1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Xiaoman, I would like to ask you to be the model of the Black Cat Ballroom, and dance with the dancers of our ballroom on the first song on the opening day, so as to make the 'opening' a good one!" Ye Luo got straight to the point and looked at Lu Xiaoman with a smile. Then he said,

"In addition, I hope you can promote our Black Cat Ballroom in the dance circle. I know you are a famous dance queen in Shanghai."

"Model?" Lu Xiaoman was attracted by each of his novel ideas.

"That means being the image spokesperson of Black Cat Dance Hall, wearing our Black Cat dance costumes for commercials, and maybe putting your photo as a billboard outside the dance hall."

Ye Luo explained briefly.

"Shooting an advertisement? Me?" Lu Xiaoman prides herself on being a socialite. She has a strong vanity and always adheres to the idea of ​​"I want what others have. Not only do I want it, but I want it better," so she actually doesn't mind at all. Exposing her graceful figure and face to the outside world, she also enjoys the feeling of being loved by others and being admired by all the stars.

It's a pity that Xu Zhimo strongly opposed her entering the entertainment industry. Let alone becoming a film and television star, even if she sang on stage, she was often criticized by him.

"Yes. We need a well-known socialite from the Shanghai Beach Ball to promote our ballroom. With the special black cat dance costume, the fame and image can be easily achieved instantly." Ye Luo looked at him and stood close to him. Lu Xiaoman has good looks, figure, and temperament, and her body curves are very suitable for that kind of black cheongsam. She is the best candidate for a promotional model.

Hear the word socialite.

Lu Xiaoman felt light all over and felt very comfortable.

She nodded slightly and said with a smile: "If you don't mind that I don't understand these things, there will be no problem in shooting commercials or anything else, just erecting billboards. I'm afraid I have to discuss this with Zhimo first. As for the opening dance and publicity, even if you If you don’t come to me, I will help you promote it vigorously.”

"Haha, thank you in advance, Xiaoman." The smile on Ye Luo's face became even stronger, "If there are no other questions, then come to our dance company around the 10th to sign the contract and talk about the work content by the way?"

"Sign a contract? You want me to sell myself to you~" Lu Xiaoman lightly hit Ye Luo with his small fist. He didn't realize the ambiguity in this sentence while speaking, and just pursed his lips and chuckled, "I thought you were just helping me. , this is a contract and part of the work, you want to squeeze me dry?"

"Xiaoman, this is a business cooperation, so naturally we have to follow some rules and regulations. Besides, I asked you to help me with so much work, and you won't be paid a penny. If people know, why don't you accuse my second young master of being a black-hearted businessman?"

Ye Luo smiled and joked that he wanted to draft a contract for Lu Xiaoman, but it was actually for her own good.

Lu Xiaoman has suffered from stomach problems since childhood, and has never recovered. His daily life has been reversed day and night, and he is extremely indulgent, which has led to his deteriorating physical condition. In recent years, he has suffered from cervical spondylosis.

Later, in order to relieve the pain, Xu Zhimo invited Weng Ruiwu to give Lu Xiaoman massage at the end of 1928, and the effect was very good.

But Weng Ruiwu was a man, and he often rubbed hands with Lu Xiaoman during massages, undressed and took off his belt, and had skin-to-skin contact. Soon he cuckolded Xu Zhimo.

What's even more outrageous is that Weng Ruiwu persuaded Lu Xiaoman to smoke cigarettes together to relieve the pain. The two later lay on Xu Zhimo and her marriage bed, sharing the same quilt, and they were in ecstasy together!

After Xu Zhimo learned about this, he was so angry that he came over to ask her to quit smoking, but Lu Xiaoman smashed her glasses with a cigarette. The two had a big quarrel and did not reconcile. Later, Xu Zhimo went out to fly on a plane and crashed, and Lu Xiaoman regretted it.

Now, Lu Xiaoman hasn't met Weng Ruiwu yet, and he hasn't started smoking yet, so he is still saved.

Ye Luo and Xu Zhimo are classmates and good friends. Xu Zhimo even came to support the opening of the car shop before.

He studied at Tsinghua University before going abroad, and he also had a sworn relationship with Lu Xiaoman, and he didn't want to see this couple of friends end up like that.

"Okay, okay, anyway, your friendship with me and Zhimo is there. I'm sorry you don't dare to sell me to make money, so I'll just come to your company on the 10th to sign the contract." Lu Xiaoman was already moved.

She was short of money, very short of money.

Xu Zhimo's salary is not enough for her daily expenses. She used to paint, but now it has been abandoned for a long time and it is difficult to pick it up again, let alone make money by selling her paintings.

Ye Luo's Ye's Investment Company is now well-known in Shanghai. In addition, when she read the newspaper some time ago, she was shocked to find that this classmate friend was worth tens of millions, and she was extremely envious.

"Okay, then it's settled. The tentative endorsement fee is 300 oceans per month. At the same time, you can dance in all the ballrooms of Ye's Dance Company, and the tea is free of charge." Ye Luo stood up with a smile, "I'll pay for it later. Rush to the Richa Hotel for the banquet before Zhimo comes home."

"Okay, then I'll give it to you." Lu Xiaoman also stood up with him, called the maid to bring a shawl that could cover the curves of the body to prevent the too thin pajamas from being exposed outside, and pulled Ye Luo out.

When he came to the door, Lu Xiaoman insisted on sending Ye Luo to the car. He bent down and lowered his hips, pointed his toes on the ground, raised his heels slightly, and put a pair of black high heels in the shoe rack.

The high heels, gauze skirt and pajamas, plus the lazy and graceful figure, really have a unique style.

When they arrived at the car, the co-pilot Shi Jianqiao took a look and immediately looked away.

"Okay, don't send me off. See you on the 10th." Ye Luo smiled and got into the car.

"Well, please slow down~" Lu Xiaoman waved goodbye to him.

Back to the car.

"This woman is too charming." Shi Jianqiao shook his head slightly.

"Haha, I just invited her to be the spokesperson of the ballroom because of her charming appearance. Lu Xiaoman and Tang Ying are known as the 'Southern Tang and Northern Lu'. They are two socialites with completely different styles. They are very popular in Shanghai. With her, Endorsing Black Cat Ballroom will get twice the result with half the effort.”

Ye Luo smiled. Lu Xiaoman never lacked various suitors. Most of the men she knew were either rich or noble, such as her ex-husband Wang Geng, a famous military colonel in the National Government's ace army, and Mr. Hu Shihu. , and he is passionately devoted to her, but he cannot love her.

She can bring great publicity effect to Black Cat Dance Hall, and can also expand Ye Luo's network of contacts in this area.

If Lu Xiaoman could concentrate on converting the celebrity effect into reality, maybe the future ending would not be so bleak.

"Miss Shi, the second young master's business acumen is beyond our comparison, so don't worry about it." Ding Li laughed.

"I'm worried that someone will mess around too much and end up smelling fishy." Shi Jianqiao snorted and looked away without speaking.

Ye Luo smiled faintly and did not answer.

It’s the Republic of China, what’s wrong with marrying several concubines?

For the future development and growth of the Ye Group, and for the expansion of the Ye family, Ye Yuqiao and Li Shuzhen did not know how many times they hinted that he was about to get married, take concubines, and have children soon.

These were all trivial matters, and Ye Luo didn't pay much attention to them.

He looked at the reflector and adjusted his posture. After a while, he went to the Richard Hotel to attend Edward Sassoon's birthday party.

He wanted to see what kind of second-generation foreigner he was, who dared to openly trick him, Ye Luo?

He dared to find Zhang Wanlin to cooperate with him.

In Ye Luo's eyes, there is no second ending for any force that has anything to do with Yongxing Company.

No matter who they are, no matter how strong they are, they must die for me.

As the car drove forward, Ye Luo sighed slightly while listening to the current affairs report on the radio.

The petition failed.

However, the principal's long-cherished disarmament plan reached a preliminary consensus with Feng Yuxiang's huge concessions.

Nowadays, the radio is constantly broadcasting various good news from Jinling.

The era of warlord warfare has passed.

The reunification of the North and the South seems to be just around the corner.

It seems that the long-lost domestic peace is coming.

But in fact, after the disarmament plan was implemented, the principal proposed to abolish the headquarters of each group army and put each division under the direct jurisdiction of the Central Military Commission. Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, and Li Zongren all went to serve in the central government in Nanjing.

This is not just cutting down the vassal state, but seizing power.

If you disarm others, don't disarm yourself.

Now you actually want to directly deprive others of their military rights, then there is nothing to talk about.

At this point, the 1928-1929 Disarmament Reorganization Conference declared bankruptcy, and everyone was gearing up to fight. The only thing left was life and death on the battlefield.

This was the trigger for the Central Plains War that began at the end of 1929.

There is never peace or peace in war or politics.

The same goes for battles on the business battlefield.

The Ford V8 slowly drove into the Rich Hotel.

Since the murder of Galt, Ye Luo has never been to the Licha Hotel again. This is the first time he has set foot here after that incident.

I always feel that there is a sense of destiny and mystery.

The Sassoon family's birthday party was so grand that the entire Licha Hotel was booked.

The sign outside said there were 275 banquet tables!

I am afraid that all the celebrities from all walks of life in Shanghai have been invited.

It can be seen that Edward Sassoon was very popular with Victor Sassoon.

It just so happened that Ye Luo liked to snatch or destroy other people's beloved things.