Chapter 75: First Place Elimination System: Activated!

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“Superb.

“I like such a bright system!”

After slowly getting to know the system, Pei Qian felt as if he was getting the hang of using it now.

Was this Special Task difficult?

Although there was a certain level of difficulty, it was still manageable!

Furthermore, even without the system announcing a Special Task, Pei Qian already had a similar idea long ago.

Pei Qian was very clear that in the next ten years, physical shop houses would increasingly perform badly! There were two reasons for this. First, rental hikes that would increase overhead costs for shop renters. Second, the advent of e-commerce and delivery services as more people prefer to stay at home and do their shopping.

Previously, if one opened any sort of shop near a university, it would be a very lucrative business. Even if it only sold snacks or offered photocopying services, all these shops were profitable. If one opened an internet cafe or a reputable restaurant, profit margins would be even higher.

However, more and more physical shops started to do badly; and they shuttered. The reason was… many functions they offered had been replaced by digital commerce platforms!

Previously, many university students would go to any digital malls or shops to purchase computers; they were ripped off badly. Subsequently, everyone went online to JD.com and stopped patronizing these digital malls.

As for daily necessities, while some would still go to supermarkets to purchase these items; some also started to choose home-delivery options.

As for having meals, more and more people called for deliveries; and they would at most go to an upscale restaurant during special occasions. They didn’t patronize restaurants that often anymore.

All in all—regardless of what type of business a physical shop ran, business was falling for them all; and it had become a sunset industry.

This was exactly what Pei Qian liked!

However… what sort of physical store should he open? The system had not specified any industry or service, just that it had to be a physical store. The only restriction was it had to be in a bustling city district or near a school. Even if it was a