Chapter 150 - Resident Singer (1/2)

At night…

In Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store…

Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan were seated against the window. As they sipped their cocktails, they watched the few customers in the shop. Somehow, this atmosphere was making them feel sorrowful.

There were still very few customers!

Now, two more Fish-Catching Internet Cafes were under renovation. They should be opening for business soon enough.

However, Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store was still steadily incurring losses.

The volume of business had more or less stabilized. A few loyal customers already made friends with the employees in the shop. However, no matter how they calculated, these few people would not be able to sustain the maintenance of the cafe’s business.

Between Ma Zhang and Zhang Yuan, one was the manager of Fish-Catching Internet Cafes; and one was the regional manager of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe in Jingzhou.

Zhang Yuan finished his cocktail in one gulp and said, “I’m going to sing two more songs.”

Ma Yang reached out and stopped him. “Forget it. No matter how much you sing, nobody will come and listen…”

Including the two of them, there were a total of just eight people sitting at the coffee area drinking alcohol.

Zhang Yuan stood up anyway and said, “It doesn’t matter. I’ll sing my heart out to get it out of my system.”

When he got to the stage, Zhang Yuan began strumming on his guitar just like he did before. He began to think about what he should sing today. The people who were seated in front of him drinking alcohol were all familiar customers. They were not shocked to see him on stage at all.

What’s more, which internet cafe did not have regular singers? This was nothing new to them.

Fish-Catching Internet Cafe had only opened a while ago. Every night, without fail, Zhang Yuan went on stage and sang passionately. Still, there was no use. Although the atmosphere improved, the improvement was limited.

As time went by, he sang less and less. Tonight, under the influence of alcohol, he went up on stage.

Zhang Yuan wasted no time exchanging pleasantries. He made the necessary adjustments and began singing. He did not sound perfect, but he sang pretty well. After all, regular singers at bars could not be that bad.

His low, hoarse voice echoed throughout the area.

In the past, Zhang Yuan always sang intense rock music. However, he very quickly realized that the audience was not playing along with him. They were not excited at all. Subsequently, he sang slower songs and ballads.

This way, at least the atmosphere would not be as awkward.

As Ma Yang sipped his alcohol, he listened to Zhang Yuan’s singing. He began to daydream. All of a sudden, he noticed a faint silhouette standing outside the glass panel. He was hesitating by the main entrance.

It was already nighttime. The internet cafe was brighter than outside. That meant that people could see clearly into the internet cafe from the outside. However, people inside could not see the outside environment that clearly.

Nevertheless, Ma Yang was sure he could see someone outside, pacing in front of the main entrance.

“A new customer? He’s even hesitating outside. This means there’s a fighting chance!”

Ma Yang immediately perked up. Although he had already become the General Manager of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, who was to say that he was not allowed to persuade guests to come in?

The manager held no airs as the General Manager at all.

He opened the entrance to the internet cafe with a warm expression. “Hey, Mister! Do you want to come in and play?”

The young man standing at the door got a shock. While he was pacing outside the entrance thinking, he did not realize that the main door had opened. All of a sudden, there was a huge face there, staring at him.

The young man looked embarrassed as he lowered his head. “I… I did not come here to surf the internet.”

“That’s alright. You can come in and drink alcohol,” Ma Yang replied warmly.

He studied the young man carefully. He looked slightly unsightly. His hair was a mess, and his clothes looked quite torn and tattered. He also looked untidy.

The young man scratched his head of messy hair and said, “I… I want to ask if you are recruiting a resident singer here.”

Ma Yang, “…”

He looked disappointed. They were not short of employees; they were short of customers!

Without customers, it does not matter how well you sing.

The young man witnessed Ma Yang’s huge, long face fall immediately. He quickly said, “I think I am better than that man. That’s why I came to try out.”

Ma Yang pondered for a moment and decided that there was no harm.

Zhang Yuan was already considered the Regional Manager of the Fish-Catching Internet Cafes in Jingzhou. He could not go on stage to sing every day.