When Tongdao Xu drove back to the Internet cafe, it was already past 10 o'clock in the morning.
Today is the first day that his Internet cafe is open, and the business may not be very good. For this, he was mentally prepared on the way to the Internet cafe.
But when he came to the Internet cafe, he saw that there were only five or six people surfing the Internet. He was still a little disappointed.
This kind of popularity is far different from the scene in his memory where most Internet cafes were doing very well.
Zheng Qing was sitting at the checkout counter, holding a cigarette in her hand and staring at the computer as if she was playing a game.
Dai Yang also opened a computer near the cashier and was browsing some forum.
There were only five or six players scattered throughout the hall, looking like three or two kittens. When Comrade Xu entered the door, some glanced at it, and some did not notice anyone entering at all.
Zheng Qing, who was behind the cashier, noticed it. He looked over and saw that it was Comrade Xu. Zheng Qing smiled and nodded.
Comrade Xu smiled back, frowned slightly and walked over to Zheng Qing, asking in a low voice: "Has business been so slow this morning?"
Zheng Qing hummed, "I think it's good. We just opened and we didn't do much publicity. So many people came to play today. Aren't you satisfied?"
He has never seen the grand scene of the Internet cafe in the original time and space, and feels that the business this morning is already very good.
But Tongdao Xu doesn’t think so.
yes!
Today is the first day of business. At this time, there are five or six players in the store. It seems to be pretty good. At least today's water and electricity bills will be paid for.
But this was far from the business he wanted.
However, what Zheng Qing just said reminded him - propaganda.
After all, Internet cafes are a new thing. If you want to promote them, you should do some necessary publicity.
"I'll go out for a while and I'll be back soon!"
Comrade Xu said and strode out.
Zheng Qing frowned and said to herself: "You just came back and went out again?"
Not long after Comrade Xu left, he came back.
"Why did you go?"
Dai Yang asked curiously.
"I went to order a batch of leaflets and a few posters."
Xu Tongdao answered casually.
When he came back this time, he also brought some vegetables, noodles, and some condiments, which he just bought on the way for lunch. During the previous decoration, the kitchen was also briefly decorated.
After getting water and electricity, I also bought a liquefied gas stove and a simple set of pots and pans.
It's impossible to cook a big meal, but it's okay to cook some simple meals here.
What made Comrade Xu frown - when he came back this time, there were fewer players in the Internet cafe, with only 4 left.
However, he didn't say anything.
After all, Zheng Qing and Dai Yang are not to blame for this. If we are to blame, we can only blame Comrade Xu himself. The opening was too hasty this time. No publicity was done, and a sign was placed at the entrance of the alley.
, it’s not much different from Jiang Taigong’s fishing.
He carried the vegetables, noodles and condiments into the kitchen and started making lunch.
The conditions were limited, and it was the first time he used the kitchen today, so he simply stir-fried two vegetables and cooked a pot of noodles.
A dish of shredded pork with green pepper and a dish of scrambled eggs with tomatoes.
Add the noodles in the pot and it's a simple cover.
When it was done, he filled a bowl himself. When he took it out, he shouted: "Brother Qing, Teacher Dai! It's time to eat! Go and serve it yourself!"
"Hey, okay! Come on!"
"coming!"
The two agreed, and both got up and walked to the kitchen. When they passed by Xu Tongdao, they both looked at the contents of Xu Tongdao's bowl curiously.
"Is it noodles? Hey, I like it!" This is what Dai Yang said.
"It's better that you stay here, otherwise I'll have to go out and buy something to eat at noon today." This is what Zheng Qing said.
Comrade Xu smiled, walked behind the cashier, sat down and started eating.
Perhaps because it was lunch time, there was only one player left in the Internet cafe wearing headphones and playing.
Tragic, just one word.
Comrade Xu admired himself for being able to open an Internet cafe like this in 1999.
He smiled to himself.
He lowered his head and ate the noodles, but he didn't feel panic.
The bad start did not shake his confidence in this Internet cafe.
He firmly believes that the business of his Internet cafe will definitely get better. This is the trend for at least the next ten years. The Internet era is coming, and no one can stop the booming business of Internet cafes.
He had just stuffed his mouth with noodles, and before he could chew a few times and swallow them, there was suddenly the sound of running footsteps outside the door.
what's the situation?
Comrade Xu raised his head in astonishment. As soon as he raised his head, he saw a young man running into the Internet cafe with an excited face. Panting, he glanced around at the brand-new computers in the Internet cafe. The young man held his knees with both hands and gasped for air while smiling broadly.
He turned around and shouted to the door: "Hey! Hurry up! There are really a lot of computers here. Hey, we will have plenty to play with in the future!"
Before Comrade Xu could react, two more young men ran in from the door. These two men were also out of breath. As soon as they rushed in, they saw that the hall was full of brand-new computers, and their faces were full of joy.
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"Wow! So many new computers? That's great!"
"Fuck! If Teacher Dai hadn't told us there was an Internet cafe here when he gave us the discount card this morning, I wouldn't have known about it!"
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Behind the cashier, Tongdao Xu blinked, and when he heard one of the young men mention "Teacher Dai", he understood a little bit.
Three young men strode over to this side and asked as they walked: "Boss! We are Teacher Dai's students. Can the discount card Teacher Dai gave us really allow us to get a 20% discount on the Internet here?"
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"That's right! We brought all the discount cards today. If you don't believe it, look at it!"
One of the boys quickly took out a 20% off card handwritten on a piece of cardboard from his trouser pocket.
"Yes, yes, we are all dead!"
The other two boys also quickly took out the cards from their bodies.
Tongdao Xu smiled and nodded, "Of course! With this discount card, if you come to my place to surf the Internet in the future, you will get a 20% discount!"
"Okay! Great!"
"hey-hey."
"Then we will definitely come here often..."
After receiving the confirmation, the three boys were very happy and took out their money one after another to ask Comrade Xu to turn on the phone for them.
At this time, Tongdao Xu naturally had no intention of eating noodles. He happily collected the money, turned on the phone, and served the three boys.
Before he finished working here, Dai Yang came out of the kitchen with a bowl of noodles. When he saw the three boys, Dai Yang smiled and said hello, and the three boys also said hello to Dai Yang quickly.
At this moment, five or six more boys and girls walked in quickly from outside the door. Their reactions when entering were similar to those of the three boys just now.
When I saw the new computers all over the hall, everyone was smiling.
When they saw Dai Yang, they all said hello to Dai Yang.
While Comrade Xu was collecting money and turning on these people's phones, he heard a message from their words - they had just finished class in the morning and had not eaten yet, so they came to surf the Internet.