I'm reborn and I'm an international student again?

"There's no such coincidence in the world, but since I'm here, I'm not afraid of you playing tricks." Chen Xi snorted coldly while standing in the elevator.

"Aren't you curious about your father's wedding tonight?" Xu Yun leaned against him and stretched out her fair hand to touch Chen Xi's face.

Smelling the other person's fragrance, Chen Xi frowned.

To be honest, he doesn't like perfume very much, but he can accept a light scent.

But the fragrance on Xu Yun was a little stronger.

She is not very old, but she has to dress maturely, which makes her look a little out of place.

"I'm not interested. He didn't send me a wedding invitation."

"Hehe, you are really funny. Do I need to send out wedding invitations when I invite my son to attend the wedding?" Xu Yun was amused.

"Hey, you said so much just to trick me and find out what my attitude is towards Old Chen? Or do you want to know if we really are not getting along as father and son?" Chen Xi suddenly turned around and gave Xu Yun a big wall-bang, scaring her so much that she leaned against the elevator wall.

"What? You can't help it so soon? Weren't you worried just now that I asked you to come to the hotel for other purposes? Men never tell the truth." Xu Yun quickly regained her composure, smiled and hugged Chen Xi's arm, and kissed him on the face.

"Don't try that on me. You're so young, but you act like a veteran in a brothel. I can see that you never tell the truth. Those breasts can't be fake." Chen Xi grinned and looked down at Xu Yun's plump breasts.

"You'll know if you try it?" Xu Yun's voice was filled with ecstasy.

"You think I don't dare?"

"Why are you so hard? It hurts me."

Chen Xi stretched out his big hand and twisted it upwards, causing the other person to almost cry due to the pain.

At this time, the elevator arrived at the floor it was heading to. After the elevator door opened, both of them tidied their clothes.

"It doesn't seem to be fake." Chen Xi deliberately placed his palm in front of Xu Yun and bent it.

"If you want to touch it, you will have the chance every day in the future." Xu Yun was not embarrassed, but instead made an invitation openly.

When meeting this kind of woman, Chen Xi felt like he saw Oksana.

You won't see any feminine shyness or timidity in them at all.

Chen Xi followed Xu Yun forward for a while before realizing that this floor was not a guest room at all, but more like an entertainment and leisure area in a bathhouse.

"You can just walk around here, I'll go inside." Xu Yun turned her head and said, then left in her high heels without waiting for his consent.

"What the hell is going on? You called me here and left by yourself." Chen Xi watched the woman leaving and looked to the side.

In front of a table, several bosses were smoking and playing cards in their hands.

"Ha, you are Mr. Xu's son, right? Come on, sit down." A bald man who was playing cards laughed and waved to Chen Xi.

What?
This guy mistook me for Xu Jian?

"Hello, bosses!" Chen Xi didn't say yes or no, but greeted everyone generously.

"Your father is talking to someone inside, and your sister probably went to report to him. Come and play cards with us." The bald man handed Chen Xi a cigarette and pointed to the chair next to him.

"I don't know how." Chen Xi waved his hand deliberately.

"You can learn if you don't know. As a man, you must be good at one of the following: eating, drinking, whoring and gambling. If you can't do any of these, you're a useless person. You're still young, and there are many things you need to learn. Look at your father, he's proficient in everything!"

"Haha, don't teach him bad things. Xu Jian graduated from a prestigious university." Another uncle with glasses on the right of Chen Xi said with a smile.

"What's so bad about it? Young people nowadays read too much and do things in a very disciplined manner. They can't adapt to society at all." The bald man threw out a card.

"Yes, the graduates nowadays don't know how to adapt themselves to changes. If you say a few words to them and teach them some advice from experience, they will think that you are dishonest and that what you say are all crooked ways." Another man took a puff of his cigarette and said.

"Don't say that. Mr. Xu's son is different from others. As the saying goes, a tiger father will have a dog son. Mr. Xu has a flexible mind, and Xu Jian is definitely not a rigid person."

"Old Huang, what business are you doing recently?" The bald man next to him grabbed a handful of peanuts and put them in front of Chen Xi, then looked at the man with glasses and asked.

Chen Xi understood that this thing was equivalent to chips on the gambling table.

"Haha, I've been enjoying reading Buddhist books lately, and my business is also related to this, emphasizing the boundless merits and virtues!" The man with glasses looked very gentle. He pushed his glasses on his nose and took a sip of tea.

"Hahaha, stop teasing me. We are all businessmen. What matters is making money. Why are you asking for merit? Tell me what's going on." The bald man looked curious.

"It's not a secret. I contracted two fish ponds, then connected the bottom, and started fishing and releasing the fish at the same time. Then I recruited a few Internet celebrities to create momentum, and then sent invitations to various high-end residential areas, saying that I would hold an event to release the fish for good fortune. The reservation fee was 20 yuan. I also printed an Internet link on the invitation letter, and the registration was limited to three days."

"And then?" the bald man asked hurriedly.

"One month later, more than a thousand people had paid the reservation deposit."

"That's only 20,000 or 30,000 yuan. It doesn't seem to be consistent with your status."

"Then I would go to the fishing pond and pull a few carts of fish. Then I would find a few agents and ask them to say they wanted to buy fish. I would just give them 5000 to 20000 yuan each. Then I would go to the labor market and find someone who could chant sutras. Then I would set up a donation box. Then I would find a few agents to donate money and ask them to donate to yuan."

"So how much is the total income?" another person asked impatiently.

"The number of participants is definitely not as many as the number of people who made reservations. The total revenue was several million," the man with glasses replied.

“It looks like a lot, but not too much.”

“Don’t worry, the big guys are behind. Drag these people into the QQ group, one group for those who donated more than 10,000, and another group for those who donated less than 10,000. Then organize a donation dinner, and then introduce a master to these people…” the man with glasses finished slowly.

"High-end residential areas are where rich people live. Rich people are not fools. It's incredible that you can make money from something like this." The bald man touched his chin, somewhat unconvinced.

"Rich people are smart, but their families are not necessarily smart!" The man with glasses smiled.

"That makes sense." The bald man nodded.

"What business are you doing recently?" the man with glasses asked.

"Well, I'm... currently working in the catering business."

"Catering? Haha, I remember you used to sell gutter oil. Are you back to your old business now?" The man with glasses laughed, threw out a 10, and motioned Chen Xi to follow.

Chen Xi was not vague and directly threw out a J.

"No, I sell braised dishes." The bald man smiled and typed out a Q.

"Braised food? How can you make any money from that? I remember you said you were going to sell leather shoes."

"You can't make much money from leather shoes. Jiangnan Leather Factory is about to close down, but they still make leather shoes... As for me, I found a few people who can make braised dishes, registered a trademark, and then opened three stores in places with a lot of traffic like pedestrian streets."

"Opening so many stores in one place, isn't that a waste?" asked the man with glasses.

"Then I arranged for a group of food bloggers to visit the store and directly asked them to promote it online. Then my store's sales reached hundreds of thousands a day."

"Sales volume is not profit. If you factor in the cost of advertising, I think you might be losing money."

"Don't worry, just listen to me. I will then go to the suburbs to find a factory and build a central kitchen. We will publicize the integration of production, processing, logistics and distribution, and strive to be listed on NASDAQ within a few years."

"Hahaha, you, a braised food seller, want to go public in the United States? Only an idiot would believe such a thing." Everyone at the table laughed, including Chen Xi.

However, Chen Xi did not think this was a joke, as he had already guessed this man's purpose.

Looking back on my past life, there was such a boss. He used to sell stewed food, but then he changed his job and started making leather shoes. He found that leather shoes were not easy to make, so he went back to selling stewed food. Could this person be him?

"Don't laugh, of course some people believed it. Some even came from other places to inquire about joining. Of course I agreed without hesitation. The company holds 51% of the shares and the partners hold 49%. I set a rule that each store will recruit 5 partners, one of whom holds 4% and the other hold %. I also told them that the company is doing this for their own good, so that everyone can start a business with light assets."

"With so many people holding shares, the proportion is too small, and the attraction may not be enough." Someone questioned. "I will take out 58% of the daily turnover as dividends, and say the payback period will be very fast. The company will also guarantee that the store will operate for at least three years."

"and then?"

“And then there’s the fact that I’ve opened over a thousand stores.”

"Even if you calculate it this way, you still can't make any money. Are you planning to run away..."

"Hey." The bald man put his finger in front of his mouth and made a shushing gesture.

"Old Li, what are you doing recently?" The man with glasses looked at the person next to him again.

“Nothing much. Chinese herbal medicine is quite popular right now, so I just deal with it.” A man with a square face and short hair took a sip of tea on the table.

"Chinese medicinal herbs? You can also cure diseases and save lives."

"Haha, that's what doctors do. I'm just a farmer."

"tell me the story."

"The country is now focusing on supporting medicinal herb planting projects. I rented two offices next to a pharmaceutical company, registered a company, hired a few financial and agricultural planting experts, and went to the countryside to buy a few acres of farmland and planted medicinal herbs. Then I shot a promotional video titled "Scientific Planting."

"and then?"

"Then I created a lot of hype, saying that I was buying a large amount of Chinese medicinal materials. I would buy them back at 1.5 times the market price. When others came to me for cooperation and wanted to ask what kind of seedlings I planted, I would test their seedlings and tell them that their seedlings were not up to standard, and then sell them ours. I charged 7 yuan per plant, with a minimum order of 3000 plants. Thousands of people came to me for cooperation. I then asked experts to give these people professional training and guidance, and I also guaranteed the recycling."

"Where did you get this seedling? Did you develop this hybrid seedling yourself?"

"Development is bullshit. This is just an ordinary seedling. The purchase price is not even one dollar. I also found a group of salesmen to attract investment all over the country and give them a 50% commission."

"What if someone doesn't want to do it?"

"This is easy. Gather them together and bring them to our planting base for collective brainwashing. You are professional, but can you be as professional as the experts..." said the square-faced man proudly.

"Ha, Heng Xiao is in real estate. He won't understand a bunch of other businesses you guys are talking about here." At this time, a man with a cigar in his mouth exhaled a puff of smoke.

"Oh? You are still working on the decoration. Decoration is always the same. Do you have any new ideas?" The man with glasses smiled.

“It’s not entirely a new idea. It’s just a modification of the old idea.” The cigar man chuckled.

"tell me the story."

"It's nothing, really. We just hired a few designers to create hype and advertise that they would provide free designs."

"Normally, the design fee would be tens of thousands of yuan, and a good designer would charge tens of thousands."

"Yes, I will offer free services and provide quotations for material costs. Each quotation only costs a few hundred yuan, which is money that customers are willing to pay."

"If you do this, other material suppliers will kill you. The competition in the construction industry is so fierce, and everyone sees each other every day." The man with glasses began to worry about the safety of the man with the cigar.

"What's the big deal? I didn't completely break the rules of the industry. They can do this. After listening to me, the client asked us to design and quote. I told the designer to consider the actual needs, details and practicality. The renderings must be high-end and classy, ​​because people nowadays buy into this."

"Are you planning to tamper with the materials? There's nothing fancy about it." The bald man thought about it and felt that the principle should be similar to his traditional Chinese medicine project.

“Yes, they did cheat, but I put my own money into it, and the price I quoted to the client was 85% off my cost.” The cigar man added.

"Wouldn't that be a loss to my grandma?" The bald man scratched his head.

"It's so cheap. Compared with other decoration companies, will customers think there is something fishy?" asked the man with glasses.

"What's the trick? Everyone on Blue Star knows that the decoration industry has huge profits. Didn't these people still line up to come to me in the end? People just like to pick the cheapest ones."

"and then?"

"Then I told them that we couldn't do it at that price. We needed to add 15% profit, give 60% upfront, and promise to provide everything within the renderings."

"You are kidding me, these people will just walk away." The bald man laughed and slapped the table.

"Haha, on the contrary, people's psychology is very complicated. When they compare with other places, they will still think that my place is cheap, because the price I offer is my cost price. The reason why I don't quote the cost price right away is to adjust their mood and make them feel a sense of gap.

Of course, not everyone will come to me. Only 10 or 5 out of 6 customers will pay, and the rest will make excuses saying that they are short of funds, but in fact they just want to bargain.

I just asked them to find other decoration companies, and those customers came back not long after.

Then I asked the designer to start modifying the plumbing and electricity. After that, I told the customer that a batch of materials was about to arrive and they had to pay 30%.”

"That makes it 90%."

"That's right. Then I asked the team to slow down the construction progress and asked the customer to introduce our company to their neighbors or people they know. After they have introduced our company, we will resume the construction progress and add 50% of the decoration fee for certain places..."

Chen Xi couldn't help but smile in his heart as he listened to what the cigar man said.

In this day and age, it is true that you pay first and then do the decoration, but in the end, everyone understands the tricks.

Many people think that decoration companies are cheating people out of their money, and as time goes by, their business decreases.

As a result, it has become a case of construction first and payment later, that is, payment is made after a project is completed and inspected. However, the practice of construction first and payment later is still emerging in an endless stream. In short, no one is in charge of this matter.

After listening to what these bosses said, he couldn't help but think of the internet celebrities in his previous life.

There was a period of time when several internet celebrities appeared on the Internet, and their number of fans reached a terrifying number of hundreds of millions.

Coincidentally, one of the internet celebrities lived next to him, and there were comments online saying that this internet celebrity earned billions a year.

But in fact, the kid has some money, but his actual wealth is not as exaggerated as what is said on the Internet. Even his company is not ranked in the local area. Some people compare him with a certain entrepreneur or a certain rich second generation. There is no comparison at all. He can't even compare with Chen Yifeng's wealth decades ago.

For example, there are rumors online that the kid spent 100 million yuan on the villa he bought. In fact, Chen Xi's family spent more than 30 million yuan when they bought it, and the total with renovations was only more than 40 million yuan. Even if the housing price continues to rise, the house is not worth 100 million yuan. There are villas worth hundreds of millions of yuan in the community, but not his. In the local area, only the top-ranked buildings in the villa area can be sold for more than 100 million yuan.

There are always reports online that houses in some second-tier city are priced at hundreds of millions, but those prices are all fake. If you really want to buy one, just take out your Dragon Slaying Sword and chop it down, you can probably get at least 10 million off it.

Some bosses brag to others that the house they bought cost hundreds of millions, but that is probably the initial price quoted by others, not the transaction price.

Rich people are not stupid. Even if you ask them to spend billions to buy a house in a second- or third-tier city, unless they love their hometown very much, they will definitely buy a house in a first-tier city because the investment and return are very different.

I remember that in the previous life, Li Yuqing boasted to him that a friend of his bought a house worth hundreds of millions. You know, the house price in Xinlu is higher than that in Jiangcheng, so where did so many mansions worth hundreds of millions come from?

As for the internet celebrity's company building, the location is not very good. The money spent on buying it and renovating it was actually not as much as people say on the Internet.

There are also rumors that this internet celebrity can make so much money, he must have a powerful backstage. Chen Xi always wants to laugh when he sees those comments, because even seven or eight out of ten local people have never heard of this internet celebrity. The comments of those people on the Internet are either hearsay or spread deliberately by someone.

Some very smart bloggers follow the trend and make up some nonsense in order to attract some traffic, but there are still some people with insufficient IQ who believe them.

As for what the local area is like, it can only be said that these people on the Internet do not understand the local area at all. In the local area, at a certain period, these leaders were almost like the Grand Commander of Wu State. Maybe the new leader had been replaced before the locals even remembered his name. If there is any backer, the backer is powerful in the eyes of ordinary people, but it is only a small role in Chen Xi's eyes, because he has seen too many big leaders.

The main reason is that these people have created such a strong momentum that ordinary people have to imagine a lot.

As long as he gets a few luxury cars and spends some money to invite some celebrities to help him, everyone will think that this person must be unfathomable and rich enough to rival an entire country.

However, everything may just be an illusion. The billions of goods that can be sold in a live broadcast advertised online may all be air.

The purpose is to create the appearance of making money, expand the plate, and achieve a certain purpose. Because most people will only cooperate with rich people.

Forget it, we’ll meet again sooner or later. There’s no need to ruin someone’s financial situation. Just let them do whatever they want.

Chen Xi thought about his past life, looked at the bosses, and thought to himself. (End of this chapter)