Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

Friends, let me ask you, what are the most sought-after things in Shanghai at the end of this year?

What did you say? Tickets for the "Miss Shi Mai" finals?

Oh, my friend, Lennon really follows the trend very closely.

Knowing that tickets for the finals are hard to come by now, even the 100 yuan VIP box tickets have been sold out.

However, that is not what we are discussing today.

It is of course important to be able to attend the game in person - but isn't the result of the game more important?

What?You said that the competition was manipulated by three judges, and we ordinary viewers have no right to dictate.

No, no, no, it seems that Lennon is still out... Hey, the news from the countryside is still blocked.

Did you read Sanye Luo's interview with "News" yesterday?In order to thank consumers for their concern and love for Shimai Department Store, as well as their attention to this beauty pageant, from the beginning of the "Ten into Five" competition, audience friends can participate in the competition.

The names, ages, heights, places of origin, specialties and photos of the ten beauties will be published in the special Christmas issue of "SMART" in early December.There is also a "Jalie Card" sent with the magazine, write the name of the salesperson you like the most on the "Jalie Card", and send it back to the editorial department of the magazine, and you can vote for the lady you like .

On the day of the competition, votes will be counted on the spot first, and the ten contestants will be ranked according to the results of the counting.Then combined with the performance of the beauties on the day of the competition and the scores of the on-site judges, the top five will be expelled.

Oh, of course, the results of the competition vary widely, and it is a pity that individual contestants missed the final because of an accidental performance failure.

Luo Sanye took this into consideration, so he deliberately added a "resurrection quota".Viewers can buy the "News" issued the next day, and the newspaper will also include a "Resurrection Card" with the newspaper that day.

You can choose the beauties you want to "resurrect", and also send them to the exclusive mailbox of "Miss Shimai" beauty pageant of "News".A week later, "News" will publish the name of the "resurrected" beauty, and she will continue to participate in the finals on Christmas Day in the form of "+1".

What?Do you think "News" will play tricks and play tricks?

Can my friend help me out?Ala "News" is an old newspaper in Shanghai, and it is comparable to "Shen Bao".

How can (how)?I'm so sure, how can I?

You ask me who I am - I am the big reporter of "News" who is in charge of the Runtime Beauty Pageant this time!

I'm not afraid to tell you that in this competition, I don't know how many newspapers and media want to get the right to issue votes for the "Resurrection Match".In the end, it was because our editor-in-chief had a friendship with Director Gu of the Education Bureau.As we all know, Director Gu and Sanye Luo are best friends, so they won it over.

The sponsorship fee of tens of thousands of yuan has been spent by our newspaper office, how can we make a scene?Isn't what we want is the sensational effect of this game?

Luo Sanye has already signed a contract with our president, and "News" has obtained the pre-match and post-match interview rights for all the award-winning beauties.

At that time, I don't know how many people these "exclusive reports" will attract to order our newspapers for next year, let alone how many merchants and manufacturers will come to advertise with banknotes.

Why do you want to inquire about "Flying Dragon"...

Hey, I'm sorry about this, I really don't know.

No, no, no, I didn't mean to whet your appetite.This is really because you gave me money, and I can't give you any news.

I can only tell you - "Flying Dragon" is the exclusive signed model of Shi Mai Department Store, and only "Shi Mai SMART" has the right to publish his photos and exclusive interviews.It's not that we don't want to do it, it's that we really can't get news about him.

If you don’t believe me, go and ask the most popular magazines among women, such as "Liangyou", "Women's Daily", "Dianshizhai Pictorial", which one invites you to move "Flying Dragon"?

The "Flying Dragon" is not short of money, as Mr. Luo said personally - "Feilong" is rich and noble, and helping Shi Mai is only out of personal friendship.

What else do you want to know?

Rumors that "Miss Black Girl Toothpaste" and "Miss Old Horse Hemorrhoid Cream" broke their heads in the women's restroom of Shimai Department Store in order to compete for the right to take a photo with "Flying Dragon" on the day of the department store roadshow, and retired together?

Oh, my friend, you are really interesting. You are also interested in the news that happened in the women's restroom?

Well, fights are real, and so are head-breakings.

But only "Miss Hemorrhoid Ointment" retired.

Don't you know, Miss "Heimei Toothpaste" used to be on the women's shot team at school. Although she has graduated now, she is still a little childish.

It is said that her father paid a large sum of money to the Ma family, so that the matter did not make a big deal... Well, compared to "Lisheng (family background)", after all, there are not as many people who use hemorrhoid cream as toothpaste.

That's right, these "department store ladies" with "wild cards" don't need to participate in the audition, and directly enter the "20 out of 10" semi-finals.

No way, who made them reincarnate.

However, "Miss Jiujiu Stockings" and "Miss Xiangfei Nourishing Cream" are still very popular, and many viewers like them.

All right, friend, here's my business card.

If you have any revelations, inside information, gossip and gossip, you want to "realize".Or if you want to buy photos of celebrities, you can contact me for gossip.

Call, if you have anything to do, just call me on the above number. Our newspaper office has a dedicated person to answer the phone 24 hours a day.

Okay, okay, that's it, goodbye!

Remember to call!

"I always feel like something is going to happen."

Wrapped in a coat, Luo Xiazhi walked out of the Seventh Heaven International Hotel with Gu Hanlin, talking worriedly.

"I hope I think too much..."

Winter seems to be coming very fast this year.Large swaths of dark clouds seem to be pressing on the gray eaves of the seventh sky, making people feel breathless.

After leaving the constant temperature heating equipment in the hotel and just stepping out of the hotel gate, there is a particularly bleak sense of desolation.

Not far from the racetrack is Huajie. From here, it looks like a road separating two worlds.

The rickshaw driver in thin clothes was driven to the diagonally opposite side of the road by the doorman, and squatted in the shelter, rubbing his hands and looking anxiously at the passers-by.

The number of children begging along the road increased as far as the eye could see.They relentlessly followed behind the passing lady, grabbing the woman's fur coat with their dirty little hands.Then got a series of cursing, and a copper coin thrown on the ground.

"Master, give me a reward."

A little beggar walked towards behind the two of them.

"I heard that the autumn harvest in the Jianghuai area is very bad. There is a lot of rain this summer, and many fields have suffered seedlings. The people are displaced and can only beg along the way."

Seeing the "red-headed boy" directing the traffic indicating that they could cross the road, Gu Hanlin grabbed Luo Xiazhi's left arm and walked quickly through the intersection with him.

The little beggar tried to follow them, but was chased and beaten by the whistling "red-headed boy".Luo Xiazhi hurriedly turned around to stop him, and then gave the little beggar a silver dollar.

Just as Gu Hanlin was about to stop him, he saw a group of desperate little beggars rushing towards them completely ignoring the traffic, shouting as they ran, "Give me some, sir."

"Have pity on me, my lord."

Luo Xiazhi was surrounded by a group of children, even the scarf was almost torn off.

"Out! Out!"

Ah San waved his baton high and shouted at the children in English.

One child was almost knocked to the ground by him, and the other children rushed away when they saw this.

"The red-headed guy saw him, and fined him a dime in the police station." (Saw by the red-headed guy, dragged him to the police station and fined him)

The little beggars scolded in nursery rhymes as they fled.

"Many peasants from northern Jiangsu and Anhui have come to Shanghai and Suzhou to beg for food. The law and order in Zhabei is very chaotic recently. The Shandong gang and the northern Jiangsu gang beat each other to death every day in order to earn a living. Don't let them My family ran to the north. I’d rather go to Hongkou District if I want to buy vegetables, at least it’s safe there.”

Gu Hanlin glanced back, and said with lingering fear, "This year will not be easy."

Crossing the road in fear, the two came to the bustling main road.

It's completely different from Jielu, this is a bustling and modern world, a "civilized world" without punks and beggars.

Of course, today's punk is likely to become tomorrow's tycoon.After changing into a suit, you can be respected by everyone in department stores, western restaurants, and dance halls on the main road.

This is Shanghai, the Shanghai of "Adventurer's Paradise", and the Shanghai of "respecting clothes first and then people".

"I hope our chemical plant can be put into operation as soon as possible, and the fertilizer can be produced as soon as possible. Let the farmers have land to plant and will not be displaced."

Gu Hanlin said sincerely.

Rorschach pulled on the woolen scarf and sucked at his reddened nose.

"Afterwards, I will arrange an event. Shimai will let the beauties of this beauty pageant conduct a 'fund-raising charity sale' to build a shelter for these street children in Shanghai. At least let them get through this time safely. winter."

Walking in front of the warm spring-like "Shimai Department Store", Luo Xiazhi looked back at the sky, still feeling worried.

[-]:[-] noon on the day of the December special issue of "SMART" magazine

"Third Master, we have found that there are counterfeit tickets."

Just after twelve o'clock at noon, a group of people who were sent by Luo Xiazhi to several nearby big bookstores came back one after another, and put some fake "Jalika" on Luo Xiazhi's desk.

"These 'scalpers' are wandering around the bookstalls, and when they see people wanting to buy magazines, they come forward to sell them. A card costs [-] cents, which is the same price as our magazines. And these cards are really similar, no If you look closely, you can’t see it at all.”

The subordinate said angrily.

"A lot of people who can't buy magazines, or want to vote more for their favorite beauties, bought a lot of these fake cards in their hands."

In order to prevent the "Jalika" from being faked, Rorschach spent a lot of money. It is said that he used a technology similar to printing banknotes. Unexpectedly, in just one morning, there were counterfeit banknotes that were confused with real ones.

"Take these counterfeit tickets downstairs to display in the window, and tell everyone not to be fooled. Tell them that only the 'Jalika' that comes with the magazine is real. Xiaoye, let the news of the counterfeit tickets go upstairs It was broadcast on the station, advising everyone not to be fooled, wasting money in vain."

"Ok!"

"Third Lord, many students skipped class to buy magazines. They also fought near our magazine and department stores because of who to support. Not only male students, but also female students, the fight was a mess, and people have already started to watch."

"Call the patrol room... No, no, you can't call the patrol room. Call Director Gu and ask him to let the teachers of these students deal with it quickly. Don't hurt the children."

"Third Master, someone tried to break into the women's training camp of the Seventh Heaven Hotel, but was caught by the hotel's security guards, and has been sent to the central patrol room!"

"Good catch, let the detective lock him up for a few more days. Smelly rascal!"

Rorschach raised his fist.

"We must protect the safety of these girls!"

This is the first time this month!

In just one month, these girls who were originally unknown, working and selling goods in Shimai Department Store, were suddenly pushed to the forefront of the trend, and became the big stars that everyone in Shanghai now knows.

Among them, there are many girls who are younger than some suitors because of their beautiful faces.

But now they are wearing the most beautiful and trendy clothes sponsored by TimeMaps. Professionals from TimeMap Hair and Beauty Salon do their makeup and hairstyle every day, and specially invited physique teachers to correct their sitting, standing and walking postures. , to enhance its temperament and image.There are even vocal music teachers, dance teachers and opera teachers to teach talents.

All of this made the beauty who was only seven or eighty percent beautiful now become very beautiful.And the very beauties are almost as good as the gods.

Although only "SMART" and "News" have the exclusive right to interview and report these beauties.But this does not prevent other newspapers, especially the lace newspapers, from commenting and talking about these beauties.

Some tabloids are also very explicit, arranging the so-called "love history" and "adventures" of girls, and the words are very embarrassing.The so-called "famous flower spectrum" was also laid out, comparing the beauties to various flowers.

Some beauties are better than "Little Feiyan" back then; beauties so and so are charming, surpassing movie stars; beauties so and so have outstanding singing voices, and it is said that a record company wants to contact them to sign a contract.

Those playboys and socialites in Shanghai have been eager to make a move on these beauties with simple backgrounds for a long time.If they hadn't been locked up in the Seventh Heaven Hotel for training and were not allowed to go out, it is estimated that these men would have started making appointments and launched an offensive.

Even since last month, some people have tried to sneak into the hotel and spy on the training life of these girls.They were all stopped by security guards and escorted to the police station.

"tired……"

Rarely, Luo Xiazhi felt too busy to breathe, so he stretched out his fist and hit his stiff shoulder twice.

This period of time is the most critical time for sales at the end of the year, but there are many unexpected situations in the beauty pageant, which is really overwhelming.

"Third Master, yes... yes..."

Secretary Zheng Jiesen ran over panting.

"What's the matter, tell me quickly."

Rorschach asked with a sigh.

"There are beauties who want to retire."

"What? Why?"

Luo Xiazhi turned around all of a sudden, "Why? What happened? Is she not feeling well, or is there something wrong at home?"

Since the audition, all contestants, including the daughters of the donors' fathers, have been admitted to the training camp of the Seventh Heaven International Hotel, and their daily life and food are taken care of.

However, due to the tense schedule, many girls quit the competition because of poor psychological endurance and physical inability to adapt.

I thought it was the top ten competition, and all the players left behind were strong-minded and eager to win. How could there be such a thing as a sudden request to withdraw from the competition?

"No. [-], No. [-] beau, Qian Jinger. She said... She said that a rich man had proposed to her, and her fiancé didn't like her continuing to show her face, so she had to withdraw from the competition."

After Zheng Jiesen finished speaking, he lowered his head, ready to meet Luo Xiazhi's anger.

"Marriage proposal? Pursued by the rich? Aren't all the girls in the hotel and can't even go out the door? How can anyone pursue them?"

"Yes... it should be that he bribed the waiter in the hotel."

Head lowered even lower.

After three seconds of silence

"Disqualify Qian Jinger from the competition, find the waiter who was bribed. Investigate to see who else besides that waiter... dare to 'pull, skin, strip' the rich businessman in my hotel and in my beauty pageant! "

The last three words literally popped out of Luo Xiazhi's mouth one by one.

He had expected that some girls wanted to use this talent show platform to "fly into the sky" and "fly into the sky".He doesn't object to them changing their lives by their own strength after winning the game.

Just like "Little Bailing" and "Little Feiyan", from a down-and-out troupe actor to a modern OL girl, and even a wealthy daughter-in-law, she embarked on another life path.

However, it is still playing!

He has applied for many times before. During the competition, you must respect him and the profession of "Miss Shimai Salesperson". Please don't let down the efforts of so many people and the love of the audience.

As a result, this is the top ten competition. Before reaching the finals, some people want to leave after getting a small profit.

Even, in his hotel, someone was already under his nose.To "match up" for these wealthy businessmen and playboys, hook up with these ignorant girls who want to change their destiny too much.

They can matchmaking for the rich and young for a few dollars today, who can guarantee that they won't kill Luo Xiazhi tomorrow for a few hundred dollars!

"This is 'Tianwaitian Radio Broadcasting Station', we are broadcasting the latest information about the 'Miss Shimai' beauty pageant..."

At five o'clock in the evening, as soon as the hour passed, the voice of the familiar female anchor came from Wireless Power.

Many people put down their work and listened attentively.

Even the students who were arguing at the entrance of the alley about which beauty was more beautiful and who sang better stopped their sparkling disputes and ran to the window of the nearest one to listen to the voices coming from the radio.

"Breaking news, Miss Qian Jinger, No. 11 contestant, has been ordered to retire because she did not abide by the competition rules during the competition. Her place will be replaced by the original No. 11. No. [-] Miss Zheng Xiu Advance directly."

"Ah...Qian Jinger won't compete anymore, don't! I really like her."

"Zheng Xiu has advanced, ah ha ha ha! I said that she has the appearance of a champion. There must be a 'curse' when she was eliminated before. This time, God has eyes, ha ha ha. Your Qian Jinger is really not good, I still have it Eyes! Hahaha!?

"You laugh at the fart!"

The middle school student who couldn't stand being ridiculed by his idol threw an old punch.

At eight o'clock in the evening Mai department store office

"Mr. Luo, it's messed up, this time it's really messed up! Manager Li can't hold it anymore. Hundreds of fans of Qian Jinger have come to complain, saying that our company has treated and slandered their idols. They demand Immediately restore Qian Jinger's qualification for the competition, or we will never let us go. The crowd has already started trying to attack the International Hotel!"

"What are the people in the patrol room doing?"

Luo Xiazhi picked up the windbreaker and walked out the door.

"People from the patrol room have already gathered outside the hotel. But there are too many people gathered, and they are about to lose control of the scene."

Jason Zheng said with a headache.

"...Qian Jing'er is only a player who has just entered the top ten. How can she have such great energy? Hundreds of fans, so united? Does she already have her own fan club?"

Rorschach stopped.

He walked back to the window and looked diagonally across at the Sakura Department Store, which looked increasingly lonely in the winter.Because of the winter, the garden layout that Sakura Department Store is particularly proud of has withered and lost its former vitality.Because of the turmoil of boycotting Japanese products, although it is the peak sales season at the end of the year, there is no customer flow except for Japanese customers.

"Someone must have deliberately instigated it."

He sat down again and tapped the table lightly with his fingers.

"Is Qian Jing'er still refusing to say who the rich man is after her?"

"No... They are all in secret and private contact. The waiter who took the lead for them resigned voluntarily yesterday, and we can't find him now."

Jason Zheng said with shame.

"I have found him."

Just when the matter was about to "froze", Gu Hanlin strode in, bringing in a cloud of air-conditioning outside.The spirits of the two people in the teaching office were lifted.

"The deputy captain of your Seventh Heaven's security team has done a good job. He recognized the waiter who was trying to escape at the pier. He has been brought back by us and locked in the security room of the department store downstairs."

Liang Shaolong's face is now known by all the people in Shanghai, so he can't go out to help inquire about the news, otherwise there will be even bigger riots.So Gu Hanlin took the deputy captain of the security team out to find someone in the afternoon.

The pier, the train station, do you want to run away, these are just a few places.

"And that person is not a rich man at all, but a Japanese named Sakai Taro, just an ordinary employee of Sakura Department Store."

Gu Hanlin sneered.

"I just said, my second elder brother and second sister-in-law saw that I was doing such a vigorous activity here, so why didn't they make a move. It turned out that they were waiting for me here."

Rorschach stood up.

"Go! Go to the seventh floor."

Want to make trouble?

come!

"Hello, everyone, I'm Luo Xiazhi, the general manager of Shimai Department Store."

Standing in the glass broadcasting room, Luo Xiazhi spoke into the microphone in an unhurried manner.

"I'm sorry to disturb everyone at this time. I think everyone knows that in this Miss Shimai competition, someone violated the rules of the competition."

"Ah, it's Mr. Luo, Mr. Luo is speaking on the radio."

The people who were listening to the radio suddenly became excited.

"The company has thoroughly investigated that some hostile companies have stretched out 'black hands' to our beauties. Not only did they deceive the feelings of our beauties, they were unable to continue the competition. They even sent people to the door of the Seventh Heaven Hotel to deal with other beauties. The beauties are harassing. It may not be possible for the next competition to proceed smoothly..."

"Ah, no way, who? Who is so despicable and sent someone to make trouble?"

"Could it be Little Japan? That 'bastard' company that has been keeping up with the times before?"

"So, it might also be Modern Department Store?"

"What do you mean by 'the game can't go on'? Is the game going to be suspended? No?"

"I, Luo Xiazhi, hereby sincerely ask everyone who likes my department store and the beauty pageants of 'The Cabinet Sister Has You' and 'Miss Shimai'. Please help disperse the crowds making trouble outside the Seventh Heaven Hotel, and let our The beauties can rest and train with peace of mind, so as to continue this Saturday's competition, so that this rare event can continue...Thank you everyone."

After speaking, Luo Xiazhi walked out of the studio and walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows on the seventh floor.

From here, you can see the racetrack across the road, and the Seventh Heaven International Hotel next to the racecourse.

"Ah, third master, there are people, there are people!"

The "city that never sleeps" in the song refers to the ten-mile foreign market from the racetrack, the main road, to the Bund.The lights here are bright, all night long, just like daytime.Looking down from the seventh floor, you can clearly see the situation below.

Although it was almost nine o'clock in the evening, many people could be seen one after another, gathered from different directions, and headed towards the Seventh Heaven International Hotel.

"Go away! You rubbish! Don't disturb the game!"

"Little Japan! I know this guy, he's a Japanese! He's not Qian Jinger's fan, he's here to make trouble!"

"This bastard came to my restaurant to steal things yesterday, how did he become Qian Jinger's movie fan today? Watch me beat you to death!"

"Get out! Get out! Don't disturb our 'goddess' rest!"

The real "fans" gathered here, they are the real fans who really love the "Miss Shimai" event, not those fly-like suitors, nor are they people who want to use these beauties to hit Shimai Department Store with ulterior motives.

"Go, go..."

These were either Japanese, or hooligans hired by the Japanese, seeing that the situation was not right, they scattered one after another.

"Third Master, what should we do? Will the rest of the people rush upstairs too? These movie fans are going crazy!"

Zheng Jiesen first breathed a sigh of relief, and then asked worriedly.

"It's okay, Li Ye is there, he knows how to deal with it."

Luo Xiazhi said affirmatively, and then walked downstairs to the office with Gu Hanlin.

Sure enough, Zheng Jiesen walked in with a happy face after a while,

"Third Lord, it's okay, Li Ye promised those movie fans that they will be specially praised for their 'benevolence' tonight in the finals. And let the girls upstairs temporarily sign hundreds of autographs and lipstick marks The little cards were handed out. The fans left contented."

"Li Ye really has a solution."

Gu Hanlin said with relief.

"Until the end of the finals, we must not relax a bit..."

Although he had "dodged a catastrophe", Luo Xiazhi still felt deeply uneasy.

The author has something to say: I'm sorry, I thought I could finish the beauty contest in three chapters.Who knew that after deleting [-] words, the number of words would explode. . .

In fact, I couldn't delete it after repeated deletions, so I had to open another chapter for the finals.

It's definitely not my water, it's true, there are still many things I haven't written... 5555

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