1928: The Rise of Giants

January 1931, the twenty-first year of the Republic of China (1).

In the evening, Paramount Ballroom.

Wang Ji, the current queen of singing and dancing in Shanghai, strode onto the stage, still wearing the same "black cat" look with her long hair tied up with a rose-red braid and high heels.

The audience immediately burst into cheers from countless men.

Since Wang Ji became popular, the number of singing appearances has become less and less, and some people even say that she has become the mistress of a high-ranking official.

Even though she appeared on the stage to sing a few times, she changed her dress from the Black Cat Dancer period and became more elegant and elegant.

For some reason, Wang Ji changed back to his sexy style today and sang on stage.

"Long time no see, my friends." Wang Ji's voice was as pleasant as ever.

I heard that there was a diva singing at Paramount tonight, and the ticket price suddenly jumped tenfold. Even so, the venue outside the public pool was still full of people.

They raised their arms and shouted "Long time no see", which made Ye Luo, who was mixed in the crowd, couldn't help but have the illusion of watching fanatical fans after the millennium chasing stars.

More and more, no matter what era, there are fanatical groupies.

Rosemary standing next to him is also very eye-catching. She is relatively cute and petite foreign women are still quite rare in the Republic of China.

She is at her most youthful age, just like the heroine in the movie "Lolita". Once she stands there, she has won the hearts of many men.

Rosemary pursed her lips and smiled softly: "Second Young Master, she seems to have been looking for you."

Ye Luo was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "Probably."

After being in contact with the latest successor of Sassoon Company for a while, Ye Luo became more and more amazed at this loli's sixth sense.

She gets it right every time.

This is why Ye Luo is willing to eat and dance with her.

No permanent friends, only permanent interests.

He, Sassoon, and Edward didn't deal with each other, but that didn't mean that Yip Investment and Sassoon wouldn't cooperate.

Rosemary is a relatively qualified partner in all aspects.

But she is like a little wild cat, and it is not easy to tame this little wild cat.

Wang Ji on the stage started singing.

It was the familiar song "Tuberose". In fact, she had never sung this song even once last year.

The last time I sang was in front of Ye Luo.

In the light and elegant singing, Ye Luo and Rosemary also danced on the dance floor.

The dozen or so pairs of men and women around them were all bodyguards sent by the two major forces. No matter where Ye Luo and the two went, they would follow them.

Rosemary was only less than 1.5 meters tall. She had to stand on tiptoes slightly to dance with Ye Luo, who was over 1.7 meters tall. It was obviously very hard, but she enjoyed the feeling very much.

"Second Young Master~ Why are you so sure that the Zhabei Industrial Park will depreciate in value?" Rosemary suddenly asked.

Ye Luo paused and looked down at her.

The little Loli's eyes were clear and pure, but with a hint of cunning.

This guy didn't know the truth, but he felt something with his sixth sense.

"Why do you say that?" Ye Luo pulled her around.

Rosemary smiled sweetly and said: "Not long ago, a subordinate of Mr. Wang came to our company and hoped that we could pay to acquire part of the park and then operate it again."

"That's a good thing." Ye Luo smiled, he was telling the truth.

Isn't that a good thing if Sassoon & Co. loses money?

Rosemary bit her lip and glared at him: "You're lying. Your eyes told me that this was not a good thing. In short, I didn't agree to it and pushed it to Yu."

"Yu Qiaqing." Ye Luo added.

Rosemary nodded: "Yes, that's him. One of your very famous Chinese businessmen in Shanghai. He even came to thank me specially."

"Then you missed a good opportunity to make a fortune." Ye Luo regretted, "If I could take over all the industrial parks I left behind, I would be ahead of many companies from the beginning." "Really? Then why don't you La?" Rosemary asked.

Ye Luo smiled and said: "Secret."

"Huh. Okay, then I have another question." She continued, "About Shanghai Finance."

"Miss Sassoon, didn't you say that today we will only dance and eat, and not talk about business?" Ye Luo interrupted her.

Rosemary was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said: "But in this way, no one can answer my doubts."

"What doubts are there? Why have financial controls outside the concession area been relaxed?" Ye Luo smiled at her.

This little loli's business acumen and vision are indeed great.

They must have collected a lot of his information and analyzed it one by one, and then came to a roughly accurate conclusion.

Yes, Ye Luo is still doing some relatively secretive business activities recently.

A simple summary is that all the assets invested by Ye's investment outside the concession were quietly and quietly moved into the concession.

Big industries such as Ye's Automobile and Ye's Dance suddenly began to close their branches in suburbs and county towns, which must not be hidden from the eyes of interested people.

But there are too many reasons that Ye Luo can use.

He directly said that after the principal resigned, the new mayor Wu Tiecheng and himself would not deal with each other. This alone was enough.

The most doubtful thing among them is what Rosemary said, which is to liberalize financial controls outside the concession.

During the Republic of China at this time, the financial and monetary system was gradually collapsing under the impact of multiple wars and overseas monetary systems.

1928年，1美元兑换2.4大洋，现在已经是1美元兑换5.2大洋了。

On the black market, 1 US dollar can even be exchanged for 6.1 oceans.

You must know that under normal currency exchange rates, the black market, as a place for money laundering, should have a lower exchange rate.

This shows that the official exchange channels are not even as conscientious as the black market.

In other words, the ocean has depreciated far more than what appears on the surface.

There are thousands of reasons for these situations, such as the resignation of the principal, domestic war, the fall of the north, and overseas financial crises, etc.

In one area, the largest businessmen have powers similar to those of the government.

In particular, Shanghai Bund is the base of Ye's investment, and Ye Luo is fully capable of controlling the black market exchange rate.

But he chose to liberalize external financial controls.

This also means that Yeluo is completely liberalizing the business circle outside the concession.

For those financial groups that support Wang, this is a huge benefit.

When Sassoon received the news, they were naturally ready to take action, but Rosemary's first reaction was how similar this was to the one in the north!
"So you really did it on purpose!" Rosemary opened her small mouth and was stunned.

She was not sure at first, but Ye Luodu admitted it to herself.

Then this is a huge pit.

Absolutely no jumping.

In short, she is very superstitious about Ye Luo's behavior. Although it sometimes makes no sense, he wins every time.

"Okay, the answer time is over. Let's listen to the song, Miss Sassoon."

Ye Luo took the petite Rosemary out of the dance floor with a gentle pull.

The reason he stopped was simple.

On the stage, after Wang Ji finished singing, the Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe sent a new person.

Her name is Zhou Xiaohong, a twelve-year-old girl.

She is a close disciple of Wang Ji and a new singer that Li Jinhui has been advocating recently.

Ye Luo knew that she would have another famous name in the future - Zhou Xuan. (End of chapter)