Chapter 203 - What Plan does He Have for Ming Yun Villas? (1/2)

July 13th, afternoon…

At Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store…

Li Shi sat in the corner, quietly sipping his coffee.

“This place is much livelier, but… I still prefer the way it was before.”

Li Shi breathed out gently. He did not know that he and Boss Pei had similar thoughts in this area.

His negotiations with Boss Pei had completely fallen through back then. Li Shi felt absolutely defeated, and because of that, he avoided Fish-Catching Internet Cafe for more than a week. However, he remained indignant; and he harbored hopes of making a comeback in the future.

What’s more, when he had nothing to do, he used to come to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe to sit around and have a drink or two. He had already developed a sort of habit.

That was why Li Shi came to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store today. He wanted to see what things were like here.

The first thing he realized was that there were indeed more customers.

He knew that the place would probably be much more crowded at night. Thus, he purposely picked a Tuesday afternoon to visit. He did not expect that there would be this many customers, even on a workday afternoon. Some were reading and sipping their coffees quietly in the coffee area, some were taking photos, and some were surfing the net.

It looked like business was booming.

They earned revenue in the day and profited from customers’ alcohol tips for the singers at night.

Li Shi guessed that Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store was probably making a profit now. It was not easy to determine if they were earning a lot or a little, but they were definitely earning profits.

Yet, personally, he liked what Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was like before. It was quiet, and nobody was there to disturb him.

Of course, the current Fish-Catching Internet Cafe was not so crowded that people would feel frustrated just being there. Still, there was no peace like there was before.

Li Shi took another sip of coffee. He could not help but feel like something was missing.

Boss Pei was not here. This was normal.

Yet, where was the man with the big, long face and the regional manager who always followed the former around?

Li Shi used to always come to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe’s flagship store. Each time, he would bump into those two people. It was almost as if they lived in the flagship store. Today, none of them were there.

“Strange. If the business is doing so well, shouldn’t they remain here to keep an eye on things?”

Li Shi had been observing the changes to Fish-Catching Internet Cafe over these few days.

The flagship store had indeed been made popular by Chen Lei. It was now famous on the internet. Many people came here to check in and purchase things. Traffic flow was high.

However, the other Fish-Catching Internet Cafe branches had not changed much. Although there were more customers and they earned more income, they were a far cry from the flagship store.

It was logical to guess that these branches could reduce their losses, but they would not be able to turn the losses into profits.

Shouldn’t the two men remain in the flagship store and apply the lessons they learned here to the other branches? Why were they nowhere to be found?

Li Shi raised his hand slightly. The waiter beside him immediately noticed and walked to his table.

“May I help you with anything?” The waiter asked, smiling subtly.

Li Shi was a regular customer in Fish-Catching Internet Cafe after all. He had spent a considerable amount of money here. Of course, the waiters recognized this major customer and ensured that they served him well.

Li Shi put on a nonchalant expression and asked, “Boss Ma isn’t here today?”

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The waiter maintained his smile and answered, “Yes, Boss Ma hasn’t come to visit for a while. It’s been about a week, I think.”