"What are we going to do if we give up the roller skating rink?"
Li Dewen said to Du Chen in distress.
"I'm still thinking about it."
"Du Chen, you're not going to take us out to play, are you?"
Li Dewen asked Du Chen doubtfully. After all, they were the ones who begged Du Chen to play with them in the beginning. Maybe Du Chen would take this opportunity to break away from them and go it alone.
"Go on, what are you thinking? If I don't want to play with you guys, can't I just withdraw my shares? Can't I just let you take over my shares?"
Du Chen said to Li Dewen depressedly, how much does this guy not trust himself?
"Haha, I'm just worried!"
Seeing that Du Chen didn't mean that, Li Dewen laughed as a cover for his guilty conscience.
"Brother Chen, what do you think of internet cafes and karaoke bars? Can we open one? I saw those places when I took my parents to Beijing and they seemed to be doing pretty good business!"
Xiami thought about it alone for a while. Based on his understanding of Du Chen, since Du Chen was not planning to build a dry ice rink, it meant that the roller skating rink really had no future. Since he was not planning to build a dry ice rink, he could do something else. At this time, he thought of the karaoke in the Internet cafe that he had seen when he went to Beijing to play.
"Internet cafes are certainly not bad. I've thought about it, but the biggest problem is the sheer investment involved. Assembling a computer yourself costs around 10,000 yuan per computer, and even a large quantity with a lower configuration will cost around 7,000 or 8,000 yuan. And you'd need to have 40 or 50 computers, right? Add to that the fire department and all the other messy issues, and I don't think it's the best option right now!"
Du Chen carefully analyzed the prospects of the Internet cafe to Xiami and Li Dewen.
"What about karaoke?"
After listening to Du Chen's analysis of Internet cafes, Xiami's Li Dewen immediately gave up his idea. That's right, the biggest problem is that the investment is too huge and no one can afford it at the moment.
"Karaoke? What the hell, Brother Li, let me ask you, how long do people usually go out to sing?"
Without waiting for Xiami Li Dewen to speak, Du Chen continued to speak to the two of them.
"Do you usually only think about singing after drinking? Are you tired of dealing with fights and trouble-making after drinking every day? The police station would be annoyed to see you! Think about it yourself!"
"It's not impossible to deal with fighting and disturbances."
Li Dewen said this hesitantly.
"What's up, Brother Li? You still want to go back to your old life? You look so impressive with a few minions, right? I told you guys that you finally climbed out of the mire, why are you trying to jump back in? Even without me telling you, you know how chaotic places like karaoke bars are. What's going on? Now that you have a few bucks, you want to try being the boss again?"
Du Chen asked Li Dewen with a sneer.
"No, Du Chen, it's just that I don't have anything to do, so I can't just sit there idle, right?"
Li Dewen immediately waved his hands to deny it. He knew that Du Chen hated this kind of thing the most, but he was also anxious. If he didn't dry up the ice rink, what else would he do?
"Don't worry, we've been working well together these past two years, and I'll definitely take you with me again! Even if I sell the roller skating rink now, just treat it as a day off!"
Du Chen said to Li Dewen and Xiami.
"Then I'll ask tomorrow if there's anyone willing to take over."
Li Dewen asked Du Chen.
"Okay, go ahead and ask. The sooner we sell it off, the sooner we can move on to other things! I'll try to find a longer-term deal this time!"
Du Chen agreed with Li Dewen's suggestion to find another club, as he would feel more at ease the sooner the matter was resolved.
"Okay, then I'll prepare to find another employer! It just so happens that I have some things to do in the village these days."
Li Dewen was relieved after making the decision. Anyway, he had Du Chen's support, so he just had to do his own thing.
After finishing the serious business, the few of them continued to chat. When they heard that Li Dewen was going back to the village to do some business, Du Chen casually asked him a question.
"Brother Li, why are you going back to the village?"
"My uncle wants to run for village party secretary and asked me to go back and help him out. If I don't have a job here, I can go back to the village and stay for a few days."
Li Dewen leaned back in his chair and said to Du Chen.
"Oh, that's great. Being a village party secretary is pretty good. Which village are you from?"
Du Chen asked Li Dewen curiously.
"Shangqiao Village, not far from the city."
"Shangqiao Village? Never heard of it."
Du Chen thought about it and had no impression of having heard of this place.
"Have you heard of Wanquan River?"
Li Dewen thought about it and asked Du Chen again.
"Yes, I have heard of the Wanquan River. How could I not have heard of it? We have all sung about it. The water of the Wanquan River is clear and sweet!"
Du Chen felt that Li Dewen was looking down on him as a fake academic. How could he not have heard of Yuncheng's most famous river? There was also a famous song "The Water of Wanquan River is Clear and Sweet", which most people in Yuncheng should have heard of.
"It's good that I've heard of it. Shangqiao Village is right next to the Wanquan River! That's where my hometown is!"
Li Dewen said to Du Chen.
After hearing Li Dewen's explanation, Du Chen suddenly thought of something, so he asked Li Dewen again.
"Brother Li, is your hometown Shangqiao Village? Is anyone still there now?"
"Yes, my family has been from Shangqiao Village for generations, and my parents are still farming in the village!"
Li Dewen said to Du Chen with a smile, and Du Chen instantly had an idea in his mind.
"Brother Li, how influential is your family in the village? How do I put this? Do you understand what I mean?"
Du Chen didn't know how to express what he meant for a moment.
"I see. Du Chen, you're asking me if anyone in the village bullies my family, right? And what's our status like? Right?"
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