Rebirth of the Entrepreneurship Era

At noon the next day, everyone had a meal at a restaurant outside the school, and then went to the alley that Xu Yiyang had been optimistic about before.

Although today is not the weekend, this alley is still very lively.

The main reason is that it is not far from China Overseas and Tongji.

The two schools are very close to each other, just over two kilometers away, and this alley is right in the middle of the two schools. It takes about 10 minutes to walk, and only two stops by bus.

Since the overall consumption ability of college students is still not very good, this kind of messy alley is more likely to incubate the favorite consumption places of college students.

Because there is no major road here, the rent is relatively cheap. There are all kinds of businesses here, including small clothing stores, small restaurants, small hotels, barber shops, audio-visual stores, bookstores, gender supplies stores, game halls, and of course Internet cafes.

However, the Internet cafe here is very small. Xu Yiyang went in and took a look. There were less than 20 machines in total, and the environment inside was very harsh and smoky.

It is basically impossible for an Internet cafe like this to become its own competitor.

Most of the people who shop here at noon are college students. It seems that this place has become the first choice for students to spend.

In this alley, almost all the houses along the street are self-built, with two floors, three floors, and four floors, and the sizes are also different.

Although it is a bit biased here, Xu Yiyang knows a truth, there is no need to be afraid of a biased location to open an Internet cafe!

Even if you hide in the corner, someone will find the corner to play.

Therefore, in the early stage, there is no need for the kind of expensive facade that is close to the main road.

Make a fortune in the small alley first, earn enough money and then fight out of the small alley, perfect.

Xu Yiyang calculated the funds. Based on an investment of 700,000 yuan, 600,000 yuan would be used to buy hardware, and the remaining 100,000 yuan would be used for rent and simple decoration. It shouldn't be a big problem.

With 600,000 yuan in hardware, without network equipment, tables and chairs, bar counters, shelves, etc., you should be able to buy about 80 computers.

However, a certain amount of room for upgrading had to be reserved, so Xu Yiyang decided to rent a bigger frontage.

Xu Yiyang took everyone to look around, and he fell in love with a two-storey small building. The upstairs and downstairs each had a hall with an actual area of ​​more than 100 square meters.

It is equipped with two rooms of about ten square meters and a bathroom.

Xu Yiyang was quite satisfied with this apartment type. In the lobby alone, it would not be a big problem to have a bar and sixty or seventy computers. The two small rooms next to it could also be equipped with ten computers each. In this case, the first floor is enough for the initial stage.

The second floor can be left empty first, and when there is income, new machines will be added every month, and the upper floor will be used a little bit.

The others are completely based on Xu Yiyang's opinion, so whatever he says is what he says, everyone thinks it's good.

The landlord is an old man in his fifties. He said that this house was built by his family. The previous tenant built a self-selected movie theater, that is, the kind with many cubicles, and each cubicle has a There is a TV, a VCD, and a mini video room with a small sofa. The boss has a large number of pirated discs. When customers come, they first choose the discs, and then go in with the discs to watch.

It sounds low, but in this day and age, this is a popular place for boys and girls to date and fall in love.

Xu Yiyang was very curious why the other party would not do such a hot business.

In the end, the old man told him that the family has become bigger now, and they directly rented a small courtyard in the back of the alley, and they also provide more choices, as well as hourly rooms with TV and VCD. The business is booming, and almost all of them are from nearby universities. college students come to patronize.

Xu Yiyang was convinced.

It seems that young couples make the best money.

Zhao Xin couldn't help but said, "Why don't we do this too! A TV and a VCD are definitely much cheaper than a computer."

Xu Yiyang waved his hand: "The entertainment provided by this model is too simple, and it will be completely eliminated in a few years."

After all, Xu Yiyang began to discuss the price with the old man.

The old man's asking price is 8,000 a month, and one bet pays three, which is a bit inflated.

Xu Yiyang counter-offered to 6,000, and paid 6 for one deposit. The contract was signed for three years. The rent would not increase in the first two years, and it would increase by 15 points in the third year.

According to Xu Yiyang's thinking, he would only work here for two years at most, and he would definitely move out of the alley within two years.

After negotiating with the landlord, Xu Yiyang directly signed the contract with the old man, paid 42,000 yuan, and then got the key to the gate.

Although the house is a bit old, it is still clean and tidy overall. What Xu Yiyang thought was that the decoration of Internet cafes is similar to that of training institutions. It doesn't need to be fancy, it just needs to be clean and bright.

Find a worker to paint a big white wall first, replace the rolling door at the door with a floor-to-ceiling glass door, and install more fluorescent tubes to make the whole room look bright and dignified, basically OK.

Then there must be air conditioners, wall-mounted oscillating fans, and ventilation fans, and you can't be stingy.

The weather in Zhonghai is hot in summer and cold in winter. Without air conditioning, the customer experience is very poor.

In the early years, many Internet cafes were particularly frugal, reluctant to install air conditioners, and even reluctant to turn on air conditioners after they were installed. Generally, the business of such Internet cafes would not last long.

In addition, a large number of fire-fighting equipment must be purchased just in case.

There are also surveillance cameras installed outside the door and indoors. Although few Internet cafes do this these days, Xu Yiyang feels that safety should be the first priority.

Internet cafes are the easiest place to lose things, such as mobile phones inside and bicycles outside. Surveillance cameras can also improve the overall security of Internet cafes, which is more reassuring for guests.

Chen Meng said to Xu Yiyang at this time: "Brother Xu, can you name the Internet cafe?"

Xu Yiyang thought for a while, and said, "This is about to cross the century, why don't we give the Internet cafe a name with the characteristics of the times, and call it New Century Internet Cafe."

Everyone has no opinion on this.

Zhao Xin asked him: "Old Xu, is it easy to get the ID for the Internet cafe?"

"It's easy." Xu Yiyang said, "I'll find a scalper when the time comes, and it should be easy to solve."

At present, there are no restrictions and controls on Internet cafes in various places, and the qualification approval of Internet cafes is not difficult.

In fact, until the Lan Jisu incident in 2002, the management of Internet cafes was very loose, and the qualification certificates required were very simple.

Xu Yiyang found many scalpers near the industry and commerce, chose the most reliable one, and entrusted him with all the licensing matters.

These days, scalpers are almost omnipotent.

Not to mention getting an industrial and commercial certificate, as long as you give enough money, you can go to the Shenzhen market and even get a large certificate such as a foreign trade certificate, and you can ask a scalper to do it.

It's just that scalpers like the latter are all scalpers with a strong relationship of strength.

Then, Xu Yiyang divided the work for everyone on the spot.

He said to everyone: "We still have a lot of work to do. At noon tomorrow, I am going to go to the Electronics City, find a reliable Zanji store, and then order 90 computers, computer desks, computer chairs and other things. The network equipment should be ready in the electronic city, and the rest needs everyone to divide the work together."

Zhao Xin hurriedly said: "Old Xu, just give orders, and everyone will follow your arrangements."

Xu Yiyang said: "Brother Xin, take time to go to the home appliance city at noon tomorrow, first install ten wall-mounted oscillating fans on the first floor, eight in the outer lobby, one in each of the two inner rooms, and six water dispensers. Four outside, one in each of the two rooms inside, and four air conditioners, two high-power vertical air conditioners for the hall, two one-and-a-half-horse hanging air conditioners for the two cabins inside, and ventilation equipment. Use a square exhaust fan, install one for each window, and the power should be higher, otherwise, if all the guests inside smoke, the air will be too bad.”

Zhao Xin asked: "Is it cheaper to buy a second-hand air conditioner?"

Xu Yiyang waved his hand: "You never know how dirty a second-hand air conditioner is, and you also don't know how strong the smell is. Many air conditioners turn yellow after a few years, and you can tell it's second-hand at a glance. The money spent on the obvious We can’t save it, if it’s all second-hand air conditioners, the experience for customers will definitely be very bad.”

"I understand!"

Xu Yiyang went on to say: "Junnan, you contact the landlord tomorrow, he knows a reliable electrician, ask him to come over and check the circuit for us, eliminate hidden dangers, and upgrade the parts that need to be upgraded, wires, air switches, etc. must be selected properly , and find another wall painter to re-treat all the walls."

"Alright Brother Xu."

"Xiao Meng, you go to the furniture city tomorrow and order a larger bar, a row of glass cabinets, a row of cabinets placed against the wall, and buy a few sets of the simplest fabric sofas to place against the wall, and another Small safe."

"Alright Brother Xu."

"Yiming, you go to the lighting city tomorrow and install six rows of fluorescent tubes on the outside and one row on the inside. Choose the brighter ones, and then ask the electrician to install them for us."

"Alright Brother Xu."

Yiyang finally looked at Gu Peng, and said: "Forget about love, you can find someone who sells fire-fighting equipment tomorrow, a four-kilogram dry powder fire extinguisher, buy me thirty, and a twenty-kilogram cart-type fire extinguisher for four. For a carbon dioxide fire extinguisher that weighs three to four kilograms, give me ten."

"Pfft..." Gu Peng, who was drinking water, choked and coughed for a long time before he said in surprise, "Brother Xu, are you sure you bought so many? Buy more than forty fire extinguishers???"

Xu Yiyang nodded and said, "Yes, forty-four!"

Everyone was dumbfounded.

They don't understand, why do you need so many fire extinguishers to open an Internet cafe?

But Xu Yiyang felt that a fire extinguisher was essential.

Doing business at this stage is far less strict than later generations. After a few years, almost all physical businesses will have to go through strict fire inspections to avoid fires to the greatest extent. Now there is no such emphasis.

80% of Internet cafes across the country may not even have two cans of fire extinguishers.

But Xu Yiyang wanted to prepare more. He opened an Internet cafe in a self-built house in this kind of alley, and he couldn't install a complete set of sprinkler and fire extinguishing equipment.

Moreover, because he knew the tragic consequences of the Lan Jisu incident in his previous life and the bad influence it brought to the whole country, Xu Yiyang now runs an Internet cafe and dares to save any money, but he absolutely dare not save a penny on safety, especially fire protection.

Dry powder fire extinguishers are actually not expensive. A four-kilogram fire extinguisher costs no more than one hundred yuan. Thirty ones cost three thousand yuan, and twenty-kilogram fire extinguishers cost three to four hundred yuan.

So many dry powder fire extinguishers can basically deal with fires caused by oil and chemical materials.

In fact, there are not many combustibles in Internet cafes except circuits and electronic equipment, and Xu Yiyang does not plan to use flammable carpets and other decorations, so dry powder fire extinguishers are basically enough.

As for the carbon dioxide fire extinguisher, the price is slightly more expensive. A small tank may cost two to three hundred yuan. It is mainly used to put out fires for electronic equipment and valuables. Damage to the computer itself.

At that time, with so many fire extinguishers, you can basically sit back and relax.