1928: The rise of giant merchants

"Of course it's interesting. How could it be boring?" Ye Luo lay back, leaned on the back of his chair, and said leisurely, "I'm a businessman, not a philanthropist. If you want me to invest money in Paramount again, that's it. Absolutely impossible. In my eyes, Boss Lu’s bankrupt Paramount is only worth ten thousand oceans, not a penny more.”

"Ten thousand oceans? Boss Ye, just the land at Paramount is not worth this price." Lu Yusheng's face turned red with anger. He looked at Ye Luo and said coldly, unable to hold his breath any longer, "If you want to add insult to injury and take advantage of the situation, there is no way."

"Haha, Boss Lu. Now I have countless properties in my hands, with total assets in the tens of millions. To be honest, I really don't pay attention to a mere Paramount." Ye Luo glanced at Lu Yusheng, and then looked at Zhang Qun said calmly, "Mayor Zhang, as far as I know, there are hundreds of shareholders of Paramount, large and small, including celebrities from all walks of life, Manchu elders, business tycoons, political figures and foreigners from the concession. Paramount is the signature of Shanghai's dance industry. Can you explain to them how it is now?"

Zhang Qun shook his head. If he could explain to these upper-class people, he wouldn't have to hold everyone in this emergency meeting.

"Boss Lu, look, this is the mess you left for me." Ye Luo sneered and looked at Lu Yusheng with contempt on his face, "At least there are nearly tens of millions of dollars in debt disputes. It's better to be alone. Pat it. I'm leaving now, but if I win Paramount, I have to help you deal with these problems."

Lu Yusheng remained silent.

Of course he knew that these troubles would be grafted onto Ye Luo, but he swallowed his anger and directly lost millions of dollars, and then watched helplessly as Ye Luo took away Paramount and robbed all his hard work over the past few months.

He really can't do it!

"Mayor Zhang, I'll leave my words here. It's okay to take over Paramount! It's okay to ensure Paramount's operations and profits! Even shareholders who want to withdraw, I can meet their needs! But..."

Ye Luo looked at Zhang Qun and said word by word,

"If you want me to be taken advantage of again and pay a sum of money to buy Paramount, there is no way!"

Negotiations reached a deadlock.

The other tycoons present bowed their heads and made their positions clear.

To be honest, Ye Luo is the only one in Shanghai who has the guts to take over Paramount.

Seeing that Ye Luo had no chance of letting go, Lu Yusheng gritted his teeth and did not lower his head.

After a few minutes of silence, the teacup in Huo Tianhong's hand hit the table with a loud bang. When everyone looked at him, he took a deep breath and looked at Ye Luo like a hungry wolf: "Okay! Okay! Okay! One day. Ten thousand oceans is ten thousand oceans! I want to see how you can bring Paramount back to life!"

"Haha, I won't bother Boss Huo to worry about it." Ye Luo took out the checkbook from his jacket pocket, wrote a check on the spot, and pushed it to Huo Tianhong lightly, "This is 12,000 oceans. The extra two thousand should be regarded as the medical money I give to Boss Huo, so that you don’t hold it in your heart and damage your body and have no money for medical treatment."

"Ye Luo! Don't bully others too much!" Lu Yusheng slammed the table, pointed at him and shouted, "Our company and power in the French Concession are still there. If you really want to play, our Yongxing Company can play with you for several years. ! Let’s see what Shanghai Beach is like then.”

"That's enough! This matter is settled! Let's adjourn the meeting!"

Zhang Qun interrupted Lu Yusheng directly, stood up impatiently, and left with a puff of sleeves.

He assists Zhang Dingyao in managing business affairs, and is also a direct subordinate of Song Ziwen, the Finance Minister of the Jinling National Government. Once the Paramount incident broke out, Zhang Qun was the most unlucky political figure.

There were urgings from Jinling senior officials and Zhang Dingyao above, and they had to deal with the old fritters like the General Chamber of Commerce below. Outside, there were a group of large and small shareholders of Paramount, which made him very upset.

This time Ye Luo stepped in to take over, which could be said to have indirectly saved his life, while Lu Yusheng was still chattering here, making Zhang Qun's perception of Yongxing Company even worse.

The former mayor Huang Yi had a good relationship with Huo Tianhong, and it was he who single-handedly supported the Yongxing Company that monopolized the cigarette business.

The relationship between the current Zhang Dingyao and the three tycoons was normal. After the poisoning incident, Zhang Dingyao had a bad feeling towards them.

Zhang Qun, on the other hand, has never had a good impression of them.

This is also the reason why Ye Luo is willing to help Zhang Qun.

It is estimated that Zhang Dingyao will leave Shanghai Bund due to illness before the end of the year and will have to hand over power.

After that, several people would compete for the top spot, but in the end it fell on Zhang Qun.

Having a good relationship with the next top leader will allow Ye Luo to develop business freely in his golden age, which cannot be bought with just a few million dollars.

Zhang Qun's reaction also expressed his attitude.

Ye Luo stood up with satisfaction and was about to leave, but was stopped by Bai Xiongqi who looked uneasy.

Feng Jingyao originally wanted to ask Ye Luo to have dinner with him, but when he saw Bai Xiong coming up, he consciously said goodbye and left: "Boss Ye, don't forget about my daughter."

"Don't worry, Boss Feng. The whole day of the 30th is free for Cheng Cheng." Ye Luo smiled and nodded. After watching Feng Jingyao leave, he and Bai Xiongqi walked back to the Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Seeing that Ye Luo came out safely, Shi Jianqiao, who was nervous, took a deep breath and returned to the driving seat, playing the role of bodyguard and driver with all his heart.

Bai Xiongqi glanced at Shi Jianqiao. At this moment, he was not interested in criticizing Ye Luo's personal style issues. He said straight to the point: "A Luo, you are so irrational in winning Paramount this time!"

"Why? Twelve thousand dollars bought the property that Lu Yusheng spent 4 million. This is the most cost-effective business I have done this year." Ye Luo sat with him in the back row and said with a leisurely smile, "And Lu Yusheng also Several million dollars were invested in it, but not all of the money was lost, and a lot of it was converted into invisible resources such as facilities and manpower. These are real money."

"Do you know who the big and small shareholders are? For example, Zhang Hanqing from Fengtian Mansion, Song Ziwen from the Ministry of Finance, Kong Xiangxi from the Kong family, etc. These are all powerful people at the moment! Do you think they will Are you willing to lose money?"

Bai Xiongqi sighed and patted his shoulder,

"Aluo, you are only in business and not in politics. You don't know that this is very complicated. Paramount is not only an industry for them to invest in, but also a money bag, a social circle, and a place where they can come together. A common topic. It is because these people are difficult to deal with that Lu Yusheng chooses to cut off his wrists. He would rather spend millions to establish a relationship than to get out of Paramount."

"I know. So I said, if you feel that Paramount can't make money in my hands, then shareholders can apply to withdraw their shares, and I will return all their shares." Ye Luo nodded and smiled, "But if you are willing I will also give generous rewards to those who let me try it. Brother, I bought Paramount, firstly because I have the confidence to build it, and secondly, to open up my contacts in the country. Don’t worry, let’s do business , I haven’t lost money yet.”

These words sounded like he was raising a flag, but when they came out of Ye Luo's mouth, Bai Xiongqi always felt that there was some truth in them.

He was actually worried that Ye Luo and Bai Xiuzhu's wedding was approaching. His brother-in-law was also well prepared and planned to formally marry into the Ye family. If Ye Luo stumbled at this juncture, it would be very detrimental to his career.

But remembering that he almost missed the opportunity due to his previous hesitation, Bai Xiong hesitated to speak, sighed several times, and finally acquiesced to Ye Luo's "willfulness" this time.

"As long as you have confidence in your heart." Bai Xiongqi patted his shoulder again, "If you have any difficulties, just come to me directly. We are a family. If...if it really fails, I will arrange for you and Xiuzhu to go there Germany takes shelter from the limelight.”

In the original history, after Bai Xiuzhu was hurt by the betrayal Jin Yanxi, she went to Germany to work, and finally married a childhood sweetheart who loved her deeply. It can be seen that Bai Xiongqi has a lot of connections in Germany.

No wonder he dared to get involved in the business of the German Military Advisory Group.

Ye Luo was quite moved, nodded and said solemnly: "Don't worry, brother. There is no business in this world that I, Ye Luo, cannot do."