Chapter 711: Everyone Has Gains
Dezheng Group Headquarters Building, Chairman’s Office.
Linde was looking through the documents when someone knocked on the door.
"Come in."
Lin Dezheng spoke without even raising his head.
A woman wearing a black tight skirt and black stockings walked in and said, "Boss Lin, I have investigated everything you asked me to investigate."
Lin Dezheng hurriedly said, "It's you, Liao Xueyun. Tell me quickly. What is that thing?"
Liao Xueyun said: "Now more than 90% of the individual Internet cafe licenses in the four first-tier cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen are in the hands of two groups. One group is from Fujian Province, and the other group is from Guangdong Province. They control this market by purchasing licenses at high prices, and then jointly raise the price."
Lin Dezheng frowned when he heard this. Has everyone bought all the Internet cafe licenses?
This is not good news for him!
"How much is the price of an Internet cafe license in the market now?"
Liao Xueyun swallowed and said a surprising number: the price of the black market transaction has been driven up to 700,000, and is still rising.
"I'm so fucking..."
Lin Dezheng couldn't help but swear.
Before June, Internet cafe licenses were worthless. After all, opening a black Internet cafe did not require tax, but applying for a formal Internet cafe license required additional tax. Anyone with a smart mind and a flexible moral bottom line would not apply for this license.
But the situation is different now. No one cared about it before, but now someone is in charge.
Without a license, your Internet cafe is operating illegally and will be shut down according to law!
The official crackdown is unprecedentedly strong, so the Internet cafe certificate that no one paid attention to before has now become a ginseng fruit in everyone's eyes.
Without this certificate, don’t even think about making money!
Lin De was beating his chest and stamping his feet in regret.
He felt that if he could travel through time, he would definitely go back half a month ago and buy Tongxin Internet Cafe from Lu Yiming at a flat price. Although 1.5 billion was a bit expensive, it was definitely worth it. The certificates of more than 700 Internet cafes were worth 500 million!
It’s not like now, where you have to wait and wait and then you have to pay extra money?
After learning that the price of Internet cafe certificates in the black market was likely to continue to rise, Lin Dezheng could no longer sit still.
He flew directly to Zhonghai and took the initiative to find Lu Yiming for the third time.
The two had met several times, but none of them were pleasant. This time, Lin Dezheng felt even more tired. Dealing with someone like Lu Yiming made him feel extremely annoyed.
Walking into Lu Yiming's office, Lin Dezheng said weakly: "Boss Lu, I'm here again."
"Mr. Lin, welcome, welcome. It is a great honor to have such a distinguished guest here."
Lu Yiming was quite enthusiastic. After all, he was the one being ripped off. It would be very rude if he didn't even give a smile.
"Here, here, this is the tea I just received yesterday. It's called Anhua Black Tea. It's said to have good fat degradation, anti-coagulation, and fibrinolysis effects. It can also relax blood vessel walls and increase the effective diameter of blood vessels, thereby inhibiting the formation of atherosclerotic plaques on the inner walls of the aorta and coronary arteries, achieving the purpose of lowering blood pressure, softening blood vessels, and preventing and treating cardiovascular diseases."
How could Lin Dezheng have the heart to come here for tea? He waved his hand and said in a businesslike tone: "Let's get down to business."
Lu Yiming took a sip of tea and smacked his lips, looking very happy. He said, "No problem, Mr. Lin. It's not bad to talk about business first and then drink tea. As for the price, I have already said it last time. The price of the Internet cafe license has skyrocketed recently. You said that the raw materials have also increased in price. Isn't it reasonable for me to increase the selling price a little bit?"
Although Lu Yiming was so angry about the price increase, he had no other choice. He still hoped that the price increase would not be too outrageous, so he asked, "Look, I've come to you several times. Isn't this enough sincerity? You can't give me another 100 million this time, right?"
Lu Yiming said quickly, "How could that be? Emperor Liu visited him three times, and Zhuge Liang came out of seclusion to help him conquer the world. This is your third visit, so I have to show my appreciation. What do you think of a 200 million yuan increase?"
"What did you say?"
Lin Dezheng stood up suddenly, his blood pressure almost broke through 18.7Kpa, and his forehead almost exploded on the spot.
Lu Yiming quickly comforted him, "Boss Lin, please be patient. You know, the market is like this, and I can't do anything about it. Tongxin Internet Cafe has two other shareholders. Even if I want to sell it to you at a discount, they won't agree. Come on, have some tea. This tea can really lower blood pressure..."
Lin Dezheng said indignantly: "Even so, 1.9 billion is too outrageous. This price is really unacceptable!"
His eyes were bright and sharp, like two lit kerosene lamps, with flames almost coming out of his eyeballs.
Lu Yiming was very calm, still sitting still: "Boss Lin, I know you are very angry, and I am helpless too. But in business, hesitation will lead to failure. You have to be decisive when you need to be decisive. According to the current market conditions, Internet cafe licenses are being sold for more than one million in a minute. If you leave today and come to me again, it may be 2 billion."
"If you continue to hesitate, you will be the only one who suffers."
Lin Dezheng wanted to walk away, but Lu Yiming's words were like a brainwashing magic sound that lingered in his ears.
The current market situation is just as Lu Yiming said. Internet cafe licenses will definitely be tightened in the future. After all, if something goes wrong again, no one can afford the responsibility.
What's more, although the price of 1.9 billion is a bit high, according to the scale of Tongxin Internet Cafe, it can still make a profit within three years, and then it will be easy profit.
According to Lin Dezheng's own estimation, the Internet cafe industry can continue to operate for at least another ten years.
If Xia's economic development stagnates and residents' income growth slows down, the Internet cafe industry may continue to prosper for a longer period of time.
So Lin Dezheng weighed the pros and cons in his mind, and finally gritted his teeth and accepted the price offered by Lu Yiming: "Okay, 1.9 billion is 1.9 billion, let's sign the contract now!"
He was completely frightened by Lu Yiming, and was afraid that as soon as he left, he would come back to negotiate again and Lu Yiming would give him another 100 million yuan increase.
So we have to sign the contract now and act more anxious than anyone else.
Lu Yiming knew very well that he couldn't just grab a sheep and pluck it. Even leeks need time to grow, so he acted quite restrained: "Oh, that's right, come on, have some tea."
Yu Jiayi prepared the contract, and when she took it over, it still smelled of ink, and the paper was even warm because it had just been printed.
Lin Dezheng snatched it away, read it quickly, and when he found no problem, he immediately signed his name.
"Boss Lu, it's your turn."
"Haha, Mr. Lin is really decisive in his work. I admire you."
Lu Yiming happily wrote his name on the contract. He finally got rid of the valuable burden of Tongxin Internet Cafe.
And the buyer paid a high price for it, what is this?
This is a total win-win situation!
After politely sending Lin Dezheng away, Lu Yiming opened a group called "Tongxin Internet Cafe Squad" and posted a big "Get Rich" picture in it, then began to swipe the screen: "Come out, come out, divide the spoils. I plan to let Wangzai treat us to a barbecue at the gate of our school."
The three members of the group are Lu Yiming, Li Quanwang and Li Yiwen, who are the three founding shareholders.
Li Yiwen asked, "What? Tongxin Internet Cafe was sold?"
Li Quanwang: "How much did it sell for?"
Lu Yiming sent a laughing expression: "1.9 billion."
Li Yiwen: “…”
Li Quanwang: “???”
He looked at the numbers on the screen and fell into deep thought. Then he hooked his fingers and calculated silently in his mind, saying, "Then won't I get 19 million?"
“You’re really good at math.”
The next night, the three of them gathered at the barbecue street in front of Fu Ri University.
Sitting on a small stool and watching people coming and going around him, Li Quanwang couldn't help but recall the past, saying: "We also celebrated the birth of Tongxin Internet Cafe together on the roadside. I didn't expect that four years would pass in the blink of an eye."
Lu Yiming smiled and said, "We are still eating at a roadside stall."
Li Yiwen also said with emotion: "Back then, the money to open the Internet cafe was all scraped together. Computer equipment, tables and chairs, and even the money to buy the shop were all bought on credit. At that time, I was so worried that I couldn't sleep all night. I was worried that if the business failed, how would I pay back the money?"
Li Quanwang drank a glass of beer, smacked his lips, and said with a relaxed look: "That's right, I didn't even dare to tell my family. Only Mingzai was hanging around like a normal person all day long."
The former Tongxin Internet Cafe was operated entirely on debt.
And in just four years, Lu Yiming earned 1.9 billion just by selling the Internet cafe business!
This does not include the fixed assets of the Internet cafes. If they were included, the value would be at least 3.5 billion. Moreover, the locations of these stores are very good, and their value is appreciating every year. They will only become more and more valuable in the future.
Lu Yiming took out a document and said, "Hey, I never thought I would lose money. Come, let's divide the money first. I'll get 89%, 1.691 billion. My cousin will get 10%, 190 million. Wangzai will get 1%, 19 million."
Although the income was only a fraction of Li Yiwen's, Li Quanwang had no complaints. His job was just to go around this internet cafe and that internet cafe, basically he did nothing else, but after four years, the dividends were enough to make him worry-free for the rest of his life, and now he got 19 million in one lump sum, and his savings exceeded 30 million.
Four years ago, he was the kind of person who couldn't bear to buy an extra bun for breakfast.
Now, he dares to buy two bowls of soy milk at a time.
Li Yiwen was also amazed. He had never thought that he would become a billionaire one day, and in such a short time.
He is different from Li Quanwang. Li Quanwang just keeps his dividends and occasionally makes small investments with Lu Yiming. He follows Lu Yiming to invest all over the world. Although he is not as rich as Lu Yiming, his total assets have exceeded 1 billion.
Li Quanwang asked: "Daming, do we still need to continue speculating on that Internet cafe license?"
Lu Yiming said: "Don't speculate anymore. The price is already too high. It's time to sell it now."
When the Internet cafe license was at its highest price, it could be sold for one million yuan. But when the time comes, it will be a big problem to figure out how to sell it.
After all, Lu Yiming and his men collected a lot of Internet cafe licenses. When he wants to sell them, he will definitely not sell one or two, but all at once. Just like the stock price, once the banker smashes the market, the stock price will inevitably avalanche.
The current price is 700,000 or 800,000, and the market is very good, so Lu Yiming decided to make a decisive move.
"Cousin, you do it, and take your time to exit. Don't let anyone see that we are planning to crash the market."
"OK."
Li Yiwen said with emotion: "Just yesterday, an Internet cafe in Dahua Village was sold for 1.8 million yuan. There were more than 200 machines, worth 600,000 yuan. After deducting the unexpired rent and personnel costs, the license price was more than 800,000 yuan. This business is simply crazy, and everyone's eyes are red."
Li Quanwang felt very regretful that he could not continue to run the Internet cafe. He could earn tens of millions just by running around every day. Where could he find such a good thing in the future?
"I say, Daming, we can't do this business anymore?"
Lu Yiming said: "Yes, in fact, the Internet cafe business can be run until after the Olympics. But the period of huge profits has passed, and what's left is hard-earned money, which is not very interesting. So we should quickly recover the funds and use them for more effective investments."
Li Yiwen joked, "Good fellow, you say that running an Internet cafe is hard work, then how can other businesses survive?"
The country's largest Internet cafe chain officially changed hands, and the transaction volume of 1.9 billion yuan shocked the entire industry.
Just a few days later, Lu Yiming, who had just officially announced his graduation from university, once again made headlines in newspapers. As the richest man in Asia, his every move now attracts the attention of many media reporters.
The fact that Lu Yiming sold the Internet cafe was immediately caught by someone with ulterior motives. At the handover ceremony between Dezheng Group and Tongxin Network Technology Co., Ltd., a reporter asked, "I heard that Mr. Lu sold the Tongxin Internet Cafe because of the recent cash flow problems. Is it because the research and development of the lithography machine is not going well?"
Lu Yiming quickly denied it and said, "I'm not short of money. I'm so poor that I only have money left. In fact, Tongxin Internet Cafe is my first company. Do you know that the first time is very important to a man? But Mr. Lin is really sincere. He came to visit me three times, and I really couldn't refuse."
Another reporter asked: "Do you think the price of 1.9 billion is high or low?"
His question did not directly mention Lu Yiming to answer, which made people feel that he was asking Lin Dezheng.
This is causing trouble!
Lu Yiming was secretly alert.
As expected, all journalists are born in the Year of the Dog. They can't spit out ivory from their mouths, and every word they open is like digging holes and laying mines.
However, Lu Yiming himself also sets traps for others every day, and he is used to such small scenes. Without waiting for Lin Dezheng to react, he said, "Spending 1.9 billion to buy Tongxin Internet Cafe is definitely worth the money. Otherwise, with Mr. Lin's shrewdness, how could he agree to it?"
Lin Dezheng only reacted at this time. He cursed the man in his heart as shameless, but he could only swallow his anger and not say anything more.
If he says it's too expensive, wouldn't that be the same as admitting that he's an idiot?
Another reporter asked: "Mr. Lu, since you are not short of money, why do you want to sell the Tongxin Internet Cafe business? Do you think you are not optimistic about the future of this industry?"
Are you guys done yet?
Lu Yiming was secretly complaining in his heart.
Although this is the truth, is it okay to say it?
Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing his parents.
Now there are so many Internet cafes all over the country, and with the continued popularity of Internet cafe licenses, more and more powerful self-employed people and big capital have noticed this track and continued to invest. If this industry is going to fail, wouldn't it become a public enemy?
Lu Yiming said seriously, "How could that be? In my opinion, Internet cafes are developing well. Before, there were both good and bad ones growing wildly, but now after the arson case, the law has been improved and a large number of illegal Internet cafes have been banned. People who need to access the Internet can only go to regular Internet cafes. And as we all know, the whole world is entering the Internet age, and people's demand for the Internet is increasing. Internet cafes, as a place that provides cheap Internet access, have a place to exist anyway."
These are all true. The future belongs to the Internet, but this may not be a good thing for Xia Country's Internet cafe industry.
Due to the rapid economic development, computers have changed from expensive luxury goods to common electronic consumer products and have begun to enter thousands of households.
The final result is that the scale of the Internet cafe industry has been continuously eroded, especially after 2009. The comprehensive national strength of Xia country has risen rapidly, and the consumption capacity of ordinary people has continued to increase. Internet cafes have completely reached a dead end and become a sunset industry among sunset industries. They can only rely on the development of the e-sports industry to survive.
Of course, Lu Yiming had no interest in this kind of "unprofitable" business.
No one doubted Lu Yiming's words, thinking that this was really the trend of the times. Everyone knew that the Internet era was coming. Now there were not only instant messaging software like QQ on the Internet, which allowed people to communicate even if they were thousands of miles apart, but also entertainment and pastimes like "Legend of Mir 2" that people would never forget. There were also online shopping environments like Luming Mall and 8848. The Internet was penetrating into all walks of life, like a rolling torrent, carrying the times, and no one could stop it.
Originally, Lin Dezheng was still feeling aggrieved about spending 1.9 billion to buy Tongxin Internet Cafe, but after reading Lu Yiming's analysis, he felt that it made a lot of sense.
There is definitely great potential in the Internet cafe industry!
For Dezheng Group, the Internet cafe industry, which can provide sufficient cash flow, has great potential!
