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Chapter 23 0022 [The Good Show Has Just Begun]

Some concepts have become commonplace, but it is difficult to break through them.

Creatures like "Tuo" were everywhere ten years ago.

Food and wine touts are still relatively okay, but medical touts are now being condemned by everyone.

No matter which public hospital you go to, you will find shills everywhere.

Some medical scammers trick patients into going to private hospitals or clinics, where they can drain their wallets even for minor ailments. Others are actually selling health supplements, deceiving terminally ill patients into not seeing a doctor and claiming their products will cure any illness.

The lottery was also very crazy at one point. Those who had not experienced that era could not even imagine that kind of scene.

When private lotteries were at their most rampant, they even spread to remote towns and villages.

Farmers carrying their vegetables to the village market often encountered a host of illegal lotteries. They would arrange for a lottery agent to draw the grand prize, and the atmosphere would immediately become lively, with countless farmers shelling out their hard-earned money to participate in the lottery.

Due to its extremely bad impact, private lotteries have been strictly prohibited, but they have never been completely eradicated.

Last year, when Chen Guiliang was a sophomore in high school, he went to the city for National Day holiday. Within a few hundred meters of the street, there were more than a dozen illegal lottery booths, even featuring celebrities like Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung to attract crowds.

In fact, it is a celebrity imitation show, but they use fake products to promote as real ones, and said that Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung would come half a month in advance.

People came in droves.

Chen Guiliang had an elementary school classmate who went to work at a hot pot restaurant right after graduating from junior high. He painstakingly saved for two years, but ran out of money in just an hour trying to win the lottery, winning only a lot of laundry detergent and a thermos cup.

I was so drunk, the atmosphere was unbearable.

Chen Guiliang remembers it vividly: an elderly, ragged, rural man was invited to the stage for an interview. He grinned naively the entire time, barely speaking clearly, and simply said he'd won a grand prize of 50,000 yuan by simply paying two yuan.

Before the interview was over, countless onlookers rushed over to draw prizes.

Tao Chenggang naturally knew what happened during last year's National Day. He knew two of the private lottery bosses, and the rest all came from the south.

Using "Andy Lau" and "Jacky Cheung" for publicity was the brainchild of those southern bosses, while the local bosses helped to smooth things over so they wouldn't get caught mid-draw.

When Tao Chenggang thought about holding a lottery in the game, he became completely determined to develop the game!

He stopped asking about his brilliant ideas and instead said with a smile, "Little brother, how about joining my company? Let's start a game business together. You don't have to put up any cash. I can invest in the game concept and convert it into some company shares."

"I still have to study and will take the college entrance examination next year." Chen Guiliang declined.

Tao Chenggang continued to deceive him, "The preparatory work here will take me half a year. By the time we officially start working on the game, you will be almost in college. You can study and start a business at the same time without any delay. Just think about it, before you even leave college, you will already be a shareholder of the game company. You must be so popular in school that the campus beauties will actively pursue you."

These words are extremely harmful to young people.

If Chen Guiliang was not a reborn person, he would probably agree on the spot.

"I need cash because my family is still in debt." Chen Guiliang has his own entrepreneurial ideas and is unwilling to be dominated by others.

Before his rebirth, he successfully started a business, but encountered internal strife among shareholders, which made Chen Guiliang feel uncomfortable.

You must control your own shares in this life!
Besides, Tao Chenggang may not succeed, and there is a high chance that he will lose all his money.

When his plan failed, Tao Chenggang brought up his college life and said that those female college students were all greedy for wealth.

Chen Guiliang turned a deaf ear and continued to switch accounts to post and provoke fights, causing chaos in the Mengya Forum.

This stubborn look left Tao Chenggang speechless.

He was even afraid that if he didn't buy the A4 paper today, Chen Guiliang would turn around and sell it to a big company.

Tao Chenggang finally bargained again: "The price is 5 yuan, but it must be paid in installments. I can give you 1 yuan today and another 1 yuan in July of next year. The remaining 3 yuan will be paid in full at the end of next year."

Tao Chenggang's intention was very simple, to use the final payment to hold Chen Guiliang back and prevent him from selling his ideas everywhere.

He felt that the final payment of 4 yuan was enough to support a high school student.

Chen Guiliang was increasingly surprised: This guy was really willing to pay money to make games? He really had a gambling nature!
No matter how surprised we are, the negotiations have to continue.

Chen Guiliang shook his head: "5 is too little."

"Give me a real price," said Tao Chenggang.

"18."

"8 yuan, let's be happy!"

After a while of bargaining, Chen Guiliang realized that he had misjudged the purchasing power.

More than 100,000 yuan in 2003 was really a lot of money, and it was difficult to get it out of thin air.

The two sides finally agreed on 10, which was a complete surprise for Chen Guiliang.

Before he came, he never thought he could succeed.

"You need to write an IOU. The down payment must be at least 5, and you can pay the rest in installments however you want." Chen Guiliang was mentally prepared for not receiving the final payment.

He only needs these 50,000 yuan as capital, and then he will start a private server with Tao Chenggang.

The final payment and so on are up to you to pay or not.

The fun has just begun.

"No problem." Tao Chenggang agreed immediately.

Tao Chenggang called out Yang Yuhui's nickname: "Yangyu, Yangyu, where are your paper, pen, and ink?"

Yang Yuhui walked in from outside, took out paper, pen and ink and put them on the table.

Tao Chenggang quickly wrote the IOU and even took out his ID card, wrote down his ID number, signed and put his fingerprints on it.

"I owe Chen Guiliang..."

Yang Yuhui buried his head in the IOU. He glanced at it and was stunned. He scratched his head and said in confusion, "Brother Gang, I haven't been out for long. Why did you give this kid 10 yuan?"

Tao Chenggang smiled and said, "My little brother said he would give me wealth. He kept his word, so of course I have to show my appreciation."

"What's going on?" Yang Yuhui became more and more curious.

"Keep it secret," Tao Chenggang closed the ink pad and said to Chen Guiliang, "Let's go to the bank now. I'll transfer the first installment to you."

Chen Guiliang reached out and took the entire box of ink, put it in his pocket and said, "Borrow it for me."

Yang Yuhui followed them all the way to the stairs. He couldn't help but pull Chen Guiliang's sleeve and asked, "What do you have that's worth 10 yuan?"

Chen Guiliang smiled in response: "Knowledge is wealth. I am a top student at No. 2 Middle School."

In the blink of an eye, Tao Chenggang and Chen Guiliang disappeared.

Yang Yuhui stood there and muttered to himself, "Are top students from No. 2 Middle School so valuable?"

After a moment of confusion, he took out his cell phone and called Feng Tao.

"Hey, Feng Laoer, how's your nephew?" Yang Yuhui asked.

Feng Tao was in the shop with his apprentice, installing a system for a customer. While they were working, he asked, "Did he get into trouble with Brother Gang?"

Yang Yuhui said: "Brother Gang inexplicably wanted to give him 10 yuan, a down payment of 5 yuan, and an IOU for the rest." "Did he really sell it for 10 yuan?" Feng Tao was extremely surprised.

Yang Yuhui asked, "What exactly did he sell to Brother Gang?"

Feng Tao laughed and said, "That's awesome! You're worthy of being my nephew."

"Grass!"

Yang Yuhui was anxious: "Just tell me now. What did your nephew sell to Brother Gang?"

Feng Tao deliberately kept people on edge: "You wouldn't understand even if I told you. Hang up."

"Hey hey...hey...fuck!"

After the phone call, Yang Yuhui became more curious, scratching his head and feeling uncomfortable all over.

He went back to the studio to make some arrangements, then quickly ran downstairs to catch up with Tao Chenggang.

……

Red Star Department Store.

Cheng Tao Computer Store.

A middle-aged woman with her son was sitting next to Feng Tao watching him install the system.

The middle-aged woman asked, "Isn't this Windows 2000? The computers in our company use Windows 2000, and I heard it's the most advanced system."

Feng Tao likes this kind of customers the most, those who have plenty of money but know nothing. "Sister, Windows XP was released in 2001. You can tell which one is more advanced by looking at the release date."

"That's right," the middle-aged woman nodded. "Our company only has one computer, and it was purchased two years ago."

Feng Tao said, "At that time, Windows XP had not yet been introduced to China. Sister, if your company needs a new computer, you can get a discount at my store, and I'll give you a little kickback."

"I will definitely recommend you," the middle-aged woman said, not wanting to wait for the kickback. She asked directly for a benefit. "I spent several thousand today, and I will recommend you a big client. You can give me some gifts."

Feng Tao hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and nodded, as if he'd suffered a great loss. "Alright, consider it a way of thanking you for taking care of my business. I'll give you the mouse and keyboard for free, and a set of Wubi practice software for your son."

"The boss is so generous. He will definitely make a fortune in business." The middle-aged woman felt that she had taken advantage.

Her son, a freshman in high school, sat next to her without saying a word the entire time, but in reality he was extremely excited and just wanted to take the computer home as soon as possible.

Feng Tao started bragging: "I just answered the phone. It was from a friend of mine. Guess what? My nephew sold a plan for 20 yuan!"

Inflating military achievements and lying about military intelligence.

Suddenly, 10 more appeared out of thin air.

"What kind of plan is more expensive than a house?" the middle-aged woman asked curiously.

Feng Tao said proudly: "The planning scheme for online games."

Although the middle-aged woman regarded online games as a scourge, she also thought it was impressive that they could make money from them: "The boss is so young, how old is your nephew?"

"My cousin, my aunt's grandson," Feng Tao said. "He's only 17 years old and still in his third year of high school."

The middle-aged woman was surprised and asked, "He's only in his third year of high school and he's already made 20 yuan? Does he play games a lot?"

Feng Tao smiled and said, "He's in the experimental class at the County No. 2 Middle School. He's a top student and can easily get into a key university. He can come up with a game plan, but he doesn't have to be obsessed with games."

When she heard that he was studying in the experimental class of the County No. 2 Middle School, the middle-aged woman immediately believed that he was a good student, but she was not afraid to say anything: "My son is from the City No. 2 Middle School, and his admission score in the high school entrance examination is a few points higher than that of the County No. 2 Middle School."

The student sitting next to him immediately held his head high and chest out when he heard this.

Feng Tao continued to boast, "My nephew only lost a dozen points on the high school entrance exam, so he'll definitely be accepted into the experimental class at the No. 2 Municipal Middle School. He used to complain to me that he was so stupid for not knowing that even those with county hukou could apply to the No. 2 Municipal Middle School. If he had applied to the No. 2 Municipal Middle School and had the school's admission letter, he could have enrolled at the No. 2 County Middle School free of tuition."

"It's a pity." The middle-aged woman nodded.

Feng Tao said: "My nephew is a left-behind child. His parents haven't been home for several years. He has relied on his own efforts to study since he was young."

The middle-aged woman began to teach her son: "Yangyang, did you hear that? Even though her parents are not around and there's no one to supervise her, she can still attend the experimental class of the county's No. 2 Middle School. You must work hard in the future and get good grades in the arts and science classes. Then you can strive to be selected into the experimental class."

"Yeah." The student responded.

"Hmm? Huh? Answer the question louder!" the middle-aged woman said. "Look, she's only in her third year of high school, and she's already earned her own house. Um... what's that planning game?"

Feng Tao said, "It's a game plan for an online game. A friend of mine is a big boss and a major shareholder in this store. I sold him a plan from my nephew, and not only did he pay 200,000 yuan for it, but he also had to invest several million to make the game. Hehe, make a game according to my nephew's idea!"

The student couldn't help but ask, "Is it a game like 'Legend'?"

Feng Tao said, "No. They make free online games... Here, the system is installed, and I'll install the application software for you."

Near noon, the computer was finally configured.

Feng Tao asked the apprentice in the store to help the mother and son move the computer downstairs and rent it out.

He called his wife and said, "Chunhong, the stuff Guiliang wrote last night was sold!"

"How much did it sell for?" Lin Chunhong was breastfeeding her baby.

"A full 10!"

Feng Tao had to tell the truth to his wife, so he said excitedly, "That's awesome! Gang actually bought it. I thought it was just waste paper."

Lin Chunhong couldn't believe it: "Are you bragging?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Feng Tao said, "Guiliang will definitely make a lot of money in the future. This kid has been very smart since he was young."

Lin Chunhong asked doubtfully, "It's just a few pages of paper. Mr. Tao doesn't need to buy them. Just memorize them in your head."

"You don't understand." Feng Tao actually couldn't figure it out, but that didn't stop him from showing off in front of his wife.

Lin Chunhong instructed: "If you have time, ask Gui Liangduo to come over to our house. This relative doesn't visit us very often."

Feng Tao said, "You don't understand. I'm the closest to his family, even closer than his second uncle. When his father was little, he would come to stay at my house whenever he had the chance, even if it took him a long time to come."

The couple chatted for a while, and then the apprentice returned to the store.

The guy was also very curious about this and asked with envy, "Master, did Brother Chen really make 20 yuan from writing yesterday?"

"Why would I lie to you?" Feng Tao said with exaggeration.

At noon, the apprentice took his lunch box and went to the shop next door that sold Little Overlord to brag.

"Did you know? My master's nephew sold his writings for half a million!"

"Boast without thinking."

"You're the one who's going to kill me. The other guy makes online games and wrote a game that was incredibly popular. He's still in high school and is really good with computers. He even taught himself programming like a hacker."

"What is a hacker?"

"..."

In just half a day, the news spread throughout the shops on the entire floor: A student named Chen Guiliang from the county’s No. 2 Middle School took out his own time to make a game, which he sold to a big company and made over a million yuan!
(End of this chapter)