Chapter 200 New Paramount Opening
October 30, the seventeenth year of the Republic of China (1928).
The sensational Paramount Ballroom removed the Yongxing Company's sign in full view of the public, and then put on the Yip's Dance Company's sign at the speed of light, completely becoming an industry under the Yip's Investment Company.
People in Shanghai have long been accustomed to Ye Luo's acquisition of other Chinese businesses, but this time the person attending the handover ceremony and announcing Paramount's new business model was not Ye Luo, but Xiao Aqiao.
This is also the first time that Xiao Aqiao, who was once a prostitute, appears in the public eye as a boss.
Since the women's liberation movement last year, more and more women have entered society and gone into all walks of life, but there are still only a few among the few who can stand alone and open companies to make money like men.
Among the more famous ones are the Song sisters, Xu Zhimo’s ex-wife Zhang Youyi, the fourth lady of Yong’an Department Store Guo Wanying, Zhang Hanqing’s wife Yu Fengzhi, etc. These women basically come from famous families and have prominent status, far from being like Xiao Aqiao. Women of commoner background are comparable.
But now, little Aqiao is standing in front of the handover stage, and even Lu Yusheng, who has attracted much attention, has to be overwhelmed by her, because after winning Paramount, she is the well-deserved richest woman in Shanghai!
People are also talking about the craze of ballroom dancing that has become popular all over the world after the implementation of Ye's Dance Company. After the last Shanghai Dance Queen election, the business of various dance halls was booming instantly. The new operating model created by Ye Luo was Other dance halls rushed to imitate it, and it also made a number of small and medium-sized dance halls popular.
These Chinese businessmen made a lot of money with Ye's Dance Company, so they were very grateful to Ye Luo and Xiao Aqiao. In the past, when Paramount belonged to Lu Yusheng, they would always instigate their subordinates to slander and ridicule this No. 1 music company in the Far East, but they were After Ye Luo's acquisition, these small bosses sent flower baskets and gifts one after another, and came to support it in person.
Today is the first day of Paramount's reopening. Xiao Aqiao arranged for thirty coquettish and charming dancers to appear at the same time, which instantly set off the audience. At the same time, Wang Ji and other famous dancers were invited to help out, pushing the atmosphere to the extreme.
The newly opened Paramount maintains a graceful and luxurious decoration and atmosphere, but it is open to all people. There is no need to bring your own dance partners and drinks. The dance tickets of Yip's Dance Company in the guests' hands can also be used, which is very convenient.
Looking at Paramount, which was surrounded by water, Lu Yusheng was filled with emotion. He really couldn't understand why any industry could be easily brought back to life as long as it was in Ye Luo's hands.
If there had been such a popular scene when he was working on Paramount, he would have stayed here every day, managed it carefully, and then used Paramount as a stepping stone to curry favor with the top brass of the Jinling National Government.
But now, even though the Paramount is open, Ye Luo doesn't even see a single person, leaving all the power to his woman to support the scene.
I'm afraid he did this because he wanted to show his woman's face and increase her reputation, and he really didn't care about the small business profits.
"What on earth could make him more interested?" Lu Yusheng felt a sudden sense of urgency, and he wanted to quickly get a large amount of high-quality cigarettes from Edward so that he could quickly make up for his losses this year.
"Sister, I still have something to do in my company, so I will stay here soon. I wish you a prosperous business!" Lu Yusheng clasped his fists at Little Ah Qiao and smiled, and Little Ah Qiao smiled back.
However, after Lu Yusheng took the people away, she immediately called Ding Li, who took the time to attend the opening ceremony, and asked him to send people to follow the old cunning guy.
Ding Li is now the department director of the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau. Although he does not have a big hat on his head, his unit has close relations with important departments such as military administration and transportation. It is a real power unit. Many men and women have come over to flatter him with shy smiles.
He wears a suit and tie, but he has not forgotten that he was once a fruit stall vendor at Shiliupu Wharf. He was only able to be where he is today thanks to the promotion of the second young master. Therefore, in addition to the second young master's orders, he also obeyed little Aqiao's words without any objection.
Qin Tongli, director of the Nitrate Mine Management Bureau, lost power because his father was kicked out of the Ministry of Education. Although he still serves as director, he has almost no real power. He can continue to hang around because of Ye Luo's connections and titles.
The reason why Ye Luo kept him was because he wanted to get a batch of saltpeter ore from him and secretly store it in an industrial park on the outskirts of the county to prepare for future military industrial production.
Ding Li's task in the Saltpeter Mine Management Bureau is to help Ye Luo establish the relationship circles at all levels of saltpeter mine production, transportation, sales, and processing, and then assist Ye's United Industrial Company to secretly carry out industrial work.
Nowadays, Ye's investment company is getting bigger and bigger. Even key members like Ding Li don't know what the second young master is secretly doing. At most, they only know a vague direction.
The Paramount Ballroom was in full swing, with skirts flying, and No. 32 Xiafei Road in the French Concession in the distance was also bustling with activity.
In the office area on the second floor, Ye Luo, Ye Hao, Lin Ruxian and others gathered in a room, holding several phones and talking continuously, sometimes with smiles on their faces, sometimes with gloomy faces. Whenever a call ended, they would use the name on the roster in front of them. Draw circles with a pen and make marks.
In the past few days, Ye Luo has been busy cleaning up the affairs of Paramount's old shareholders.
As he said before, if these people are still there, Paramount's business will never be able to do business.
A group of shareholders related to the martial arts world are now being lobbied by Huo Tingen and Chen Zhen. In just two days, more than a dozen people have agreed to take money to withdraw their shares.
However, their "persuasion" method is more hard-core, commonly known as kicking the gym.
The two of them traveled back and forth across the country, visiting every martial arts gym with the gifts prepared by Ye Luo. They were all happy if they could get along with each other. If the other party was relying on their elders or being vague, then the two of them would take their senior brothers to ask for advice. Ichiban.
Huo Tingen and Chen Zhen were young and strong, and the former had just killed Naoki Zecheng of the Hongkou Dojo, and his reputation for murder spread far and wide. How dare these old-timers, who have been so full of food for a long time, dare to go out and spar with them?
Therefore, after two days, it was the Jingwu Sports Association that made the fastest progress.
The most troublesome thing is the group of middle- and upper-class shareholders that Xiao Aqiao and Ye Hao are responsible for contacting. They have a small amount of power and reputation. Ye Luo is not afraid of them, but he cannot prevent these people from joining forces to cause trouble or boycott Ye.
There are many cases of capsizing in the gutter in the business world. Many long-established tycoons were overthrown by gangsters they despised.
For this group of people, Ye Luo could only use Mo Zi Jue. He would not listen to anything they said, and would not meet all their demands. However, he would give enough face, be kind, and not quarrel with each other. If he wanted to make trouble with the General Chamber of Commerce Committee, the three The chairman and committee members all support Ye Luo. There is nothing they can do. In the end, after a year or two, they will automatically withdraw their shares.
Ye Luo personally called the big guys. In fact, many of these people were big shots invited by Lu Yusheng to support the scene. They all had very strong families and did not care about the small amount of money Paramount invested.
These people at the top are completely different from the middle and upper classes. When they heard that Ye Luo was going to regroup and open Paramount, they didn't mind Ye Luo's "dictatorship in business" model. They didn't even care about the previous losses and current dividends. Instead, they wanted to Take this opportunity to get acquainted with this newly-rising giant businessman in Shanghai and form a good relationship.
"Okay, okay, Mr. Yuan will come to Shanghai another day. I will invite the Winter Emperor to perform on stage. I will not let Mr. Yuan go to waste." Ye Luo hung up the phone and let out a long sigh of relief.
The other end of the phone call was Yuan's eldest son Yuan Kewen, a great figure in Qingliu, the Tianjin Qinggang. Although he had an eccentric temperament, he was fairly easy to communicate with.
Ye Luo picked up a pen and drew a circle on Yuan Kewen's name to indicate that the agreement was reached. At this moment, the phone rang again.
He answered the phone, and a hearty laugh suddenly came.
"Hahaha, after a while, Aluo, you always bring surprises to me. First, you silenced the Hongkou Dojo, brought down the Rendan business, and now you have taken over Paramount. The more your business grows, The bigger you are, the better to come and take over some of my idle factories as soon as possible."