1928: The rise of giant merchants

In the evening, Cao Fan drove Ye Luo and Shi Jianqiao to Feng Mansion in the French Concession, while Heng San followed Ye Hao to Ye's Security Company.

After the incident at the train station during the day, Feng Jingyao refused to let his precious daughter stay outside for the past few days, so he directly invited Ye Luo to dine at his home.

Feng Mansion is located on Huageni Road in the French Concession. It consists of a Chinese-style two-story Shikumen building and a three-story building in a combination of Chinese and Western styles.

The original building was an independent house with three entrances from the front to the front, with a construction area of ​​1,062 square meters. It was owned by a wealthy Shanxi businessman. Later, the wealthy man lost all his money in the Yongxing Company's casino and had to mortgage the mansion at a low price to Huo Tianhong.

In 1924, Huo Tianhong donated this mansion to Feng Jingyao and equipped it with a valuable nanmu carved beam.

The layout and decoration of Feng Mansion is antique, with servants busy everywhere.

Feng Jingyao and Feng Chengcheng were waiting at the gate early, and they warmly welcomed Ye Luofu as soon as he got out of the car.

"Miss Feng, this is a gift for you." Ye Luo gave away the gift box in his hand.

Feng Chengcheng was overjoyed, took the gift box and said with a smile, "Can I open it now?"

"Of course." Ye Luo nodded and smiled.

Feng Chengcheng tore open the exquisite packaging box and saw a set of beautiful bottles and jars inside. He couldn't help but asked curiously: "Second Young Master, what are these?"

"This is a women's cosmetic that I asked a friend to bring back from France. A few years ago, the well-known French cosmetics brand Chanel launched a cosmetics set for the first time. It also included some skin care products. Several sisters at home said it was very useful, so I I thought I’d give you a copy too.”

Ye Luo smiled lightly.

Chanel, now a well-known French cosmetics brand, launched a bold and simple "little black dress" in 1926, triggering a revolution in the fashion industry.

This simple and sophisticated black skirt dress will soon become popular all over the world and become the most popular suit for women at dinner parties.

"Thank you, Second Young Master~" Feng Chengcheng smiled sweetly and couldn't put it down while holding the cosmetics. She had heard many rich girls talk about the Chanel brand in Peking. Unfortunately, there were no dealers for it in China and she had to go overseas to buy it. "Thank you also, Second Young Master." Today’s saving grace~”

"Okay, okay, if you have anything to say, let's go in and talk about it." Feng Jingyao saw that his daughter, who had always been at odds with him, was chatting happily with Ye Luo. He also smiled happily and called the servant to bring tea and water, urging the two of them to go into the house again. talk.

When they arrived at the restaurant, Feng Jingyao asked about Hengsan's situation, and Ye Luo swore that with his human and financial resources, Hengsan would not be able to escape from the south.

Feng Jingyao is not worried about a small Hengsan at all. He is worried that the fact that he hired a murderer to kidnap Chen Hanlin will be revealed, which will make the plan to seize Chen's gauze factory fail again. When the time comes, when the Verdi couple return from their travels, he will not be able to do well. Accounted for.

The three of them sat down. Feng Chengcheng was obviously not interested in the official matters they were discussing. Instead, he had a crush on the handsome Ye Luo and kept staring at him secretly.

Feng Jingyao also noticed his daughter's expression, and felt happy and sad at the same time.

If Ye Luo and Bai Xiuzhu were not engaged, then he would do anything to facilitate his daughter's marriage to him. But now that Ye Luo and Bai Xiuzhu are going to get married on December 5th, can his daughter be married off and have a baby?

But if his daughter missed this rich husband, he would feel it was a pity.

"Dad, Second Young Master, I've finished eating. You guys can chat while I go back to the room and read a book." Feng Chengcheng knew that they were talking about Chen Hanlin. She met Chen Hanlin and Xu Wenqiang on the train and was very fond of these two patriotic and passionate young people. I have a good impression, especially of Xu Wenqiang, who is a student in Peking like her, and her thinking and ideas are very in tune with her.

But now her close relative and savior sitting at the table was talking about how to take away the Chen Hanlin family's property, which made her very frustrated, so she had to make excuses and leave first, keeping out of sight.

After Feng Chengcheng left, Feng Jingyao's words were no longer cryptic: "Second Young Master, this matter is not easy to handle. You know the temper of the Consul General. He must get what he likes. I also promised him, if My business in the French Concession is not being handled well."

"Chen's gauze factory can survive the Japanese invaders' textile factories. It is a rare high-quality Chinese business industry. Boss Feng's move will chill the hearts of the Chinese businessmen in the French Concession." Ye Luo took a sip of red wine and said lightly, "Soon The previous case of French soldiers torturing a tram driver brought the credibility of the French to rock bottom. The waterworks and tram companies are their lackeys, but the Chinese Business Federation is completely on the opposite side of them."

"Boss Chen Lianshan is an active member of the Federation of Trade Unions and has a high status. If you attack him, you will offend most of the Chinese business community in the French Concession. Boss Feng should think twice."

"Oh, Second Young Master, please don't underestimate that pile of rubbish. Who among the Chinese businessmen in the French Concession dares to show Feng Jingyao's face to me? Besides, there are three old bastards from Yongxing Company, and they can't afford to make any trouble. The incident last time, If you hadn't taken action, Second Young Master, would they have made the Consul General submissive?" Feng Jingyao didn't know that the French minister and ambassador had put pressure on Verdi last time. He had a typical comprador mentality, respecting foreign countries and humiliating China.

"Boss Feng, this is just because you want to borrow flowers to offer Buddha in front of Fan Erdi. If I can help you with this, Chen Lianshan's property will be dispensable, right?" Ye Luo looked at him.

Feng Jingyao was overjoyed: "Second Young Master, are you willing to help me?"

He knew that Ye Luo and Verdi had a very good relationship, and were close friends with the former Consul General. If Ye Luo could take action, he wouldn't need to set up a gauze factory to please Verdi!

It's just that this favor is too big. Feng Jingyao doesn't know if Ye Luo will help, and he doesn't dare to speak.

Unexpectedly, Ye Luo would actually bring it up.

"It's a trivial matter. I'll just talk to Fan Erdi when he comes back." Ye Luo nodded with a smile.

Fan Erdi's affection for Ye Luo dropped due to the tram driver incident, but the relationship between the two was very deep, and there was Fan Juli coordinating between them, so such a small matter would definitely be fine.

"Haha, let me thank the second young master first!" Feng Jingyao now feels that agreeing to help Ye Luo get window advertisements and sending him a large gift was the best business decision he has made in recent years.

The two of them ate and drank for a while, and became tipsy. Feng Jingyao's words became much bolder: "Second Young Master, to be honest, you are the most powerful young man I have ever seen. What do you think of Cheng Cheng?"

"Ms. Cheng Cheng is gentle and beautiful, and she handles things without being alarmed. She ranks among the top three women I have ever met." Ye Luo answered with squinted eyes. There is no tax on bragging anyway, and Feng Chengcheng is already very good.

"Second Young Master, Cheng Cheng is very fond of you. When she was in Peking, she always wrote to me about the Ye Family Charitable Foundation and talked about many things related to you. This is the first time she has talked to me about it in so many years. Other men." Feng Jingyao said while looking at Ye Luo's expression, "Today you saved her life again, let me tell you, this is fate, right?"

"Yes!" Ye Luo raised his glass and touched it lightly with him.

"After the consul general's problem is solved, I plan to expand my business. We will join forces to bring down Yongxing Company. I have a daughter, Cheng Cheng. After a hundred years, these industries will have to be entrusted to her. But she is not good at business."

Feng Jingyao's hint was very obvious. He felt that the Feng family's property was enough to make Ye Luo's heart beat, and he also gave Feng Chengcheng as a gift.

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows and raised his glass calmly: "Boss Feng, you are drunk."