[The so-called 'market research' is about finding business opportunities in seemingly ordinary data.]

[When two companies find the same opportunity, only the one that accurately grasps the details can seize the full benefits.]

[In each 'market research' event, the big screen will display four different commercial fields, and the two companies will take turns selecting the field they are more skilled in.]

[This month's market research will be selected by the Eighth Corporation first, and next month it will be the Seventeenth Corporation's turn.]

[After selecting a specific field, a question from that field will appear on the big screen.]

[The representatives of the two companies can input their answers into the tablets in front of them after careful thought and calculation.]

[The company whose answer is closer to the standard answer will seize the business opportunity this time and receive a reward of 30,000 minutes of visa time, credited to their company account.]

[Additional investment may yield extra profits or result in a total loss.]

[Now, please have the Eighth Corporation choose a business field.]

The big screen displayed four different options, namely:

[Science], [Society], [Art and Culture], [Livelihood].

Jiao Hongtao instinctively looked at Tian Fan.

Obviously, although Jiao Hongtao was older, it was Tian Fan who was the real decision-maker in this duo.

After a moment of thought, Tian Fan looked at Fu Chen and Li Renshu across the room, then leaned into the microphone: "Livelihood."

For Li Renshu, this seemed like an acceptable choice.

According to the current game rules, since both sides take turns choosing the business field, the side making the choice would naturally select a field they are proficient in, giving them a certain advantage.

This so-called 'market research' resembled a trivia quiz show, testing basic knowledge reserves.

Originally, Li Renshu was a bit concerned that if the 'Science' field was chosen, it might be difficult to handle.

Since both she and Fu Chen were arts students, they would struggle with these types of questions.

And Tian Fan seemed like a business elite. If he were a science student proficient in the science field, it would be troublesome.

But unexpectedly, Tian Fan actually chose the livelihood field.

In this respect, Li Renshu felt relatively confident, given that her daily work as a civil servant somewhat involved similar issues.

[At 7 a.m., you bought 10 pounds of spinach at a prime location stall in a rural market. How much is the minimum you could have spent?]

An appropriate unit, 'yuan', was also marked behind the input box on the tablet.

Seeing this question, both Li Renshu and Fu Chen were taken aback.

They glanced at each other, seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

According to the game rules, both sides can input any number into the tablet, and whichever is closer to the standard answer will win.

Considering the difficulty of the question, it is hard to guess the exact right answer, but as long as the guess is closer than the opponent's, it's possible to win.

Fu Chen looked at Li Renshu helplessly: "Have you... bought groceries before?"

Li Renshu paused for a moment: "I've only purchased through food delivery platforms. If I remember correctly, spinach is around 5 to 10 yuan per pound."

Fu Chen blinked in confusion: "But is that range too broad? Is it 5 or 10?"

Li Renshu shook her head: "I can't remember clearly.

"Also, the price of vegetables itself fluctuates greatly. Factors like season and region can affect the price.

"If my memory serves me correctly, the highest price for spinach could reach ten yuan per pound."

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

Li Renshu sighed softly: "I know, so we can only make a rough estimate.

"The specified location is a rural market, so it's definitely cheaper than the prices on delivery platform stores.

"But... 7 a.m., and at a prime spot...

"There should be a slight increase in price.

"After all, morning vegetables are fresher, and the rent for prime location stalls is likely more expensive."

After thinking for a while, Fu Chen suggested: "So should we guess 5 yuan per pound? Total 50?"

Li Renshu hesitated for a moment: "Lower, 3 yuan per pound, 30. No, maybe you could get it cheaper if you buy so much, 25."

Fu Chen frowned slightly: "Could it be too low? That's ten pounds! It's a big bunch, and you're suggesting only 25?"

Li Renshu insisted on her judgment: "Since it's asking for the lowest, guessing lower should be fine."

Fu Chen nodded: "Alright, then let's guess 25."

The thinking time for each question is 10 minutes, but obviously, this time seems too ample.

Like this question, if you have a clear idea, you can answer in seconds, and if not, pondering isn't meaningful.

Li Renshu entered 25 on the tablet and clicked [Confirm].

Below the answer input box, there's an 'Additional Investment' option to invest an extra 10,000.

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

But if they lose, the additional investment will result in a total loss.

Since they weren't confident in this answer, Li Renshu and Fu Chen naturally didn't dare risk 10,000 minutes of visa time.

Over at the Eighth Corporation, Jiao Hongtao had long finished his answer as well.

[The Eighth Corporation's market research result is closer to reality, seizing the business opportunity and earning a 30,000-minute visa time reward.]

[Since the Eighth Corporation added a 20,000 investment, they will receive an additional 20,000-minute visa time reward.]

[This market research event is now concluded; please exit, and await the next business opportunity.]

Li Renshu was somewhat surprised, not expecting the other side to be so confident, adding a 20,000 investment on their first attempt at this question.

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

...

Fu Chen pushed open the office area's doors, swiping their card to pass through the gate.

"Hey, didn't I say we might have guessed too low? That's ten pounds of spinach!"

Xu Tong walked over hurriedly upon hearing them: "You're back? Ten pounds of spinach, weren't you at market research? Why did it turn into buying groceries?"

Li Renshu asked: "Xu Tong, have you bought spinach before? How much is ten pounds of spinach?"

Xu Tong paused in surprise: "Huh? How would I know! Ten pounds of spinach, that must be over a hundred yuan, at least! That's ten pounds after all!"

For a moment, Li Renshu was speechless; clearly, Xu Tong was even more lacking in common knowledge than she was.

She didn't dwell on the topic any further and just said to Fu Chen: "Explain the 'market research' game rules to Xu Tong, I'll go see Aunt Su."

Saying this, she walked to the CEO's office door and gently knocked.

Su Xiuqin quickly opened the door: "Hey? Xiaoli, why are you knocking? Just come in directly."

Li Renshu shook her head: "The badge says we're role-playing, so we still need to go through the necessary processes.

"Sorry Aunt Su, today's market research didn't earn us any money, I'll report the specific process to you..."

As she spoke, Li Renshu sat down in front of the broad CEO's desk.

Meanwhile, in the hall, Fu Chen was explaining the entire external game process to Xu Tong.

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