"I see."
Old Sheng stared at Tang Ping's internet cafe across the street with a gloomy face, probably even contemplating murder.
But there's nothing he can do; he was the one who started with underhanded tactics, and now he doesn't even have a chance to turn against Tang Ping.
Old Sheng had no choice but to call the owner: "Boss, the internet cafe's system has been attacked, and we can't operate normally right now. What do you think...?"
"I provided the venue, and I boosted your popularity. If you can't even compete with others, what are you good for? You still have the nerve to come to me, you coward!"
The other party hung up the phone immediately.
Old Sheng's face turned extremely ugly; the boss was planning to give up on him.
After persisting for a week, the internet cafe had very few customers, and Lao Sheng had no choice but to announce the closure of the business with tears in his eyes.
Meanwhile, Tang Ping's business was booming, and he had also put out advertisements for the StarCraft competition, with a prize of 10,000 yuan for the first place winner.
As soon as the amount was announced, the number of people signing up immediately surged. Jinghai is not a big city, but it has a university town with many students who are very enthusiastic about this kind of game competition, not to mention the prize money of 10,000 yuan.
This is so appealing!
Two days later, Lao Sheng came to visit him on his own initiative.
It was just business competition, and Tang Ping didn't treat him as an enemy. He even took the initiative to invite him to sit down and asked his cousin Song Lili to pour tea.
"Boss Tang, I'm truly impressed. So young, yet so capable. I admit defeat this time, I accept it wholeheartedly. The reason I'm here today is to find out, who exactly is this hacker expert you've hired?" Old Sheng asked.
Tang Ping laughed and said, "What, Mr. Xu, are you planning to take revenge?"
"No, I just want to see for myself. Such talent is extremely rare. Is Boss Tang afraid I'll poach him if he won't let him out?" Seeing that Tang Ping had no intention of letting anyone out to meet him, Old Sheng quickly resorted to provocation.
But this kind of provocation didn't work on Tang Ping.
Tang Ping said with a smile, "Yes, of course I'm afraid they'll steal it. Besides, I have to keep it a secret. I can't let them do things for me only to be retaliated against later. I've seen what Boss Xu is capable of."
If it were normal competition, Tang Ping wouldn't say anything, but Lao Sheng's attempt to frame him by selling silver and engaging in prostitution was rather despicable, so Tang Ping didn't need to be too polite to him.
Old Sheng felt a little embarrassed after hearing this, and forced a smile, saying, "Fine, then let's not meet. Let's get down to business. Actually, I came to see you today to discuss the transfer of my internet cafe. Look at my internet cafe, it's just been renovated, with hundreds of computers, all in good condition. Name your price, and I'll transfer it to you."
"What, you're not in the internet cafe business anymore?" Tang Ping asked curiously.
Old Sheng glared at Tang Ping and said, "How can we continue? I invested over a million this time, and it's all gone. I'm planning to go back to my hometown and start a timber business from scratch."
Tang Ping smiled slightly and asked, "Do you have a business license and a lease agreement?"
The internet cafe "Juzi Hongle" has a great environment and location, and it was just renovated. The computer configuration is also good. If you take over it, you basically don't need to make any changes and can start operating immediately.
"Of course, my internet cafe is a legitimate one, not that shady internet cafe on Old Factory Street."
Tang Ping thought for a moment and gave a number: "Eight hundred thousand."
Old Sheng immediately glared and said, "Are you kidding me? I invested over a million in the internet cafe alone, plus three years of rent. It's impossible for it to be less than two million. Boss Tang, don't really think I can't sell it. I only came to you because I like you, young man. But you don't have any sincerity at all."
Tang Ping shook his head and said, "Things are different now. Your internet cafe has a bad reputation, and most people wouldn't dare to take it over. People will want to do other businesses and need to renovate. As for the computers, go to the computer mall and ask around. How much are used computers, especially those from internet cafes, worth? They don't care how many days you've been open; used is used."
"Eight hundred thousand is impossible, you're too greedy. It's not a good thing for young people to be too greedy. How about one million five hundred thousand, no bargaining, let's be friends."
Old Sheng said firmly.
Tang Ping smiled, said nothing, got up and went outside, calling out, "Lili, don't make the milk tea anymore, don't waste it, help me deliver it to Boss Xu."
"you!"
Old Sheng was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. He glared at Tang Ping and couldn't say a word for a long time.
He got up to leave, but after thinking about it, he calmed down and shamelessly said with a smile, "Brother Tang, add some more. Look, I've already invested over a million. If you only give me eight hundred thousand, I'll really lose my life savings."
Tang Ping patted him on the shoulder, signaling Song Lili to see the guest out, and said, "Old Sheng, how about this, you go back and think it over slowly. Let's talk about the price of 800,000 after you've thought it through."
Old Sheng was almost pushed out the door when he turned back, gritting his teeth and saying, "Tang Ping, you're ruthless! You young man, you're bound to have a bright future. Eight hundred thousand it is, I want cash!"
"Damn it, they gave me too much."
Tang Ping secretly regretted it.
After signing the contract, Lao Sheng was all smiles. It was clear that Tang Ping's offer of 800,000 yuan had exceeded his expectations.
Yes, the internet cafe has more than 200 computers. Lao Sheng only invested in these, totaling less than 800,000 yuan. The rest, such as decoration, broadband, rent, etc., were paid for by the owner behind the arcade.
Lao Sheng was just a pawn pushed to the forefront, but he didn't suffer any losses anyway.
Tang Ping happened to have 800,000 yuan on hand, but after taking over the internet cafe, the money for starting the factory was gone.
Money, money! Although Tang Ping saw that the internet cafe was making a lot of money every day, he didn't see any money and even spent all of the hundreds of thousands that Meng Yu had invested.
There's nothing we can do but wait for the two internet cafes to stabilize.
The next day, the Jifeng Esports Internet Cafe branch also officially opened. Although the two internet cafes were located on the same street, they were not affected. The Lovers' Street has a large flow of people, and one internet cafe is definitely not enough. This is a good way to divert the flow of people.
The membership cards for both internet cafes are linked, but they are separate from the game hall and arcade, since those are not Tang Ping's businesses.
Tang Ping, the branch manager, sent Song Lili to be the store manager, and Zhang Fan and several other veteran employees were also transferred there.
Zhang Fan has now been promoted to network administrator. He doesn't usually have to do anything; he only takes action when a customer's computer malfunctions. He has a dedicated computer in the internet cafe, which was specially approved by Tang Ping.
"Zhang Fan, you work in computers. I have some software; could you see if you can develop it? It's an online food ordering system where customers can place orders through a dedicated app, and then the merchant can notify a nearby delivery rider to pick up the order and deliver it to the customer. Is this feasible?" Tang Ping asked.
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