1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 199

At the same time, the Public Settlement, Sassoon Building.

Huo Tianhong came out of the Chevrolet 490, took the felt hat from his younger brother, put it on his head, and looked around to make sure no one noticed him, then he quickly walked into the building accompanied by his younger brother.

There were two British Jews who had been waiting in the building for a long time. When they saw Huo Tianhong approaching, they immediately went up to them and said in broken Chinese: "Boss Huo, please come in. The young master is already waiting for you upstairs."

"Okay." Huo Tianhong nodded and quickly followed the two Jews upstairs.

On the third floor of the Sassoon Building, the general manager's office.

"Huo, you're finally here!" Edward Sassoon, with his slicked back hair and suits and ties, stood up with a smile and spoke in very poor Chinese.

The two British Jews remained in the office, acting as Edward's interpreters.

This time he came to see the eldest young master of the Sassoon family. Huo Tianhong was specifically warned not to bring anyone with him, so he had to go alone.

The two sat down, and Huo Tianhong, who couldn't hold himself back, got straight to the point and asked anxiously: "Mr. Sassoon, when will the batch of goods for me arrive?"

"Wait, wait, please wait." Edward picked up the wine glass on the table, took out a bottle of red wine from the cabinet at the back, poured himself a glass, and said to him with a smile, "Huo, don't worry, your goods will be It’s the best in Shanghai! We deal with integrity, pay the money and deliver the goods, okay?”

"How does the best product compare with my second brother's?" Huo Tianhong asked in a low voice, "If it is not competitive enough, it is not worth so much money."

"Don't worry, it will be better than others!" Edward drank the red wine in his hand and patted Huo Tianhong on the shoulder. "As long as your money is in place, everything will be fine, okay?"

Huo Tianhong smiled reassuringly and nodded.

That's right, he was eager to take back those assets from Zhang Wanlin and Lu Yusheng and sell them to Ye Luo at a low price, just to purchase the best quality cigarettes from Edward Sassoon.

Zhang Wanlin suffered a huge setback at the hands of Ye Luo, but thanks to the cigarette deal with Edward, he instantly turned a loss into a profit. His cigarette shop even accounted for two-thirds of the cigarette business in Shanghai!
And he was able to achieve such great benefits, firstly, by suppressing weak competitors such as Ye Chen, and secondly, by relying on the high-quality smoke provided by Edward.

After learning about this, Huo Tianhong, who had lost a lot of money due to the two Northern Expeditions, took action and secretly found someone to contact Edward, also wanting to purchase a batch of cigarettes.

And in order to seize the market from Zhang Wanlin, he also concealed his two sworn brothers and decided to purchase the best quality goods!

In order to inherit the family business, Edward kept thinking about proving that he could deal with two Chinese tycoons at the same time. He couldn't ask for it, so he naturally agreed to Huo Tianhong.

This time Huo Tianhong wants to buy twice as much goods as Zhang Wanlin, and the unit price is three times higher than Zhang Wanlin's!
Only then did Edward realize that compared to the smoking business, everything else was just a cloud!

As long as there is this way to make money, why do we need Paramount and amusement parks?

"Then it's settled, Mr. Sassoon. I'll pay 300 million to buy this batch of goods. Please make sure to deliver them to my people on time." Huo Tianhong put his felt hat back on and left the office with a smile on his face.

As soon as he left, Edward's expression suddenly dropped.

The Jewish secretary on the side asked in a low voice: "Boss, the goods we provided to Zhang are already of the highest quality. Now they are sold to this fat pig at three times the price. How can we continue to improve the quality? And you also know that these goods are They are transferred privately from the big boss’s warehouse, and it is difficult for us to meet the needs of both of them at the same time.”

"Tsk." Edward took out a cigar, put it to his mouth, sniffed it, and replied with a smile, "Since the goods are already of the highest quality, wouldn't it be better to lower the quality of the goods given to Zhang? I remember There are still some rotten goods in the Indian warehouse that have been wet and dried, so I sent someone to dispatch some from there. By comparison, isn't Fat Pig's goods the best?"

"The boss is wise!" the Jewish secretary chuckled, "How much is that product?"

"What are you afraid of? I am my father's eldest son. Now the business is so big and so smooth. What will happen if we schedule another batch? Who dares to object? Just tell him that when I inherit the family assets, he will not let him Continue to work in our family!" Edward lit his cigar and snorted coldly, "By the way, I will send another batch of goods of average quality from the UK. I will tell you the specific quantity later."

"Boss, you have other customers?!" the Jewish secretary was shocked.He was willing to help Edward secretly evacuate the warehouse from the family warehouse because the quantity was still within his control, but now Edward wanted to increase the quantity five times in one breath. If Victor Sassoon found out, his own head would have to be moved. !

"Yes, that idiot who cooperated with me to open Paramount also wants to ask me to buy goods." Edward smiled coldly and blew out a smoke ring, "They have three brothers, three channels, and they hide each other, which just makes me big. fiscal."

When he heard that five times the quantity would be sold to Yongxing Company, the Jewish secretary was immediately startled: "Boss, this is too risky. If we bring all the goods in from the pier in Shanghai, we will definitely Detected by the National Government."

"What are you checking? Are you a stupid pig? Don't you want the foreign company's cargo ship to help transport it?" Edward rolled his eyes at him, "The customs at these docks and ports still dare to check the foreign company's cargo ship in the concession?"

"But the consulate and the Ministry of Industry and Industry Bureau's freighters have been registered, and other cooperating foreign companies heard this amount." The Jewish secretary wanted to defend, but was impatiently interrupted by Edward.

"Stupid! Isn't the 'Jiang'an Ship' of the Steamship Merchants Company recently sold at a low price? We bought it in the name of Sassoon Company, and then let the following subsidiaries put their names on it, using the excuse of transporting textiles to transport the goods in all at once. , how do they check our ship? It’s normal for a newly purchased cargo ship to have no time to register.”

"That's it, I understand, boss." The Jewish secretary knew Edward's temper and did not dare to continue to talk back, so he could only nod in agreement.

"Oh, by the way, just in case, don't ask our people to transport the goods, just ask Lu's people to help transport the goods." Edward added, "Lu is smarter and more sophisticated than Zhang and Huo. Obedient and smart, if I choose one of the three, I will continue to choose to cooperate with him."

"Okay, boss."

Lu Mansion.

Lu Yusheng was leisurely and contented at home, listening to little songs. Recently, he bought a new actor just for him to listen to the music at home.

At this time, the mother and daughter were performing on the same stage on the small stage, playing three different roles, which was particularly interesting.

Lu Yusheng has two major hobbies in his life, one is gambling and the other is listening to operas.

Gambling is a habit developed since childhood, while listening to opera is a hobby that I developed later and I am very addicted to it.

Some time ago, three famous actors came to Huo Tianhong's private theater. These three people are still related as mother and daughter. The mother sings Lao Dan, the eldest daughter sings Xu Sheng, and the younger daughter sings Wu Sheng. The three mother and daughter appeared on the stage together, and all of them sang and composed well. Good, outstanding appearance.

Lu Yusheng is a huge theater fan. When he heard that such a famous actor was coming, he naturally wanted to go and appreciate it.

When he saw the mother and daughter, his eyes widened, and he directly spent money to buy them home from Huo Tianhong.

The daughters and sisters are named Yao Yulan and Yao Yuying respectively. They are not only young, beautiful and charming, but they are also rare twins.

Although their mother Xiao Lanying is over forty, her figure is still in good shape, her charm is still there, and she is mature and sexy.

On the night he bought them, Lu Yusheng sneaked into the room of his eldest daughter Yao Yulan. Fearing his status as a Shanghai beach tycoon, Yao Yulan did not dare to resist and had to submit to his power.

After that, Lu Yusheng became even more arrogant and occupied the remaining sister Yao Yuying and mother Xiao Lanying.

Now the mother and daughter are raised in his Du Mansion, and they sing operas for him alone.

Lu Yusheng, who was feeling comfortable listening to the show, suddenly heard the phone ringing. He quickly stood up, signaled the three of them to stop moving, and ran to answer the phone.

Knowing that Edward's side was well prepared, he was in a good mood and walked towards the three of them humming a tune, preparing to have a good time tonight.

(End of this chapter)