1928: The rise of giant merchants

The dinner in the banquet hall was coming to an end. The foreigners and the Chinese were divided into two different circles. During this period, some Chinese tycoons wanted to go and socialize with the Sassoon family, but they were ignored and could only return sadly.

The Sassoon family invited them to attend Edward's birthday party just to make the occasion grander and more pompous. They did not really think that you are qualified to stand with us.

After realizing this, the three tycoons of Yongxing Company, who were the only ones who could communicate closely with members of the Sassoon family, looked proudly and looked at Ye Luo and Bai Xiuzhu in the corner, who were feeding each other, as if they had won.

"Is he Ye Luo? He looks ordinary, nothing special." Surrounded by a group of tycoons and beauties, Edward whispered to Zhang Wanlin in broken Chinese, with disdain and contempt on his face, "Zhang, you Why did the amusement park lose to him?"

"I" Zhang Wanlin blushed like a big pig's head. In fact, he also knew that in terms of business, he and Ye Luo were completely different.

But if he was asked to admit in front of foreigners that he was inferior to Ye Luo, he couldn't do it.

"Forget it, you are such a loser. I can't even think of proving my ability to be the heir in front of my father." Edward and Zhang Wanlin cooperated simply because they took a fancy to Yongxing Company's transcendent status in the Chinese business world.

He thought very simply.

He invested money in the new industry of Yongxing Company and then compounded the profits. After accumulating to a certain level, he followed Ye Luo's example and opened an investment company. Then he quickly moved to the U.S. stock market and impressed his father with his large amount of red money.

This proves that even without the resources of the Sassoon family, he can make a living. In this way, if he inherits the Sassoon business, there won't be much opposition within the family.

Previous investments were relatively smooth sailing.

In order to please Edward, Zhang Wanlin gave him a large amount of money with a relatively high return on investment, regardless of whether the business was profitable or losing money. As a result, he got Edward's investment of 200,000 yuan, hoping to make a comeback with the New World.

It's a pity that the New World failed miserably, and the 200,000 yuan was wasted. The invited troupe could have left early and stopped the loss as soon as possible, but Ye Luo and his people sat on the big stage for seven days, forcing them to finish singing the opera.

At first, Zhang Wanlin couldn't figure out why Ye Luo was so empty. Just to disgust himself, he bought a large number of tickets for the seven-day celebration to force the big stage to continue operating?

Only now did he wake up.

Ye Luo is seeking revenge for the 270,000 yuan lost by audio equipment!

The little red guy really holds a grudge!

Zhang Wanlin could only whisper to please Edward: "Oh, Mr. Sassoon, the new world is an accident, and future business will definitely not be like this! I will return all the 200,000 yuan you gave me, and I will hit you in the next few days. on the HSBC account.”

"Yeah." Edward's livid face improved slightly, and then he suddenly smiled, "200,000 oceans? How do I remember it was 300,000 oceans?"

Fuck that bitch!

Zhang Wanlin secretly scolded Edward for his black heart, but he said with a smile: "Oh, yes, yes, look at my memory, it is clearly 300,000, how could I remember it as 200,000?"

Edward nodded with satisfaction.

In this way, the amusement park investment can be regarded as a small profit of 100,000 yuan.

He is not afraid that his father will know that he is making money this way.

The Sassoon family motto is "Money is God."

As long as the money comes in, it doesn’t matter how it’s earned.

After all, history books are written by the victors.

When his grandfather came to Shanghai alone, didn't he make a living by selling cigarettes in partnership with the British Consulate and others?

When his father, Victor Sassoon, took advantage of the massive real estate bubble and expropriated rents to rapidly expand industry and capital, Sassoon became the giant Sassoon Company it is today.

None of these methods are honorable.

Most of my family's money comes from the former Qing government and Chinese civilians, so what?

Now, even the principal of the Jinling National Government must be respectful and treat him as an equal when he sees the "cross-footed Sassoon"!

This is the status and strength created by money!

Lu Yusheng, who was drinking not far away, glanced at his second brother and then at Edward Sassoon, frowning.

Huo Tianhong on the side arched him with his arm: "Third brother, that ghost guy has a big appetite. Since he wants to bring us to make money in the U.S. stock market, he must need a lot of funds. The second brother can't handle him. After today, 豼Come and be responsible for picking up that ghost guy."

"Brother, wouldn't this be bad for the second brother?" Lu Yusheng is very smooth in dealing with others. The reason why the three brothers are where they are today is because he has played a lubricant role in mediating their private conflicts.

Edward Sassoon was the one Zhang Wanlin hooked up with, and he had been socializing with him. Now that he was interfering, it would inevitably make Zhang Wanlin think too much.

"The bad thing is only temporary. We have to cut the knot quickly! We can't continue to be suppressed by that boy Ye Luo." Huo Tianhong seemed to have thought of something, and suddenly lowered his voice and said to Lu Yusheng, "When I come back from Jinling this time, I I heard from several senior officials with good connections that the principal and Feng Yuxiang, Yan Xishan, Li Zongren and Bai Chongxi can't pee in the same pot, and I'm afraid there will be a big war soon."

Upon hearing the news, Lu Yusheng's face immediately became very serious.

If there is another war, military spending will be a top priority.

The business community in Shanghai and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols have just had conflicts with the principal, and they will definitely be the first to be attacked.

"As for the three eastern provinces, Marshal Zhang's attitude is very ambiguous. From July to now, there is no definite conclusion. If he gets involved in these nonsense, wouldn't it be another Northern Expedition? "Huo Tianhong doesn't have much political vision, but he is well-informed. If the principal wants to disarm, it means he is dissatisfied with the current situation.

Then this battle will definitely begin.

It's just a matter of time.

"I understand, brother, I'm going to find the ghost guy now." Lu Yusheng picked up the wine glass. In the face of interests, brothers have to settle accounts clearly, not to mention they are just sworn brothers.

I can only feel wronged by Zhang Wanlin.

"Are you sure?" Huo Tianhong still trusted Lu Yusheng. When he saw that he was about to take action, he asked with a smile, "If you go to Gui Lao, it means you have a plan to deal with Ye Luo."

"I probably know it well. Don't worry, brother, I'm not as rough as the second brother." Lu Yusheng smiled and nodded.

Huo Tianhong also smiled slightly.

Lu Yusheng was far ahead of Zhang Wanlin in both personal life and business. He was the youngest among the three. He was just a pawn and trafficker at first, but now his reputation and strength were faintly surpassing his own, which surprised and delighted Huo Tianhong.

At this time, Edward and Zhang Wanlin were talking about something unknown. The two people's voices became louder and louder, and it seemed that they were arguing.

Lu Yusheng hurriedly walked over and picked up the wine glass: "Mr. Sassoon, I wish you a happy birthday."

"You are." Edward was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a moment, and then finally remembered, "Oh, you are Lu from Yongxing Company."

"I didn't expect Mr. Sassoon to still remember me. I'm so flattered." Lu Yusheng could read foreign languages. To be on the safe side, he even called Fan Shiwei to help translate.

The love affair between Fan Juli and Fan Erdi has been deliberately spread among the small circle.

Zhang Wanlin didn't take it seriously and called Fan Shiwei to run errands for him every day. However, Lu Yusheng was very smart and found an excuse to move him to his side and gave him the position of general manager of a small company, which was a show of goodwill and win over.

Seeing that he was an acquaintance, Edward didn't say anything. He raised his glass and took a sip of wine, obviously a little unhappy.

"I wonder what you are talking about, Mr. Sassoon?" Lu Yusheng asked with a smile.

Edward glanced at Zhang Wanlin and said coldly: "I was chatting with Zhang just now. I said I wanted to buy several of Zhang's opium dens, but he didn't agree! Aren't we partners?"

"Third brother, this guy is looking for death. He said he would buy my opium den in a prime location in the French Concession for 50,000 oceans. He asked for three of them! Are you kidding me? 50,000 oceans is not even enough to purchase goods for a month. Not enough! Three opium dens can make me at least a hundred thousand yuan a month. Do you think I'm easy to bully if you extort money like this?"

Zhang Wanlin spewed out a barrage of words in Shanghai dialect, spitting everywhere, and he couldn't bear it at first sight.

He gave in step by step, but he didn't expect that Edward would keep pushing forward, and his appetite would become bigger and bigger. It was a bottomless pit that couldn't be filled.

"Is he scolding me?" Edward couldn't understand Shanghainese, so he looked at Fan Shiwei.

Fan Shiwei was in the middle, so naturally he couldn't really translate Zhang Wanlin's words, although he really wanted to do that.

"No, Mr. Sassoon. He just thinks the price you gave is not fair enough and hopes Boss Lu will comment." Fan Shiwei said as tactfully as possible.

Lu Yusheng frowned slightly, then smiled and said, "Second brother, sell it to him."

"What? Third child? Are you crazy?" Zhang Wanlin's eyes widened.

"I can't bear to let the child catch the wolf, second brother." Lu Yusheng was too lazy to explain Jinling's problems to him now, and said directly to Fan Shiwei, "Ask Mr. Sassoon for me if he is interested in doing business with me."

"What business?" Edward knew that Lu Yusheng was well-known in the Chinese business community and was curious about what he was going to do.

"The dance hall business." Lu Yusheng looked slightly at Ye Luo and chuckled, "This is the new business that Ye Luo wants to do."

"Dance hall?" Edward's first reaction was that the other party was mentally ill.

But when he heard that this was the industry Ye Luo was about to enter, he changed his attitude.