1928: The rise of giant merchants

Han Qing looked around and finally locked his eyes on a beautiful Chinese dancer sitting in front of table No. 1.

He straightened out his suit and walked quickly. Just as he was about to extend his hand to invite the dancer, he was beaten to the punch by another young man with an immature face but extraordinary heroic spirit!

The invited dancer obviously noticed Han Qing, but she agreed to the young man first and had no choice but to give him an apologetic smile. When the dancer stood up, Ye, who was standing in the distance and chatting in a low voice with Bai Xiuzhu in a white dress, Luo glanced over and saw Han Qing too!

"Six handsome men!"

Ye Luo exclaimed in a low voice and pulled Bai Xiuzhu over quickly.

He had given Han Qing some dance tickets before, not deliberately implying that he would come to support him.

After all, Han Qing is one of the major shareholders of Paramount. How can there be any reason for people to put aside their own property and dance in the rival ballroom?

Giving dance tickets was purely an expression of goodwill, and it was considered a small "bribery" that Han Qing could accept.

Of course, Ye Luo also believes that as long as he has experienced Black Cat Dance Hall a few times, he will definitely feel that Black Cat Dance Hall is more entertaining and interesting than Paramount.

Unexpectedly, Han Qing would actually come to visit secretly on the opening day!

"Brother~ Why are you here too?" Bai Xiuzhu said teasingly with a smile on her face, "Aren't you afraid that my sister-in-law will be jealous if you come here like this~"

"It's just a dance, why are you jealous?" Han Qing laughed loudly and defeated an army with his backhand, "It's you, Minister Bai is one of the major shareholders of Paramount. If you can't support your elder brother, why are you here? You’re here to play. Aren’t you afraid that your elder brother will be angry and put you in solitary confinement?”

"Huh, he doesn't know how!" Bai Xiuzhu pouted, holding Ye Luo's arm and said, "He only has his future in his mind and doesn't care about me at all!"

"Haha, of course a man should put more emphasis on his career than his relationship." Han Qing waved his hand, but glanced at the center of the dance floor.

The boy who invited the dancer he liked obviously didn't know how to dance. He bumped and stepped on the girl's feet several times, but the girl didn't get angry and smiled instead, and patiently guided the little brother.

"She is one of the reserve red dancers in our Black Cat Dance Hall, her name is Chen Zhuohua. That young man is called Dong Haoyun, and he is one of my juniors." Ye Luo explained with a smile, "Six handsome men, if it is normal, I will definitely recommend a few I’ll give you a signature dancer, but not today.”

"Oh? Why?" Han Qing looked at him curiously.

After coming to the Black Cat Ballroom today, he was eye-opening, especially the VIP Ballroom on the second floor, which far exceeded his expectations.

Although Chen Zhuohua was invited away, it would be a worthwhile trip if there were other good red dancers to accompany him.

"Because there happens to be a dance partner who is more suitable for the Sixth Handsome and is coming soon." Ye Luo smiled mysteriously.

"More suitable for me? Haha, looking at you like this, I know you won't tell me who she is. Wait a minute, I'm getting more and more curious." When Han Qing saw what he said, he simply pulled the two of them. People went to table 1 and sat down, drinking and chatting.

Seeing the boss approaching, the dancers at table 1 gave way to their seats, bowed slightly, and ran away with smiles.

Han Qing knew that dancers generally came from poor families and would often be exploited by their bosses in various ways after entering a dance hall. Therefore, most dancers had a very bad relationship with their bosses.

Seeing that Ye Luo had a harmonious relationship with his dancers and the atmosphere was harmonious, he felt more and more that the Black Cat Dance Hall was special.

This young man seems like a huge treasure. If you dig casually, something new will always appear.

Ye Luo and Han Qing chatted casually, waiting for the arrival of the special guest.

Seeing that Han Qing came to cheer for him, Ye Luo thought about asking Ji, the only red dancer queen, to dance with him for a while. It would be better if Wang Ji could be favored by Han Qing.

But when I turned around, I suddenly remembered that Xiao Aqiao had gone to pick up Miss Zhao Si, who had come all the way to visit.

Thinking of the love between Miss Zhao Yidi and Han Qing, he didn't want Miss Zhao to see Han Qing dancing and making out with a red dancer in his own ballroom!

Speaking of Zhao Yidi, the famous Miss Zhao Si during the Republic of China was Han Qing’s third wife. After the incident on December 12, 1936, she resolutely stayed with Han Qing for decades, from a beauty to a white man. First, people talk about it.

The ending of their relationship is much better than that of Song Ziwen and Miss Sheng Qi.

If something unexpected happened because of today's episode, Ye Luo would be guilty.

Ten minutes later, Xiao Aqiao, dressed as a young woman, took Zhao Yidi to the ballroom on the second floor. The two were talking and laughing, and seemed to have a good relationship.

Zhao Yidi's sharp eyes quickly caught a glimpse of Han Qing who was negotiating with Ye Luo at table No. 1. He was immediately overjoyed. He hugged Xiao A and chuckled: "Sister Shu Qiao, is this the surprise you arranged for me?! Really? Mrs."

"Xiang Sheng! Why are you here?!" Han Qing jumped up from his seat and looked at Ye Luo in disbelief, and then at Zhao Yidi, who was equally surprised.

Zhao Yidi first met Han Qing at a dance at the Cai Mansion in Tianjin in the spring of 1927 when he was sixteen years old.

After they met, they often went to play golf at the Xiangshan Hotel.

The Xiangshan Hotel, located next to Biyun Temple in Xishan, was opened by Zhao Yidi's father, Zhao Qinghua. At that time, Zhao Qinghua was still the deputy minister of the Ministry of Transportation of the Beiyang Government and also served as a military adviser to the three northeastern provinces.

That summer, Han Qing went to Beidaihe to escape the summer heat. Zhao Yidi came from Tianjin to accompany him, and the two gradually fell in love.

However, Marshal Zhang and Yu Fengzhi's father had promised that after marrying Yu Fengzhi, Han Qing would not take any more concubines.

And Zhao Qinghua couldn't accept that his daughter ran away to be a concubine in the Zhang family, so he took his daughter away by force and cut them off.

After that, the two never saw each other again.

At this moment they reunited and hugged each other excitedly.

Fortunately, this was a dance hall, so the two people's intimate behavior didn't attract much attention.

Ye Luo took Xiao Aqiao to sit down and explained Han Qing's identity to her in a low voice.

Little A Qiao, who was used to big winds and waves, was also shocked by Han Qing!

This is the top leader in the northern military and political circles today.

The two of them, Han and Qing, talked to each other and there was nothing better than chatting while dancing.

Ye Luo also danced with Bai Xiuzhu and Xiao Aqiao under the cheers of the crowd. Just as he sat down, he met Wang Ji, who was blushing and mustering up his courage, and ran over to invite him to dance together. .

Unexpectedly, the first dance of the popular dancer at the Black Cat Ballroom was not with the guests, but with the boss.

Bai Xiuzhu looked angrily from her position, her little mouth pouted, and she was crazy jealous.

Xiao Aqiao looked amused, gently held her hand, and whispered comfort.

For some reason, Bai Xiuzhu was not repelled by Xiao A'Qiao. After she learned about their relationship, she simply nodded. There was no situation where Xiao A'Qiao thought that the main wife was oppressing the concubine.

After the two of them got to know each other in depth, Xiao Aqiao became more and more fond of this innocent girl who would often reveal her little thoughts but would not really lose her temper.

She always thought that Bai Xiuzhu could become Ye Luo's first wife, which was also her little Aqiao's blessing.

As time goes by, more and more guests come to the Black Cat Ballroom.

Worried that Han Qing's identity would be exposed and cause unnecessary trouble, Ye Luo went up and whispered a few reminders.

Han Qing was still not satisfied, but he was also afraid that his meeting with Zhao Yidi would be seen by someone interested, so he had no choice but to drag Zhao Yidi and Ye Luo downstairs.

Before arriving at the Rolls-Royce Phantom 1, Han Qing was shocked by the appearance of this luxury car. He was filled with emotion when he learned that Ye Luo spent 80,000 yuan to buy it.

"Foreigners' cars are getting better and better, and their business is getting bigger and bigger. On the contrary, it is getting harder and harder for our Chinese businessmen to survive, and they all become compradors. They only want to please foreigners, gain others' prestige, and destroy their own ambitions."

"There is nothing we can do about this. Foreign technology, resources, and industrial development are several levels ahead of ours. It is not easy to catch up." Ye Luo also sighed, "I heard that Sixth Commander you also invested in a car factory. As a result, how?"

"What else can I do! As you said, without technology and resources, I piled up a lot of money, and the domestic trucks I built couldn't be compared with those of foreigners. After repeated persuasion by my father, I gave up. ." Han Qing shook his head and smiled bitterly, "You are a businessman. Do you have any plans to make domestic products in the future?"

He asked very directly. In fact, most people would not ask this kind of business secret question in person.

However, because of his different status, he would not reveal Ye Luo's thoughts, so Ye Luo nodded directly without hesitation: "I have plans to enter the industrial field later and try to make domestic products."

"Industry? That's a good thing." Han Qing nodded happily, glanced at the obedient Zhao Yidi beside him, and suddenly said, "Speaking of which, I have several machine tool factories in the north, and many of them are idle and unmanned. If you are interested in the light industrial factory that you are interested in, why not give it a try?"

Ye Luo raised his eyebrows.

Is this an olive branch extended to him by the Sixth Commander?