A song from Chengdu revived a closed-down pub.

When Su Fan left Qi Tongwei's place, he knew that, barring any unforeseen circumstances, the ending of the Blooming Flower Bar story was already written.

But the phrase "as expected" itself is the biggest surprise.

Just to be on the safe side, he needs to add another layer of insurance.

He took out his phone, found Lin Fang's number, and dialed it.

"Happy New Year, Ms. Lin!"

Lin Fang was surprised; she hadn't expected Su Fan to call her.

"Happy New Year, handsome Su!" Lin Fang replied, then asked, "So, what do you want? Are you going to do another live stream?"

"You can start a live stream anytime you have time. If you'd like, we can connect via voice chat."

Upon hearing this, Lin Fang immediately recalled that live broadcast from back then, so she quickly said, "Stop, don't bring that up. Just say what you mean, don't beat around the bush."

Su Fan asked, "Are you interested in reporting on the exploitative practices of unscrupulous businesses that overcharge customers?"

Lin Fang said without hesitation, "Protecting consumer rights and exposing unscrupulous merchants is our duty. I have been planning this recently. With the booming tourism in Sichuan Province, some merchants have started to have crooked ideas. We have to find those unscrupulous merchants and not let them ruin the reputation of Sichuan Province."

"Reporter Lin, Gao Yi!"

"Don't flatter me. Just tell me, which company? I need to be prepared. These kinds of things are best caught red-handed; complaints and reports alone aren't enough."

Su Fan didn't say his name directly, but simply said, "This time I'll set up the stage for you, and all you have to do is sing."

Lin Fang didn't press further: "Okay, I hope you don't cause any trouble."

"Don't worry, it's perfectly safe."

……

After hanging up the phone, Su Fan went to the tavern.

Unbeknownst to him, after hanging up the phone, Lin Fang immediately turned around and said to a man in his early twenties in the office, "We need to speed things up. If Su Fan causes any trouble, those people will definitely be alerted, and it will be harder to find fault with them then."

"Sister Fang, do I really have to go? I have absolutely no experience with this."

Just pretend the girl actually invited you to a bar.

"But I've never been in a relationship before. I don't know if I'll give myself away, or what if I say the wrong thing..."

"That's perfect, this is your chance to practice." Lin Fang interrupted her, "If there are any male bar girls there, I'll go myself. This time I must get evidence, we can't let businesses like this continue to tarnish Sichuan's reputation."

……

Su Fan knew nothing about Lin Fang's situation.

If the two had communicated beforehand, Lin Fang wouldn't have had to painstakingly arrange for someone to become an undercover agent.

Because the place Lin Fang is currently investigating that overcharges customers is also the Fan Hua Bar.

Su Fan arrived at the tavern and explained his plan and the equation.

"Will this work?" Fang Cheng asked doubtfully.

But before Su Fan could explain, Fang Cheng said, "I'll go find someone right now."

Soon, Fang Cheng found several trustworthy friends.

Then, Su Fan asked them to change the location of their social media apps to a city outside Sichuan Province and to turn on the "People Nearby" function.

As expected.

Less than an hour later, someone's phone rang.

The nicknames on the friend requests were all incredibly provocative.

"I'm so bored being here all alone. Can we chat?"

"I'm so tired after a long day at work. Stranger, could you chat with me for a bit?"

"Old friend, long time no see!"

……

The profile pictures are all of pretty girls.

They smiled sweetly and innocently in the photo.

Her WeChat Moments were carefully curated, featuring selfies, food photos, and landscape pictures.

The location is sometimes in a university town, and sometimes in a popular spot for online influencers.

They appeared to be college students, nurses, teachers, or artsy young people visiting Chengdu.

The young man Fang Cheng found, Xiao Chen, was in his early twenties and had previously worked in a bar.

He accepted one of the friend requests.

The person on the other end immediately became as enthusiastic as if they had seen a long-lost relative.

"Where are you from, young man?"

"I'm in Chengdu for fun, what about you?"

"I'm a student at Sichuan University, and my roommate hasn't come back yet. I'm so bored!"

……

After a few words, the other person extended an invitation: "Want to grab a drink tonight?"

Following Su Fan's instructions, Xiao Chen did not agree immediately, but instead declined, saying, "I have something to do today, let's do it another day."

The other person wasn't in a hurry and said with a smile, "Okay, okay, let's make it another day then."

Meanwhile, an internal meeting was being held in the back room of the Blossoms Bar.

Wang Hai sat in the main seat, with seven or eight people, men and women, sitting on either side of the long table in front of him.

A tall, thin man wearing glasses was giving a report: "Mr. Wang, the revenue data for the period of the Spring Festival is out. Ever since that Su guy made Chengdu famous with his song, our business has also been booming, especially with tourists from other places. The increase is the most obvious. We can still make a profit with just local individual tourists, but now that tourists from other places are coming in, the profit has increased several times."

"Local customers are hard to deal with. They complain if the price is even slightly high and they're always threatening to call the police. Out-of-town customers are different. They come from far away and don't know the area well. They don't dare to make a fuss after spending money. Moreover, our girls can flirt with them a little on social media and they'll get carried away. They spend an average of 8,000 yuan per person. Even if these people know they've been ripped off, they don't dare to cause trouble because they don't know the area well."

A woman in a red dress chimed in, her voice tinged with smugness: "I'm actually hoping they'll cause trouble. That guy from Qin Province last month is the best example. They caused trouble, and each time they did, they got 100,000 yuan. The more trouble they cause, the better."

At this moment, Wang Hai said, "The fact that Mr. Su is coming to Sichuan Province to participate in the Lantern Festival Gala is a huge opportunity for us. There will be even more tourists from other places than now. Those people have a strong willingness to spend and are less wary. We must seize this opportunity."

After saying that, Wang Hai instructed, "These next few days, everyone needs to be on high alert. Be proactive on social media, expand the scope of adding friends, make sure your image is well-packaged, the photos are authentic, and your persona is established. Use whatever works best for college students, nurses, teachers, and artsy tourists. During the Lantern Festival period, our revenue needs to exceed five million. If we achieve that, everyone's bonus will be doubled."

After Wang Hai finished speaking, a gasp of amazement rang out from below.

But it was quickly drowned out by excited chatter.

"We have a lot of tourists from other places, and we also have a lot of girls. I think five million shouldn't be a problem!"

"The key is that guy surnamed Su. Every time he steps forward, it's like he's helping us lose, and he doesn't even realize it!"

"Exactly! Does he think he's so great just because his little bar became popular? He's popular throughout Chengdu. We're just riding his coattails to make our own fortune!"

……

As Wang Hai listened to these discussions, the corners of his mouth slowly curled up.

He walked back to his seat, sat down again, picked up the glass of red wine on the table, and raised it to everyone present: "Come on, let's toast to our five million!"

After drinking to their hearts' content, Wang Haikou also got carried away: "We don't need to pay any attention to that Su guy. Let him sing his songs, we'll make our money. If he's not smart enough and insists on messing with us, then don't blame me for being impolite. We have powerful backers he can't afford to offend!"