money player

Xian Yaowen hugged Chen Hong who was walking over and said to Kane, "Ah Hong is doing well. I have arranged for her to go to Hong Kong to study in two days. After the study, she will help me manage the business here."

As she spoke, she looked down at Chen Hong, "The second flowerpot from the right by the pool is rosemary. Go pick some young leaves. We'll use them for the roast beef."

Chen Hong nodded slightly and then walked towards the backyard.

Xian Yaowen picked up the bottle of Malton sea salt and shook it at Kane, "More or less?"

"A little less. Any Worcestershire sauce?"

Xian Yaowen picked up a steak from the grill and said, "You should smell it. Worcestershire sauce was used when marinating it."

Kane sniffed it and said pleasantly, "I like the taste of Worcestershire sauce."

Xian Yaowen put the steak back on the grill and smiled at Kane, "Many people in the UK like Worcestershire sauce. Well, many people in China like it too. In Hong Kong, we call it Lee Pailin Worcestershire sauce. After some improvement, it became spicy soy sauce."

"Shanghai Merlin?"

"you know?"

Kane raised his hand and gestured, "We sell it in Singapore."

Xian Yaowen shrugged. "Li Pailin is a good brand, but I saw in the newspaper that Li William Pailin's company may be in some trouble. Maybe there is a chance to buy shares. John, if there is a chance, would you like to buy a share?"

"Of course." Kane nodded, "I like Worcestershire sauce."

"OK, I'll let you know when there's news." Xian Yaowen reached into his pocket, touched the dividing mark, accurately took out fifteen envelopes, and handed them to Kane, "It will take some time for the Welfare Hotel to open, but I think the shareholders can't wait for the first dividend.

On the back of the envelope was the number of a safe deposit box in a London bank, and inside was a sum of money, which was to be regarded as my first dividend paid in advance to shareholders.

Kane turned the envelope over and glanced at the back. "Adam, you don't have to do this."

Xian Yaowen spread his hands and said, "Only my secretary Valerie Hobson knows the password to the safe. She is in London, so you can contact her when you need to withdraw money. Of course, she will also help you if you need anything else."

Kane nodded and put the envelope in his pocket.

The most important thing about the barbecue party has been completed, and the rest is just a relaxed atmosphere.

Narcissus brought Ada Choi out, and everyone sat around the wooden table, drinking beer, eating barbecue, and talking about some light-hearted and interesting topics.

At around eight o'clock, at Xian Yaowen's insistence, Xie Huiran drove Kane's car to take Minnie Cronenburg home, and Qi Longque drove Xian Yaowen and Kane to the Chinese Swimming Club on Amber Road.

Looking up at Zhonghua is enough to explain the nature of the club, but Kane can still play cards in this club, which shows how well he has done in "localization".

However, for Xian Yaowen, the point was not this. He was very familiar with the Chinese Swimming Club. It was Cai Jinkun's regular place to play cards. He had once thought about getting to know Cai Jinkun there.

In fact, before he and Cai Jinman got married, Cai Jinkun swept away years of depression and returned to his prime, playing cards big again, but now when Cai Jinkun lost money he no longer had to beg his wife to pawn her jewelry to make up for it, he could just go to Cai Jinman.

Xian Yaowen has always known that Cai Jinman was secretly giving money to Cai Jinkun. As he said before, he would not care how Cai Jinman spent her private money.

Fortunately, when I arrived at the club, I did not run into Cai Jinkun, so as not to embarrass my cheap father-in-law.

Kane took him into a private room, introduced him to a few card-playing friends, and then a game of stud poker officially began.

……

new York.

Peipei Cen was sitting in the flower company's office, looking through the accounts. Next to her were representatives from Huixian Zheng and Jorge Guino.

She finished reading the accounts and then handed them over to the representative for review. Both of them said they were satisfied with the accounts, and a routine shareholder audit was completed. This audit was conducted once a month, usually on the fourth week of payday.

So, when the representative left, Tseng Pei-pei gave up the big chair and Zheng Huixian sat down. She checked the pay slip, opened the envelope with her name on it, poured out the cash inside, counted it, confirmed that it was correct, and put it back.

After all the envelopes were counted, the employees of the flower agency came to her one by one to collect their own envelopes. She put the last one left in her pocket and signed her name on the pay slip.

Cen Peipei watched her quietly until she finished her work before saying, "Hui Xian, how many copies of the magazine are sold now?"

"The February issue has already sold 37 copies. It won't be a problem to sell another 25 copies before the March issue is released," Zheng Huixian said easily.

As the housekeeper of the flower club, she lived up to Xian Yaowen's trust and managed the flower club in an orderly manner. Of course, she also gained a lot. Xian Yaowen gave her houses, cars, and money one after another.

“Sales are increasing very fast.”

"Sales channels have been opened in several more states. The sales of the March issue will be even higher." Zheng Huixian opened the drawer and pulled out a few sample copies. "Pepe, take a look. This is one of the main articles in the March issue."

Cen Peipei waved her hand, "No need to show it to me, the master only lets me manage the accounts and doesn't let me interfere with the work of the flower club."

"You should take a look at this. This is the material provided by Mr. Guino."

"Really?" Tseng Pei-pei took the sample copy, glanced at the photo pinned on the paper, and instantly exclaimed: "Is this Hedy Lamarr? She's wearing such revealing clothes?"

"This is not considered revealing. Hedy Lamarr appeared completely nude in her first Czechoslovakian film when she first entered the industry," said Zheng Huixian disapprovingly.

Having worked in the flower club for a long time, she knew too well what celebrities and models were like. That big fat pig Simpson deserved the honor of "the most dedicated employee" of the flower club. He had contributed a lot to the public relations work of the flower club, not only sacrificing his marriage, but also becoming increasingly haggard.

Tseng Pei Pei turned a photo over to show Zheng Huixian, "Are you sure this photo won't lead to a lawsuit?"

"Yes." Zheng Huixian suppressed her laughter and nodded. "Hedy Lamarr is already 37 years old this year. She is old and ugly. She can't compete with young actresses. She hasn't received any film contracts this year. She needs a big news to increase her fame. Huashe Society is suing her in Los Angeles."

"advertise?"

"Mr. Xian called it hype."

"Has it been discussed?"

"It was Mr. Guino's request. Hedy Lamarr's fame is too small to be a good candidate for joint promotion. Mr. Guino promised to pay the flower agency $5."

"Hedy Lamarr is Guino's woman?"

"I think so during this period." Zheng Huixian took out another photo and handed it to Tseng Peipei. "This is the main character of the April issue. Unlike other women, Mr. Xian requires that her image must be positive."

Cen Peipei looked at the photo and asked, "Who is she?"

"Audrey Hepburn, coming from England, her agency contract is signed with the Flower Agency."

Hearing this, Tseng Peipei took another look at the photo and carefully examined Hepburn's appearance. "It's her. I heard the master mention her. She is his friend in England. Is she in New York?"

"Hollywood. Simpson from the agency took her to meet some people in the film industry and will introduce them to Mr. Guino when they come back."

Cen Peipei asked in surprise: "What kind of introduction?"

"Mr. Xian said it depends on her personal wishes."

Tseng Pei-pei was secretly shocked. The master said that Hepburn was his ex-girlfriend, and they were together in London for a few days. Now he was introducing her to other men?

Although she has been in the United States for some time, she has never learned the rules of the game in Hollywood. If she wants to make a name for herself in Hollywood, she must transform herself into a bus and contribute to the public transportation industry.

Never, never, no exceptions, no matter who you are, no matter what your gender is, even infinite gender is not acceptable. If you want to be a star, you have to abide by the rules. If you don’t want to, get out!

She didn't know what her master thought of Hepburn, so she didn't want to say too much. She said, "Grace Kelly's agency contract is also with the Flower Club?"

"Yes."

"What is she doing now?"

"Participating in the preparation of a biographical film, the story of missionary Gladys Aylward."

"I know her. Grace Kelly played her?"

"She is not only the lead actress, but also the person in charge of the project, and is soliciting investments from all over the place."

"Not a flower club investment?"

Zheng Huixian chuckled. "Mr. Xian is not optimistic about the profitability of this project. Gladys Aylward is a British person with Chinese nationality, and the story takes place in China. How many people in the United States will go to the theater to watch the movie is a question."

"Praise for a British man, I think the British box office can be expected."

"It's hard to say. I don't understand movies. Mr. Xian told me that all the box office revenue can be given to other investors, and Huashe only needs to hold the copyright and the rights to develop the surrounding areas."

Cen Peipei smiled faintly and said, "This is based on the fact that the flower club does not invest a penny?"

"No, it is based on the profitability of the flower company. The story takes place in the early 1940s, when many brands appeared in China. Mr. Xian meant that the film should restore the era as much as possible, and undertake product placement in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, the United States, the United Kingdom and other places that are in line with that era."

"Trading box office revenue for advertising money?"

"Probably."

"The master always has new ideas, he..."

Before Cen Peipei finished her words, the phone on the table rang. Zheng Huixian picked it up and listened for a while, then covered the microphone and said to Cen Peipei, "It's for you."

Cen Peipei took the microphone, "I'm Cen."

"Cen, this is Ava, we are in trouble."

After the last midnight card game, Peipei Tseng and Ava Jana became more familiar with each other, so familiar that they could cooperate to invest in a bar in Chicago, or it would be more appropriate to call it a nightclub. The bar they cooperated in was a strip bar that mainly featured strippers and did business with women.

Due to the rapid development of the automobile industry, a large number of middle-class blue-collar workers were born in Chicago, which in turn led to the development of other industries. Nowadays, it is a fashion for women to become full-time housewives after marriage. It is also a fashion for husbands to give their weekly salary to their wives and for their wives to make the household expenditure budget. The wives hold the family financial power and have huge consumption potential.

Therefore, when Ava Jana proposed to cooperate with Tseng Pei-pei to run a nightclub, Tseng Pei-pei conducted market research and decided to target women as her customer base.

Cen Peipei said calmly: "What trouble?"

"A city councilman just went to Lady's and told us to pay him $100 a day, otherwise we won't get a liquor license, a business license, and insurance won't be accepted."

"Ava, are you sure it's the city councilman and not his men?"

"I don't know, I don't know, Cen, please go back to Chicago as soon as possible."

"Calm down, Ava." Tseng Peipei moved the microphone to her other ear, taking the opportunity to avoid the noise attack from the other side. "Ava, there is a popular saying in Chicago, 'Alderman is the boss'. The city council members in Chicago are different from those in other cities. They have great power and can indeed dominate the fate of 'Lady's'.

But no councillor would walk into a pub and ask for a 'handling fee' in person, and if he did, he would soon be in big trouble.

Call Mr. Giancana to inquire about the situation. I have to complete the tasks assigned by the company in New York and cannot return to Chicago so soon.

Listen, calm down, it's not a big deal, the money will be given, but not $100."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to come back."

"Bye-Bye."

After hanging up the phone, Cen Peipei thought about who was behind this.

It has been an unspoken rule for Chicago city council members to collect handling fees for nearly half a century. Since it is a rule, there are quantitative standards, and the amount of handling fees that should be paid is fixed.

According to the store area of ​​Lady's, it is reasonable to start at $35 and then increase slightly depending on the business situation. To reach the standard of $100, Lady's business must be very good.

If you don't hear a few gunshots in Chicago one night, any city council member who dares to act recklessly will be found dead on the streets in no time.

It would be best if the city councilor's subordinates were ignorant and reckless, then the matter would be simpler. If not, things might become complicated.

Cheng Peipei leaned back in her chair and Li Shiying moved closer.

"Contact Frank and ask him to go to Chicago to help investigate something."

"Want to paint the house?"

"Maybe he can brush it. Prepare a brush for him."

Li Shiying nodded and returned to her original position.

Tseng Peipei glanced at her watch and said to Zheng Huixian, "It's getting late. I still have to go to work at the store in Brooklyn. Do you want to have dinner together tonight?"

"Go to my house. I went to Little Italy yesterday evening and bought some vegetables from the Chinese, including choy sum."

"Okay, I'll call you before I leave."

Three forty.

It was still dark outside, Xian Yaowen had already washed up and sat down in the dining room. Lin Meijiao made a pot of laksa noodles and went back to her room to catch up on some sleep.

It was a rare occasion for Qi Longque and the other two to sit at the same table with Xian Yaowen to eat.

After eating half a bowl of noodles, Chen Hong, with a haggard face but light in her eyes, came to the dining room and sat down next to Xian Yaowen.

Kane should understand the witty attack under the Confucian culture, and perhaps the envelope has replenished his brain. He understood Xian Yaowen's intention of introducing Chen Hong. Less than an hour after Xian Yaowen came back from the club last night, Chen Hong's daughter Chen Xuan was carried to him in her sleep.

In this way, Xian Yaowen didn't have to bother to beat Chen Haiming, and Yehu dared to be smart and put his ear next to him. If Chen Hong had not been tamed yesterday, once the Welfare Hotel was on track, it would be the day to change the faucet.

"Didn't you sleep well or didn't sleep at all?" Xian Yaowen helped Chen Hong serve a bowl of noodles.

"No, I couldn't sleep."

"It's normal. You've been living in a reversed way for several years. It will take some time to get used to it. When you come back, you can sleep for a few hours. Don't sleep too deeply. Let Pearl wake you up at noon. In the afternoon, take your daughter to the New World to play. When you're tired, you'll be able to sleep well at night."

"Yeah." Chen Hong nodded.

"Eat noodle."

After a greeting, Xian Yaowen turned the newspaper over and quietly read it while eating noodles.

Half past four.

When the group arrived at the gate of the charity cemetery, they ran into Li Yueru, who also looked haggard.

From a few meters away, Xian Yaowen called out to her, "Sister Chaoqiong, where is the child?"

Li Yueru smiled and said, "The doctor at the hospital said the child can be saved."

"I'm not trying to discourage you, but don't be too happy too soon. The doctor will tell you that you are not short of money. As long as you can cure the child, he will say that the child can be saved. Even if he is not sure, he will say that the child can be saved. Be prepared to pay a lot of money."

"As long as I can cure my child, I don't care how much money it costs."

"Okay, great motherly love, I'm going to pour a bucket of cold water on you again. The child will be left here. Nine times out of ten, the parents live in Chinatown. If the child is saved, they will jump out and wipe their tears. Stay away from them."

"I'd give them a few bucks."

"It's not the money, it's the disease." Xian Yaowen pointed at Li Yueru, then at himself, "Guess why I didn't go over there?"

Li Yueru rolled her eyes at Xian Yaowen, "Are you so afraid of death?"

"Sister Chao Qiong, you are right. I am as timid as a mouse. In short, you should stay away from me during this dangerous period."

Li Yueru rolled her eyes again, "The doctor said it's not that easily contagious."

"He's talking without any pain in his back. Kiss him and see if he'll scrape off a layer of his mouth."

Li Yueru spat lightly: "I won't talk nonsense with you, I'm going in."

There is nothing much to say about the process of climbing the mountain. She Agui and Lan E'niang went up the mountain together. No one else came from the two families. The two were not buried together, but their graves were next to each other, so they could be considered as sharing a common grave.

After filling the soil, Lan Fengye was about to leave, but Xian Yaowen stopped him, gave him an envelope, and left his contact information, telling him that he could contact him if he encountered any difficulties in the future or needed help with anything.

Because there were no guests, only a symbolic banquet was set up last night, and the attendees were the Nanwu Lao who had to work last night. According to the rules, there will be a banquet today, and the guests of honor are the coffin bearers. According to the rules of the hometown of Confucius and Mencius, the fish head should be aimed at them, and relatives and friends can only be counted as one, two, three, four, five, and six.

The banquet was at noon. Xian Yaowen was the second or third host. Xu Fangrong was a woman and Xu Shaoyu was a relative. So it was most appropriate for him, his cheap "brother-in-law", to be the host. No matter how many hosts there were, he was the one responsible for toasting and giving cigarettes to the guests.

The banquet was held at Xu Fangrong's residence, which was on the edge of Redhill. From a development perspective, it was in the area of ​​Queenstown, which would be named after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II. It was a HDB terrace house, almost a townhouse layout.

The coffin bearers ate and drank well, and after enjoying Xian Yaowen's hospitality, they patted their butts and left. The servants quickly cleaned the table and put on tea. Xu Fangrong and Xu Shaoyu worked together to carry Xian Yaowen to the chair of the boss and entered the stage of estate handling.

Under the eager gaze of Shuang Xu, Xian Yaowen held the covered bowl and used the lid to slowly stir the tea leaves floating on the tea soup. After stirring them clean, he took a sip, cleared his throat and said:
"I don't know about Mr. She's other property. I can only leave it to your family to slowly negotiate and divide it. The property I know includes the shares of the Welfare Hotel and the money in the bank account, as well as the Lan Gui Commercial Bank. Mr. Xu, how much money is in the Lan Gui Commercial Bank account?"

"I only have a few hundred yuan in cash, which is not enough to pay off the wine shop's debts. Last month's salary needs to be paid soon, so there is still a gap of five or six hundred yuan." Xu Shaoyu said.

"You don't know whether the payment from Indonesia has been paid?"

"Mr. She is the one who is making the connections in Indonesia. I don't know."

Xian Yaowen nodded, "How many employees does Lan Gui Commercial Bank have?"

"Including all the people working, there are 17 in total."

Xian Yaowen looked at Xu Fangrong and said, "Sister-in-law, Langui Commercial Bank was established because of me. Now the line in Indonesia is broken, and the business can't continue. Although I don't know who the upstream line in Indonesia is, I have a rough understanding of his identity. He is a warlord with guns and soldiers. If the payment for the goods is not paid, it will not work."

Then he looked at Xu Shaoyu again and said, "Mr. Xu, if you can renew the relationship in Indonesia, you can take out 100,000 yuan to distribute to your family members, and I will hand over Langui Commercial Bank to you, and I will continue the business with you."

Xu Shaoyu held down his heart that was about to jump out of his chest, suppressed his excitement with great willpower, and said with a slight tremor: "I'm willing to try."

"Okay, I can only give you half a month. My customers are urging me to get the goods. If you don't hear from me in half a month, I will send someone to Indonesia myself. Mr. Xu, do you understand what I mean?"

"clear."

Xian Yaowen looked at Xu Fangrong again, "Sister-in-law, we don't know how much of the money in the bank can be moved. My opinion is to wait until we have definite news before making a decision. What do you think?"

Xu Fangrong nodded gently, "I will follow Mr. Xian's arrangements."

Xian Yaowen nodded and continued, "As for the shares of Welfare Hotel, have you and Mr. Chen reached a consensus?"

Xu Shaoyu rushed to answer: "The shares are not easy to divide. Hai Ye's offer is quite high. My sister and I both agree to sell it."

"Okay, you will take the money from the sale of the shares. As for how you will divide it with the other sisters-in-law, I, as an outsider, will not say anything. I will only give you one piece of advice. As a weak woman like you, taking a large sum of money can easily bring trouble. Think carefully about what to do next."

Xian Yaowen would be happy to see Xu Fangrong take the money and leave Singapore as soon as possible. He also wanted to prevent any subsequent troubles from happening under his nose. He really wanted to put an end to She Agui's matter today.

If Xu Fangrong continues to stay in Singapore, there is a high probability that she will be targeted. If anything happens to her, he will become one of the suspects. If yellow mud falls on his crotch, it must be shit, which is disgusting and will trouble him to wipe it.

Xu Fangrong and Xu Shaoyu looked at each other. They had thought that it would not be easy to get the money from Xian Yaowen, but they had not thought that they might encounter troubles after getting the money. At this time, they woke up from the excitement of getting a large sum of money and had to start thinking about how to keep the money.

Seeing the expressions of the two men, Xian Yaowen cursed in his heart, "You money-hungry bastard, you don't even have a plan at all. You've spent the past few days thinking about how to get the money from me smoothly."

He clasped his fists and said, "Master She's property will be handled as I just said. When my sister-in-law has finished dealing with the trivial matters, please give me a call. I will ask Mr. Chen to go to the law firm together to handle the share transfer. Then, under the witness of the lawyer, I will hand over the money to my sister-in-law. I won't bother you any more now. Goodbye."

After saying that, Xian Yaowen and Li Yueru left and stopped the car at the foot of Hongshan Mountain on the way. They came under the shade of a tree and talked to each other from a distance of two meters.

"Chen Haiming is quite thoughtful. He sent me two women yesterday."

Li Yueru understood the meaning of the song, "He wants to put an eye next to you?"

"You should have this idea. Be careful when you come into contact with him in the future and don't fall into his trap."

Li Yueru hesitated for a moment and said, "Do you want to change someone?"

"It's too late to change. Yesterday I gave Kane a sum of money to distribute to those who took advantage of the situation in the police force. I will meet with the people in the Governor's Mansion tonight to divide the money. It's 5 pounds in total. I'll report it to you and give you the proof later."

Li Yueru nodded. "Is this considered an early dividend?"

"Ah."

Li Yueru frowned and said, "After reimbursing you, there won't be much money left in the hotel account."

"I'm not in a hurry to get reimbursed. I'll wait until the hotel opens. I'll be charged a penny of interest then. I've been busy with many projects and I'm short of money. If I lose this 50,000, I'll have to borrow 50,000 from the bank."

"I agree."

"Okay, I'll talk to Chen Haiming later."

"The advice you just gave Xu Fangrong was to get her to leave Singapore?"

Xian Yaowen smiled faintly and said, "Sister Chaoqiong, you are getting smarter and smarter. Money can make people happy. 60 is not a small amount. Even a petty thief would have the guts to take advantage of a widow and an orphan."

"Are you still worried about Chen Haiming?"

Xian Yaowen waved his hands. "He doesn't dare to do it himself, but he may instigate others. My people will come to protect them and their child immediately. They will only protect them for seven days. If they haven't left Singapore after seven days, I won't bother to care."

Li Yueru nodded gently, "You have done your best, but have you ever thought that Xu Fangrong might do the opposite?"

"You mean to ask me for shelter?"

"Ah."

"It's unlikely. If that happens, I won't be able to keep the money for myself."

Li Yueru chuckled and said, "Which is more important, money or life? Maybe she can tell the difference."

"No, it's not like there's no other way. Okay, let's not talk about her, let's talk about the child. If she's cured, you can be her mother and I can be her father."

Li Yueru's eyelashes trembled, "Are you serious?"

"Seriously, if you survive a disaster, you will have good fortune in the future. I want to see if this little guy has any luck."

"Then you, the father, give her a name."

"We'll talk about it when you're alive. It's just adding to your sorrow now."

"If anything happens, there should be a name on the tombstone. It can't be without a mark." (End of this chapter)