Chapter 87 Chapter 87 Unprecedented Customer Traffic

In fact, Sun Zhou didn't know Wu Heng at all before, but coincidentally, when he came back from his second aunt's house in Guangzhou, he had the idea of ​​opening a dance hall. Just over ten days before his opening, Wu Heng's dance hall opened first.

It's like taking great pains to make a uniform color, only to have someone else steal it. It's very frustrating.

Sun Zhou remembered Wu Heng.

The latter two dance halls were bound to be compared with each other. Wu Heng always came up with some fancy gimmicks. His business might not be better than his, but his reputation was better than the Metropolitan.

Besides making money, Sun Zhou opened a video hall with the intention of finding faults and stealing business.

However, after the video hall opened, he realized that this thing really made money!

Even though dance halls make a lot of money, they require a large investment and have high expenses. Video halls are different. A TV and a VCR are the biggest investments, followed by the house and tables, chairs and benches. However, a video hall can earn back more than a hundred yuan a night, and that investment can be earned back in a month.

Sun Zhou put his legs up on the boss's desk, flipping through this month's account books in his hands, thinking that after the Star Video Hall went bankrupt, he could buy over the dozen or so stores and make at least twice as much money.

My second aunt's cousin only has a small workshop in Guangzhou, but he's always bragging about how much he makes every day. Does he think he can't make the same amount in Nancheng? It's the provincial capital after all. If you really want to make money, aren't there ways everywhere? You don't have to work like a grandson every day.

Sun Zhou thought that when he went back to Guangzhou, he would have to show off in front of his cousin.

Suddenly, there was a rapid knock on the door. Sun Zhou was interrupted from his thoughts and threw the account book on the table impatiently: "Come in."

"Boss..." the ballroom manager, his face pale, called out in a trembling voice, "The police are looking for you."

Two police officers in olive green uniforms stepped in and said in a deep voice, "Sun Zhou, huh? You're suspected of fabricating rumors, slandering others, and organizing the dissemination of pornographic materials. Come with us."

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After the No. 1 store opened, Qu Lihui, following the advice of the staff, successfully booked a private hall and proposed to his girlfriend Zhang Niannian. They have recently started preparing for the wedding. However, despite being busy, they still find time to go to the video hall to watch TV series for entertainment.

But recently there have been a lot of rumors in society about celebrity video halls, and they are very unpleasant. Some say that the boss is having an affair, and some say that those video halls play those kinds of videos. These rumors are spreading like wildfire.

Qu Lihui and his girlfriend are now loyal fans of the Star Video Hall, so they naturally cannot stand to hear such words, especially today when a colleague who has always been at odds with him used this to mock him for choosing a shabby place to propose.

Qu Lihui clenched his fist and punched the other person.

The colleague was small and didn't dare to rush over and fight back, but he spat and said sarcastically, "Qu Lihui, you're angry because I hit the nail on the head, right? You hang out in that kind of place every day, watching videos of adultery, and yet you pretend to be so righteous. Pah."

Qu Lihui raised his fist to hit him again, but his colleague Zou Hao quickly stopped him: "That's not necessary, that's not necessary."

An older woman nearby also advised: "Hey, it's just a video room, it doesn't really have anything to do with us. There's really no need to fight over something so irrelevant. We're all colleagues, so we should just get along."

The thin colleague mocked: "Sister, you may think it has nothing to do with them, but they think it is a happy place." His tone and expression were full of suggestion and ambiguity.

Not to mention, the colleagues from other departments who were watching the excitement outside the door looked at Qu Lihui with somewhat different eyes.

I've all heard that Qu Lihui likes dancing and watching videos, but I didn't expect that he likes watching "that kind" of videos!

If ordinary people have such "hobbies", as long as they are not caught, it is actually nothing. But they are different. In their unit, such "hobbies" are a work style issue and will affect promotion.

Zou Hao: "Xiao Cao, what nonsense are you talking about? I've been to the Star Video Hall, and it's nothing like what you said. You must be mistaken. You're talking about the Metropolitan Video Hall, right? That's the worst place there."

At this moment, a little girl ran in from outside, holding a newspaper in her hand. She ran and said, "Brother Qu, Brother Zou, that video hall you often go to is in the newspaper! Ahhh, you probably don't know, the owner of the video hall is actually my childhood neighbor. His family is in a terrible situation. I'm so sad, I even cry when I read the newspaper..."

The sobbing sound suddenly paused, and the little girl stared at the scene in surprise: "Uh, what's wrong?" It seemed like she came at the wrong time?

The older sister reacted first and reached out to take the newspaper: "Oh my, the video hall can actually be reported in the newspaper, let me see..."

The people watching outside hurried to their respective offices to look for their newspapers: "Nancheng Evening News, right? Go and check it out to see what's in it..."

Originally, they had no interest in the video hall, but because Xiao Qu and Xiao Cao had a fight in the video hall, they were really interested.

A few minutes later, everyone gathered at the door, a newspaper in hand. One particularly sentimental woman's eyes were red with tears: "Boss Wu's life was too rough. His father was sent down to the countryside, his mother was criticized, and later both died. He ran away to the south alone and found a job moving bricks. He worked from dawn to dusk for three months, but the contractor cheated him out of his wages... Oh my, it really was so hard for him... Finally someone saw his efforts and was willing to partner with him, but now he's been smeared... It's so hard, it really is so hard."

The others nodded silently, yes.

The older woman sighed and said, "Xiao Cao, if you haven't investigated, you have no right to speak. You've never been to a video parlor, right? It's not right to say that just because of rumors. Reporters have interviewed so many people, they can't all be lying, right? Having a few personal hobbies outside of work is fine. Xiao Qu spent money to propose to a video parlor, which shows that he's open to new things. You shouldn't say that about him."

Xiao Cao's face turned pale and blue.

He originally thought that since Qu Lihui had taken action, he would be criticized anyway, so it wouldn't be in vain that he took the punch.

Now it seems that it’s a good thing that the director didn’t criticize him. After all, if these old ladies all spoke up for Qu Lihui, the director would definitely listen.

But who could blame the report for being so touching and inspiring?

Anyone who has read the report would have to sigh that it was not easy for Wu Heng, and would have to praise the Star Video Hall for its good operation.

At the same time, countless people in every corner of the city saw this report.

The aunt, who had stopped going to the video parlor because of the rumors, finished reading the report with red eyes and a pair of reading glasses. She slapped her thigh and said, "Oh, it's been a long time since we went to the video parlor to watch TV. I've been thinking about how that dumb daughter-in-law is doing after she married into her husband's family. Let's go after dinner."

A teenager, ordered by his parents not to go to the video parlor, ran home waving a newspaper, "Mom, Mom, Star Video Parlor isn't a bad place! Our teacher asked us to write a book review to teach us the spirit of never giving up and continuous innovation! Can I watch three episodes of a TV series this weekend? No, two will do."

A stylish young man in bell-bottom pants thrust a newspaper into his partner's hand. "Take a look at this article. I told you before, the Star Video Hall isn't some frivolous place. It's almost like a movie theater. If you're worried about me going, why don't you come with me tonight?"

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That night, more than a dozen celebrity video halls across the city welcomed an unprecedented influx of customers.

At the same time, the Metropolitan Video Hall, which was not too far from these stores, was closed. After being turned away, some regular customers asked around to find out what was going on. They were told that the Metropolitan Video Hall was ordered to suspend business for rectification as it was suspected of spreading pornographic materials.

When the regular customer heard this, he immediately ran back home.

I heard that the boss and staff were taken to the police station. I don’t know if these “customers” will be implicated. Anyway, he plans to never go to the Metropolitan Video Hall again.

It was quite enjoyable to watch that kind of video, but he didn't want to go to jail for such a little happiness!

If you get charged with hooliganism, you might even have to eat peanuts!

Because of the spread of the news in the newspapers and the closure of the Metropolitan Video Hall, the Star Video Hall's business was booming for many days, even better than when it was opening for an event.

Also because the rumors had been spreading widely before, many people in society had heard of the celebrity video studio, which led to a particularly large response after this report came out. Even the South City Radio Station made a special program to discuss this matter.

The final conclusion is that rumors hurt people. A kind, upright and hard-working entrepreneur almost suffered unfair treatment again because of groundless rumors. We call on everyone to consciously resist this bad atmosphere and create a better business environment for the trendsetters of this era who are brave enough to fight.

"I didn't expect Mr. Wu's experience to be so difficult. Mr. Wu, have you ever thought about turning it into a movie? Many Hong Kong movies are like this, and many bigwigs have authorized the production of such movies. If you want to make one, please authorize me. I guarantee it will be a good movie and a box office hit!"

Li Yaoming didn't expect that his new partner, despite his young age, had such a turbulent life experience.

Of course, as a businessman, the first thing he thought of was making money.

Wu Heng twitched his lips and refused directly: "I don't want to make a movie. Besides, I'm not a big shot."

If it weren't for Sun Zhou's grandson causing trouble, he actually wouldn't want to make his family affairs known to everyone.

Of course, what Liu Mianmian said was right. This was a good opportunity to clear his name.

He doesn't care what others think of him, but he wishes someone could see what his parents had been through.

This report is enough. As for making a movie, Wu Heng thinks Li Yaoming is just daydreaming.

Li Yaoming was not the kind of person who lacked tact. Although he felt sorry, he did not continue to persuade him.

After all, for now, it’s good enough that he can finish "Liu Niang and the Scholar".

Li Yaoming sighed again at the thought. Hu Dandan had been arrested by the police. He'd consulted someone and learned that the mainland had been cracking down on corruption in recent years, and Hu Dandan was definitely going to jail. Furthermore, even if Hu Dandan didn't go to jail, her malicious fabrications about his two partners made it impossible for her to film this movie again.

Fortunately, the talks with the film studio have been going smoothly, and we have almost finished looking at the filming locations. The leading actor will be arriving in a day or two, so the film can start shooting soon.

He doesn't have to worry about the actress for the second female lead.

Moreover, through this incident, Li Yaoming was even more grateful that he found Liu Mianmian as his partner.

Business is not easy in Hong Kong, and business in the mainland is not easy either. It’s just a dance hall and a video hall, but they spread rumors, reported people, and added “material” to the videotapes... If Liu Mianmian and the others hadn’t been on guard, they would have been framed and sent to jail.

It is said that the owner of the Metropolitan Ballroom has connections with the South City Public Security Bureau. If it were someone else, even if they were on guard, they might not be able to do anything to him.

However, the Shen family took action and directly killed the deputy director of the Nancheng Public Security Bureau. He was invited to "have tea" by the disciplinary inspection department.

Naturally, the owner of the Metropolitan Metropolitan Museum of Art could not come out.

Li Yaoming deeply felt the strength of Liu Mianmian's backing, and felt that with such a partner, he would have more confidence in investing in the mainland.

Liu Mianmian, leaning back on the recliner, could only feel Li Yaoming's gaze on her, which was unusually fiery. She said speechlessly, "Mr. Li, you have to trust the Chinese government. As long as you abide by the law, the country will protect the rights of every taxpayer."

Li Yaoming has been running around recently and has basically completed all the preliminary work for the movie. Liu Mianmian invited him to her house for dinner as a reward and to introduce him to Yu Wan.

Even though Li Yaoming was cheated out of a lot of money, a lean camel is still bigger than a horse. He actually still has a lot of money in his pocket. It's just that he was cheated not long ago and he doesn't dare to invest easily.

Liu Mianmian dared to bet that he could actually make "Liu Niang and the Scholar" with his own investment, but he was just scared and didn't dare to spend money, so he was willing to share so much with her and Wu Heng, which turned out to be a bargain for them.

Yu Wan's cousin works in the investment department. It is said that this cousin has been unable to sleep at night recently because of worrying about the investment indicators. Liu Mianmian feels that as long as she tries a little harder, Li Yaoming will definitely be able to squeeze out some investment.

Li Yaoming had no idea that this was a Hongmen Banquet. He solemnly expressed his belief in the government and the country, as well as his two reliable partners. He also repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Aunt Liu who was busy coming in and out to cook.

As a result, Aunt Liu couldn't help but quietly ask Liu Mianmian, can such a naive person really do business and not be cheated?

Liu Mianmian said that old ginger is still wise, and Aunt Liu really saw through Li Yaoming's true nature at a glance.

Yu Wan came back with her aunt. Although it was a Hongmen Banquet, Liu Mianmian only acted as a middleman and introduced the two parties. Her aunt was also a very sensible person and mentioned investment during the meal. Everyone had a pleasant dinner.

After dinner, they sat and chatted for a while before Liu Mianmian and Yu Wan sent the person out together. They walked all the way to the entrance of the alley, and then the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked back hand in hand.

"I don't know how Wei Zhou is doing." Yu Wan sighed.

After arriving in the northwest, Shen Weizhuo called home and told them about the situation there. Of course, he only talked about the good things, such as the single room arranged by the institute, which had a good accommodation environment, and the mutton there was very delicious and not smelly at all.

But Liu Mianmian knew that the climate there was dry, completely different from that in South City, and the mutton was not smelly. But how could there be so much mutton to eat these days? What's more, there were few vegetables there, so they probably could only eat radishes and potatoes.

Of course, she couldn't tell Yu Wan that, so she had to comfort her: "The logistics support at the institute is definitely good. You shouldn't have to worry about food, clothing, housing, and transportation. The only thing is that the work pressure might be a little high, but Wei Zhou is the one who is least afraid of work pressure."

Yu Wan nodded: "Yes."

She smiled and said, "Actually, if it was the year before last, or even last year, I wouldn't have thought that Wei Zhou would be able to go to the Northwest. His health would recover, it's like a miracle."

In her heart, Yu Wan actually felt that this miracle was brought by Liu Mianmian, because Shen Weizhuo's health only improved after they got married.

Yu Wan felt that no matter how good she was to her daughter-in-law, it would never be enough.

The streetlight stretched the two people's shadows out long. Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps sounded behind them, and someone shouted from behind: "Aunt Yu——"

Yu Wan stopped and turned to look at the two people who were hurriedly walking towards her from the other end of the alley. After seeing them clearly, she said in surprise, "Zhiqiang, you're back?"