Zhao Wei's wife brought over the dishes and said, "That's right, why are you drinking? You have to drive the car tomorrow, so you should learn more from Tang Ping."
"Leaving tomorrow morning?"
"Yeah, there's no other way, we need to make money. We get busier during the Lunar New Year period, but this trip is closer, just to Shenzhen. By the way, I heard you opened a video store, business is pretty good."
Upon hearing the name Pengcheng, Tang Ping became interested and said, "Zhao Wei, if you can do me a favor in Pengcheng, I'm just trying to make a living."
"What kind of help do you need? Just tell me!" Zhao Wei replied readily.
Tang Ping thought for a moment and said, "There's a Huaqiangbei Modern Digital City in Shenzhen. Could you help me check the computer prices? If they're reasonable, could you bring some back for me?"
"No problem, it's nothing."
"I want the kind with a monitor, the bigger the better. As for the computer configuration, well, when you get here, please get the boss's contact information for me, and I'll talk to him."
"Okay, I'll take care of it."
Tang Ping originally wanted Zhao Wei to help him purchase computers, but then he thought that Zhao Wei didn't know much about computers and would be difficult to communicate with. It would be better to have him help contact computer wholesalers in Huaqiangbei, and if it was suitable, he would personally make a trip to Shenzhen.
Anyway, I'm not in a hurry right now, and I don't have enough funds yet. My priority is to get the channels established.
The audio-visual stores will open for business on the third day of the Lunar New Year.
On the first day back to work after the New Year, Tang Ping gave the two brothers, Li Qiang and Li Hui, a red envelope as a token of goodwill.
Li Qiang said, "Brother Ping, Bald Yong said from inside that he'll settle accounts with you when he gets out."
"You're out so quickly?"
Tang Ping was somewhat surprised. Logically speaking, those who steal and spread obscene materials should be sentenced to at least three years in prison.
"No, it will take at least half a year."
Tang Ping laughed and said, "Six months. Let's talk about it when he gets out. By the way, what about Bald Yong's video store?"
"After Bald Yong was arrested, the video store closed down, and now the landlord wants to sublet it."
"Go, take over his shop, and we'll open a branch," Tang Ping said after thinking for a moment.
The audio-visual stores are now saturated, with limited daily revenue. Opening another store means earning more money, so why not? After all, the initial investment is minimal, and Tang Ping already has the distribution channels.
Li Qiang exclaimed in surprise, "Brother Ping, we've offended Bald Yong, and now we're going to take over his shop?"
Tang Ping said, "Why not? Our procedures are legal. As for Bald Yong causing me trouble, I'll handle that. Go ahead, the branch is yours to manage. I'll have Lili assist you."
Two days later, Tang Ping's second audio-visual store opened.
The location is the same place that Bald Yong used to run. Since everything is ready, there's no need for renovations; all you need to do is complete the paperwork.
When the branch store was handed over to Li Qiang, his cousin Song Lili was worried about not having a job, so Tang Ping naturally arranged for her to go there to work as a cashier, with a salary of 800 yuan a month.
The old shop was handed over to Li Hui and Jiang Jun. During the Spring Festival, seeing that the two brothers, Li Qiang and Li Hui, were making money with Tang Ping, the younger brother Jiang Jun was also eager to try. He volunteered to help every day. Tang Ping felt embarrassed to let him work for free, so he simply hired him as well.
Anyway, we'll need more staff when we open the internet cafe later.
With both audio-visual stores on track, Tang Ping could finally relax and focus on finding a location to open an internet cafe.
Tang Ping lacks funds, but having acquired a systematic business mindset, he now seeks investors.
By the way, Manager Sun of Jinghai Hotel seems to be very wealthy; getting him to invest should be no problem.
As it was getting dark, Tang Ping was riding his bicycle home when he suddenly saw a large crowd gathered by the river, with police tape and several police cars parked there.
“Anxin! Anxin..…”
Suddenly, a strong voice shouted.
Tang Ping looked over and realized that the person was An Changlin.
This scene looks so familiar.
Really?
Did Huang Cuicui die after all?
Tang Ping suddenly felt a pang of sadness. He quickly squeezed through the crowd and randomly grabbed an older man, asking, "Uncle, what happened?"
"Someone found a woman's body by the river and called the police."
After hearing this, Tang Ping was deeply moved and remained unsettled for a long time.
Although he didn't have much of a relationship with Huang Cuicui, they were still neighbors living upstairs and downstairs. A living, breathing person, a vibrant life, just like that, gone.
He knew that the one who killed Huang Cuicui was Feng Luzi, who was also Bai Jinhan's behind-the-scenes boss, Xu Jiang.
Although Xu Jiang gives a comedic impression in the TV series, in reality, such a ruthless and vicious person would be terrifying.
In the context of the year 2000, many such criminal gangs emerged. They committed all sorts of evil deeds, looting, vandalizing, and threatening personal safety for their own benefit. Who wouldn't be afraid?
Bald Yong was one of the small-time thugs. Just because Tang Ping's video store was doing better than his, Bald Yong started resorting to underhanded tactics. Even after being arrested, he still made threats, which shows how arrogant he was.
At this moment, Tang Ping suddenly felt that it was wonderful to have someone like An Xin.
After a moment of stunned silence, Tang Ping turned and rode away. He couldn't bear to look at the scene, especially Huang Cuicui's corpse, fearing he wouldn't be able to handle it.
Back home, Tang Ping was still feeling down. As he was spacing out in his room, Gao Qiqiang's voice came from outside the door.
Gao Qiqiang arrived, carrying gifts, and also brought his younger brother Gao Qisheng and younger sister Gao Qilan.
Gao Qiqiang, wearing a worn-out jacket, saw Tang Ping and quickly came up to him, bowing deeply and saying earnestly, "Aping, thank you so much for this."
Looking at Gao Qiqiang, who was still a nobody and very humble, Tang Ping felt a pang of emotion.
In the future, Gao Qiqiang will be a powerful figure in Jinghai who can control everything.
Tang Ping had never thought of interfering with the characters in the TV series, but Huang Cuicui's situation today touched him somewhat.
Since Gao Qiqiang gradually turned to the dark side because he was treated unfairly, why don't I help him get back on the right path?
Perhaps, fate would have been different.
Thinking of this, Tang Ping smiled and said, "It's nothing, you're too kind. By the way, you and Tang Xiaolong had a falling out over the fish stall, what are your plans after the New Year?"
Gao Qiqiang said, "I originally wanted to open a record store like you, but there are record stores everywhere now, so I thought I'd better not. It wouldn't be good to compete with you for business, right? So, I discussed with Asheng about opening a mobile phone store."
"Little Smart?"
Tang Ping thought for a moment and said, "It's possible to make money with mobile phones, but we can't invest too much or put too much effort into it. It should only be a short-term investment."
"Why? The PHS (Personal Handyphone System) service is definitely a cutting-edge technology in the current communications industry, and it will continue to develop rapidly and become a trend in China."
Gao Qisheng asked, puzzled.
Gao Qiqiang was also taken aback: "That's right, I see quite a few people using this PHS phone now. It's affordable and easy to use, and it will definitely become more widespread in the future."
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