1928: The rise of giant merchants

Monday at the Business Decoration Commission Office Building.

A man with oily hair and a pink face, who looked to be in his thirties, stepped out of the Ford, and then several middle-aged men in long coats and retro outfits came with fists in their hands and greeted him.

"Fourth Young Master Sheng, long time no see. You still look like you."

"Boss Ma, Boss Hu, Boss Luo, you are here too." Sheng Enyi smiled at several people and clasped his fists, "You are all leading giants in the textile industry. What do you think of this meeting?"

"What do you think? I'm afraid it won't be our turn to watch." Boss Ma sneered.

The middle-aged Boss Hu reacted even more violently: "Leading giant? Fourth Young Master Sheng, please stop promoting me. It is estimated that after this meeting, I will get out of Shanghai's textile industry in despair."

This sudden textile industry symposium was organized by Yu Qiaqing, but everyone knew that the real initiator was the second young master Ye Luo.

Ye Luo's behavior in the business world is well known, and he is extremely domineering. If he becomes a competitor, the fate of the three Yongxing tycoons in the past is still vivid in his mind.

But if Ye Luo were to enter the textile industry in a big way, with his capital and strength, businessmen like them might not even be able to drink soup once the tariff autonomy agreement is implemented early next year.

After a conversation, Sheng Enyi found that everyone in the business community had a lot of criticisms against Ye Luo, which was consistent with his judgment.

Although Ye Luo has vigorously developed Shanghai's business community in recent years, not only driving away many foreigners, but also rectifying various gangs that gave businessmen a headache, but every time he entered an industry, he wiped everything away like a whirlwind. It has also greatly raised the threshold and competitiveness of the industry, leaving most capitalists without a living.

If it weren't for the fact that Ye's investment was so huge and endorsed by the Jinling National Government and important military and political figures, they, the old-era plutocrats, would have risen up long ago, isolated Ye's investment, and asked him to get out.

Under the conflict of interests, these people can do anything.

On the other side, the belatedly arriving Rong brothers and Sassoon also started talking with a group of pro-foreign bosses.

They are not on the same path as Sheng Enyi. This group of people basically depends on the great powers such as Britain, the United States, and France, and they are the mouthpieces of the great powers in the Shanghai business community. Sheng Enyi, on the other hand, chose to join the Japanese and had a good relationship with Jin Bihui and other Japanese spies.

Speaking of seeking refuge with the Japanese, Sheng Enyi ruined all of Sheng Xuanhuai's remaining reputation in the Republic of China.

He is a prodigal son who is proficient in eating, drinking, whoring, and gambling. He even goes to the extent of filing lawsuits with his brothers and sisters for the sake of family property. Most of the companies he manages are suffering from losses and are unsustainable. In recent years, with the decline of the domestic textile industry, he also likes to live extremely extravagantly. With a luxurious life of lust and a pile of gambling debts, Sheng Enyi, who had less and less money, simply joined the Japanese and started illegal activities.

This time when he came here, the task given to him by the Japanese was to try his best to prevent Ye Luo from entering the textile industry in Shanghai!

The two waves of people and horses were separated on two sides, and the water in the well did not interfere with the water in the river, but this time they blended together and talked happily.

"Sir Young Master Sheng, it's up to you to refute that guy later. You are the guest of the Japanese Ambassador. Japanese textile factories are all over the south. Even if they gradually withdraw, they still occupy most of the domestic market. As long as you hold objections, he will It’s impossible to succeed in whatever you want to do.”

Rong Xiang, the eldest brother of the Rong family, looked at him like a smiling Buddha. What he said sounded like it was giving him face, but his intention was very vicious. He wanted to use a knife to kill someone so that he could benefit from it.

"Then we have to ask Mr. Rong to help." Sheng Enyi looked confident, completely unaware of Rong Xiang's intentions.

Capitalists with different agendas walked into the building one after another. Yu Qiaqing, who had been waiting for a long time, pretended to have a bitter look on his face and tried his best to throw the blame to Ye Luo and clear up the relationship.

The textile business is the highlight next year, and these people are counting on making another fortune from it. Anyone who comes out to go against them now will offend the entire southern textile industry.

Yu Qiaqing didn't want to be the target of public criticism.

"I want to see what tricks he wants to play this time." Yu Qiaqing gloated as he watched the aggressive people enter the building.

Not long after, Ye Luo arrived at the office building with Mu Ouchu and others who had already made an agreement.

After saying hello, he led his people to the meeting venue. Yu Qiaqing vaguely saw a familiar figure in the distance. After a closer look, he found that it was indeed Sheng Aiyi, the seventh lady of the Sheng family.

"It seems something is going to happen to Sheng Enyi this time." Yu Qiaqing sighed inwardly. The lawsuit between Sheng Enyi and Sheng Aiyi is still going on. The two are having a quarrel over the Sheng family's property. Sheng Enyi has the upper hand, and it is estimated that Sheng Aiyi will be kicked out soon.

But looking at it now, if Ye Luo intervenes to help Sheng Aiyi fight the lawsuit, the outcome will be unknown.

And Ye Luo played the Sheng Aiyi card, obviously targeting Sheng Enyi.

Yu Qiaqing had heard a little bit about Sheng Enyi's defection to the Japanese. When he came to the symposium this time, Sheng Enyi looked like he was sure of victory. It seemed that the Japanese had promised him a lot of benefits and help, giving him the confidence to fight with Ye Luo. wrist.

But Ye Luo's behavior made Yu Qiaqing feel that he had already understood all Sheng Enyi's tricks, and even took the Japanese factor into consideration.

It's better not to get into this muddy water as much as possible.

The core reason why Yu Qiaqing is unwilling to be an enemy of Ye Luo is that he knows the principal's attitude towards Ye Luo better than many people.

He was certain that if the principal was asked to choose between himself and Ye Luo, the principal would most likely choose Ye Luo instead of himself. This made Yu Qiaqing determined not to provoke Ye Luo.

He doesn't want to become the next Fu Xiao'an.

At the same time, inside the venue.

Representatives from various textile companies entered the venue one after another, and the total number of people exceeded a hundred.

"Everyone, please take your seats." Ye Luo waved to them, but his eyes glanced over everyone's heads, giving them a shuddering illusion.

Sheng Enyi took the lead to sit down, but when he saw Sheng Aiyi wearing a white dress and a lady's hat next to Ye Luo, his face suddenly became a little ugly.

The Rong brothers' mouths also twitched when they saw Mu Ouchu, who had been pushed out by them.

The remaining hope that Nasi Yeluo might cooperate with them was completely shattered.

This so-called symposium is Ye Luokai’s Hongmen Banquet!

"Second Young Master, what are your thoughts on holding a symposium this time?" The first person to speak was Boss Luo. He is highly respected in the industry, but his strength is average and he always plays the role of the leader.

Someone started, and others followed suit, and all kinds of words hit Ye Luo like a torrent and a tsunami.

A few years ago, Ye Luo might have been frightened by this kind of force-forcing posture, but after experiencing the extremely exciting thing like the US stock bubble, these things no longer bring him any sense of oppression.

Ye Luo coughed slightly and replied with a smile: "I want to spend money to acquire your company." (End of Chapter)