Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

"Liu Zi, this is... this is the place you were talking about? What did I tell you before?"

"Isn't this exactly what you wanted? I've been looking for this for ages."

"I told you, we want it to be lively!"

"With such a high occupancy rate, there are still people waiting for their turn. Isn't this lively?"

"The facilities must be new."

"Look at this renovation, these accessories, these headlights, this computer configuration—isn't it all 99% new?"

"Can stay overnight"

"After 10 PM, it automatically switches to an overnight package, until 7 AM the next morning, for only 10 yuan."

"Oh right, and green apples too."

Lao Liu patted the roll-up banner standing next to him and pointed to the store name on it.

"Isn't this the place with that green apple thing? The name itself has 'green apple' in it, this place is simply perfect."

The sixth brother said that it was really not easy for him to find such a place that perfectly matched his second brother's requirements.

"Ah! Ah! Ah!" The second brother cried out three times, each cry louder than the last.

"Six, is that how you understand it?"

Lu Yuan was laughing so hard he almost cried.

The third brother appeared calm on the surface, but his smile betrayed him, even more so than AK's. In the end, he simply stopped pretending and joined in the laughter.

Lu Yuan patted Lao Liu on the shoulder

"Six, you really are the sixth one! I have to say, you're a real talent, 666! Hahahaha!"

Liu Zi looked completely bewildered. Could he be an imposter? Why was his boss acting like he'd been drinking fake alcohol?

After all, in 05, "Old Six" was really just a ranking title.

Although he didn't understand what Lu Yuan meant, seeing Lu Yuan smiling happily made Lao Liu happy too.

After Lu Yuan had finished laughing, Lao Liu approached with a mysterious look on his face.

"Big brother, I have another surprise for you."

"Phew~ Really? What's the surprise? Let me see."

Lu Yuan steadied his disordered breathing, his curiosity piqued.

"Brother Lu, you wait here, I'll go talk to the internet cafe manager."

Watching Lao Liu's hurried departure, Lu Yuan felt a little uneasy. Should he have agreed to it? After all, this kid did have a rather unconventional way of thinking.

Soon, Lu Yuan lost his chance to regret it.

A manager carrying a megaphone came to the center of the venue, while the other two, who didn't look like internet cafe staff but rather customers, were each handing out iced tea in a basket.

Please take a look at me!

Boss Lu Yuan invited everyone present to drink iced tea.

One bottle of iced tea for everyone, and an extra Red Bull for those who stay up all night. Let's all thank Boss Lu Yuan.

"Wishing Boss Lu Yuan abundant wealth, booming business, smooth internet browsing, and guaranteed top-tier gear drops from monsters. Boss Lu Yuan, you're the coolest tonight!"

Hearing the unified voices and the highest recognition from among men, Lu Yuan was genuinely moved.

This has a vibe reminiscent of an early underground idol fan rally.

The emotional value provided was excellent, and the presentation was top-notch.

The boss is a talented person; you should get to know him if you have time.

"Brother Lu, what have you done? Are these all your newly recruited underlings?"

Lu Yuan and the others were still immersed in the shock they had just experienced.

They didn't notice that the fourth and fifth brothers had also arrived and were now standing behind them.

"Hey boss, second brother, what's going on? Why are you at an internet cafe? Weren't you supposed to be getting foot massages and foot baths with young models?"

Lu Yuan shook his head helplessly, while the second son looked utterly dejected.

What else can we do? We chose this little brother ourselves, so we have to bear the consequences. What are we going to do, beat him to death?

The third brother briefly explained the whole story, and the fourth and fifth brothers remained silent after listening.

Liu Zi is indeed a serious internet addict; he can connect anything to the internet.

"Let's go, since we're already here, let's make the best of it. I think this place is quite interesting."

Why don't we go over there and have some fun, just to reminisce about our youth?

Just then, Lao Liu ran back excitedly.

"How about it, Brother Lu? Pretty impressive, huh?"

Lu Yuan laughed heartily.

"Wow, Liu Zi, how did you discover such an interesting place?"

"Sigh, I made plans to play a guild war with my friends this afternoon."

That's the attack on Shabak. If I win, I'll be the city lord.

I didn't have a computer there, so I quickly inquired about which internet cafes were nearby.

I hadn't originally planned to come to this place, but my second brother was also looking for an internet cafe, and this was the only one that met his requirements, so we came here.

It would have been better if I hadn't mentioned it, because it makes me angry as soon as I do.

"No, Liu Zi, how exactly did you interpret my words as me looking for an internet cafe? I'm speechless."

The second son strongly suspects that the sixth son did it on purpose.

He deliberately misinterpreted his own meaning so that he could come online at night.

What's that saying again? The person who wronged you knows better than you why you were wronged.

"Alright, alright, Lao Liu, go find the network administrator and turn the machine on. Let's have a nostalgic game tonight."

Back in their school days, they frequented arcades quite often. Later, as computers became more common in China, internet cafes sprang up.

I remember back then there were illegal internet cafes everywhere, and the manager would manually record the time spent using a small notebook.

Looking back now, the world has changed so fast; it all seems like it was just yesterday.

"The machines are already turned on and are in the sofa area at the back. Just follow me."

It's comfortable to sit over there, and it's not as crowded as the main hall. It's like a small private room, so we don't have to worry about being overheard when we talk. It's perfect for us brothers.

To get to the sofa area, you need to walk through the entire lobby area.

As Lu Yuan walked, he observed what everyone was playing.

"Knock knock knock knock knock, cough cough." "GG or MM?"

Ah, this person likes to chat with strangers on QQ social networking.

With a series of clattering keyboard clicks, followed by a final, extremely forceful slam, the spacebar emitted a mournful cry.

Looking at this outlandish style, I've actually spotted ancient gods, the Space Destroyer, and the Funeral Love Family.

Dead memories are attacking Lu Yuan relentlessly.

"Sweeping across the battlefield, a tornado of destruction!"

A turn-based game with a cute, cartoonish art style; this is a player of Fantasy Westward Journey.

"Come on, quickly check the tunnel, don't let anyone come through it."

This guy, like Lao Liu, is a legendary player.

A horizontal coordinate is attached, with red and green lines rising and falling, and names and numbers scrolling continuously on the right.

"He's actually a stock market player," Lu Yuan exclaimed.

There are actually people trading stocks in internet cafes!

"The boss has spawned! Inside the door! Inside the door! Clear out the other guild players first!"

This is a player of Miracle Mu.

Lu Yuan took another look. Although the gameplay was similar, the graphics and the smoothness of the game were much better than Legend.

But Lu Yuan remembered that the overall returns from Miracle were not as good as those from Legend.

In his previous life, Lu Yuan, who didn't play online games much, often confused the two games, Legend and Miracle.

There's no way around it, the names are just too similar.

It wasn't until later, when Lu Yuan was reading a magazine about successful Chinese businessmen, that he realized these were two games.

But its impact was so great that it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it changed history.

Chen Qiao, who founded Shanda by acting as an agent for Legend, became the richest man in China.

Through his role as an agent for miracles, Zhu Chijun led his company to a successful NASDAQ listing.

After drinking, Lu Yuan's thinking became somewhat sluggish.

What was the name of the company founded by Zhu Chijun again?