May 1st Labor Day, but Shi Zhen's construction site did not stop.
The losses caused by the shutdown of the construction site are quite large. Usually, it is raining or something. If you cannot continue to work, you will stop working. Otherwise, the workers have no other holidays except for the New Year.
They also don’t want to stop work. The construction site is more rewarding for more work, and the stoppage means that they will earn less money.
However, the workers under him did not have a holiday, but Shi Zhen himself... He gave himself a holiday.
Guan Baiyu's Internet cafe is about to open, and he intends to join in.
Shi Zhen left at 5:00 in the morning, so that he could arrive before the opening at 8:00.
After seven o'clock, Shi Zhen entered the provincial capital.
The temperature on Labor Day was just right, neither too cold nor too hot.
Probably because there is no smartphone to prevent people from going to bed early and getting up early, there are already many people on the road, and the breakfast shop on the street is very lively.
Some stores put tables and chairs outside, but they are still full of people.
Different from a dozen or two decades later, when many stores opened bigger and bigger, most of the stores now are quite small, they are all one storefront, doing a little business.
Even if Shi Zhen entered the newly built commercial area, the shops here are still small, unlike later generations, a mobile phone store, which obviously sells few products, but occupies a particularly large area.
That's why... Guan Baiyu's two-story Internet cafe looks very, very large.
After getting bigger, it will be particularly conspicuous in a group of smaller shops.
Shi Zhen felt that anyone who went shopping in this commercial street would immediately notice this Internet cafe called "Baishi".
Seeing the name, Shi Zhen chuckled lightly.
When Guan Baiyu thought about the name of the Internet cafe before, he also gave some suggestions, thinking that Guan Baiyu could give his Internet cafe a better name.
As a result, Guan Baiyu used this name directly, and also said to advertise his company.
Then... Advertise him.
Shi Zhen stopped the car not far away.
The Internet cafe has not yet opened, but what surprised Shi Zhen was that someone was waiting at the door.
He walked over and saw those people discussing this Internet cafe: "I heard that this Internet cafe is open today. If you go to play in the first ten days, all are 20% off, and only four yuan per hour!"
"I heard about it too, and I came here to see it."
"The first Internet cafe on our side. Last time I went all the way to another Internet cafe, but it turned out to be very small, and there were not many computers. I waited for a long time to get my turn."
"I heard there are a lot of computers here."
"The new Internet cafe, the computer must also be new!"
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Guan Baiyu did a lot of publicity before the Internet cafe opened.
Therefore, many people came here because of their fame, and even waited here early in order to grab the computer.
People follow the crowd. After some people are waiting outside, some people stop here. Shi Zhen also heard some uncles and aunts asking the young people waiting to come to the Internet cafe what they are doing here.
I heard that it was waiting for the Internet cafe to open. Some of them didn't know why, but some knew it: "Oh! It's a place to use computers!"
Then these old people will popularize what computers are for their peers who don't know computers.
In the provincial capital in 1998, most primary and secondary schools have already been equipped with computers.
Although a school may have only one computer room, at least there is a computer class, and everyone is not so unfamiliar with computers.
However, because there is nothing in the school computer, usually in computer class, I just play with the "Drawing" that comes with the computer. At the end of the term, I use "Drawing" to draw a picture, so the children are not very interested in computers. big.
Because of this, computers are not something that parents hear about at this moment, and many parents even hope that their children will learn computers well.
Although they don't know what to learn.
Shi Zhen watched at the door for a while, and seeing more and more people, he took a detour and entered the Internet cafe.
He came to look for Guan Baiyu some time ago, had been to an Internet cafe, and had the key to the Internet cafe.
In the Internet cafe, everyone is busy, all the workers are present, and the Internet cafe has been cleaned up.
Seeing Shi Zhen, Guan Baiyu immediately narrowed his eyes and laughed.
But there were outsiders, and the two of them didn't say anything, just watched the time pass by minute by minute.
At eight o'clock, the Internet cafe opened.
Guan Baiyu didn't have a particularly fancy opening ceremony, mainly because he had no money, and now it seems... he doesn't need it.
Almost immediately, countless people poured in and went to the network administrator to register and surf the Internet.
At this time, the state has not yet issued regulations that minors cannot surf the Internet in Internet cafes.
It will take many years for this regulation to come out, mainly because at this time when I go online, I really can't see anything.
Even portals, search engines and such things, are not yet.
Most of the games are stand-alone games, and large-scale online games do not exist at all.
However, Guan Baiyu still instructed the network administrator not to surf the Internet when he was young.
The main reason is that the price here is very expensive, and children can't afford so much money. If they come to the Internet, they may have stolen the family's money. If parents come to the door, it will be more troublesome.
Of course, he thought too much, and no children came in at all.
Children can't afford the money, and they don't have much interest in computers.
Even adults who come to the Internet, many of them have never played this thing, they gave five dollars to try it, and finally turned on the computer... and they can't do anything.
But everyone still looked at this new gadget with great interest, and some people didn't spend money themselves, just watching others play.
The Internet cafes at this time were completely different from some later black Internet cafes. They were simply high-end places. Only rich people would come in to play. When they entered the Internet cafes, everyone’s voices became quieter.
Of course, some people can't play computers, but some people can, and some people click on the game and figure out how to play.
Single player games are mostly simple.
Then one by one, they were amazed.
The people next to you saw it and played along.
Many people are coming into contact with computers for the first time. Guan Baiyu also printed out a special website for those who come to the Internet to see. Therefore, there are also people who are not very interested in playing games. Follow the above website to open some websites, and then look at the above. Content.
Anything to do anyway.
What surprised Guan Baiyu the most was that the box upstairs was quickly booked out.
Probably... These people who come to the Internet are all rich people. For rich people, five dollars an hour is not much different from ten dollars an hour, right
Shi Zhen felt that it was quite normal.
There are some so-called Internet celebrity shops in later generations. In fact, the things they sell are very expensive and taste average, but there are still many people who go to check in... Guan Baiyu, an Internet cafe, at this time, is almost the same as an Internet celebrity shop.
Probably belongs to... Going out and telling people "I've been to Baishi Internet Cafe" is something you can show off.
Of course, not everyone came to play. Guan Baiyu saw that after someone came, he opened his mailbox and started sending emails.
There are also some college students who don’t have enough computer time at school, so they pay to study here.
Anything to do anyway.
And... more than 100 computers, soon crowded with people, those who come late have to wait first, and only when the computer is free can they play. "This is too lively!" After Liang Qinxuan came with his friend, his friend immediately went upstairs to play, and he was below, watching the guests with Guan Baiyu.
There are so many guests!
Liang Qinxuan couldn't help but ask, "How much money can you earn in a day with so many people?"
Guan Baiyu said: "The discount for the first ten days of opening is only 4 yuan per hour. If each computer is played for 16 hours a day, it will be 64 yuan. If it is 60, it will be 100 computers. , a day is 6,000... I have more than 100 computers here! The one upstairs costs 8 yuan an hour!"
One day's turnover, eight thousand is no problem.
Liang Qinxuan took a deep breath.
It's too lucrative!
In this case, his dividends in the first month will definitely exceed 40,000, and he will be able to recover the cost in less than a year...
Guan Baiyu said: "Of course, the money I made at the beginning will be used to buy a computer... There are many places here that are still vacant."
Liang Qinxuan nodded again and again.
He can accept to take the dividend later!
A little harder now, more money later, how wonderful!
Probably because the current Internet cafes look very high-end, the quality of people who come to the Internet is very good, and there is nothing messy.
Everyone loves computers.
Guan Baiyu was particularly satisfied with this situation.
People who come to the Internet also think... This place is very tall.
"Computers are like this!"
"This game is so fun!"
"I also have a computer at home, and there is nothing in it!"
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The next day, Guan Baiyu went to the Internet cafe. After doing the math... He found that the Internet cafe's turnover was more than 10,000.
This of course also includes the food consumption of people who come to the Internet.
Those people can pay 4 yuan for an hour of Internet access, and of course they don't mind spending money on drinks or something. Even if the drinks in the Internet cafe are 50 cents more expensive than outside, they don't care.
The people in the box upstairs are even more generous. The friends Liang Qinxuan brought, one by one, spent a lot of money here, and they also brought some friends to introduce them to interesting computer games...
However, although the turnover of Internet cafes is not low, there are not many people in the Internet cafes starting from ten o'clock in the evening, and there are very few people in the Internet cafes until eight o'clock in the morning.
At this time, people will not surf the Internet overnight.
Guan Baiyu thought about it for a while, and decided to adjust the working hours of the workers. Instead of three shifts, it would be divided into two shifts. The Internet cafe would close at 11 o'clock in the evening and reopen at 8 o'clock in the morning.
With this arrangement, there will be a little more workers in each class, and it will also avoid too many people in the Internet cafe during the day, too many things, and the employees will be overwhelmed.
During the May Day holiday, Guan Baiyu and Shi Zhen spent most of the time in the Internet cafe. They also found a two-person box upstairs to play on the computer together.
Although Shi Zhen doesn't like playing with computers, he can type anything. After all, he has used it in his previous life.
After three days, Shi Zhen went back.
And at this time... Internet cafes have become more and more famous.
There are even local media coverage of the Internet cafe.
Shi Zhen is very worried about the negative comments of Internet cafes, but in the end, the times are different... When the media reported, they said that Internet cafes can open up everyone's horizons, and they highly praised them.
After all, in recent years, the country is vigorously promoting computers.
Although Guan Baiyu has done some propaganda for the Internet cafe, many people know about the existence of this Internet cafe through word of mouth, but it is still not as powerful as the media.
When this report came out, many people really came to the Internet cafe to check in and see what the Internet cafe was like.
The business of Internet cafes is better, and more and more people come in to see without spending money. Even Guan Baiyu has to let the workers patrol back and forth, reminding everyone not to smoke, and to be optimistic about personal valuables.
Otherwise, it is crowded with people, and it is very likely that if you are not careful, your wallet or something will be stolen.
Shi Zhen didn't interfere too much with Guan Baiyu's affairs. After all, he himself had a lot of things.
But he didn't expect that Zhao Qiujuan would tell him something when he came back from the provincial capital... something that shocked him a bit.
Zhao Qiujuan has talked to Duan Hongming, and they plan to get married.
Zhao Qiujuan went to take the accounting certificate in April, and just got the entry certificate, Shi Zhen planned to come up during the May Day holiday, let her be an accountant, and then introduce her to the object, and you can start.
As a result, as soon as he mentioned a sentence, Zhao Qiujuan said that she already had a partner, Duan Hongming.
When did they talk, why didn't he know
Shi Zhen was startled at first, but after thinking about it, he felt that these two people were quite suitable.
Duan Hongming is very reliable, but his marriage in his previous life did not go well.
In his last life, he didn't dig Duan Hongming. Duan Hongming got married before he quit his job and started his own business.
Then the husband and wife relationship between the two seems to be not very good all the time. Duan Hongming's wife has been staying in his hometown and did not come here.
However, he did not know what the specific situation was.
But there is a high probability... Duan Hongming will not marry the wife of his hometown again.
"What are your plans?" Shi Zhen asked Zhao Qiujuan.
Zhao Qiujuan said: "He told his parents that his parents will come over in a few days, and then the two families will meet."
"I will prepare well." Shi Zhen said.
He must be there for such a meeting with his parents.
"Well," Zhao Qiujuan was very happy, but soon thought of one thing, "by the way, there is one more thing..."
"What's the matter?" Shi Zhen asked.
"Duan Hongming doesn't seem to know that you are my brother." Zhao Qiujuan said.
After she got to know Duan Hongming well, sometimes she would ask Duan Hongming when she encountered something she couldn't understand.
It's not good for her to keep asking other people's questions. Later, she made some dishes for Duan Hongming and asked Duan Hongming to take it back to eat.
After going back and forth, Duan Hongming suddenly asked her if she wanted to talk to her.
She was stupid at the time.
She also wanted to find a better partner, but she never really thought about Duan Hongming. After all, Duan Hongming is a college student and has a good job. He is better than her in every aspect.
But she was definitely satisfied with Duan Hongming, and Zhao Qiujuan naturally agreed.
Then they got along privately for a month. Recently, when she got her accounting certificate, Duan Hongming said that she could see her parents get married.
This was nothing at first, but when Duan Hongming talked about meeting his parents, he thought that her parents were still in the mountains, and he also said that he would bring her parents to buy some better clothes or something... After thinking about it carefully, she realized that Duan Hongming didn't know that she was actually It's Shi Zhen's sister.
She didn't know how to tell Duan Hongming at the time...
That's all? Shi Zhen said, "I'll go tell him."
Shi Zhen didn't take this matter seriously, but Duan Hongming's parents were coming over, so he would definitely discuss with Duan Hongming where to eat or something.
Thinking so, Shi Zhen went to Duan Hongming: "Are you in love with my sister?"
"You said Qiujuan? Yes!" Duan Hongming admitted.
Shi Zhen said: "If your parents want to come, I will prepare it here... What do your parents like to eat? Tell me, and I can arrange meals or something."
"Wait... Boss, are you going to make arrangements?" Duan Hongming felt something was wrong.
"My parents don't know much about this, so I can only come." Shi Zhen said.
Duan Hongming pondered for a while, and suddenly realized something - he thought he had found a poor little... Actually, it was the boss and his sister