[Now, please select a business sector for the 17th Limited Liability Company.]

Outside, a new round of market research had begun.

Li Renshu leaned into the microphone, "Social."

[If a pancake stall decides to open at a certain neighborhood corner, it usually chooses two specific times, from 6 AM to 10 AM and from 4 PM to 9 PM. Under typical bustling conditions, how many pancakes can the stall owner sell in a year?]

Seeing this question, Li Renshu's eyes lit up.

Because in this question, there was also a known piece of data.

[Most pancake stalls open about 300 days a year.]

This number, 300, is critical. If you don't know this data and mistakenly calculate the days as 365 or 240, it could cause a deviation large enough to lose the game.

Of course, in reality, the number 300 is not necessarily accurate and might be affected by the region, but since it's a piece of data already given in the game, it can be considered absolutely accurate.

Even though Li Renshu was alone and couldn't verify calculations with someone else, it was no big deal since there was plenty of time, allowing her to calculate several times.

"Every day the stall opens for 9 hours, and it takes about 2 to 3 minutes to make a pancake. Under normal bustling conditions, there will inevitably be some idle waiting time.

"Assuming each pancake takes 3 minutes with 40% waiting time, open for 300 days a year...

"60/3*9*60%*300=32,400."

Li Renshu calculated several times, filled in the answer 32,400 in the input box, and then, after thinking for a moment, added an investment of ten thousand minutes of visa time.

Since she came alone, she could carry a maximum of ten thousand additional investments.

[The market research results of the 17th Limited Liability Company are closer to reality, seized the business opportunity this time, and won a reward of 30,000 minutes of visa time.]

[As the 17th Limited Liability Company made an additional investment of ten thousand, they will receive an extra reward of ten thousand minutes of visa time.]

[This market research activity has ended. Please both parties leave the field and wait for the next business opportunity to appear.]

Li Renshu let out a sigh of relief. Thankfully, with the data in hand, this question was relatively stable to tackle.

Even with this piece of data, it's not necessarily secure, as the term "normal bustling conditions" is quite vague. Using a 30% or 40% idle time might produce significant errors.

To fully ascertain how much idle time "normal bustling conditions" entails, more professional and in-depth research on the pancake stall is needed.

Moreover, in questions requiring estimating three data points simultaneously, sometimes if two data points are overestimated or underestimated, it might result in a cancellation effect, arriving at a more accurate result.

So, even acquiring the virtual employee's data doesn't guarantee a win.

Fortunately, there were no major issues.

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

"Well, you certainly are strong. I admit we underestimated you at first.

"I've run several companies and done market research, and Yang Hui is an actuary, well-versed in such problems.

"I thought we could easily win, but I didn't expect you to calculate so accurately.

"Are you an actuary too?"

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

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

"We each win one round, and adding investment each time is a good strategy.

"Moreover, we could take this opportunity to lay off all employees, drastically reducing company costs.

"From the next round of market research, let's collaborate."

Li Renshu nodded. Indeed, in such a game, one needs strength to earn respect.

If you give up just because the other side has an actuary, it's impossible for them to yield half the profits when there's no threat from your side.

"Then, see you in the next game.

"But I have to remind you, this is a judgment game. Laying off all employees like this must be done cautiously, as it might trigger the game's punishment mechanism."

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

"Our two companies, as long as one goes bankrupt, the other wins.

"In equal profit-sharing, if you lay off employees and we don't, we would definitely lose.

"Do you think I'd believe you?

"Of course, if you truly don't lay off employees, I'd be happy to see that happen."

...

...

Back at the company, Fu Chen greeted immediately.

"How did it go?"

Li Renshu made an "OK" gesture, "Rest assured, this time it was a question about pancake stalls. We had a piece of data and took it down securely.

"Just because I went alone, I could only make an additional investment of ten thousand.

"But there's some good news. The other side agreed to cooperate.

"From the next game on, we can each win one round."

Fu Chen was very pleased, "That's great, but... is the other side truly cooperating? Is there a possibility they might deceive us?

"After all, we are catching up gradually in the marketing phase. They might not use regular means to secure victory and might resort to tricks."

Li Renshu pondered for a moment, "Yes, there is such a risk.

"If we follow through with the plan and they change their minds midway, it would immediately create a 50,000 economic gap.

"Towards the end of the game, every bit of money is critical."

Fu Chen thought for a while, "Have we encountered other players from the 8th Community before? If any collaboration was established previously, it would be easier to establish mutual trust."

Li Renshu shook her head, "We haven't encountered them in 'Blood Poker'. In 'Matchmaking Game', Lawyer Lin and his team met Jiao Hongtao from the 8th Community, and there should be other players from the 8th Community, but they weren't significant.

"Smart individuals like Tian Fan probably have a lot of visa time and likely didn't participate in the 'Matchmaking Game'.

"Overall, I believe this risk is worth taking.

"When it's our turn to win, we still have to make serious estimations and fill in similar values. This way, even if they change their minds, we might not necessarily lose."

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

Li Renshu paused a bit and added, "There's one more thing. After we reach a collaboration, Tian Fan will likely lay off all employees entirely."

Fu Chen was somewhat surprised, "Lay off everyone? What about those on work-related injuries? Well, they would certainly be laid off too.

"But since this is a judgment game, isn't he afraid of triggering some special mechanism?"

Li Renshu's expression turned serious, "That's the issue.

"If he lays off everyone and we keep some, every round we'll spend forty to fifty thousand more.

"If we manage to hold out until the economic winter ends, then of course it's a win-win.

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

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