Almost every one of those playboys who played with An Jingzhi was a well-known business man, and they all opened a billiard parlor.
Even during the opening of the billiard hall, An Jingzhi gave some suggestions to their families through these friends to prevent them from losing money.
Not only did he not resort to any tactics against their business competitors, but he also tried his best to help them. It was reasonable and logical that they should all accept An Jingzhi's invitation.
Ma Jinhang came with his father this time, as his father wanted to hand over the affairs in hand to him as soon as possible.
Not all of the people An Jingzhi invited came, and some of them did not give him face.
An Jingzhi didn't care about this kind of person. After all, he wouldn't be the one who regretted it in the end.
Seeing everyone sitting down, An Jingzhi greeted them one by one.
He did it in his own name, not in the name of the eldest son of the An family.
The scumbag father returned home quite late. Seeing so many carriages at the door, he asked and found out that his son had actually invited so many famous businessmen to discuss matters.
He asked carefully about who was there. There were people from the grain store, oil sellers, and even the Ma family, the largest cloth merchant in Zeyun County.
If his son is filial to him, he will only be proud of it.
But he was a rebellious son. Instead of being proud of it, he felt jealous and unwilling to accept it.
Although their family is also a merchant, they are only average among the merchants in Zeyun County, and their business is even declining.
In the past, it was difficult even for himself to meet these prominent businessmen, but his son was able to invite so many people.
With a stern face, he walked towards the direction where An Jingzhi was entertaining guests. Halfway there, he heard laughter coming from inside.
I could also hear his son talking.
He was originally filled with resentment and unwillingness, but now he suddenly felt a little guilty.
He was so happy to see that Ma Jia nodded to him, and now he was actually talking to his son in a friendly manner as an equal.
He suddenly felt timid and stopped short of stepping into the yard. He lowered his head, looked gloomy, and turned away.
An Jingzhi didn't know all this.
He was explaining to everyone why he had called them here.
He wanted to unite everyone in Zeyun County to organize a billiards tournament.
Anyone from Zeyun County or not can participate, and the first place winner can get a huge bonus of one thousand taels.
The second place got five hundred taels, and even the third place got two hundred taels.
There are trophies for fourth to tenth place.
The trophy is made of wood wrapped in iron sheets. It is not expensive, but the important thing is its commemorative significance. The more sensational the billiards tournament is, the higher the commemorative significance of the wooden trophy.
Of course, the source of these bonuses is naturally the registration fee. Anyone who participates in the billiards competition must pay a registration fee of ten cents.
Only in this way can we continue to expand the influence of Zeyun County billiards.
Everyone listened quietly, and some of them didn't recognize the boy in front of them. Was he only fourteen years old?
Then compare it to my son who only knows how to run birds and fight beasts...
Ma Jinhang's father pondered for a while and then asked the question first.
"Nephew, are you sure that the number of people who sign up will exceed the prize money?"
An Jingzhi smiled slightly and told everyone the news about the city that he had heard.
"Now the entire city is full of billiards. If the news gets out, there will be a lot of people signing up. With just ten cents, you can win more than ten taels of silver. Even if you don't win, it's only ten cents."
"Uncle Ma, do you think anyone who can afford to play billiards can't afford ten cents?"
"Even people who don't know how to play billiards will have a lucky feeling that they can win. All they have to pay is ten cents."
"My dear nephew, you are very clever in using people's greed to gain more with less." Father Ma looked at An Jingzhi with satisfaction.
He had heard of the other party's reputation before, and it was not a good reputation. But now seeing is worse than hearing, which shows that the rumors are false.
When I first met him, I felt that he had an extraordinary bearing and noble air, not like a small merchant who could be raised at home.
An Jingzhi smiled modestly and continued to explain to everyone:
"In order to expand the scope of billiards competitions, we can prepare six months in advance, expand publicity, and give others enough time to prepare. I believe that people will continue to sign up, and by then, many people from the counties surrounding the capital will come."
A businessman with a simple face asked, "All this is just your speculation. Just because there are a lot of people playing doesn't mean they have to sign up for our billiards tournament."
"Or maybe someone sees us holding a billiards tournament and makes a lot of money, and starts holding one too. What will we do then?"
An Jingzhi smiled slightly and said, "To ensure the interests of everyone and the uniqueness of our billiards competition, we can only co-organize it with the government."
The billiards game will definitely make a lot of money. With so much money, it will definitely be targeted by some people. If you don’t cooperate with the county in advance, you will probably be swallowed up without leaving a bone.
When they heard that they had to cooperate with the government, many people looked hesitant.
The word "official" has two mouths. After eating the upper one, it eats the lower one. For these businessmen, they will not deal with the government if they can avoid it.
"Everyone, if we can really accomplish this, driven by such huge profits, we will definitely be hindered by others. But if we bring the county magistrate along with us, with him at the front to provide protection, we can proceed more smoothly."
"I'm a small family with a small business. I'm afraid I can't afford such a risk. I'm leaving now."
Someone suddenly stood up, said something and turned to leave.
The others looked at each other, wanting to leave but unwilling to give up such huge benefits.
After listening to An Jingzhi's explanation, everyone who understood knew that this was a business that could only make money and not lose money.
The registration fee for one person is ten coins, and for one hundred people it is one thousand coins, or ten taels of silver.
There are tens of thousands of people in the entire Zeyun County, plus the population of the surrounding counties and the provincial capital, at least tens of thousands of taels of silver can be earned!
Just like An Jingzhi said, not all those who sign up know how to play. Those who don’t know how to play may spend ten cents to give it a try.
Anyone who can bet ten cents on a thousand taels will think that he is the lucky one.
Faced with the businessman's departure, An Jingzhi did not stop him, but just smiled and waited for everyone's decision.
After two more people left, he said:
"Risks and opportunities coexist. There's no such thing as a guaranteed win in this world. If such a deal really existed, who would be willing to share it?"
They all understood what An Jingzhi was saying.
"How can you meet the county magistrate?" Ma Jinhang glanced at his father's eyes and asked An Jingzhi.
An Jingzhi smiled slightly, "You don't need to know this. In short, we must share 20% of the profits we gain. I will take the remaining 20%, and the rest will be distributed among you."
"If you agree, you can express your opinion now. If you have concerns, you can leave. But this opportunity only comes once." He looked like he was sitting on the Diaoyutai.
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