37: Aunt Gu was surprised!
Internet Cafes are a very popular business right now, and many Internet Cafe owners are making a fortune.
The reason his cousin couldn't make money from the Internet Cafe was because of its remote location.
Moreover, the machines were severely outdated. It was not unreasonable for this Internet Cafe, with so many computers, to be sold for over two hundred thousand.
But whoever bought it would be a complete fool.
Why is Li Zhiyan such a worrisome child?
Li Zhiyan is truly capable in other things!
Gu Wanzhou had never doubted Li Zhiyan on this point; in her heart, Li Zhiyan was a very diligent and talented child.
But doing business is a completely different concept from those things!
This child truly makes one worry.
However, she also felt very surprised in her heart. Could this child really afford an Internet Cafe?
Perhaps, he didn't know that buying this Internet Cafe would cost two hundred thousand!
At the same time, she also felt that she seemed to truly have a connection with Li Zhiyan. No one else knew that she was Sun Ziyi's cousin, and she hadn't mentioned this identity when asking her friends.
But Li Zhiyan just happened to call Sun Ziyi.
What he said about being connected, perhaps it was true. Are some things just destined?
Could it be that she really was going to be pulled into this by him?
Thinking of a brand new young man, doing… with herself…
Gu Wanzhou's heart was filled with extreme complexity.
“Yes, yes, boss, are you thinking of buying an Internet Cafe?”
“Of course, I recently wanted to buy an Internet Cafe and be my own boss for a bit.”
Walking on the way to Brothers Internet Cafe.
Li Zhiyan said casually, his mind completely preoccupied with matters of 20.
For mature women, 20 is absolutely perfect among the perfect.
Beside Li Zhiyan, Li Shiyu looked at him with an almost mythical gaze.
Holy cow!
Brother Yan is indeed a rich man; he's even buying his own Internet Cafe now, so won't he get free Internet access in the future?
Thinking of being able to freeload on Internet fees every day, Li Shiyu was so excited he was almost squealing like a pig.
“Then please come to Brothers Internet Cafe.”
“I'm already on my way.”
Watching Li Zhiyan hang up the phone, Li Shiyu excitedly said, “Brother Yan, you're going against the heavens!”
“Eighteen years old, and you're going to open your own Internet Cafe!”
“But isn't Brothers Internet Cafe too rundown? The machines there are incredibly slow, and the location is very remote. It'll probably be hard to make money if you buy it.”
“Every time I go, besides a few people playing Dragon Oath, there are basically no customers. Why not just buy Dream Internet Cafe?”
Li Zhiyan said somewhat helplessly, “Do you think I can afford an Internet Cafe with good machines and a good location?”
“Anyway, I have a way to upgrade and fix the machine problems. Then I'll hire a manager and a few Internet Cafe attendants.”
“Just manage it well, and I'll get you a permanent card code. You can play as much as you want.”
Li Shiyu couldn't help but cheer. Although the machines at Brothers Internet Cafe were old, they were only a bit slow when loading CF. The last bar might take three to five minutes to load, but it was free. With so many empty machines, he could play wherever he wanted.
Moreover, if there was a way to upgrade the machines.
Then Brothers Internet Cafe's business wouldn't be bad either!
“Brother Yan, isn't hiring a few Internet Cafe attendants too luxurious? And what's a manager?”
Li Zhiyan said casually, “A manager is responsible for managing the entire Internet Cafe, with a monthly salary of three thousand.”
“Internet Cafe attendants get one thousand five hundred a month, and hiring four should be enough.”
This configuration was required by the system, so Li Zhiyan planned to follow it.
Li Shiyu heard that a manager earned three thousand yuan a month.
He couldn't help but drool; wasn't this his dream job?
He could go to the third floor many times!
“One manager, four Internet Cafe attendants, even if you have money, you don't spend it like that! I think I can handle the manager job!”
Li Zhiyan didn't hesitate.
“Alright, you can be the manager for this month.”
The two chatted as if Li Zhiyan had already bought Brothers Internet Cafe.
“Oh, right, Brother Yan, did you hear? The class monitor's dad seemed to have been taken in yesterday.”
“It seems he's suspected of job-related crimes.”
“You say, how can a perfectly fine person just go to jail?”
“Now, Liu Yaolong's family's Audi A4 has been seized by the court.”
“He's not showing off in the class group anymore.”
“I heard his mom's salary is currently being withheld by her company.”
“Don't know why, but it's pretty troublesome.”
Liu Yaolong used to be their enemy.
But now that Liu Yaolong's family was so miserable, he actually felt a bit of sympathy for Liu Yaolong.
Li Zhiyan remembered that something like this did happen in his previous life.
He heard that the class monitor's mother committed suicide in 2012.
He didn't know the specific reason.
Because he and the class monitor had no contact after graduation in his previous life.
While he was pondering, Brothers Internet Cafe appeared before him.
At the entrance, Sun Ziyi and Gu Wanzhou were already waiting there.
“Aunt Gu.”
“Why are you here?”
“I told you we were connected!”
Li Zhiyan only knew that the Internet Cafe owner was Gu Wanzhou's cousin.
But he really didn't expect Gu Wanzhou to be here today.
“Cousin, do you two know each other?”
Sun Ziyi was very surprised. He was a bit disappointed that the person he was waiting for hadn't arrived yet.
“Of course, we know each other. This is the child you're waiting for, the one who wants to buy an Internet Cafe.”
“I see there's no cola in the fridge. Go get a few bottles of iced cola. Guaiguai likes iced cola.”
Sun Ziyi carefully scrutinized Li Zhiyan before him.
He was truly a bit bewildered. What was going on? This kid looked only seventeen or eighteen!
Just barely an adult, and he can afford an Internet Cafe? What a joke!
However, Sun Ziyi thought about it and figured that since he knew his cousin, he might be the son of his cousin's friend, a second-generation rich kid!
“I'll go chill the cola right away.”
After sending her cousin away, Gu Wanzhou worriedly said, “Li Zhiyan, you're not allowed to buy this Internet Cafe, do you understand?”
“Not only are the machines bad, but the location is very remote. Hardly anyone comes to play, and it's almost bankrupt.”
“You'll definitely lose money if you buy it.”
After many things that had happened recently.
Especially that night in the park, if this child hadn't appeared.
Then she couldn't even imagine what would have happened next.
In Gu Wanzhou's heart, without a doubt.
Li Zhiyan had already taken on a very important position.
At least, far more important than her cousin, with whom she had no emotional connection.
“Aunt Gu, I can't explain it to you.”
“But, you have to believe me. I'm confident I can revive this Internet Cafe. I've thought it through very clearly.”
Gu Wanzhou didn't expect Li Zhiyan to be so opinionated.
“But, this Internet Cafe costs two hundred thousand. Do you have that much money?”
However, he probably couldn't afford this Internet Cafe.
After all, although he was talented, he was only eighteen years old!
“Aunt Gu, I happen to have two hundred thousand. I recently helped Aunt Li's company solve a system issue.”
“And I also did some french translation, so I just happened to earn two hundred thousand.”
Li Zhiyan's words left Gu Wanzhou a bit bewildered.
She even wondered if she had misheard. Did Li Zhiyan, who had just graduated a month ago, really have two hundred thousand? And what was this about french translation?
“You also know french.”
“Yes, Aunt Gu, I taught myself. I saved enough money specifically to buy this Internet Cafe.”
“This is one of my future plans.”
20CM, it must be one of my life plans!
After all, who doesn't want to be a cut above others, no, seven or eight cuts above!
Gu Wanzhou's heart couldn't help but be a little shocked. This child even taught himself french!
“Come, little boss, please come in.”
“Let's talk about the Internet Cafe. The cola is already chilling for you.”
Upon entering the Internet Cafe, looking at the dilapidated environment and machines, some computers didn't even have headphones.
Li Zhiyan finally remembered why this Internet Cafe's business was bad.
Most headphones only had one side working.
The chairs were tattered and full of holes.
There was also a slogan on the wall: “Chairs are for guests, chair edges are for dogs.”
With this kind of setup, it would be strange if the Internet Cafe could even survive.
If it weren't for the 20CM, he'd be crazy to spend two hundred thousand on this Internet Cafe!
“The equipment in this Internet Cafe is a bit too old. I used to go online here too.”
“Playing CF or Dungeon and Fighter would lag a bit during loading.”
Sun Ziyi said somewhat nervously, “That's why I'm selling this Internet Cafe for only two hundred thousand.”
“Little boss, if you like it, you can take it now.”
“Otherwise, I plan to just let it rot in my hands.”
Li Zhiyan knew that selling Brothers Internet Cafe for two hundred thousand was indeed a huge loss.
If he tried to make him lower the price further, he probably wouldn't sell it even if it was destroyed.
“Alright, I'll buy this Internet Cafe. Let's sign the contract, go through the procedures, and make the payment.”
Watching Li Zhiyan buy an Internet Cafe so casually, as if it were a game.
Gu Wanzhou's heart truly began to worry.
She couldn't imagine!
How Li Zhiyan would revive such a dilapidated Internet Cafe.
Unless he also had a superhuman talent for running an Internet Cafe!
Subsequently, the two also went through the procedures.
When making the payment, Li Zhiyan found that his online banking was short by ten thousand.
After finding an excuse to go home and taking out the remaining eight thousand-plus yuan from his cardboard box.
It still wasn't quite enough…
Then he set his sights on Zhou Rongrong's piggy bank. His mom's piggy bank password was very simple: his birthday.
It usually contained five thousand yuan in cash for household expenses.
After taking another four thousand yuan from his mom's piggy bank and depositing it into the bank.
The procedures were finally completed!
Brothers Internet Cafe also became Li Zhiyan's first asset in his life!
“Little boss, this Internet Cafe is yours now.”
“Oh, right, I'll leave you my phone number.”
“If anyone inspects, they'll send you a message, but the payoff fees will have to be covered by the little boss himself from now on.”
Li Zhiyan knew.
In this era, Internet Cafes still had to rely on children to make money.
So, paying off was very necessary.
Sun Ziyi looked at the two hundred thousand that had arrived in his bank account, and he finally breathed a sigh of relief! Although he had lost a lot of money, selling it for two hundred thousand was satisfactory!
At the counter, Li Shiyu was constantly practicing operating the system.
Three thousand yuan a month! How should he spend this huge sum? He'd have to buy two bottles of iced cola at a time from now on, and when he went out for Lanzhou noodles, he'd have to add a poached egg. He couldn't spend it all, he simply couldn't spend it all!
“Guaiguai, you're too impulsive…”
“Buying this Internet Cafe will really lose money. Auntie told you, but you wouldn't listen.”
Gu Wanzhou pulled up a chair and sat opposite Li Zhiyan.
“This Internet Cafe, buying it for two hundred thousand will definitely lose money, and the rent here is almost due.”
Li Zhiyan didn't care about the rent. He had seen the system's settings.
Anyway, Brothers Internet Cafe was guaranteed to bring him thirty thousand in net profit every month. As for how to explain this, he didn't care at all.
After all, even 20 could be given to him! Nothing was impossible.
A brainless life was the happiest!
He opened the system and took a look.
The mission was completed.
The system rewards had also been issued.
He felt that his good brother, with whom he depended on each other, had undergone a visible change!
Now, he was already 20!
“Aunt Gu, just trust me.”
“I will definitely make this Internet Cafe successful.”
Gu Wanzhou said with a headache, “Alright, Auntie will find some professionals later to help you ask if there are any good ways to boost your Internet Cafe business.”
As she spoke, Gu Wanzhou seemed to have discovered something incredible.
What Li Zhiyan had placed on the chair seemed to be…
Because it seemed a bit exaggerated, she could only use the word ‘placed’!
This… Is this real?!
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