Chapter 17 Misfortune and Fortune

Huang Sibao left.

Pei Qian distributed the fruit Huang Sibao had brought to everyone, casually washed an apple, and returned to his office to munch on it.

It was almost a month, and from the current situation, it seemed alright.

As long as there weren't any suddenly emerging profit points, losing a little money should be easily achievable.

Pei Qian was already considering what new benefits to provide for his employees.

With the opening of the Fish-Touching Internet Cafe branches, CEO Pei had more and more employees under his command, and as long as each person received a small benefit, it would instantly be a large sum of money spent.

Whether a project made money or not was, to some extent, uncontrollable, but Pei Qian could at least guarantee spending more money.

Pei Qian munched on the apple and used Qiandu to search for "employee benefits."

The search results turned up a few so-called "companies with good employee benefits," but after clicking on them, he immediately scoffed.

Is that all?

Forget it, without ready-made experience, he could only continue to use his imagination.

He continued to scroll.

As he scrolled, Pei Qian felt a little sleepy, so he flattened his chair, wrapped himself in a small blanket, and fell into a drowsy sleep.

After a long time.

He woke up, and it was almost dark.

Pei Qian suddenly felt his right eye twitching.

"Hmm? What's going on?"

Pei Qian rubbed his right eye, but it kept twitching.

"Left eye twitch, wealth arrives; right eye twitch, disaster strikes."

"Not a good omen."

Pei Qian quickly stood up and walked around the office, gazing at the distant scenery.

Before long, his right eye stopped twitching.

"Hoo, false alarm. Maybe I've been binge-watching dramas too much lately, and my eyes are tired."

Pei Qian tossed the apple core into the trash can, sat back in his chair, and prepared to continue watching his drama.

But just then, his left eye started twitching!

And this time, rubbing it didn't help much; it was still twitching.

"Left eye twitch, wealth arrives; right eye twitch, disaster strikes."

"It's okay, this is a good omen, better than my right eye twitching."

"Hmm?"

"Wait, something doesn't seem right..."

"Left eye twitch, wealth arrives! How is that a good omen?!"

Pei Qian "whooshed" and stood up, unable to sit still any longer.

He suddenly realized that there was definitely a problem!

For others, the saying "left eye twitch, wealth arrives" was indeed a good omen, since who doesn't want to get rich?

But for Pei Qian, a left eye twitching for wealth was no different from a right eye twitching for disaster!

Both were ominous signs!

"There's a problem, something must have gone wrong somewhere."

"I've been feeling uneasy for the past few days, even dreaming about Fish-Touching Internet Cafe making a lot of money during my nap. And today, both of my eyes have been twitching non-stop. This is definitely not a good omen."

Pei Qian stood up and paced quickly around the room.

"Think carefully about where the problem might be..."

Pei Qian mentally reviewed all of his industries again, and finally focused on Fish-Touching Internet Cafe.

The two branches had just opened, so they shouldn't be causing any trouble.

Then the only possibility was the flagship store!

Pei Qian carefully recalled that he hadn't been to the Fish-Touching Internet Cafe flagship store for more than a week.

Thinking of this, Pei Qian immediately went out.

It was already evening, and many people were packing up to leave work.

Pei Qian immediately stopped Assistant Xin: "Take me to the Fish-Touching Internet Cafe tonight."

"Okay, CEO Pei." Assistant Xin said without hesitation, because there was no need to mention overtime pay; CEO Pei would definitely pay enough.

...

Fish-Touching Internet Cafe flagship store.

Nearing seven o'clock, more and more people gathered at the entrance.

Several waiters were carrying tables and placing them in the open space outside the internet cafe.

This place was originally a restaurant, and the outside space was quite large. Originally, it could be used for parking, but after being converted into an internet cafe, there was basically no need for parking, so it had always been empty.

But today, several waiters had filled the open space with beautiful tables, chairs, and parasols. In the summer evening, it gave off a feeling of a European seaside town.

Of course, due to the climate, Jingzhou's comfort level couldn't compare with that of a European seaside town, but just in terms of style, it was quite good.

The bar area inside the internet cafe was quickly filled, and many people were sitting outside.

From the outside, they could directly see the stage through the glass curtain wall, and Ma Yang had also specially arranged speakers outside, so people sitting outside could also hear Chen Lei singing.

Seeing more and more customers, Ma Yang's long face was filled with a long-lost smile.

"Look, this way, our problem of insufficient seating is solved, right?" Ma Yang was very satisfied with the situation in front of him.

Zhang Yuan gave a thumbs up from the side: "Yes, Brother Ma, great idea!"

More and more of Chen Lei's fans arrived, and the inside seats were completely full, so Ma Yang naturally thought of adding tables outside.

Now it was summer, and setting up tables outside was a common tactic used by many restaurants.

Zhang Yuan had naturally thought of it too, but patting Ma Yang's ass in passing, why not?

A fashionable young girl came to the bar and directly handed over two red banknotes: "Three glasses of Northern Lights, one to drink, and the other two to send to Chen Lei. As for the inscription... um, write: 'A little fan who will always love Chen Lei!'"

The bartender immediately skillfully mixed the drinks, and soon, a glass of Northern Lights was handed to the girl.

"Remember, send it as soon as Chen Lei goes on stage." The girl specially instructed, and then left.

Ma Yang saw it and the smile on his long face grew even stronger.

Zhang Yuan praised again: "At this rate of growth, maybe next month we can report to CEO Pei and officially turn a profit!"

Ma Yang was even more smug: "Hmph, I must prove that I'm not worse than Huang Sibao!"

This idea wasn't thought up by Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan, but was accidentally discovered during the customer "tipping" process.

According to Ma Yang's original idea, customers would order a drink, and half of the profit would be given to Chen Lei as a commission.

As a result, this idea was unexpectedly well-received, and everyone's response was too enthusiastic!

Moreover, some wealthy female fans even came up with some flirtatious maneuvers.

After ordering a drink, they wanted to order a second one, but couldn't finish it, so this female customer directly asked the bartender if the second drink could be waived and the commission given directly to Chen Lei?

The bartender didn't dare to make a decision, so he immediately reported to the store manager, who in turn reported to Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan.

Ma Yang immediately decided, no problem!

The original price of the drink was 60 yuan, but since the customer wouldn't actually drink it and was just using it as a reward, then Chen Lei would get a 30 yuan commission, and the internet cafe would take 30!

This way, the fans would have expressed their feelings, and Chen Lei and the internet cafe would both benefit. Wouldn't that be perfect?

So the situation today occurred.

Many people bought two drinks at a time, one for themselves and one to send directly.

Ma Yang leaned against the bar, holding a cocktail, and felt great.

At this rate, maybe he could turn a profit next month.

As the saying goes, good for everyone is truly good.

When the time came, he would take Chen Lei to the other two Fish-Touching Internet Cafes for a tour.

He would bring up the popularity of the other two Fish-Touching Internet Cafes as well, which would be a great achievement!

When the three internet cafes turned a profit together, he would tell Pei Qian this great news and definitely give him a big surprise!

At that time, my Ma Yang's position in Brother Qian's heart would definitely surpass Huang Sibao, Bao Xu, Lü Mingliang, and everyone else!

I want to prove to everyone that I, Ma Yang, am Tengda's pillar of strength!

Thinking of this, Ma Yang's long face was filled with a happy smile.

...

Outside the Fish-Touching Internet Cafe, Pei Qian got out of the car, and his whole person was in a daze.

Who am I?

Where is this?

Where is my Fish-Touching Internet Cafe?

Where's the big, deserted Fish-Touching Internet Cafe I put here?!

What is this food stall thing?

Who did this?!!!