Reborn in America, I'm serious about making money.

Zhang San knew that Boss Li had gained nothing from the internet. Since the other party had gained nothing and even lost some money, it didn't matter. He had never heard of such a thing. Investing involves risks, and one should be cautious when entering the market.

He doesn't need to worry about these things at all; he just needs to give orders and have his subordinates carry them out. That's one of the advantages of being a boss.

Lihua Supermarket has nearly 6,000 stores across mainland China, making it the most prominent company in the supermarket industry. It can be said that thousands of upstream and downstream enterprises rely on this supermarket for their livelihood, and the number of employees has exceeded one million. It can be said to be one of the top 500 companies in mainland China, and this number is still expanding rapidly.

Correspondingly, around these 6,000 supermarkets, a large amount of space has been vacated and a large number of internet cafes have been opened. Basically, in some major cities, there is an internet cafe covering an area of ​​1,000 square meters.

These properties in key cities are owned by Zhang San's company, which then leases them to Lihua Supermarket. The rental income is then used to open internet cafes. It can be said that this is the fastest company to open a chain of internet cafes in mainland China.

The name of this internet cafe is Magical Internet Cafe.

Between 1997 and 1999, Zhang San acquired a large number of entertainment companies in Nanchao, including games, film and television, and brokerage companies, and now the fruits of his labor have finally been borne.

The internet cafe has been online for two months and has been operating at a loss. That's right, during this time, it has only been playing single-player games. However, with an internet cafe of over a thousand square meters, you can imagine how many computers it needs.

These computers were all allocated at this time. Of course, these computers are all under the brand set up by Zhang San here, so there is no problem with self-production and self-sales.

Besides the internet cafes located around supermarkets, there are also internet cafes located around universities. This attracts a large number of students to these internet cafes. When the internet was just emerging in mainland China, many students came here out of curiosity.

The internet in mainland China is currently struggling under the internet bubble in North America... That's impossible. With Zhang San's investment, it's still thriving.

The navigation system in internet cafes now is something Zhang San had someone set up. It's a simple little website called Hao168. When you open the internet cafe computer, Hao168 automatically pops up in your browser. There are nearly 10,000 internet cafes nationwide, and the price is 2.5 yuan per hour, compared to other internet cafes.

Furthermore, an internet cafe management system has been installed here to improve the management of the internet cafe.

As 2001 began, after New Year's Day, not only did a game-related "GG" (game-related tool) appear on the streets of internet cafes, but it also appeared on television.

"In 2001, Magic Internet Cafe launched nationwide. Come and experience the joy of surfing the internet!"

Come to Magic Internet Cafe and experience amazing online games! Here you'll find warriors, mages, Taoists, and archers. Team up with your friends and embark on an adventure in this magical world!

"Let's go to the magical world to make gold and money!"

Before many people could react, an internet cafe network covering the entire mainland began to appear in people's field of vision, and something strange seemed to have emerged from GG.

What exactly is "making money by playing the gold game"?

"I didn't know, haha... You can make money playing games? You're not kidding, are you?"

"We'll find out when we go take a look."

2.5 yuan an hour!? A group of people arrived at the internet cafe and found that the price was really cheap; moreover, the place was not only... very big, with a lot of computers, but also... very big, there were even security guards and many waiters, and... very big.

This place is divided into many sections, including smoking areas and no-smoking areas.

Especially near universities, the internet cafes there have even more security guards, most of whom are former supermarket security guards who have been transferred there.

Zhang San's thinking was good. If something happened in an internet cafe, it would be a huge problem. Back then, why was it so difficult to get a license for internet cafes? It was because internet cafes lacked security awareness, which caused many incidents.

It was too late to salvage the situation then.

Moreover, the cost of these 6,000+ internet cafes is naturally much lower than elsewhere, and the volume has already increased.

The launch of the amazing online game immediately attracted many people to internet cafes. Compared to the expensive prices of computers and high internet fees at the time, they found that playing games at internet cafes was still cheaper.

However, in the four major first-tier cities, the internet fee is much more expensive, at 3 yuan per hour.

Huang Jinlong was a street urchin, always struggling to make ends meet. He had a girlfriend, Gu Lidan, who was also a good-for-nothing delinquent. The two of them often went hungry. After seeing GG, he discussed it with his girlfriend, saying, "Lidan, let's play this game too. We can earn money and play games..."

"Do you have money? It costs two and a half dollars an hour."

Huang Jinlong looked at his girlfriend with a strange expression, then leaned close to her ear and whispered something. A short while later, his girlfriend looked at him with a strange expression and said, "Why don't you just die? Are you even a man? Get out of my way!"

"It's not the first time. I'll help you find business. This thing can still be used after washing."

This kind of thing, whether it happens once or countless times, maybe you get used to it slowly, or maybe you're persuaded. Anyway, what's the difference between once or countless times?

Encouraged by Huang Jinlong, they received 500 yuan, which in this small to medium-sized city was almost half a month's income.

The two went to an internet cafe and started surfing the internet. They found that this high-end internet cafe was different; there were dedicated staff to serve them.

"Sir/Madam, we offer top-up services here. Top up 100 and get 5 yuan free, top up 200 and get 15 yuan free."

Golden Dragon's business acumen kicked in again: 100 yuan gets you 42 hours of playtime, while 200 yuan gets you 86 hours. So, of course, you should recharge 200 yuan.

With the guidance of the internet cafe staff, they quickly got the hang of the game.

"So this game is free to play before level 10, but after level 10 you need to buy game time cards. There's also a trading system here. Oh, you can only play after level 11."

"The gold coins earned from this transaction can be directly exchanged for cash or recharge cards? That's great, that's great, Dan, look, let's do it one account at a time."

Huang Jinlong created two accounts, each costing 200 yuan, thus beginning their strange gold-farming journey as a couple, though they hadn't yet mastered the techniques.

The customer service representative next to them said, "You can go to the forum and see how others play; you can learn some skills from them."

Sure enough, after listening to the customer service representative, they had even more fun. This place not only helped them pass the time but also provided them with a job.