After rebirth, I became a great master

Chapter 394 Unscrupulous

Dongfang Lang refused to give up.

I insisted on dragging him to an internet cafe off campus.

The reason is also very good.

You have no right to speak without investigation. You've never even been to an internet cafe, so what makes you think internet cafes are bad?

Zhou Haoran had no choice but to go with him to an internet cafe outside the school.

Ho!
There are so many people!

There were more than 20 machines in total, and behind each machine, there were at least four or five young people watching. Some were friends, while others were waiting in line for the person in front of them to get off.

When I went over to take a look, I saw that they were all playing video games.

"How's it going? Popular, right?"

Dongfang Lang was very pleased with himself.

Zhou Haoran was also somewhat surprised, "So many people?"

Dongfang Lang said, "These are all people queuing up. This game is fun... Do you know what game this is? It's 'The Legend of Sword and Fairy'! That's an American game over there, 'Red Alert'... That one is 'Age of Empires'."

Zhou Haoran asked, "How much is the internet fee?"

Dongfang Lang held up two fingers, "20 yuan!"

"These guys are really rich!"

Zhou Haoran has gained a new understanding of the purchasing power of the Dahaigang area.

In many parts of the country, a month's work only earns 200 yuan.

Not even enough for a day of internet access!

"I can give up smoking, I can skip meals, I can skip dance halls, I can skip visiting women, but I still have to play games!"

Dongfang Lang lowered his voice and said with a chuckle.

Zhou Haoran disliked the smoky atmosphere in the room and quickly left, asking, "Are these all students?"

"There are no students here, school hasn't even started yet." Dongfang Lang was really concerned about this. "Even if school starts, not many students will go online, the internet fees are too expensive. It's mostly young people from outside the school."

Zhou Haoran nodded. "The school's computer lab only costs one yuan per hour."

Dongfang Lang said, "That's different. You can't play games in the computer lab. It's for researching literature, engineering drawings, network programming, and stuff like that. If you can play games there, wouldn't that be the same as an internet cafe?"

Are there any internet cafes around here?

Zhou Haoran wanted to take another look.

"Yes! There are several... A big one just opened over there, with more than 60 machines. The place is very clean and bright."

Dongfang Lang led him toward the newly opened internet cafe.

In the sweltering summer heat, under the blazing sun, one is soon drenched in sweat. As they walked, Zhou Haoran asked, "How much did you earn from this deal with the school?"

Dongfang Lang said calmly, "Around 200 million!"

Zhou Haoran was both annoyed and amused, "You're really ruthless!"

Dongfang Lang said, "I originally thought 998 million would be enough, but General Manager Ji Yingyang told me to quote 1098 million. It's public money, so why not make some? Even if we earn less, they won't save any money."

"You want to open an internet cafe after you make money?"

Zhou Haoran glanced at him.

The opposition is not as strong anymore.

After a moment of silence, Dongfang Lang suddenly spoke, "Do you still remember Hu Zi?"

"Liu Jianhu? You found him?"

Zhou Haoran certainly remembered.

When we were kids, there were four brothers in the alley who often played together and got beaten up together. They were Zhou Haoran, Dongfang Lang, Liu Jianhu and Wu Qiang, and each of them had a corresponding nickname: Haoran, Dongfang, Huzi and Daqiang.

However, when they were in junior high school, both Hu Zi and Da Qiang's families moved away.

There weren't many ways to contact each other back then.

So we stopped communicating.

Dongfang Lang said, "My mom told me that once she attended a funeral and met Hu Zi's aunt. She mentioned that Hu Zi was working as an internet cafe manager in Xuhui."

"go!"

Zhou Haoran pulled his school along.

"What are you doing?"

Dongfang Lang was pulled so hard that he stumbled.

Zhou Haoran said, "Drive to Xuhui to find him! Do you know where he is?"

"Yes, I've looked for him."

"How is he now?"

“Hmm…” Dongfang Lang hesitated for a moment, “He’s quite loyal.”

"Oh? What do you say?"

Zhou Haoran was very interested.

Dongfang Lang said, "He only makes a few hundred yuan a month, but he still treats me to meals and massages. I thought it was a proper massage, but when I got there, the masseuse took off all her clothes and wanted to give me a 'big job'. It wasn't cheap, 120 yuan! Many small shops only charge 30 yuan, the same price as internet access. The good ones he took me to were all young and pretty."

"So particular?"

Zhou Haoran opened his eyes wide.

Dongfang Lang said, "That's right. He's so loyal, we can't be stingy. He only makes a few hundred yuan a month, which isn't enough to treat people to meals a few times. I think he's quite shrewd as a network administrator. Why don't we open an internet cafe?"

"Open an internet cafe, huh..."

Zhou Haoran was still not very optimistic.

Dongfang Lang found it somewhat strange. "Internet cafes are such a lucrative business, with low barriers to entry and high returns. We also have such a huge advantage: we can be a distributor of new computers on one hand and recycle old ones on the other—it's a perfect match!"

"You can open an internet cafe, but you can't be the one doing it. You're a big boss, aren't you ashamed to open an internet cafe?"

Zhou Haoran immediately thought of someone.

Xinghuo, a fellow disciple and nephew.

Zhou Haoran originally arranged for him to be the deputy general manager of Zhongbo Real Estate, in charge of security work. It was a good job. He had been around Xuhui for so many years and had a lot of underlings.

He's very well-connected in the underworld.

However, both he and his younger brother had tattoos.

It's scary.

Their behavior was also very roguish.

If you were to walk by and not know better, you might mistake it for some kind of illegal construction project.

The two went to Xuhui.

I met Liu Jianhu.

Although we hadn't seen each other for five or six years, our childhood friendship remained strong. I insisted on treating them both to a meal.

Zhou Haoran was too embarrassed to let him spend money, so he said it was still early and they could eat later that evening.

Tiger thought that made sense too.

She enthusiastically pulled him along, saying, "That works too, let's eat again tonight! Let's go get a massage!"

Zhou Haoran's lips twitched. "Massage?"

Liu Jianhu chuckled and said nonchalantly, "The one who went with Dongfang last time... Dongfang, the one we went with last time, was he alright?"

Dongfang Lang quickly said, "Tiger, don't do anything reckless! He's still a virgin!"

"Huh?" Liu Jianhu looked at Zhou Haoran with disdain. "Come on, bro, let me show you what it's like to be with a woman!"

Zhou Haoran was so angry at the two of them, he yelled, "I'll taste your sister!"

"My sister?"

Liu Jianhu looked at him with suspicion.

Zhou Haoran suddenly realized his slip of the tongue—Tiger really did have a pretty younger sister—and said irritably, "You've spent all the money you earned working on massages, haven't you? Let's go, get in the car!"

Liu Jianhu's eyes lit up when he saw his Xiali car. "Damn! Zhou Haoran, you've struck it rich!"

Zhou Haoran said, "I have a little money."

Liu Jianhu laughed and said, "Support a few of my brothers, huh? There are more than thirty girls in that shop, most of whom I haven't even touched yet. They're just waiting for you to lend them money."

"You work as a network administrator here?"

"hold head high."

"Opening an internet cafe and being the boss would be great!"

"Forget it, a computer costs over ten thousand, and opening a shop would cost hundreds of thousands!"

Liu Jianhu thought this kid was really arrogant.

Zhou Haoran pointed at Dongfang Lang and laughed, "Let him invest in you. He's Lenovo's general agent for universities in the harbor area now, he's rich."

"real or fake?"

Liu Jianhu looked suspicious, half believing and half doubting.

Dongfang Lang said boldly, "Yes, I'll pay for it! If we're going to open an internet cafe, let's expand the business, make it a chain, and cover the entire harbor!"

Liu Jianhu got into the car, dumbfounded.

Haven't seen you for a few years.

These two childhood friends seem to have really made it big!

Whoops!

They're really going to lead me to wealth and riches!

……

Fudan University has encountered some trouble.

This purchase involves 1000 computers.

This matter has been reported in newspapers and is widely covered. In fact, it represents a mainstream view and fully demonstrates Fudan University's grand ambition to carry out digital construction.

It's like lifting a rock only to drop it on your own foot.

In order to compete with foreign companies, domestic computer manufacturers are focusing on cost-effectiveness and want to be cheap enough.

A crucial element in computer costs is the cost of the operating system and software, specifically the purchase price paid to Microsoft for the Windows operating system and Office software.

That would cost 1500 yuan!

Foreign computers cannot avoid copyright issues, so they all have to pay this fee.

It’s different in China.

A separate sales strategy was adopted.

Computers sold separately!

Excluding system and software!

Users who purchase a computer can install the operating system and software themselves.

Therefore, domestically produced computers are cheaper.

Microsoft is in a bit of a bind. They can seek redress from reputable computer companies. But if an individual user has installed pirated software, how can they trace it? How can they seek redress?

(In the early days, everything was genuine, and anti-piracy technology was insufficient. A genuine system disk could be reinstalled countless times. By repeatedly installing and burning a genuine disk, it became a pirated disk.)
Microsoft China is now primarily a sales company.

Their core products are the Windows operating system and Office software.

To improve performance, we must combat theft.

How to prevent theft?

You can't find individuals, but you can find well-known large companies and organizations.

Fudan University, in an effort to improve its image, publicized its purchase of 1000 computers, which attracted the attention of Microsoft. Du Jiayun, the president of Microsoft China, personally came to investigate.

This puts the school in a very passive position.

How to do?
The school needs to give an explanation. They can't openly use pirated software, but they also can't spend money to buy genuine software... If they really bought genuine software, those 1000 computers would cost more than 100 million yuan!
Vice Principal Guo stepped in to take charge of this matter.

This made him feel very depressed.

I realized that logistics work is really difficult.

Fortunately, President Du mentioned another name – Zhou Haoran.

They said they had something very important to discuss with him.

Vice Principal Guo felt as if he had found a savior.

Contact him immediately.

"Who? Mr. Du from Microsoft?"

Zhou Haoran had never had any contact with this person.

Vice Principal Guo said, "No matter what, you have to figure out a way to handle this. To be honest with you, the school only approved 1150 million yuan of the total procurement budget. That Dongfang Lang took 1098 million yuan."

"Ok?"

Zhou Haoran's expression was strange.

Vice Principal Guo gave a firm order: "This is all the money we have. If Microsoft needs more money and the school doesn't have enough, then we'll have to ask Dongfang Lang to cover the rest."

Zhou Haoran snorted, "Microsoft is just after money. They want to make money off schools too. Don't they know about education discounts? Let's go! I'll go and have a go at them!"

Vice Principal Guo was startled. "They are important guests, so please be polite."

"I'll go test its quality!"

Zhou Haoran is a bit reckless.

In any case, money that goes into your pocket cannot be returned.

(End of this chapter)