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Chapter 45: The plan to make money

A seventeen-inch black and white TV with a card-type red and white machine next to it. Seeing such a "classic" thing, it is no wonder that Liu Yufan smiled.

Once, in my junior high school, such a game console was my biggest dream. At that time, there was also such a "equipment" in the convenience store in front of the school. Every day, there were about a dozen boys gathered there, watching two people holding handles to fight Ninja Turtles or Conra, and sometimes there were even a few girls. Think about it, at that time, more than a dozen eyes were staring at the screen of a black and white TV. Whether it was playing or watching, it was a great joy. Later, when I grew up, I had all kinds of games in a lot of entertainment equipment, computers, iPads, and PSPs, but I could no longer feel so happy.

A child was holding a handle and was concentrating on playing "Super Mary". This game is the most classic TV game. Almost no children who have played this kind of game console know him. The plumber wearing a hat and a big nose is a memory that is lingering in the minds of children born in the 1980s.

But it seems that the child was playing very badly. He lost after three lives after not winning a few levels, and then started again. Those who were watching the fun shouted, telling him to drill into the water pipe, and telling them to push him here, with a mushroom on it...

"Xiaofan, how about it? It's fun." Wang Xiaoyong also stood behind and said while watching. This "game hall" has been open for a short time. It is said that the game console was bought by Dagui's father who works in the city's coal mine in Jianghai, but it's a new thing. Dagui's mother was smart. Seeing that her son recruited a group of people to fight at home all day, she simply opened this "game hall". No matter who it was, it cost 50 cents an hour. The "business" was still very popular. She could earn more than ten yuan in more than a day, and she was almost at work.

Of course, if you are serious, this "game hall" is undoubtedly illegal and there are no procedures. Fortunately, the folk customs in Dazhai are very simple. Although some parents are not satisfied with their children being addicted to playing games, they don't think it's a big deal, so no one reports it. The so-called "the people will not procure officials," and the police station cultural bureau will not come to investigate because of this small matter. Maybe they don't know at all, after all, this place is too remote.

"Xiaofan, I'll invite you to play games later. My mother just gave me one dollar." Wang Xiaoyong said, taking out a wrinkled dollar banknote from his pocket and showing off. He then asked Dagui's mother who was knitting a sweater next to him, Aunt Dalanzi, the "boss" of the "game hall", and said, "Auntie, how long does he have to do."

Da Lanzi put down the sweater in her hand, looked at the wall clock on the wall and smiled, "It's more than ten minutes left, it'll be fine in a while."

"Forget it, Xiaoyong, let's just take a look." To be honest, Liu Yufan is not very interested in this. If seeing is a kind of nostalgia, it is not Liu Yufan's style if he plays this old game by himself. After all, we just have a younger body, but our minds have not become children, right?

However, Wang Xiaoyong was very enthusiastic and kept pulling Liu Yufan to play for a while. Maybe he felt embarrassed when he got someone's plastic water gun. As for Liu Jian, this guy is simple-minded and never thought too much. Liu Yufan just continued with him, and there were not so many messy ideas. However, this guy is also very interesting. The simple-mindedness has the benefits of being simple. Liu Jian always felt that Liu Yufan and Wang Xiaoyong were his best friends, and there was no "one". Even when he grew up, he felt that he did this.

"Okay, I'll just play, and then you and Jiantou play." Unable to resist Wang Xiaoyong, Liu Yufan had to reluctantly "get it". After all, if someone invites you so kindly, it would be too despised for someone else, right?

Ten minutes later, the child did not continue to add time. He put down the handle and prepared to watch Wang Xiaoyong and Liu Yufan play. After all, the children don’t have much change in their hands, and no one will play for too long.

Picking up the milky white plastic handle, Liu Yufan looked at the black buttons on it, feeling a little moved. He didn't expect that he would play such a pure nostalgic game one day. He had these game simulators on his computer before, but no matter how he played it, he didn't feel like before. He looked at the old black and white computer, looked at the child who was surrounded by a circle and had a longing in his eyes. This is the "original flavor".

"What to play?" Liu Yufan asked, looking at Super Mary who had not exited the screen. He glanced at the game card inserted on the machine. It was the kind of all-in-one.

"Just play this, I've played it a few times." Wang Xiaoyong had obviously played it a few times and was very skillful in the operation. He chose the host himself and pressed to start.

"There are mushrooms here, I have eaten them and grown up."

"Jump here and you can push a star."

"Go down from this water pipe and eat gold coins."

...

Wang Xiaoyong reminded him while playing, but the good times didn't last long. Obviously, he was familiar with only the first three levels, and his operation was very average, and he died of two lives after speaking. Wang Xiaoyong stopped talking at this moment, just looked down at the screen, and operated carefully, saving the remaining life.

But his operation was so ordinary that he still fell down when he jumped a wider ditch.

"Give it to you." Wang Xiaoyong handed over the handle, with a proud look on his face. He probably felt that he had passed more than a few hurdles. Of course, compared with the person in front, he is indeed quite powerful.

Liu Yufan took the handle with a smile and pressed the start button.

"I'm going to jump here."

"I'll go here later, and the big scissors inside will be finished with just a touch."

...

At the beginning, Wang Xiaoyong reminded Liu Yufan from time to time, but soon, he found that his reminder was unnecessary.

Liu Yufan played very well. The little man on the screen seemed to have suddenly practiced the "peerless magical skill". He was very flexible, jumped or beaten, and in a blink of an eye he had arrived where Wang Xiaoyong had just played, but he was still alive!

"Master!" The children who were watching the fun behind Liu Yufan exclaimed one after another. Liu Yufan's fight was so wonderful and too thrilling! They watched Liu Yufan finish several times, but they were magically avoided by Liu Yufan.

"Ah, I've never passed this barrier before, and there's this thing?"

“There are so many strange things.”

Looking at the more and more monsters on the screen that they had never seen before, the children who were watching the fun were so arrogant that they would not dare to show up, for fear of disturbing Liu Yufan and causing him to lose his life.

Even Aunt Da Lanzi, who was knitting a sweater, looked here from time to time.

Liu Yufan had reached the last level, commonly known as "Huoguan". Looking at the low passage, the columns of fire sweeping over, and the powerful monster guarding the gate that had never been seen before, these children's eyes were straight.

"Huh! I'm in good condition, I'll pass the level with my life, ha!" Seeing the plumber on the screen finally rescued the princess, Liu Yufan put down the handle with satisfaction, turned around and found that everyone was looking at him with a bit of fanatical look in admiration.

"Hehe, accidentally made a splash." Liu Yufan stood up, smiled embarrassedly, and thought to himself.

"Master!"

"So amazing!"

"It's cleared!"

Looking at Liu Yufan, these children were very impressed. They were the real masters. They passed the level in one life. How did they practice?

"Yufan, you are so awesome. Have you played this game?" Wang Xiaoyong asked with excitement and confusion.

"Well, I've played in the county town a few times." Liu Yufan made up an excuse casually.

"Oh. Oh, I don't want to play when you pass the level." Wang Xiaoyong said the truth. Liu Yufan is so awesome that he left a shadow in his heart.

"It's okay, just play it. There are other games on this card, which are quite interesting. Have you ever played Conra? You can play it together for two people." Liu Yufan said.

"I haven't played it before." Wang Xiaoyong replied honestly.

Liu Yufan picked up the handle, called out the Conra game, demonstrated it for two times and handed it to Wang Xiaoyong, and the other handle was given to Liu Jian who had been watching from the side.

The game is so charming. This war game is more attractive to boys than Super Mary. The reason why no one played it before was because everyone was not familiar with the operation of this game. After Liu Yufan's guidance, Wang Xiaoyong and Liu Jian quickly got it. At Liu Yufan's prompt, the two of them had a lot of fun playing, and it passed quickly in an hour. Immediately, those who had paid the money made up for the two of them and started playing "Contra". They just watched it off the side.

"Let's go, stop watching." Seeing Wang Xiaoyong still looking unsatisfied, Liu Yufan shook his head and pulled them up and walked outside.

Just now, when watching a few people play games, Liu Yufan was already worried. Seeing that this simple "game hall" is so popular, if he creates a "regular" point, he will definitely not worry about "customer sources". Although opening a game hall is somewhat suspicious that affects children's learning, if he doesn't open it, there will be others opening it. Opening a game hall is not difficult and there is no need to invest too much energy. It is suitable for himself who is not good at operating but is "short" at hand. Taking advantage of the fact that the market here is still blank, as long as it is operated properly, Liu Yufan is confident that he can quickly establish a "monopoly position" in this area. After all, Liu Yufan is well aware of the development of the game here in the next few years.

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that this matter was very operational. Liu Yufan had already made a secret decision in his heart and began to think about how to operate it.

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