After receiving the reference data, Li Renshu quickly figured out her previous mistakes.

"I overlooked the fact that stores and cinemas operate on fundamentally different business logics.

"Stores sell essential goods, which have a rigid demand. Whether people are rich or poor, they have to go to the store. So, no matter how remote the place is, there's always at least one store.

"Moreover, stores can be large or small, and opening one has almost no cost.

"But cinemas are different. People don't go for this kind of entertainment when they don't have money.

"Additionally, the cost of opening a cinema is high, even a small cinema requires a large investment.

"So, it's quite normal for some small or impoverished places not to have a single cinema. The logic of stores does not apply to cinemas.

"How could I have been so stupid to make such a basic mistake!"

Xu Tong looked at Fu Chen, somewhat puzzled, "How could the other party have guessed it right twice? This question seems really tough, doesn't it?"

Fu Chen thought for a moment, "The other party does indeed seem more confident than us. Not only did they get both questions right, but they also increased their investment both times.

"Tian Fan even said they would get all the questions right.

"Could it be that they've obtained information from some channels about these market research questions? Or is it possible their real-life occupations involved similar research?"

Li Renshu was also pondering, "Questions related to people's livelihood are strongly correlated with the cost of living, and Jiao Hongtao seems to be a poor person, which should give him an advantage in this area.

"But Tian Fan's confidence shouldn't come entirely from Jiao Hongtao, it also comes from himself and Yang Hui.

"If there's any real-world profession particularly skilled at these kinds of questions... it might be Actuary? Or Data Analyst?

"It's also possible that they discovered the 'Virtual Employee Reporting Data' mechanism earlier than us, which allowed them to prepare."

Xu Tong comforted, "It's okay, it's only two questions so far, and there will be more opportunities later on.

"At least we've now grasped the basic mechanics of this game.

"Even if the other party currently displays better common sense than us, they can't possibly know all the answers to the questions.

"The key lies in collecting data in advance and doing precise data calculations.

"See, once Renshu received data from the virtual employee, she immediately realized the right answer?

"By recording more data and combining Renshu's data calculation abilities, our future success rate on these questions will definitely go up!"

Fu Chen nodded, "Yes, I agree.

"Right now, the urgent task is to record all this data provided by the virtual employees, because who knows which piece might become a reference answer for market research in the future."

Li Renshu thought for a moment, "Could Aunt Su maybe handle this task?"

Xu Tong shook her head, "No, I asked Aunt Su. Her computer does not display such pop-up windows."

Li Renshu frowned slightly, pondering, "This suggests that employees report their work to the executives, who then compile the information and report to the president.

"This matches the workflow of a real company where employees usually don't have direct channels to report to the president.

"But it also means we need to have someone constantly watch the computer screen to record all this data.

"This is difficult.

"Without pen and paper or a note-taking software, when there's less data it's manageable, but with more data, it gets easy to mix up or forget."

Fu Chen suggested, "How about the three of us take turns memorizing, each of us memorizing a third, or two of us each memorizing half.

"One person memorizing everything would indeed easily get things mixed up.

"Later, we can compile the data, categorize it into four fields, and reinforce our memory. When it's time to select a category, the person who's specifically memorized that category can go to answer the questions."

Li Renshu nodded, "Yes, that's a good plan."

Fu Chen immediately headed to his executive office, "I'll go watch the computer screen now. You two go answer questions next round, good luck!"

Li Renshu operated the computer for a moment, setting Xu Tong as the person to go for field research and submitted the application.

Su Xiuqin quickly approved it.

Xu Tong added, "By the way, besides the data, I also discovered a special mechanism.

"In the 'Humanitarian Care' section, there are special employees, mainly due to occupational cancer, with varying cure rates. We have two different treatment plans, or we could directly lay them off."

Li Renshu opened the computer to check the corresponding interface.

There were two injured employees at this moment, meaning the total cost of regular treatment amounted to 2000 minute visa time/month.

These injured employees weren't normal employees from the company, but the details page still stated the duration of employment, which was generally much longer than normal employees.

After thinking carefully, Li Renshu said:

"Since it's due to occupational injury, most likely we can't just lay them off.

"After all, this is a judgment-type game, any decision made needs to consider moral factors.

"Let's maintain the status quo for now. Although special treatment might have a higher chance of curing the employees, 5000 per month is too expensive, and we currently don't have ample funds."

Before leaving, she glanced at the company's account balance again.

[17th Limited Liability Company]

[February Company Account Balance: 109,000 Minute Visa Time]

[March Estimated Income: 80,000 Minute Visa Time]

[March Estimated Expenditure: 82,000 Minute Visa Time]

...

A new round of market research commenced in the field.

It was Xu Tong's first time arriving at the field site.

After watching Tian Fan for a while across the way, Xu Tong approached Li Renshu's ear, whispering, "Tian Fan must be a boss, and a very assertive one at that."

Li Renshu was somewhat surprised, "Hmm? How do you know? He seems like the core figure of the 8th community, but I can't pinpoint his occupation."

Xu Tong explained, "Trust the instincts of a seasoned HR. He should be a player similar to Wang Yongxin. Definitely very intelligent and decisive, so be careful."

Li Renshu nodded.

[Now, the 8th Limited Liability Company, please choose a business field.]

Without much thought, Tian Fan moved closer to the microphone, "Science."

Li Renshu wasn't too surprised, this was within her expectations.

While continuously answering questions about people's livelihood might bring a better winning chance for the 8th community, they probably leaned towards reviewing questions in all four fields first.

[A city's core area covers approximately 700 square kilometers. Assuming each streetlight has a power of 150W, please estimate the electricity consumed for street lighting in the city's core area within one day.]

The input box on the tablet displayed that this time, the unit for the answer was 'kWh'.

The expressions of surprise were evident on the faces of the two players from the 8th community. Clearly, they also had no clear idea about this question.

Compared to the previous two questions, the difficulty level for this one sharply increased.

Whether it's due to a lack of known conditions or calculation errors, the answer could be wildly inaccurate.

However, Xu Tong and Li Renshu could barely contain their excitement, trying hard to control it so the other side wouldn't easily notice.

This was because among the data Xu Tong had previously seen on the computer, there was related information.

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