Huang Sibo left.

Pei Qian distributed the fruit Huang Sibo had brought among everyone, casually washed an apple for himself, and returned to his office to munch on it.

It has been almost a month now, and from the current situation, things seem fine.

As long as there weren’t any sudden profit breakthroughs, making a small loss should be easily achievable.

Pei Qian was now beginning to consider what new benefits to provide for his employees.

With the opening of the Slackin’ Internet Café branches, Mr. Pei had more and more employees under his command. Just by giving each person a small benefit, he could instantly spend a large sum of money.

Whether a project made money or not was, to some extent, uncontrollable, but Pei Qian could at least ensure that he spent more.

Munching on his apple, Pei Qian searched “employee benefits” on Baidu.

The search returned several companies supposedly known for “good employee benefits.” After clicking through to look at them, he immediately snorted in derision.

Just this?

Well, without ready-made experience, he would have to continue using his imagination.

He kept scrolling.

As he scrolled, Pei Qian began to feel drowsy. He reclined his chair flat, wrapped himself in a small blanket, and drowsily fell asleep.

Much later.

When he woke up, it was almost dark.

Pei Qian suddenly felt his right eye twitching.

“Hmm? What’s going on?”

Pei Qian rubbed his right eye, but it still kept twitching.

“Left eye twitching means fortune, right eye twitching means disaster.”

“Not a good omen.”

Pei Qian hurriedly stood up and walked a couple of laps around his office, gazing at the distant scenery.

Soon after, his right eye stopped twitching.

“Phew, false alarm. Maybe I’ve been binge-watching shows too intensely lately, and my eyes are tired.”

Pei Qian tossed the apple core into the garbage bin, sat back in his chair, and prepared to continue his show.

But just then, his left eye started twitching!

And this time, rubbing it had little effect; it kept twitching.

“Left eye twitching means fortune, right eye twitching means disaster.”

“It’s fine, this is a good omen, at least better than the right eye twitching.”

“Hmm?”

“Wait, that doesn’t seem right…”

“Left eye twitching means fortune! What kind of good omen is that?!”

Pei Qian jumped up with a “thump” and could no longer sit still.

He suddenly realized that something was wrong!

For others, the saying about the left eye twitching meaning fortune was indeed a good omen—after all, who doesn’t want to make money?

But for Pei Qian, the left eye twitching for fortune and the right eye twitching for disaster—there was no difference!

Both were extremely ominous signs!

“Something’s wrong, something must have gone wrong somewhere.”

“I’ve been feeling uneasy these past few days, even dreaming about Slackin’ Internet Café making huge profits during my naps. Now both my eyes are constantly twitching. This is not a good sign.”

Pei Qian stood up and paced rapidly around the room.

“Think carefully about where the problem might be…”

Pei Qian ran through all his businesses in his mind once more, and finally narrowed it down to the Slackin’ Internet Café.

The two branch stores had just opened, so they probably couldn’t cause any trouble.

So the only possibility was the flagship store!

Pei Qian recalled carefully that it had indeed been more than a week since he had visited the Slackin’ Internet Café flagship store.

Realizing this, Pei Qian immediately headed out.

It was already evening, and many people were packing up to leave work.

Pei Qian immediately called Assistant Xin: “Take me to Slackin’ Internet Café tonight.”

“Yes, Mr. Pei.” Assistant Xin agreed without hesitation, since overtime pay was something Mr. Pei would provide generously.

…

Slackin’ Internet Café flagship store.

As seven o’clock approached, more and more people gathered at the entrance.

Several waiters were moving tables, arranging them in the open space outside the internet café.

This place used to be a restaurant with quite a large outdoor area. It originally had a parking space, but after being converted into an internet café, there wasn’t much need for parking, so it remained empty.

But today, several waiters had filled the open space with beautiful tables, chairs, and parasols. In the summer evening, it had quite the feel of a small European seaside town.

Of course, due to climate differences, the comfort level in Jingzhou couldn’t compare with a European seaside town, but just in terms of style, it was quite nice.

The bar area inside the internet café quickly filled up, and many people sat outside.

From outside, one could see the stage directly through the glass curtain wall, and Ma Yang had specifically arranged speakers outside so people sitting there could hear Chen Lei sing.

Seeing more and more customers arriving, Ma Yang’s long face radiated a long-absent smile.

“See, this way, our seating shortage problem is solved, isn’t it?” Ma Yang was very satisfied with the current situation.

Zhang Yuan gave a thumbs up from the side: “Yes, Brother Ma truly has great ideas!”

More and more of Chen Lei’s fans arrived, and the inside seats were filled. Ma Yang naturally thought of adding tables outside.

It was summer now, and setting up outdoor tables was a tactic many restaurants used.

Zhang Yuan had thought of it too, but taking the opportunity to flatter Ma Yang a bit, why not?

A fashionably dressed young woman approached the bar and directly handed over two red bills: “Three Aurora cocktails, one for me to drink, and two to be sent to Chen Lei. As for the signature… well, write: ‘Little fan girl who will always love Chen Lei!'”

The bartender immediately mixed the drinks with skilled hands, and soon, a glass of Aurora was handed to the young woman.

“Remember, send them to Chen Lei as soon as he gets on stage.” The young woman specifically reminded them before leaving.

Ma Yang watched this, and the smile on his long face grew even broader.

Zhang Yuan praised again: “At this rate of growth, perhaps next month we can report to Mr. Pei that we’ve officially turned losses into profits!”

Ma Yang became even more pleased with himself: “Hmph, I must prove that I’m no worse than Huang Sibo!”

This idea wasn’t thought up by Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan, but was accidentally discovered during the process of customers “tipping.”

According to Ma Yang’s original plan, when customers ordered a drink, half of the profit would go to Chen Lei as commission.

Once implemented, this idea became unexpectedly popular, with everyone responding very enthusiastically!

Moreover, some wealthy female fans came up with a creative operation.

After ordering one drink, they wanted to order a second but couldn’t drink any more. So these female customers directly asked the bartender if they could skip receiving the second drink and give the commission directly to Chen Lei.

The bartender didn’t dare make this decision and immediately reported to the manager, who then reported to Ma Yang and Zhang Yuan.

Ma Yang immediately approved—no problem!

For a 60-yuan drink, since the customer wouldn’t consume it and it was just a tip, they would give Chen Lei a 30-yuan commission, and the internet café would keep 30!

This way, fans could express their appreciation, while both Chen Lei and the internet café earned income—wasn’t that perfect?

And so today’s situation emerged.

Many people would buy two drinks at once—one to drink themselves and one to send directly.

Ma Yang leaned against the bar, holding a cocktail, feeling in great spirits.

At this rate, they might turn losses into profits next month.

As the saying goes, it’s truly good when everyone benefits.

By then, he could bring Chen Lei to the other two Slackin’ Internet Cafés for a tour performance.

Boosting the popularity of the other two cafés would be another great achievement!

When all three internet cafés turned losses into profits, he would tell Pei Qian the wonderful news, definitely giving him a big surprise!

By then, Ma Yang’s status in Brother Qian’s heart would surely surpass Huang Sibo, Bao Xu, Lü Mingliang, and everyone else!

He wanted to prove to everyone that he, Ma Yang, was Tenda’s most valuable asset!

Thinking of this, Ma Yang’s long face beamed with a happy smile.

…

Outside Slackin’ Internet Café, as Pei Qian got out of the car, he froze in a state of shock.

Who am I?

Where is this?

Where’s my Slackin’ Internet Café?

Where did I put that big, empty Slackin’ Internet Café?!

What is this outdoor food stall setup?

Who did this?!!!