money player

At the Xian family's rooftop of Building No. 6, Ge Lan held a sanxian in her arms, with a drum next to her right foot. She plucked the sanxian a few times and sang: "At the end of the year of Chou and the beginning of the year of Yin, the sun is turning to the east. I looked up suddenly and saw the stars in the sky fighting against each other. They were vague and hazy, dense and crowded, rushing straight to the sky, losing their brilliance, and a bright moon was about to fall towards the west."

Next to Ge Lan sat Xian Yuzhen, who was holding a sihu against her thigh, playing it again and again. When Ge Lan finished singing, she continued, "I can't hear anything, on that Huagu Tower, I can't hear him beating the bangs, I can't hear him shaking the bells, I can't hear him shaking the gongs, I can't hear him hitting the bells."

After a Jingdong drum piece "Chou Mo Yin Chu", the two people kept the instruments in their hands unchanged, but switched seamlessly to the Pingju opera "Qin Xianglian".

"Xiang Lian is here."

"coming."

"I have made up my mind to hold back my tears and ask you, sir, to help me redress my grievances."

"Xianglian... the one standing next to him is Chen Shimei. Go up and confront the treacherous man."

"Yes."

Ge Lan's mother, Xu Shaohua, was born into a family of Pingju opera performers. She had a profound family tradition of learning and learned a wide range of subjects, including many types of operas. She passed on everything she knew to Xian Yuzhen.

After singing two songs, they both felt a little thirsty, so they picked up their teacups and took a sip to moisten their throats.

After a short rest, both of them lost their composure and rushed downstairs, one to the crew and the other to school.

The beauty of a woman lies in her skin as well as her bones. Some of it is innate, while some can be learned. Among operas, Yue Opera actresses can be ranked top when it comes to the elegance of women's manners.

Once a person becomes famous, he or she will immediately have more friends around him or her. When people are away from home, everyone is happy to know capable fellow countrymen. Since Wang Xiamin became famous, she has known almost all the Hangzhou people living in Hong Kong.

Today was the first time that the Yue Opera actor she invited gave Xian Yuzhen a etiquette lesson. Xian Yuzhen asked her former teacher and current best friend Ge Lan to take the class for free.

Of course, this was also due to the fact that Wang Xiamin mentioned it. After all, Wang Xiamin was Ge Lan’s direct disciple, and Xian Yuzhen started out by attending classes for free.

In the teahouse, Du Weishan didn't know how to answer Lin Dai. Not to mention the relationship with Xian Yaowen, even teaching a woman a lesson was not a pleasant thing to do.

Seeing Du Weishan in a dilemma, Chen Hou said, "Yueru, don't mess around. If the company knew that you asked someone to teach Ge Lan a lesson, they would definitely punish you."

Lin Dai stiffened her neck and said, "Punish me if you want. I'm not afraid."

Chen Hou couldn't help but frown. How could Yueru still be so naive? Didn't she know that the brand of the eldest daughter of the Cheng family was no longer useful?
"Yueru, stop overthinking. If you didn't get a good role this time, just try again next time." Du Weishan tried to comfort her, "Eat quickly. After you're done, go to Ritz Garden and grab some shoes."

"No, it's boring."

"If you don't go, we will be laughed at by those idiots and lose all our face."

"Okay, okay, I'll go." Lin Dai stopped being stubborn and picked up the barbecued pork bun with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth.

Retiro Gardens.

Tension is patrolling the pool and ice rink.

Before becoming the hands-off boss, Xian Yaowen left some words, saying that he wanted to dilute the negative attributes of Ritz Garden and make "going to Ritz Garden" not something embarrassing to talk about. Simply put, it means expanding the age range of customers, attracting more teenagers to consume, and even working towards a family-friendly direction.

The strategy he left behind was to organize more competitions. According to his instructions, Zhang Li integrated the concept of competition into the operation of Ritz Garden. Various swimming competitions were held in the swimming pool, and skating speed races and figure skating competitions were held at the ice rink. The speed race would begin soon. During this period before the official opening, registered contestants could practice at the ice rink for free.

It's no wonder that contestants often don't come alone, but bring a few friends with them. Each of them can bring in a few businesses for free, and some teenagers hear the news and come to join in the fun. The skating rink will be packed in the morning, and the Ritz Garden will have an extra source of income.

Zhang Li walked around the swimming pool, pointed out some shortcomings to the staff, and then came to an open space between the swimming pool and the ice rink, which was designated as a smoking area. He lit a cigarette and thought about how to conduct the snooker game.

Mr. Xian's instructions to him were to expand the snooker competition by organizing a "Hong Kong International Snooker Invitational Tournament" with a generous prize money, inviting snooker masters from all over the world to participate.

Mr. Xian gave an explanation for why the competition should be big:
First, Mr. Xian likes snooker selfishly, and he wants to watch the top players play nearby.

Secondly, all competitions can be gambled on. Snooker competitions can attract some British people to spend money in the Retiro Garden, inject internationality into the Retiro Garden and pave the way for it to become an international nightclub in the next step.

Although local wealthy customers are wealthy, they can only do business in a steady stream. If they are overcharged once, they will not come again and it is easy to lose the business. International tourists are different. Nine out of ten will only come once. As long as they have a wonderful experience, they will not be too sensitive to the price. Just don't overcharge them.

Organizing a snooker competition is easier said than done. Inviting top players to participate, air tickets/boat tickets, accommodation, each person costs at least several thousand yuan, plus prize money, it costs hundreds of thousands to organize a competition. How to make it back?
Zhang Li scratched his head and thought for a few days but still had no clue, but he didn't give up and continued to think while smoking. It was because of what Mr. Xian said, "Snooker competition is difficult to organize, but it is not impossible. Use your wisdom to think about it carefully. If you have no clue, ask me."

The snooker match was obviously a test left for him by Mr. Xian. It would be beneficial if he completed it, but he would miss something if he asked. As long as there was even a slight possibility, he would never ask.

After racking his brains and thinking for the time it took to finish his cigarette, he put it aside for the moment and walked towards the skating rink.

Coming to a bald man in black, he asked, "Guanglangtou, is anyone causing trouble?"

Guanglang turned his head and said, "The little Kaisi who will cause trouble hasn't arrived yet."

Du Yuesheng entrusted more than fifty Green Gang disciples to Xian Yaowen, half of whom were placed in the Li Chi Garden and the other half were taken away by Chen Yan.

"Be careful, don't let these little bastards cause too much trouble, or we'll have a hard time explaining to our parents if they come looking for us."

"There are quite a few."

After giving the instructions, Zhang Li stood by the skating rink for a while and then went to the office to catch up on his sleep.

As soon as Zhang Li left, Guang Lang waved to another black-skinned security guard, indicating that he was going to smoke and asked the other party to keep a close eye on him.

Coming to the smoking area, he lit a cigarette and took a puff of melancholy.

Back then, he was a well-known figure in Shanghai. He had chopped people down, sold opium, danced with beautiful dancers in the Paramount, fought against the Japanese, and was injured. He had a glorious and noble life. But now he has returned to the starting point and has become a scoundrel who watches the show.

Fortunately, the money given was enough to support my family, which was much better than carrying bags at the dock.

“Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai, you are a city that never sleeps, ha, ha, ha, ha… What is there to be dissatisfied about? As long as I can be alive, I am happy.”

After finishing a cigarette, Guanglang returned to his post and glanced at the skating rink. Seeing Du Weishan and his group, his eyebrows immediately frowned, "The young master is here again. I am in trouble."

Du Weishan was also confused. When he saw so many people, he realized that the best pairs of roller skates had been worn by others, so they could only make do with the inferior ones.

"Shanghou, go get the shoes and pick out the good ones."

Before Chen Hou could answer, Lin Dai said, "Where are the good shoes? Let's get some new ones."

Lin Dai's light words made Du Weishan feel a little embarrassed. A pair of new shoes here costs 100 yuan, and 500 yuan for five people. How could he have so much money?

"Don't be so demanding. Just wear them. I'll go get the shoes." Seeing Du Weishan embarrassed, Chen Hou immediately came to his rescue. Without waiting for Lin Dai to say anything, he ran to the counter.

Seeing this, Lin Dai pouted and swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.

After a short episode, the group of five people put on roller skates, slid into the skating rink and started playing. While playing, they looked around from time to time to see if the person they were waiting for had arrived.

The day before yesterday they had a fight with another group of people and agreed to have a fight today.

On the other side, Detective Xian Yaowu had just got out of the car and took A Rui and Shao La Ming to meet up with several CID agents who got out of another car and walked into De Xing Hall.

Since the Ritz Garden opened in the morning, De Xing Pavilion needed to prepare breakfast for its employees. Li Funan decided to set aside an area in the pavilion to sell breakfast. What they sold were nothing more than popular Shanghai food, but they were more refined and a little more expensive.

As soon as he sat down, Xian Yaowu said to Lu Le, "Brother Le, let your brothers order whatever they want."

"Da Kou Fa, I heard you, go and order it." Lu Le said to someone nearby, and then said to Xian Yaowu: "A Wu, is it really okay for us to arrest people here?"

"It's okay." Xian Yaowu waved his hand. "We don't need to go in and catch him. Wait for Yu Danmin's son to come and have the security inside tie him up and send him out."

Yesterday, Xian Yaowu and Li Minyou were busy all day and overcame the obstacles to entering Kowloon Walled City to handle the case. On the same day, they arrested Yu Ji and Wang Ji and took them to the police station for "civilized law enforcement". They confessed within three hours.

The Taoist friend was indeed hired by the two of them, but their original intention was just to scare Jiying. Who knew that the Taoist friend really raped the man? As for the murder to silence him, it had nothing to do with them.

This was not the truth that Xian Yaowu wanted, and the two men were not innocent. He watched Li Minyou order his men to use more brutal means. After more than three hours of hard work, he finally got a confession sufficient for the death penalty. He then worked overtime to complete the chain of evidence.

Last night, when they were rewarding their brothers with a midnight snack, Xian Yaowu and Li Minyou had the leisure to analyze the case of the murder of Jiying. Later investigation revealed that the suspect was not Yu Danmin, but Yu Danmin's only son Qian Rijin, a 21-year-old loser who was still in junior high school.

This result is more favorable to both of them. If the accomplice Jiying was killed by Yudanmin, it would take a lot of things to swallow Qian Ji. If the person was killed by Qian Rijin, things would be much simpler. Just arrest the person and leave room for the lawyer to turn murder into manslaughter when making a confession. The exchange condition is Qian Ji, and Yudanmin will probably not refuse.

On the surface, Xian Yaowu was just involved in doing these things, but in fact he mobilized Group A of the Jigongwan Team to investigate the real culprit who killed the Taoist friend. All the people involved must be brought out and silenced. He can bear the suspicion of being involved in a false case, but it cannot be confirmed. His resume in Hong Kong must not have any stains.

"Are you really okay?" Lu Le asked again.

"fine."

Xian Yaowu had a faint smile on his face, but he felt a little uneasy in his heart. Although this matter seemed to be handled very well, many outsiders saw his ugly greed. He would probably suffer when his elder brother came back.

To be honest, he felt a little regretful, but once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back, and he had to do it to the end.

Today, there is no rain in Hong Kong, but drizzle in Kowloon.

Wang Xiamin stood beside the car, holding an oil-paper umbrella in her hand. Next to her stood Qi Weiwen, who was not holding an umbrella and twirling an unlit cigarette in his hand.

"The little foreigner's brother is such an idiot. He himself handed the evidence to others."

From Liu Fu all the way down, a series of personal connections including Li Minyou and Liu Rongjiu were established by Xian Yaowen. The Xian family only recognized Xian Yaowen, and they were polite to Xian Yaowu only for Xian Yaowen's sake.

Yesterday, Li Minyou learned that Xian Yaowen did not know about the fish ball incident, so he agreed to cooperate, but the matter was reported to Liu Fu, and then the news reached Liu Rongju, who informed Wang Xiamin.

Then, Li Zhuo, the leader of the Jigongwan Group, reported that Xian Yaowu had transferred to Group A. After some thought, Wang Xiamin let Xian Yaowu transfer and she pretended not to know.

"Ma'am, the matter still needs to be resolved."

Qi Weiwen turned the cigarette around a few more times, put it in his pocket, and said calmly: "I'll go find someone I know. The matter of Kowloon Walled City cannot be hidden from their eyes. I will clean up my mess. You should send a telegram to the foreign devil and ask him to discipline his brother."

Wang Xiamin nodded slightly, "I will."

Jiang Wanwan, codenamed Chicken Heart Bowl, is a member of Group A of the Chicken Bowl Team.

She took out a photo from her pocket, confirmed Qian Rijin's appearance again, then put the photo back into her pocket, slightly adjusted the holster around her thigh, pushed off her feet, and slid into the skating rink.

The Jigongwan team hasn't worked for a long time. On weekdays, they only have to attend training two days a week. The rest of the time, the two teams take turns on duty to avoid being unable to find anyone when there is work to do. They can move freely when not on duty.

Jiang Wanwan is young and has no family burden. She just plays all kinds of games during her free time. She is a frequent visitor to the ice rink and has some impression of Qian Rijin, whose face is covered with acne scars.

She blew bubble gum in her mouth and performed various difficult sliding moves with her feet, immersed in a relaxed and joyful atmosphere.

When sliding past Du Weishan and others, he happened to see Lin Dai leaning on Chen Hou's arms, with their fingers tightly clasped. Chen Hou spun in place, using the centrifugal force to throw Lin Dai up, spinning faster and faster. Lin Dai's head involuntarily leaned on Chen Hou's shoulder, using her neck as a support point.

Jiang Wanwan smiled, thinking that one day a man would dump her like this.

After sliding a few rounds, she found that the target she was waiting for, Qian Rijin, appeared, and with him also appeared a girl with very long legs, almost twice as long as her upper body.

At this moment, Zhang Li accompanied Xian Yaowu to the skating rink and whispered in Guang Langtou's ear for a while. Guang Langtou then called Hei Pi to walk towards Qian Rijin together.

Qian Rijin took the long-legged girl towards Du Weishan and others.

Du Weishan and his companions discovered Qian Rijin and his companions and rushed towards them.

Jiang Wanwan slid to the middle area between the two sides, pretended that her roller skates had broken down, and knelt on one knee to fix her shoes.

Guanglangtou and Heipi formed a pincer shape and surrounded Qian Rijin.

Xian Yaowu and Zhang Li stood there, and Zhang Li said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Mr. Xian, don't come here to arrest people in the future. If customers see us, we won't be able to do business."

"Manager Zhang, I've already said that I won't come again." Xian Yaowu was also a little dissatisfied and repeated the same sentence twice, which showed his lack of trust in him.

In the distance, at the entrance of the ice rink, Lu Le was looking over here.

Xian Yaowen brought Li Minyou to the wedding of Lui Lok and Cai Zhen, and told Li Minyou the pros and cons of the Chaozhou Gang replacing the Dongguan Gang. Li Minyou extended an olive branch to Lui Lok and promoted him from a patrol uniformed police officer to a detective, achieving a promotion that most uniformed police officers could never achieve in their lifetime. Lui Lok remembered the kindness of Li Minyou and Xian Yaowen.

Originally, in his eyes, Xian Yaowen was unfathomable and the Xian family was unattainable, but now it seems that there are also mortals in the Xian family. Although he didn't know what Xian Yaowu and Li Minyou were doing, the fact that he was tortured into confessing made him look down on Xian Yaowu by a little.

Du Weishan walked halfway and saw Guanglangtou and Heipi. He then saw that they were going in for Qianri. He immediately turned around and said, "Slide over and pretend you don't know the face of Rongfu. He and Changjiao are in trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, he pushed the ground with his right foot and rushed out.

Seeing this, the other four people rushed forward, and even Lin Dai didn't say anything. They often played together outside, and fighting was inevitable. They had a tacit understanding with each other.

When the bald man put his hand on Qian Rijin's shoulder, Jiang Wanwan's shoes were fixed. She stood up and slid a few meters away. Then she looked back and saw Qian Rijin following the bald man and the black-haired man obediently. She knew she could call it a day.

On the ferry.

Chen Yan leaned on the car and looked up to admire the spectacle of half sunny and half rainy.

Ever since she started working under Xian Yaowen, she has had quite a lot of free time. Usually she just represents Xian Yaowen to build relationships with policemen and gang members, socialize, play cards, have dinner parties, and so on.

Moreover, with a backer, she had the confidence. She dared to say no to the mistress of the well-known politician. The two of them still maintained a mistress relationship, but she was no longer dependent on that man. The relationship between them tended to be equal, as if they were in love. She was accustomed to his taste and impact, and had no plans to change men.

As the sun scorched the raindrops on her shoulders, she succumbed to its heat, withdrew her gaze from the sky, reached into the cab, took out a cigarette and lit it, then hid herself in the white mist and opened a document.

The document records the names of people involved in gold smuggling in Hong Kong, with some of the names also marked with their protective umbrellas.

The special crackdown on gold smuggling, which had been mentioned a long time ago, has finally come to the point of being implemented in earnest. She has a new job to complete, which is to visit the few people with larger protective umbrellas and ask them to keep quiet for a while.

There is a very annoying theory, which is "whoever makes the most profit is the most suspicious." Although the harvesting work is carried out by Du Weiping at the front desk, the Gold and Silver Exchange has a market representative system, and all buying and selling must go through the market representative, which means there are rules to follow.

In order to conceal the actions as much as possible and ensure the safety of funds, all of Du Weiping's operations must be carried out through Yu De Sheng Ji, but Yu De Sheng Ji has been acquired by Jin Ji Commercial Bank and cannot be concealed from people in the industry at all.

When the operation is over, Yu De Sheng Ji will become the biggest winner on the surface. However, in Hong Kong today, the biggest gold speculators are the bosses behind the market representatives, gold and silver shops, and silver banks. They mainly use their own funds, and the proportion of gold speculation on behalf of customers is negligible.

It is obvious that Jinji Trading Company is the most suspicious. Few people would believe the excuse of speculating in gold on behalf of customers. If you want them to believe it, you can only make the customers behind it be British.

In this case, it would be better for the Jinji Trading Company to bear the suspicion. At a time when the British colonies were in turmoil, even Grantham might not be able to withstand the accusation of provoking disputes between China and Britain.

After analyzing the pros and cons, Jinji Commercial Bank had to stand out and become the target of public criticism, which meant that it had to eliminate the larger potential enemies first. (End of this chapter)