Chapter 42: Enjoying the Happiness of Freeloading
Li Yiwen expressed his disdain for such shameless boasting: "Although you didn't lie, honesty itself can be deceptive. You obviously concealed a lot of key information on purpose, causing the other party to misjudge because of their own imagination. In the end, they didn't even know they were at a disadvantage, and they completely fell into your rhythm . This is clearly the same routine as fraud."
Lu Yiming was not ashamed after hearing this, but proud: "This is how business is. Everyone relies on their own ability and accepts the loss. Let's go to the next one. We have 600 computers here, so we have to open at least 6 Internet cafes."
In the following days, Li Yiwen and Li Quanwang continued to run around the streets, looking for suitable stores.
Lu Yiming continued to tinker with his diskless system.
A week later, Li Yiwen, exhausted from his journey, came back to report the good news: "I have negotiated for all six stores."
Several days of high-intensity negotiations have made Li Yiwen grow a lot. Now he finally understands that business can be negotiated in this way.
Although he had no money at all, he was still able to dress elegantly and calmly negotiate a deal worth millions with others.
Li Yiwen didn't even pay a penny for the costs of tables, chairs, benches and the decoration team, but asked the supplier to pay in advance.
The other party was not happy at first, but Li Yiwen put into practice the method Lu Yiming taught him and directly used the "add money" method to successfully get everything done.
The six Internet cafes required the purchase of huge quantities of tables, chairs and benches, and the renovation costs were even more lucrative. Li Yiwen, who had such resources at his disposal, was naturally able to make the most of them with little effort and easily drive others to work for him, enjoying the happiness of getting something for free.
Li Yiwen put a bunch of bills in Lu Yiming's hand and calculated the bill for him: "The deposit is a total of 300,000 yuan. The rest of the money can be delayed, but this money cannot be delayed, otherwise the owners will doubt our ability to pay, and it will be very troublesome at that time."
Lu Yiming didn't want to use the $300,000 principal. After all, the country is still under foreign exchange control. It is easy to exchange dollars into domestic money, but it is extremely difficult to exchange domestic money into dollars. He still wants to continue to fleece the foreigners.
After pondering for a while, Lu Yiming finally made a decision. He called Zheng Zhiguang from Standard Chartered Bank and asked, "Manager Zheng, have you eaten?"
Zheng Zhiguang recalled the unpleasant experience of treating guests before, and was afraid that Lu Yiming would bring people to eat for free again. Although his stomach was still growling with hunger, he said without hesitation: "Oh, Mr. Lu, what a coincidence, I have already eaten."
Lu Yiming immediately sighed with regret: "Oh, that's really a pity, I was planning to treat you to a meal."
Zheng Zhiguang: “…”
It was too hasty. I should have asked clearly before saying anything!
He took a deep breath, suppressed his dissatisfaction, and asked tentatively: "Mr. Lu, they say that no one comes to see you for no reason. You called me, so it must be something important, right?"
Lu Yiming sat on the sofa and changed into a comfortable position before continuing: "Actually, I don't have any other intentions. I just want to borrow some money to spend. You should have a lot of loan quota in your hand, right?"
When Zheng Zhiguang heard that there was business, he immediately put on a smile and said, "Yes, yes, yes! For high-quality customers like Mr. Lu, the door of our Standard Chartered Bank is always open to you."
Lu Yiming didn't hesitate and said directly: "Okay, I want to borrow 500,000 yuan for one year. You can decide the interest."
"No problem! I'll do it for you right away."
It was a business worth 500,000 yuan all at once. The commission alone earned back the money he spent on treating guests to a meal last time. Zheng Zhiguang immediately felt that his waist and legs were no longer sore, and even his stomach didn’t seem to be so hungry anymore. He felt like he had endless energy.
After discussing official business, it’s time to talk about personal matters.
Zheng Zhiguang was still thinking about the foreign exchange order, so he asked tentatively: "Mr. Lu, when are you going to take action on the ruble? I heard that Soros has already started to plan against the Russians, and now many international hot money are ready to make a big move."
Lu Yiming calmly asked Zheng Zhiguang to wait: "Don't worry, you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. Let Soros warm up the situation first. I will only take action at the critical moment."
Zheng Zhiguang was a little disappointed that he failed to get more valuable information from Lu Yiming, but he could only say, "Okay then, I'll be waiting for you anytime."
"Well, just transfer the money to my card when it arrives. By the way, it's your turn to treat me to a meal next time."
“…”
Late at night, the sky is full of stars, in front of the food stalls.
Lu Yiming, Li Quanwang and Li Yiwen sat on small stools, surrounding a shiny folding wooden table.
On the small wooden table, three large pots of barbecue exuded an enticing aroma.
"The funding problem has been solved." Lu Yiming raised the ice beer in front of him and said excitedly: "Cheers to our common cause!"
"cheers!"
"cheers!"
The cold beer dispelled the scorching heat on his body. Li Yiwen then took out a few documents from his briefcase with an excited expression: "I have processed all the certificates you asked for. When will our store open?"
He has already resigned from his original trading agency and will be responsible for operations and management in the future. As this concerns his future, he is of course eager to prove that his choice was correct.
Lu Yiming poured another glass of wine and smiled at Li Yiwen slowly: "Cousin, you have worked hard during this period. This glass is for you."
I say this sincerely. Don't think that opening a store is easy. Although Internet cafes are still a new thing in China these days and there is no need to apply for a franchise license, the procedures for opening a store are still very complicated. The various certificates and procedures are enough to make a person bald.
If you don't understand the ins and outs, it's not uncommon to waste several years on this.
For example, if Lu Yiming wants to open an Internet cafe now, he must first apply for a business license, then tax registration, and a safety permit, charging permit, fire opinion consent form and a bunch of other things. After all these things are in place, he must finally go to the telecommunications bureau to go through the procedures for opening Internet access.
According to "normal" efficiency, there is no need for anyone to deliberately hold you back. Just following the formal process, it will take at least a year or two for you to prepare all the documents.
Unless Lu Yiming opened an illegal Internet cafe regardless of the consequences, he could only find a reliable person to help him with the formalities.
Fortunately, Li Yiwen used to work in a foreign trade agency. Because the boss of the company was not a good person, he had to do all the errands, so he knew the ins and outs of the business very well.
Some twists and turns were not a problem for him at all. He just gave money and gifts and treated people to a few meals. As long as he went to the right place, things could be easily solved. Although he spent tens of thousands of dollars on this, it was still very cost-effective to get all the documents and procedures done in .
After all, time is money. If the Internet cafe, this "money printing machine", can open one day earlier, everyone can start making money one day earlier.
