While eating the spicy and flavorful Sichuan cuisine, the conversation naturally turned to the activities for the internet cafe's opening.
Zhao Mingyuan's suggestions were rather conventional, such as offering more discounts for members who top up their accounts for longer periods in the days leading up to the new store's opening, additional discounts for bringing friends to top up, and lucky draws for prizes during internet usage.
After listening, Qin Tian agreed that the activities Zhao Mingyuan mentioned were acceptable, but not enough.
Since it was a League of Legends themed internet cafe, there had to be activities that fit the theme.
Qin Tian proposed that "Tianming Internet Cafe" host a League of Legends tournament event simultaneously across its three branches. Customers who topped up and registered as members at the internet cafes could form their own teams to participate.
The top-ranking teams would receive various rewards from Tianming Internet Cafe.
The championship team would receive a prize of fifty thousand yuan and two years of free internet access at any Tianming Internet Cafe branch.
The runner-up team would receive one year of free internet access.
The third-place team would receive a prize of five thousand yuan.
In addition, the top ten teams would receive commemorative awards.
Upon hearing Qin Tian's proposal, Zhao Mingyuan and Xia Nuannuan's eyes lit up.
Xia Nuannuan, now a loyal player of the game, was very interested in the competition Qin Tian had proposed.
"Brother Zhao, as long as this tournament event is publicized, our Tianming Internet Cafe will receive continuous attention and buzz before the event concludes."
"Jiangcheng has the largest university student population in the country, and also the most young people who enjoy online games. Such an event will definitely be very popular."
"Moreover, we can hold such a competition every year. Believe me, as long as this game remains popular, the promotional effect of this competition will exceed our expectations."
"This kind of..."
He spoke for nearly half an hour, and having eaten heavily oily and spicy food throughout, his throat was starting to feel strained.
"Here, drink this!"
Xia Nuannuan promptly handed him a bowl of freshly ordered iced mung bean soup, her beautiful eyes filled with admiration.
Qin Tian's confident and eloquent demeanor just now was incredibly dashing in her eyes.
"Thanks!"
Qin Tian smiled and accepted, drinking more than half the bowl in one go.
The cool, slightly sweet mung bean soup allowed him to exhale in relief with immense satisfaction.
He placed the remaining half bowl in front of Xia Nuannuan and then turned to look at Zhao Mingyuan, who was sitting opposite him.
Zhao Mingyuan rubbed his chin in thought and nodded, saying, "Brother Qin, the event you proposed is excellent. I agree, but publicizing it won't be easy. Do you have any suggestions for the specific promotion plan?"
"Of course!"
Qin Tian smiled and replied, "My suggestion is to primarily target the various universities in Jiangcheng for promotion. This way, the difficulty is not high. For example, we can find people to post on university forums and Tieba to spread the word, and hire some college students for part-time work to distribute flyers on campus."
Zhao Mingyuan nodded slightly, "This kind of promotion is indeed not difficult, and the cost is relatively low!"
"And the target audience is very clear, so the effect will be very good."
"Exactly."
"Then it's settled?"
"Yes, we'll do it as you suggested. Should we postpone the internet cafe's opening?"
"There's no need. We can open directly. Let's proceed with the opening activities you mentioned, Brother Zhao, and simultaneously promote this competition."
"Alright. Then for the detailed event plan, Brother Qin..."
Zhao Mingyuan looked at him with a smile, leaving his sentence unfinished.
Qin Tian nodded with a smile, "It's my duty. I'll work on it as soon as possible and send it to you when it's ready."
"Great, then there's nothing more to say. Come, let's clink glasses! Wishing our internet cafe a booming opening and prosperous business."
Zhao Mingyuan raised his glass and called out.
Qin Tian smiled and raised his glass in return.
"Should have had some drinks. Catch up tonight?"
"I have to meet a friend later. Let's talk about it next time!"
"Okay, okay! Then let's toast with tea for now. We'll definitely have a good drink next time, brother."
"No problem!"
With that, the two clinked their glasses.
Afterwards, the two discussed the internet cafe's opening time, finally setting it for the day after tomorrow, June 14th, which the calendar indicated was an auspicious day for opening.
With matters settled and having eaten their fill, the three left the restaurant contentedly.
After exiting the restaurant, Qin Tian asked Zhao Mingyuan to take him to the nearest bank, where he transferred the seven hundred thousand yuan, previously moved from his investment account, into his bank account.
After leaving the bank, Zhao Mingyuan, unable to contain his curiosity, asked how he had managed to raise seven hundred thousand yuan in just one month.
Qin Tian casually replied that most of it was earned in the stock market, attributing it to good market conditions and luck recently.
Zhao Mingyuan was impressed upon hearing this and became even more convinced that Qin Tian was no ordinary person.
He himself had dabbled in stocks years ago during a bull market, envious of how easily his friends made money.
However, by the time he entered, the bull market was nearing its end. After only a few days of joy, the market began to decline steadily, and he eventually became one of the countless retail investors who lost money.
From then on, he vowed never to touch stocks again, choosing to focus on traditional businesses with peace of mind.
Therefore, hearing Qin Tian say he had earned so much money now, Zhao Mingyuan could only feel envy; he had no desire to follow suit and profit.
The stock market was too volatile and unsuitable for a simple person like him.
While chatting, the three also arrived at the Tianming Internet Cafe located on the pedestrian street.
The internet cafe had an excellent location, situated at a busy street corner with high foot traffic.
From a distance, Qin Tian could already see the conspicuous "Tianming Internet Cafe" signage.
This was a rented commercial space. The ground floor housed a moderately sized supermarket. Zhao Mingyuan had rented the second floor, and there was an elevator to go up.
The three entered the elevator and saw that the walls inside already had signage indicating Tianming Internet Cafe was located on the second floor.
From this, it was evident that Zhao Mingyuan was adept at setting up an internet cafe business.
Upon reaching the second floor, the three walked into the internet cafe.
"Boss!"
A woman in her thirties hurried over.
"This is Han Qian. I hired her as the store manager for this branch. She's been overseeing some of the preparatory work for this place recently."
Zhao Mingyuan introduced her to Qin Tian.
Qin Tian nodded in understanding and greeted the woman with a smile, "Hello, Sister Qian!"
Zhao Mingyuan's judgment seemed to be good. While the woman wasn't conventionally beautiful, she possessed a mature and capable aura, clearly someone who could get things done.
"Hello!"
Han Qian nodded repeatedly in response, her gaze turning towards Zhao Mingyuan with a questioning look.
"This is Qin Tian, our other shareholder for the internet cafe."
Zhao Mingyuan said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, Han Qian was surprised and quickly bowed slightly to Qin Tian to greet him.
"Hello, Boss!"