Who would still start a business seriously after being reborn?

Chapter 568 Finally, they saw them alive!

Behind the cashier sat a woman in her thirties, dressed in a plain T-shirt and jeans, her hair simply tied back, with a hint of wariness in her eyes.

She looked up at Cheng Yi and the other four people who walked in, her gaze lingering on Cheng Yi for a second longer, as if he looked somewhat familiar, but she couldn't quite place where she had seen him before.

Recently, various departments have been cracking down on illegal internet cafes quite frequently, and if one is found, the penalty is a fine of 5,000 yuan.

Because legitimate internet cafes restrict minors from entering, this gives illegal internet cafes a little more opportunity.

However, such opportunities also come with hefty fines.

"Get on the plane?" The woman's voice was low and a little hoarse.

"Yes, five of them are running in a row." Fei Zhengyu took out his wallet, took out fifty yuan, and handed it to the woman.

"Then we'll have to go to the second floor. It's a bit more expensive there, eight yuan for the whole night. Can you accept that?" the woman asked.

“Okay,” Fei Zhengyu said, “Give us five cans of Jianlibao with the rest of the money.”

"Okay, numbers 11 to 15 on the second floor, just go up there." The woman took the deposit, handed over five small slips of paper, and said, "The row against the wall on the second floor, numbers 27 to 31."

The five people took the note and went up to the second floor.

The second floor is larger than the first floor, and it is divided into six rows, with ten computers in each row.

This illegal internet cafe is quite large, with forty computers on the first floor and sixty computers on the second floor.

Cheng Yi and his group found a place to sit down.

The machine has low specifications and the screen is an old-fashioned CRT monitor, but it runs fairly smoothly.

There weren't many students on the second floor; most were young migrant workers from the neighborhood, mostly playing Audition Online or single-player games, while some were secretly watching videos.

Fei Zhengyu eagerly turned on the computer and saw the Audition Online logo on the desktop.

"Found it! Audition Online!" He excitedly double-clicked the game icon.

Sun Baxin also turned on his computer, but instead of immediately launching Audition Online, he first looked at the games that came with the internet cafe, shook his head and said, "Tsk, there are so few games, not even Warcraft."

He casually opened a CS 1.5 LAN game, intending to play around with it.

Su Duo and Li Xiaoya seemed a little awkward. They weren't very good at playing games, so they just opened their respective web pages and casually browsed the news.

At this moment, Fei Zhengyu had already entered the Audition Online interface.

"Wow! This interface is pretty cool." Fei Zhengyu exclaimed in amazement, and began to clumsily tap the arrow keys and spacebar in rhythm.

The little figure on the screen moves stiffly and keeps missing.

"This judgment is quite interesting." He was having a great time, completely immersed in the exhilarating experience.

Seeing Fei Zhengyu's game screen, Li Xiaoya also curiously came over and watched very attentively.

On the contrary, Su Duo kept yawning and showed little interest in this dance game.

Around midnight, Cheng Yi also felt a bit sleepy. Just as he was about to suggest that everyone go back to rest, the young men went up to the second floor.

The leader was a tall, thin young man with a purplish-red pompadour hairstyle, the sides of which were shaved very short, and an arrogant expression on his face.

He was wearing a tight black leather jacket, with a thick metal chain around his neck, and four companions with brightly colored hair.

The group had a variety of hairstyles, including afros, side-swept bangs, and broom-like haircuts... all sorts of unconventional hairstyles were represented.

Their attire was also extremely extravagant, with clothes adorned with metal ornaments. With each step they took, they would proudly look around, as if they were the center of attention.

It has to be said that they were indeed the focus of the entire event; at the very least, their outfits successfully caught Cheng Yi's attention.

Although short video media in his previous life had been hyping up non-mainstream content, Cheng Yi had only ever seen it in Douyin cosplay videos.

This was the first time he had ever seen a live, unofficial, non-mainstream boy band like this.

The airplane-headed figure arrogantly surveyed the internet cafe, its gaze finally settling on Fei Zhengyu, who was engrossed in playing a game, or more precisely, on computer number 27 where Fei Zhengyu was sitting.

He led his men straight over, his heavy leather shoes making a clear clattering sound on the cement floor, breaking the original atmosphere of the internet cafe.

The students who were playing games stopped what they were doing and looked over curiously.

"Hey!" The plane stopped behind Fei Zhengyu, the voice not loud, but with a condescending tone of command.

He poked Fei Zhengyu's chair back with his finger and said, "Get up. This machine is the exclusive throne for Hua Shao, the patriarch of our Royal Dynasty family, to step on others, understand?"

Fei Zhengyu was stuck at a difficult combo point when he was poked like that. His finger slipped, and a big MISS immediately appeared on the screen, and the game character also made a failed pose.

Fei Zhengyu's temper flared up instantly. He whirled around and roared, "Are you crazy? What kind of bullshit dynasty family is this? I paid for this machine, why should I give it to you?"

Fei Zhengyu's face darkened, and several family members behind him immediately stepped forward and surrounded Fei Zhengyu's seat.

One of the men with the afro pointed at Fei Zhengyu's nose and cursed, "Kid, asking you to give up your seat is giving you face, don't fucking ungrateful!"

The atmosphere instantly became tense.

Li Xiaoya turned pale with fright and gripped Fei Zhengyu's arm tightly.

Su Duo also looked at Sun Baxin with some nervousness.

Sun Baxin snapped off his headphones, his eyes turning cold.

Sun Baxin is now considered a prominent figure; who in the Shinan District doesn't know his nickname, "Brother Ba"?
Sun Baxin stood up, displaying his usual sharp tongue as the most sarcastic person in the Momo Group, and said, "Are you oddballs acting out a gangster movie here?"

"Oh ho? You've got a tough one here?" The man with the airplane-like nose sized up Sun Baxin, his eyes filled with disdain. "What? You want to trample on our Imperial Family? Fine, how about a one-on-one fight or a group brawl?"

His companions behind him also craned their necks, looking eager to try.

Just then, the proprietress hurriedly came up to the second floor.

Her face was a little pale, clearly not wanting to cause trouble, and she said, "Calm down, calm down. We're all here to surf the internet, let's keep the peace and make money."

She stood between the two sides, smiling apologetically at the nose of the plane, and said, "Young Master Hua hasn't arrived yet today, and this guest just boarded recently. How about I arrange some other good seats for you? I'll cover the internet fee today?"

"No way!" The pilot pointed at plane number 27 and said in an unquestionable tone, "It's not that we're not giving you face, but this computer's keyboard is the only one capable of producing the most perfect combos, and our Young Master Hua is about to arrive. If he doesn't move aside..."

He clenched his fist menacingly, his knuckles cracking softly.

The proprietress glanced helplessly at Sun Baxin and Fei Zhengyu, looking at them with pleading eyes.

These young men are quite influential. The "Young Master Hua" they mentioned is from an urban village. His cousin's uncle's classmate runs a canteen window at Honor Computer's No. 2 factory and knows many of Honor Computer's management personnel.

Everyone in Jingzhou knows that Honor computers are a very important business of the Momo Group. Because of this connection, as long as these young people don't go too far, the local police station will only issue a few words of reprimand.

"Let them have it." Cheng Yi spoke up when he saw Fei Zhengyu still wanting to argue with the group of young people.

Sun Baxin glanced back at Cheng Yi and saw Cheng Yi stand up, straighten his clothes, and smile at the group of non-mainstream youths, saying, "We're about to leave. These machines have been running all night, so let's not waste them. You guys have fun."

The man with the airplane-shaped hairpin wondered if he had misheard. He looked at Cheng Yi, then at the planes belonging to Cheng Yi and his group of five, and asked, "Are you really going to give it to us?"

"Okay." Cheng Yi didn't waste any more words, waved his hand, and said, "Let's go."

Upon hearing Cheng Yi speak, Fei Zhengyu could only suppress his anger and follow Cheng Yi out of the internet cafe.

The man with the pompadour ran his fingers through his hair, a smug look spreading across his face.

This is the capital of the imperial family...

The man with the pompadour said smugly, "Since someone's offering to treat us, let's not just stand there."

The four young men next to him immediately rushed to sit down, their expressions showing excitement.

"Hey bro, those guys were such cowards! I thought we were going to have to fight." A young man quickly logged into Audition Online, checking out a room as he said, "Judging by their looks, they're probably college students, right?"

"Who cares if they're college students or not?" the man with the pompadour sneered. "In this area, who are we afraid of?"

Just then, several high school students went up to the second floor and came face to face with Sun Baxin and his group.

One of the high school students suddenly pointed at Sun Baxin and shouted, "Is that Brother Baxin?"

Sun Baxin was taken aback and asked, "Who are you?"

"It really is a myna bird! Ahh, myna bird, I'm your fan!" the high school student exclaimed excitedly. "My dream is to become a top e-sports player too!"

"This is amazing! We actually ran into a myna bird here. When we go back to the classroom tomorrow, I doubt anyone will believe it."

The group of high school students were like crazy fans, vying to greet Sun Baxin.

Noticing the commotion over there, the man with the airplane-shaped hairpin couldn't help but ask, "Is that myna bird famous?"

"Could it be Sun Baxin? A finalist in the World Esports Championship?" The young man with the side-swept bangs next to him brushed the hair covering his right eye aside, took a closer look, and exclaimed in surprise, "There were actually five of them just now. I thought there were only three."

The young man with the afro muttered, "It really is Sun Baxin. I heard he's the brother of the chairman of Momo Group."

When the young man with the afro said those words, the men with the pompadour were all a little stunned.

The brother of the chairman of Momo Group?

Did they just provoke the brother of the chairman of Momo Group?
Upon realizing that his machine belonged to Sun Baxin, the young man with the side-swept bangs jumped up.

Sensing the commotion on the second floor, Lin Yongxing immediately led several bodyguards upstairs.

They separated the high school students from Sun Baxin and coldly escorted Cheng Yi and the others out of the internet cafe.

Looking at the sharp-eyed bodyguards, the man with the pompadour couldn't help but swallow hard, his eyes filled with fear.

This is... absolutely outrageous.

Thinking about how he had almost hit Sun Baxin, the man with the pompadour felt his legs go weak.

He vaguely saw a dump truck hurtling toward him head-on.

"Let's go, let's go, hurry up!" The man with the pompadour wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and urged, "Quick!"

After Cheng Yi and his friends left the internet cafe, Su Duo burst into laughter as she recalled what had just happened.

Cheng Yi and Sun Baxin both laughed heartily.

Being driven out of the internet cafe by a group of thugs who even pick up used girls is an experience they'll remember for a long time.

Fei Zhengyu hadn't recovered from his anger yet. He said gruffly, "What's so funny? That was really embarrassing. If it were me, I would have taken down at least three of them."

Cheng Yi stopped laughing and said, "What good would it do to take them down?"

Fei Zhengyu was taken aback.

Cheng Yi said slowly, "You must always remember that porcelain never collides with earthenware pots. Even if you defeat them, it doesn't prove how strong you are. The strong should challenge the strong."

“That’s different, they’ve provoked me.” Fei Zhengyu said indignantly.

Cheng Yi thought for a moment and said, "When you play the game 'Primordial Era,' and you're traversing the Monster Forest, if a low-level monster hits you, would you get angry and fight back?"

Fei Zhengyu was stunned again.

Cheng Yi said, "When you cross the Monster Forest once, you'll be attacked by at least dozens of monsters, but you probably've forgotten where those monsters attacked you. But if a player attacks you, you'll not only fight back, but you'll also chase after him, right?"

“Yes.” Fei Zhengyu vaguely understood.

Cheng Yi said, "Once you understand this principle, you'll basically understand. Just like Principal Gao Lifu, he's very kind and approachable to ordinary people. Even if someone does something wrong or criticizes him, he just laughs it off. Do you think he's really good-tempered? No, because he vents his temper on the department leaders."

“Ordinary people are not in the same circle as Principal Gao Lifu at all, so Gao Lifu will not waste his energy on them.”

Cheng Yi's words seemed to be addressed to both Fei Zhengyu and Sun Baxin.

"On the other hand, if you're not in the same circle, others won't give you any face. Take Principal Gao Lifu, for example. If he were to reprimand a complete stranger, wouldn't that stranger tear him apart?"

"Just like before, what would you do if those young men stabbed you a few times?" Cheng Yi said. "If you want to climb higher, your first thought should be how to save your life, not how to save face."

"I understand." Fei Zhengyu finally understood Cheng Yi's words.

As they walked and chatted, Cheng Yi asked again when they reached the entrance of the urban village, "Zhengyu, how's the progress of your girl card game studio?"

Fei Zhengyu was taken aback, not expecting Cheng Yi to ask this at this time. He quickly replied, "The progress is going well. The core gameplay framework has been set up, and the art resources are from our group's artists. The test version should be available by the end of the year."

"Okay." Cheng Yi nodded and said, "Keep it up. If you need any help, just contact Kong Feng."

"Okay." Fei Zhengyu grinned and said, "I won't stand on ceremony with you."

Looking at Fei Zhengyu's spirited face, Cheng Yi suddenly remembered Fei Zhengyu crying his heart out while holding Princess Shang K before his rebirth.

At this moment, Su Duo couldn't help but ask, "President Cheng, there are more and more illegal internet cafes these days. Aren't you going to take action to crack down on them?"

Cheng Yi laughed and said, "I don't need to do anything; the market will help optimize it."

(End of this chapter)