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For Meemaw Connie, getting an arcade for free made today arguably the happiest day of her life.
So, after signing the transfer contract with Boss Collison at the notary office, she took Mike and the group to a big restaurant for a celebratory feast.
At the same time, she fulfilled her previous promise and bought a super luxurious ice cream for each of the two little girls, Missy and Paige.
After the celebration, Meemaw Connie brought the group back to her arcade.
Having calmed down a bit from her excitement, she was now planning how to make big money with this arcade.
However, knowing nothing about management, she ultimately had to cast a pleading look at Mike again.
"First of all, I'm not interested in the gambling industry." Mike stated his position first, then advised: "If this arcade wants to stay open for a long time, the probability on the game machines must be adjusted back. Also, the environment in the arcade can be properly renovated. Finally, the most critical point is to have a good relationship with the management agencies above."
As the saying goes: a county magistrate is not as good as the one currently in charge.
Running a small arcade well can be hard or simple; the most important thing is to get a "legal" business license.
"Right, this is my territory now; it must be renovated." Meemaw Connie, who disliked the dilapidated arcade, obviously missed the main point.
However, this old small arcade, having experienced years of "wind and rain," indeed needed a good renovation.
"Who should I ask to help with the renovation?"
Meemaw Connie was torn; although this arcade was small, a complete renovation would definitely cost a lot.
Of course, this small problem couldn't stump Meemaw Connie, who had a wide circle of friends. Before long, she thought of a suitable candidate.
That person was Ella, who owned a furniture store. He could be considered an admirer of Meemaw Connie, or it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say he was Meemaw Connie's simp.
Sure enough, upon receiving Meemaw's call for help, Ella happily expressed his willingness to help.
Before long, Ella, driving a heavy pickup truck, brought two renovation workers to the small arcade at the intersection.
"Is this your small shop? It indeed needs renovation. But don't worry, Connie, leave everything to me..." Although Ella was rejected last time he confessed, seeing Meemaw Connie again, he still acted very attentive.
The tenderness on his face was almost overflowing.
"OK, I leave the renovation to you. How long will it take?" Meemaw Connie acted lukewarm.
Having dated an elite like Professor John for a while, she obviously wouldn't go back to an "honest" old man like Ella.
"Chemistry" is sometimes just that subtle.
"There are many places that need changes here; I'll try to finish it in a week." As a semi-professional, Ella gave a pertinent renovation opinion.
"No, a week is too long. I give you three days at most." Meemaw Connie said unquestionably: "One thousand dollars for renovation funds. I want to see results in three days. You figure it out!"
Most of the people who come to play in this hidden small arcade are regulars from the surrounding area. If it closes for a week, heaven knows if those regulars will go to other arcades.
Without regulars, this small arcade at the intersection would be half ruined.
"Three days? One thousand dollars?" Ella was silent for a while, but to make Meemaw Connie happy, he finally gritted his teeth and said: "No problem, three days it is."
Actually, to renovate a small shop in three days, the labor cost alone would probably be over a thousand dollars. Plus the material cost, Ella was definitely losing big.
However, seeing Meemaw Connie's smile, he still felt it was very worth it.
It can only be said that the world of a simp is incomprehensible to ordinary people.
"Um, Connie, are you free tonight? Maybe I can treat you to dinner." While Meemaw Connie was happy, Ella carefully issued a date invitation.
"Sorry, I'm very busy recently. I might only be free after the small shop opens." Meemaw Connie rejected Ella's dinner invitation without thinking.
Of course, while rejecting, she didn't forget to give the other party a little hope.
"I understand, I understand. I will renovate your small shop as soon as possible." Ella smiled, imagining who knows what.
Afterward, after the two discussed some specific renovation plans for the arcade, Meemaw Connie found an excuse to go to Mike and the group.
"Mom, I think you are being unfair to Ella." Mary, seeing how her mother used someone else's feelings to get things done, spoke up for the honest man Ella.
No one knows a daughter like her mother, and vice versa.
Fortunately, Mary didn't know the term "green tea," otherwise she would definitely have said it to her mother.
"I didn't make any promises..." Meemaw Connie shrugged and explained, then went to Mike's side.
At this time, Mike was debugging the winning probability of the machines in the arcade.
As mentioned before, the importance of game probability.
"How is it going, Mike." Meemaw Connie, having witnessed the power of probability, obviously cared about it.
"I've pretty much figured out how these machines work. I have to say the previous boss had a black heart. These machines were all tampered with by him. The ordinary winning probability of some machines is actually less than 30%..." Mike explained while working on them.
"Isn't the lower the winning probability, the more beneficial it is to me?" Meemaw Connie, who had become the arcade owner, changed her identity very quickly.
"Not necessarily. Ordinary winning probability and jackpot probability are relative..." Mike briefly explained the balance issue between the two winning probabilities.
You know, the previous arcade owner suffered a big loss because he didn't understand the relationship between the two.
"So, what should I do?" Meemaw Connie, who also didn't understand the relationship between the two winning probabilities, wisely threw the question back.
"I suggest adjusting the ordinary winning probability to between 45% and 49%. Although you earn a little less this way, you don't have to worry about suddenly hitting a jackpot." Mike gave the most reasonable suggestion.
"This..." Meemaw Connie, who herself had gained huge benefits from probability loopholes, pondered for a while before continuing: "Then adjust the ordinary winning probability to 45%."
Meemaw Connie might have various shortcomings, but she is definitely not a stubborn person.
So over an hour later, with the assistance of Young Sheldon and Paige, Mike finished debugging all the machines in the arcade.
After that, Meemaw Connie encouraged Ella, who was still busy painting the walls, with a few words, and then left the arcade with Mike and the group contentedly.
At this time, it was approaching evening. The group walked home while discussing today's "interesting" experience.
Just as everyone returned to the house, from afar they saw a young couple crossing the outer wall of the Cooper house and lingering at the door of the main house.
In America, where private territory is emphasized, the behavior of this young couple was very "dangerous".
"Excuse me, who are you looking for?" George, as the head of the household, blocked in front of his family.
The two young people in front of them—the man looked sturdy from the back, and the girl's dress leaned towards a fashionable style.
However, seeing them carrying big and small bags, it was easy to associate them with "transient population".