The internet cafe business is doing better than Guan Baiyu had imagined.

The main problem is that there are only two internet cafes in the entire provincial capital. The other one is very small, with only twenty computers, and its facilities and configuration are far inferior to his internet cafe.

In the provincial capital, among the young people who love to have fun, who doesn't know his internet cafe?

After the internet cafe opened, he optimized the computers and added some other things to them... In short, there were more and more things to do online at his place.

Liang Qinxuan's friends were practically permanent fixtures at internet cafes.

They usually go out to sing karaoke and watch movies, but now... none of that is as fun as games!

Moreover, games are sometimes less fun to play alone; they're more fun to play with a group of people. They were holed up in the private room, having a great time.

Among these people, some are like Liang Qinxuan, still in school, and they go to school during the day. But some of them didn't even get into university back then, and now they don't have any serious jobs, so they simply live in internet cafes all day and eat there.

The internet cafe manager that Guan Baiyu hired was a middle-aged man in his forties. Guan Baiyu had asked an intermediary to introduce him to the manager. He was of average appearance and not highly educated, but his service attitude was exceptionally good and he was extremely responsible.

He would find a way to get whatever these rich kids wanted to eat and make sure they were well taken care of.

Of course, he wouldn't skimp on the tips either.

Not only these rich kids, but even ordinary customers who come to the internet cafe to use the internet, if they want to buy something, he will immediately buy it for them.

Later, he somehow found a sixteen-year-old boy who had just graduated from junior high school and made him do this errand-running job, then gave him a tip... The internet cafe suddenly had an extra employee.

It was Sunday morning, and Guan Baiyu arrived at the internet cafe early in the morning, accompanied by several senior students.

He had always wanted to create a local forum, but didn't have the time. Recently, however, he has had the time.

When he arrived, the internet cafe was not yet open, and the manager was leading the employees who had arrived early to clean the rooms.

Guan Baiyu led the senior students upstairs and found a private room that he had just set up recently, specifically for their startup.

"We can use all the computers here?" The senior students were quite happy. They had more computer time at school than lower-year students like Guan Baiyu.

But the computers at the school weren't the latest models, while Guan Baiyu's computers were the newest ones!

There's even a top-performing computer inside, selling for 20,000 to 30,000 yuan!

“Yes,” Guan Baiyu laughed, “I’ll leave this private room for you seniors. If you need to use the computer in the future, feel free to come over! I also want to learn something from you all.”

“Great! Whatever you want to learn, we’ll teach you!” These people were especially happy.

Guan Baiyu then started talking to them about building a local forum.

This isn't difficult; these people say they can do it quickly. However, attracting crowds and such will be more troublesome.

Nowadays, many people register on a website, only to find that the website is completely empty.

Guan Baiyu wasn't worried about that, mainly because there was little cost to doing it; for him, it was more of an experiment.

According to Shi Zhen, the future belongs to the internet.

He's not familiar enough with this field yet, but he can gradually become more familiar with it.

Then... he can start his own business or invest in other people's startups.

He opened an internet cafe so that he could raise funds for investment.

He currently has too little capital at his disposal.

After the senior students excitedly went to play on the computer, Guan Baiyu found a chair, sat down, and rubbed his temples.

Shi Zhen told him about many internet companies that would become very famous in the future, but now... he had never heard of most of them.

He believed that those people must have had their strengths to have built such large companies, so he didn't intend to compete with them for business.

But he can invest in them.

If his internet cafe continues to thrive, even if he has to share profits with Liang Qinxuan, it can still bring him a net income of 70,000 to 80,000 yuan per month.

His study abroad agency has already established connections and established channels. He now employs several people to help him, and a large portion of the profits are shared with these people, but he himself still earns tens of thousands of yuan a month.

Another one is Huaguang Stationery.

Huaguang Stationery's previous dividends were not high because the company was constantly expanding, but now... Huaguang Stationery's factory is already very, very large and fully equipped, and it will not expand again in the short term.

At the same time, throughout their province, there are small shops everywhere bearing the "Huaguang Stationery" sign.

Even Huaguang's stationery has been sold to more distant places.

These little things may seem insignificant, but they actually generate a lot of money. His dividends from Huaguang will also increase in the future, amounting to at least several hundred thousand a year.

With money... he can make investments.

Otherwise... it's all empty.

As for how to invest, of course you should invest in the companies that Shi Zhen mentioned.

He was against investing in the stock market from the start. Firstly, he and Shi Zhen didn't understand the stock market, and secondly... apart from a few stocks, most stocks fluctuate and don't rise much.

Last year, the stock market plummeted.

Of course, if those companies that Shi Zhen knows go public in the future, he can buy some shares and hold them, but right now... most of those companies are not yet listed!

Another investment direction is the real estate market, but according to Shi Zhen, housing prices have been relatively stable during this period, and it will probably take another ten years or so before they will see a surge.

This is why Shi Zhen hasn't bought many houses, and he won't be getting involved in that business for the time being.

For him now, the most important thing is to accumulate capital quickly.

So... he plans to open another internet cafe.

This time, he opened the internet cafe independently and was even able to buy the land.

The senior students were completely absorbed in their computers, and Guan Baiyu realized that there was still a gap between them and him.

They genuinely enjoy using code to create their own worlds, but he doesn't actually have that urge or inclination.

He didn't like any of the computer games that Liang Qinxuan and the others liked.

Of course, even if he doesn't like it, he can still learn it, and he can even analyze why others like it.

When it was time for the internet cafe to open, Guan Baiyu went downstairs and saw a large number of people pouring in, crowding his internet cafe.

Because it was the weekend, many people still couldn't get a computer.

At this time, Liang Qinxuan and his group, who arrived slowly and went straight upstairs, became somewhat conspicuous.

"They're late, how can they go up?" The second-floor private room area is not open to the public. In fact, the next guest is only allowed to go up once there is an empty seat.

Previously, the network administrator had already said that there were no seats available.

At this moment, the netizen said, "These guys have booked a large private room upstairs. That room is exclusively for them, and they can come anytime!"

So that's how it is! I never knew it could be done like that!

Many people present looked at Liang Qinxuan and his group with envy.

Liang Qinxuan and those rich kids were thrilled.

Everyone knows that it's very difficult to get a spot at Baishi Internet Cafe, but they actually have private rooms here... That's incredibly impressive!

They used to think that 200,000 yuan was too expensive to book a private room, but recently they've been coming to play every day and even inviting friends over, and they've found that it's actually very worthwhile.

What's even more interesting is that... ever since they started coming to the internet cafe every day, their other expenses have decreased dramatically, and they've actually saved up some money, which is truly unbelievable.

These people walked up to the second floor of the internet cafe with their heads held high and went into their private rooms.

As soon as they entered, the supervisor personally served them tea and asked if they needed anything.

They deposited 10,000 yuan at the front desk, and they could ask for anything and the money would be deducted from that 10,000 yuan.

"Some drinks and snacks, please," someone said.

The supervisor soon brought up some drinks and snacks according to their preferences.

These people were even more satisfied when they saw that the items delivered were things they liked.

Playing games in this internet cafe is so comfortable!

However, while enjoying themselves... someone saw Liang Qinxuan open a bottle of drink as soon as he came up and was eating and drinking with great relish, and couldn't help but say, "Liang Qinxuan, aren't you going too far? It's one thing to take our money, but you're also freeloading here."

Liang Qinxuan owns 40% of the internet cafe business, making a fortune every day, yet he still eats and drinks at their cafes and uses their private rooms.

Liang Qinxuan said, "There's nothing I can do! I'm not receiving any dividends right now, and I'm in a state of bankruptcy. I can only rely on your help."

"When you have money in the future, you must invite him back!"

"Definitely, definitely!" Liang Qinxuan said repeatedly.

Liang Qinxuan's friends are all aware of his situation.

Compared to those who rely solely on their parents, Liang Qinxuan is much more successful.

He didn't ask his father for money; instead, he spent his company's dividends.

He's using the dividends to invest in internet cafes and doesn't have money right now, which they all understand. They even hope Liang Qinxuan will spend more of their money.

Liang Qinxuan will definitely pay it back in the future.

In fact, they also wanted Liang Qinxuan to mentor them and give them the opportunity to invest in a good project.

Guan Baiyu stayed at the internet cafe until evening before leaving, and then went to Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng's place for dinner.

After the new semester started, he basically stayed at Mu Tian's place every night.

Mu Tian and the others wanted to make it up to him, and he also wanted to spend time with them.

Even Shi Zhen stayed here when he came... The printing shop area was indeed not safe enough, so Guan Baiyu recently tidied it up and simply used it as Qi Xiaowu's staff dormitory.

Qi Xiaowu has been managing the study abroad agency business for him recently.

After Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng cooked a lot, their cooking skills improved a lot. Sometimes Guan Baiyu would also cook, and his cooking skills far surpassed those of Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng.

During the meal, Mu Tian asked Guan Baiyu, "When is Shi Zhen coming?"

"He just set off and should arrive in about two hours," Guan Baiyu said.

Mu Tian then asked, "How many days will he stay this time?"

"He'll stay one night, then head back tomorrow. He has a lot going on in Changxi City," Guan Baiyu said with a smile.

When Shi Zhen was mentioned, Guan Baiyu's expression was gentle, and his eyes seemed to shine.

Seeing his expression, Mu Tian said, "I bought some fruit and put it in the refrigerator. Remember to give it to him later."

"Okay." Guan Baiyu smiled at Mu Tian.

Mu Tianxin was completely melted.

After the new semester started, she and Jiang Xingsheng both started working. However, their professorial work was not tiring, so they still had a lot of time to pay attention to Guan Baiyu.

The professors at the school knew that Guan Baiyu was their son, and they would tell them about Guan Baiyu without the professors having to ask.

This gave them a better understanding of Guan Baiyu.

It's really remarkable that this child has grown up to be like this, given the kind of life he went through as a child.

After dinner, Mu Tian and Jiang Xingsheng went downstairs for a walk.

Now, whenever the weather is nice, they go for a stroll around the school.

Other professors at the university do the same thing; they even get together to chat.

Mu Tian rarely chatted or interacted with other teachers at her own school.

She was having a bad marriage and was in a bad mood, so she didn't want to socialize.

Things are different now.

When they chatted together, they talked about academic matters, recent policies, and the situation abroad... No matter what they talked about, Mu Tian liked it and found it all very interesting.

Of course, what she likes most is talking about her children.

These professors' children are also successful, but Guan Baiyu is definitely no less than them!

This was even after Guan Baiyu told them not to say that Baishi Internet Cafe was owned by him.

"My Xiaoyu has recently found some senior students to work on that local forum, so she often stays in internet cafes and doesn't come back until very late," Mu Tian said, seemingly complaining but actually showing off.

Those around her: "..." They didn't want to talk to her.

Cao Li said, "Mu Tian, ​​isn't it expensive to go online at that Baishi Internet Cafe? You can just buy a computer at home, why make him go there?"

"There are many computers there, making it convenient for a group of people to discuss things together."

"You still spoil him too much."

"I'm willing." Mu Tian doesn't like Cao Li very much anymore, mainly because Cao Li has always had a problem with Guan Baiyu.

Cao Li also felt wronged. She was doing it for Mu Tian's own good, so why wouldn't Mu Tian listen?

At the same time, in an internet cafe.

The senior students that Guan Baiyu brought stayed in the internet cafe and didn't leave.

Who wouldn't want to play on a computer for free? They planned to wait until the internet cafe closed before leaving.

But after doing serious work for so long, they got tired too...

The group simply turned on the computer and started playing games.

They used to go online mostly at school, and the computers at school didn't have any games on them.

Even their home computer doesn't have many games on it.

Now that they're playing... they're all excited.

These games are so much fun!

One of them suddenly said, "I'm thinking of making a game." What's so great about making a forum? Making a game like that would be awesome!

The others readily agreed.