1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 306: Crowned Shanghai’s No. [-] Tycoon
2 month 12 day.

On the third day of the Lunar New Year, Paramount Side Hall.

Shanghai rickshaw king Yu Likui spent NT$[-] to book a business, hired the Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe to perform music and dance, and also invited ten of Paramount's most popular dancers, as well as a group of gang tycoons such as Feng Jingyao and Tan Si to witness. Go ahead and give it to the second young master Ye Luo!
Paramount is his own territory.

Both the Mingyue Song and Dance Troupe and the dance queens headed by Wang Ji are actually Ye Luo's people.

If Ye Luo really wanted to hold a banquet, with just a stroke of his pen, these people would be eager to come over and show their hospitality.

Knowing this, Yu Likui still held a banquet with such great fanfare and spent a lot of money.

It shows that he really gave up and surrendered.

Yu Likui also specially made many gold objects and sent them to Ye Mansion, which were covered with rain and dew from top to bottom.

Little Aqiao roughly estimated that, not counting other gifts, the gold tip alone was worth 10,000+ oceans!

He is surrendering at all costs to show his attitude!

No wonder Ye Yuqiao said at the beginning that among his adopted sons, the most promising in the future would be Yu Likui and Shen Da. The former was extremely sophisticated and sophisticated, while the latter had excellent abilities and character that could not be compared to those like Ye Chen.

Ye Luo was sitting on the Taishi chair with a statue of Guan Gong behind him. Many fresh tributes were spread all over the table. The incense burners on both sides lit up the smoke. Ye Hao, Huo Ting'en and others stood on both sides. On the left and right were people from the public concession and others. The tycoons of the French Concession.

On the right are the French Concession tycoons headed by Feng Jingyao, while on the left are led by Tan Si, a group of public concession tycoons who started out as gangs.

Even Ye Yuqiao, who had not been involved in Jianghu affairs for a long time, also appeared.

It can be said that today’s Paramount Wing is home to [-] to [-]% of Shanghai’s gang tycoons and Chinese business tycoons!
Right in front of Ye Luo, Yu Likui knelt on the ground, raised his hands above his head, and presented a gold-plated greeting card!
This is a rule of thumb in the Shanghai Bund Gang, but no one has done it in such a formal way for many years.

The last time, it can be traced back to when Ye Yuqiao, who had just arrived in Shanghai, paid homage to the richest man, Sheng Xuanhuai. The homage was a sensation, with countless big shots coming to watch.

With Sheng Xuanhuai's approval, Ye Yuqiao established a firm foothold, established the Labor Federation, and eventually became a tycoon. This matter also became a good story.

The mountain worship ceremony also has an invisible meaning.

Being able to accept others worshiping the mountain means that you are recognized as No. 1 in Shanghai. Otherwise, if you don't have enough fame, if you dare to accept this kind of ceremony, you will become a public enemy of all gangs in Shanghai!
For those who are not worthy of their moral integrity, such rituals will only make them look like clowns.

Therefore, the ceremony of worshiping the mountain is recognized, and the invited tycoons also attend the appointment as scheduled, which means that the person sitting on the Taishi chair is now the number one tycoon in Shanghai!

Why did Sheng Xuanhuai never worship the mountain again?

Because Sheng Xuanhuai, the richest man at the time, believed in both black and white, even Mr. Sun had to respect him. Who dared to deny his status when he was living in Shanghai?

But after Sheng Xuanhuai's death, the Sheng family declined, and Shanghai was leaderless. Everyone wanted to compete for No. 1.

However, neither Ye Yuqiao nor the three Yongxing tycoons have this qualification.

Ye Yuqiao looked at this scene with infinite emotion in his heart.

The glory he strived for all his life was easily obtained by his son.

Yu Likui wants to worship the mountain, and there are a lot of rumors. If anyone objects, stoppers will appear one after another in the past few days.

However, the fact is that no one refuted this matter once it came out. Instead, the City Hall, which followed the Jinling National Government and asked people to break old customs, was the first to come forward to support it!
This is the influence of the second young master Ye Luo at this time!

Not only did he defeat the Chinese businessmen in the business war, he also defeated the foreigners!

Also watching the ceremony were Zhang Dingyao, Zhang Qun, Bai Xiongqi, Wen Yingxing, Dai Ji and other military and political dignitaries, as well as consuls general from various countries.

They are also curious about this ancient ritual of gang gangs. "Greetings to Mr. Guan!" The master of ceremonies was Situ Meitang, who came back from the United States specially.

The old man is 61 years old this year, but he is still very energetic. He straightened his back and spoke loudly. As soon as he finished speaking, Ye Luo and others stood up, turned around, and began to kneel down to the statue of Guan Gong.

Who is Situ Meitang?

He was born in Fujian Province, went to the United States to make a living in March 1880, and joined the "Hongmen Zhi Gong Tang" in 3.

Before Franklin Roosevelt became president, he worked as a legal adviser at the church.

During the late Qing Dynasty, he raised money many times to support Mr. Sun's revolutionary uprising; during the Anti-Japanese War, he established an organization in New York to raise funds for the war and provide material support. He also traveled to various parts of the world to mobilize local overseas Chinese to support the Anti-Japanese War; During the liberation period, he actively supported and supported our D's ideas.

This is a high mountain that must be mentioned in the world of the Republic of China, and a senior person respected by thousands of people.

His willingness to come and host this mountain worship ceremony also shows his affirmation of Ye Luo.

In fact, Ye Luo felt quite strange.

He had seen many similar scenes in various Hong Kong society movies in his previous life, such as the famous "Underworld" series.

But I really let myself get involved and made a scene for no reason.

First, he himself has never participated in similar activities. He was not prepared to join his father's Labor Federation from the beginning. He was even responsible for the disintegration of the Labor Federation.

First, this ceremony has also kept pace with the times. It was not placed in any ancestral hall, but was placed in his Paramount Ballroom. Here, there is a strong traditional atmosphere of worshiping the mountain, and over there, Wang Ji sang a beautiful love song, with a strong Western style. What do you think? How strange.

But it doesn't matter.

Today is actually a "coronation ceremony" for him.

Since the death of Sheng Xuanhuai, Shanghai has been in chaos for 13 years.

Whether it is the Jinling National Government, these gangs, or the business, literary and artistic circles, etc., they all hope that a similar leader will emerge.

That person has a high enough reputation and prestige, has unshakable intimidation power, and is able to eat both black and white, which can ensure that Shanghai Beach continues to develop at a high speed.

Countless people have been waiting for this person to appear.

And today.

As Ye Luo completely defeated the three tycoons and acquired Yongxing Company, he removed the last thorn in his side, Yu Likui.

At this time, no one in Shanghai would stand up and openly oppose Ye Luo's achievement as the number one tycoon.

"Aluo, accept this mountain worship sticker, and the Yu's rickshaw shop will be under your control from now on. Yu Likui is also a member of the people. You must keep these four words of loyalty and patriotism in mind."

Situ Meitang gently patted the young man's shoulder.

He is no stranger to Ye Luo.

After all, he had already become famous in the United States six years ago when he studied management and economics at Harvard University.

Situ Meitang, as the largest tycoon of the Chinese community in the United States, was very fond of this young man and even once wanted to marry his granddaughter to him.

"I understand, old man." Ye Luo took the mountain worship sticker and looked back, a tsunami-like cheers and applause suddenly sounded.

(End of this chapter)