[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-god-s-imitator":3,"chapter-god-s-imitator-god-s-imitator-chapter-106":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","God's Imitator",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1795102,2392,"Chapter 106: Livelihood Issues","god-s-imitator-chapter-106",106,"\u003Cp>[So-called ’Market Research’ means finding business opportunities in seemingly ordinary data.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[When two companies discover the same trend, only the company that precisely grasps the details has the possibility of capturing all the dividends.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Each ’Market Research’ activity will display four different business fields on the big screen, with the two companies taking turns to choose the business field they are more skilled in.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This month’s market research will be chosen first by Company 8 Limited, and next month will be Company 17 Limited’s turn.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[After selecting a specific field, a question within that field will appear on the big screen.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Representatives of both companies can input their answers into the tablet computers in front of them after thorough thinking and calculation.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[The company whose answer is closer to the standard answer will seize this business opportunity and receive a reward of 30,000 minutes of visa time, which will be added to the company’s account balance.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Additional investment may result in extra profits, but may also result in total loss.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Now, please have Company 8 Limited choose the business field first.]ᴛʜɪs ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀ ɪs ᴜᴘᴅᴀᴛᴇ ʙʏ novelfire(.)net\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiao Hongtao instinctively looked toward Tian Fan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Obviously, although Jiao Hongtao was older, Tian Fan was the real decision-maker in this two-person team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After thinking for a moment, Tian Fan looked at Fu Chen and Li Renshu across from them, then leaned toward the microphone, \"Livelihood.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Li Renshu, this seemed like an acceptable choice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the current game rules, both sides took turns choosing business fields, so the side making the choice would definitely pick what they were good at, giving them some advantage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This so-called ’Market Research’ looked somewhat like many common knowledge quiz variety shows, testing basic knowledge reserves more than anything else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Li Renshu had been somewhat worried that if they chose [Science], it might be very difficult to handle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because both she and Fu Chen were liberal arts students, they would be very poor at this type of question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Tian Fan looked like a business elite, and if he happened to be a science student good at the science field, that would be troublesome but she hadn’t expected Tian Fan to actually choose the livelihood field.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu was quite confident about this, after all, as a civil servant, her daily work would more or less involve similar issues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[At 7 AM, you purchased 10 jin of spinach at a prime location stall in a rural farmers market. What is the minimum amount of money you could possibly have spent?]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the input box on the tablet computer, the corresponding unit was also written: yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this question, both Li Renshu and Fu Chen were stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They looked at each other and both saw astonishment in the other’s eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to the game rules, both sides could input any number on the tablet, and whichever side was closer to the standard answer would win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Considering the difficulty of the question, it was very hard to guess the correct answer completely, but as long as they guessed closer than the other side, they could win.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Chen looked at Li Renshu somewhat helplessly, \"Have you... ever bought vegetables?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu was silent for a moment, \"I’ve only bought them on food delivery platforms. For spinach, if I remember correctly, it should be around 5 to 10 yuan per jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Chen blinked in confusion, \"But isn’t this range a bit too broad? Is it 5 yuan or 10 yuan exactly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu shook her head, \"I can’t remember clearly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Moreover, vegetable prices themselves fluctuate greatly. Season, region, all could affect vegetable prices.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"If my memory is correct, the highest price for spinach could possibly reach ten yuan per jin.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Chen looked at the question again, \"But this is asking for the minimum price.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu also sighed quietly, \"I know, so we can only make rough estimates.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The specified location is a rural farmers market, so it should definitely be cheaper than the supermarket prices on food delivery apps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But... 7 AM, and a prime location stall...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There should be a small increase again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After all, morning vegetables are fresher, and prime location stalls have higher rent too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Chen thought for a moment, \"So should we guess 5 yuan per jin? A total of 50?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu hesitated for a while, \"Let’s go a bit lower. 3 yuan per jin, 30. No, buying this much might get a discount, let’s say 25.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Chen frowned slightly, \"Isn’t that too low? That’s ten jin! How big a bundle would that be, selling for only 25?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu insisted on her viewpoint, \"Since it’s asking for the minimum, it doesn’t matter if we guess lower.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Chen nodded, \"Alright, let’s guess 25.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thinking time for each question was 10 minutes, but obviously, this time was somewhat excessively generous.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like this question, with a clear approach it could be answered in a few seconds, but without an approach, no amount of pondering would be meaningful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu input 25 on the tablet computer, then clicked [Confirm].\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Below the answer input box, there was also an ’Additional Investment’ option, allowing an extra 10,000 to be added.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If they won in the market research, the additional investment would double but if they failed in the market research, the additional investment would also be completely lost.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without much confidence in this answer, Li Renshu and Fu Chen naturally didn’t dare to gamble with 10,000 minutes of visa time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On Community 8’s side, Jiao Hongtao had already completed his answer long ago.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Company 8 Limited’s market research results are closer to the actual situation, seizing this business opportunity and receiving a reward of 30,000 minutes of visa time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Since Company 8 Limited added an additional investment of 20,000, they will receive an extra reward of 20,000 minutes of visa time.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[This market research activity has ended. Please both parties leave and wait for the next business opportunity to appear.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu was somewhat surprised that the other side was so confident, adding an additional investment of 20,000 on their first answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It seems Jiao Hongtao was very confident about the answer to this question...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fu Chen pushed open the door to the office area and swiped his card through the turnstile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sigh, I told you we guessed too low, didn’t I? That was 10 jin of spinach!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, Xu Tong hurried over, \"You’re back? What 10 jin of spinach? Weren’t you going to market research? How did you end up buying vegetables?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu asked, \"Xu Tong, have you ever bought spinach? How much would 10 jin of spinach cost?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xu Tong was stunned, \"Huh? How would I know! 10 jin of spinach would cost over 100 yuan at least, right? That’s 10 jin!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu was speechless for a moment. Obviously, Xu Tong lacked even more common sense than she did.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She stopped dwelling on this topic and just said to Fu Chen, \"You explain the ’Market Research’ game rules to Xu Tong. I’ll go check on Aunt Su.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After saying this, she came to the CEO’s office door and knocked gently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Su Xiucen quickly opened the door, \"Eh? Little Li, why are you knocking? Just push the door and come in.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu shook her head, \"The ID card said we’re performing, so necessary procedures still need to be followed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Sorry, Aunt Su, today’s market research didn’t earn any money for Fu Chen and me. Let me report on the specific process...\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Renshu spoke while sitting down in front of the spacious CEO’s desk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the main hall, Fu Chen was also introducing the entire process of this external game to Xu Tong.\u003C\u002Fp>",1285,"2026-06-09T04:22:33.918Z",1,"novelbin.me","5cdcea98520194bcc2bc535c8638b5302b59b1f60a1998fbe2aede6dcdf6965a","god-s-imitator-chapter-557","god-s-imitator-chapter-556",597,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fgod-s-imitator-cover.jpg"]