Chapter 108 Ming Yun Villa

If Li Shi had his choice, he would definitely consider opening the internet cafe at the east gate of Handong Jiaotong University or near Mingyun Villa, and would never choose such an awkward location that was neither here nor there.

According to preliminary investigations, the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe in Mingyun Villa was indeed the worst-performing of all the Lazy Fish Internet Cafes.

This was directly related to its location.

Therefore, Li Shi was very puzzled.

The fact that Da Chang Lian was stationed at the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe in Mingyun Villa naturally meant that President Pei regarded this store as a key layout for the next stage.

But no matter how he looked at it, this store had no potential to be tapped.

If Li Shi were the boss, he would probably abandon this store at the speed of light to stop the loss.

This made him even more curious.

After much deliberation, Li Shi left the flagship store of Lazy Fish Internet Cafe and prepared to drive to the Mingyun Villa store to find out.

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Lazy Fish Internet Cafe, Mingyun Villa branch.

The open space outside was very spacious, after all, this was already in the suburbs of Jingzhou City, and it was not so lively.

Li Shi parked his car outside and walked into the internet cafe.

Although the layout of the two stores was not exactly the same, the style was highly consistent, and everything was so familiar.

Moreover, there were far fewer people in this store than in the flagship store, which was a big plus for Li Shi!

He came to the coffee area and sat down, ordering a cup of black tea.

He was very satisfied with the quiet environment in the store.

However, Li Shi did not forget the purpose of his visit this time. His eyes swept across the first floor of the internet cafe, and he found that Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were indeed there.

It was just that the two of them were happily playing games together in the internet cafe area at this time, wearing headphones and looking very focused.

Ma Yang was fully absorbed.

But Zhang Yuan was suffering in silence.

Only ghosts know what kind of torture it is to play games with a leader who is particularly bad at it and doesn't even realize it!

However, in the eyes of Li Shi, an outsider, the two were loving and harmonious.

"Sure enough, their work focus has really shifted to this branch."

"But… why?"

"Just because the performance here is poor and they want to turn losses into profits?"

"No, it shouldn't be like this."

"President Pei is a person with a long-term vision, how could he be obsessed with the profit and loss of a certain branch?"

"There must be a deeper meaning."

"Maybe there is a deeper layout behind this internet cafe?"

Li Shi did not dare to neglect it at all.

Last time, he didn't expect that Pei Qian could completely reverse the situation with a singer.

Having learned a lesson, he now knew very well that there was a deeper meaning behind every seemingly ordinary decision of President Pei.

This time, it must be no exception.

Li Shi didn't want to be seen by Ma Yang. After the last incident, he had already understood that this Da Chang Lian had too close a relationship with Pei Qian and could not be relied on at all.

But…

The other bottom-level employees were hard to say.

Li Shi's eyes quickly swept over the several service staff in the internet cafe.

Because the internet cafe was too deserted, these service staff seemed a little listless, but out of professional ethics, they tried to maintain a high working state.

Li Shi estimated that the wages of these service staff should not be too high.

Even if the treatment of Lazy Fish Internet Cafe was higher than the industry average, these service staff were ultimately doing physical labor and were not worth paying high wages.

Then, spending a little money should be able to buy them off and get some information about the Mingyun Villa branch.

Thinking of this, Li Shi silently memorized the appearance of several service staff and the names on their chest badges, and left after taking two more sips of coffee.

Buying off two or three service staff seemed insignificant, but it could bring Li Shi what he needed most, which was intelligence.

As long as this service staff could continuously provide intelligence and let him know President Pei's next move, then the money would be well spent!

If only considering safety, buying off only one was the least likely to be exposed.

But Li Shi was worried that if he only bought off one, what if he provided false information?

He still had to buy off a few more, at least two or three pieces of information to verify each other before he could determine the authenticity of the information.

Of course, buying off a few more would increase the risk of exposure, but Li Shi was not particularly worried.

He would let his subordinates contact these service staff so that Pei Qian would not find out about Fuhui Capital.

It didn't matter if someone informed Pei Qian, this method would at most be discarded, and Li Shi himself would not lose anything.

The only thing he needed to be wary of was that several service staff colluded to deceive him with false information, but the premise was that all the service staff were completely loyal to President Pei and completely resisted the temptation of money.

How was that possible?

Therefore, Li Shi was still quite confident in this, and he believed in the power of money.

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The next day.

Pei Qian happened to have nothing to do in the morning and wanted to go to the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe in Mingyun Villa for a stroll.

He also wanted to ask Ma Yang and the others how the planning of Nifeng Station was going.

The preliminary preparation work of Nifeng Station was not complicated. The main tasks were to rent stores for decoration, purchase shelves and office supplies, recruit couriers, and contact various courier companies to discuss cooperation with them.

These were temporarily being handled by Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan.

After all, the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe and Lazy Fish Takeaway were currently losing money, which could be said to be a good situation, and Pei Qian still trusted Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan.

When the scale of Nifeng Logistics became larger and larger in the future and Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were too busy, Pei Qian would consider splitting this business and handing it over to others.

Seeing President Pei arrive, the service staff in the internet cafe were a little nervous.

As everyone knew, the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe in Mingyun Villa had the worst performance of all the Lazy Fish Internet Cafes, completely at the bottom!

These service staff were very worried that one day this branch would be suddenly cut off and they would be unemployed on the spot.

Originally, it was okay because all the stores were losing money together, and the Mingyun Villa store was located in a remote area, so President Pei basically didn't come.

As a result, with the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe flagship store turning losses into profits, everything was different.

The Mingyun Villa branch seemed to have suddenly received President Pei's attention!

The internet cafe manager Ma Yang and the area manager Zhang Yuan were basically stationed at the branch every day, and President Pei also came frequently, making these service staff feel a lot of pressure and very nervous.

Obviously, the higher-ups had noticed the bottom-level performance of Mingyun Villa, and maybe this was going to be rectified.

Although it was still calm now, who knew what kind of storm would come in the future?

The service staff were all in danger. Although the salary and benefits here were very good, who knew how long they could do this job?

Therefore, some people were already prepared to make two-handed preparations.

Although the welfare benefits here were very good, people were selfish and always had to consider their own future.

"Brother Qian, you're here!"

Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan warmly greeted him and found an empty table with Pei Qian to sit down.

Several service staff stood aside, waiting for orders.

Pei Qian took a sip of coffee and said to Ma Yang, "This month, give all the brothers in this store an extra thousand yuan in wages."

Ma Yang was stunned, and several service staff were also stunned.

Pei Qian explained: "This is an incentive fund! The performance of the Mingyun Villa store is not good now, and everyone needs to work harder."

"Don't be too stressed because of the temporary poor performance. Don't worry, our Lazy Fish Internet Cafe will never give up on any brother!"

Pei Qian didn't think too much, it was just a whim to spend a little more money.

The money was spent reasonably, and the amount was not large, so there was no reason for the system to disagree.

Moreover, Pei Qian felt that the Mingyun Villa store could continue to stably lose money and make no progress, which was simply the benchmark industry he had dreamed of, forming a sharp contrast with the flagship store. Naturally, he had to set up a pretext to spend more money on it.

After saying this, Pei Qian suddenly noticed that three or four service staff had strange expressions.

Some were happy, and some were hesitant.

Finally, a service staff mustered up the courage: "President Pei, I have something to report to you!"

"Someone wants to buy me off and make me sell the intelligence of our branch!"

Another service staff also nodded and said, "It's the same with me here!"

Another service staff looked hesitant, obviously guilty.

Originally, these service staff didn't need to inform Pei Qian. After all, they were just the bottom-level service staff of the internet cafe and were not familiar with Pei Qian at all. The act of informing might not bring them direct benefits.

However, President Pei's thousand-yuan incentive fund moved these service staff.

Recalling the high welfare of Lazy Fish Internet Cafe all along, they instantly felt uneasy.

Therefore, although the other party gave more money, some people still resolutely stood up!

Pei Qian was also stunned.

He was a little shocked, not because his subordinates were bought off, but because… he didn't expect that someone would spend money to buy such useless intelligence.

The Mingyun Villa branch was so miserable, and they were still trying to gather intelligence?

Did you have so much money that you didn't know where to spend it?

Then you might as well give it to me!

Pei Qian casually asked, "How much did the other party give?"

A service staff hesitated for a moment and said, "500 for regular intelligence, and 3,000 for key intelligence."

In Li Shi's opinion, this was definitely a price that the service staff could not refuse, but he obviously underestimated the various extra benefits of the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe service staff…

Pei Qian was inwardly flabbergasted.

Why can't I encounter such a good thing?

Isn't it just the intelligence of the Lazy Fish Internet Cafe Mingyun Villa branch?

I can sell you intelligence for 3,000 yuan a piece until you go bankrupt, do you believe it?