When he arrived at Tenglong Internet Cafe, he was shocked. The cafe, which was over 100 square meters in size, was packed with people. There were more people watching than playing, and any available computer slots were immediately snatched up by others.

"The internet cafe is doing incredibly well!!!"

Xing Liangcai was speechless with astonishment.

He walked to the front desk, looked at the receptionist, and asked, "Waiter, how much is it for one hour of use?"

"Hello, sir, it's 3 yuan for one hour of use!" the receptionist replied.

"So expensive?!" Xing Liangcai exclaimed in astonishment.

The receptionist smiled and said, "It's not expensive. It's the same price nationwide, only 3 yuan. Look, our business is booming every day!"

At that time, the average monthly wage in China was 600 yuan.

Three yuan an hour, that's not expensive at all!

However, seeing how well the store was doing, Xing Liangcai was tempted and wanted to open an internet cafe as well.

"So, how much did you spend to open this internet cafe?" Xing Liangcai asked.

When the receptionist, Bu Wanmeng, heard this, she was taken aback. She hadn't expected the customer to ask this question. However, she had received training, and if customers inquired about opening an internet cafe, they had to answer their questions. If they could close the deal, they would receive a high commission.

"Sir, you want to open an internet cafe, right?" Bu Wanmeng asked Xing Liangcai, suppressing her excitement.

"Yes!" Xing Liangcai nodded in response.

Bu Wanmeng explained, "Tenglong Internet Cafe is a subsidiary of Wujiang Group, and it is also responsible for promoting the internet cafe business!"

He paused slightly, then continued, "Let me briefly introduce the special model of running an internet cafe. The computers used in our Tenglong Internet Cafe don't have hard drives because we use diskless network technology and have set up an internet cafe server. Everything is stored on the internet cafe server, thus saving a lot of money on hard drive costs!"

"Generally speaking, after deducting rent, decoration, and furniture, and only purchasing computers and related electronic equipment for the internet cafe, an investment of 1 million RMB can open a medium-sized internet cafe with 70 computers!"

"If you invest 500,000 RMB, your internet cafe can only have 30 computers."

"The larger the investment, the more worthwhile it is."

"By the way, sir, what size internet cafe are you planning to open?"

Xing Liangcai pondered for a moment and then said, "I plan to invest 1 million!"

Investing too little is not worthwhile, and investing too much is beyond his means. Therefore, he can only invest 1 million RMB.

If other expenses such as rent, renovation, furniture, etc. are included, the total investment is approximately 1.1 million RMB.

Xing Liangcai secretly did the math: 70 computers, if they worked 24 hours a day, could earn 5040 yuan a day. He could break even in 200 days. Of course, there would be employee expenses, electricity bills, maintenance costs, etc., but these were minor expenses. Even if he hired two people at 1000 yuan a month, it wouldn't cost much in a year.

Xing Liangcai couldn't help but get excited. The internet cafe business was really profitable. Even if he couldn't break even in 200 days, he should be able to break even in about a year.

The second year was pure profit!

With annual revenue exceeding one million and profits reaching seven or eight hundred thousand, it's far more promising than his previous business of dealing in electronic watches.

Xing Liangcai even started to calculate that if he made money in the second year, he could continue to open internet cafes and become a millionaire in just a few years!

Moreover, you don't have to put much effort into running an internet cafe; you can make money just by lying down.

In the past, I had to travel around to source and sell goods, but now running an internet cafe is much easier.

This business is absolutely fantastic!

Actually, although internet cafes are a good business, it's impossible for every computer to be open 24 hours a day. Once the novelty wears off, you're lucky if you can make money for 20 hours a day.

You might not break even in a year, but you can not only break even in the second year, but also make a fortune. However, internet cafe computers are updated too quickly; you might need to replace them in two or three years.

The biggest winner is Wujiang Group.

Of course, if the tuition fee is increased a little, it can be earned back in the first year.

In fact, Xing Liangcai had thought about it that way.

Since supply cannot meet demand, why not increase the cost of computer access?

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At this time, there were many people as shrewd as Xing Liangcai.

Suddenly, a nationwide frenzy of building internet cafes swept the country, and a resounding slogan even emerged: "If you want to get rich, open an internet cafe!!!"

However, due to the high cost of opening an internet cafe, only a small number of people currently have the financial means to do so.

In its previous existence, China had 136,000 internet cafes. This is only the official statistics; many illegal internet cafes were not included in the count, otherwise the number would be even higher.

We're only at this stage; there are already over 3,000 internet cafes, and the supply is far from meeting the demand.

Zhao Ye realized he had made a mistake; the computer usage fee was too low. If he had known this would happen, he would have set it at 5 yuan per hour and then raised it to 10 yuan per hour once internet access was available, gradually lowering the price over time.

What reason can be used to raise prices?

Zhao Ye thought about it and decided against it. A promise is a promise, and the reputation of Wujiang Group was more important.

"However, if the computer lab fee doesn't increase, do you think you can just steal the game for free?"

"Once the internet is up and running, if you want to play games, I have plenty of ways to make you pay up!"

Zhao Ye frowned. Why hadn't the government given him a reply for so long?

Investing in and building China's internet infrastructure is an urgent matter!

As the saying goes, speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao appears.

Just then, the phone rang.

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