1928: The rise of giant merchants

After lunch, Ye Luo drove Zhang Yuanbei and Shi Jianqiao toward the train station.

Shi Jianqiao sat in the driver's seat, his seat belt passed through the snow peak, feeling indescribably relaxed and at ease.

In the past, when she was with Shi Zhongcheng and the others, her daily life was either in a daze at home or traveling to various martial arts gyms to exchange ideas with martial arts masters. Her only goal in life was to cut off Sun Chuanfang's dog head to appease her father's spirit in heaven.

After arriving at Ye's house, she felt more and more like she was more like his sister than Ye Luo's bodyguard. She was taken care of by him in every aspect and could not even drive.

But such a life of being accommodated and loved by a man made her feel extremely at ease.

Ford V8 parked on the platform.

Ye Luo's license plate has four 8s. It was originally purchased by a manager of a foreign company through the Automobile Trade Association. After he acquired Yunfeitailai and Yunfeitailai, the manager of the foreign company took the initiative to give away the license plate. Now it has been with Lu Yusheng's 7777 is as famous as everyone in Shanghai knows about it.

Only his private car can enter the platform of Shanghai Railway Station.

As soon as the car stopped, the sharp-eyed Ye Luo saw the construction master and his wife whom he had invited back from abroad.

The man wears a suit and leather shoes, carries a handbag, has a sleek slicked back hair, and round-framed glasses, which is a very typical gentleman's attire of the Republic of China.

The woman was as gorgeous as a flower, pure and beautiful. She was holding the man's hand and looking towards this side. After seeing the license plate of 8888, the woman happily waved to Ye Luo.

"It turns out it's them!" Zhang Yuanbei was still a little unconvinced, thinking that his little sister might become one of Ye Luo's concubines. How could his brother-in-law be known as the chief engineer? Ye Luo is not very satisfied with the arrangement.

But when he saw the two people coming from afar, he was instantly convinced.

"Sister Huiyin, Brother Liang, long time no see." Ye Luo smiled and got out of the car and walked quickly towards them, and then introduced Shi Jianqiao and Zhang Yuanbei.

When he heard that Shi Jianqiao was the chivalrous woman determined to avenge her father, Lin Huiyin blinked his big, smart eyes, full of curiosity and appreciation.

"You, you, we were planning to return to China on August 18, and we had agreed to teach at Northeastern University. How about you, a telegram came, asking us to come back from Europe to help build houses, playgrounds and cinemas? "Liang Sicheng tapped Ye Luo with his finger and shook his head helplessly.

He is five years older than Ye Luo, but in terms of seniority, he is still Ye Luo's junior.

Ye Luo graduated from Tsinghua Academy in 1922 and then went to Cambridge University to study abroad. Liang Sicheng graduated in 1923. In 1924, he and Lin Huiyin went to the Department of Architecture of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, USA to study. In 1927, he went to Harvard University to study Chinese culture. Ancient architecture, Ye Luo happened to be studying at Harvard University that year, so the two got along for a while and developed a deep relationship.

On March 21, 1928, Liang Sicheng and Lin Huiyin got married in Vancouver, Canada. An invitation letter was sent to them. Unfortunately, Ye Luo did not arrive in Shanghai until March 20 to attend his younger sister's wedding and missed the wedding banquet of these two celebrities.

However, he had people send him valuable gifts and blessings, and even a gift of 1,000 yuan, which really surprised Lin Huiyin.

The necklace Ye Luo gave her was now on her neck. The sapphire blue matched her snow-white skin very well.

"Arlo, show me the drawings you drew quickly." Lin Huiyin reached out for the drawings. She was very curious about this brother's architectural skills. After all, when he was in the United States, he was a famous social butterfly and top student at Harvard University, and he was extremely famous. big.

"Okay, okay, sister Huiyin, don't worry, let's get in the car and chat while walking." Ye Luo asked Zhang Yuanbei to hand the drawing to Lin Huiyin, and then opened the car door for her.

Several people got in the car and drove straight to the intersection of Aidoya Road and Mintinyin Road.

Having not been to Shanghai for many years, Liang Sicheng marveled at the prosperity and extravagance of Shili Foreign Market, and was also surprised by the beauty and grandeur of foreign architecture.

The development of the concession is much better than that of the county. There are countless small shops in the bustling downtown area like the junction. However, Merieux has sent people to negotiate and clean up. The land selected by Ye Luo is quite deserted at this time, and all the shops are uniform. closed.

"How much money do you have to spend to rent such a large piece of land?" Liang Sicheng sighed at the senior's arrogance.

His father, Liang Qichao, and Lin Huiyin's father, Lin Changmin, both served as chief justices. The two families were considered wealthy in the north, but compared with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang chaebols in the south, they pale into insignificance.

"The French Consul General Merieux approved to me a rent of 300,000 yuan a year, which is not expensive." Ye Luo turned the steering wheel and entered the business district, and then asked the three of them to get out of the car and observe.

Lin Huiyin admired Ye Luo's design: "A Luo has been hanging out in Fengyue Field for a long time. He is really familiar with these things. There is no problem with your layout and structure, but it is estimated that a lot of materials will be consumed to build it. Construction engineering Is the team ready?"

"Okay, I have a construction company of my own, and I also have an engineering team at home in Yuanbei. I want the cinema and the Great World Amusement Park to start construction at the same time. Sister Huiyin, if you think it's okay, then I can call someone to start the groundbreaking today. .”

Ye Luo took them around and talked about their ideas for the Big World Playground.

"When the time comes, please ask Brother Liang to be the chief engineer, and Sister Huiyin to be the chief manager."

"Okay, then you have to take care of our wages." Lin Huiyin nodded with a smile. They owed Ye Luo a favor and had a good relationship with each other. Anyway, it was still early to go to Northeastern University, so it was better to help Ye Luo create jobs in Shanghai. Build a house.

"That's great. The salary must be according to the top treatment of foreign engineers!" Ye Luo smiled and nodded, "By the way, Sister Huiyin estimates how much this project will cost?"

"It depends on your quality requirements. But since the engineering team is yours, I guess you can't buy low-quality building materials in Shanghai. It will cost you at least 500,000 yuan." Lin Huiyin said with a smile, feeling straight in his heart Play the drums.

500,000 oceans.

They went to teach at Northeastern University, and their monthly salary was only 350 yuan. Even if the two of them were wealthy, 500,000 yuan was an astronomical figure.

I thought Ye Luo would be surprised when he heard this number, but he didn't expect him to care at all. Instead, he took out his checkbook, wrote 500,000 on it, turned around and handed it to Lin Huiyin.

"This is labor money plus construction fees. Just come to me when you're done with it." Ye Luo's bold move made Liang Sicheng and his wife stunned.

Lin Huiyin waved the check in his hand with complicated eyes: "Say A Luo, aren't you afraid that we will run away with the money?"

"Sister Huiyin won't cheat me for this little money." Ye Luo laughed loudly, "If you really run away, I can only admit defeat."

"This little money?! Arlo, how much money did you make in Shanghai!" Lin Huiyin carefully put the check away, feeling that his young heart was strongly impacted.

Lin Yuanbei was not surprised by this, and he knew Ye Luo better.

No one in Shanghai can steal the second young master's money and then run away. The last guy who wanted to run away with the money is now feeding fish in the Huangpu River.

After agreeing on the project matters, Ye Luo drove them to the Dahua Hotel to check in.

On the other side, when Lin Ruxian was discussing the acquisition of Star Film Company with her nephew Zhang Shichuan, she accidentally got a piece of gossip——

Ruan Lingyu's first love and ex-boyfriend Zhang Damin, the fourth son of the Zhang family, suddenly proposed to her and asked to get married at her father's funeral, but Ruan Lingyu actually agreed!