After Nao understood why he received such preferential treatment, Luo Youyi felt filled with gratitude.
There is nothing to describe the two weeks of leisure. A tour group of 300 Internet cafe owners stayed at the Burj Al Arab Hotel for three days. Every day they watched the world's highest artificial waterfall and the artificial rainbow formed by the waterfall. The entertainment in the hotel
The facilities are also sufficient, so you won't get bored without leaving home for three days.
If you want to drink a lot, you can drink a lot. The cocktail bar in the hotel is open 24 hours a day. If you want to watch a movie in the panoramic theater, you can go and watch it.
I won’t go into details about other high-end and technological facilities. Each room is equipped with a computer that costs 30,000 to 40,000 yuan. No one touches the latest PS2 game console. For such a high-end hotel,
Who in the hotel has the patience to waste time on this kind of crap? At most, people who have never touched a PS2 game console will play with it for a few hours every night before going to bed out of curiosity.
Even the gyms that no one usually goes to in hotels can be enjoyed in the Burj Al Arab Hotel, because you can often see Hollywood stars doing health management and weight management there. As for the bottom floor of the hotel, which has direct access to the sea (there is a protective net)
)'s coral sand bathing beach attracts tourists because there are so many beautiful white beauties. The hotel also provides guests with personal training services and spa massages.
After three days of leisurely stay at the Burj Al Arab, the group moved to the Hilton's five-star hotel for another two days, then visited the only scenic spots on the main island in detail, and finally moved to Galloping Ma Atoll.
Each group is equipped with a sand house/water house villa, so you can enjoy the blue sea and blue sky and cleanse your soul.
At the end of the trip, when they returned to China, these guests were still in a daze. They had no idea that they could enjoy such a wonderland.
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After two weeks of playing outside, which was the most exciting time in my life, the time quietly arrived in late October. In addition, the return charter flight was to Guangdong in the south. Guests like Luo Youyi, who came from mainland provinces, had to change flights by themselves.
There was nothing urgent. I wandered around Guangdong for a few days and returned to Meishan at the end of October.
This trip cost 50,000 yuan for the group fee, but in fact the total expenditure reached 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, which is close to the 20% investment in opening his Internet cafe. I didn’t feel it when I spent money, and I was really scared when I came back.
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There is no extra money for food, accommodation, entertainment and travel. They are all included in the tour fee. The main places to spend money are in the shopping malls and luxury boutique plazas in Lanfang, looking at those Gucci and Giorgio Armani things and all kinds of other things.
Luo Youyi couldn't hold back the luxury goods, and the "you'll earn it if you buy it" atmosphere from the bottom of his heart.
In fact, Han Xiang and other bosses in big cities all have net assets of over 10 million. In addition, there is a high demand for help in carrying goods in big cities. Many relatives and friends know that they are going to Lanfang and place orders in advance.
, I just bought so much.
For a small boss like Luo Youyou, who only has a net worth of two to three million, it is a bit crazy to spend one-tenth of his family fortune on things just for the sake of face because he only has rich friends. Although this is also a
An investment to fit into the circle.
In 2001, Internet cafes generally charged only four yuan an hour, and those with membership cards were discounted to three yuan (from 1996 to 2010, Internet cafes were getting cheaper and cheaper. In 1996, the first batch of cafes in Beijing and Shanghai cost 20 yuan.
It dropped to 10 yuan per hour from about 98 yuan. It was indeed 4 or 5 yuan in 2001, and dropped to 2 yuan or less in 2005. Later, computers became popular, all low-end Internet cafes closed down, and high-end Internet cafes became more expensive.)
Therefore, the Internet cafe in Luo Youyi only earns 50 yuan per machine per day - it is impossible to have customers all day long, and they have to give discounts for overnight stays. The monthly income of an Internet cafe with more than 100 machines is only 50 yuan.
Two hundred thousand, the machine investment can be recouped within one year of operation, and after deducting daily costs, it will be considered a net profit.
Luo Youyi calculated that this trip to Lanfang would cost him at least the balance of three months of operating the Internet cafe. In other words, it would delay his return to capital for three months.
However, after returning to his hometown, his unhappiness was quickly diluted by new things that emerged.
Because I heard that he had returned to Meishan, several colleagues who opened Internet cafes in the city came to hang out with him within two days and even invited him to drink and chat. Especially one of his competitors who had the fiercest business competition with him also came to see him.
Come to your door.
It was already the last day of October. A rough man with some scars on his face and his younger brother invited Luo Youyi to set up a table at a restaurant in the city center to inquire about news.
Of course, Luo Youyou couldn't let his aura weaken and chose to go to the appointment.
"Brother Zhang, what kind of wind is this? It makes you think of inviting me. I'm really scared." When we met, Luo Youyi was not afraid at all. Although his business was cleaner than the other party's and he didn't have many subordinates, he and the nearby police station
We have a good relationship, and we are not afraid of the other party messing around.
The person he falsely called Brother Zhang was named Zhang San. His resume was not very clean in the early years. After 1996, all the arcades in the north district of the city were covered by Zhang San, while the south district was dominated by Luo Youyi and others.
A few people set up their own businesses, mainly because the security in the South District is good, and it is easier for serious businesses to develop.
In the past few years, Zhang San was much more powerful than Luo Youyi, but Zhang San was short-sighted and was reluctant to spend money, and he was reluctant to part with the stock of dilapidated arcade machines that had not been depreciated enough, so he did not catch the trend of transforming game arcades into Internet cafes. So far, he is still relatively
Slow. In the past year or so, Luo Youyi has overtaken a lot of market share.
He also heard in the past two days that Luo Youyi had gained a lot of experience outside, made friends with a lot of prominent people, and learned a lot of business tips that were said to be a big deal, so he came to find out the truth.
At this moment, Luo Youyi was wearing Gucci and his glasses were from Giorgio Armani. His whole body looked different from before.
That scene was just like the movie in which Andy Lau had a weak look on his face when he borrowed money from Ng Meng-tat, and then came back after becoming rich, his whole body was completely different, that kind of feeling.
Zhang San's eyelids twitched: "I heard that in the past half month, I went out for inspection and saw the world? Tsk tsk, my whole person is indeed different. This magnanimity has made me more capable."
Zhang San actually doesn’t know many luxury brands. He wears them, but doesn’t appreciate them, just to show off. The reason why he knows Gucci and Armani is because they were worn by Gu Kun - everyone knows Gu Kun
He has a large proportion of shares in those brands. Although Gu Kun himself pays great attention to his status and never endorses or advertises, as long as Gu Kun wears it himself and is photographed in various appearances, people who pursue respectability in China will see it.
Who doesn't admire Gu Kun among those who work on the domestic road? After all, Gu Kun is an old sea captain. Although Gu Kun himself is doing a very clean business, there are always other people who are not so clean and treat him as such.
Object of worship.
As the saying goes, the business done by people who worship Guan Gong is not clean, but it does not mean that the business done by Guan Gong himself is also unclean.
When Gu Kun started from scratch, he had never been a pirate, nor had he done any other high-profile business, but it was not his fault that his personality could not stand up to the admiration of those who thought he had done it.
Luo Youyi had no intention of responding to the other party's temptation. In fact, many of the luxury items he wore were not found correctly before he brought the goods, so he couldn't buy them, so he wore them himself.
I went to Lan Fang and spent a small 300,000 yuan. Who can really wear it all by myself, and I have to spend 200,000 yuan to restore health.
Fortunately, he found that some of his friends on the road were very considerate after he came back. The wives of those brothers saw the things he brought back, compared the prices with the fully taxed goods in the high-end shopping mall in the center of Shudu, the provincial capital, and went home.
Rumor has it that the thieves brought back by Luo Youyi were a good deal, so his plan to "recover 200,000 in blood" went smoothly, and he also lost a few favors.
Zhang San, however, didn't know what was going on. Looking at Luo Youyou's enigmatic look, he thought he had really found some new secrets and secrets outside, so he couldn't help but slightly aggravated his tone and continued to make insinuations.
Luo Youyi came back to his senses and laughed: "No way, I was deceived into going to a foreign country. Seeing that others are richer than me, I don't want to lose the face of us Shu people, so I have to pretend to be fat. To be honest.
To be honest, my cash flow has been severely damaged this time. I hope Brother Zhang will be merciful in the past few months at the end of the year."
The more Luo Youyi said this, the more Zhang San couldn't believe it: "I heard that this is not what you said when you invited Wang Chong and Han Yong to each other yesterday. If you have a way to get rich, you can't hide it from your brothers."
Luo Youyou pretended to have a change of expression, as if he was surprised that his younger brother had not taken care of him properly, and there was actually a spy around him. Or even if it was not intentional, it was because he was used to bragging and his competitors seized business opportunities.
However, Luo Youyi's words are still watertight: "Nothing, it's just brothers bragging. After all, I also enjoyed the privilege of going to Lanfang without any financial review. It's not okay to spend money to prevent brothers from bragging."
Bar?"
Zhang San asked closely: "So, that new company called Alipay is not a scammer? It is not a telecom or a group?"
Luo Youyou didn't answer directly, just drank a few drinks to cope with it, and hurriedly said goodbye and ended the reception. This made Zhang Sanbai, who was eager to find out the news, scratch his head and felt that he was wrong.
A few days later, comments about Luo Youyi's reputation outside and the trustworthiness of his backers spread in Meishan.
It's like a man from Shanglin who came back from gold mining in Ghana and was covered in big gold chains, which made all his fellow villagers go crazy.
Or maybe it's like the first Lanxiang man from Jining who went to an Australian ship repair yard to do welding, and came back saying that his monthly salary could be discounted by RMB 30,000 to 40,000 (2001 market price), and as long as the welder's skills were good, he could get as much as he wanted...
Let all the fellow villagers go crazy and try their best to repay Lan Xiang.
"Alipay is very powerful! I heard that the support it received from Mr. Gu's Lanfang Bank is unprecedented!"
"Alipay has already provided online shopping payment services to Li Guoqing's Dangdang.com. Do you know what this means? I heard from insiders that Alipay has an ordinary cooperative relationship with Boss Bao of Zhonglian Games, so it may not only provide
Boss Bao’s online games provide recharge.
Nowadays, several second-tier online game companies with no point card sales outlets have gone to Ark City to worship the dock, begging Boss Ma to join. I hope that Alipay can also sell their online game point cards on behalf of others in the future. At this pace, in the future this
Alipay is going to be a purchasing agent for all online game companies in China. If you don’t join early, what kind of Internet cafes will you open in the future?
People who come to your place to surf the Internet want to play games that you can’t even buy with a credit card! Customers have not been snatched away by Internet cafes that can recharge credit cards! I heard that the earlier Alipay joins, the greater the discounts for users.
, isn’t it just because I am the first to join in this city, I also get the benefits of visa exemption, reimbursement of round-trip air tickets, and a two-week trip to Lanzhou. If I join late, I will miss out on 100 million!"
The same plot, the same dialogue, and the same viral message spread in 300 cities and got out of hand.