Reborn in 2000: I just want to love a few people properly.

It was past seven o'clock, night had fallen, and the girls had begun to go home in groups.

Luo Qiaoqiao had already gone to work at the water bar.

Xu Bo couldn't understand why someone whose family was quite well-off needed to work.

Luo Qiaoqiao responded, "The water bar is interesting; you can even earn money by listening to gossip."

Chen Ying had already gone home to tutor his younger sister.

If Liu Mei is like the alluring Nie Xiaoqian, then Yang Xun is like Ning Caichen who has lost his soul, following Liu Mei off to do who knows what.

"Xu Bo, arcades are doing worse and worse these days. People prefer to go online to play games. Why are you wasting your money?"

Only Song Leisong and his friends remained in the shop.

The two of them, having nothing better to do, played a game of Contra, chatting as they played.

"I love it. When I was a kid, we didn't have computers to play with, so we could only play video games. I've developed a real attachment to them."

With a cigarette dangling from his lips, Xu Bo stared intently at the screen and spoke.

"Besides, this shop is a bottomless pit in your hands, but in my hands I can turn it into a treasure trove."

After flicking off his cigarette ash, Xu Bo made a mistake and lost his life.

The two stopped playing games, turned around to face the street, looked at the bustling crowd, and started chatting.

"I still advise you to find another job as soon as possible; the arcade industry is about to change."

A document on regulating electronic entertainment venues was recently issued, and the crackdown has already reached Harbin, where stricter measures are about to be implemented.

"All I can do is play video games; I don't know how to do anything else."

Song Leisong exhaled a smoke ring, a rare look of confusion in his eyes.

After remaining silent, Xu Bo suddenly spoke.

"Song Leisong, do you believe that anyone will be able to make a living by playing video games in the future?"

The sudden question made Song Leisong frown, and after a moment he shook his head and said, "I don't believe it. How could anyone make a living by playing games? It's impossible."

Xu Bo sighed softly. The World Esports Championship is probably about to be held, and the esports industry will become an industry that attracts a lot of capital in the future.

But at this time, they were simply seen as a monstrous flood.

"Get a few new computers. Once this trend passes, you can open an internet cafe. In the future, gaming won't be called electronic opium, but will become a respectable profession."

Xu Bo certainly didn't want Song Leisong to become a professional player, after all, he was getting a bit too old, but he could consider creating a club.

After all, in Xu Bo's opinion, Song Leisong and his fellow guys are quite talented.

Looking into his earnest eyes, Song Leisong was momentarily dazed.

He seemed to think that what the boy in front of him, who was about the same age as him, said might actually come true.

After saying goodbye to Song Leisong, Xu Bo arrived at the water bar where Luo Qiaoqiao worked.

Around 8 o'clock was the time when Luo Qiaoqiao was about to change shifts.

She was still wearing her newly bought black dress when she came to the door and patted Xu Bo on the shoulder.

"What kind of audio do you want me to record?"

After extinguishing his cigarette, Xu Bo did not respond. Instead, he took Luo Qiaoqiao's hand and led her across the street to a music and video store.

"These are your lines, remember to shout them out with feeling later."

He handed over a piece of paper; it contained the words Xu Bo had painstakingly come up with that afternoon.

"Shocking! The arcade is going out of business! Everything is 20% off! Everything is 20% off!"

"The boss ran away with his mistress! The boss ran away with his mistress! Get a six-day prepaid card now for only 200 yuan! Only 200 yuan!"

"Unlimited access to the game for six days with the recharge card!"

"Limited-time lucky draw! Limited-time lucky draw!"

"Unlimited gifts await you!"

Xu Bo shook his head, took the paper, and repeated it in a melodious tone.

It must be said that Xu Bo's voice is very charming, giving these words a unique feel.

Under Xu Bo's guidance, Luo Qiaoqiao used her sweet voice to spend more than 20 minutes engraving these words onto the CD.

After spending twenty yuan, the two walked out of the music store.

"Tell your manager tomorrow that drinks should be prioritized for our arcade."

Luo Qiaoqiao nodded: "It's settled, and the manager has agreed."

Tomorrow is the reopening day of the arcade. Liu Mei and her friends first used their dance to attract customers, and then launched promotional activities. Liu Mei and her friends transformed into waitresses to serve customers in the store, which of course included some emotional value.

Xu Bo's plan is to achieve profit growth through communication and cooperation with water bars.

It's definitely not going to lose money; it's just a matter of how much it can earn.

Xu Bo speculated that, aside from the expenses of the bag shop and Liu Mei, he should have been able to earn more than 5,000 yuan in these six days.

Tomorrow is Xu Bo's important day, so Luo Qiaoqiao didn't bother him and the two quickly went home.

I pushed open the bedroom door and entered the living room, where I saw my dad sitting on the sofa watching the evening news.

"We are about to launch a major crackdown on the chaos in the electronic entertainment industry, with special measures to severely punish such problems to be carried out in August, September, and October..."

The news anchor's script was playing on the TV. Xu's father, sitting on the sofa, drinking beer and patting the seat next to him with his chest open, gestured for Xu Bo to sit down.

Is my mom asleep?

"She's asleep. It's a good thing she's asleep, otherwise she would have been nagging you for coming home so late. I couldn't even watch TV in peace."

It's been a busy time for the family business lately. My parents have to leave before dawn, and Xu Bo comes home late at night.

The family members hardly ever see each other all day.

Xu's father grumbled again, asking Xu Bo to come and help, but Xu Bo was never one for manual labor, so he naturally refused.

"So what do you want to do? How about I buy you a train ticket so you can go to Hangzhou sooner?"

Finally, Mr. Xu said with a hint of anger.

This reminded Xu Bo that it was almost the 10th, and he estimated that he could stay for another 20 days or so before heading to a new city, but he hadn't even bought a train ticket yet.

"No, no, I'd rather stay home all day than do any work."

After saying that, Xu Bo ran back into the house without paying attention to his father, who threw a cushion at him from behind.

Lying in bed, thinking about tomorrow's opening, a surge of excitement welled up inside me.

This was Xu Bo's first business venture since his rebirth. Although he was very confident, he didn't know exactly how much he could earn.

"Should we go find He Yimei and all go to Hangzhou together?"

Nowadays, you simply can't buy sleeper tickets if you don't buy them in advance.

It takes two days and one night to get from Harbin to Hangzhou. If you take a hard seat, your butt will be sore from sitting for so long.

Meanwhile, in the Shangyuan residential area of ​​Harbin, He Yimei was listening to her father's nagging in the living room.

"Honey, when are you going to buy the tickets? How about Dad takes a day off and goes with you?"

He Yimei's father, He Jun, is a leader in the local procuratorate, while He Yimei's mother passed away from illness a few years earlier.

He Jun treated He Yimei like a precious gem, afraid she would fly away if he held her in his hands and melt in his mouth if he kept her in his mouth.

"No, I'm all grown up now, I don't want you to come with me."

He Yimei sat on the sofa, hugging her teddy bear, and said reluctantly with her little face upturned.

"No way! It's a promise, Dad has to take time off work to go with you this time!"

"I'll go to your Uncle Chen tomorrow to buy two sleeper berths."

"No, no!"

He Yimei leaned back and then hugged her father's arm, acting coquettishly.

"I'm all grown up now, you can't keep treating me like a child. Besides, I have a classmate coming with me to Hangzhou this time."

Who is it?

He Jun raised his eyes, his gaze scrutinizing as he asked.