If Li Shi had the choice, he would have considered opening the internet cafe at the entrance of Handong Jiaotong University's East Campus or near Ming Yun Villas. He would not have chosen such an awkward location.
According to his preliminary research, the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe at Ming Yun Villas was indeed doing the worst out of all the Fish-Catching Internet Cafes.
This was directly related to its location.
Thus, Li Shi was very confused.
The long-faced Fish-Catching Internet Cafe at Ming Yun Villas meant that Boss Pei had made this shop his next focus.
However, there did not seem to be much potential in this shop.
If Li Shi was the boss, he would probably give up on this shop to prevent losses.
That made him even more curious.
After much consideration, Li Shi left Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's flagship store and prepared to drive to the Ming Yun Villas branch to investigate.
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Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, Ming Yun Villas branch …
The space outside was very spacious. After all, this was the suburbs of Jingzhou City. It was not that crowded.
Li Shi parked his car outside and walked into the internet cafe.
Although the layout of the two shops was different, the style was similar. Everything was so familiar.
What's more, there were fewer people in this shop than in the flagship store. To Li Shi, that was a huge plus!
He sat down in the coffee area and ordered a cup of black tea.
He was very satisfied with the quiet environment in the shop.
However, Li Shi did not forget his purpose for coming here. He scanned the first floor of the internet cafe and found that Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were indeed there.
However, the two of them were happily playing games in the internet cafe area. They were wearing headphones and looked very focused.
Ma Yang was completely engrossed in the game.
Zhang Yuan, on the other hand, was suffering.
Who knew what kind of torture it was to play games with a leader who was terrible at games and did not even know it!
However, to an outsider like Li Shi, the two of them loved each other very much and were very happy.
"As expected, their focus has really shifted to this branch."
"But … why?
"Is it because the sales here are bad and they want to turn losses into profits?
"No, I don't think so.
"Boss Pei is a far-sighted person. How could he be so obsessed with the profits and losses of one branch?
"There must be a deeper meaning behind this.
"Who knows, there might be a deeper plan behind this internet cafe?"
Li Shi did not dare to be slow.
The last time, he had not expected Pei Qian to use a singer to turn the situation around.
A fall into the pit, a gain in your wit. Now, he knew very well that behind every seemingly ordinary decision by Boss Pei, there was a deeper meaning.
This time would not be an exception.
Li Shi did not want to be seen by Ma Yang. Ever since the previous incident, he had understood that this long-faced man's relationship with Pei Qian was too strong and he could not be counted on.
But …
As for the other low-level employees, it was hard to say.
Li Shi's gaze quickly swept over the few waiters in the internet cafe.
Because the internet cafe was too quiet, the waiters looked a little listless. They were just trying their best to maintain a high working state out of professionalism.
Li Shi estimated that the wages of these waiters should not be too high.
Even if Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's treatment was higher than the industry's average, these waiters were still doing manual labor after all. They did not deserve such a high salary.
In that case, by spending some money, he should be able to bribe them and obtain some information about the Ming Yun Villas branch.
At that thought, Li Shi silently memorized the waiters' appearances and the names on their chests. After taking two more sips of coffee, he paid the bill and left.
Bribing two or three waiters did not seem meaningful, but it could give Li Shi what he needed the most: information.
As long as these waiters could continuously provide him with information so that he could know Boss Pei's next move, the money spent would definitely be worth it!
To be safe, bribing only one person would be the least likely to expose himself.
However, Li Shi was worried that if he only bribed one person, what if he provided false information?
He still had to bribe a few more people. At least two or three pieces of information would be mutually verified before he could confirm the authenticity of the information.
Of course, bribing a few more people would increase the risk of being exposed. However, Li Shi was not particularly worried.
He would ask his subordinates to contact these waiters so that Pei Qian would not be able to trace back to Fu Hui Investments.
It would not matter if someone reported this to Pei Qian. At most, this method would be useless, and Li Shi would not suffer any losses.
The only thing he had to be wary of was the possibility of a few waiters working together to deceive him. However, that was only if all the waiters were dead set on Boss Pei and completely resisted the temptation of money.
How could that be possible?
Thus, Li Shi was still quite confident about this. He believed in the power of money.
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The next day …
Coincidentally, Pei Qian had nothing to do in the morning. He wanted to come to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's branch at Ming Yun Villas.
At the same time, he asked Ma Yang and the others how the planning for the Upwind Courier station was going.
The initial preparations for the Upwind Courier station were not complicated. They mainly needed to rent a storefront, renovate it, purchase shelves and office supplies, hire couriers, and contact various delivery companies to discuss cooperation.
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were in charge of all these for now.
After all, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe and Fish-Catching Take-Out had been incurring losses. It could be said that they were doing well. Pei Qian still trusted Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan.
Once Upwind Logistics expanded and Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan became too busy, Pei Qian would consider handing this business to someone else.
Seeing that Boss Pei had arrived, the waiters in the internet cafe became nervous.
Everyone knew that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe at Ming Yun Villas had the worst performance out of all the Fish-Catching Internet Cafes. It was at the bottom!
These waiters were very worried that this branch would suddenly be shut down one day, and they would lose their jobs on the spot.
At first, everything was fine. All the branches were incurring losses, and the Ming Yun Villas branch was located far away. Boss Pei basically did not come here.
In the end, as Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's flagship store turned losses into profits, everything changed.
The Ming Yun Villas branch seemed to have caught Boss Pei's attention!
The internet cafe's manager, Ma Yang, and regional manager, Zhang Yuan, basically stayed at the branch every day. Boss Pei also came frequently. These waiters were all under a lot of pressure and very nervous.
Obviously, the higher-ups had noticed that Ming Yun Villas' performance was at the bottom. For all they knew, they were going to make changes.
Although everything was calm now, who knew what kind of storm would come in the future?
The waiters all felt insecure. Although the salary and benefits here were good, who knew how long they could stay in this job?
Thus, some of them were already prepared to have a backup plan.
Although the benefits here were not bad, everyone was selfish. They had to think about their own futures.
"Brother Qian, you're here!"
Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan warmly welcomed Pei Qian. They found an empty table and sat down.
A few waiters stood by the side, waiting for their orders.
Pei Qian sipped his coffee and said to Ma Yang, "Give all the brothers in this shop an extra thousand yuan this month."
Ma Yang was stunned. The waiters were stunned as well.
Pei Qian explained, "This is an incentive fund! The Ming Yun Villas branch's performance is not good now. We need everyone to work harder.
"Everyone, don't feel too pressured just because our performance is not good. Don't worry, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe will not give up on any of our brothers!"
Pei Qian did not think too much about it. It was just a whim; he wanted to spend more money.
This money was reasonable, and it was not a lot. There was no reason for the System not to agree.
What's more, Pei Qian felt that the Ming Yun Villas branch had been steadily incurring losses and showing no signs of improvement. This was the benchmark of his dreams. It was a stark contrast to the flagship store. Naturally, he had to come up with a reason to spend more money on this.
After he finished speaking, Pei Qian suddenly realized that three or four waiters had strange expressions on their faces.
They looked happy and hesitant.
Finally, one of the waiters mustered his courage and said, "Boss Pei, I have something to report to you!
"Someone wants to bribe me to sell information about this branch!"
Another waiter nodded and said, "Me too!"
Another waiter looked hesitant. It was obvious that he had a guilty conscience.
Originally, these waiters did not have to tell Pei Qian about this. After all, they were the lowest-ranking service staff in the internet cafe. They were not familiar with Pei Qian at all. Doing so might not bring them any direct benefits.
However, Boss Pei's one-thousand-yuan incentive fund had moved these waiters.
Thinking back to the high benefits that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had always provided, they immediately felt uneasy.
Thus, although the other party had offered more money, someone still stood up resolutely!
Pei Qian was stunned as well.
He was a little shocked, not because his subordinates had been bribed, but because … he did not think that someone would spend money to buy such useless information.
The Ming Yun Villas branch was already in such a pitiful state, and you still want to spy on me?
Do you have so much money that you don't know where to spend it?
Why don't you just give it to me?!
Pei Qian casually asked, "How much did the other party pay?"
One of the waiters hesitated for a moment and said, "Five hundred yuan for regular information, three thousand yuan for critical information."
To Li Shi, this was a price that the waiters could not refuse. However, he had obviously underestimated the various additional benefits that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's waiters had.
Pei Qian cursed in his heart.
Why haven't I encountered such good things?
Isn't it just information about Fish-Catching Internet Cafe's Ming Yun Villas branch?
Do you believe that I can sell this information for three thousand yuan until you go bankrupt?
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