Fanatic!

Chapter 85 Spreading Public Opinion
Aqi didn't expect Chen Wujun's question to be so...practical.

'Maybe this can be considered a test...' Aqi thought to herself.

"Brother Jun, I don't know the answer to your question... There's too little information... We need more details."

"For example, where is the server room located, how much foot traffic is there, how long are the operating hours, how many people come to play on average per day, how many games each person plays, how much is the rent, what are the labor costs and utility bills... how much is the protection fee?" Aqi threw back a series of questions.

Upon hearing this, Chen Wujun immediately realized that the other person was at least more professional than himself.

"Located on Lung Chun Road or Lung Kong Road South, foot traffic isn't a problem. There are no other server rooms in the Walled City, and the machines are the latest. It's packed every day, with people queuing up to play... The server turnover is every 5 minutes. There are no labor costs, and as for water and electricity... who in the Walled City pays water and electricity bills?"

There are actually two server rooms in the city, but they both have old machines.

I'm going to buy a used machine anyway, so I can ask about it later. If the other party isn't planning to sell... then I'll have someone smash it up, and then there will be no competition.

As for labor costs, the henchmen need to be supported anyway, so just sending two people over is enough, and there are no costs involved.

"Wait a moment……"

Aqi got up and, holding onto the furniture, hopped around to rummage through the small space.

Chen Wujun turned his head and watched her rummaging through things in her home clothes, and he felt that her figure under her clothes... was as poor and shabby as this home.

A moment later, Aqi took out her pen and notebook, sat back on the sofa, and pulled the table over to write on it.

She was quite interested in Chen Wujun's question. She studied financial management, so of course she was interested in this area and wanted to put it into practice.

Anyway, I just calculated based on the information the other party gave me.

If it's inaccurate... then the information provided by the other party is inaccurate, and you can't blame yourself.

"The first step in doing business is to calculate costs, which are divided into fixed costs and variable costs..."

"Initial investment: 15,000 per machine, 150,000 for ten... And then there's the renovation and furniture, right? Let's say 10,000 each. There might be other miscellaneous things too. I've never been inside the server room, I've only seen it from the outside..."

The initial investment is estimated at 165,000.

"Then there are the fixed monthly costs: rent of 5000, no electricity, no labor, protection fees... well, if you don't mention it, then there are none, a maintenance reserve of 1000, machines will break down eventually, right? If they break down, they need to be repaired... other miscellaneous expenses of 500..."

The fixed cost per month is 6500.

"Then there are variable costs, which are costs that change with revenue. However, for a business like a data center, variable costs are very low, so we can just include them in the monthly fixed costs..."

“Then there’s income…” Aqi turned a page.

"Even if your server room is open 24 hours a day, there won't be a queue all day long. If the server refreshes every five minutes, that's 12 times an hour. Let's say 120 times a day on a weekday, and 160 times on weekends..."

"It costs 2 yuan per session, which is 240 yuan per day on a regular day. Over 22 days, that's 5280 yuan."

"160 trips on weekends cost 320 yuan. If calculated over 8 days, that's 2560 yuan."

"That means one machine generates 7840 in revenue per month, and ten machines generate 78,400."

“After deducting the cost of 6500 yuan, the monthly income is 71,900 yuan... Of course, this is just a rough figure and is definitely not accurate.” Aqi added a correction after finishing the calculation.

Chen Wujun's eyes lit up when he saw the number 71900.

That means it takes about two months to break even, and the rest is profit...

With an investment of less than 200,000 yuan, you can earn more than 70,000 yuan a month, which is more profitable than buying a house.

If something goes wrong, it means that Aqi in front of me calculated it incorrectly.

Aqi turned to another page: "Doing business definitely requires considering risks."

"We need to make predictions based on at least three scenarios."

"Conservatively speaking, business isn't as good as you think. If the revenue is only 60%, that's only 43140 per month. It would take 3.8 months to break even."

"If things go as you say normally, then the monthly income would be 71900, and it would take 2.3 months to recoup the costs."

"If business is even better than you say, then the payback period will be even faster, less than two months."

"If you calculate it that way, it's quite profitable." Aqi felt that even under the most conservative circumstances, it would only take 3.8 months to break even, and the profit margin for this kind of business was too high.

Of course, this kind of business is not something ordinary people can do.

"One more thing, you need to consider whether others will open the same store and compete with you once your business becomes successful..."

"I understand." Chen Wujun nodded.

There will definitely be someone competing with him.

If you make it a hit, not just Li Dong, but others like He Tu might also follow suit.

The Four Heavenly Kings looked down on this kind of business, and as for the others... well, it's a matter of who has the bigger fist.

However, Aqi's calculations gave him a better understanding of how to calculate business costs and profits, which explains why companies need financial management talent.

I need it myself.

Although Chen Wujun has been used to making quick money since he started practicing martial arts.

But he also knew that this kind of steady, long-term business that could continuously generate cash was the key.

Aqi originally had something to say, but after seeing Chen Wujun's expression, she felt that it didn't matter whether she said it or not.

Ask directly: "What do you want to learn?"

“I’m learning everything, but my foundation… isn’t very solid,” Chen Wujun said after thinking for a moment.

"What is your educational background? Did you finish high school?" Aqi asked cautiously.

“Middle school…” Chen Wujun said expressionlessly.

“Middle school is fine too. I’ll give you a few questions to see your foundation,” Aqi said after thinking for a moment.

After a while.

Crack, crack... Chen Wujun expressionlessly broke off pieces of the corner of Aqi's table, crushed them, and then broke off another piece.

That hand didn't look like a human hand at all; it looked more like a large pair of steel pliers.

Aqi's eyelids twitched, and her smile became somewhat stiff.

Even if your foundation isn't very solid... you should at least know basic algebra, right? After finishing high school, even if you're not very bright, you should at least know algebra, functions, and systems of quadratic equations, right?

Moreover, the other party's science and social sciences are also very poor...

Seeing Chen Wujun squeezing his table like a cookie, Aqi wisely said nothing.

"Today is just to find out what you want to study, and I need to make some preparations. I didn't bring any middle school books, so I'll borrow some from someone tomorrow..."

"Then I'll come again tomorrow." Chen Wujun got up and left.

As soon as Chen Wujun left, Aqi reached out to pinch the corner of the table, and if one hand wasn't enough, she pinched it with both hands.

I used all my strength, but I couldn't squeeze off a piece, which made me realize that my table really wasn't a cookie.

When Chen Wujun went outside, he saw Afei and Xiangzai smoking in the corridor. Xiangzai was leaning against the wall, playing with a small object in his hand.

What are you playing with?

Chen Wujun glanced at it and immediately recognized it as a ring toss game machine for children. It consisted of a box with two buttons, and above it were water and some small plastic rings. Pressing the buttons would push the water to move the plastic rings onto the two vertical pins in the middle.

"Brother Jun, so fast!" Xiangzai quickly put the game console into his pocket.

"What do you mean by 'fast'? Be more specific next time. Your cousin just asked me what I want to learn so she can prepare the materials."

“But you, you’re playing with things that kids play with! My little brother was only in third grade and he didn’t play with these anymore,” Chen Wujun said with a laugh as he walked.

“Yeah, I just said it was just for kids,” Afei said from the other side.

"It belongs to my younger brother. I just picked it up to play with." Xiangzai said somewhat embarrassedly.

"Afei, find two shops on the main road and Longgang Road to set up the machine room," Chen Wujun instructed Afei.

This business is so profitable, you should open two at once.

As for the main road, it is Longjin Street, which runs east to west through the city walled city.

"Rentals on the main road aren't cheap. How big do you need?"

"Make it as big as possible, but not too big. Just big enough to fit a dozen or twenty machines," Chen Wujun said.

"We can't just put out Street Fighter 2; we also need to put out a few other machines, like Final Fight, shoot 'em ups, and a few slot machines."

"Street Fighter II, two coins for one game, one coin for the other."

Chen Wujun was familiar with the computer room; he often went there when he was in school.

I just didn't know this business was so profitable.

Moreover, before there were blockbuster titles like Street Fighter, the profits weren't this high.

……

At this time, there was a unit of fifty or sixty square meters in the walled city. Although it was not as big as Shark Nine's residence, it was much more luxurious.

Jixiang lay on the sofa watching TV.

"Boss, I've found out everything."

After learning the details of the conflict between Chen Wujun and Karen, Jixiang pondered for a moment before speaking.

"Spread the news that Chen Wujun and Karen had a conflict."

"Tell me... Chen Wujun is so powerful now... Karen has followed Shark Nine for so many years, and she can't even protect her own subordinates..."

"Don't make it too obvious," Jixiang said, leaning back in her chair.

“Brother Jixiang, I know, I’ll take care of it right away,” the henchman said immediately.

After the henchman left, Jixiang sat there in a daze for a while, then smiled.

Shark Nine is a big shot, that's for sure.

But these subordinates also had their own ideas.

Moreover...the work still needs to be done by these people below them.

Let's bring the conflict between Chen Wujun and Karen into the open first... Karen has her pride too...

Moreover, once people's hearts are scattered, they become impossible to lead.

I'll try to win Karen over then.

Moreover, Karen and Chen Wujun used to be so close, but now Chen Wujun isn't giving her any face at all...

If Shark Nine continues to let Chen Wujun run rampant... Hua Zai Rong, Ah Hao, and Cun Bao will definitely start to reconsider.

A moment later, Jixiang took out his phone again, flipped through his phone book, and dialed a number: "Brother Nan, it's been a long time. Shall we sit down and have a chat?"

"Okay... See you there."

Fei Nan is one of Xin Ye's men.

Jixiang gets angry whenever she sees Chen Wujun.

Chen Wujun's momentum is too strong, and with Shark Nine's favoritism, it has seriously affected his position.

Previously, Shark Nine would always invite himself to company meetings, but now he always invites Chen Wujun. Even the henchmen can tell that Chen Wujun holds a more important place in Shark Nine's heart...

If we do nothing, we will lose power sooner or later.

Therefore, he needs to prepare for both possibilities.

On one hand, there's the matter of uniting with Karen and the others; Shark Nine always has to consider their feelings.

Otherwise, who will be able to focus on their work?

On the other hand, if they really can't stay here any longer, they can always go and work for Lord Xin.

After all, Master Xin is the real boss.

As long as Master Xin asks for people, and you go and do things for Master Xin, even Shark Nine won't be able to say anything.

(End of this chapter)