1928: The rise of giant merchants

Huo Tianhong, who was holding a broom, also saw Ye Luo approaching. He tried his best to lower his head and not look at each other, but he couldn't do it.

Not long ago, he was the number one tycoon in Shanghai and the boss of Yongxing Company, with tens of millions in assets. But now, he is penniless, the Huo Mansion has been sealed by the city hall, his wife and children are separated, and he has no one. Pay attention.

His most beloved lover, Lu Lanchun, followed Xue Heng and flew away together. A lot of wives and children who relied on him ran away faster than anyone else after his downfall.

The inexplicable disappearance of 2,000 boxes of cigarettes on the Nissin made him realize what it means to be scattered like a tree.

The last remaining confidence left in Huo Tianhong is that he will never collude with the Japanese invaders.

I originally thought that Ye Luo would come over and ridicule him, or simply suppress him.

But when Huo Tianhong looked up again after some inner struggle, Ye Luo was no longer there.

He looked at the tall News Headquarters building, and suddenly felt that the passing clouds were like a dream, so unreal.

It turns out that in the eyes of the other party, I have long lost the value of being taken seriously!

Ye Luo took Shi Jianqiao into the News Building.

The staff of the newspaper were very nervous when the big boss behind their rival suddenly visited.

However, after seeing that Ye Luo did nothing special, more and more people came to watch secretly.

After all, he is not only the backer of the declaration boss Shi Liangcai, but also the number one tycoon who is famous in Shanghai for defeating foreigners in business wars and dismantling Yongxing Company!

Ye Luo, who was only twenty-three years old, was younger than many of them, which made a group of people even more embarrassed and full of curiosity.

Facing countless enthusiastic eyes, Ye Luo slowly walked into Li Boyu's office.

Li Boyu's secretary had been waiting at the door. Seeing him approaching, he bowed and said, "Second Young Master, Chief Editor Li is inside. Welcome to visit."

Ye Luo nodded in greeting, then pushed the door open and entered.

Li Boyu is a typical workaholic. As long as he has free time, he sits in the office and writes hard, thinking about how to make the news catch up with the newspaper and become the leading newspaper in the Republic of China.

"Second Young Master, please sit down and wait a moment. These manuscripts must be completed urgently and cannot be delayed." Li Boyu raised his head and glanced at Ye Luo. With an apologetic smile on his face, he called his secretary to give Ye Luo and Shi Jianqiao bubbles. After tea, continue working.

"It doesn't matter, Editor-in-Chief Li is busy first." Ye Luo waved his hand and looked around his office.

The simple style makes people mistakenly think that this is the office of a small editor. It is difficult to imagine that Li Boyu, who has the overall power of the newspaper and has an annual salary of at least 5,000 yuan, is so frugal.

After about a cup of tea, Li Boyu breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly handed the written manuscript to his secretary. Then he came over to shake hands with Ye Luo and apologized: "It's really a neglect. Please don't blame me, Second Young Master."

"Haha, Editor-in-Chief Li is serious. I have heard how busy your journalists are, and I can still afford to wait for this time." Ye Luo responded with a smile.

The two sat down, and Ye Luo got straight to the point, telling the truth about the hope that the News would help promote the popularization of bicycles at Ye's Automobile Factory.

At this time, bicycles seemed to be a luxury product that was no different from cars. Ye Luo wanted to go against the trend and promote this kind of transportation that was more than adequate than the superior, which made Li Boyu slightly confused.

This feeling is just like when Ye Luo wanted to popularize ballroom dancing, which was only popular in the upper class society, to the whole country. It is incredible.

But now, in just six months, the ballroom dancing trend has swept across the country. Dance halls of all sizes are dotted in every city in the north and south. Countless dance companies have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain. Many Chinese businessmen have made a lot of money by following Ye Luo's trend.

There is no doubt about Ye Luo's business ability, and Ye Luo also saved the life of his son Li Haoxuan.

Therefore, even though Li Boyu had doubts, he nodded slightly to express his willingness to help.

After persuading Li Boyu, Ye Luo took out his checkbook and wrote him 20,000 yuan to pay for the advertising fees for the newspaper to promote Ye's Automobile Company in the next six months.

He had long heard that the second young master was very wealthy, and saw with his own eyes that he could easily throw out tens of thousands of dollars, and Li Boyu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

After saying goodbye to Li Boyu, Ye Luo didn't stop and asked Cao Fan to drive him all the way to Siming New Village and to the small bungalow of Xu Zhimo and Lu Xiaoman.

Hearing that Ye Luo was coming, Lu Xiaoman changed her light pajamas into an exquisite dress, skipped her nap, and dressed up carefully.

Seeing her sitting in front of the dressing table in the bedroom putting on makeup, Xu Zhimo, who had taken leave, couldn't help but laugh: "Does it need to be so grand? A Luo is not an outsider. It only took you a few hours to put on makeup. If you don't know, you would think you Are you going to meet some big shot?"

"Isn't Aluo considered a big shot?" Lu Xiaoman rolled his eyes at him. Since getting married, Xu Zhimo has changed from the elegant and talented man who knows how to play music, chess, calligraphy and painting to talking about daily necessities, running around all day long, and there is no romance anymore. The smelly middle-aged man made her feel depressed and boring.

Xu Zhimo choked immediately after being reprimanded by her.

If you think about it carefully, you will find that your college classmate is indeed no longer what he used to be. Even Yongxing Company, which is the most important company in the French Concession, was acquired by him. He is not a big shot, so who is?

While the two were bickering, Ye Luo and Shi Jianqiao arrived late.

Ever since Ye's Dance Company got on the right track, Ye Luo and Lu Xiaoman have had much less interaction. The last time he promised her to teach her French, he gradually gave up because he was too busy with work. The two met several times a month. In the meantime, Ye Luo came specially to massage her and soothe her muscles and bones.

"Aluo, would you like coffee or tea?" Lu Xiaoman shouted in the tea room, "And Jianqiao, what about you?"

For some reason, Xu Zhimo felt that Lu Xiaoman seemed to be much more enthusiastic after Ye Luo came.

"We all drink tea." Ye Luo replied, and then looked at Xu Zhimo. He came here specifically to ask this old classmate for help today, "Zhimo, are you still teaching in those universities?"

"Yes. If I don't teach, I won't have enough money to spend." Xu Zhimo glanced at the tea room with a bitter look on his face, "Why, do you have a good job for me?"

"I heard that you gave Xiaoman your car to use. What do you do when you go to work?" Ye Luo asked with a smile, "I remember that the school where you teach is not far away, right?"

"It's not far, it's either a tram or a rickshaw, it's very convenient." Xu Zhimo said with a smile, "Why, the big boss wants to give me a car to drive around?"

"Haha, if you want a car, just go to Ye's Automobile Factory to pick it up. If they see it's you, they won't charge you. But I'm here today to give you a more convenient means of transportation."

Ye Luo smiled,

"It's inconvenient to drive so close to your workplace, so why not use a bicycle?"