Chapter 166 : Trouble Happened
Chapter 166: Trouble Happened
It was unknown whether it was to avoid letting Chen Fan help, but in the following days, Wen Wan woke up very early.
It seemed like she was deliberately missing Chen Fan's departure time on purpose to avoid the awkwardness of seeing him.
Chen Fan didn't think too much about it though.
In his view, helping Wen Wan was purely out of goodwill, without any other thoughts.
Since the other party wanted to keep a certain distance, he would just try his best not to actively help.
It was the first week for the elective course.
Ma Xiaoshuai specially notified Chen Fan, but Chen Fan was at the club and couldn't spare the time.
When he returned to the dorm to rest at noon, Ma Xiaoshuai patted Chen Fan's shoulder.
"You missed a good opportunity to see beautiful girls."
Chen Fan laughed, "Were they that good-looking? Haven't you seen beautiful girls before?"
Ma Xiaoshuai shook his head, "You don't understand. There are countless beautiful girls, but girls with charm are rare."
"Don't believe me, ask them."
Beside him, Wu Di nodded with a smile.
"Xiaoshuai is right, this teacher really has an aura of elegance."
Han Xu also chimed in, "If she could wear classical beauty costumes to teach a class, wouldn't the male students pack the lecture hall?"
Luo Wenjie popped his head out from the bed.
"I'm thinking if she could star in a period drama film, it would definitely be amazing."
Chen Fan was speechless.
"You went too?"
"Did you all sign up for the same elective course?"
Ma Xiaoshuai smiled and pointed at Sun Hao next to him, "Big Hao didn't go. He didn't get in."
No wonder Sun Hao was lying on the bed looking gloomy.
Wu Di smiled and suggested, "Old Chen, I really suggest you take a look next time in class."
With a few people describing it like that, Chen Fan actually became interested.
At this moment, Luo Wenjie excitedly said, "Hey, you guys were just saying who this teacher resembles, and now I suddenly realized."
"She's a bit like Li Lizheng, isn't she?"
"Damn, you're right when you say it like that."
"But I think she's even prettier than Li Lizheng."
Chen Fan thought they were going too far, each one of them was bewitched.
He gave Luo Wenjie a look, and the two of them went to the balcony under the pretext of smoking.
"What's up?" Luo Wenjie asked with a cigarette in his mouth.
"I haven't been to Starry Sky lately, is everything normal at the internet cafe?"
Luo Wenjie nodded, "It's packed every day, brother, you really struck it rich this time."
What fortune? Chen Fan thought to himself, his savings of several million yuan were almost all invested in that club in West City now.
The profits from the two internet cafes each month were also invested in it.
Originally, he only planned to buy that piece of land and profit from the demolition and relocation next year.
But now, he was investing more and more into it.
Chen Fan didn't know if it was worth investing so much money for just one year of business, whether he had gone crazy or not.
"Have you been in contact with Zhou Honghai these days? How's the situation at the First Encounter internet cafe?"
Luo Wenjie smiled, "I just met him yesterday, and business there is even hotter than at the Starry Sky internet cafe."
"Old Zhou also said that because business was so hot yesterday, there was a conflict when people lined up."
Chen Fan reminded him, "Take some time to tell Old Zhou that starting tomorrow, all internet cafes should conduct self-inspections, from sanitation to fire safety, everything must meet the standards."
"Also, strictly limit the age of internet customers, minors are absolutely not allowed to enter our internet cafes."
"And issue a notice tomorrow that for the time being, the internet cafes will not accept customers who don't use computers. Any customers without a computer should be asked to leave unless they're in the lobby watching a competition."
Hearing this, Luo Wenjie frowned.
"What's going on? The internet cafes are doing well, why suddenly do this?"
"This could very well damage our reputation."
Chen Fan shook his head.
"If anyone questions it, just say the internet cafe is undergoing interior renovations and the previous rules will be restored in two months."
Luo Wenjie was very smart and asked in a low voice, "Did you hear some news?"
Chen Fan decided to reveal some information to Luo Wenjie after thinking about it.
"I have inside information that there will be a special rectification and cleanup campaign targeting internet cafes next month in April."
"This time it's a big deal, with a national-level team leading it."
Hearing this, Luo Wenjie became somewhat serious.
"Is the information accurate?"
"Accurate."
Chen Fan wasn't lying, because in April 2001, the Ministry of Culture, Ministry of Public Security, Ministry of Information Industry, and the National xxx Bureau jointly deployed a special rectification campaign targeting internet cafes.
Chen Fan didn't want to run into the firing line himself.
Although Luo Wenjie was half-believing and half-doubting Chen Fan's prior knowledge of the inside information, he still had to seriously implement Chen Fan's arrangements.
The next day, Starry Sky Internet Cafe and First Encounter Internet Cafe simultaneously issued announcements that the internet cafes were preparing for upgrades and renovations, and would only accept customers using the internet for the time being. Customers without a computer should leave the internet cafe promptly.
This announcement immediately caused a lot of dissatisfaction.
Many students mocked that the internet cafes had become arrogant and famous, and were now kicking people out.
Some even slandered the internet cafes with various negative information on online forums, calling for everyone to boycott the internet cafes' behavior.
Seeing the announcement causing a backlash, Luo Wenjie asked Chen Fan if they should retract this decision.
However, Chen Fan simply replied not to worry about it.
Sure enough, despite the criticism, the internet cafes remained crowded every day, with a large number of students lining up.
Seeing this situation, Luo Wenjie finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The renovation of Medal Club had reached the final stage.
In recent days, Chen Fan had neglected Wen Wan's injury and appeared at the club almost every day, personally supervising where he had overlooked any details.
The entire club included a real-life CS shooting experience area, a tennis court, a badminton court, and even a yoga studio and ice rink following Ma Xiaoshuai's suggestion.
Even so, there was still an entire building across that hadn't been renovated, which Chen Fan had left for the haunted house experience hall.
For the entire club, including land purchase, design, material procurement, and renovation...Chen Fan had invested at least 4 to 5 million yuan in total.
His savings had long been depleted, and now he was relying solely on the monthly profits from the two internet cafes to invest in it.
Even so, Chen Fan still gritted his teeth and transferred 300,000 yuan to Guo Wendong.
Celebrity endorsement was crucial, and he couldn't allow any flaws.
That day, Chen Fan and Ding Dian were resting and having lunch together in the office.
Ding Dian had a cigarette in her mouth and was scrutinizing Chen Fan up and down.
It made Chen Fan's skin crawl.
"Why are you looking at me like that?"
Ding Dian smiled, "I find you're an interesting person. I've never seen a rich second-generation heir like you."
Chen Fan looked down at himself squatting on the chair without any decorum, holding a lunch box in his hands.
"Let me reiterate, I'm not a rich second-generation heir."
Ding Dian didn't pick up on that and instead asked, "I estimate it will take about twenty more days to wrap things up. When are you planning to open for business?"
Chen Fan thought for a moment, "How about May 1st? Labor Day, a good day."
"I'll send you an invitation then, and you'd better come help out."
Ding Dian pursed her lips, "It seems like you haven't fully recruited your management personnel yet, right?"
Chen Fan tossed aside the lunch box and wiped his mouth.
"No rush for management staff, the basic-level employees have been almost fully trained."
"We can try a trial operation of the shooting range first."
Ding Dian asked curiously, "How's the situation with Guo Wendong's endorsement going?"
Chen Fan was about to answer when his phone suddenly rang.
He took it out, glanced at Ding Dian, and said, "Let me take this call."
"Hey Guo, so you still know to call me?"
Chen Fan greeted him with a laugh.
However, Guo Shuai's terrified voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Chen Fan, I've gotten into trouble, I... I killed someone..."