June 27th, Sunday, evening …
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe …
Li Shi sat by the window, drinking leisurely.
Pei Qian sat in another corner, playing with his cell phone.
Both of them knew each other, but they each had their own ulterior motives and pretended to be strangers.
Pei Qian did not intend to act rashly. All he had to do now was to continue his brilliant acting skills and fool Li Shi. Then, everything would be fine.
Over the past few days, the shops nearby continued to hold promotions. It was obvious that the street where Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was located had become much more popular.
The small commercial district next to it usually did not have much traffic. However, there was an obvious traffic jam recently.
Many people came because they heard that the shops nearby were holding promotions. Many people who did not intend to go out even came out to take a look.
Thus, a rather beautiful scenery was formed. The surrounding shops were all filled with customers, and there was a lot of traffic. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, on the other hand, was deserted, forming a sharp contrast.
Many people who did not know the truth passed by and subconsciously thought that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was also holding promotions. However, when they came in and asked, they realized that the prices here were many times more expensive than the surrounding shops. They were immediately scared away.
Pei Qian was still a little puzzled. Didn't I put a price sign at my door? Why were so many people still coming in to ask?
After thinking about it, he guessed that these people probably thought that the nearby shops were holding promotions, and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had forgotten to write it on the sign. They had to come in and ask before giving up.
Pei Qian asked Ma Yang to add three eye-catching words on the sign: "No discounts!"
Thus, not long after, no one came to ask for prices.
Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's situation could be described with a poem: "The excitement belongs to them. I have nothing."
This was exactly what Pei Qian had been dreaming of.
After confirming that there were no major problems with Tengda's games, Pei Qian would come here whenever he had nothing to do.
Sometimes, he would coincidentally meet Li Shi. Then, Pei Qian would pretend to be worried and extremely conflicted.
In any case, as long as he could keep Li Shi in the loop and let the nearby shops continue to hold promotions, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's customer flow would be further cut off. Then, there would be hope for this cycle's losses!
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Li Shi drank silently, sneaking glances in Pei Qian's direction.
Pei Qian did not come to the internet cafe often before, and Li Shi did not have many opportunities to observe.
And now, Li Shi could take a good look at it.
"To be able to become a boss at such a young age, he obviously has many outstanding qualities."
"He's obviously very anxious, but he's still able to maintain his composure and only reveal a little bit of it … Such mental fortitude is definitely not something an ordinary person can achieve."
"Not bad. This makes me even more determined to invest."
Li Shi's mentality was also undergoing a slight change.
The key to investing was to invest in people.
For a company, it was not unusual for it to be in the limelight.
Most of the companies would only fall to their deaths when the wind blows, while a small number of companies would soar.
The key to this was the boss of the company.
Li Shi did have money, but having money did not mean that he would roll up his sleeves and go into battle personally.
Li Shi was not good at managing internet cafes. What he could provide were funds and connections. As for the specific management and operations of internet cafes, they still needed specialized people to be in charge.
Li Shi was very clear about this. Not only did he fancy Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's business model, but he also liked Pei Qian as a leader.
That was why Li Shi wanted to invest in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe more than he wanted to create his own.
Creating a fake Fish-Catching Internet Cafe would waste time, effort, and money. What's more, he would have to find his own people to manage it. The price-performance ratio would be very poor.
An investor like Li Shi would definitely not roll up his sleeves and do such dirty and tiring work.
What's more, from his point of view, he was about to succeed.
Li Shi took a sip of wine and savored it carefully.
"I still feel a little uneasy.
Did I overlook something? "
Li Shi thought about it carefully. There was indeed something suspicious about this matter.
"Logically speaking, this Boss Pei should be a very capable person to achieve such results at such a young age.
"However, it seems like he hasn't suspected me yet? At least, he hasn't shown it.
"This doesn't make sense.
"This Boss Pei did not resist at all. He allowed the surrounding shops to cut off his customer flow, but he did not make any changes to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe.
"No discounts, no promotions. He even specially wrote 'no discounts' on the signboard at the entrance to dissuade customers who came to ask about prices.
"Is he overly confident in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe?
"Has he given up on resisting?
"Or … does he have a backup plan?"
Li Shi thought about it for a long time and finally shook his head.
"Heh, I'm probably overthinking things. In such a situation, most people would indeed be helpless.
"He cannot lower his prices because a price war would damage Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's high-end image. In the long run, the disadvantages outweigh the advantages. This is indeed a very unsolvable problem.
"It's also possible that he did it on purpose?"
"No, no, no. That doesn't make sense.
"If other shops burn money, they can at least increase their reputation. However, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe is purely burning money now. He must be crazy to persist in such a situation where there is no profit to be made.
"Unless he has a backup plan that even I cannot see through …
"Forget it, I must be overthinking things. He's just a young man. What tricks can he play?"
At that thought, Li Shi laughed to himself.
This Boss Pei did not play his cards according to common sense. Li Shi could not understand him. That was why he had unintentionally overestimated him.
Li Shi thought about it. He had been in the investment circle for so many years. What had he not seen before?
Even if this Boss Pei was a genius, he was ultimately a young man without much experience. There was no point in overestimating him.
After finishing the wine in his cup, Li Shi prepared to leave.
Today was Sunday night. Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was still very quiet. Not many people came. It could be said that the outcome had been determined. There was no need for Jiang Yi to keep an eye on it.
Go back and play for a few days. Be patient. Who knows, I might be able to open the champagne to celebrate soon.
At that moment, Pei Qian's cell phone rang.
Li Shi was just about to stand up when he stopped.
Although he didn't think he could hear any confidential information from this phone call, there was no harm in listening in.
Pei Qian was a little surprised as well. Who would be calling him at night?
It was Huang Sibo.
Pei Qian instinctively did not want to accept the role at the thought that Huang Sibo had almost caused him trouble again while filming Coming Out of the Cocoon as a Butterfly. However, on further thought, Huang Sibo had at least managed to incur losses on the surface this time. At the same time, he had left a huge hole in Pei Qian's coffers. He could be considered a meritorious person.
I'd better take it then.
"Boss Pei!
"Do you have a TV? Hurry up and watch Shanghai TV! "
Pei Qian was confused. "What's wrong?"
"Don't ask anymore, just turn on Shanghai TV and you'll know! Congratulations in advance, Boss Pei! "
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