I love this story.
Guy needs a visa to go to China. Guy fills out forms, goes to Chinese consulate, finds out he filled out the wrong form and gets runaround. Guy has to go to nearby Internet cafe to fill out correct form. Guy discovers nearby Internet cafe is full of people who are having the same problem with visas and the Chinese consulate.
Guy and his friend rent a van and set up a business right outside the consulate providing computers, Internet access, printers, and Chinese visa consulting services. They charge $20/person (with a $5 discount for Buddhist monks) and are apparently doing reasonably well.
I’m a little shocked they haven’t run afoul of NYC parking regulations or some other picayune law unique to Bloomberg’s paradise, but good on them for seeing a need and filling it.