Chapter 343: Is Making Money That Easy for You?

About half an hour later, Zhao Mingyuan arrived.

"Little Brother Qin, sorry about that; there was something at the shop over there, so I'm late."

"It's fine."

Qin Tian waved his hand with a smile.

"Shall we find a place to eat and chat while we eat? It's past eleven; it's not early."

Zhao Mingyuan looked at the time on his watch and suggested with a chuckle.

"Sure!"

Qin Tian nodded in agreement with a smile and invited Han Qian beside him: "Sister Qian, want to come along?"

"I won't go; I still need to watch the shop!"

Han Qian shook her head and declined repeatedly.

Qin Tian didn't force her and left the internet cafe with Zhao Mingyuan, followed by Xia Nuannuan.

This time, they chose a restaurant nearby that featured local cuisine. After ordering a few dishes and a soup, Qin Tian and Zhao Mingyuan chatted for a few sentences and then began to discuss the expansion plan.

"Little Brother Qin, my idea is, since the business of these three shops is so good, let's do something big this time."

Zhao Mingyuan was glowing, his eyes eager to try.

"What do you mean?"

Qin Tian picked up a cup of tea handed over by Xia Nuannuan, took a sip, and asked with a smile.

Zhao Mingyuan looked at him with burning eyes and said seriously: "My idea is, let's open ten shops directly this time, striving to seize the biggest piece of the cake in the high-end internet cafe market in Jiangcheng in one go."

"Ten shops?"

Qin Tian was slightly stunned, shocked by Brother Zhao's courage.

"That's right!"

Zhao Mingyuan nodded heavily and continued: "During this period, besides the affairs of these three shops, I have also been investigating other competitors in Jiangcheng that have similar positioning to us and pose a threat to us. Let me tell you in detail."

"Mm, go ahead, Brother Zhao."

Qin Tian nodded with a serious expression.

Afterward, Zhao Mingyuan began to seriously elaborate on his investigation results.

During this time, the waiter brought the dishes and drinks they had ordered.

Because Qin Tian still had to drive back to school later, and it was noon, none of them drank alcohol.

After the dishes were served and the waiter left, Zhao Mingyuan continued to speak while opening the cutlery packaging in front of him.

Qin Tian listened seriously, picked up his chopsticks, picked up a piece of stir-fried pork with chili, and naturally handed it to Xia Nuannuan's bowl.

Just now, after Xia Nuannuan poured a cup of tea for him and Zhao Mingyuan respectively, she helped open his cutlery, scalded it with the tea on the table, and placed it neatly in front of him.

Xia Nuannuan was completely uninterested in the business they were talking about, so she just did her own thing.

She really liked this feeling.

She remembered that when she was a child, she often accompanied her parents to eat with Old Xia's business friends, and her mother was also like this, quietly doing these trivial things for them on the side.

Xia Nuannuan also picked some dishes Qin Tian liked for his bowl, and then quietly ate her own.

Zhao Mingyuan said a lot, but summarized, it wasn't complicated.

The high-end internet cafe industry in Jiangcheng had only just started not long ago, and the competitors that posed a threat to them could be counted on one hand.

Zhao Mingyuan had clearly put in the effort; he had carefully investigated and understood the competitive advantages and geographical locations of each competitor compared to their Tianming Internet Cafe.

Around 2010, the internet cafe market was already completely saturated, and in some places, internet fees were as low as one yuan per hour.

This also indirectly led to the birth of the new business model of "internet cafes," and the differentiated competitive advantage compared to ordinary internet cafes allowed high-end internet cafes to develop rapidly.

Currently, in first-tier big cities like Shanghai and the Imperial Capital, the cake of the internet cafe market had already been divided up.

But Jiangcheng was just in the starting stage, and the market was still large enough.

The two internet cafe brands that posed the greatest threat to them—one from Shanghai and one from Guangzhou—were currently both scrambling to seize the Jiangcheng market.

Those two had large enough backing, bosses who were rich enough, and their geographical locations and internet cafe equipment were all superior to Tianming Internet Cafe. Their stores also exceeded three, and they were still continuing to expand.

But Tianming Internet Cafe also had its own advantages, which was the concept of a "game-themed internet cafe," which hadn't appeared yet.

Added to the previous League of Legends game competition held, it created enough topics and promotional effects for Tianming Internet Cafe.

In terms of popularity, Tianming Internet Cafe was ahead of those two brand internet cafes.

Zhao Mingyuan drank some of the shop's specialty corn and pork rib soup and cast an inquiring gaze at Qin Tian opposite him.

"So, Brother Zhao, you want to strike first to gain the upper hand, and while the popularity of the competition we held before is still there, seize the biggest piece of the cake?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile.

To be honest, for him, this was really "sending a pillow when sleepy," which just happened to coincide with this system task.

"That's right!"

Zhao Mingyuan nodded vigorously and beamed: "Chatting with a top student like you, Little Brother Qin, is just easy. That's exactly my idea."

Speaking of this, the smile on his face faded, and his expression became serious: "Those two have big bosses behind them. If we don't seize this opportunity now, and give them more time—a year or even half a year—we will only ever be able to drink the soup."

Qin Tian nodded slightly, expressing his agreement with this statement.

"Little Brother Qin, I also know that if the step is too big, it's easy to pull a muscle... cough cough!"

Zhao Mingyuan realized there was Xia Nuannuan present after the words were out, and coughed twice with an embarrassed expression.

Seeing that Xia Nuannuan was burying her head in eating and hadn't heard, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued: "But we only have this one chance; if we miss it, it's gone. I'm at this age, so I have to fight for it anyway. If it succeeds, I can retire for the rest of my life; if it fails, at most I'll live a bit poorer. Anyway, I've enjoyed myself all these years."

"Brother Zhao, your mindset is good!"

Qin Tian praised him with admiration and added: "I have no problem here. The step is indeed a bit big, but I believe in your ability, Brother Zhao."

"That's great!"

Zhao Mingyuan patted his thigh excitedly.

"What about the budget? How much more needs to be invested?"

Qin Tian asked.

"We have already recovered more than half of the costs of the three shops, and I have experience this time. If we open shops again, the costs can be pressed down a bit more. I still have some savings on hand. If it really doesn't work, we can still apply for a bank loan. The capital chain should be no problem."

Zhao Mingyuan said confidently.

He hadn't intended for Qin Tian to add more investment. The one million each invested in the three shops before was already enough to shock him that Qin Tian could take it out.

"Loans shouldn't be needed yet. I can still take out a bit more. Four million should be enough, right?"

Qin Tian asked with a smile.

"How much? Four... four million?"

Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes wide as he looked at him.

Xia Nuannuan, who was quietly eating, glanced at his expression and secretly felt happy in her heart.

Every time she saw others shocked by Qin Tian, she would also feel a little bit of pride.

"Not enough? Actually, I still have five million-plus, but I still have to leave a bit to continue trading. If it really doesn't work, five million is also fine, just leave me a bit."

Qin Tian said with a straight face.

Zhao Mingyuan's mouth twitched violently a few times, and he asked in disbelief: "All earned from stock trading?"

"Mm!"

"Damn, is making money that easy for you?"

Zhao Mingyuan couldn't help but curse, speechless, and said: "Then you don't even need to open any internet cafe; stock trading makes money much faster than this." ===== CHAPTER 344 =====