1928: The rise of giant merchants

The Steamship Merchants' public auction was held in the Sassoon Building next to the Far East Racecourse.

Since Yip invested heavily in the entertainment industry, entertainment activities such as movies, amusement parks, and ballroom dancing have gradually replaced gambling-based horse racing and other projects, completely dominating the entertainment market.

A series of gambling activities such as horse racing have been merged into gray industries, which no longer appeal to ordinary people and only focus on gamblers and big fish.

The Far East Racecourse was previously a joint venture property owned by Tan Si and other gang bosses. The various gangs in Shanghai were beaten to a pulp and fell behind. The shareholders of the Racecourse were greatly changed, and it has become an industry owned by foreigners.

After Edward Sassoon made a fortune from smoking, he invested all his capital in these gray industries. Unfortunately, he never made as much money as before.

This time Huixin came to Shanghai, the Sassoon family was also eager to give it a try. However, they wanted to rely on their own connections to open their own market in the U.S. stock market and were not prepared to invest in Hongxing United Group. If they wanted to open overseas markets, they must have enough capital. and connections.

Based on the information from Ye's Security and Ye's Sports, Ye Luo probably guessed Sassoon's intentions.

He wanted to take the opportunity of winning the Steamship Merchants Company to further cooperate with the four major families, and then rely on the overseas influence and connections of the Kong family and the Song family to set up a securities investment company similar to the Hongxing United Group, and make a fortune on his own like Huixin. fiscal.

Cross-legged Sassoon is a tycoon from the last era. His business ability and vision are many times better than his idiot son. Once he identifies a goal, he will sprint with all his strength and will do his best.

He is a very difficult opponent.

Edward Sassoon is much easier to handle. This ghost guy is not as long-term as his father thought. He only wants to use short-term benefits to firmly hold the position of successor in his hands. Therefore, he has been trying to get close to Huixin recently, but now Huixin has already Entering the due date, she was resting in Ye's United Hospital every day. Not only him, not even his father had the right to disturb her.

Arriving outside the Sassoon Building, Ye Luo looked solemn, not as relaxed as before.

This time the competitor appears to be Sassoon, but in fact it is Kong Xiangxi who is determined to win the ship investment situation.

Song Ziwen invested a lot of his own capital in the Hongxing United Group. He has been worrying about the military expenses for the second half of the year and has no intention of investing in stocks. He relies entirely on Ye Luo to help run the business.

But Kong Xiangxi is different. The Kong family is the most wealthy family in the country, the real richest man in the country. When he sees such a huge business opportunity, his first reaction is to go in and manipulate the market himself. He is absolutely not willing to rely on others and depend on others.

Ye Luo of the Steamship Merchants Company is not only destined to win, but also an important trigger for his follow-up plan to invite you to the urn.

The economic crisis in the second half of the year is the best opportunity to bring down the Sassoon family.

Even if they can't be killed, they still have to be driven out of Shanghai completely.

"Second Young Master, I can't thank you enough for taking care of me these days." Kong Xiangxi, who was very grand, came from behind, followed by a bunch of bodyguards and soldiers, causing passers-by to avoid looking directly.

Although he now only serves as the Minister of Industry and Commerce in the Jinling National Government, which is not as good as Song Ziwen in terms of position, his actual voice is second only to the principal.

The conflict between the principal and Song Ziwen, his uncle, is well known. The principal relied on the Song family to make his fortune. The Song family initially did not think highly of this young man who worked closely with Mr. Sun and fawned over him every day. It was only now that he started to change his mind.

Who allowed the second sister of the Song family to marry Mr. Sun? Compared with political status and fame, it would be difficult for the principal to match Mr. Sun's favor in this life.

The people who supported him the most were the Kong and Chen families, especially his brother-in-law Kong Xiangxi, who turned the tide from crises many times and helped him unswervingly. Therefore, now that the principal has become the helmsman of the National Government, Kong Xiangxi is like a fish in water, and no one wants to help him. Dare to provoke.

"Has that girl Lingjun returned to Jinling?" Ye Luo greeted Kong Xiangxi with a smile, and asked about the little devil Kong Lingjun like a teacher.

After returning from the United States, Kong Lingjun's leisurely daily life came to an end. She left the Ye Mansion very reluctantly and was forced to return to the Kong family. She will go to a girls' school in Peking next year. She will probably not see the teacher Ye Luo again. It's the age of a big girl.

"Yes, the principal's wife loves her so much. She misses her day and night these days, has trouble sleeping and eating, and calls her back non-stop." Kong Xiangxi saw Ye Luo's expression was a little strange, as if he was looking at something, then shook his head and smiled calmly, "If there is a chance, please ask the second young master to continue to be the tutor of this girl Ling Jun. After not seeing her for a long time, her bad habits have improved a lot, which is gratifying."

"In terms of intelligence, most children of the same age are not one-tenth as smart as Ling Jun. As long as she is willing to change her ways and embark on the right path, she has a bright future." Ye Luoyi said pointedly.

They talked about Kong Lingjun, but they both knew who they were actually hinting at.

Kong Xiangxi knew that Ye Luo was dissatisfied with the principal's siphoning off salary and asking him to contribute 10 million yuan as military supplies. Moreover, Ye Luo had always disliked war and openly opposed this. I am afraid that in his eyes, he was an accomplice of the principal, so naturally he had to " "Change your evil ways and return to the right ways."

Kong Xiangxi didn't care about this, just smiled and nodded: "I believe that with the guidance of the second young master, she will definitely take the right path."

"If I have the chance, I will do my best and never shirk the responsibility."

The two of them went back and forth, and after a round of Tai Chi, no one took advantage, so they walked into the building together with a smile.

What Kong Xiangxi really cares about is the relationship between Huixin and Ye Luo, as well as Huixin's true influence and situation in the United States.

Hongxing United Group, Mrs. DeWitt Booker, and the huge gains in the stock market were all things that only appeared after Ye Luo went to the United States.

Kong Xiangxi is not one of those mindless speculators. He is scheming and worried about issues with low probability.

When he asked his second daughter to follow him to the United States, he also had the intention of using children to monitor him.

Openly sending people to monitor Ye Luo is not worth the gain. And based on his understanding of Ye Luo, it would be difficult for any spy to really get close to this young man.

But Kong Lingjun is different.

The status and relationships are there, and she is just a ten-year-old girl. What does she know?

In fact, Kong Xiangxi didn't say anything to Kong Lingjun, for fear that she would spill the beans and make Ye Luo suspicious.

Kong Lingjun was also kept in the dark the whole time, not knowing that he had become a pawn in his father's plan to deal with the teacher.

But just as Kong Xiangxi expected, after going to the United States, Ye Luo will take Kong Lingjun with him and have access to many confidential things.

Although the little girl knows nothing about this and the information she can feed back is limited, it is enough.

She had been spending a lot of time with Mrs. Dewitbucket. Judging from the little girl's various descriptions, there was no doubt about this woman's identity.

She goes in and out of New York's upper class circles every day, and has even met with the governor and other high-level officials. She is a proper rich girl and heir to the aristocracy.

The relationship between Ye Luo and her is somewhere between a partner and a collaborator, so there is no doubt about it.

This made Kong Xiangxi feel at ease.

If you can't quickly start a company and enter the stock market by joining forces with Sassoon, cooperating with this woman may be a good way.

After all, it is not just the Chinese who have invested in the Hongxing United Group, but also many American ghosts.

Ye Luo watched his expression change, probably guessing what he was thinking, and smiled inwardly.

Lingjun, Lingjun, the teacher will teach you the last lesson this time——

In business, no one can be trusted. (End of chapter)