1928: The Rise of Giants

Chapter 362 Mr. Mei feels green on his head

Nina found Ye Luo in Bainaohui.

Today is the day when Mei Lanfang is invited to perform publicly at Bainaohui. As his best friend, Ye Luo of course has to rush to support him.

How popular is Mei Lanfang in the United States?

In order to invite him to perform in New York, former President Wilson's wife personally initiated the call and established a "Mei Lanfang New York Sponsorship Association". This sponsorship association is somewhat similar to the fan groups of later generations, dedicated to cheering for Mei Lanfang, raising funds for performances, and planning The whole show.

However, compared to the brainless fans of later generations, the fans of the sponsorship club are very sensible. After all, these people together may be the most terrifying fan group in history.

Just from the list Ye Luo saw, there were many celebrities who surprised him.

For example, the famous playwright Ruth Draper, the educationist John Dewey, the chairman of the Metropolitan Opera of New York Otto Kane, the president of Yan State University Leighton Stuart, etc.

These people are all very well-known in New York, but they pursue famous theater actresses like fans of younger brothers and younger sisters.

Later, this kind of sponsorship association became a common practice. Every time Mei Lanfang visited a city, Americans would set up a sponsorship association for him in that city. It can be said that the scenery is unparalleled and the reputation is extremely high.

For example, the Los Angeles Sponsorship Club has celebrities such as Chaplin and Fairbanks.

Mei Lanfang will perform at Bainaohui for two consecutive weeks. At the end of each performance, there will be more than a dozen curtain calls, which shows the enthusiasm of the audience.

In fact, Ye Luo is very curious about why these foreigners are so obsessed with drama. Can they really understand it?

I originally thought that most of the people who came to watch Bainaohui's performance would be Chinese.

Unexpectedly, when Ye Luo sat down, he was surrounded by foreign tycoons.

They whispered to each other and looked excited, as if they were watching a grand symphony performance.

Ye Luo himself is not very enthusiastic about drama. Even though his confidante Meng Xiaodong is the Queen of Laosheng, he rarely asks her to flirt when they are alone.

After finally getting to the end of the performance, an audience member asked to shake hands with Mei Lanfang. He readily agreed and waited for the audience to come on stage.

As soon as the opening opened, there was a rush of people like bees. A few minutes passed, and there were still many people crowded behind, waiting in line to shake hands.

Ye Luo looked over and found that there were actually quite a few people who held their hands and returned to the end of the queue, continuing to wait.

There is no one left in this star-chasing frenzy.

Ten minutes later, seeing that there was still no change in the flow of people, Mei Lanfang had no choice but to return to the dressing room accompanied by bodyguards and crew members.

Not long after, a staff member came secretly and invited Ye Luo to the dressing room.

When Ye Luo arrived, Mei Lanfang had just finished taking off her makeup, was sitting on a chair, and was chatting happily with a blonde girl.

Seeing Ye Luo coming, he quickly stood up and said hello: "Second Young Master, let's go to the beach to say goodbye. We haven't seen you for a long time. How are you doing?"

"Mr. Mei, last time I cut the ribbon for Ye's Guangming Cinema, it was so prosperous thanks to your attendance. It's really gratifying to see that Mr. Mei's style remains the same today." Ye Luo cupped his fists and smiled.

"I'm just sending you a favor. How can the second young master's business not be booming?" Mei Lanfang smiled and shook his head, looking at the blonde next to him, "By the way, this lady said she came to see you, it seems. Are they from the Livermore Group?”

"Hello, Boss Ye." Nina glanced at Mei Lanfang. Seeing that Ye Luo had no intention of evading, she told Livermore's question openly.

Mei Lanfang didn't understand finance and economics, and his English was relatively average. Hearing Nina use many professional terms, he felt bored, so he looked in the mirror and didn't disturb them.

After hearing what she said, Ye Luo knew that it was the FED (federal government staff)'s warning about the U.S. stock market this morning that made Livermore uneasy.

When the market opened this morning, the FED issued a warning that the stock market bubble was unsustainable. Then the stock market opened lower in the morning and was in a relatively sluggish state throughout the day. It was also the first time in recent history that it ended with a decline. The largest decline throughout the day even reached 3%. .

However, this 3% decline is difficult to see from the data graphics and requires investment in in-depth analysis.

Some impatient traders may enter the short position.

If you analyze rationally, you will come to a very clear conclusion. It is still too early to enter the short position at this time, and you will most likely suffer losses. For Ye Luo, who came from a later generation, this was not something difficult to analyze, and it was also relatively basic theoretical knowledge.

Because shorting a big head requires extra patience and waiting, you cannot be impetuous and jump to conclusions.

But for Livermore, or most traders at that time, it was difficult for them not to enter the market when faced with such clear signals and opportunities.

This can be seen from today's trading volume.

Yelo is very pleased that until the market closed today, Livermore did not enter the market to take short positions.

Even from the funds he held, he did not invest even a cent.

This shows that Livermore truly regards itself as an important partner.

Because Ye Luo had emphasized to him before that since the two of them cooperated, the funds should be shared, and they could never fight among themselves, enter and exit the market privately, and put the other party in a dilemma.

If Livermore can't resist the temptation, he can use part of his own money to try it. Even if he loses, Yeluo will not suffer any loss.

But doing so would be tantamount to destroying the fragile trust that the two had just established.

Moreover, Ye Luo also said that if there is any disturbance or action plan, someone will be notified to Livermore in advance.

The fact that he didn't send anyone to tell him today meant that Ye Luo had no intention of entering the market to go short.

Understanding Ye Luo's thoughts, Livermore did not enter the field. Even though he might have wanted to enter very much, he still held back.

This step is what Ye Luo believes is a crucial step for the two to formally establish trust.

Compared with this, my views on today's stock market are less important.

As expected of a legendary trader, it was naive of me to think that he would do something stupid.

Ye Luo sighed inwardly, smiled and briefly explained to Nina.

The reason for not entering the market is irrelevant. The key is to send a signal to Livermore, indicating that you agree with him and look forward to further cooperation.

Anyway, there will be plenty of opportunities to shock this legendary trader and let him witness the miracle of the Big Short.

Nina remembered Ye Luo's words word for word, then said goodbye and left.

Seeing that she was gone, Mei Lanfang continued to smile and said, "Is the Second Young Master making money in the U.S. stock market again?"

"Oh, forget it, he is just a tool in the hands of the National Government and the noble lady." Ye Luo pretended to smile bitterly, "I wish I could make money in the U.S. stock market by relying on my own connections."

Mei Lanfang knew that it was difficult for Chinese people to obtain the qualifications to open a company in the United States and enter the stock market, but when he saw that even Ye Luo, who was making waves in Shanghai, was unable to do anything, he felt dark.

"The National Government can understand, the lady the second young master is talking about is" Mei Lanfang continued to ask.

Ye Luo told Huixin's story incidentally, and then asked Mei Lanfang to help promote Hongxing United Group.

When she heard that she was a mixed-race lady, Mei Lanfang laughed loudly: "The second young master is really blessed. He has so many confidantes at home and abroad, which is enviable."

Speaking of his confidante, he suddenly thought of Meng Xiaodong, and recalled what Meng Xiaodong said about his relationship with Ye Luo when they corresponded, and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He didn't mind Meng Xiaodong leaving with Ye Luo. After all, he had a fierce wife at home, and it was impossible for him to fulfill his promise to Meng Xiaodong. If he delayed it, he would also be harming her.

Just thinking that the person who "took love with a sword" was Ye Luo, and Meng Xiaodong pushed Ye Luo to her side in the first place, I couldn't help but feel a little weird.

(End of this chapter)