Spy War 1929

Chapter 244 Can You Stop Being So Long-winded
"Henry, Ye Weiyang has made a lot of money this month, right?" Tom said enviously, looking at the dance hall which was extremely lively even during the day.

"Hehe, it's not bad, it's a little better than usual. Once the concession returns to normal, the passenger flow will drop again."

Chen Ledao waved his hand lightly, it is better not to say how much money he made.

In the past month, most of the dance halls in the concession were closed, but Ye Weiyang was still open. With this advantage, the business was really good.

Now that the water and electricity in the concession has been restored, with the word of mouth accumulated in this month, although Ye Weiyang's business has dropped somewhat, it is not as big as imagined.

Both Tom and Hector looked at Chen Ledao with envious eyes, seeing their friends make a fortune, but they could only stare blankly, which was really uncomfortable.

"We, Paramount, must also have our own backup power system to prevent such strikes." Tom said.

If Paramount is faced with this situation after opening, it will be really uncomfortable. For a Paramount of that size, if it is less open for one day, it will make a lot of less money.

"Of course, I have asked someone to get a set of the most advanced small power generation equipment from Europe. In the future, no matter where the power goes out, Paramount will not have a power outage." Hector patted Tom on the shoulder, with a look on his face air.

He entrusted his Belgian uncle's relationship to get the small power generation equipment. It was used by the military. It took him a little effort to get it.

As for the power generation equipment, Hector also learned from this power outage and did so.

The blueprints of Paramount were designed by a few people looking for an architect named Bei. I dare not say that it is the best in the contemporary era, but in the current Shanghai Bund, it definitely has both face and face.

Moreover, under Chen Ledao's stubborn request, he deliberately strengthened its security during the war years.

Hector and Tom, who have been in charge of the supervision of the Paramount Building, strive to build the Paramount as quickly as possible.

Although today's technology is not as good as later generations, the attributes of infrastructure madness have not yet awakened.But with the ocean clearing the way, the construction speed of the Paramount Building is still amazing.

"How's the progress of Paramount? I haven't been there for a while." Chen Ledao asked.

It's good that Chen Ledao didn't mention it, but when it was mentioned, Hector and Tom were full of things to complain about.

Chen Ledao, a shareholder of Paramount, holds the title of boss, but he does the job of throwing away the shopkeeper.

Even that Miss Sheng Qi would visit Paramount every now and then, but what about Chen Ledao?
emmm Forget it, let's not mention this matter.

"It's okay, it's already being built at the fastest speed, although the workers will rest, but the project hasn't stopped for a second.

However, even at the current speed, it would take half a year at the earliest for Paramount to open for business. "

Chen Ledao nodded, he didn't know how the construction speed was in this era, anyway, as long as the fastest speed can be guaranteed while ensuring the quality.

"Tom, don't you plan to go back to China?" Chen Ledao looked at Tom, with the intention of driving this guy back to the other side of the ocean.

"Let's talk about it after Paramount opens. I'm leaving, and Hector can't be busy alone."

Tom still takes Paramount seriously, especially after seeing Ye Weiyang's ability to absorb money, Tom takes it even more seriously.

But Tom doesn't know yet, what he sees now is only a part of Ye Weiyang.The two clubs under the charge of Ding Li and Akun have gradually caught up with the headquarters of Ye Weiyang in their ability to attract money.

Akun's No. [-] club, although the information currently being sold is only minor news, it is extremely popular among the general public.

After all, no woman likes her man going out to steal.I still don't think it's enough, so why go out and waste it.

As for men, this is even more so, green hats are absolutely unacceptable.Even if you are overwhelmed, you never want others to share the pressure for you.

Therefore, many people are willing to shell out their pockets to order this kind of news.

The news of Ye Weiyang's sale has not been missed until now, so it is worth believing.

Moreover, the pricing of this kind of news is not too expensive for those who can come to the dance hall to consume.

It’s just such a little ocean, you can’t buy it at a loss, you can’t be fooled, so why not use it to buy peace of mind?
The business of the No. [-] Club is the only one in Shanghai, which is no different from a monopoly.With a steady stream of customers, the profits are considerable.

The second club doesn't have any special features, but the signboard of Weiyang Ye is much more attractive than the signboards of other dance halls.

Today's Ye Weiyang is a well-established leader in the entertainment industry in the French Concession.

The second club hangs the sign of Ye Weiyang, which means it has its own halo.

Different from Yeweiyang headquarters, under the management of Ding Li, the second club is more inclined towards casinos in terms of entertainment items.

This industry is inherently not losing money.It's a huge profit.After all, this thing will be written in the criminal law in the future.

As we all know, the industry that can be included in the criminal law is not easy.

And under Ye Weiyang's rules, there has never been a big shop bullying customers here, so the second club's ability to attract money ranks first among the three.

This also made Ding Li very elated in Ye Weiyang recently, now seeing Wei Zhengyun as Ye Weiyang's general manager, Ding Li's back should straighten up a bit.

Tom only saw that Yeweiyang's headquarters had huge profits, but he didn't know that Yeweiyang's two clubs made as much money as the headquarters every month.

It's triple the joy.

Seeing that Tom didn't seem to want to go back now, Chen Ledao nodded, suppressing the thought of driving Tom back.

"Although you are in charge of Paramount's affairs, don't just be busy with this. Black Shield's affairs are the most important thing." Chen Ledao reminded Tom intentionally.

Black Shield has done a good job, but Paramount cannot catch up.

"Don't worry, I've been thinking about it," said Tom, laughing.

"I have already asked two of my guys to go back to China to contact some of my comrades in arms. When I go back, they will be my best helpers. As long as the money is in place, everything else will be fine.

You know, the situation in our country is really bad recently, and many things are much easier to do than before. "

Seeing Tom's confident appearance, Chen Ledao nodded slightly and said no more.

Although Tom looked unreliable, but thinking about the last time he put a machine gun in his warehouse, Chen Ledao felt that he should still like to take a safe route when doing things.

"Well, it's good that you know it in your heart." Chen Ledao nodded slightly.

Hector looked at the two without interjecting. He knew about the Black Shield Company.However, all his funds have been invested in Paramount, and he has no money to invest in Black Shield.

As for the Belgian uncle. The old uncle doesn't seem very optimistic about the idea of ​​these two young people engaging in the arms business.

Hector didn't talk about arms with the two, but turned the topic to a rumor he knew by chance.

"Henry, I heard that Director Fabre wants to recommend you to be the Chief Inspector?"

Hector looked at Chen Ledao mysteriously, as if he was talking about a big secret.

To be honest, Hector is quite gossip sometimes, heh, look at his wise eyes.

"Where did you know that?" Chen Ledao looked at Hector curiously. Not many people should know about this.

"Don't forget, I'm also a member of the patrol room. Of course, I have my own way to know this kind of internal information of the police department."

If Hector didn't say it, Chen Ledao really forgot that Hector is also a member of the patrol room.This guy didn't take him to work for ten days and a half months, and he has a serious habit of absenteeism.

"Is this true? Are you really going to be the Chief Inspector?" Hector continued to ask Chen Ledao, and even Tom who was beside him looked at Chen Ledao curiously.

Chen Ledao became the Chief Inspector, and Ye Weiyang would become even more powerful in Shanghai, which would be of great benefit to their future business.

Chen Ledao shook his head lightly. Although Fabre was full of words, Chen Ledao still left three points.

"The director is going to recommend me to the consul as chief inspector, but whether it will work or not depends on the consul's opinion. I don't have enough qualifications in the police station, so I can't say for sure."

"You can't say for sure, since the director will recommend you, it must be sure." Hector put on a posture that you don't come here, and judging by his appearance, he is very confident in Chen Ledao's appointment as the chief inspector.

Chen Ledao smiled and said nothing, making Hector and Tom a little confused.

Both of them were very happy that Chen Ledao could take the position of Chief Inspector, after all, it would only benefit them and not harm them.

Chen Ledao and the two chatted with each other, while on the other side, Fabre was also busy with Chen Ledao's promotion.

Looking at Fabre who was sitting majestically on the sofa, Mena couldn't help but frown.

It seems that the relationship between the two of us is not so good that we casually visit each other like this! ?

"What to drink?"

When he spoke, Mena had put away the suspicion on his face, and smiled skillfully at the corner of his mouth.

Fabre looked at Mena with a smile on his face, and pouted in his heart. He had just seen the moment when Mena frowned.

Isn't this person tired of living!
"Coffee." Fabre spit out a word.

The aroma of coffee wafted between the two of them.

"What's the matter with you?" Mena went straight to the point.

"Of course there is something, otherwise, whoever has nothing to do will come to you." Fabre said bluntly.

"The position of Chief Inspector of the Police Department is vacant. I want you to recommend Mr. Consul Chen Ledao as Chief Inspector."

Mena raised her eyebrows when she heard the words, and her mouth sank into deep thought.

"... Chief Inspector. This is a matter for your police department. I recommend it to Mr. Consul. Isn't it appropriate?"

"You are the chief director of the Public Directorate, and you are in charge of the administrative affairs of the concession. The patrol house is responsible for managing the street affairs. When you cooperate with the Public Directorate, it is inappropriate for you to recommend the chief inspector to the consul." Fabre Road.

Ha ha!

You are really famous for double standards!
This is now, if I don't recommend Chen Ledao, but recommend other people to be the Chief Inspector, I don't believe you will say that!Maybe he will call me a bald donkey who cares about the old cow's nose - troublesome!
Mena slandered Fabre's words in his heart.

This old yellow-haired man looks quite honest, but when he does things, he has one thing in his mind and one thing in his mouth.

"Why don't you recommend it to Mr. Consul? You are the Chief of Police, and it is you who recommend this matter.

It is inappropriate for me to recommend the candidate for chief inspector to Mr. Consul. said Mena.

Fabre frowned slightly, and he seemed to hear a bit of reluctance from Mena's tone.

What is the old man trying to do here, he is not happy at all.

In fact, Mena is not too old. He is only in his early sixties, but he looks a little old.It's a pity that in Fabre's heart, Mena is already an out-and-out old man.

"Of course I would recommend it to Mr. Consul, but we both recommend Mr. Consul so that he will take it more seriously."

Fabre is very honest, and he didn't mean to fool Mena in this matter.

"Chen Ledao has contributed a lot to this strike incident. This matter was originally under the control of your public board of directors. You may not be able to handle it. Chen Ledao helped you solve it. You owe Chen Ledao a lot of favors!"

Seeing Mena's long-winded words, Fabre directly mentioned the matter.After all, cannibals are soft-spoken and short-handed.

This person is too uncomfortable to do things, isn't it just a letter of recommendation, and he doesn't want to cut your flesh.Fabre also slandered Mena in his heart.

"The strike is really thanks to Chen Ledao. Out of gratitude, I should really recommend him to be the chief inspector." Mena said with a smile, but before he could speak, Fabre interrupted roughly he.

Did he come here to listen to what Mena had to say?

"Don't be too much, it's like I'm begging you to make this matter, let Chen Ledao be the chief inspector, this matter is also good for you.

The image of Chen Ledao in the eyes of those workers should be clear to all of you after this incident.

You may not be able to deal with the strike this time, and you may not be sure about what to do next time, and you need Chen Ledao's help!Recommending Chen Ledao as chief inspector will be good for you in the future. "

Hearing Fabre's words, Mena couldn't help frowning.Fabre's words really touched his heart.

Mena still knew a little about the relationship between Chen Ledao and Feng Jingyao.Even if he didn't know it before, he should know after this strike.

Chen Ledao's ability to mediate between Fabre and Feng Jingyao is enough to show that Chen Ledao can talk to both of them.

Chen Ledao may not be able to help with some matters in the board of directors, but Feng Jingyao can definitely help.

The relationship between the public board of directors and Feng Jingyao became a little stiff because of the Hua Dong seat last time.And even if it is the next election, Mena has no plan to make Feng Jingyao the Hua Dong.

And want to use Feng Jingyao to do things, but don't want to benefit Feng Jingyao, this kind of thing is not so easy to handle.

Before, Mena still had a headache about this matter, but now that Chen Ledao appeared, it seemed that Mena really saw some hope.

If the Public Board of Directors can maintain a good relationship with Chen Ledao, then when Feng Jingyao's help is needed, even if it is difficult for them to come forward, can't they ask Chen Ledao to come forward!
Thinking of this, Mena suddenly thought about it.

No one wants to do things that are not beneficial, but now, Mena seems to have found something good in it.

(End of this chapter)