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Chapter 764 - 239: The Young Man Who Earns Internet Fees!

Chapter 764: Chapter 239: The Young Man Who Earns Internet Fees!

"The harder you beat a drum, the faster it fades, until it finally goes silent after the third hit."

After three consecutive failures, Meng Qun had no expectation of success.

These days, promoting from a grassroots Internet cafe was just too difficult...

The few hugely popular games at internet cafes were tightly held by "Zerg Struggle."

Moreover, it was a pay-to-win online game.

Because of the 1v1 battle mode, where there was a grudge, there was an ’underworld;’ so there were quite a few who were willing to spend big.

But since it was a licensed game, Blizzard needed financial transparency, which led Netcom to choose a prepaid card payment system.

Online prepaid cards required a WeChat scan for payment, after which, players would receive a string of CDK activation codes.

Players would then use these activation codes to exchange for in-game currency—Ancient Insect Coins.

Then use Ancient Insect Coins to purchase draws.

Offline, it was even more convenient; buying a card from the cafe owner, scratching off the coating to reveal a QR code, and then ’beep’—a quick scan by the sensor next to their computer and the card was swiped successfully, the money going straight into their account.

During this process, the cafe owner would receive a certain percentage of the cut.

Therefore, most Internet cafe owners actually weren’t keen to see another online game challenge the popularity that "Zerg Struggle" brought.

But the turning point happened to occur at the fourth cafe.

That was the Galaxy Internet Cafe directly across from where Mustache Hu, the owner who had blown Meng Qun off earlier, was pointing.

After Meng Qun explained his intentions, to his surprise, the owner of the fourth Internet cafe readily agreed to the proposal.

The agreement came so swiftly that it even gave Meng Qun pause.

Only after chatting leisurely with the cafe owner did he realize why.

Galaxy Internet Cafe was even older than the Extreme Speed Internet Cafe across the street.

Having opened early meant the equipment was somewhat outdated.

Plus, the cafe owner was a middle-aged man in his forties.

In terms of thinking, he was already struggling to keep up with the new era.

During the last craze for "Pubg" and "Eternity," local cafes experienced a wave of hardware upgrades.

But the owner of Galaxy Internet Cafe didn’t realize the severity of the issue at first, and it was only after they lost their customer base to the competition that they belatedly upgraded their equipment.

But it was too late; the money spent on upgrades had yet to be recouped.

Now, hearing that the top player’s "League of Legends" could be implanted into his cafe for free,

All he needed to do was to coordinate some activities and lay a separate internet line to prevent lag during gameplay.

According to Meng Qun,

This was a game where response times were less than a second, and it required more micromanagement than games like "Pubg" or "Eternity."

Thus, the internet speed had to be excellent.

Without a second thought, the Galaxy owner agreed.

I’ve already missed "Pubg" and "Eternity."

Now, regardless of how "League of Legends" fares in the future, I don’t want to miss out again.

I’ll bet on it, all in!

Soon after, Meng Qun left. He still had other cafes to visit for promotion.

With the support of the Galaxy Cafe owner, Meng Qun felt a bit more courageous.

And the Galaxy Cafe owner, after receiving the exclusive migration disk from Meng Qun, also began to take bustling action.

The migration disc that Meng Qun gave him had something extra than what the players could download directly from the official website—a skin privilege exclusive to internet cafes.

Then there was the prize money for the cafe tournament; Meng Qun said the amount was for the owner to decide.

Eventually, the top-ranking teams from various internet cafe competitions would be selected to compete in city leagues.

Then they would slowly advance to higher levels until a national esports competition was held.

By then, if the team sponsored by the Galaxy Cafe owner secured a spot,

The advertising effect would naturally be self-explanatory.

Of course, the Galaxy Cafe owner didn’t dare dream of making it to a national league.

This was just a small second-tier city.

If he could attract some traffic to the cafe, he would be very happy.

...

The next day.

After toiling for a whole day,

Huang Xinghe had finally got everything in order and set up a large sign outside the store.

"The League of Legends Internet Cafe Tournament is Hot Underway!"

A brief introduction to the game rules was provided, and then, the prize money was displayed in bold red font.

"5v5 Team Ranking Champion: 5,000 yuan"

"Runner-Up: 3,000 yuan"

"Third Place: 1,000 yuan"

"4th-5th Place: 500 yuan"

"6th-10th Place: vip internet card worth 500 yuan"

Then came the participation prizes, with each participant receiving a cup of instant noodles, a side snack, and a bottle of drink.

And the method to enter the competition was very simple too—just top up a 100 yuan internet card, and the usual top-up offer was still in place.

Top up 100, get another 100 free.

Essentially, after spending 100 yuan in the cafe, customers not only got 200 yuan worth but also a chance to participate in the tournament, and then they would further receive a cup of noodles, a stick of sausage, and a choice of drink (worth up to three yuan).

Moreover, there was another benefit on top of the competition.

In any "League of Legends" match that wasn’t against AI, achieving a pentakill would earn them 30 yuan of internet time, credited straight to their card.

The benefits were quite good.

Just as Huang Xinghe had hung up the sign,

Mustache Hu, the owner of Extreme Speed Internet Cafe, stood at his doorway.

After exchanging gazes,

Mustache Hu glanced over his sign and immediately sneered with disdain, as if too lazy to bother with Huang Xinghe; he turned and walked back into his own cafe.

And Huang Xinghe looked enviously for a moment at the other cafe.

Early in the morning, the all-nighters were not few, and at that time they were beginning to trickle out.