Back to the Republic of China to open a department store

Thanks to the Europeans, who took the lead and used their pain to temporarily solve the dilemma of Shanghai's business community.

The Japanese Chamber of Commerce was too busy to take care of itself, and temporarily let go of the hands that were pinching the necks of businessmen and factory owners in Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai, and the market once again gained tranquility.

"Nogi Hiroshi, that pervert, this time he has to let go, and he doesn't know what crazy thing he's going to do next time."

"I heard that members of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai collectively wrote a letter to Japan, requesting the Ministry of International Trade and Industry to immediately dismiss Hiroshi Nogi."

Gu Hanlin smiled and said, "Nogi Hiroshi has been reprimanded by the Tokyo side for maintaining the unfavorable gold price. Now with this report letter, he hurried back to Japan overnight to explain."

"And it was Tsubaki Yingko who initiated the letter in the name of 'Datsubaki Trading Company'. It said that after Hiroshi Nogi arrived in Shanghai, he not only made no achievements, but also set fires everywhere. He destroyed the hard-won 'Sino-Japanese goodwill' and sent them to Shanghai. The business foundation that has been operating in China for many years has been corrupted."

"How do you say that?"

Liang Shaolong asked.

"You don't know that Tokyo asked him to raise gold to return to Japan. As a result, the price of gold in Shanghai was so high that he threw away all the shares of Chinese businessmen that he had swallowed before, but he didn't buy much gold. In the end, he actually engaged in forced apportionment and demanded that gold be sold in Shanghai. The Japanese businessmen must supply the specified amount of gold within the time limit, otherwise they will be kicked out of the Japanese Chamber of Commerce and will no longer be protected by the Chamber of Commerce.”

Gu Hanlin replied happily, "It is said that because Sakura Department Store has the strongest financial resources, Nogi Hiroshi asked him to raise 5000 taels of gold within a month, and it will be executed immediately without protest. The angry Tsubaki Yingko almost took a samurai knife and rushed to the science office. The research institute went to hack him."

"This Hiroshi Nagi went crazy and even killed his own people."

Liang Shaolong clicked his tongue twice, "This motherfucker is really talented..."

"So, the relationship between these two people can be said to be 'like water and fire' now."

Rorschach said.

In a rare leisurely afternoon, Luo Xiazhi, Gu Hanlin, Liang Shaolong, and Li Ye met in Gu Hanlin's small villa to "appreciate sweet-scented osmanthus".

Some time ago, the temperature dropped sharply, and these budding golden flower buds bloomed overnight. Walking outside the villa, you can smell the pleasant aroma through the rattan fence, adding a lot to this autumn.

"No matter what, we fought well in this wave of battles. This can be regarded as 'encircling Wei and saving Zhao'."

Luo Xiazhi was in a good mood, and put down the "Osmanthus Pearl Milk Tea" in his hand-this is a new drink launched by Shimai Department Store this autumn. Osmanthus honey and osmanthus petals are added to the original pearl milk tea, which is very popular among Shanghai residents who have a sweet tooth. welcome.

"Thanks to Xiao Xia, I have also made a lot of money this time around."

Young Master Liang also smiled blindly.

The financial market is really scary. In just over a month, he followed Rorschach to "roll" gold and "throw" gold everywhere. The money he made was actually more than the three factories under his name combined, and he made more money in two years. many.

No wonder there are so many people in Shanghai who devote themselves to studying the stock and futures markets. These things really turn their hands into clouds and rain.

In just a few moments, it can make the poor suddenly rich, from the poor to the rich by the way.Of course, compared with this, there are more tragic examples of people going bankrupt overnight and forcing people to jump off the Huangpu River.

Forget it, Xiao Xia was right.It is the safest way to open a factory honestly and engage in industry.For things like finance, you can play it once or twice by chance.For someone with a bad mind like him, it's better to stay away.

"The money we made in the gold market this time is enough for us to invest in a tire factory!"

Rorschach is eager to try.

After thinking about it for a long time, he decided to build this tire factory in Shanghai.Although it is far away from the origin of raw materials, it is convenient for sales.After all, the current car ownership in Shanghai is greater than that of other provinces in the country combined.

"By the way, the 'Sea King' fertilizer is already on the market, right? How do you plan to help them promote it?"

Liang Shaolong touched his chin, "This thing can't be sold in department stores..."

Just this month, in Tanggu, Tianjin, Fan Dongli had sent people to transport the first batch of chemical fertilizers produced to Shanghai by sea.For this batch of fertilizers, enough human and material resources have been invested for several years, and now we can finally see the results.

"In Pudong, we set up a chemical fertilizer marketing office and recruited five or six salesmen who can speak the local dialect. They went door-to-door in various towns and towns in Shanghai, as well as in the surrounding countryside."

Luo Xiazhi replied, "The same goes for Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces. We plan to set up distribution stores in big cities such as Suzhou, Nanjing, and Hangzhou, and hire local salesmen who can speak the local language."

Unlike the north, farmers in the south generally do not understand Mandarin, so they must find locals to open up markets.

"What about... the publicity?"

"This summer, isn't there a new wave of 'Miss Shimai' elected? This time it's up to them."

Luo Xiazhi followed his word and moved the "Cabinet Sister Has You" competition to the summer, starting auditions at the end of June and ending with the finals at the end of August.

Because it was during the summer vacation, more students came to pay attention than the previous session.It is said that some students from Peiping, Chengdu, and Guangzhou traveled all the way to Shanghai just to witness this grand event with their own eyes.

"Black girl" Yu Meihui has not yet started school, and she was specially invited to be a guest judge.This also attracted a wave of old fans to watch.

There are also three judges this year, namely Luo Xiazhi, Yu Meihui and Zou Xuaner. "Flying Dragon" was completely out of breath, so he could only sit down and clap his hands.

When Yu Meihui walked into the small theater hand in hand with Zou Xuan'er, the roof was almost toppled by the screams of movie fans.

The media were so excited, what did they say: After a few months, Yu and Zou Ershu finally met, fortunately they were as close as ever, fans wept with joy.

Luo Xia thought to himself: Fart, these two people sit in the "Luo mansion" every now and then to play mahjong with my mother, where have they been separated...

On the night of the finals, the photo of the new generation of cabinet sisters crying after receiving the trophy and crown of "Miss Shi Mai" from the champion of the upper world touched many people.And since this session, the number of male movie fans has increased significantly, which is a bit like an otaku chasing stars in the future.

"Oh, 'Seven Fairies'. It's quite beautiful, but there are really no more impressive ones like 'Black Girl'."

Liang Shaolong said realistically.

Because the night of the finals happened to be the Qixi Festival, and it happened that seven beauties entered the finals, so the seven girls were also called "Seven Fairies" in the media.

"Yeah, you said it too, it's the 'Seven Fairies', isn't it just right to sell fertilizer?"

Luo Xiazhi nodded, "All the guys from the 'Chuntao Class' are still upstairs in the staff dormitory, just in time to take them to the countryside to 'send dramas to the countryside'. It can not only open up the fertilizer market, but also improve my age." Fame."

"'Send plays to the countryside'?"

Liang Shaolong looked like he had eaten a fly, "You, don't you..."

Bang, clang, clang...

Under the ancient stage outside the Temple of Earth, the dark ground was already filled with audiences.They all heard the news that there was a big show to be staged for free today, and they rushed over from the nearby villages very early.

In the past few days, the autumn harvest has just ended, and it is the slack season, so there are quite a lot of people watching the fun.The big girl and the young daughter-in-law, the grandfather and the young man, crowded the bottom of the stage, all rushing to this troupe.

It is said that this theater troupe is very powerful, it was sent by the famous Shimai department store in Shanghai, and it was specially for them to deliver plays.

The "Shimai Department Store" on the main road, which is said to be more resplendent than the imperial palace, was rarely visited by the country folks.But they have listened to the "Tianwaitian Radio Station" on Shimai Department Store for many years.

Rich people in the village will basically buy a radio station.The sound is louder, and several houses around can hear it.

Just a few days ago, the radio station actually said that the "Seven Fairies Theater Troupe" from Shimai Department Store was coming to their town to perform, which made the villagers very happy.

As the "art director" of the play, a group of sisters from the original "Chuntao Class" stood backstage, nervously arranging the clothes and hair of the actors who had been driven off the shelves after only a few months of training.

"Oh, the third master is so stupid. This group of girls have only practiced for a few months and let them take the lead. If you want me to say, we sisters should be let on! Although we haven't been on stage for so many years, at least we still have the kung fu. Ah. These few of them can’t even walk steadily.”

"Little Bailing" said angrily with a big belly.

After so many years of marriage, she finally conceived her first child.Originally, she could raise her baby with peace of mind at home, but when she heard that Mr. Luo was going to launch a women's troupe, and then sent plays to the countryside every week, she couldn't hold back her excitement and volunteered to rehearse plays for the girls.

If it weren't for the fact that she is pregnant with Liujia and it is inconvenient to go on stage, she probably would have gone up to sing by herself.

"Didn't the third master make this up temporarily in order to promote the group of 'Seven Fairies' and to promote the fertilizer of 'Sea King'... Oh, sit down, what should you do if your tire is gasping?"

The little sister beside her hurriedly pulled to the side bench and sat down.

"The third master said that from now on, there will be a new play every season, and every week will go to the countryside to perform. These girls, just take it easy, why are you so anxious..."

"Hey, I'm so happy. I haven't sang opera for so many years. Has it been nearly ten years? I thought the third master had forgotten the background of our sisters. Now the third master is willing to spend money to open an opera troupe and buy outfits. I'm so happy gone."

"Little Bailing" squeezed the sister's hand, "When I give birth, I will also play! I'll still sing Hua Dan, you come and play for me!"

"Okay, okay, wait until you give birth. It's fine for the third master to write it for you in person."

Seeing her stand up again with support on her waist, the little sister went to pull her again dumbfounded.

"Sister-in-law Afu, why is this play a bit different from what we used to hear? Aren't we listening to Dong Yong and the Seven Fairies' "Pairing of Immortals"?"

Although Hao Po is over 70 years old this year, she is still very vigorous when going to the market, and she goes out to grab seats after five o'clock in the morning.After listening to two episodes, she suddenly felt that something was wrong, so she turned her head and asked the female neighbor sitting next to her.

"Ah... I heard from my son that this play is newly rehearsed. It should be a new play that is popular in Shanghai. It is different from the one we heard in the countryside before."

Spitting out a mouthful of melon seeds on the ground, the plump Mrs. Afu listened to the libretto on stage very hard.Then he frowned, realizing that something was wrong - what kind of stuff was this singing, how could people not understand it!

This play was specially created by Luo Xiazhi to promote "Neptune Fertilizer". The original "Spring Peach Class" was in charge of supervising and polishing it. This year's "Cabinet Sister Has You" entered the top [-] beauties and co-starred in a new Yue opera— - "New Angel Match"!

"Ah, this member is so strange. Shouldn't he ask Dong Yong to give him fourteen bolts of brocade? Why did he ask Dong Yong to give him a thousand dan of grain overnight?"

"That's right, and shouldn't Seventh Fairy call her sisters in the sky for help at this time? Why didn't she go to the sky, but went to some kind of 'fertilizer marketing office' instead? Shouldn't the sister of the fairy be weaving in the sky?"

The play "Pairing the Immortals" has been circulated in the south of the Yangtze River for an unknown number of years, and everyone could sing along with their eyes closed.But as the plot progressed, more and more people felt that something was wrong. The people above were jingling and singing lively, while the people below stopped eating melon seeds and began to discuss in low voices.

Luo Xiazhi drastically cut the original plot, and designed the orphan Dong Yong as a tenant who sold himself to the horseman's family, living a miserable life of cock crowing in the middle of the night every day.They get up earlier than chickens, sleep later than dogs, eat less than cats, and work more than donkeys.It is more social animal than social animal, more 996 than 007.

Moreover, Yuanwai Ma shamelessly said that this was his "blessing". How many people who want to be his tenants do not have this blessing!Dong Yong was lucky enough to farm for him.

Talking about "a farmer, a farmer's soul, and a farmer is a master", it makes people angry.

"Since farming is so good, why doesn't the master go down the field?"

Dong Yong in the play asked his soul.

"It's really not a thing! This Ma Yuanwai is worse than our landlord!"

There were also quite a few peasants at the scene, and when they saw this old man with a tuft of hair around his mouth on the stage, they were touched by the scene and cursed angrily.

"Yeah, yeah, it's even worse than Zhou Papi."

Everyone agreed.

On the stage, Dong Yong, who was exhausted, met the seven fairies who came from the sky when he was leading the old cow to plow the fields.

The Seventh Fairy is really straightforward. Seeing Dong Yong's good looks, she teased him in broad daylight and said she wanted to marry him.Dong Yong was so ashamed that he climbed up the old locust tree, saying that his contract of prostitution was in the hands of the outsider, and he could not marry anyone at will.

"Don't panic, don't be afraid, I'll make an opinion for you. Isn't it just an old man, watch your sister beat him to death!"

The Seven Fairies rolled up their sleeves and sang while patting their chests.

The audience in the audience had never seen such an unrestrained "fairy", and they even forgot to applaud for a moment.

In the next scene, the Seventh Fairy took her six sisters to the horseman's house to snatch the marriage.

Each of the seven maids has extraordinary martial arts, wearing purple gold crowns, chain mail, and vertical cloud boots.Some held Zijin hammers, some held Fangtian painted halberds, and some held Ziqing swords and Wulang gossip sticks.

The fighting scene was very lively, and the children in the audience screamed excitedly, wishing they could rush up to fight with them.

Ma Yuanwai was forced by them to have no choice but to let Dong Yong go as long as he could grow thousands of dans of grain overnight.But the bad-hearted Yuanwai asked someone to pour caustic soda on the field in advance to prevent the land from growing food, and he made it clear that he didn't want to let people go.

As the plot unfolded, the magical and interesting libretto and the unimaginable plot trend shocked hundreds of people in the audience.

Especially in the finale of the story, relying on the "Sea King Fertilizer" brought from the sky by the sisters of the Seven Fairies, Dong Yong grew countless grains overnight, which filled the warehouse of Yuanwai's family.The scene where Yuanwai had to agree to let him go and give him back his freedom completely frightened everyone.

"What is 'chemical fertilizer'? Is it the expensive fertilizer that foreigners sold before? I heard that it is very expensive, we can't afford it."

"This is a fairy medicine, only gods can have this kind of ability."

The audience in the audience had obviously been aroused by the "Neptune Fertilizer" and started discussing it excitedly.I don't care so much about the plot of the magic change.

"The birds on the trees are in pairs, and the green water and green mountains are smiling."

"Using the good fertilizer of 'Neptune', it grows into piles of dealers."

On the stage, Dong Yong and Seven Fairies, who had already been married, stepped onto the stage and sang affectionately to the sound of gongs and drums.

"You plow the field and I weave."

The Seventh Fairy walked to the front of the stage in a few steps with a vegetable basket on her shoulders.Then stretched out his slender fingers, and lifted off a piece of gray cloth that had originally covered the vegetable basket.

"Go to the 'marketing office' to buy fertilizer!"

A pack of fertilizer testers under the gray cloth was revealed.

"Using the new chemical fertilizer 'Sea King', the real estate is [-] catties per mu."

The husband and wife stretched out their hands joyfully, and threw a wrapped trial pack under the stage.

"Oh!"

"Send 'chemical fertilizer'!"

This fairy medicine-like thing had already made the farmers' hearts itchy with curiosity, and they stretched out their hands one after another, laughing and catching it.

"Wandering down to earth, I don't love the days of gods. Bring 'Sea King' good fertilizer, the world is full of true love."

"Today the husband and wife went home, and everyone praised her as a good lady. I used the 'Sea King' land to be strong, and from now on, the world is better than the sky!"

The curtain was slowly drawn down, and the actors who had completed their first performance retreated to the back of the stage.

Listening to the thunderous applause outside, the girls embraced each other excitedly.

The show was a success!

At the same time, "Neptune Fertilizer" became an instant hit!It has become a "miracle medicine" passed down by word of mouth in rural towns.

"Brother Dongli is going crazy, I didn't expect this fertilizer to be so popular!"

Putting down the phone, Luo Xiazhi laughed loudly, "In order to catch up with next year's spring plowing, the chemical plant is now operating at full capacity. They are also planning to send technicians all over the country to instruct farmers on how to use fertilizers correctly. Not only in Jiangsu and Zhejiang provinces, but now It is ready to be sold to Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian."

"Then next year's grain in the southern region may not be good enough."

Gu Hanlin said with emotion, "We have worked hard for so many years, and finally saw this day."

"It's not due to your "New Heavenly Match" movie. Seriously, how many bags of chemical fertilizers have to be sold to recover the cost of this movie."

Liang Shaolong shook his head and said, "Knowing that you actually go to the countryside to show movies to farmers for free, the bosses of those film companies in Shanghai almost thought you were crazy."

That's right, this newly-edited Yue opera "Xin Tian Xian Pei" was made into an opera movie by Luo Xiazhi a few months ago, and dozens of volumes were copied, and it was played for farmers in villages across the country for free.

Watching movies these days, let alone peasants, is not a cheap pastime even for urban workers.

Luo Xiazhi remembers watching open-air movies with his family in the yard of the neighborhood committee when he was a child. All he needed was a projector and a piece of white cloth to bring a night of fun.

Inspired by this memory, Luo Xiazhi also put on the movie screen the Shaoxing opera that has already performed in more than ten suburban counties and towns in Shanghai and has already gained a certain reputation.

After all, the speed of spread of opera is not as fast as that of movies.

The projectionists in charge of showing movies, in addition to bringing projectors and movie copies, often have to carry hundreds of catties of fertilizer trial packages and promotional brochures, go deep into the fields one by one, and publicize the name of "overseas" go out.

What makes people laugh and cry is that after the film became popular in the countryside, it actually took the route of "encircling the city from the countryside", attracting people in big cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou to come and see it.

So Rorschach simply showed it in theaters across the country - of course, there is a charge for this.At the same time, the original soundtrack was released, which was very popular...

Even the actors who played the roles of "Seven Fairies" and Dong Yong began to become famous.

After Yu Meihui retired from filming, "Roche Entertainment" has been quiet for a long time and no new films have been released. Unexpectedly, it will be a film that does not follow the usual path.This opera film, which is unimaginable from the plot to the theme, surprised the Shanghai film industry.

The most angry thing is the Japanese "New Era Movies".

Speaking of which, they are also unlucky. Many male stars refused to co-star in movies with Yin Baozhu, who had been trained for so long, because of her suspicious identity.

And Jin Cancan, who was bundled with Yin Baozhu, was also implicated by her and was refrigerated for a long time. After having nothing to do, she proposed to terminate the contract early.Jin Cancan met a Xiaokai at the Night Shanghai Song and Dance Hall before, and that Xiaokai was willing to pay for her to file a lawsuit.

So some time ago, small newspapers in Shanghai were full of gossip about Jin Cancan's lawsuit.

After such a thing happened, no star is willing to cooperate with them or star in a movie of the new era.

This new era has been in business for more than a year. Except for the first filming of "Yin Mistake", which was cut in half after a few days of release, it has made no achievements.

You know, the biggest financial backer behind this movie company is Dachun Trading Company!

"Nogi Hiroshi! It's all because of him! Otsubaki Trading Company's deficit this year won't be able to make up for it in a few years!"

In Otsubaki's house in Tokyo, Tsubaki Sakurako, who returned home during the New Year's Day holiday, stood at her father Tsubakizaemon's desk and said loudly.

"But...the Ministry of International Trade and Industry has made a decision and will send him back to Shanghai next year to be in charge of economic work."

Tsubakizaemon frowned, and sighed heavily, "The Nogi family's power is too great. With the ability of us businessmen, it is impossible to shake their family's position in the heart of His Majesty the Emperor."

Even if the joint letter was presented to the imperial court, it is said that the emperor only reprimanded Nogi Hiroshi twice, and then everything was left alone.

"Father!"

Tsubaki Sakura was so anxious that she forgot to maintain her manners. She walked up to Tsubakizaemon and grabbed the sleeve of his kimono, "No way, Hiroshi Nogi is a lunatic. If you let him go back to Shanghai, I really don't know if he will go back to Shanghai." what happened."

"So be it……"

Tsubakizaemon waved his hand tiredly and left.

"Father……"

Tsubaki Yingko stood where she was, watching the back of her father leaving, biting her red lips tightly.

"No, I can't let that lunatic ruin everything... Whether it's Sakura or the new era, absolutely not..."

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