As scheduled, he arrived at the school Jiahang Foreign Language School as agreed with Xie Feibai. The school is located in the suburbs, but covers a large area. The overall European style, the gate is in the shape of an Arc de Triomphe, and it is ambitious. The most famous thing about this aristocratic middle school is that this year a girl was admitted to Harvard University with a full scholarship. The book "Harvard Girl" based on her experience appeared in the list of reference bestsellers in major bookstores across the country. It was hailed as a successful example of quality education. Later, it started a nationwide study abroad craze and became an educational bible for many families in China.
Cheng Ran stood at the gate of the Foreign Languages Middle School and called Xie Feibai, but Xie Feibai said he would ask someone to pick him up. After a while, a young man of about 17 or 18 years old, wearing a JACK&JONES denim jacket, with shiny hair and new Nike sneakers, walked over from across the street and looked him up and down.
Cheng Ran was wearing a grey shirt, jeans, and the logo on the side of his sneakers was the pinyin of Li Ning. The young man had a preliminary judgment of him. A pair of Li Ning, the best domestic brand, was about half the price of Adidas and Nike, which cost seven or eight hundred yuan and could be considered a luxury item for students. The average working class, with a better family, could afford to buy them with a little bit of grit. They would treat them like treasures, and would walk on tiptoes if the floor was dirty, and would squat by the sink to wipe any stains. They were incomparable to him, who had a whole shoe cabinet filled with Nike and Adidas at home.
The young man didn't even introduce himself, and asked, "Are you Cheng Ran? Did Brother Xie ask you to come over to play?"
Cheng Ran said yes, and the young man said, "Then follow me."
Cheng Ran was a little confused and followed the other person. He seemed to be bored. The man said as he walked, "My last name is Deng, and they all call me Brother Deng. How do you know Brother Xie?"
"I knew him before." Cheng Ran responded. The young man waited for a long time but didn't hear Cheng Ran call him "Brother Deng", so he turned around and looked at him again, thinking that there were so many people coming here through introductions recently. Some of them were looking for opportunities to get to know Xie Feibai and the others and play together. This was probably a relationship between them and they didn't seem to be smart or worldly-wise.
Cheng Ran felt that Xie Feibai was quite impressive. He sent someone to pick him up and was acting so mysterious. What was he doing
I followed the young man surnamed Deng to the commercial street opposite the school. This is a newly built project, a commercial development near the foreign language school. There is a real estate project called Waterside Flower City built around it. It is the second generation of commercial real estate projects in Chengdu. It should be very popular in the real estate industry. Now that Chengdu has entered an era of rapid land acquisition with the policy, in the future, many real estate villas will be developed around the school, and there will even be a direct sales center for imported goods. It will become a high-end community gathering place in Chengdu.
Cheng Ran followed the young man into the commercial street and saw the most eye-catching shop on the first floor. There was a sign, but the sign was obviously renovated. The original name of "Fei Bai Shui Bar" could be vaguely seen. There were a few light boxes on the ground, which should be installed later.
"Feibai Dojo".
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The decoration of the water bar first comes into view through the front door. The surrounding walls are all covered with plastic turf, with plastic leaves hanging overhead. In the middle stands a tree with only the main branches left after being cut off. Walking in feels like walking into a forest.
There are a lot of businesses in the store, both men and women. There are two rows of computers in the innermost part and tables on the outer part. Seven or eight tables are full. Most of them are probably students from the nearby Foreign Language School. They didn't wear school uniforms on Saturday. These boys and girls gathered together to play board games, such as Monopoly. Two of the tables are filled with girls. One of them is wearing a skirt and has a pretty face, which attracts the attention of boys at the surrounding tables. Some of them pretend to be noisy while playing, and when they see the curious or annoyed looks from the girls, they act like they are injected with chicken blood and become arrogant.
A clamorous voice could be heard from afar. "Let Brother Xie referee this time. There is something wrong with the rules. We should follow the skill priority order... Brother Xie, you say..."
"You guys play by yourselves, wait a moment..."
The phone rang, "Yeah... Yes, I'm at Brother Xie's place... Then come over, I'll introduce you to Brother Dong and Brother Deng..." After the caller hung up, he said, "Brother Xie, my friends will be coming over in a while, bringing three people..."
A nonchalant voice said, "Come on, give them a 50% discount."
There was a clamor of excitement in the store, mixed with some joking laughter. "Let me make it clear first, do you want to bring a pretty girl? Only if you do, you can get a 50% discount. Otherwise, why are you giving me the gold card treatment for nothing?"
"Brother Xie said so. What are you talking about? Brother Xie's words don't count?"
You can see that the store is very busy.
"Xie brother, I brought the person to you." Deng Wei walked in and nodded to Cheng Ran beside him. Some people said, "Brother Deng, you are back."
"Who are you going to pick up..."
At this time, many people looked up and looked at Cheng Ran, sizing him up.
Xie Feibai was behind the counter at this time. He was tall and thin. When he saw Cheng Ran coming in, he moved slightly, and finally stood up and said, "You're here!"
Just now, everyone asked him to come out to arbitrate the rules of the game and told him that his friends were coming, but he looked absent-minded and lazy. At this time, when the person Deng Wei met came in, he actually stood up from his seat. This made people who knew him look at Cheng Ran more. Could he be waiting for this man
Seeing Cheng Ran looking around, Xie Feibai felt a sense of satisfaction all over his body. He had deliberately asked Deng Wei to pick someone up and lead Cheng Ran here. When Cheng Ran saw him sitting in the back, he must have felt the impact and was able to win the game first.
Seeing Cheng Ran looking him up and down, Xie Feibai's anger that had been accumulating in his heart burst out like a floodgate. In order to avoid that Xie Houming and his mother at home always used Cheng Ran as an example to themselves, even his admission to Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School was an example to hit him. He was admitted by Jiahang because he paid the fees and used his connections, while Cheng Ran was admitted by Rongcheng No. 10 Middle School. Cheng Ran was an "other people's child" that could not be shaken off from beginning to end.
Now, what he had been planning for a long time finally came to light in front of Cheng Ran.
You are good at studying and doing things, but... what is this for me? It is also an industry.
On the surface, it looked like just a water bar and an internet cafe, but as a high school student, he was able to contact partners, plan, and organize, which were all real abilities, leadership and execution. The water bar he opened was also well-known in the foreign language school, and his name, Xie Feibai, was now known among foreign language students in this way.
Seeing Xie Feibai facing this young man, he was no longer as lazy as before, but instead looked energetic. His partners in the store who were familiar with Xie Feibai all felt something unusual. In the past, Xie Feibai had never taken the fights between gangs and factions seriously, so what kind of person was this that made him care
Although this person was dressed casually, he had a clean appearance and bright and penetrating eyes, which was very different from people of his age. He had an indescribable temperament. At least after he entered the store, the girls in the store kept looking at him from time to time.
Some people suddenly had an idea and made a bold guess... The only thing that posed a threat to Xie Feibai was this person's appearance. Could it be that he was Xie Feibai's love rival
This store was not built by Xie Feibai alone. There were four people, both men and women, present, plus Xie Feibai, who used their so-called "private money" to build this business. The families of these four partners were all well-known figures in the official and economic circles of Chengdu. They knew each other before, and after Xie Houming took over the provincial investment, their families became closer. Coincidentally, they were all in foreign language schools, so it was impossible for them not to "gather together".
Just as Xie Feibai's friend was examining Cheng Ran, Xie Feibai had already walked over and stood in front of Cheng Ran with an unfathomable smile on his face.
Finally, he waited for Cheng Ran to speak, "You opened a shop?"
Xie Feibai nodded with his hands behind his back, then walked forward again, with an attitude of "just playing around", and asked, "How is it?"
Cheng Ran nodded, "Not bad."
Xie Feibai smiled and walked slowly, pointing to the two rows of eight computers, and said in a natural and rising tone, "Lenovo Tianqin computer, Intel Pentium II processor, 4G hard drive, RAMbus 64MB memory, in98 system, the store sells it for 13,000 yuan! Mine is the internal price, 11,000 yuan, I know the owner of Lenovo Chengdu store, he gave me face. The games inside, Age of Empires, StarCraft, Resident Evil... all of them are extremely fun! I also did some research, there are very few Internet cafes in Chengdu, and the price is generally between 6 and 20 yuan depending on the environment. Mine is 12 yuan an hour."
Several middle-aged men wearing leather shoes, suits or office shirts, playing games or hanging out on forums in front of computers looked up at them. One of them picked up a Zippo lighter and lit a cigarette. He leaned one hand on the armrest, slumped in the chair, and with the other hand he touched the mouse, continuing to immerse himself in the world of the Internet, paying no attention to what was happening outside.
Xie Feibai had obviously created such a place for himself to relax, and he was very proud of the good business.
"You've seen the decoration, right? My idea was to make it a forest style, with a water bar, where you can order a cup of Taiwanese milk tea and sit down to drink and chat."
Xie Feibai introduced Cheng Ran to him. Several of his partners who were watching nearby also figured it out. Well, Brother Xie just wanted to find this guy to show off his muscles.
Although I don’t know what the feud between the two of them is, I have to cheer for Brother Xie.
Hu Rui, a partner nicknamed "Sanmao", said, "Foreign Languages is located in the suburbs. It's usually deserted and there's not much entertainment. Our brother Xie took advantage of this opportunity and discussed with us. We each contributed some money. Of course, he took the lion's share. We didn't contribute much either. The five of us contributed nearly 200,000 yuan in total."
When a student from a foreign language school heard the number of 200,000 yuan, his eyes twitched. He thought to himself, no wonder these people are famous in school. 200,000 yuan is a lifetime savings for many families. How rich must their family be with the money they just scraped together
Two hundred thousand is indeed a lot of money. Imagine last year, if Cheng Feiyang chose to buy out his seniority, his seniority for the first half of his life could only be exchanged for 30,000 yuan. At this time, a commercial house in Chengdu, which is an average price of 3,000 yuan, is worth a compact three-bedroom and one-living room commercial house.
The key is that these people are very capable. So there are people from the same school in the store, and there is a new definition of the rich second generation.
Ma Hongyu, nicknamed "Da Ma", said, "We usually hang out together, but we are tired of all the fun things in Chengdu. Going to bars and KTVs is just like that after a while, it's better to have our own business."
When he mentioned the word "industry", he smiled proudly. When Xie Feibai asked them to start a water bar, he was a little hesitant at first, but after doing it, he felt another meaning. In the past, when they went out to play, hang out in bars, and spend a lot of money, they would be looked at with astonishment and envy by others. But now that their store is open, foreign language schools come to play because of the reputation. When they hear that it is their store, the surprised looks are another sense of accomplishment.
Although Ma Hongyu had no shortage of girls around him in the past, birds of a feather flock together. Most of the girls who approached him wanted to be taken around by him. If he took a fancy to a girl in a foreign language school who was good at studying and good-looking, most of them would ignore him and regard him as a second-generation rich man.
As a result, recently I saw the beautiful girl from Class 4 of Grade 2 who had won first prizes in painting and calligraphy exhibitions at school coming to the store. She looked at me a few more times and asked me with a smile how much discount I could get from my classmates. I was so flattered.
So men should have a legitimate career! Once you have a career, the way girls look at you will be different. You used to be superficial and thought that money can do anything. In fact, it is just like the animal world. Having sharp teeth, muscles and hunting skills is the essence of this world.
These were all done by Brother Xie. Brother Xie is smart and has decision-making ability.
As the saying goes, a good father will have a good son. What kind of person is Brother Xie’s father? If he stomps his feet, the whole city of Rongcheng will tremble.
Following Brother Xie, there is a bright future ahead.