Stay Home Daddy: I Was Reborn After My Daughter Passed Away
Chapter 457 First Day of Trial Operation_1

Chapter 457: 457 First Day of Trial Operation_1

The afternoon that followed really brought in a lot of people for interviews.

They were all about the same age as Wei Bin Guo, and it’s quite difficult to recruit older people for such trendy stuff since they might find it hard to adapt.

We hired three computer administrators and two waitstaff, and with that, the cafe was pretty much fully staffed.

Boss Gu took them around to get familiar with every corner of the internet cafe.

He also gave them hands-on instructions on how to use the computer management backend of the cafe’s systems.

Basically, as soon as Boss Gu demonstrated it once, they understood how to operate everything.

After that was taken care of, Boss Gu let them start getting used to their new jobs.

Old Zhang was out there going crazy with the flyer distribution today, and his renovation team brothers were also helping him out.

The flyers for Alien Internet Cafe had spread all over Chuan City.

The content on the flyers was deliberately crafted by Boss Gu.

"Alien Internet Cafe grand opening, 19 brand-new PCs in store, experience the latest in computer technology for just one yuan per minute. Grand opening special offer! Only 40 yuan per hour!

Have you heard the name but never seen the reality? Today, for just one yuan, you can experience a minute of the latest computer technology. Imported products, the trend of the future, the sooner you know, the sooner you understand, the sooner you succeed!"

Boss Gu’s flyers were filled with marketing, success principles, and consumerism.

You could say he had combined all five poisons in one, making it hard for anyone to see them and not become interested.

In fact, the results could be seen the very next day.

This early in the morning, just after nine o’clock, the internet cafe began its first day of business.

Even at this early hour, there were already quite a few people peering at the entrance, all curious to see what this internet cafe was all about.

Everyone was scanning the place with a look of novelty.

At this moment, Boss Gu opened the doors wide and brought out the sign.

One yuan per minute, forty yuan per hour.

At first, many ordinary people were a bit scared off by the price.

One yuan a minute wasn’t something that everyone could afford.

However, there were no shortages of people who had come prepared.

After someone entered the cafe, they went straight to the counter and took out five yuan for five minutes.

And like that, the first PC was booted up.

There were quite a few people who came with the intention of simply experiencing the service.

That day, Old Zhang was also at the entrance of the store. He didn’t go in; he just watched from the door.

Seeing more and more people entering the cafe, his heart swelled with joy.

Everything seemed to be going as he had predicted, and he knew that Boss Gu’s venture would succeed.

He saw something in Boss Gu that was different from ordinary people.

Whatever Boss Gu did, he did it with such conviction and confidence, the kind of confidence that made people feel they could trust him unconditionally.

He felt fortunate that he took the initiative to discuss this matter with Boss Gu, or else he would have missed out on such a great opportunity.

Three hours after opening, all nineteen PCs were continuously lit up.

The reason there were only nineteen was that the first PC was set aside at the counter to serve as the main console.

Interestingly, in those three hours, not a single person opted for the hourly rate.

That meant for every minute costing one yuan, each PC could earn one hundred eighty yuan in three hours.

These nineteen machines together total 3,420 yuan.

Even after deducting Old Zhang’s 180 yuan, Boss Gu could still make a profit of 3,240 yuan.

For everyone, this sum of money is hard to earn, but for Boss Gu, it was surprisingly easy.

Those in the know understood it was earning money, those not in the loop might even think Boss Gu was printing cash.

Just like this, the Alien Internet Cafe was bustling, with people coming in at all hours to surf the web, and some even started to line up in long queues.

Boss Gu knew this was normal because it wouldn’t take long before someone discovered the games on the computers and from then on, couldn’t get them out of their heads.

Right now, people were paying for the novelty of computers, but soon, they would be paying for the games.

Within three months, Boss Gu conservatively estimated that not only could he recoup his initial costs, but he could also easily make several hundred thousand yuan.

Boss Gu watched over the internet cafe until evening, and Old Zhang also stood by the door the whole time, so happy watching the growing crowd outside the internet cafe that he no longer noticed the fatigue in his legs.

At that moment, Boss Gu took out three yuan and bought a bottle of soda.

In order to ensure the accounts were properly verified, Boss Gu also had to spend money.

Holding the bottle of soda, Boss Gu went to the door and handed it to Old Zhang.

"You’ve been standing all day and haven’t eaten, do you want to have a bowl of noodles?" Boss Gu asked Old Zhang.

Seeing Old Zhang staying here all this time, he felt a bit sorry for him.

"No worries, no worries, I’m not hungry at all, I still feel very energetic, probably ate too much this morning," Old Zhang said with a silly grin.

"That’s true, anyway, once today’s money is in hand, you can go out and eat whatever you want," Boss Gu said with a casual smile.

A day at the internet cafe earned more than what he made in a month working in construction.

Whoever it is, being able to earn a month’s salary in one day, would probably be overjoyed beyond measure.

Boss Gu could completely understand Old Zhang’s feelings at the moment; probably even if Old Zhang tried to sleep, he would toss and turn restlessly.

The two of them guarded the place until past six in the evening.

Inside the shop, Boss Gu observed that all the computers were still occupied.

Some people were so engrossed in browsing the web that they could do it endlessly, while others kept moving their glances from one side to the other.

Whoever it was, they were all very careful, as if afraid to break such high-tech products.

At this time, Boss Gu was also inside the counter, looking at the full drawer of money.

All of it was the money earned from nine in the morning till now at six, within the span of nine hours.

Just then, Boss Gu heard the sound of crying coming from the door.

Looking towards the outside, Boss Gu saw Old Zhang consoling a woman.

Not knowing what had happened, Boss Gu still went outside.

After going out, he heard Old Zhang earnestly saying, "Wife, you have to believe me, don’t you know what kind of person your Old Zhang is? I’m telling you, this shop has machines invested by your husband! One yuan a minute! Silly woman, do you understand what that means?"

He went on talking endlessly to his wife.

Boss Gu immediately guessed what was going on.

Clearly, Old Zhang had taken money from the family funds on the sly to invest without telling his wife, and now she had caught him red-handed.

At that moment, Old Zhang looked up and saw Boss Gu.

"Boss Gu, hehe, sorry about this trouble."