Cai Jiudong continued reading the specific cooperation proposal.

First, develop a new module for “Real Estate Agent Simulator” that could run independently on VR glasses, freeing it from the constraints of a computer.

Originally, “Real Estate Agent Simulator” needed to be run on a computer and cast to a phone, as the game’s configuration requirements were relatively high.

But according to Lin Wan’s latest plan, all the extra parts like taking NPCs to view houses would be cut, keeping only the basic function of touring house layouts.

Of course, a list and filtering menu would be added, allowing players to filter different house types in different cities and preview floor plans, making it easier for them to quickly find houses that met their needs.

This way, the required computation would be greatly reduced. After making some adjustments to the graphics configuration, this module could run on VR glasses.

In other words, the VR glasses version would purely serve as a “house layout observer,” without tenants and without the ability to modify the specific arrangement of the house.

If users wanted to experience other functions, they would need to experience the complete version on a computer.

This essentially provided a separate shortcut entry for people with house-viewing needs, reducing their costs.

Secondly, Tenda Group and Shenhua Group would jointly fund the establishment of a new department specifically for operating the rental platform function of “Real Estate Agent Simulator.”

This department would recruit a large number of maintenance personnel and supervisors.

Maintenance personnel would be responsible for updating and maintaining the platform, while supervisors would monitor and review information on the platform, regularly deleting false information and banning accounts that violated rules.

Moreover, all accounts would have transaction records, and the content of all previous transactions could be looked up, allowing landlords or tenants to check the other party’s series of past transaction records—whether they were honest and trustworthy or had a bad reputation, and how they were evaluated by previous tenants or landlords. All of this could be clearly seen.

Some tenants renting houses feared most encountering unreasonable landlords, and similarly, landlords were also afraid of meeting tenants who didn’t take care of their houses.

Under the control of intermediary companies, landlords and tenants didn’t have many channels to understand each other, because intermediary companies feared that the two parties would bypass them, causing them to lose their commission fees. So they only let the two parties meet once, during the final contract signing.

But on this new platform of “Real Estate Agent Simulator,” landlords and tenants would be encouraged to understand each other without exposing their contact information. Resources would be tilted towards quality landlords and tenants, while unpopular landlords and tenants would receive warnings.

These supervisors would be responsible for verifying the authenticity of information on one hand, and arbitrating disputes between landlords and tenants on the other, maintaining the fairness of the platform.

Finally, there was the specific cooperation model with Shenhua Real Estate and Sloth Apartments.

Shenhua Real Estate currently had residential building projects across the country, most of which were for sale.

Lin Wan didn’t plan to change Shenhua Real Estate’s operation model, but hoped they could allocate a small portion of their buildings for rent. Although the rent from these buildings would hardly make any money, the key was to establish a brand.

If they only sold without renting, Shenhua Real Estate would have no essential difference from other real estate companies.

Even with better quality and more attentive property services, in this era of generally rising house prices and demand exceeding supply, it would still be difficult to create a significant gap with other real estate companies.

But if they allocated a small portion of buildings for rent in cooperation with “Real Estate Agent Simulator,” it would serve as a showcase.

They might not have much advantage against other real estate companies, but against intermediary companies? That would be a piece of cake, an easy matter!

As long as they could establish an excellent reputation in the rental market, this reputation would naturally influence the housing market.

After all, while many young people were renting in the short term, most would still need to buy houses after settling down and establishing families.

Suppose a young person rented a Shenhua Real Estate house in the capital and was particularly satisfied after living there for a while, spreading the word among friends that Shenhua’s houses had good quality and service. Then, whether deciding to stay in the capital or return to their hometown, they would prioritize Shenhua Real Estate houses when buying.

As for cooperation with Sloth Apartments, it was even simpler, since Sloth Apartments was already a rental brand.

“Real Estate Agent Simulator” would create a separate section on its homepage for Shenhua Real Estate and Sloth Apartments houses, and mark these houses with special highlights.

In short, these quality housing resources would support the platform, and the platform resources would nurture these quality housing resources in return, ultimately driving other general housing resources and encouraging ordinary landlords to join this new platform.

In this way, “Real Estate Agent Simulator” wouldn’t need to be limited to the game market but could expand into the real world, profiting through another model!

The game market was, after all, too small.

“Real Estate Agent Simulator” itself was limited by equipment. If it only targeted gamers, even counting Slackin’ Internet Café and entertainment venues like Starbird Fitness that purchased large quantities of VR glasses, the best result would only be a small profit.

But if it could truly step into the rental field, taking food from Zhujia Group’s mouth, that would be no small sum!

Moreover, if “Real Estate Agent Simulator’s” model could truly replace the profit-at-all-costs Zhujia Group, it might even be a great thing for landlords and tenants.

After reading this proposal, Cai Jiudong was a bit shocked.

You call this a new version update plan for the game?

It was as if a company making war simulation games suddenly announced in a meeting: our development plan for the next version is to purchase an arms factory, start arming our own troops, complete training, and then begin real war simulations.

It was absurd!

A VR game company made a “Real Estate Agent Simulator,” and now they wanted to use the game as a springboard to really enter the rental field?

This crossover was going too far!

But Cai Jiudong had to admit that this proposal was feasible.

After all, Chi Xing Studio was born with a silver spoon in its mouth, having close relationships with Tenda Group and Shenhua Group.

If this plan could truly receive strong support from Shenhua Group and Tenda Group, there was a high possibility of success.

After all, Tenda’s Sloth Apartments had sufficient reputation and recognition, while Shenhua Real Estate had a large amount of funds and properties.

Additionally, in the current rental market, the aversion of landlords and tenants towards intermediary companies like Zhujia Group had reached a critical point. This sentiment would make Lin Wan’s new project attract a lot of attention.

Of course, the only risk was whether this platform could always adhere to its principles and bottom line, and whether the dragon-slaying hero would become a vicious dragon in the future.

If this new platform truly replaced Zhujia Group, would it follow in Zhujia Group’s footsteps for more profit in the future?

On this point, Cai Jiudong didn’t think so.

Because Lin Wan was similar to Mr. Pei in one aspect: they were both extreme idealists.

The ultimate goal of such people was not to make money, but to change the world and make it better.

Moreover, their primary profession was game designer, with the ultimate pursuit of designing the best games. As for this rental platform, it was just something they casually worked on when the opportunity arose, not their main business.

Furthermore, if this platform truly changed its nature, it probably wouldn’t be able to defeat Zhujia Group.

Everyone had read through this proposal.

Cai Jiudong was the first to express his opinion: “I think this proposal is good, I have no objections.”

“The only question is… when do we discuss this with people from Shenhua and Tenda? Such a big undertaking, we definitely can’t complete it on our own.”

Lin Wan said: “I’ve already called Liang Qianfan, he’s available anytime. As for Shenhua Real Estate, they’ll be coming over this afternoon.”

“So in the morning, we’ll first internally discuss the in-game functions, and in the afternoon, we’ll have detailed talks regarding the situations of Shenhua Real Estate and Sloth Apartments.”

“Today is Friday, and we still need to rest over the weekend. Time is tight, and I hope we can reach an agreement this afternoon and announce it as soon as possible. After all, speed is of the essence, and time waits for no one.”

“Everyone can freely express their thoughts on the new version. After all, the number of players will increase in the future, and we need to plan ahead for the long term.”

Everyone became excited and started giving their opinions.

“I think we could develop a multiplayer mode in the future, divided by real geographical locations, letting players take on the roles of different agents in the same area. With a cycle of a few days, players could complete a certain number of deals each day, taking about two to three hours of game time. At the end of the cycle, winners would be determined based on comprehensive data like profits and reputation. This would give those players who are a bit tired of the game a sense of competition and add more fun to the late game.”

“I think the current large map could be refined further. The current city is generally modeled after Jingzhou, but other cities are not involved. We could develop maps for other cities as well, allowing players to better determine the location of the houses they’re viewing.”

“We could also implement a sorting mechanism and push function. Because some tenants might not be in a hurry for a day or two, they start looking for new houses one or two months before their old house lease expires. We could let tenants set their requirements and push suitable housing resources to them when available.”

“I think apart from reviewing information and banning rule-breaking accounts, supervisors could also communicate with landlords or tenants via voice, serving as customer service. This could significantly improve our service quality.”

Everyone offered their opinions, and Lin Wan carefully recorded them.

Some of these opinions might not have high priority and couldn’t be implemented in the short term, but they were all worth recording.

After all, according to Lin Wan’s current plan, “Real Estate Agent Simulator” would no longer be just a game in the future, but a rental APP with high market share.

It would definitely need continuous updates and iterations.

These features could all be implemented in “Real Estate Agent Simulator” in the future, making it more convenient and efficient.

The entire meeting lasted nearly three hours, with everyone speaking freely. Not only did they reach internal consensus, but they also accumulated many ideas for improvement.

Lin Wan looked at the time: “Alright, that’s it for the morning meeting. Everyone, please hurry and have lunch.”

“In the afternoon, we’ll discuss specific cooperation plans with representatives from Shenhua Real Estate and Sloth Apartments!”