Nanyang 1931: From piglets to giants

Chapter 37 Chen Liushi

Nanyang, Fujian Chamber of Commerce?
Even Zheng Yi was stunned by this title.

There is also a Fujian Chamber of Commerce at this table, but its full name is Shelley State Fujian Chamber of Commerce.

A slight mistake can lead to a huge error.

You have to know that Kuala Lumpur is a place dominated by Cantonese people. There are far more Cantonese people than Fujianese people. The Fujian Chamber of Commerce sounds intimidating, but there may not be as many Fujianese people in Kuala Lumpur as the Xinyi people under the Li family.

However, if we look at the entire Nanyang, the situation is different. In the entire Nanyang, there are probably more Fujianese than Cantonese.

For hundreds of years since the emergence of Chinese in Southeast Asia, there has been only one person who can hold such a great title and the position of president: the leader of overseas Chinese, the role model of the nation, the example of the times, a figure who has been imprinted in the long river of history and still shines brightly after a hundred years: Mr. Tan Kah Kee.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Fujian Gang exists because of Mr. Tan Kah Kee. Apart from him, no one else can unite the Fujian people in Southeast Asia solely by reputation and prestige.

Chen Liushi was the nephew of Mr. Tan Kah Kee and also his right-hand man.

Everyone knows that he can represent Tan Kah Kee.

Besides, he also has his own business. He is the largest rubber merchant in Southeast Asia and has his own commercial ports and rubber plantations in Malaya, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and other places.

At the same time, they were also planning to set up their own rubber agencies in London and New York, attempting to compete with European and American banks and bypass these agents to directly trade rubber futures in the European and American futures markets.

If he succeeds in this, all the rubber in Southeast Asia will have to come from him, and he may even have the power to price rubber globally.

Tan Lark Sye's business philosophy was quite different from that of other Southeast Asian Chinese of that era. Others, including Lee Hsiao-Shih, were engaged in complex operations, running plantations and tin mines, and often also engaged in a large number of other side businesses.

Tan Lark Sye is obsessed with rubber. Currently, even the rubber plantations owned by his uncle Tan Kah Kee have fallen into his hands. Taking advantage of the current global economic crisis and the sluggish rubber market, he has relied on the money in his hands to expand wildly in the past few years, acquiring bankrupt rubber plantations everywhere.

When he heard that this person had arrived, Zheng Yi knew that if nothing unexpected happened, this should be the person Li Xiaoshi had told him about, the one who would escort him. He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Before the person arrives, the sound arrives first, and the hearty laughter can be heard from far away:

"Hahahahaha, damn it, Lao Zhang, you invited me to dinner and didn't even invite me. I came uninvited, so you guys won't be unwelcome, right? Hahahaha."

"Yes? Fuck, just eat, why the hell are you pulling out guns? Fuck, why is there blood on the table, Lao Zhang, you killed someone while you were eating? Aren't you disgusting?"

But the person who came over was walking with the gait of a dragon and a tiger, with an imposing manner, and was wearing a plain white Zhongshan suit without any fancy clothes.

(Tan Lark Sye)

As soon as Chen Liushi entered the room, he showed his extremely domineering side. He walked directly to the head of the table, next to Zhang Yucai's second seat, and grabbed the collar of the person who was originally sitting there and pulled him up.

Then he sat down on it.

"Little maid, come, take all the bloody dishes off the table and make new ones. How can you eat something covered in blood?"

As he said that, he picked up the decanter on the table and took a big gulp of the wine as if it were a bottle.

The unlucky guy who was picked up by Chen Liushi and had his seat taken away didn't say anything when he saw this. He stood there awkwardly for a while. Fortunately, the maid of Xuehuatang was smart and immediately brought a new chair for him to sit down.

Seeing this, the others at the table also began to move out, clearing a seat for him to sit next to Tan Lark Sye, the first one at the bottom. Zhang Yucai narrowed his eyes and said, "Mr. Tan, Mr. Six, you didn't stay in Singapore, but came to Kuala Lumpur without even telling me. I wonder... what can you do for me?"

"I heard there's a talented person from Fujian in Kuala Lumpur, so I came here to see him. Who is he? Is he Mr. Zheng Yi?"

Zheng Yi felt more confident and calm. He stood up and bowed to the newcomer, saying, "Sixth Master, I've heard a lot about you."

Zheng Yi's words of "I've long admired you" were not a polite remark. He had heard of this person's name in his previous life. There was a saying:

Among the Chinese in Southeast Asia after World War II, there was at least one person who had courage, and that was Tan Lark Sye.

It is said that there are no heroes among the Chinese in Southeast Asia after World War II, but at least there is still a Tan Lark Sye.

"Are you Mr. Zheng? Come, come and sit here with me."

As he spoke, Chen Liushi turned his head and glared at the man who had just rushed past him.

Seeing this, the man smiled bitterly, stood up again, and started moving the chair with his butt sticking out. Everyone had to move their chairs together to make room for Zheng Yi to move his chair and sit down.

"Thank you for your care, Master Liu."

Tan Lark Sye: "I heard you're from Fujian?"

"Yes, from Fuzhou, Fujian."

With a bang, Chen Liushi knocked on the table and said, "How come you, a Fujianese, work for Li Xiaoshi, a Cantonese?"

Zheng Yi: "It's fate. The Li family has been kind to me. If it weren't for the eldest daughter of the Li family, I would have died long ago. If it weren't for Brother Li Xiaoshi, I might just be a piglet doing hard labor now. It's my good fortune that I met the Li family."

Chen Liushi: "Fuck, saving my life and supporting me, two great favors, then I can't fucking dig you out."

Zheng Yi: “…………”

"Hahahaha, it doesn't matter. After all, you are from Fujian. Our Fujian has produced another outstanding person!

Hahaha, originally, my uncle wanted to come to Kuala Lumpur to see you in person, but he had something to do at Xiamen University and couldn't leave, so he had to send me."

"Since you're from Fujian, you're under the jurisdiction of the Fujian Chamber of Commerce. If you encounter any problems in the future, you're welcome to come to Singapore to find me or my uncle. We Fujianese are the most committed to sticking together and helping each other."

"Anyone who dares to bully you is fucking against me, my uncle, and the entire Fujian Chamber of Commerce. I'll skin him alive!"

As he said that, Chen Liushi slammed his hand hard on the table and glared directly at Zhang Yucai.

Zhang Yucai looked at him for a while, but finally felt a little lacking in confidence. He silently looked away, picked up the rosary on the table again, and began to recite it.

Chen Liushi: "Hahahahaha, of course, I believe you will definitely not bully my brothers. You are all elders, how could you do such a shameless thing as bullying the younger ones?"

"In the future, when I return to Singapore, I, your little brother, will still need your kind care, huh? Hahahahaha."

(End of this chapter)