Chapter 268 - MEMBERSHIP CARDS
LUO YAN smiled with satisfaction after reading some of the posts on Arcadia's game forum and some of the comments on Weibo. Although there were some negative comments, they were almost negligible amidst all the positive ones. With this, he could truly tell that the opening night of his pavilion was successful.
He wasn't worried that people wouldn't avail the membership card. Based on the posts and comments he read, he's confident that people would buy it. Most people had herd mentality. If they saw many people getting the card, they would also line up to have one so that they could join the bandwagon. Besides, the price he set for each membership cards was pretty reasonable. It's just right for the privilege they would get if they avail one of the membership cards.
Just as he planned before, he divided the membership cards into four – Bronze, Silver, Gold, and Black. Bronze having the lowest privilege and Black having the highest.
Bronze membership card would cost 1000 crystal coins. Those who had this could visit the pavilion thrice a week. On which day they visit would depend on them. Their food and drinks would be free. But they could only sit on the first floor and they weren't allowed to any of the private boxes on the above floors. And if they wanted to buy the specialty wine of the pavilion, they needed to pay additional crystal coins.
The same could almost be said for the Silver membership card. Only that players would have to pay 5000 crystal coins to avail it. They were eligible for the balcony seats on the second floor. Those were different from the private box. But it still had more privacy in comparison to the open seats on the first floor. Their food and drinks were also free of charge. They also had to pay for additional charges if they want to buy the specialty wine. But unlike the Bronze membership card, they could visit the pavilion five times per week.
Luo Yan had to put a limit to the days players who availed those two cards could visit the pavilion. If he didn't do that, his employees might not be able to control the traffic inside the pavilion. He didn't want the pavilion to turn into some kind of loud market place. It would definitely lose the noble atmosphere of the place.
Of course, he already thought of the possibility that there might be some players who would think of cheating. Like visiting the pavilion more than the days they were allowed to. When he finalized the idea of the membership card, he asked Shen Ji Yun how he would implement it. And the other said that he could just leave that to him. He realized once again then how convenient it was to be friends with the nephew of the CEO of Moonlight Media.
Shen Ji Yun told him that once the membership card takes effect, the game system would automatically not allow players to visit the pavilion more than the days they were allowed to. The same could be said to those players who didn't have a membership card. So, Luo Yan didn't have to worry about that.
Gold membership card was considered as a VIP membership. So, of course, it would cost more. 12,000 crystal coins to be exact. They would be seated on the private box on the second and third floor. Their food and drinks were also free of charge. They could also ask a courtesan to entertain them privately. But they had to pay an additional charge for that. There's also no limit to the days they could go to the pavilion.
Black membership card would be even more pricey. Because it's the VVIP membership. 25,000 crystal coins was needed to buy it. Food and drinks were naturally free of charge, that included the specialty wine. They could also ask one courtesan of their choice to entertain them for a night. They don't have to pay for that. But if they added two or more courtesans, then they had to pay. They would also have access to the fourth floor which not only have bigger private boxes but through it, they could also enter a small gambling den. Of course, because of the sensitivity of that, only those 21 and above were allowed to do any gambling.
He asked Shen Ji Yun if that part about the gambling would be okay. And he said yes. Telling him that the company had been thinking of building something similar to that but hadn't gotten really around it due to some issues. Thus, his pavilion's gambling den could serve as a prototype.
These four membership cards needed to be renewed. The Bronze card should be renewed once a month, the Silver one every three months, the Gold card every six months, and the Black card, once a year.
Luo Yan planned to drop off later when he logged into the game to see the situation at the pavilion. After all, today the membership would be available to all the players of Arcadia. Not only that, after lunch, he and Shen Ji Yun would meet to check on that dragon in his Origin Village. Later in the evening, he had to meet with Bian Que to talk about his business proposal.
It seemed that this day would be quite busy again.
But even though that's the case, he was still quite happy. Besides, he was already done with all his assignments. So, there wouldn't be any problems. With that, he walked out of his room with spring in his footsteps.
He met his older brother on the way.
"It seems like Yan Yan is in a good mood today," Luo Ren commented when he saw the big smile on his younger brother's face.
Luo Yan walked up to his brother and hooked his arm with his. "Of course, it's because my business venture is already on the road to success."
Luo Ren was amused by him and tap on his nose. "Good job, little boss."
Luo Yan's smile just brightened even more when he heard that.