1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 81 Overturning the Table

PS: The previous chapter was cut into pieces and it is impossible to salvage it. Please just read it as it is.
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"Let people enter the theater for free? Is he crazy?"

Deng Guangrong was shocked when he learned that Zhai Yuan’s video room was free all day.

In the Sau Mau Ping area, there is a limit to the number of people who can watch movies.

Deng Guangrong originally thought that if he could just hold his nose and endure the popularity of "The Blind Girl", his own venue would be able to recover, but now Zhai Yuan's move has caused his attendance rate to drop even faster.

He invested several million dollars in his ten video halls, and his intention from the beginning was to engage in a price war.

As long as they squeeze out Zhai Yuan’s video hall, they will be the only one in the market and can set the prices themselves.

Who would have thought that the other party suddenly overturned the table.

You have good quality and low price? Then I will give it to you for free. See if you dare to follow me.

Deng Guangrong can't keep up.

Compared to Zhai Yuan's low-quality Category III films, a large portion of the movies he showed had copyrights purchased from Zhao and other film companies, and they had to share the box office revenue. If there was no box office revenue, they would have to make up the amount out of their own pockets.

Even if he could afford to spend more money, he would not do something that would bring no visible benefits.

"Brother Darong, what should we do now?"

The confidant beside him asked, and then carefully reminded: "Uncle Ju is already waiting impatiently..."

Deng Guangrong hummed irritably to indicate that he understood.

The expression on his face changed, and he felt that Zhai Yuan was really ungrateful.

If you would like the business that I like, please give it up immediately and we can just write off the matter of you encroaching on my territory.

Why do you have to embarrass me?
Do you think that the expert invited from Su Long can protect you for the rest of your life?

Then give it a try.

"Send someone to scare his family and cut off a few of their fingers. Don't go too far."

After Deng Guangrong finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes.

He then instructed his younger brother: "If he still refuses to leave, let the knifemen in the city do the work, and remember to do it cleanly."

"Roger that!"

His subordinates had grim smiles on their faces and could not help but start rubbing their hands together.

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“Who says that letting people come in and watch the show for free doesn’t make money?”

Zhai Yuan asked Chen Jiale and Liang Zhichao curiously.

After learning that the video room was open for free, the two thought that Zhai Yuan had a high fever and found it completely incomprehensible.

Pick that star! Do charity?

"Brother Jiale, please help me contact your group of prostitute friends. I'll give them some benefits if there's any."

Before Carlos Chan could react, Liang Zhichao's mind was working very quickly.

"I understand! Brother Yuan, you are planning to be a full-time groom, using the free pornographic movies in the video room to attract customers, and then make money from prostitutes!"

Zhai Yuan glanced at him with a smart look.

Stop kidding, I've already retired from the arena.

"You want me to be asked by the anti-pornography team to go back and assist in the investigation? You fool!"

As Zhai Yuan spoke, he pulled out a stack of documents from his pocket: "Look carefully, this is a new company I registered."

"Secret Garden, Hong Kong Telephone Company, pay line?"

Chen Jiale and Liang Zhichao came to the front together and read out the title on the document in unison.

That’s right, Zhai Yuan dared to open the video room for free this time and compete with Deng Guangrong to see who can spend more money. He wanted to take advantage of this wave of customer traffic and set up a special line for emotional payment.

He paid HK$150,000 per year for this paid line from the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

Besides that, 20% of the revenue goes to the telephone company. But it doesn't matter.

How much money can you make from selling movie tickets one by one?
Get a few women with sweet voices... They don't even have to be women. Just give them some emotional counseling over the phone, and the phone bills can make up for the video studio's losses in minutes.

According to Zhai Yuan's recent understanding, the pay phone model has now emerged in Japan, charging one Hong Kong dollar every three seconds.

After all, Hong Kong's economic conditions cannot compare to those over there, so Zhai Yuan conscientiously set the price at nine dollars per minute.

Just enough to buy three movie tickets at the video hall.

At this time, the normal call charge for local calls in Hong Kong is NT$1.20 per minute, calls to Malaysia are NT$2 per minute, calls to Formosa and the mainland are NT$12 per minute, and international calls are more than NT$20 per minute.

Of course, the poor people in the housing estate cannot afford mobile phones, but the penetration rate of landline phones is quite good, and there are also pay phones.

Besides, why should we limit our focus to such a small area as the housing estate?

He has asked Shen Wei to contact several TV stations to broadcast the Secret Garden advertisement on TV, and the target customers at that time will be the entire Hong Kong.

All the sleepless men in Hong Kong come to support me. How can a mere Deng Guangrong like you fight with me?
"I rented a unit in an office building in Saigon. I put twelve telephones in it, but I'm only using six of them for the experiment. Please help me find six prostitutes and I'll teach them how to chat with customers."

Zhai Yuan said to Chen Jiale, "If they learn quickly and become familiar with the system within a week, they can start taking on apprentices. Then all twelve telephones will be opened at the same time. On all the movie posters hanging at the entrance of the video hall, I will add advertisements for this pay line."

"clear."

Chen Jiale didn't understand this business model at all, but his advantage was that he would do whatever Zhai Yuan asked him to do.

"Brother Yuan, I think I understand now. You want to cheat others out of their phone bills."

Liang Zhichao was enlightened for once, so he asked again: "But will anyone really call in and have sex with a prostitute? With that much money, they can go to a brothel and find a masseuse, right?"

"If you don't tell me, who would know that the woman on the other end of the phone is a prostitute? It doesn't matter if she says she is Lin Qingxia."

Zhai Yuan rolled his eyes and continued, "Go to a boneyard? Some things require fantasy. Now Lin Qingxia is talking to you on the phone about being so horny and hot, and you're still going to a boneyard?"

There has never been a shortage of customers for the companionship service since the day it came into being, and most people have a strong desire to talk.

Haven’t you seen how when chat rooms became popular, how many people stayed in them day and night, paying to chat and brag with strangers from all over the world.

The key is how you promote it.

The advertisement says: I am a beautiful girl, call me and chat with me, the charges are very cheap.

Of course this is not possible.

Should I say: Are you lonely and intolerable every sleepless night? Do you long for close physical contact with the opposite sex? Do you want to find the collision of soul and body in the screaming? Please call, I want to go to your place tonight...

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It was already dark when Zhai Yuan started training several prostitutes in the office building.

It has to be said that women in this line of work are extremely talented in deceiving men.

His father gambles, his mother is sick, and his younger brother studies.

He even gave Zhai Yuan lessons.

"Boss, you are wrong. In fact, many men don't necessarily need to listen to our moaning. For example, among the guests I have received, many of them complained to me about their family misfortunes. At such times, just listen to them and occasionally say a few gentle words to comfort them. In this way, they will feel that I understand them very well, and they will even take the initiative to call me next time without even having to do it."

An older sister named Sister Lian shared her life experiences with great experience.

After hearing this, Zhai Yuan and the other two nodded repeatedly, expressing their gratitude.

The young prostitute also nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, Aunt Lian, I have also encountered customers like you, but they don't talk about their family misfortunes. Instead, they often start talking to me about astronomy, geography, history and philosophy. I can't understand them at all."

Sister Lian smoked a cigarette and smiled mysteriously: "What the hell! The men you are talking about are different from the men I am talking about. They are just waiting to raise the flag after taking the little pill!"

With Sister Lian, who is well versed in men's psychology, as the director, the training work went extremely smoothly.

It was not until around eight o'clock in the evening that Zhai Yuan's phone suddenly rang.

"Hey, who's there?"

"Brother, please come back quickly. Someone poured fire water on our doorstep and there was blood everywhere from a fight. My mother and I are so scared..."

Zhai Yao's panicked voice came from the receiver.

When Zhai Yuan heard this, the smile on his face disappeared instantly, his eyebrows raised, and he looked murderous.

Throw yourself at your mother! Deng Guangrong can no longer afford to flip the table!
(End of this chapter)