Chapter 177 - Lie to Someone Else (1/2)

June 25th, Friday night…

Singing continued to echo throughout Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. However, the seats at the bottom of the stage were empty. There were only two or three people seated, drinking alcohol.

The singer was listless; people listening to him off-stage were falling asleep.

Ma Yang’s face was a mask of worry.

What should he do?!

As the competition around the various Fish-Catching Internet Cafes intensified, the Fish-Catching Internet Cafes were getting fewer and fewer customers.

Although they had a resident singer, the other bars around had more than that. They also had discounts on all their drinks on the menu!

Those bars were crowded and lively. Many of Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s old customers were jumping ship, too.

After all, most people came to bars to play and socialize. Few people wanted to drink in a cold, quiet place. What’s more, this place was not cheap.

This new resident singer sang well, but he was a far cry from Chen Lei’s standard. Naturally, he could not attract as many customers.

The fewer people there were, the less motivation he had. The less motivation he had, the more distracted he sounded when he sang. It was a vicious cycle.

“Brother Qian told me not to do anything. Yet, I feel guilty…”

Ma Yang drank on his own, feeling pained.

Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was continuing to incur losses. Even Fish-Catching Take-Out was not improving. When it rained, it poured. Ma Yang was beginning to seriously doubt himself.

On a chair in the corner of the internet cafe, Li Shi sipped his cocktail. He could not help his lips from curling upwards.

Indeed, these people are too inexperienced to compete with me.

Fu Hui Investments had already invested in a significant number of businesses in Jingzhou. They also had considerable influence.

They just had to spend a bit of money and get the shops around Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to organize a couple of promotions. Those shops would get more customers, and Fish-Catching Internet Cafe would be suppressed. Fu Hui Investments would then have an easier time.

To Li Shi and the shops around Fish-Catching Internet Cafe, it was a win-win situation.

Li Shi had been hiding undercover at Fish-Catching Internet Cafe for a long time. He already had a clear picture of the concept of this place.

The young Boss Pei was the boss behind Fish-Catching Internet Cafe. He was stubborn and headstrong; Li Shi guessed that he was the type not to listen to others’ advice. Li Shi had to slowly figure him out.

This Zhang Yuan was the regional manager, but in actual fact, he was not very close to Boss Pei. He was mostly in charge of the operations of the internet cafes.

The key was still in this long-faced man.

This Ma Yang looked to be quite close to Boss Pei. What’s more, he did not look very bright. He looked like the type who would easily be negligent.

He had to deal with this long-faced man first. Once he hoodwinked this man, he could use him to influence Boss Pei slowly. Then, his mission would be accomplished.

It was not easy to say what Boss Pei’s condition was now. After all, he had not come to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe in two days. However, from the way the long-faced man looked, Li Shi guessed that he was falling apart.

Li Shi’s calculations were good. He had to consider all possibilities and finish this job as soon as possible.

After all, he could not go on burning so much money. He only had to do it to torture Boss Pei.

Once everyone in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe began to doubt its ability to generate profits, he could step in and offer assistance in these troubled times by extending his hand…

Then, there would be a good chance of making this investment.

Li Shi carried his glass of alcohol and sat opposite Ma Yang.

Ma Yang had been worrying. When he saw the aged Li Shi sitting in front of him, he jumped.

What’s this?

There are no beautiful girls at my table. What do you want?

Could these… rich men also have their own special hobbies?

At that moment, Ma Yang was at a loss for words. He quietly pulled his glass closer to himself and away from Li Shi.

Li Shi did not know how wildly Ma Yang’s imagination was running. He thought that the latter was just being naturally guarded.

“Boss Ma, how are you? Let me introduce myself. I am Fu Hui Investments’ CEO, Li Shi.”