20 years of the Republic of China

Chapter 74 Bai Baochen

Fengtian, United Business Hall.

Built with white bricks and large doors and windows, it is a typical Western-style building as usual.

The conference room is spacious and bright, with a long table made of old elm wood and painted red.

Sitting on the main seat was an old man in his fifties, with a broad nose and thick lips, and a pair of big beaded ears with two tufts of white hair sticking out. He was wearing an indigo satin coat, with two iron balls in his hands. He is almost gray, but his old face is rosy and translucent!

In the past few years, Bai Baochen has had a bright future, and his spirit has become high, and people will naturally become younger.

The old man was elected as the president of the United Chamber of Commerce as he wished, and he would not officially take office until after the Lunar New Year. Although he was close at hand, he couldn't be happy.

Looking around, everyone present here are top shopkeepers from all walks of life in Fengtian. They are arranged in a clear order according to the size of their business and their financial strength.

As soon as he entered the house, Bai Baochen discovered that the shopkeepers sitting at the end, such as shopkeeper Yan from the pawn shop, shopkeeper Feng from the tailor shop, and others, were all trembling and frowning. Without exception, all of them had their left ears covered with clothes. A layer of gauze.

No need to guess, it must be Zhou Yunfu's show of force.

Although Bai Baochen didn't care about their life or death, after all, as the quasi-president of the Chamber of Commerce, it was not the case to pretend to be deaf and indifferent. After thinking for a moment, he cleared his throat.

"Shop Manager Feng, Manager Yan, are you guys in any trouble?"

Feng Baoquan was staying there. When he heard the question, he seemed to be waking up from a dream. He quickly forced a smile and said: "No, no! The court's new policies and the president's hard work have made my family's business really getting better and better!"

Shopkeeper Yan also lost all the momentum he had in the "Juxiang Building" that day. He just hurriedly clasped his fists and said: "Thanks to the president's care, everything is fine! Everything is fine!"

Bai Baochen snorted coldly, and the iron ball spinning in his hand suddenly stopped, and said: "Is it Zhou Yunfu's fault? You don't have to be afraid! Now the court and other countries must go all out to develop Fengtian commerce. Those who used to fight, kill, bully and dominate the market Everything is over!"

Everyone just lowered their heads and listened, but didn't dare to say anything. They said to themselves, you are an old boy who used to be a gangster. You have a group of gangsters under your control. How can we compare with you?

"Although our Chamber of Commerce has no real power now, when the Advisory Bureau is established next year, I, as the president, will still be able to occupy a position. As long as everyone can still trust me, Bai Baochen, I will definitely work for our Fengtian business community. Seeking benefits! That old guy Zhou Yunfu is no longer working!"

The United Business Association will promote and assist any initiative that is beneficial to business - this is the purpose of the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, since people say it, everyone has no choice but to follow it.

"Yes, yes, then there will be President Lao!"

Bai Baochen stood up slightly proudly, put his hands behind his back, and couldn't help but lecture while pacing back and forth.

"You guys! To put it bluntly, I still can't see the current situation clearly! It's been decades and you still don't understand? In this world, if you want to do business well, what do you rely on? You rely on foreigners! It doesn't matter whether it's the East or the West, as long as you get along with them , no one dares to mess with us! How can Zhou Yunfu be so arrogant as the imperial court? Can he be as arrogant as foreigners? Why? Isn’t he still a deflated eggplant?"

Bai Baochen's words were truly inspired.

In recent years, the Bai family has taken advantage of the general trend to make a comeback. The reason why Zhou Yunfu did not dare to touch him was that firstly, Zhao and Xu were sitting outside the customs; secondly, Bai Baochen cooperated with the Japanese to set up a textile factory and a match factory.To talk about cooperation is to flatter him. In fact, it is basically the same as going to the docks and paying tribute to seek protection.

However, this time, after Bai Baochen finished speaking, few people in the conference room responded.

Although the Fengtian United Chamber of Commerce seems to be a whole, like chambers of commerce in various places, there are still factions within it.All the bad habits of the old chambers of commerce still persist. There are business gangs among fellow villagers, and trading houses among people in the same industry.There are many barriers between the line and the gang.

Not to mention that the locals and foreigners compete with each other for profit; various walks of life and industries exclude each other; just speaking of their views on the current situation, they are completely different from each other.

The shape is in one place, but the heart is like scattered sand!

This is true for the Chamber of Commerce, and so is the country!
When Bai Baochen competes for the position of president, he competes for momentum, but in this position, without a strong ass, he is destined to be unstable.

When the old man saw that everyone was not talking to him, he felt a little angry, and his gangster spirit came out.

"You don't have to pretend to be dumb here, no one is a traitor! When you flattered General Shengjing and Zhou Yunfu, what's the difference between you and me? Dongyang is not a fool, we have the same culture, the same race, we are all of the same race, we cooperate and share Rong, why don't we fight those white-skinned guys together? Su Wenqi, you have studied abroad and have seen the world, please say a few words!"

Hearing this, everyone turned their eyes and looked at the young man sitting next to the main seat.

As everyone knows, this young man is the youngest son of the Su family.

Su Wenqi is indeed too young. He looks to be no more than 25 or [-] years old. He has a face as white as jade, red lips and white teeth. His words and deeds are quiet and delicate. At first glance, he thought she was a little girl. She is not as rough and arrogant as his father at all. The truth is that people from the north are like the south, men are like men and women are like women!
In his early years, Su's father sent him to study abroad at his own expense. He studied in the West for three years and in the East for three years. He specialized in business economics and saw the world. After six years, he returned to China and took over the family bank business.

Although this young man wears a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he always wears a long gown and a black melon cap on his head. He looks very traditional.

In fact, this was not the case. After six years of studying abroad, he had already cut off his braids, wore a melon cap and put on fake braids, just to avoid a lot of unnecessary trouble.Just lift the hat, what's inside?The shiny back!

Su Wenqi couldn't ignore Bai Baochen's question, but just as he was about to speak, he suddenly heard a roar outside the house!
Everyone looked at each other in confusion for a while, and gathered in front of the window to watch what was going on outside.

But on the street outside the window, various slogans and leaflets were flying all over the sky. There were probably hundreds of young new-style students gathered together in a loud voice, shouting words such as "Save the nation to survive" and "Support domestic products and boycott the East". The scene suddenly became chaotic.

When Bai Baochen heard the rhetoric of "boycott Japan", he became even more furious and cursed: "You are a bunch of brats, the court hasn't said anything yet, why are you making fools of yourself!"

Sure enough, not long after, gunshots were heard on the street. The patrol battalion not far away rushed over and the students dispersed in an instant.

When Bai Baochen saw this, he felt relaxed and couldn't help but sneer: "A mantis is blocking a car with his arms, it's really hard to understand the heights of the world!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly came to mind behind them. Everyone turned around and saw Su Wenqi standing up unhurriedly, looking around at everyone with his eyes, neither humble nor arrogant.

"President, you are cooperating with the Japanese to set up a factory. As a junior, I have nothing to say, but the Fengtian Chamber of Commerce, in the final analysis, is the chamber of commerce of Fengtian people. I hope your butt will not be crooked."

　Thanks to Tiekou Magician Du Banxian for his reward support!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)