1928: The rise of giant merchants

October 25th at 6pm.

Ye Luo, Shi Jianqiao, and Huo Ting'en drove to Hollywood.

"We demand the White House repay our hard-earned money!"

“The U.S. stock market is worse than shit!”

"Stand down! Strongly demand that Hoover step down! We need a new president!"

Various banners with radical content were hung across the United States, and speculators turned into righteous people and began to attack Hoover's cabinet and the U.S. stock market they supported.

Richard, the president of the New York Stock Exchange, even boarded a flight out of New York overnight and went to Italy to seek refuge.

When the economy turned into a mess, the big shots who usually said all kinds of nice things became cowered, and no one dared to come forward to meet the storm of the people.

The New York Stock Exchange closed today and the Dow Jones Index fell to 188.2 points. This is obviously just the beginning. Now it is very possible for the Dow Jones Index to fall to 150 points.

Who would have thought that a month ago, it was still at a high of 390 points?

As for those stocks that have plummeted thousands of miles, their failure to delist is probably their last sign of stubbornness.

This weekend is destined to be painful and unbearable for most people.

They will have to wait until next Monday, October 28, to continue to see what's happening on the NYSE.

"Second Young Master, is the film company really that profitable?" Huo Ting'en couldn't help but ask.

The United States has gradually transformed from silent films to talkies.

Even Chaplin, the former emperor of silent films, had to give up silent films and start acting in talkies.

Hollywood in the United States is currently the largest film dream factory in the world, and the American film industry is also the only leading industry in the world.

"It's not an exaggeration to say it's a cash cow. It's a pity that the real golden age of movies is not now," Ye Luo said with emotion. If there had been no war, the entertainment industry would have been the most profitable industry, bar none.

But as the first shot was fired in 1937, the whole world was involved in the horrific war.

During war, the most profitable industries must be medical care, military industry, transportation, intelligence and other related industries.

These are also the major industries that Ye Luo will focus on developing in the future.

While Germany has not yet started their fascist journey, the Chinese-German military project in full swing can continue.

Come to Hollywood.

At a glance, Ye Luo saw the majestic RKO building and the American branch of Yip's Film Company standing quietly next to it.

"Welcome to Hollywood, Ye, my friend." The person who came to greet him was John D. Rockefeller Jr., another major shareholder of RKO and the third generation leader of the Rockefeller family.

He was also a partner with Yello in building the Empire State Building.

Accompanying him to pick up Ye Luo were Fairbanks and Lewis. These two people were also the ultimate wallflowers. When Ye Luo claimed that the U.S. stock market would collapse and was ridiculed by the crowd, the two even shelved their cooperation with him in order to express their gratitude to those people. Wall Street tycoons are taking a stand.

Well now, the U.S. stock market has really exploded.

The remarks of Yello and Roger Babson as well as Yello's sunken paper were uncovered, and the media began to promote the two as stock gods in the world.

Roger even more accurately evacuated with a large amount of funds on the eve of the crash, and was the most famous among the first people to land.

Also written into history for avoiding the risks of U.S. stocks is Joseph Sr., Kennedy's father.

As for Ye Luo, since he was "fired" from the Red Star United Group, everyone thought he was wandering around the United States looking for opportunities.

No one would associate him with a short-selling group.

After the glory has passed, the true colors of heroes are revealed.

Seeing the two people gathered around, Ye Luo had a natural expression, without any displeasure.

This reassured Fairbanks, who specially hired Rockefeller as a lobbyist. He was afraid of falling out with Ye Luo because of the breakdown of the cooperation.

As Yip Luo's reputation has grown in the United States, his Yip's Film Company and the RKO Company he invested in have become well-known companies in Hollywood.

Even if not a single film has been shot, it is still crowded with a large number of male and female international stars who are willing to jump over.

"Hello, Mr. Rockefeller." Ye Luo shook hands with the energetic young plutocrat.

Judging from Rockefeller's expression and demeanor, it was obvious that he was not worried about the collapse of the US stock market.

Sure enough, in this economic crisis sweeping the world, it is the people at the bottom who are ultimately unlucky.

Such top chaebols might have withdrawn their funds in time when the U.S. stock market started to show signs of trouble, and they would not be able to get into trouble at all.

To some extent, they are also one of the murderers who contribute to the flames.

What is more unfortunate is that external capital like the Sassoon family was not clear about the situation of the US stock market and rashly entered the market with capital, and was directly beaten.

"Ye, let's talk as we walk. You are the star of the ball today." Rockefeller warmly invited Ye Luo to the Roosevelt Hotel.

Shi Jianqiao and Shi Jianqiao were regarded as bodyguards and were ignored.

This is also good. Mixed among a bunch of bodyguards, the two of them can move more freely.

There will be a grand party at the Roosevelt Hotel tonight, many of whom are celebrities specially invited by Rockefeller for Yello.

They also heard that the Chinese financial expert was coming, so they all agreed to be present.

As soon as Ye Luo walked into the hotel door, a petite figure swooped over.

"Ye~ You are finally here!"

America's sweetheart Mary's plump body threw herself into his arms, completely ignoring the feelings of her husband Fairbanks.

"Woooo~ I've been waiting for you for a long time."

"You're taking a break in Hollywood this weekend, right?"

Mary was bombarded with questions, and Ye Luo had to answer them one by one.

Fairbanks has long gone to who knows where. Although everyone knows that their husband and wife are at odds and are now in a state of seemingly inseparable relationship, he still can't stand this blatant cuckolding behavior.

Others were not surprised by this.

The upper class society has a very open view on love and marriage, and there are even "wife-swapping clubs" with heavy tastes. To this extent, they are accustomed to it.

Mary held Ye Luo's arm and talked to him while walking.

It turns out that this top Hollywood actress also invested in stocks a while ago, and the results are predictable.

At this moment, she wanted to learn from Ye Luo and see if there was any chance of switching jobs from Fairbanks to RKO.

Rockefeller led Ye Luo all the way to the center of the hall, introducing the guests along the way.

"Ye, do you also think that the stock market will collapse completely? The kind of collapse that is irreversible." Rockefeller asked in a low voice, "My father also thinks so."

"Yes, we will find out next Monday." Ye Luo nodded, "Are the bosses of those companies willing to transfer the equipment, technology and company to me in advance? If they wait until the collapse, it will be worthless."

"It seems that they can no longer hold on any longer. Several companies are on the verge of bankruptcy and delisting. I have to say that you found it at the right time."

Rockefeller winked at him.

"Well, there are a few over there. The bosses of American Medicine, American Radio, and Boeing Aircraft. Those companies."