou nodded honestly.

“Get in!”

“I happen to be going out.”

Chen Chuan spoke directly without further ado.

Hearing this, Li Zhou didn’t hesitate and got into the back seat directly.

He also took out his phone and sent a location to Song Yang.

After doing all this, Li Zhou put his phone away and curiously looked at the car’s interior.

It was his first time riding in a police car.

After looking for a while and satisfying his curiosity, Li Zhou’s gaze turned to Chen Chuan in the driver’s seat.

Remembering the police announcement he had seen earlier, he subconsciously asked,

“Officer Chen, are you just going to handle a case?”