Chapter 16

Song Haowen felt that this young man didn’t seem like a bad person, especially considering that it was a group of more than ten strong men ganging up on a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy. Unable to tolerate the brutality, he couldn’t help but act on his compassionate instincts and stepped forward to stop the fight.

The leader of this group of young men had a large flat head. Seeing Song Haowen intervening, he mistakenly thought Song Haowen was with the boy and immediately ordered half of his men to attack Song Haowen with weapons, without considering the circumstances.

Song Haowen, angered by their unreasonable behavior, didn’t hold back and quickly retaliated. In just a minute, three or five people were lying on the ground, and the situation turned chaotic.

Surprised by Song Haowen’s swift counterattack, the gang attacking the boy abandoned their initial target and joined forces against Song Haowen.

Undeterred, Song Haowen fought back with determination, and soon, everyone around him was on the ground, pleading for mercy.

The boy, relieved to see help arrive, struggled to express his gratitude, looking quite battered.

Anticipating the imminent arrival of the police, Song Haowen, not wanting trouble, warned the delinquents and swiftly left the scene with the beaten boy.

On the way, Song Haowen inquired about the reason for the boy’s assault. Tearfully, the boy explained the situation.

It turned out the boy’s name was Qian Youlai, eighteen years old, recently graduated from high school and currently unemployed. He lived in Haidian district and had been in a relationship with a girl named Wang Li from a neighboring street for a year.

Unfortunately, Wang Li had recently attracted the attention of a thug with a large flat head. This thug not only harassed her daily but also threatened Qian Youlai, demanding he end his relationship with Wang Li.

Refusing to heed the thug’s warnings, Qian Youlai continued his relationship with Wang Li. Today, he encountered the thug and his gang, who attacked him without any provocation. If it weren’t for Song Haowen’s intervention, Qian Youlai might not only have faced severe injuries but potentially permanent disability.

After consoling Qian Youlai and advising him to seek medical attention, Song Haowen declined the boy’s offer to treat him and left, only mentioning he was a student at Beijing University without revealing more details.

Song Haowen roamed the streets for a while, unable to find a real estate agency. Even asking pedestrians yielded no results, leaving him somewhat disappointed. Recalling that real estate agencies were abundant in his previous life, he felt disheartened by the lack of information.

Returning to the dormitory, Song Haowen found fellow students gathered around not only on his dormitory but in other dormitory aswell, Everyone gathered together, focused on watching the Sanyo tape recorder being played by Wu Sida, the cultural and entertainment committee member. Wu Sida inserted a cassette tape into the recorder, and pressed the play button, and the recorder immediately began to sing. However, the singing was really unpleasant, it didn’t sound like Good Singer Terresa Teng at all, but rather like a drunken old man humming a tune. .

Song Haowen knew that this was due to a malfunction of the tape recorder, insufficient motor power, and the inability to drag the tape. But at this time, the cassette recorder was still a new and luxurious item. Imported brands like Sanyo cost thousands of yuan per unit, and even domestic Chunlei brand would cost hundreds of yuan per unit. It wasn’t until a few years later, with the emergence of the Yan dance sign of “one song, one emotion,” that the tape recorder became well-known and gradually entered thousands of households. At present, many students have never seen a cassette recorder, let alone played a love song sung by Taiwanese singer Teresa Teng, which is still prohibited in mainland China. Everyone can only be intoxicated by it.

A flash of lightning suddenly crossed through Song Haowen’s mind, and a business opportunity appeared in front of him in an instant. At this time, most household appliances such as recorders sold in the mall still need to be purchased with vouchers, and smuggled products are often circulating in secret. Currently, he has not yet obtained a procurement channel for smuggled products, and reselling smuggled products also poses significant legal risks.

Based on past experiences, the home appliance repair industry only flourished several years later. Currently, there are not many people who understand home appliance repair, let alone establish repair stores. However, in his past life, he was a top expert in this field. If he takes the lead and is the only one in the capital, he can definitely make a big profit. In a few years, when the maintenance industry is blossoming everywhere, I will transform and upgrade myself to do other businesses such as real estate, computers, the internet, semiconductors, artificial intelligence, and new energy vehicles.

However, applying for a business license can be quite troublesome at this time. Firstly, Song Haowen is still a college student at a young age and does not have the qualifications to operate. Secondly, although his household registration has been moved to a university, it is still temporary and cannot be truly considered a Beijing resident until his work is implemented.

Without a business license, maintenance business can still be conducted privately. However, without a facade, conducting business has great limitations. Apart from acquaintances, who would entrust a valuable electrical appliance to the hands of a stranger?

Therefore, the top priority is to have a house, which can be rented or bought, but it is too close to Beijing University, which is easy to let the school know and they may criticize me and be punished. Then if It’s too far in university, its inconvenient to come and go, and it also takes up a lot of time.