Rebirth 05: From Coal Mine Owner to Mobile Phone Tycoon

Lu Yuan glanced out the window subconsciously.

At this moment, the sky was cloudless, and the moon was bright while the stars were few.

Lu Yuan reached out and wrapped his arms around Wang Fei's waist, making her more comfortable leaning against him.

Wang Fei turned her head and stared blankly at Lu Yuan.

His eyes were unfocused, yet tinged with a hint of mockery.

"Little brother, you're not behaving yourself!"

Lu Yuan thought to himself, "You're the one who's young, your whole family is young."

But Wang Fei's voice, her lively eyes, and her luscious red lips...

The scent of her breath, a mixture of alcohol and Wang Fei's unique fragrance, wafted into Lu Yuan's nostrils as he spoke to her.

It exploded in Lu Yuan's mind, temporarily causing him to lose his ability to think, and he subconsciously hugged Wang Fei even tighter.

The atmosphere has reached this point, and I feel that it would be a disservice to myself and this rare moment if I didn't do something.

Just as Lu Yuan decided to make his move on Wang Fei's red lips,

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

The two of them woke up instantly.

Wang Fei leaned back on the sofa.

Lu Yuan stood up, straightened his bathrobe, and went to open the door with a disgruntled expression.

If the person knocking on the door doesn't give a reasonable explanation, he'll definitely tear them to pieces.

As soon as Lu Yuan opened the door, he saw a woman with heavy makeup and dressed like a prostitute, who was unusually seductive. Without saying a word, she tried to rush into the house.

"Hey~", Lu Yuan quickly stopped the person, "Who are you? What are you doing here?"

The woman spoke in broken Cantonese-accented Mandarin: "Didn't you ask me to come?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. You can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. I don't even know you, why would I call you over?"

"Sir, you jest. We'll get to know each other after tonight."

"Hey, you can't joke like that! You'd better make sure I asked you to come!"

Seeing how serious Lu Yuan was, the call girl was starting to have second thoughts.

"Is this room 2511?"

Lu Yuan rolled his eyes at her, annoyed, and pointed to the side.

"You've got the wrong place. This is 2510. 2511 is over there."

The woman quickly apologized, looking embarrassed.

Lu Yuan slammed the door shut in annoyance and walked back with a sullen look on his face.

Wang Fei found Lu Yuan's expression somewhat amusing.

Who is it?

Lu Yuan shook his head. "I don't know her. She looks like a prostitute. She's in the wrong room."

Wang Fei looked at Lu Yuan teasingly, "I thought it was Zhou Mei."

"What, are you scared?"

Wang Fei snorted, "If you're not afraid, why should I be?"

This interruption completely destroyed the previous ambiguous atmosphere.

Lu Yuan could only sit back down on the sofa and pour himself another glass of wine.

"Yours tastes better, I want to drink this one too."

Lu Yuan poured Wang Fei a drink with a hint of annoyance, "Drink up, drink up, but be careful not to drink yourself under the table."

"By the way, you weren't finished talking yet, why did you break up?"

Wang Fei sighed heavily.

"He was angry and hung up on me right away."

"Before leaving, I thought I should call him to make sure he wasn't in any danger."

"When the call connected, it turned out to be Zhou Xun speaking."

"And the two of them are..."

"Alright, you know the rest without me saying anything more."

Lu Yuan was speechless; this was really something else.

During this cold war, he challenged his ex-girlfriend to a duel and even broadcast the conversation live to his current girlfriend.

This is really beyond what you'd expect.

Lu Yuan then understood why Wang Fei looked so unpleasant when she arrived.

Anyone would look terrible in that situation.

Lu Yuan raised his glass and clinked it with Wang Fei's.

"It's good that you've broken up. What about the money you invested before? You should get it back as soon as possible, otherwise he will make you lose everything in the end."

Wang Fei downed the drink in one gulp.

"Sigh, you still haven't explained why opening this bar is bound to lose money?"

"What, you're still concerned about her project?"

"I was genuinely concerned before," Wang Fei said, her face darkening. "But now, all I want to know is how he'll die."

Okay, Lu Yuan nodded, no longer hiding anything.

"First of all, is the bar industry profitable?"

"Make money! The catering and entertainment industry in mainland China will be a relatively strong industry for the next ten or twenty years."

"Li Erpeng's model actually has the potential to make money."

"But the risks are very high, and the financial pressure will be extremely tight."

"Because the initial renovation and the purchase of high-end audio equipment require a lot of investment."

"In such high-investment, high-consumption venues, the operational trend is to prioritize customer quality rather than customer quantity."

"That raises the question: why would these high-quality customers choose to spend money here?"

"For the same price, I can go anywhere and not only drink to my heart's content and have a great time, but I also have a bunch of hostesses to keep me company."

"But what does Li Erpeng have here? The alcohol is expensive, and there's no way the bar would have hostesses like that. It would definitely look bad if this got exposed."

"Then why spend so much money to come here? Just to hear those multi-million dollar sound systems?"

"That's obviously not the case!"

Lu Yuan took a sip of his drink and continued,

"According to your vision, it will evolve into a high-end social venue."

"Then another question arises: there are many more upscale venues with far more experiences than bars, so why choose this bar instead of other social venues on the market?"

"Are the young models at the club not sexy enough in their black stockings, or are the stories of the foot massage girls not appealing enough?"

Wang Fei sensed that something was off.

"Do you go there often? Otherwise, how do you know so much about it!"

"Hey, hey, let's keep it business. I don't have that kind of hobby."

Seeing that Wang Fei didn't press the matter, Lu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"So ultimately, people choose to go to your bar because of your popularity and social influence!"

Wang Fei still looked puzzled. "What does this have to do with popularity or anything like that?"

"Like Sir Zheng's dinner tonight, why are so many so-called social celebrities and upper-class elites willing to attend?"

"It's because Sir Zheng is in that position! As long as he's in that position, his social influence will remain, plus the reputation he's built up since his ancestors."

Therefore, the people who can attend this party are all quite good, and the new connections you make in this social setting will also be quite valuable.

"So, people are naturally willing to pay because it's effective social interaction for them, you know?"

Wang Fei nodded. With Lu Yuan's guidance, she felt she was close to grasping the truth.