In the 1990s, there was gold everywhere; you could make money doing any kind of business.
But in this era, there is a fatal problem.
That is, whether you can get the money.
In later generations, when you do business, you need to consider the market, costs, and be wary of price wars from competitors.
But in the 1990s, you only needed to consider two things when doing business.
First, the source of goods.
Secondly, is it possible to fight?
These days there are just too many thugs, petty criminals, and local bullies.
If you're doing business without connections and can't fight, there's only one outcome.
They either obediently pay the exorbitant protection fee.
Either the shop is seized, and you get a pittance and leave.
The burly man wielding a butcher's knife startled the employees who were undergoing training. Lin Yifeng stepped forward and said calmly:
"I am the store manager."
"What can I do for you gentlemen?"
"You're the fucking manager."
"You son of a bitch, don't you know that you need to ask us before opening a shop in this area?!"
The burly man carrying the butcher's knife glanced at Lin Yifeng, then looked at the others in the shop, grinned, revealing a mouthful of yellow teeth:
"You damn pretty boy, you've got so many women hidden away. Can your puny frame even keep up with all these girls?"
"Why don't you share some of the women in your shop with us? We brothers will help you feed them."
"Brothers, what do you think of this suggestion?"
The six thugs who followed him in burst into laughter, and for a moment, all sorts of whistles, profanities, and vulgarities filled the entire Wallace.
The seven new female employees who joined the store looked pale. Xu Wanxia looked slightly better, but her brows were furrowed.
Xu Qingyi squatted down slightly, touching the knife on her calf with her hand, and looked at Lin Yifeng.
He would fight to the death as long as Lin Yifeng gave the order.
"What brings you gentlemen to Wallace's place, sir?"
Lin Yifeng's voice turned serious, and the burly man holding the butcher knife immediately brandished it, shouting sternly:
"Are you fucking clueless or just pretending?"
"Didn't you ask around when you opened your shop? Did you have to pay protection money to Tiger Lord for opening a shop on this street?"
Lin Yifeng nodded, his expression remaining calm, as if the burly man before him was wielding a magic wand rather than a butcher's knife.
"Tiger, how much do I need to pay?"
"Ten thousand!!"
Tiger Lord held up one finger and shook it at Lin Yifeng: "Don't tell your Tiger Lord that you didn't!"
"I've been watching your shop, and you're fucking making at least two thousand a day!"
Ten thousand in protection fees?
They really dare to ask for such a huge sum of money.
Lin Yifeng chuckled. He had just been thinking that if these thugs asked for less, he wouldn't bother with any action and would just hand it over.
But these people are asking for 10,000 right off the bat. Do they really think everyone had 10,000 yuan in 1992?
Let alone 1992, even 25 years ago, how many people earned more than 10,000 yuan a month?
"Ten thousand?"
Before Lin Yifeng could reply, Xu Qingyi and Xu Wanxia became anxious, especially Xu Qingyi, who pulled out a short knife from her calf and stared at the burly man who called himself Tiger Lord with wolf-like eyes.
"You little brat, you dare to brandish a knife in front of your Tiger Lord?"
Tiger had been observing the situation inside the shop. The eight women in the kitchen were no threat to him; he glanced at them and then paid them no further attention.
There were only two men left.
These two men.
A refined scholar and a little kid who hasn't even grown his hair yet, Tiger Lord could easily take on all four of them by himself.
"Put the knife down."
Lin Yifeng said to Xu Qingyi, and Xu Qingyi gritted her teeth and finally obediently put the knife on the ground.
"Tiger, ten thousand yuan is not out of the question."
Lin Yifeng remained calm: "However, I need to consult the boss. I'm just a store manager, responsible for looking after the store. I can't make decisions on this kind of thing for the time being."
"How about this, Tiger?"
Lin Yifeng suggested, "Wait here for a moment, I'll go and call the boss over, and you can discuss it with him, how about it?"
"What if you know the boss?"
"boss?"
"Alright, Tiger will give you face. Go quickly and call your boss over. I want to see if I know your boss!"
Upon hearing Lin Yifeng mention that he had a boss above him, Tiger, who had been arrogant, immediately became wary.
He received the news yesterday when Wallace opened. He was very vigilant and sent his underlings to stake out Wallace for two days. They found that Wallace had a total of 11 employees.
On the first day, Wallace had only four employees: two men and two women.
Of the two men and two women, two were students from Hebei Vocational University, two looked like minors, and seven others looked like they had just been recruited.
After two days of observation, Tiger felt he had grasped Wallace's background, and only then did he dare to take the initiative to approach him.
Now, this man who looks like the boss is actually saying that Wallace has a boss.
This made Tiger wary. In order not to provoke the wrong people, Tiger immediately agreed to Lin Yifeng's request to find the boss.
"Qingyi, you watch the shop, I'm going to find the owner."
Lin Yifeng gave Xu Qingyi some instructions, then picked up the tractor crank and walked out the door.
...
Thump thump thump~~
The tractor disappeared in front of the Wallace shop, billowing black smoke, and arrived at the faculty and staff quarters of the Normal University in less than ten minutes.
There are four floors of stairs leading to the entrance, which has a faint fragrance of magnolia flowers.
Da da da!
Lin Yifeng knocked on the door, and it opened in less than five seconds.
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