Rebirth Tokyo 1986

Chapter 299 Internet Cafe Opening

Now that the contract had been signed, Lin Qingqian immediately organized his staff to renovate the venue.

This is an important strategy of Xinghai Group, so even if the telecommunications company does not cooperate, it must be implemented on schedule.

Fortunately, the final result was a happy one for everyone. Xinghai Group was able to save a lot of money and reduce a lot of trouble. In today's China, there are probably few things that the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications cannot handle.

"Manager Lin, this decoration plan is really beautiful. It looks very noble."

Xinghai Group's Internet cafes in China are simple in style, a bit like the Apple stores of later generations. They are not only stylish and elegant, but also very technological.

The decoration and design style is considered a dimensionality reduction attack even in European and American countries, and naturally looks very high-end.

"That's good. This is the kind of atmosphere our Galaxy Internet Cafe needs. After all, it's a high-end place."

The Internet cafe company founded by Masato Takeshita was originally intended to be called Xinghai Internet Cafe Alliance.

But he later thought about it and realized that this was very inappropriate.

Because Internet cafes will definitely be a mixed bag in the future, it will easily affect the reputation of Xinghai Group.

It would be better to downgrade it a level and use Galaxy as the prefix like Galaxy Capital under Xinghai Capital.

In this way, even if there are any changes in the future, it will be difficult to affect Xinghai Group.

"Yeah, I understand."

After hearing this, the decoration manager of Xinghai Construction's Chinese subsidiary didn't think Lin Qingqian was joking at all.

Internet cafes are commonplace in later generations, and many people even dislike them for being dirty and messy.

But it was 93, and many people had never even heard of computers, let alone using them to surf the Internet.

If it is not equipped with high-end and classy decoration style, it would be a shame for the Internet cafe at this point in time.

Of course, the design style of Galaxy Internet Cafe is also divided by region.

In countries and regions with relatively average economic development, such as China and Southeast Asia, the decoration style is very high-end.

There is no way. The average salary in Shanghai, China's largest city, is only 400 yuan. The Internet access fee at Galaxy Internet Cafe is currently set at 8 yuan per hour. Even if it will be reduced in the future, it will hardly be lower than 5 yuan per hour in a short period of time, which is a very luxurious consumption.

With such an expensive price, we naturally have to provide higher quality services.

As for developed countries such as Europe and the United States, the decoration style is generally friendly to the people.

The cost of Internet access here is not much compared to the local wages, and ordinary workers can spend it at will.

The timeline is somewhat similar to that of the early 21st century, when Internet cafes in China that charged 1.5 yuan or 2 yuan per hour naturally could not be decorated too well to prevent people from feeling repulsed.

In addition to the decoration style, the staffing is also very different.

Security personnel are needed in China, Southeast Asia, the United States and other places.

Among the first two, the main reason is that the money earned is too much compared to the local salary, which can easily lead to bad things.

Although the latter is a developed country, it is rather chaotic and needs special protection.

Japan and South Korea do not need it very much, and it is no different from ordinary stores.

It can be said that things like Internet cafes also need to be considered according to local conditions.

"Hurry up with the renovations, the company requires us to open on August 8st."

"No problem, manager, please rest assured."

"Ah."

Lin Qingqian nodded slightly, and then continued to think about the site selection.

But she soon stopped thinking and sighed quietly in her heart.

"Alas, there are still too few options."

Because Internet access is very expensive, Lin Qingqian has very few locations to choose from, most of which are near the residences and workplaces of high-income earners and well-known universities.

The former are wealthy and can afford the high Internet fees, while the latter are a minority of people whose families are wealthy and do not care about such a large expense.

But there are not many rich people nowadays, so even in the richest cities of Shanghai and Beijing, there are only 5 stores open for the time being.

In general provincial capitals, as well as strong prefecture-level cities that are basically on par with or even higher than provincial capitals, there are only two or three stores opened.

As for those provincial capitals that are not so well developed, and some second-ranked cities in the province, there is basically only one store opened, and its symbolic nature is far greater than its money-making significance.

In the end, about 150 stores will be opened in China.

After explaining the decoration matters clearly, the girl started to busy herself with recruitment.

Because Internet cafes today are high-end places, we have to select the best of the best when it comes to personnel.

Lin Qingqian finally decided that the minimum educational level required was a high school diploma.

Of course, with high requirements, wages must naturally be raised.

Taking Shanghai as an example, the monthly salary of an ordinary cashier and handyman is 500 yuan, while a store manager who knows some computer technology can increase it to 1000 yuan.

Such a high salary can definitely attract high-quality talents easily.

……

After the recruitment information of Galaxy Internet Cafe was released, it not only attracted many high school students, but also many college students who wanted to join.

"Xiao Li, this Yinhe Internet Cafe has very high salaries. Should we apply for a job there?"

A cute senior girl with dimples saw the recruitment information of Galaxy Internet Cafe and couldn't help but ask her best friend for help.

She is just an ordinary undergraduate student, and after graduation she was assigned a job in a county enterprise. The girl wanted to stay in Shanghai and did not want to go back to her hometown.

"Do you know what an Internet cafe is? Are you thinking of applying for a job there?"

The girl’s best friend’s name is a bit rustic, but she is a very cool person. She crossed her arms and looked at her friend with raised eyebrows.

"Hey, I don't know."

The girl smiled innocently and shook her best friend's arm hoping to get an answer.

"You, Liu Yan, you are such a fool. Wait a minute, I'll go ask."

The girl named Xiaoli tapped her friend's head gently, and then prepared to go forward to ask what an Internet cafe is?
"Yeah, let's go together."

Liu Yan didn't dare let go of her best friend's arm and followed her closely.

"Okay, let's go then."

When the two arrived at the Galaxy Internet Cafe recruitment location, they were shocked by the long line in front of them.

"so many people?"

"Well, this is a company under the Xinghai Group. It's normal to have more people."

Xinghai Group has already gained great fame in Shanghai. Many university graduates have heard of this company and know that this foreign-funded enterprise offers very good treatment.

Internet cafes were a new thing that had not yet appeared in the world, so Lin Qingqian arranged for human resources workers to help new applicants understand the common sense in this area.

There is mainly a flyer explaining the job and a template Internet cafe promotional video played repeatedly on the stage.

"Wow, this is what an Internet cafe looks like. It looks a lot like a supermarket that sells things."

"Well, you can understand it this way."

The androgynous beauty Wang Xiaoli thought about it, but finally did not refute her friend's idea.

Anyway, the job looks simple, just swiping the card, collecting the money, and occasionally selling some snacks. This job can be easily completed as long as you are not too stupid.

The cashier and security guard positions were quickly filled, but there were many vacancies for store managers.

"Forget it, relax the recruitment conditions. All you need is management skills."

Lin Qingqian thought about it and realized that it was indeed difficult for an Internet cafe to recruit well-rounded talents who understood both management and technology.

It is better to lower the requirements. The store manager only needs to understand management, and the technical aspects will be handled by a dedicated person.

For example, each province has a technician who will go to any Internet cafe that has a problem to check it out.

This time, the needs were quickly replenished, and the girl moved on to the next step - employee training.

Because the work in an Internet cafe is very simple, even elementary school students can do it. Therefore, after a few days of training, everyone can easily get started. "This is too simple, I learned it in no time."

Liu Yan, a baby-faced college student, looked at her best friend with pride.

Wang Xiaoli, who had short hair, nodded coolly.

"It's just a salesman, how difficult can it be?"

With her personality, the girl would not do such a simple job.

But she had looked up information about Xinghai Group and knew that under the same conditions, this company liked to promote college students.

For example, in the Shanghai luggage factory, many college graduates who were originally engaged in ordinary jobs were quickly promoted to management positions.

In addition, Xinghai Group has another characteristic: the recruited college students are basically placed at the grassroots level in the early stages.

Of course, good treatment is also an important reason why she accompanied her friends to this company.

The starting salary for ordinary college students in Shanghai is only two or three hundred yuan, while the starting salary for Xinghai Group is 500 yuan.

This does not include various welfare benefits and the legendary half-year bonus.

The situation in China is in full swing, and other places are not far behind.

Whether it is Japan, South Korea, Europe or the United States, preparations are all being made in full swing.

Soon, it was summer vacation.

Masato Takeshita stood in the Galaxy Internet Cafe's Tokyo flagship store and nodded solemnly to Lou Gerstner.

"let's start."

"Hi!"

Following the young man's order, 1200 Galaxy Internet cafes in Japan, China, South Korea, Southeast Asia and Australia in the Eastern Hemisphere opened at the same time.

These Internet cafes have 200 computers in large ones and 50 in small ones, and they only cost US dollars from Xinghai Group.

The amount is not very large, and is roughly equivalent to the advertising expenses that Xinghai Group plans to invest in these areas.

Of course, the reason why so little was spent is because they are all joint ventures.

If Xinghai Group were to accomplish this independently, it would at least have to achieve two small goals. The Internet fee alone would require a huge investment.

Because Masato Takeshita personally cut the ribbon at the Tokyo flagship store, the Internet cafe quickly became crowded.

Everyone was curious and looked around, and they never imagined that computers could be opened in a store like arcade machines.

Meanwhile, in Shanghai, China.

A thin young man heard the sound of firecrackers coming from afar and couldn't help but said to his companions out of curiosity.

"There's a new store opening over there. Let's go take a look?"

"Well, let's go take a look."

The young man's companions also liked to go to the new store to join in the fun, with curiosity written all over their faces.

The two men quickly walked to the place where the firecrackers were set off, and the thin young man frowned in disappointment.

"Galaxy Internet Cafe? It doesn't even serve food. Let's go. There's nothing to see."

"Wait, Zhang Lei." The companion called the thin young man and said happily, "Didn't you see that it says you can surf the Internet for free? Let's go in and take a look."

Although I don’t know what this place called Internet cafe does specifically, the opportunity to access the Internet for free should not be missed.

Every time I wanted to use the computer in the school computer room, I had to ask for help from my grandparents.

"Hey, it's actually true. Well, Xu Ming, please walk faster, or you'll be without a computer."

A thin young man named Zhang Lei was more excited than his companions when he saw the poster that said a new store was opening and internet access was free for three days.

He wants to play computer games so much, but unfortunately he doesn't have many opportunities.

Three days of free Internet access is a strategy of Xinghai Group to promote Internet cafes.

There was no way. Internet cafes were a new thing and no one knew what they were for.

If you want to become an overnight success, you should not only advertise online, but also pay attention to the power of offline.

Three days of free Internet access is a promotional plan of Xinghai Group for offline activities.

Zhang Lei was very anxious, but when he saw the pretty receptionist in work clothes, he stuttered and asked with an embarrassed face.

"Um, can I really use the computer for free here?"

Baby-faced girl Liu Yan responded with a smile according to the company's training content.

"Yes, this is a temporary computer account, with six zeros as the secret number, and it can be used on any computer that has no one on it."

"OK, thanks!"

Zhang Lei shyly took the note with the account number on it and quickly occupied two computers.

"After a while, Xu Ming followed. It's OK, the location is good."

"Absolutely."

The two of them clumsily entered their account and password, and then looked at the computer screen that was completely different from the one at school.

"Wow, this operating system looks so beautiful."

"Well, I just don't know how to use it?"

Although the two were not computer novices, they were not much different and were basically just talking on paper.

A very basic start menu surprised the two of them and they played for more than an hour.

The joy of a computer novice is that simple.

"This operating system is amazing and so convenient."

"Yeah, there are actually a few mini games here."

After saying that, Xu Ming opened Minesweeper and began to understand how to play the game.

"This is interesting."

Zhang Lei was a little curious about Spider Solitaire, so he also followed the tutorial and started playing it with only a vague understanding of the game.

Soon, more than 100 Galaxy Internet cafes across China were packed with customers.

Some of them who knew only a little about computers simply praised the operating system for being very simple and then began to play with the computer clumsily.

There are also people who know nothing about computers, but walk into Galaxy Internet Cafe out of curiosity.

Among this group of people, some would stand behind others and watch to learn how to operate computers, while others would directly grab the machines and start using them.

The staff of Galaxy Internet Cafe treats everyone equally. They do not disturb those who are watching others operate the machines, and patiently teach those who have grabbed the machines.

For example, how to turn the computer on and off, how to operate the mouse, and the simple use of the keyboard...

Of course, there are computer geeks among our customers.

After they turned on their computers, they were all amazed at the simplicity and clarity of the Xinghai operating system. It was so powerful that it was a level higher than other operating systems.

Ding Sanshi, who just graduated from university this year, is one of them.

He came to Galaxy Internet Cafe by chance and saw such an excellent operating system. He immediately had the idea of joining in.

With such an excellent operating system, Xinghai Group will surely expand rapidly and its employees will have more opportunities for promotion and salary increase.

However, thinking of his family, this senior graduate who had just started working finally gave up the idea.

In the eyes of most elderly people, state-owned enterprises and the government are the top priority. All other foreign and private enterprises are evil.

Ma Huateng from the Special Administrative Region also attended the opening ceremony of Galaxy Internet Cafe.

But he was mainly curious and wanted to find more computer experts here.

(End of this chapter)