The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

Xie Yan memorized all the numbers in the box at the first time, because of the series of dangers he experienced later, he was worried that he would be careless, and he had already destroyed the entire box a few days ago.

So he was not worried that Fang Xunxuan in front of him would search him and reveal his secrets.

Fortunately, Fang Qingming didn't intend to completely break up with Xie Yan at the moment.

"Your master and the others will probably arrive in Hankou tomorrow afternoon. I have already bought a mansion for him near Furong Street. I will ask the adjutant to give you the address later. You and your friend from the troupe can go and wait for him together."

Fang Qingming originally had the idea of ​​recruiting both An Yujing and Xie Yan, but now that he had speculated about Xie Yan's identity, his original idea was no longer feasible. He chatted with the two of them for a while, encouraging them to stick to themselves Because of their ambition, they sent them away.

Before going out, Mr. Wen who was sitting beside him smiled and said to Xie Yan, "Xie Xiaoyou, if you are free in a few days, if you don't understand anything, you can come to my house to chat."

Xie Yan glanced at Mr. Wen, the old man obviously knew the reason for Fang Qingming's abnormal attitude just now, and wanted to reveal it to him, but Xie Yan couldn't guarantee that the other party would definitely turn towards him.

Xie Yan didn't want to experience any crisis caused by hasty trust, because it was completely avoidable.

"Thank you, Mr. Wen, I will visit when I have time." Xie Yan kept calm, nodded with a smile.

After walking out of Xunxuan Mansion together with An Yujing, An Yujing remembered the serialization of novels in the newspaper and asked Xun Xunfu's car to take them to the vicinity of Hankou Concession.

"Mr. Xie, didn't we agree yesterday to hand over "Hankou Romance" to Wen Wei Po for serialization? The boss of their newspaper transferred all the manuscript fees to my account this morning in order to see the follow-up content of the novel earlier. We It happens to be free now, let's go and transfer the money to you."

"So fast?" Xie Yan was taken aback, not expecting Wen Wei Po to pay so quickly.

After the news that the novel "Hankou Romance" was about to be serialized was published, many newspapers in Hankou came to An Yujing to inquire about the price, including even the best-selling entertainment newspaper in Hankou, Society Daily.

However, after careful comparison and discussion, An Yujing and Xie Yan did not choose the social newspaper with the greatest influence, but chose Wen Wei Po, which is novel and artistic, and young people prefer to read it.

On the one hand, this is because An Yujing and Xie Yan set the main target audience of the novel version of "Hankou Romance" as young students, hoping to use Wen Wei Po to push the influence of Hankou Romance one step further; on the other hand, it is mutual benefit , compared with the social newspaper that has already monopolized the leader, Wen Wei Po needs novels like Hankou Romance to enhance its popularity, so it will be willing to pay a higher price.

Because the novel version of "Hankou Romance" is not long, only more than 8 words, An Yujing finally negotiated with Wen Wei Po Newspaper for a manuscript fee of 900 words and [-] yuan. .

This price is enough for Xie Yan to buy a well-equipped house near Hankou's non-concession area.

Xie Yan knew that he was able to get such a high manuscript fee, which was due to An Yujing's mediation. He thanked him several times yesterday, but he originally thought that the manuscript fee would be paid late in installments. He paid all the manuscript fees in one go.

"Mr. Xie, you don't know. I asked Mr. Wen in the morning. The people behind this Wen Wei Po newspaper are not small, and 900 yuan is not a big deal to them." An Yujing and Xie Yan asked The Concession Bank walked over and said.

When she received the remittance reminder sent by the other party in the morning, she was also very surprised, so she had already tried to find out the reason.

"Not a small background?" Xie Yan was taken aback. The people An Yujing has come into contact with these days are either rich or expensive. If she can say that they are not small, then they must be really big.

"Don't tell me that this newspaper is actually run by the Wen family or Fang Xunxuan."

"That's not true." An Yujing smiled, "I wonder if Mr. Xie has ever heard of the name Hu Guanghong?"

"Huguanghong?" Xie Yan was puzzled, this title looked like a personal name, but An Yujing's tone of voice did not seem like a personal name.

"Huguanghong refers to Huguang Hong's family. Their business is also related to shipping, but unlike the up-and-coming Wen family, what they do is not shipping on the white road, but managing various intelligence rules on water transportation behind the scenes." Yu Jing explained.

"You're not from the south, and you haven't heard of his family's reputation. It's normal, but those of us in the Yangtze River Valley grew up listening to their stories." An Yujing showed a little nostalgic look, "At that time, I When I was young, my father would tell me stories about the Hong family in Huguang to amuse me every day when I made a fuss about not studying well."

"It is said that the Hong family covers the underworld with only one hand in the Yangtze River basin. As long as the person who handles the matter has half a foot on the Yangtze River, he must go to the Hong family to pay a visit to the pier, otherwise the matter is doomed to failure."

At this point in An Yujing's explanation, Xie Yan suddenly thought of the Shanghai Youth Gang that often appeared in different film and television works in his later generations. Judging from An Yujing's description, this Huguang Hong family has many similarities with the Qing Gang. The people's livelihood economy in Hankou once did not belong to Shanghai, so it is reasonable to develop such a force.

"But this is the old Hong family." An Yujing continued, "In the past 20 years, the entire Chinese society has undergone earth-shaking changes, and with the emergence of rising stars like the Wen family, the influence of the Hong family has been greatly reduced. Of course, a lean camel is bigger than a horse, and the heritage of the Hong family for several generations should not be underestimated. Perhaps the current state is just that they carefully put away their minions in times of turmoil and chose to be wise and protect themselves."

Xie Yan nodded. Of course he also understood this point. Unless there is a major turmoil in the foundation of the Hong family, it is impossible to truly lose.

It's just that he didn't expect that there are so many unknown secrets behind the old and new Hankou in front of him.

"But what does Wen Wei Po have to do with the Hong family? Could it be that the Hong family's sideline business also includes running an entertainment newspaper?"

"Of course the Hong family doesn't know how to run a newspaper, and everyone certainly doesn't think that Wen Wei Po has anything to do with the Hong family." An Yujing smiled helplessly, "I also asked Mr. Wen this morning, so I got a clue."

"what?"

"The current head of the Hong family is still Mr. Hong. He has an old man whom he loves very much. He was raised indulgently since he was a child. He is different from the rest of the Hong family."

"When that young master Hong grew up, he first turned down the marriage arranged by the family and insisted on marrying a girl from an ordinary family; he refused to manage the family's business, and even moved away from the Hong family to set up a new family. Master Hong agreed. he."

"The Wen Wei Po we contributed to was opened by Young Master Hong who concealed his identity from the Hong family." An Yujing spread his hands, "Although Young Master Hong has left the Hong family, given how much Old Master Hong loves him, he is sure There is no shortage of money, and I am even a little skeptical that Wen Wei Po is willing to pay such a high price for the exclusive serialization of the novel "Hankou Romance" not because the newspaper needs to open up a larger market, but because Young Master Hong likes this book so much and wants to read it sooner. The full text."

"..." Xie Yan was speechless, feeling that An Yujing's speculation might really be the truth.

However, no matter the background of the young master Hong who ran the newspaper, and whether the person behind him was a gangster or a white gang, it had nothing to do with Xie Yan.

As long as the manuscript fee is in place, the novel will be published and serialized normally, which is enough for Xie Yan.

Xie Yan and An Yujing went to the Standard Chartered Bank in the concession to complete the transfer procedures, and opened a new account in Xie Yan's name to deposit the 900 yuan of manuscript fees. Afterwards, An Yujing left due to business.

After bidding farewell to An Yujing, Xie Yan carried the deposit certificate of this "huge sum" in his arms, feeling a little unreal.

After today, he is finally no longer empty-handed in this era, but a person with small assets.

900 silver dollars, converted according to the approximate ratio, is almost equivalent to 20 yuan in later generations. To Xie Yan in his previous life, this money may only be a fraction of the proceeds of a case, but to him at this time, it is A powerful signal that everything is developing in a good direction is the confidence and guarantee of his life.

Xie Yan didn't go to Mu Xiuxiu's place in Wicker Lane after that, but asked someone to tell Li Quan to meet Bai Luoqiu tomorrow, then went back to the small apartment he rented by the pier, and met Bai Luoqiu Before that, he needed to sort out his thoughts.

For Bai Luoqiu, Xie Yan's senses are complicated.

In the memory of the original owner, Bai Luoqiu was a very cold person. When he was not rehearsing plays or entertaining guests, he would always sit quietly by the window, and he would end up talking to anyone in half a sentence. There was a shadow of mood swings on his body.

He is like a lonely soul wandering in the world, coldly watching other people's emotions, but never commenting.

Although Bai Luoqiu saved the original owner under the city wall and brought him back to the theater troupe to accept him as an apprentice, he never saw the original owner alone again after that, nor did he give him any special treatment, making it completely unpredictable.

Only after Xie Yan recalled the memory of the original owner carefully and repeatedly, did he discover some clues from it.

First of all, when Bai Luoqiu rescued the original owner under the city wall, it was definitely not a whim, but a search with an obvious purpose. Secondly, Bai Luoqiu was not completely unaware of the original owner in the troupe. He seemed to have been secretly trying to remind the original owner. What, I don't want others to feel that I have something special about the original owner and attract attention.

Combining these two points with the words of Fang Qingming who inspected the mansion before, Xie Yan can conclude that the original background of this body of hers is extremely difficult, and it may involve some secrets about politics and intelligence. Fang Qingming really wants to know this secret, but Bai Luoqiu is the one who knows everything.

Xie Yan walked into the bathroom of the small apartment, picked up a new towel soaked in hot water, put his hands on his face and took a deep breath.

No matter what the facts are, no matter how many unknown dangers there are, since he has taken over this body and used everything from the original owner to gain a new life, he must fully accept the hidden dangers and responsibilities brought about by this identity.

Xie Yan looked down at her white and slender hands, what a cruel fate it was for such a beautiful, inexperienced 16-year-old boy to die of illness in a woodshed in a foreign land before he died. Remembering times in the past when you didn't even know who you really were?

In this era, something is really wrong.

Xie Yan took a breath, went back to the house and sorted out everything that could be thought of, waiting for tomorrow to come.