To become the richest man from the beginning of the game

Chapter 177 Almost Laughing Out Loud

Li Shi silently finished smoking a cigarette at the entrance of Moyu Internet Cafe.

After listening to his subordinate's report, Li Shi fell into deep doubts about his own judgment.

Although Fuhui Capital is not a particularly top investment company in the whole country, there should be no company in Jingzhou that would not know about it, right?

However, even though he reported his family name, this President Pei was still indifferent and refused?

This seems unreasonable.

After all, in this circle, similar investment behaviors are very common.

When a venture capitalist comes to your door, most people will choose to have a talk first and see the conditions offered by the other party.

If you are really dissatisfied and can't reach an agreement, at most it will be a breakup, and there will be no loss if you look for opportunities for cooperation in the future.

It's really rare for someone to refuse without even asking.

After all, Li Shi is a mature investor, and he was not easily overwhelmed by this little accident. He let go of the smell of cigarettes and returned to Moyu Internet Cafe again.

Li Shi noticed that Pei Qian had stopped writing and drawing in the small book, but he was still looking at the small book with a solemn expression, wondering what he was thinking.

If he didn't trust his subordinates enough, Li Shi would even wonder whether Mr. Pei had received the olive branch he offered.

"Strange, he is indifferent to my investment."

"Is my judgment wrong?"

"Although this President Pei is temporarily in trouble and the Internet cafe has been losing money, he still has a hard head and thinks he can turn losses into profits?"

"I can provide him with a lot of funds and cooperation opportunities. Is it possible that Mr. Pei thinks absolute control is more important than this?"

"In any case, he seems to be a man with a strong desire to control, and he will not allow anyone to interfere."

"Oh, young people are young people, wanting to eat alone, this is not the idea that a good entrepreneur should have."

Analyzing from any angle, it is difficult for Li Shi to understand why Mr. Pei rejected his investment so decisively.

The point is that the rejection was too straightforward, without even asking about the specific plan.

Li Shi can only think of one explanation, that is, this Pei always is a stunned young man, a very paranoid person who has a strong desire to control his own property and does not want to be dictated by anyone.

Of course, on the other hand, it also shows that Mr. Pei still firmly believes that the route of this Internet cafe is fine, and it will definitely turn losses into profits in the future, so he doesn't want to share the fruits of victory with others.

Although Li Shi could directly find Pei Qian to explain clearly now, he did not intend to do so.

After all, he is also the boss of an investment company, how can he do such unqualified things?

If Mr. Pei refused to accept the business card after being handed over, wouldn't it be embarrassing?

What's more, judging from the previous situation, there is a high possibility of being rejected again.

"Hmph, young man, no one can refuse my investment, and you are no exception."

"It's the same investment. Some companies can't wait for it, some companies accept it readily, and some companies need a little help..."

Li Shi silently observed Pei Qian, with a confident smile on his lips.

……

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6 month 24 day.

Moyu Internet Cafe, flagship store.

A taxi stopped at the door, and Ma Yang opened the door to get off and entered the Internet cafe.

"President Ma, are you done with the exam? How did you do?" Zhang Yuan greeted Ma Yang warmly when he saw Ma Yang coming.

Ma Yang found a seat and sat down casually, stretched his waist, his long face was stretched longer because of yawning: "It's a not very important class, it's okay to pass it."

"I also borrowed my brother Qian to copy my homework after class, at least helping him get 10 more points than usual. I don't think he will pursue the loss of Internet cafes and takeaways for at least a month or two."

Zhang Yuan was in awe.

Sure enough, is this the so-called "someone in the DPRK is easy to handle"?

Zhang Yuan still couldn't figure out why someone like Ma Yang could be appointed to such an important position as the general manager of Moyu Internet Cafe. Now he fully understands.

Even take it for granted.

Although saying this would make people think that Ma Yang obtained this key position by relying on some improper relationships, but for Zhang Yuan, it is very comfortable to follow a leader like Ma Yang.

At least you don't have to worry about being held accountable by Mr. Pei!

The waiter had already brought a glass of cold drink, and while drinking it, Ma Yang sighed, "That being said, we still have to make persistent efforts."

"Originally, I was counting on the takeaway to make a profit, but now it's doing well, and the takeaway is also losing money..."

Zhang Yuan also felt a little worried when he heard this: "Yeah, Mr. Pei took a small notebook to write and draw pictures two days ago, with a very serious expression on his face, and he didn't know what he was writing."

Since sending Chen Lei away last time, Ma Yang has been a bit depressed.

In order for him to find something to do again, Pei Qian specially entrusted him with the heavy responsibility of catching fish and delivering food.

At the beginning, Ma Yang was really high-spirited. He recruited food delivery staff, bought dishwashers, and found someone to develop the first version of the app. In the end, he found that no one ordered food at all...

Raising a group of people in vain is another expense.

Of course, it cannot be said that no one orders Moyu takeaway. There are still some customers who like this taste, but it is difficult to recover the cost.

The problem is multifaceted:

Mr. Pei is very opposed to "local push" publicity methods such as handing out leaflets, so so far not many people know about fish takeaway;

The app of Moyu Food Delivery only provides its own meals and does not integrate other merchants, which is seriously insufficient for ordinary customers;

They are all home-cooked dishes, the dishes are relatively simple, and the prices are much more expensive than ordinary home-cooked dishes.

In short, because of exposure and general consumer perceptions, Moyu Takeaway is not operating at full capacity at all, and many employees have nothing to do.

According to the original plan, the food delivery staff can deliver to several restaurants at one time, and the food collectors can also collect the tableware from several restaurants at one time, but now because there are too few customers, they only go once for a set of tableware.

Although the tableware is good, it is inevitable that it will be damaged or lost. According to Pei Qian's request, even if a similar situation occurs, the customer will not be held accountable unless it is found that it has been deliberately damaged five times.

Although there are no such intentional customers for the time being, the occasional damage to the tableware still makes Ma Yang feel heartbroken.

Judging from this situation, it is basically impossible to make money.

Both of them were silent.

Ma Yang drank his drink, looked around the Internet cafe, and suddenly frowned: "It's strange, why do you feel that there are so few people in the shop today?"

Zhang Yuan was taken aback: "Oh? Really?"

He didn't pay attention at first. After all, there are not many people in Moyu Internet Cafe during the day. There are only a dozen people surfing the Internet all year round, and the number of people drinking coffee is about the same.

Today is the morning of a weekday again, and it is normal for there to be fewer people.

But when Ma Yang said this, Zhang Yuan did notice that there seemed to be very few people today!

There are only two people playing in the Internet cafe area, and there is only one customer in the coffee area.

"Maybe it's a coincidence." Zhang Yuan said.

Just as the two of them were wondering, the door of the Internet cafe opened, and a delivery man who was fishing for fish came running over with several leaflets in his hand.

"Mr. Ma, Mr. Zhang, something happened!"

"Look at these leaflets!"

Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were a little confused, so they took the flyer from the delivery man.

Although the current business situation of Moyu Takeaway is not very good, there are still some customers. Obviously, this deliveryman was out to deliver food, and he saw something on the way back.

There were several leaflets, some for Internet cafes, some for cafes, and bars, with a few repeated leaflets interspersed, probably because the delivery boy picked up the duplicates in a hurry.

Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan spread out these leaflets on the table and checked them one by one.

Internet cafes, recharge discounts, limited time discounts!

Cafes and bars, there are also discounts on drinks, [-]% off the second drink and more!

Ma Yang was a little puzzled: "What does this have to do with us?"

The delivery man was still panting a little: "Mr. Ma, these, these stores are all around us!"

Zhang Yuan frowned, and instantly realized that something was wrong!

After a closer look, it is true that these shops are indeed all around the flagship store of Moyu Internet Cafe, and the distance is not far away.

Ma Yang's long face also froze instantly, realizing the seriousness of the problem: "This...could it be aimed at us?"

He thought for a while, then shook his head: "No, we don't seem to have offended anyone, and we haven't fought a price war with them. Are these stores so targeted?"

Ma Yang wondered, logically speaking, if Moyu Internet Cafe is booming and steals other people's business, then forget it.

The key point is that Moyu Internet cafes are deserted now, so it’s interesting to engage in this kind of targeting?

Zhang Yuan's face became more solemn: "Not necessarily."

"Although Moyu Internet Cafe is losing money, as long as our stores are still open, there will be competition with these stores. Maybe they just want to add insult to injury, and won't stop until Moyu Internet Cafe closes down?"

"Besides, Internet cafes, bars, cafes, so many stores are holding discounts together, it seems like there is a tacit understanding...Maybe there is someone pushing behind it!"

Ma Yang seemed to be facing an enemy: "Then what should we do?"

Zhang Yuan frowned and thought for a long time.

"It's not easy, the other party is obviously prepared!"

"These stores are the first to start a price war. Whether it is an Internet cafe, bar or coffee shop, they are all cutting prices, and they are desperately distributing leaflets."

"If I'm not mistaken, several intersections near our Internet cafe have already been occupied by them."

"In this way, people who think of our Internet cafe consumption will inevitably see their flyers and promotional advertisements."

"The traffic in this area is not very large. After being sucked away by them, our place will naturally become more deserted."

Ma Yang was stunned and then a little angry: "No wonder there are so few people in Internet cafes today!"

Zhang Yuan continued: "It's more than that!"

"I feel that the opponent came prepared, and this move directly hit our weakness!"

"According to Mr. Pei's plan, our Internet cafes have been positioned as high-end from the beginning, so the prices are relatively high."

"The other party wants to drag us into the water and fight a price war with us. This matter is difficult to deal with."

"If we don't lower the price, then there is a huge disadvantage in terms of price."

"For example, our original price is 40% higher than other places, but we have a better environment and service, and many customers will be willing to pay more and enjoy better service."

"But now that the other party is burning money and lowering the price, our price is 60% or more higher than theirs. Will customers still be willing to spend so much more on our environment and services?"

Ma Yang frowned: "Then, shall we also lower the price?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head again: "No way! We are taking a high-end route, and price cuts will damage our reputation, not to mention burning money, we have been losing money, how can we outperform them?"

"Also, have you forgotten what Mr. Pei said last time when we proposed a price cut?"

Ma Yang was speechless.

When Moyu Internet Cafe first started losing money, Zhang Yuan once proposed a price reduction strategy, which was directly rejected by Pei Qian.

This time again, it is estimated that the result is still the same.

But it won’t work without lowering the price. The flagship store of Moyu Internet Cafe is now completely surrounded. As long as these stores frantically distribute leaflets at a few intersections near Moyu Internet Cafe, they can intercept most of the customer traffic.

Even if there are a few local tyrants who are very loyal to Moyu Internet Cafe, it is useless. After all, there are only a small number of customers who do not consider the price at all, and most people still have to consider the cost performance.

Zhang Yuan looked serious: "Report to Mr. Pei, this matter is not up to us!"

……

In the rental house, Pei Qian was sleeping soundly.

the phone is ringing.

Pei Qian was very upset when he was woken up in his dream.

But seeing that it was Ma Yang who called, Pei Qian forgave him considering that he had just lent him his classwork for reference.

"What's the matter, old horse?"

On the phone, Ma Yang quickly described the major crisis that Moyu Internet Cafe encountered.

"Brother Qian, this is roughly the case."

"I analyzed it with Zhang Yuan, it's definitely not that simple, there must be someone behind the scenes!"

"What shall we do now?"

Ma Yang's voice was very anxious.

Pei Qian lost all sleepiness in an instant.

There is such a good thing? ? ?

Pei Qian almost laughed out loud. The pressure of losses in this cycle is already great, and he is still struggling with whether he can successfully create losses by then.

As a result, just as I was about to sleep, someone came to deliver a pillow!

At present, the flagship store of Moyu Internet Cafe is losing about [-] yuan a month, but this is based on the premise that the wine and Internet cafe business has a certain income.

Although Chen Lei has left, the impact is still there. Many old customers still like to sit in Moyu Internet Cafe when they are free. Therefore, compared with the initial loss, the loss of Internet Cafe has been reduced a lot.

Now the surrounding shops are engaged in a price war, and the customer flow of Moyu Internet Cafe has been cut off, which means that Pei Qian can lose some income before settlement!

If these stores can persist, it means that the income of Moyu Internet Cafe will continue to plummet in the next cycle, which is really...

awesome!

At present, it is only a week before the settlement, and some of the income of Moyu Internet Cafe is in vain, which may reach 8 to [-] yuan.

Don't underestimate the 8 to [-] yuan, maybe if the income is less than [-] to [-] yuan, the profit will become a loss. This is a world of difference!

Pei Qian tried his best to calm down and not let himself laugh out loud.

Hearing Pei Qian's silence, Ma Yang felt that the situation was serious: "What should I do, Brother Qian?"

Pei Qian rubbed the corners of his mouth that could not stop rising, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Don't panic, at a time like this, it's better to be still than to move."

"You don't have to do anything, I have my own arrangements!"

　It's still daytime before 18 o'clock!This chapter is 4000 words~

　　

　

(End of this chapter)