Big Dream Chase

What Lian Ming didn't expect was that in the 24th year of the Republic of China, the two of them caught up with what Su Muyu hadn't been able to do in modern times.

In the afternoon horse race, they bought a white horse named Andrew to win the championship due to the elite gambling vision of Lian Sheng.There were crowds of people in the stands, and Miss Gongzi stood for a while, which was very lively.

For horse racing, whether it is compared with the late Qing Dynasty decades ago or the modern times a hundred years later, there are differences in track configuration, seat arrangement, and sophisticated facilities.There is no difference when it comes to betting big and spending a lot of money.

Speaking of horse racing, Lian Ming has his own skills, and these were things he couldn't get tired of playing.It also includes stone gambling, stud, racing, etc., except for winning the lottery-he has no need to make a fortune by winning the lottery.

Su Muyu was not as good at playing as Lian Ming, but he learned very quickly. From watching horses, placing bets, and finally receiving awards, he learned a dragon in one go.Even the professor will teach and teach!

Speaking of today's horse race, it was not Andrew who was the loudest, but another black horse named Lightning.With dark skin, flowing mane, and strong bones, he immediately looked like a king when he slipped out.

Lian Ming stood in the betting area and waited for a while, finally ALLIN Andrew.Su Muyu took the information about the white horse in his hand and studied it a few more times. He took off his sunglasses and nodded with his temples: "Young Master Lian, I'm afraid this horse will make us both lose money, right?"

Lian Ming looked at him inscrutablely: "Boss Su, can you have some confidence in me?"

"Success! Confidence, right? If you lose tonight's dinner, you will go to me."

"Cha!" The eunuch Lian Mingxue flicked his sleeves, then waved his left hand, "Madam Su, please!"

Su Muyu was startled, and laughed instantly.The materials rolled into a tube and thrown towards Lian Ming, who almost started fighting: "Lian Ming, let me tell you! If you lose, you are finished! You have to be fooled!"

Lian Ming laughed heartily, instead of hiding, he hugged Boss Su's shoulder.He didn't miss any chance of intimacy, and leaned into Su Muyu's ear and asked, "If we win, shall we build a quilt tonight?"

There is nothing to say in itself, and the mind is not crooked, and it can't diverge anywhere.Furthermore, there is nothing wrong with two big men squeezing into a bed and covering them with a quilt.

Originally, the things that many good brothers do are almost more ambiguous than couples.

Su Muyu didn't know where his thoughts were going at that moment, and his ears immediately turned red, so red that he was a little hot.He gave Lianming a sideways glance, and in the eyes of the latter, he was very coquettish, somewhat seductive and somewhat charming.

It's really fucking annoying.

Su Muyu shook his head and went to the stands: "Get out! Do you hate you!"

Lian Ming closed his eyes and followed after a while.Damn it!Almost weak-legged.

The racecourse was full of people, and some people could not contain their inner excitement.When Su Muyu found a suitable position, Lian Ming looked around and looked around.With his eyesight, he quickly distinguished the young masters and young ladies, masters and wives in the stands.

Some have extraordinary manners, some are showing off themselves, and the extraordinary and the showing off look at each other from a distance and greet each other.It's easy to distinguish who looks flattering and who is noble.

Looking further to the east, there is a viewing platform, and a line of national troops has surrounded an open space.Put away the tables, chairs, snacks, and binoculars.It seems that they are waiting for the arrival of some important officials.

Su Muyu also noticed something was wrong, he turned his head and asked Lian Ming in a low voice: "What level do you think it is?"

Boss Su suppressed his voice, his breath was warm, and he was biting his ears.Lian Ming enjoyed talking to him like this very much, as if the two had a close relationship and shared secrets.

"At least one gold star on the collar badge." Lian Ming said, "If you have the qualification to open a land alone, the dignitaries around you have not objected, and they must be powerful. Look at the soldiers next to them, all of them are well-trained and low-ranking I can't do this kind of momentum."

Su Muyu frowned: "So social conflicts are fierce, and people's hearts are uneasy during this period. Look at the behavior of these officers, how can they look like a big enemy is approaching!"

"Some people don't necessarily think that the country is about to perish." Lian Ming rubbed the back of Su Muyu's neck and turned his attention to the racetrack, "Let's watch the race carefully, we can't worry about those things, and we can't interfere. "

An era should have the appearance of an era.

What they didn't know was that this was the first time they passed by Leng He.

In this period of Shanghai, the world was full of luxury and money, and most people were lucky, and under the temptation of anesthesia and money, they lived their days in a daze.Those inexhaustible absurd passions are all put into the sensual industry.

Horse racing, dog running, pelota, keeping dancers, horror roars in the movie theater and comedy laughter... The guns fly around, singing and dancing dazzle the eyes.

All of this is like a gunshot on the racetrack, and the collective gallops out.Vigorous horses kicked up sand and dust on the track, and gamblers shook their arms and shouted in the stands. They were screaming hoarsely, and they were dripping with sweat. It seemed that they had put all their anxiety about this society and their confusion about the future into it from the bottom of their hearts.

Affected by the atmosphere, Su Muyu also became nervous.He held on to the railing, and from the moment the horses came out of the stalls, Lightning took the lead, followed by a brown horse, and Andrew trailed far away, showing no intention of overtaking.

This time I ran a lap, and in the blink of an eye, most of the racecourse had passed.The sound in my ears was so loud, fortunately there was no roof, otherwise it would have been overturned long ago.

Su Muyu poked Lianming with his elbow, and said eagerly: "What happened to the Andrew you bought?! Can't you run away!"

"What's the rush?" Lian Ming responded calmly against the backdrop of the crowd, he was almost inhuman, "The best show is yet to come."

Soon, only a few hundred meters away from the finish line.Andrew suddenly came out from the outer circle!breakout!

The scene was out of control for a while, and the commentator also became excited!

"This is to catch up from the outside?! Andrew has surpassed No.4!"

"Lightning is still far ahead!"

"The end is near!"

"Andrew catch up!"

"It or Lightning, who can pull the crown?!"

Su Muyu looked at the rising star in disbelief, the white horse counterattacked the "dark horse"!With a dry mouth, he turned around and asked Lian Ming, "What's going on?"

Lian Ming slowly counted "one, two, three", and then there were bursts of screams and heart-piercing shouts on the field.

"Andrew won the championship!"

"It's nothing." Lian Ming straightened his tie, showing a smile of victory, "It's just a win."

The huge shock did not dissipate for a long time, and when the money was distributed, Boss Su still felt a little unreal.Lian Ming arranged the banknotes into a fan and was fanning the wind.

"Boss Su, I have money for dinner."

Su Muyu pulled him out: "Master Lian, explain, explain, I don't understand."

Lian Ming raised his eyebrows: "No, Boss Su. How do you entertain in modern times?"

Su Muyu grinds his back teeth, how can I have fun?Listen to music, walk the dog, and give people a palm.Anyway, I don't like this set!

But he couldn't tell, it was the first time that Su Muyu realized so clearly that he and Lian Ming were not on the same level, or in other words, not in the same circle.

"Okay, pull it down." Su Muyu raised his head and walked out.

Lian Ming sneered, yes, he is the uncle.Quickly followed: "It's actually very simple, all the horses above have been bought."

"buy?"

"Well," Lian Ming took out the previous promotional materials, "Look, Yu Lightning has a great chance of winning the championship, and buying it to win is a sure thing. But when we made a bet, someone quietly bought Andrew . That's what got my attention."

"Isn't it a loss to buy Andrew?"

"Yes, I understand the truth."

Su Muyu understood a little bit, but he was still stuck on one key point: "Then Lightning only needs to buy off all the other horses to win."

"Do you know how to go bankrupt and wait for a comeback?" Lian Ming smiled, "Those who voted for Lightning bought all the other riders. And those who voted for Andrew only need to buy the riders of Lightning, right?"

Su Muyu was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly understood the meaning of this sentence, and the shady motive behind it.He thought of Lian Ming's inscrutable smile before the race, and Lian Ming's series of judgments that were so elite that they were almost completely accurate, not just about horse racing.

Boss Su's back was covered in cold sweat, Lian Ming was a man with a deep scheming mind.

The two came out of the racetrack and went to a restaurant to eat.Lian Ming looked at Su Muyu's silent, preoccupied look, and didn't defend himself, let alone figure out what Su Muyu was thinking.

When the two came out after eating, it was already dark.They first took a rickshaw to Huxi.The antique market in the Republic of China flourished for a while, mainly distributed in old counties, French Concession, and Public Concession.Among them, the central and western areas of the public concession are the areas with the highest concentration of practitioners.

Su Lian and the other don't have any other hobbies at the moment. When they are in a certain place, they are very active in going to the antique market.Not to mention picking up leaks, none of the items here can be taken back.Just for fun, see if there's anything good that opens doors.

West Shanghai is located in the cross-border road construction zone, and the public concession is relatively chaotic.When they arrived at the area adjacent to Jing'an Temple Road*, the two got off the rickshaw and planned to take a walk.

The rickshaw driver took the money, bowed his head in thanks, and wiped his sweat.In the night, the wet white vest was stuck to the coachman's bony body. His face was pale, his lips were dry, and his eyes were full of exhaustion and confusion.

Su Muyu glanced at him, and then gave him an extra banknote: "Don't look for it, let's call it a day."

After speaking, he pulled up Lian Ming, turned around and left.

The rickshaw driver was dumbfounded for a few seconds, and soon behind them with a vibrato thanked loudly: "Thank you two masters! Thank you two gentlemen! Thank you! Thank you!"

Lian Ming looked at Su Muyu who didn't look back, and said with a smile, "Boss Su, you are so warm-hearted."

"Shut up and walk properly!" Su Muyu's cheeks were flushed, thankful that he was in the dark night.

In fact, Su Muyu was moved with compassion. In Shanghai, which was called "the second Paris" at the time, capitalist civilization was highly developed.The war is not approaching, and the society is in turmoil.Those patriotic enthusiasm and ambition, despair, despair, self-abandonment, escapism and self-paralysis.

Some people are still unrestrained in the material world, while some people, the common people and poor laborers, are still trying to survive in the cracks and seek a place in the melting pot.

Su Muyu can't touch the scene without emotion, even if he understands that he can't change anything, it is impossible to change anything.Even if he understands, the road ahead is always bright and bumpy.

Lian Ming sighed, grabbed Su Muyu with his backhand, and turned against the guest.He said: "Boss Su, don't think too much, it's okay."

Su Muyu didn't look back: "I know."

The two of them just walked for a while until they reached the Antique Street, only then did the atmosphere change a lot.The two quickly immersed themselves in their hobbies, with Gaogu porcelain on the left and bronze wares on the right.

In the end, he spread his hands together: "You should also look fake! It must be fake!"

There are not many good things, and many are old imitations.The imitation is also shoddy, which hurts the hearts of both of them.

Su Muyu looked at the time, it was about the same time.Lian Ming suggested going to a movie during dinner, which was just right.

Lian Ming exclaimed, "Boss Su! Come here! Look at this object!"

Su Muyu didn't even think about it: "Watch a fart! Lian Shao! If you don't hurry up, you won't be able to catch up with the movie!"

Lian Ming pulled Su Muyu close, and the two were about to stick together, very close.Su Muyu opened his eyes and took a look: "Let's put it down, tell you that you haven't paid enough for Gao Guci's tuition, and you're making yourself unhappy."

Lian Ming put down the porcelain and turned around with his arms: "Sure, I don't want to watch it. Let's go to the movies."

Su Muyu didn't look at him either, but turned to look down the street.At this time, the road traffic is not very good, and many luxury cars are stuck in the middle.Just when Boss Su looked away, he suddenly noticed a small car turning into the alley behind a military jeep.

The window of the driver's seat was half open, revealing a face.Su Muyu paused and frowned—this person looks familiar.

Boss Su was lost in thought, so he called out to him: "Boss Su?"

Su Muyu was shocked, and there was no clue in his mind.

"Oh, it's alright, let's go."

--Who on earth is it.

Su and Lian finally chose the Daguangming Cinema on Jing'an Temple Road.

A huge "GRANGTHEATRE" is written in English in front of the cinema building, the neon lights are flashing, and the posters on the giant posters are particularly eye-catching.There are gorgeous foreign girls and romantic male movie stars.The visual impact is quite strong, not worse than modern theaters at all.

In the 24th year of the Republic of China, it was the time when "Looking at the Savage Head" and "The Queen of Debauchery" hit theaters.Dates of men and women, old couples and old wives, and some students. Anyway, you can't see a poor poor person.

Lian Ming and Su Muyu bought tickets and waited quietly in the waiting room for the opening.The tea room and smoking room are all available here, and the facilities are luxurious, which is really leading the trend.

Before Su Muyu entered the arena, he had to sigh again: The times are changing, but the lives of the rich are exactly the same.

And the best interpretation of his words can be understood by looking at the nightlife of these high society in the garden houses on the other side to the west of Jing’an Temple.

After Leng Peijiu got out of the car, the faces of the uncles, wives, ladies and young masters all showed ambiguous expressions.He could easily see Director Hong who had plotted against him in the crowd.

Director Hong looked at He Chen, then turned his gaze to the hands they were clasping, his eyes were like poisonous scorpions, and he snorted coldly.

The host of the party organized this time was another important party member who was once a classmate of He Chen and had a friendly relationship with him, so he was able to invite this giant Buddha.

The master came to welcome him, but He Chen didn't let go of Leng Peijiu's hand. This was obviously a demonstration: From now on, Boss Leng is my commander He's man. Put it all away for me.

Whenever you cross the border, no matter who you are, you have to ask Commander He whether he agrees with the gun and whip.

Leng Peijiu knew the reason and gave him a grateful look.Although what he saw was He Chen's tough side face, he felt a little comforted in his heart.

This person has a knife mouth and a tofu heart.

Everyone welcomed the two of them in, and the sweet smoke in the room rushed over in an instant.It smells of alcohol, tobacco, and...opium.

Leng Peijiu trembled, and He Chen felt it.He turned his head, took him into his arms, stroked his hair, and said softly: "Don't be afraid, I won't touch it, and no one would dare to let you touch it."

Leng Peijiu's heart skipped a beat, and when she looked at He Chen again, that person was already engaged.

He was not used to it at first, and he was uncomfortable when he sat down.He Chen was a little annoyed, he brought Leng Peijiu here as a shield, lest those people give him Miss Sai again.Now it seems that the effect has been achieved, but Leng Peijiu is really worrying.

Boss Leng whispered in Commander He's ear to go to the bathroom to get some air.

He Chen was playing mahjong. He touched a card and waved his hand: "Go."

Under the guidance of the servant, Leng Peijiu went out.When he came back, his expression was much better, and he didn't have the previous discomfort. He seemed to be in a good state of mind, and his charming eyes were shining brightly.

He Chen asked him to sit beside him, but Leng Peijiu hesitated a bit, and took a long time before she sat down.

"I can't call you anymore?" He Chen sipped his tea and frowned.

Leng Peijiu said, "Commander, Peijiu doesn't understand cards."

"Sit here for me if you don't understand!"

"Yes." Leng Peijiu lowered her eyebrows pleasingly.

A gentleman from the previous family looked at it for a while, played out a piece of [-] yuan, and said with a smile: "Commander, be gentle with him. This is a little rabbit, a flower of interpretation, and not a soldier under you. Don't scare us. Boss Leng."

Leng Peijiu gave the gentleman a grateful smile.

He Chen quit and threw the cards in his hand on the table.He squeezed Leng Peijiu's chin with one hand, and said coldly, "Damn it, who is your man?!"

"Yes, it's the army commander." Leng Peijiu trembled with fright.

"Then you smiled so eagerly at him?"

"Yo yo yo—" Mr. Shang Jia hugged the beauty and joked, "We, Commander He, will also have a day of jealousy—!"

"you do not say--!"

Everyone laughed, He Chen's eyes darkened a little, and finally let go of Leng Peijiu: "If you don't understand, go sit on the sofa over there. Don't be an eyesore here."

Leng Peijiu couldn't wish for it, so she hurriedly got up and left the place.

Night clubs, except for playing cards, whoring women, drinking, and having fun.There is also a greater use - communicating with each other, passing news and intelligence to each other.

Don't look at this group of people, everyone is drunk, holding a beautiful woman in their arms, very out of tune.The water here is so deep.

Take today as an example, the senior officials of the Nationalist Party who are currently living in Shanghai gathered together.It was past midnight, and the women who were playing with me were all a little drowsy, and their bodies became weak from the fragrance of opium.

Someone suddenly opened his mouth, he played a card, and took another card.

Said to He Chen: "Commander, Japan has offered an olive branch to Li Shizuo who is currently stationed in Beiping."

The faces of the people at the poker table turned serious.

He Chen pushed down the card indifferently: "It's stupid."

Then he raised his eyelids and said coldly: "Another one who has eaten the heart of a bear and the guts of a leopard."

① "Jing'an Temple Road", now Nanjing West Road.

② "Horse Racecourse", the Shanghai Racecourse has changed its location three times in history. In 1951, the Racecourse was rebuilt into People's Square and People's Park.

③ "Great Guangming Cinema", built in 1928.At that time, Gao Yongqing, a Chaozhou businessman, joined forces with some foreign capital to convert the Carlton Dance Hall on Jing'an Temple Road into a theater and named it "Da Guangming Cinema". In 1933, it was designed and rebuilt by the famous Hungarian architect Laszlo Hudec (LEHUDEC).The rebuilt Daguangming Cinema has become the No. [-] cinema in the Far East by virtue of its luxurious facilities.