Fanatic!

Chapter 48 A Business Genius
Chen Wujun jumped off the ring and threw his gloves aside.

"He didn't control his strength well, what happened to him?"

“That elbow of yours was pretty bad; you’ll need to rest for a few days,” Cunbao said after glancing at Tommy.

He hasn't recovered yet; it's likely he has a fracture.

Chen Wujun reached into his pocket and rummaged around... He only had a little over five hundred yuan on him, which he handed to Cunbao: "Treat a few brothers to tea. I'll have someone bring some more money later, and I'll cover the medical expenses."

Cunbao took the money and tossed it to Koushui and Genie: "Aren't you going to thank Ah Jun?"

Chen Wujun's actions saved Cunbao face and earned him a good impression of Chen Wujun.

"Thank you, Brother Jun!" Genie and Saliva took the money, and their mood improved considerably.

"So, do you need any more people? If you need more, I'll have to train with you!" Cunbao asked.

"I'll really need your help in a few days!" Chen Wujun nodded.

"I'll bet everything I have on you!" Cunbao patted Chen Wujun on the back.

Chen Wujun left the martial arts school, still feeling a little heartbroken about the money spent.

He didn't have much money.

The tens of thousands of yuan he kept at home were all his hard-earned money.

"To practice martial arts, you need money and power. If you have power, these new martial arts practitioners will accompany you to practice. Otherwise, who will pay attention to you? If you are not part of a power group and you rashly go up to them, you will be ganged up on and beaten up."

"But power alone isn't enough. Unless you're so powerful that everyone fawns over you, you still have to offer benefits. Practicing martial arts often involves injuring people, and each time you treat someone to tea and medical expenses, it costs at least one or two thousand."

"Or hide your identity and go find people from other forces, and beat them up! But doing that once or twice is fine, but it won't work if you do it too often."

"If we start a war with other gangs, we can legitimately attack their doorstep."

"Right now I only have a little bit of power, so I can't cause trouble everywhere. Once I'm stronger and have more power, I can just find some excuse to go and attack them, and they'll have to apologize to me and pay me for my losses."

Chen Wujun quickly came up with an idea.

Right now, I can only pay someone to practice boxing with me. But when I have more power in the future, I won't have to pay anymore; others will have to pay me.

"However, this also has its advantages. With give and take, relationships become closer, and there will be people to help when needed."

Chen Wujun has been getting quite close to Ahao and Cunbao these days, and their relationship is very harmonious.

Chen Wujun went back to his residence to get the money, then walked along Longjin Street to the gambling den. He pushed open the door and went in. There were only a few scattered gamblers inside.

"Brother Jun!" The henchmen all stood up.

Chen Wujun sensed that his henchman was in low spirits. Looking at the somewhat deserted gambling den, he and Ah Fei walked to the side.

"How's business those days?"

"Not good! Originally, Wenlong's gambling den sold wolf medicine and No. 4 (a type of drug), but since we stopped selling those, those customers stopped coming. Plus, recently several gambling dens in the vicinity of Lidong have been giving away snack platters, making the place busier, and all the customers are going there," Afei said, glancing at the gamblers in the den.
"Those guys are just hired to liven things up; there are more people at night, but they don't make any money."

Upon hearing this, Chen Wujun frowned.

His income was determined by the gambling den.

Moreover, the gambling den wasn't making money, so they couldn't pay Shark Nine's dues, and it would also make them lose face.

If the venue is handed over to you, but you don't make much money after a month, what will people think of you?

Even if my senior sister doesn't say anything, others will.

Therefore, the situation at the venue needs to be changed.

Chen Wujun sat down to one side, his mind racing. He didn't know much about doing business, but he had seen a bit of it.

Moreover, as he gained more experience over the days, his mind became increasingly sharp, and when he pondered the gambling den matter, many ideas suddenly popped into his head.

After thinking for a long time, Chen Wujun said, "They give us snack plates, so we give them money. Gamblers can go without food; all they think about is getting their money back."

"If you lose at the casino, you get a 15% voucher, which you can use to continue betting, buy snacks, or even find women!"

"I'll talk to Karen later and settle the accounts with her through the gambling den."

“I remember there were job postings in the Walled City, and a lot of people would go there every day looking for work. They would tear down the job postings on the sign, then put up a sign next to the gambling dens and paste all the job postings on it. Even though those people didn’t gamble, with so many people, someone would eventually come in.”

“They can find jobs right after leaving the gambling den by looking at the job postings. In a way, we're helping them!” “We'll also set up some micro-betting spots, where you can sit down for just two dollars, to get the place buzzing around.”

The gambling dens in the Walled City are divided into several levels, the highest level being the kind of large den that Chen Wujun runs, where there is an entry fee to join the table, and the minimum bet is 10 dollars.

These large food stalls are located on several main streets.

The most numerous are those small gambling dens with extremely low entry fees, where you can play all night for just a few dozen yuan.

Chen Wujun felt that his actions would definitely liven up the atmosphere.

“Brother Jun…” Afei hesitated for a moment and said, “Those gamblers don’t just lose to the casino; many of them lose to other gamblers. All told, our gambling den only takes an 8% cut, so this 15% voucher…”

“They can’t take this money with them; they can just play a few more rounds. And we can stipulate that the vouchers can only be used to offset part of the bet. For example, if he bets 10 yuan, the voucher can only be used to offset 5 yuan, so he still has to pay out money. If he runs out of money, he can use the voucher next time.”

"They're definitely going to gamble. Gambling is everywhere, and the vouchers can even cover gambling debts. Why wouldn't they come?"

"Want to find a woman? It's the same. You can use a voucher to pay half."

"They only have snack platters and the like, which can be exchanged for vouchers, but those gamblers don't care about food."

The more Chen Wujun thought about it, the better he felt his idea was.

He suddenly discovered that he was a genius and also had a talent for doing business.

"Do as I say, get the place lively first."

"Remember, we don't encourage people to gamble! They all choose to gamble on their own."

"I understand!" Ah Fei thought about it carefully and also thought the idea was feasible, then smiled and said:
"Brother Jun, I never knew you were into business!"

“You have to use your brain when you’re out doing things! Otherwise, what’s the point of having this head? Just to make yourself look tall?” Chen Wujun pointed to his head.

He then pulled out a wad of cash from his pocket and handed it to Ah Fei: "Send this to Cunbao."

After giving his instructions, Chen Wujun got up and went home.

In the days that followed, he continued his daily routine of practicing martial arts during the day, going home for dinner in the evening, having another meal at A-Yue's place, practicing martial arts on the rooftop, and then going back to eat at A-Yue's place.

Meanwhile, the people looking for work in the walled city would arrive at the job postings only to find several tough-looking young men tearing off the job information.

"What are you doing?" someone couldn't help but ask.

“The job posting has been moved. It’s 150 meters east along Longjin Road,” one of the burly young men explained.

"Why change places when everything's fine?" A young man looking for a job muttered to himself as he walked in the direction the pointer was pointing.

They then discovered that the job search sign had been moved to the entrance of an alley, where a group of people were crowding together.

"Why did we move here? There are so many people crammed in here, we can't even turn around," the young man muttered.

Then I glanced to the side and found that there was a gambling den right next to me.

"Why is this job posting next to the gambling den?"

……

When the young men saw a crowd gathered around the gambling den and inquired about what had happened, they immediately sneered.

"That guy's gambling den is deserted. He was forced into this situation. He can even come up with something like this."

Several young men went to Jindi Finance and handed over the money they had collected.

"Brother Jixiang, the debt owed by Niu Zhao has been collected."

Then, leaning on the table, he said, "Brother Jixiang, guess what we saw when we came back?"

"Ah Jun's gambling den didn't have many customers, guess what he did?" The men's faces were filled with smug gloating.
"He moved the job posting sign next to the casino!"

"As a result, a crowd gathered in front of the gambling den, but the inside was deserted, with not a single person inside."

"Those laborers who are looking for work, even if they want to have fun, they go to those small places and spend a whole night for a few dozen yuan."

"He's just grasping at straws in his desperation!" Jixiang smiled, a hint of mockery in her heart, but she didn't take it seriously.

"Alright, get back to work."

(End of this chapter)