1928: The rise of giant merchants

When he heard the name Fan Juli, Ye Luo had already decided to take action.

Because this woman is extraordinary.

Now she is still a passionate girl who has just graduated from a normal college, but soon she will meet because of the "murder case of a tram driver" and become acquainted with Verdi, who is now the secretary of the Consul General of the French Consulate General in Shanghai, and eventually become his wife.

She was also the only Chinese wife of the Consul General of the Concession in Shanghai during the Republic of China.

The current Consul General Merieux had irreconcilable conflicts with the three tycoons of Yongxing Company due to public board issues. He hoped that Ye Luo could help him deal with the three tycoons at the expense of the land in the big world.

However, contrary to expectations, in a few days he will be transferred to Tianjin by the French Minister to China, and his secretary Verdy will be promoted to Acting Consul General and Acting General Director of the Public Directors Bureau!

As soon as Fan Juli and Fan Erdi get married, the Fan family immediately rises to heaven. Regardless of whether Fan Shiwei is really working for the three tycoons or pretending to be working for the three tycoons, on that day, he will completely break away from Yongxing Company and quickly become a Shanghai tycoon with the help of his daughter and son-in-law.

But since he said that, Ye Luo didn't rush to agree. Instead, he waited for him to continue and see what little secrets Edward Sassoon and Zhang Wanlin had.

"On the day of the banquet, Gui Lao told Zhang Wanlin that he had a good business deal and wanted to cooperate with him, but he didn't want me to be there to translate. A few days later, Huo Tianhong found me and asked me to help translate. It turned out that the Gui Lao came to him again. .”

When Fan Shiwei said this, he looked up at Ye Luo.

"Huo Tianhong said that I was a confidant and could be trusted, so Gui Lao told me that he could make a lot of money in the U.S. stock market in the future. However, he lacked entry funds and hoped that Yongxing Company could lend him a sum."

US stock market?

Stock trading?

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows.

The Sassoon family was the first foreign family in the public settlement and had good relations with many officials in the consulate and the Ministry of Industry, but it was unknown what the relationship between Sidney Barton and Victor Sassoon was.

No one from the Sassoon family was seen at the French Consulate General in Shanghai that day, which shows that they at least have a moderate relationship with the French Concession.

Yelo didn't know whether Goth and Barton had disclosed his thesis to others, but Mérieux had already made a lot of money from it.

We cannot rule out the possibility that a foreign tycoon secretly revealed the news to the Sassoon family.

In short, if Fan Shiwei is not talking nonsense, then it is true that Edward Sassoon wanted to trade in stocks.

The U.S. stock market is exactly a hidden thunder.

October 29, 1929, known as "Black Tuesday", was the darkest day in the history of American securities. It was the most influential and harmful economic event in American history, and its impact spread to Western countries and even the entire world.

It was also the starting point of the economic crisis in 1929.

Now there is still one year left, enough for Ye Luo to operate and use it to deceive the entire Sassoon family!

Before that, he was still thinking about how to deal with the huge Sassoon family.

After all, the other party's reputation and resources in the concession are better than mine. At the same time, they have the aura of foreigners and abundant capital, making it difficult to match.

If you want to bring down the Sassoon family, you will have to wait until the end of World War II 45 years later, under the leadership of the National Government and a new government, to have a chance to arm-wrestle with foreigners.

Unexpectedly, the fish bit the hook by itself.

"I know, this matter is indeed interesting." Ye Luo smiled and said to Fan Shiwei, "I have several cousins ​​who are female students who graduated from Jinling Liangjiang Normal College, and they are also Miss Fan's seniors. I won’t turn a blind eye to it, no matter what the situation is.”

"Great! With your words, Second Young Master, I feel relieved!" Fan Shiwei let out a sigh of relief.

"In this case, I wonder if Miss Fan has any special skills. I can introduce her to work in the concession consulate. With this status, the ghost guy doesn't dare to go too far." Ye Luo asked with a smile.

Fan Shiwei then remembered that Ye Luo was still the Chinese Consul and Director Hua, and immediately said: "Second Young Master, she is as proficient in foreign languages ​​as I am, but she majors in French and minors in English and Japanese. She is qualified to be a translator in these three languages. "

"That's great. Mr. Merieux, the French Consul General, was complaining to me before about the lack of a female translator around him. It is best to be a Chinese with an innocent background. Look, isn't this right?" Ye Luo opened his mouth and came, anyway. Merieux would not deny himself face for this trivial matter.

In this way, Fan Juli can get in touch with Verdy earlier and become a matchmaker by herself. One of the two couples is her crush, and the other is the junior she saved. They are so kind and they will be able to do business in the French Concession in the future.

"Second Young Master, I don't know how to repay your kindness! Then I will ask Juli to come to Ye Mansion to find you tomorrow?" Fan Shiwei was so excited that his neck turned red, which shows how much pressure Edward Sassoon put on him.

"No, after the matter is settled, I will send someone to your house to take her to the French Consulate General in Shanghai. Just wait and see." Ye Luo waved her hand.

Fan Shiwei bowed again and thanked him.

The two chatted for a while, and Ye Luo called Xiaoli to escort Fan Shiwei out of Ye Mansion. Then he asked Ma Yongzhen, "Yongzhen, how do you know him?"

"Ah, Second Young Master, I heard that Fan Shibo is a good friend of Uncle Zhou. He first found Uncle Zhou, and then Uncle Zhou found me. I asked," Ma Yongzhen lowered his voice, "Do you think he is unreliable?"

"It turns out to be Uncle Zhou." Ye Luo chuckled. Since Zhou Dafu went to Ye Qingqing's wedding banquet with him that day, he has often taken advantage of this small relationship to do things. Although he is a bit obsessed with success and loves face, he has a good character and a wide range of contacts. , knows how to measure things very well.

Since he dared to introduce him to Ma Yongzhen, it meant that he trusted Fan Shiwei's character.

"There shouldn't be anything wrong. He doesn't look like the actor. But just to be on the safe side, Yong Zhenqian sent someone to thoroughly check his identity and background for me, as well as his true relationship with Yongxing Company." Ye Luo said since the last time After being deceived, I became more cautious. I only believed half of everything, and I had to reason based on the facts.

"No problem, I can mobilize the resources of the Songhu Police Department to investigate, and cooperate with Xingxing and the people from Ye's Security Company. As long as he has lived in Shanghai, I can also investigate all the women he has had an affair with. ." Ma Yongzhen nodded, "If Fan Shibo has any questions."

The two looked at each other, and Ma Yongzhen immediately got the answer.

Early next morning.

Ye Luo received a secret message from Ma Yongzhen early in the morning.

Fan Shiwei's net worth is innocent, and Fan Juli's story is also true. Edward Sassoon asked Zhang Wanlin to send more than a dozen Chinese women for his entertainment on his birthday on September 6, including Fan Juli.

At the same time, Sassoon \u0026 Co. also sent an invitation, inviting Ye Luo to attend Edward Sassoon's birthday party at the Charlie Hotel on September 6.

As for what Fan Shiwei said about Edward Sassoon inviting Yongxing Company to jointly invest in U.S. stocks, he decided to test Edward Sassoon on the day of his birthday party.

But this is most likely true.

Because with Fan Shiwei's knowledge and ability, it would be difficult to fabricate such a vivid plan to attract money from the U.S. stock market.

For the vast majority of Chinese, and even many powerful people who have never studied abroad, the stock market is a very unfamiliar vocabulary and concept.

The Shanghai Stock Exchange was officially opened in 1992.

That afternoon, he wrote a letter to Lin Ruxian, asking her to go to Fan's house and take Fan Juli to the French Consulate General in Shanghai. With his handwritten letter, as long as Fan Juli's work ability is not very poor, she will definitely find a job there. Serious work.

After finishing these trivial matters, Ye Luo called Ding Li and Shi Jianqiao and rushed to the Shanghai Railway Station, preparing to pick up the mysterious guest called by Mr. Mei Lanfang to support the big world!