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Chapter 157 Tuberose, Li Xianglan

"How should we understand it? Zhao Chunshu regularly pays protection fees to the National Essence Society, and the National Essence Society will provide him with protection?"

"Meeting fees, not protection fees."

Xian Yaowen shrugged, "Hmm, membership fee is a more beautiful word. Do you think he is a useful person?"

Yoshiko Matsuda pondered for a moment, "Zhao Jun is very thoughtful and shrewd, but his nationality determines that he will not have much development in the National Essence Society or other organizations. He needs support."

"Is it because there are few Chinese people who become Yakuza?"

"The small number of people is only one of the reasons. The most important reason is that the Chinese are independent and do not know how to integrate with other people. The Koreans do this very well. They give themselves Japanese names and know how to communicate with Oriental people. The main members of many organizations such as the Matsuba Society, Ojin Group, Inagawa Society, and Sanguchi Group are Koreans.”

"Where's the National Essence Society?"

"Takano-kun, don't you know the origin of the National Essence Society?"

"not sure."

"The National Essence Society was established under the control of the Minister of the Interior, Todoji Takejiro. The initial purpose was to preserve the National Essence Society, the spirit of Bushido. It is said that the purpose of establishing the National Essence Society was that some ministers were dissatisfied with the Black Dragon Society and wanted to replace the Black Dragon Society with the National Essence Society."

"Oh, fighting for power."

"Yes. I don't know the inside story. The National Essence Association was disbanded in 1940. It may have failed in its struggle for power. It was reorganized in 1945. The top management is no longer the same, but the purpose has been roughly inherited. The National Essence Association will only absorb Japanese people, not People from third countries will be reused.

The last time I met Mr. Zhao, he told me that he would withdraw from the National Essence Association when the National Essence would give up the casino business. If Takano-kun wanted to recruit him, he could talk to him. "

Xian Yaowen sat up straight, folded his arms, and looked at Yoshiko Matsuda with a half-smile, "Besides being shrewd, is there anything else special about Zhao Chunshu?"

"He has learned boxing and is very capable in fighting."

"He is smart and can fight well. Is this how you evaluate Zhao Chunshu? Is there anything else?"

Matsuda Yoshiko heard the disdain in Xian Yaowen's words, "Takano-kun doesn't like Zhao Jun?"

"Honestly, yes. Being able to plan is an advantage, and I also have needs, but what I need is a fighter who can get into the ring, has a high fighting level and is obedient. I let him win, he has the ability to win, and I let him lose. , he can lose beautifully and make the audience happy and exciting, without questioning that he is match-fixing.

By cooperating like this for a period of time, I can get good profits, and the boxers can also get generous rewards. One day, the boxers get tired of this lifestyle. As long as they keep their mouths shut, they can leave safely. I will never kill the donkey. .

Is Zhao Chunshu’s fighting skills good enough to enter the ring? It shouldn’t be enough, right?
Speaking of shrewdness, from your description and evaluation of him, I only see that he has the shrewdness to protect himself. If he and I were strangers, I would appreciate his shrewdness very much. If he does things for me, he will His shrewdness was used against me. "

Xian Yaowen smiled at Matsuda Yoshiko, "It doesn't matter if he is smart. As long as he is a great talent, I am very happy to accompany him to perform the drama of loyalty and respect, repeating it one after another until he grows old. Is he a great talent? Probably not Bar?

A talent like Yoshiko's is considered a great talent. Tonight, I will play the two roles of Genji and Momiji's husband, and you will play Momiji. Let's put on a romantic love drama. "

When she heard about acting, Yoshiko Matsuda panicked. The characters she had played flashed through her mind, such as The Widow, Oda Ichi, and Yunko Minami... Hey, when can I play the role of Yoshiko Matsunaga?
"Takano-kun, I don't want to act."

"Ha, a pun?"

"Hay."

"Haha, let's be sincere. I will play Xian Yaowen and you will play Matsunaga Yoshiko."

"Hai." Matsuda Yoshiko's voice became softer, with a hint of joy and shame overflowing.

Although Xian Yaowen despised Zhao Chunshu, the Korean barbecue in the evening was still the same.

Gaohuo means fire caused by burning dry straw. This is the name of the Korean barbecue restaurant, which reveals a novelty.

Yakiniku means barbecue. It is a rare word in Japanese. It has been used more frequently in recent years. This is all due to the rise of Korean barbecue in the East. When Asian people eat it, they will say that this cooking method is good. So someone made improvements to suit the taste of Asians, and this led to Japanese barbecue dipped in soy sauce.

North Koreans don’t need to go to the moon to declare loudly: We invented Japanese barbecue.

Gao Huo specializes in barbecued offal. Out of curiosity, Xian Yaowen ordered the pork ribs, which are available in sows but not in boars. The owner’s cooking skills are good, and the pork ribs sizzled when grilled by the straw fire, but he could only You can smell the aroma of meat, but not the odor.

He came, and so did Matsuda Yoshiko, who arrived at 7:35. Zhao Pan and Zhao Pan hadn't arrived yet, so they started to look for novelties because they didn't want to wait.

Gaohuo barbecue does not use charcoal, but uses straw as fuel in line with the name of the store. The straw is simply trimmed with rough edges to make it look cleaner and neater, but there is no other special treatment. Therefore, the straw in the store is not burned any more than ordinary straw. The dining table There is always a waiter standing next to the restaurant who is responsible for adding firewood. Only adding firewood, the guests have to do the barbecue themselves.

There were ears around, so it was not convenient for serious chatting. Xian Yaowen was watching the barbecue while being reminded by Yoshiko Matsuda to peek at the guests at the other table.

Three people, two men and one woman, were looking at him.

"The older one is Akira Kurosawa, a very powerful film director, and the younger one is Toshiro Mifune, an actor I like very much. The woman..." Yoshiko Matsuda looked at the back of the woman's head and hesitated, "Maybe Yamaguchi Shuzi, they just collaborated on "Scandal," which is still showing in theaters."

"Oh."

Xian Yaowen looked at Akira Kurosawa without glasses and thought it was quite strange. If Yoshiko Matsuda hadn't introduced him, he probably wouldn't have recognized him. Like Toshiro Mifune, he looked quite handsome, but he only knew Kikuchiyo with beards.

Taking a few more glances at these two men who have left a strong mark in the history of world cinema, Xian Yaowen moved his eyes to the back of the woman's head. She had wavy curly hair with a good hairstyle, but the hair quality didn't look very good, dry and dry. The back profile looks okay, but I don’t know what the face looks like.

"I've never heard of the name Yamaguchi Yoshiko. Is she a new actor?"

"Takano-kun, you don't know her?" Yoshiko Matsuda looked astonished, as if it was incredible that Xian Yaowen didn't know Yoshiko Yamaguchi.

"?"

Xian Yaowen searched in his mind. He really didn't know Yamaguchi Shuko, but the name was familiar. He had seen it in the newspaper two days ago, but there were too many newspapers to read. He skipped the entertainment news. He didn't read about it. Information about this woman.

"Why do you say that?"

Matsuda Yoshiko sneered, "Because Yamaguchi Shuko was born and raised in China, and she is also a female singer."

"Oh." Xian Yaowen suddenly realized, "If you say that, I know who she is. Li Xianglan, her Japanese name is Yamaguchi Shuko?"

"Yes, Yamaguchi Shuko is her real name."

Xian Yaowen glanced at the back of Li Xianglan's head again and said quietly: "It is said that when she was in Shanghai, she used her fame to get close to important people to obtain information, and she also approached wealthy businessmen to provide funds for the ongoing war. Is it just or not? Without discussing it, tell me, will those men be conquered just because she is beautiful?"

Yoshiko Matsuda sneered, "It's impossible."

(End of this chapter)