"What deal?"
Seeing everyone's eyes turning over, Chen Fan was silent for two seconds and slowly spoke.
"Compared to everyone else, I am the last to enter the industry."
"If we open an Internet cafe on this street, we can all be considered peers."
"As the saying goes, peers are enemies, but I don't think this applies to us..."
Someone at the scene chuckled.
"Boss Chen's words are a bit too absolute."
The one who laughed was the owner of another Internet cafe.
"At least my Internet cafe's customer base has been greatly reduced since the opening of Starry Sky Internet Cafe."
There were people nearby who nodded in agreement.
At this time, Lan Jisu's boss, the middle-aged man, spoke again.
"Old Sun, don't be impatient yet. Let Boss Chen finish what he has to say."
After speaking, he looked up at Chen Fan.
"Boss Chen, please continue talking."
Chen Fan nodded to the other party and continued to speak.
"You may think what I just said is a bit nonsense, but in fact I have a theoretical basis for what I said."
"Eighty percent of the customers of the Internet cafe on our street come from Yunhai University."
"As for the students of Yunhai University, even if only one-tenth of them come out to surf the Internet every day, our Internet cafes cannot handle so many customers."
"My Starry Sky Internet Cafe has just opened, and business is good now. But in the final analysis, my Internet Cafe only has less than 100 seats."
"Even if it is full every day, it only accounts for a hundred customers. Most of the remaining customers can be allocated to other Internet cafes."
"Don't you deny this?"
The six bosses at the scene were silent.
Obviously, what Chen Fan said made sense.
"Our customer base has decreased. I admit that part of it is affected by my Starry Sky Internet Cafe, but the more reason is actually that your Internet cafe equipment is aging, computer problems, service problems..."
At this time, someone couldn't help it anymore.
"Are you saying that the decrease in customers is our own fault?"
Chen Fan said calmly: "At least part of it is your own fault."
Upon hearing this, some people couldn't stand it anymore and started to refute on the spot.
Chen Fan didn't give the other party a chance to speak and spoke first.
"The thing I want to cooperate with you is that I can help you upgrade the Internet cafe configuration for free."
"Also, I can give you a free gift."
As he spoke, Chen Fan reached out and took out a floppy disk from his pocket and handed it to Luo Wenjie who was standing aside.
Luo Wenjie stood up and walked aside, inserting the floppy disk into a nearby computer.
Soon, a picture appeared on the big screen in front of everyone.
Chen Fan introduced: "Some of you have visited my Starry Sky Internet Cafe, and some have not yet."
"Our Internet cafe now uses a smart management system."
"I think everyone is familiar with this system. Some bosses even use it in their own Internet cafes."
“It’s just that the smart system I’m introducing to you is better than anything you’ve seen on the market.”
"Because I developed this system myself."
"Not only can he easily manage every computer in the Internet cafe, but he can also perform various other functions."
"For example, member registration management, member recharge, equipment maintenance, on-board billing statistics, inquiries, off-board checkout, blacklist management, statistical reports, etc..."
Chen Fan introduced and demonstrated the operation to everyone.
The group of bosses who were originally hostile were all looking at the screen attentively.
Some people even stood up and walked over curiously.
"Tsk, I have to say, your system is more convenient and efficient than the management system my Internet cafe is using."
The owner of Lan Jisu Internet Cafe was amazed.
Chen Fan took advantage of the situation and asked: "Then let me ask, how much did you spend on the system you are using in the Internet cafe now?"
The middle-aged boss hesitated for a moment and then said: "The Internet cafe management and billing system I am using now was purchased through a relationship. It cost several thousand yuan, and I have to pay it every year."
Chen Fan looked at the others.
"You guys should be about the same, right?"
Several bosses were silent, obviously convinced by Chen Fan.
At this time, the boss who had spoken before could no longer bear it.
"Boss Chen, what do you mean?"
"Are you asking us to sell your system?"
Chen Fan smiled.
"Since I just said it was a gift, it is naturally given to everyone for free. No fees will be charged."
Upon hearing this, all six bosses were stunned.
"Give it to us?"
"You really don't charge a penny?"
Chen Fan nodded.
"That's right. This is equivalent to the meeting gift I give to everyone."
The six people had different expressions, some were excited and some were surprised.
At this time, the owner of Lan Jisu Internet Cafe couldn't help but stare at Chen Fan and asked.
"I'm afraid Boss Chen has other conditions, right?"
"You just said you called us here for two things?"
"What's one more thing?"
Chen Fan smiled.
"The second thing, I think everyone will be more interested in."
Chen Fan stared at the crowd and said slowly.
"Everyone should have seen that there are eight Internet cafes on our street."
"Only seven bosses came to the scene today, and only Zhang Xiaojun from Phaeton Internet Cafe was not present."
"As far as I know, if you open an Internet cafe on this street, you need to pay protection fees to Zhang Xiaojun, the owner of Phaeton Internet Cafe. Am I right?"
As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the six bosses present immediately became a little embarrassed.
Chen Fan smiled.
"Don't be nervous, everyone. I don't mean to laugh at you."
"My Internet cafe has just opened, and I only found out about this recently."
"Zhang Xiaojun contacted me before and pointed out this issue directly."
"But. I don't like to be threatened."
"So I didn't agree to his request."
Upon hearing this, several people looked at Chen Fan with surprised expressions.
"You rejected his terms?"
"Boss Chen, did you have a falling out with Zhang Xiaojun?"
Chen Fan said calmly: "I do business according to rules, why should I pay him protection money?"
"Not only do I refuse to surrender, I also hope that everyone will join me in resisting this injustice."
"Why should we give him the money we earn?"
The six bosses present had flashing expressions and different eyes.
The owner of Lan Jisu Internet Cafe smiled bitterly.
"Boss Chen, I admire your courage."
"It's just that you don't know something. This Xiaojun is just a bastard."
"If you don't obey, he will continue to cause trouble for you later, and then your business will be out of business."
Someone took the initiative to talk about it, and others started to complain.
"Oh, I think when my Internet cafe just opened, I, like Boss Chen, refused his request."
"What's the result? People come to make trouble every day."
"Internet cafes cannot operate normally at all."
"And I'm afraid you don't know something, Boss Chen. Zhang Xiaojun has a brother-in-law who works in the fire department."
"All it takes is one word from him, and people will come to your Internet cafe to check on the fire department every three days."
"When the time comes, someone will casually say that your Internet cafe is not fire-fighting, and it will be shut down for rectification. It will last for a month."
"Just come here a few times and your Internet cafe will become completely obsolete..."
"And Zhang Xiaojun is just a bastard. He has too many disgusting ways."
"Who says it's not the case? My Internet cafe was almost closed down by him..."
Several people started chatting, and it turned into a forum of complaints.
In the end, I couldn't help but complain about Chen Fan, who was still too young and didn't know what was going on.
There will be no good outcome if you go head-to-head with this kind of person.
Chen Fan sat on his seat and waited for everyone to finish talking.
Then he spoke slowly.
"I also heard that everyone is full of resentment towards Zhang Xiaojun, but they dare not express their anger..."
"I have gathered everyone here today, and I want to ask you a question."
"Everyone, do you have the courage to join forces with me to fight against this injustice?"
In a word, the scene fell into silence.
