1928: The rise of giant merchants

In the original history, Yang Xiuqiong's final fate was not good.

Although she was the goddaughter of the principal and his wife, it sounded very famous, and most people followed her to praise and spoil her.

But if she really met a powerful warlord, it would be a completely different matter.

In the original timeline, Yang Xiuqiong would marry another athlete four years later, but she was spotted by Fan Haer when she participated in the competition in Qing City.

Fan Haer, the reckless man, didn't care about the face of the principal and his wife at all, and forced Yang Xiuqiong to divorce, and then took her as the eighteenth concubine.

At that time, Yang Xiuqiong was only nineteen years old, and had just won the National Games swimming octathlon championship. She was at the peak of her career.

If she could continue to train hard, she might be able to win an Olympic medal on behalf of the country in time.

It was no less than tens of millions in later generations, and ordinary people could not make so much money in their lifetime.

Ye Luo had a family, and his wife Bai Xiuzhu was a top-notch beauty. No matter her identity, background, or appearance and figure, she could not compare.

Because there are overseas Chinese and foreigners here, Wang Zhengting, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, also has to attend.

Zeng Zongrong, the 400-meter men's sprint champion, asked curiously: "Can the second young master really take out 3 million oceans to set up a sports fund to support us?"

Chu Minyi is the Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan. Although he has a high official position, he is the most embarrassed one among the senior officials. He has to do any troublesome things that others don't want to do.

But Yang Xiuqiong, who was addicted to opium, completely lost the possibility of continuing to be an athlete. In the end, he changed his career to become a reporter and lived in Canada in his later years.

Many of them came from Southeast Asia, the Far East and other regions, and they didn't know much about the Republic of China.

He was almost killed by Liu Xiang in Qing City because of his connection with Liu Wenhui. Later, he took the initiative to show his hand and was forced to run to Shanghai with the 200,000 oceans.

Everyone was still talking, and Ye Luo, Bai Xiuzhu and others had already followed Wang Zhengting and Chu Minyi.

"Ye's investment! Do you remember the overwhelming Ye's investment advertisements on the sports field? Those are all the second young master's industries! I heard that he spent millions of dollars just on the National Games." A southern athlete said proudly.

His money didn't come from the wind. He was too lazy to give it out without a reliable person to operate it.

The north has Zhang Hanqing stepping down to take the blame, and the south has to push someone to follow.

Ye Luo, who knew about this, of course had to invite him to help build the foundation.

The principal couldn't leave, so he, the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, had to leave.

"Haha, Brother Zeng is from the north, and he may not know the second young master's fame and wealth in our south." Another sprint champion laughed and explained to him, "Don't say 3 million, even 30 million is a piece of cake for the second young master, he doesn't even blink an eye."

The principal himself has no money in his pocket and can't afford to invite guests. You still want to jump out and show off, aren't you asking for a fight?

But there are only less than 100 people, so the principal naturally won't say anything.

But he would also take human life lightly and do evil when he was in a whim.

Fan Haer was really fed up with this and allowed Yang Xiuqiong to leave him.

"Really?" Some overseas Chinese athletes came over and were even more unbelievable.

Countless athletes from various provinces gathered together, eating and drinking, and talking loudly.

Yang Xiuqiong looked at Ye Luo with her eyes wide open. She was at the age of a young girl, and a handsome and rich big brother was simply the most perfect prince charming in her mind.

She was just a goddaughter, so the principal naturally didn't care. The principal's wife was unwilling to stand up and speak for her and offend Fan Haer, who was in the limelight.

In order to escape Fan Haer's clutches, she deliberately became addicted to opium, became haggard, and no longer had the youthful beauty of the past.

Jinling, Yangtze Hotel.

But the roof and internal structure of the hotel were all Chinese-style carvings, which were quite harmonious together.

Fortunately, in this timeline, Fan Haer had already been subdued by Ye Luo.

Ye Luo and his family stayed in Jinling until the National Games were completely over, and then planned to invite representatives of athletes from various provinces to dinner in the name of Ye Sports. In order to encourage athletes to continue to fight, Ye Luo paid out of his own pocket and took out 3 million yuan to establish a "Ye Sports Fund" to support them to climb to the top and set new heights.

During the Battle of Songhu, this guy also made a lot of efforts, which was considered to make up for his mistakes, so Ye Luo spared his life for the time being.

From the overall appearance, the Yangtze Hotel is more like a large castle in medieval Europe.

After leaving the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Wang Zhengting devoted himself to the sports industry and was hailed as the "Father of the Chinese Olympics".

Shanghai is Ye Luo's territory. Anyone who comes here must pay homage to the pier first, and Fan Haer is no exception.

These two people have hot tempers. If Fan Haer really can't change his bad habits, the two of them will definitely teach him how to be a man.

The boss of this hotel is British, but the building was designed by the French, so it was originally called "French Mansion".

There are 2,000 athletes participating in the National Games this time, but only less than 100 people can be invited here, all of whom are representatives of various provinces and athletes who have won medals.

Therefore, in later generations, this hotel is called "the first Chinese-Western style building in the Republic of China".

In the big restaurant.

It's not that Ye Luo doesn't want to set up a buffet, but this is the principal's territory after all. If you entertain guests on behalf of the host, it will be a distraction.

However, after being forced to marry Fan Haer as a concubine, Yang Xiuqiong's entire life was ruined.

It's a pity that the flowers have their intentions but the water is ruthless.

Because he has to take the blame for the Fengtian Incident.

In their eyes, the Republic of China is still the chaotic country ruled by the Beiyang warlords, and the money is in the hands of the warlords and the Qing Dynasty.

But now Wang Zhengting is ready to resign from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

3 million oceans is still an astronomical figure for ordinary people like them.

After dinner, Ye Luo took a photo with the fifteen-year-old Yang Xiuqiong, and then told her that if she had any problems in the future, she could go directly to Ye's Sports to find Chen Zhen or Huo Tingen.

The warlords of the Republic of China were like this, there were few good guys, and Fan Haer was one of them who could be called a human being.

The three of them sat down, and after three rounds of wine, Wang Zhengting stood up with a red face and a wine glass, and said to these athletes: "Everyone, I have been a diplomat for many years and can only speak diplomatic rhetoric. I will no longer say polite words about the foundation."

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone held their breath.

"The Second Young Master is very passionate about sports, and his Ye Sports is a great example. He has now confirmed that he will donate 3 million dollars to support the national sports industry, and he has promised that during the Olympic Games, all expenses for any athlete who can participate will be borne by Ye Sports! Here, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the Second Young Master!" (End of this chapter)