At The Beginning, The True Spirit Is Immortal, And The Talent Adds Some Physical Body.

On the night at the end of the year, snowflakes were flying, the wind was biting, and the ground was covered with a thick blanket of snow, as if the whole world was carved by ice.

On the cold winter solstice, the fire was blazing in the dining room of Sihai Tea House. Chen Cuo was sitting quietly at his table, waiting for the arrival of many guests.

Not long after, all the shop owners were invited. They chose their own seats and sat down. Everyone looked confused. They didn't know what Chen Cuo wanted to do with them.

"Thank you bosses for coming to Chen's banquet. Let's eat first!" Chen Cuo smiled and invited everyone to eat.

There is no such thing as a good banquet. All the bosses understand this and had no intention of using chopsticks. However, when they briefly tried the food in front of them, they were deeply attracted by the various delicacies and could not stop at all.

Seeing that everyone had eaten and drank enough, Chen Cuo clapped his hands to stop. His eyes calmly swept past each boss, and then he said calmly: "How did everyone eat?"

They are soft-spoken when eating people, but short-handed when taking advantage of others. At this time, all the words that came out of their mouths were boastful words.

"Not bad, really good."

"It's so delicious! I've never had such delicious food."

"These meals are all new dishes from the teahouse. If you bosses like it, you can come here often."

Chen Cuo responded briefly and then said with a serious expression.

"Now that I've eaten and drank enough, I'll get down to business. Starting from next month, the monthly money my bosses give me will no longer be the previous share, it will go up!"

Several people murmured and looked very uneasy. Among them, Huang Biao, the owner of the casino, said angrily: "I wonder how much Boss Chen means to raise the price?"

I saw Chen Cuo stretching out two fingers to indicate the number.

"Twice? Impossible." Huang Biao was really about to get angry and directly refuted Chen Cuo.

But Chen Cuo shook his head lightly again and said, "It's not twice, it's 20%."

"Two percent dry shares, you're crazy. Even the government's taxes don't even take 20% of our income. Boss Chen doesn't think he's better than the government!"

Huang Biao was dumbfounded when he heard Chen Cuo's quotation. Everyone also thought that Chen Cuo was crazy, or he had become stupid through practice, otherwise he would never have made such an outrageous request.

Qingshui Street is remote. Because of this, the business of their gambling house is the best compared to nearby streets. They can earn a net income of seven to eight thousand taels a month, and the monthly money they give to Chen Cuo is only one thousand taels. One hundred taels.

This suddenly turned into 1,600 taels of silver, and Chen Cuo simply wanted to eat his flesh alive, which is why Huang Biao was so angry.

Chen Cuo also understands, after all, if he is asked for money like this, even if the other person is Heavenly King, he will be angry.

So he did not blame Huang Biao for his roar, but instead said: "In business! The emphasis is on being friendly and making money. I said I want 20% of your shares, and of course I will give you good things that match 20% of the shares. Chen Someone is not making trouble for nothing, Lao Zhou, move all the things out."

Lao Zhou is Zhou Yi, the owner of the teahouse. Now he has completely turned to Chen Cuo and is willing to give 20% of his shares because Chen Cuo promised to hand over the "tiger bone health soup" to the teahouse for sale.

The clerk in the store brought in many things, all of which were specially made by Chen Cuo. Then he explained the uses one by one, and also gave the purified liquor to the bosses to drink.

Everyone is smart, so they don’t know the value of these things. Suddenly, when they looked at the various rare treasures that Chen Cuo brought out, their eyes began to glow green, just like an old pervert seeing a naked big man. Like a girl, I can’t wait.

The owner of the brothel was a woman named Li Siniang. She immediately discovered the power of soap and perfume. With these things, it was guaranteed that every girl in her shop would be white and fragrant, and the customers would come in an endless stream and linger over it. .

There are also mahjong, teahouses, restaurants, gambling houses and brothel owners who all know that this thing will definitely become popular throughout the Acropolis.

Huang Biao knew that there was now a kind of leaf tile in their gambling house, which was very popular among gamblers, but the gameplay of leaf tile was far less rich than the mahjong gameplay demonstrated by Chen Cuo.

The medicinal foods and perfumes are all things that can make a lot of money. Even if Chen Cuo sells any of them alone, it is enough for him to eat and drink without any worries, but he chooses to use them and cooperate with them, which makes all the bosses admire him. , but also looking forward to it.

Li Siniang asked: "How much do these things cost? What if we sell them and are copied by others?"

Li Siniang is an old person, and it is not a simple person who can reach such a status by virtue of being a woman, so her question is exactly what Chen Cuo wants to say.

"The cost is within an acceptable range, and it's nothing to me. As for someone imitating it, let's not mention that this is the territory of the Stable Rock Gang. Of course I have to safeguard your interests, and I also hope that you can truly cooperate this time. , to create a brand effect.”

"brand effect?"

An unfamiliar word popped into everyone's mind, and then they heard Chen Cuo explain: "Business means comparing the rarity of things. If I have it but you don't have it, I can make money, but if you have it, I will be more valuable." It’s newer than yours, better than yours, and can still make money.”

"The bosses of Qingshui Street, Boss Zhou of Sihai Teahouse, Boss Li of Chunfeng Restaurant, Boss Huang of Yingke Casino, and several other bosses."

"We can join forces to build the brand name of Qingshui Street and make the service on Qingshui Street the best in Acropolis. Guests can eat Sihai Tea House's medicinal food at Chunfeng Tower and Yingke Casino, because Sihai Tea House will deliver the medicinal food to them. In the hands of guests, and in the teahouse and accommodation rooms, you can also use perfume, soap, and even call the girl from Chunfeng Tower..."

"There is also mahjong for entertainment, which can be played not only in gambling houses, but also when guests are listening to books in the teahouse and listening to music in the Chunfeng Pavilion. It can definitely become the signature of Qingshui Street."

"Convenient, convenient, and guaranteed. When people think of Qingshui Street, they will think of these products. When they see these products, they will think of Qingshui Street. This is the brand effect."

"How about it? These products are enough for everyone to live a comfortable life for the rest of their lives. As long as you agree to my request, the things I give will completely match the 20% of the shares I want, or even more."

After Chen Cuo finished describing his idea in detail, many bosses present were stunned and began to think about the grand blueprint that Chen Cuo mentioned.

They found that as long as they agreed to Chen Cuo, they would have nothing to worry about for the rest of their lives, let alone the rest of their lives.

But that also means being completely tied to Chen Cuo, because the source of goods is in Chen Cuo's hands.

Everyone began to habitually analyze the pros and cons. At this moment, the owner of a store stood up and said, "I'm sorry, Boss Chen, can you let me go first? I'll go back and think about it carefully, and I will definitely give Boss Chen a satisfactory answer tomorrow."

When Chen Cuo faced his request, he smiled so brightly and uprightly.

"Boss Liu, when you moved your store to my street, you once said that you were oppressed by the North Star Gang and had to choose to move to my Stable Rock Gang's territory. I agreed without saying a word."

"But now? Are you planning to betray me?"

"I don't care what you and the people above say! But I heard that Madam Ling has never given birth, so what happened to the woman and child you raised in the Changshun Street Courtyard? Do you want me to tell Madam Ling? "

Chen Cuo's words were calm, but his voice was completely cold, making people feel like they were falling into the Nine Nether Hell.

"You! You are despicable!"

"In business, the most important thing is to be friendly and make money, but you insist on making everyone have no business. What do you think I should do? Boss Liu!"

Gu Pang quickly ran over and put a knife on Boss Liu's neck, which caused blood stains. He was so frightened that he collapsed to the ground and his pants were soaked.

"I agree, Boss Chen, I am willing to join!" Boss Liu agreed repeatedly with a trembling voice.

Others trembled slightly when they saw this. It turned out that Boss Liu was actually an undercover spy on Chen Cuo, and his handle had fallen into Chen Cuo's hands. However, they did not expect that the former good man Chen would directly threaten them. .

But they don't know that Chen Haoren's kindness is only for those low-class people. For people like them, showing kindness cannot affect their destiny. On the contrary, it is better to kill them directly to get more destiny points. This is also what he has summed up from experience.

The hesitant faces of the other owners of several other small shops suddenly became determined, and they all expressed their willingness to agree to Chen Cuo's conditions.

With both kindness and power, Chen Cuo is like a superior at this time.

Huang Biao and others, although their faces were ashen, turned their heads and agreed.