Film and Television: Starting from the Journey to Guandong

Chapter 117 The 30s (1w)

There is a problem now. There are many department stores here on Nanjing Road. Everyone, foreign and domestic, are grabbing the profits of this three-thirds of an acre of land.

Although Zhu Chuanjie had a good idea and tried to differentiate between customer groups, no one knew whether he could succeed or not. He could only try.

In addition, whether the supply chain can keep up is also very important. If the supply chain cannot keep up, the building will be empty, and guests who have come once will never want to come a second time.

With the current production capacity of the world, luxury goods are far from as developed as they will be in later generations.

Take the H brand, which became popular with celebrities all over the world in later generations, for example. It is not that famous in China now, at least not to the extent that everyone knows it.

Of course, it still has some influence in France, or throughout Europe and the United States.

This brand can even be traced back to the skills learned by the brand founder on the battlefield nearly 100 years ago.

The H card was born in the early 19th century. At that time, Napoleon's army had a very famous French cuirassier regiment.

In order to make the soldiers more focused on fighting the enemy, Napoleon specially found several craftsmen for this regiment who could sew and make harnesses.

In 1485, King Richard III of England fought a decisive battle with Earl Henry.

Because he was in a hurry to go to the battlefield, the blacksmith had no time to replace the missing nail in the horse shoe for the King of England.

Because of this small iron nail, the King of England unfortunately fell off his saddle on the battlefield.

The leader fell from his horse, the morale of the army was in chaos, and the great country was handed over to others.

King Richard III of England, who was so unlucky that he lost his country because of a horseshoe, learned from the past. Napoleon required his craftsmen to be meticulous when making harnesses.

Under the training of such high standards and strict requirements, the craftsmen in the army became more and more sophisticated in making harnesses.

But there were unforeseen circumstances. As Napoleon was defeated and exiled to St. Helena, his cavalry regiment became increasingly disorganized.

In 1837, one of the former army craftsmen returned to Paris and opened a small shop with his relatives specializing in horse yokes, reins, suspenders and other horse equipment.

The name of this craftsman is Thierry Hermes, and he is also one of the founders of the Hermès empire.

Louis XIV's three favorite things in life were smoking, drinking, and perming... Oh no... stockings, high heels, and perming.

And he also opened a "door to love beauty" for French men. Owning a top-quality harness became the most honorable thing for men of that era.

From as big as a rivet to as small as a stitch, he brought the standards on the battlefield to the store and did not allow any errors in his works. It was his attitude of striving for excellence that gave his products subsequent explosive power. .

A small saddle can easily take several months to make.

No matter what your status is, there is no negotiation.

This was also the reason why business was not good when his saddlery shop first opened.

One day in 1842, Ferdinand, the younger brother of the then King of France, Louis Philippe, was traveling in a carriage.

On the way, because the horseshoe was not firm, the horse was frightened and the carriage overturned. Ferdinand died as a result.

But it is precisely because of this incident that everyone is reminded of Hermes, which is famous for its safety.

For example, the harnesses made by Thierry are all made of rawhide from the Piedmont region of northern Italy.

Because of the climate, the cowhide produced here is both soft and complete.

Moreover, when sewing the saddle, he used the "saddle double stitch method". The advantage of this stitch method is that even if the stitches are broken somewhere in the saddle, it will not collapse all at once and frighten the horse. .

Just like this, Thierry began to open up his own market in Paris.

Of course, H cards are not a business that can be settled in one generation.

By around 1870, Thierry had basically handed over the management of the saddlery shop to his son Charles.

In 1878, Charles moved his shop directly to a two-story building at No. 24 Fubao Road, which was next door to the Royal Garden of Napoleon III.

The people who come in and out of this street every day are all well-known families, and they are all their potential target customers or already customers.

At that time, France and Russia had just settled down and signed a peace agreement. He took the risk of not coming back and went directly to the Tsar's palace to sell products.

As a result, he not only returned to France safely, but also got a hat from the Tsar and brought back a large order.

But no matter how many orders he received, he always remembered his father's love for carriages and harnesses, and he never compromised on the craftsmanship.

If Thierry is the beginning of the miracle of Hermès, then the second and third generations are the turning point of this miracle.

At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, cars gradually replaced horse-drawn carriages in France.

It was also from that time that the third generation of the H family realized that if they continued to only make harnesses as they do now, their own brand would soon become history.

So, in 1897, he designed a leather bag for men to carry a saddle, and it was also Hermès' first real handbag.

25 years later, the H family’s first women’s bag was born.

The reason why this bag appeared is very simple, just because the wife of the third generation of the H family said: There is no bag that anyone likes in the whole of Paris.

Since then, leather handbags have slowly become the brand's most popular products.

But despite this, he has not forgotten that harness is the starting point of the Hermès family.

In order to deeply imprint the equestrian elements in the blood of Hermès, he designed a painting from his collection called "Quarter and Stable Boy" as the brand's logo, and this logo has been used until the 21st century.

Of course, the H family had to wait until 1956 for the H family to truly become a noble. Grace Kelly, the then Princess of Morocco, used a bag to cover her figure that was out of shape due to pregnancy.

It doesn't matter if it's blocked, this bag became popular overnight.

The then president of Hermès followed suit and renamed the bag the Kelly bag.

The famous "Life" magazine in Chou country happened to capture this scene and used it as a cover. Suddenly, the name of the H family bag became a hot search, and from then on this bag was called the Kelly bag.

This shot also became a historic picture and once attracted the attention of the world.

The origin of another popular Birkin bag is even more legendary.

Jane Platinum accidentally scattered her things on the floor during a trip. The man sitting next to her couldn't help but said: You should use a bag with an inner pocket.

But she said: If one day the H family comes out with a bag with an inner pocket, I will definitely buy it!
This man was the president of the H family at the time. Three years later, the Birkin bag with an inner pocket was born!It was such a coincidence.

For most ordinary consumers, whether it is a Kelly bag or a Birkin bag, it is just a handbag.

But for the H family, the birth of each handbag goes through multiple steps such as patterning, leather selection, cutting, and sewing. It is more like a life gestation process.

From 1837 to the present, Hermès has experienced countless changes in craftsmen.

From the initial boss doing it himself to now all craftsmen who graduated from the most famous technical school in Paris, the process remains the same as it was 182 years ago and has not changed at all.

As the supervisor of H’s handicraft workshop said:
Whenever someone asks me what has changed in the 30 years I have been working at Hermès, I answer 'nothing has changed'.People will change, but the craftsmanship will not.Moreover, the more precious the leather, the longer this process will take.Add to that the craftsmen's manual cutting, sewing, sanding, polishing and other steps, and it takes even longer.

Until the 21st century, the H family still uses the "saddle double stitch method" when making bags. It is also the earliest stitch method used to sew saddles, and strives to ensure that the joints will never open.

Therefore, the time spent queuing up to buy bags at H’s house is measured in years. It’s really not because the salespeople are too arrogant and unreasonable, nor is it because the brand is trying to make a big deal out of Qiao.

But because a piece of art is really worth the time and wait.

In later generations when the fashion industry has become highly industrialized, the H family's insistence on handcraftsmanship seems to have reached the point of stubbornness.

The price of this stubbornness is lower efficiency and higher labor costs.

But it is precisely because of this stubbornness that every H family bag has its own unique soul.

Compared with those brands that live on the assembly line, H family seems to have more of a human touch.

If "getting off the horse and getting off the bus" was the first turning point for the H family, then the product line expansion from 1989 to 2006 was undoubtedly another masterpiece that made the H family conquer the world!

Between 1989 and 2006, the company's sales increased fourfold year-on-year to US$4 billion!
In 2013, the company set a new performance record, with sales reaching US$50 billion and operating profit of US$16.9 billion!
It is the fastest growing company in the luxury goods industry in the past 6 years~
The person directing this wonderful show is the fifth generation successor of the H family. He is undoubtedly one of the most successful successors in the H family!

The cleverly designed company structure and product expansion that maintains a sense of "mystery" have made him famous in the history of the luxury goods industry!
During his tenure, the H family's equity was divided into a group of six holding companies.

The six holding companies are divided into two parts - the first layer is more focused on ownership management, namely Emile Hermès SARL. This entity named after the family ancestor is composed of family members and is responsible for determining the budget, approving loans and exercising veto power. ;

The other layer, Hermès International, is responsible for the company's day-to-day management and external cooperation (among its 11 board members, non-family members currently occupy four seats).

In this way, the H family has both the absolute control of the family and a broader external perspective.

On this basis, the H family chose to go public in 1993.

But more than 80% of the H family's shares are still in the hands of 56 family members!
On the basis of ensuring the family's absolute control, family members are allowed to buy and sell stocks, thereby avoiding disputes among family members over the value of the equity.

It was this kind of company structure design that allowed the H family to escape unscathed from the hostile takeover by LVMH!

The reason why the bags of the H family in later generations can be said to be the best is because every aspect of the birth of the bag can be said to be the best.

As the world's best leather supplier, the first round of leather selection is reserved for the H family, followed by other brands such as LV and GUCCI.

Any defective leather is not wanted by H Family. The leather used by H Family only accounts for 10% of all good leather materials.

The most commonly used skins in the H family are: cowhide, sheepskin, lizard skin, ostrich skin, and crocodile skin.

In 2009, snakeskin products were released.

The first thing I want to talk about is cowhide. H family’s cowhide is divided into many types (usually based on the location of the leather, the pattern, the type of cow, etc.)
After purchasing the finest leather, the H family uses hand-tanned methods to process the leather.

Let the various leathers show their characteristics and create beautiful textures.

Ostrich Leather H only chooses leather from the ostrich butt area because ostrich has large pores and the pores at the butt area are the most uniform, which makes it look more beautiful. Other brands have irregular patterns and gaps between pores. Various sizes.

As for crocodile skin, the H family has its own crocodile farm, and most small bags are made from a whole crocodile because American crocodiles and Asian crocodiles are small.

Moreover, the pattern of H's crocodile skin, that is, the squares on the crocodile's back, gradually become smaller, symmetrical and regular.

Even if it is a large bag made of several crocodiles, the seams between the skins can be perfect, just like a single piece of leather.

Apart from the leather, the most important thing is that it is purely handmade.

The bags are hand-sewed by the craftsmen stitch by stitch, and the styles are drawn by their own hands.

Why use wax-dipped twine?Because the moisture-proof effect is good.

If a customer buys a Hermès bag, her bag will be repaired by the craftsman who made it for the rest of her life.

It is equivalent to hiring a dedicated repairman for one-on-one service.

A major feature of H's bags is that they are as beautiful on the inside as on the outside, with one layer of leather on the outside and one layer of leather on the inside, just like a real elegant lady.

When a woman reaches into the bag to find something, not only will her hands feel comfortable, but her eyes can also see the beautiful inside.

Bags usually have black edges on the handles and outside. H's beeswax edges will never fall off for a lifetime.

Because the H family applies a layer of paint and then a layer of beeswax, it takes several repetitions to complete the edge sealing of a package.

The reason why it is so time-consuming and labor-intensive is entirely because this brand hopes that its products will be items that customers can buy home and use as heirlooms.

It not only carries the H family's deep affection for their family, but also promises this blessing to others.

We hope that H's bags can be passed down in the customer's family and record countless memories of the user.

Of course, the current H family is not yet a top-notch luxury product, but Zhu Chuanren believes that it is necessary to establish a good relationship with luxury brands such as France in advance to help them develop the Far East market and at the same time make a small profit for himself.

He never cared about whether there was more money or less, as long as he could make money, he was unambiguous.

So he took action personally, contacted France through the president of Kant, and then found an intermediary to invite the heads of these brands to come to China.

Don't underestimate China's influence in the world in this era. The title of Magic City's 'Adventurer's Paradise' is not given for free, and with the endorsement of President Kant, these guys are very willing to come to Magic City to have fun.

It's a good deal to have fun and make money at the same time.

The most important thing is that since the first stop, the French domestic economy has plummeted, and those who sell luxury goods must also find new sales channels.

Of course, France's decline did not begin at one station, but after the Napoleonic Wars.

To be precise, since 1815, France has fallen from its superior position and is no longer a country pursuing European and world hegemony alone.

No matter how many standards and reasons are laid out on the surface, whether a country has a high international status and whether its words have enough weight largely depends on its military strength (whether it can fight) and whether it has deterred or forced other countries. Follow your own abilities and courage.

After 1815, the decline of France's military strength will undoubtedly lead to a decline in its international status.

Starting from the German countries killing each other in the Thirty Years' War, to the doomsday bell of Waterloo in 30.

For nearly two centuries, although France had experienced many changes and even experienced civil wars and estrangements, France was generally pursuing domination of Europe and then fighting other major powers - first with the Habsburgs and then with the United Kingdom. -the process of.

During this period, France launched many foreign wars and achieved many brilliant victories. At the peak of the Napoleonic era, it came close to achieving this goal and once dominated the European continent.

However, under the siege of the major powers across Europe, this short-lived spectacle immediately disappeared.

The final defeat of the Napoleonic War brought not only psychological trauma to the French, but also practical trauma - France's population losses have never been filled, and it has also lost the courage to fight with other European countries at the same time.

Population is very important to France and the great powers, because it is the basis of the struggle for hegemony and the source of strength. Without enough population, there will be no overwhelming military strength (the technological level of Western countries is not very different, so it is more important to look at it when fighting against each other). total military strength).

France has always been the No. 1 exporting country in Europe before, and this has also brought France the capital to make comebacks again and again.

However, after the Napoleonic Wars, France's population grew extremely slowly, and the populations of other countries began to overtake France.

Between 1815 and 1870, France's population increased from just over 3000 million to 3400 million.

Within Germany, Prussia alone had a population of 2700 million. Germany's population surpassed France's for the first time since the Thirty Years' War, which also sounded the death knell for the French dream of European hegemony.

Of course, to be fair, the fact that the French could not replenish their population was not entirely due to the war - the Germans suffered greater population losses during the Thirty Years' War, but they still recovered and far surpassed France.

The French population cannot be replenished only because the French are unwilling to have children after the war.At the time of the First World War, Germany's population was 6500 million and France's was about 3800 million, a difference of almost double.

If the two countries faced off alone, France would not be Germany's opponent in any case - and this is also a fact proven by history.

Before the First World War, the British chose France to support between France and Germany. This does not prove how much they love France, nor how much confidence they have in France.

On the contrary, this shows that they judge that France is decisively and irreversibly weaker than Germany, so they need the support of Britain to prevent Germany from dominating Europe.

In other words, before the start of the First World War, France was no longer the aggressive hegemonic country it used to be in the eyes of other European powers, but a weak country that needed support to avoid being conquered.

Of course, this "weakness" is relative to Germany.

Although France from 1870 to 1914 experienced the trauma of the defeat in the Franco-Prussian War, its heritage was still there after all. It was still a powerful country in the Western world and could move relatively freely in the world.

During this period, the colony expanded greatly and it implemented its own foreign policy (such as forming an alliance with Tsarist Russia).

Although the First World War ended with the victory of the Allies, France suffered huge trauma and did not receive a safe environment.

While Germany is still unified and has great potential (although it is temporarily in chaos due to defeat), the environment faced by France is no better than before, and can even be said to be worse - because his original powerful ally Mauritius has disappeared.

France from 1918 to the beginning of the second leg could be regarded as a semi-power, that is, a "secondary supplement to the Anglo-Saxon power pattern following the British Empire."

Although France still had huge colonies at this time, its national power was declining and it was extremely dependent on its alliance with Britain.

Because they realized that it was actually impossible for them to defend the so-called French world on their own.

In 1935, the Franco-Soviet Treaty was signed. However, under pressure from the British, this treaty failed to achieve the expected purpose of "rebuilding the Franco-Maoist alliance and containing Germany" and became an empty document.

During the Rhineland Crisis in 1936, Mr. See's provocative behavior caused a shock in Europe.

French dignitaries asked the commander-in-chief, General Gamelin, whether they could intervene militarily.

Gamelin's answer was "We must act together with the British to be sure." As a result, the British did not take action, and the French could only watch the Germans reoccupy the Rhineland and were helpless.

Various examples clearly prove that France's international status has weakened. Not only has it lost its goal of competing for European hegemony alone, but it is also extremely dependent on British support, so much so that its diplomacy and military have been greatly affected.

As for after the second stop, there is nothing to talk about, it is Ragnarok in Europe.

In the context of two world wars and the disintegration of the colonial system, the international status and strength of all European countries have been reduced, and France is no exception.

During the First World War, more than 160 million people died in France during the war, accounting for about 1/10 of France's total population at the time. More than 300 million people were injured, more than 50% of whom were young adults.

France's direct war costs amounted to more than 240 billion US dollars. Before the war, France was originally a creditor country, but after the war, France became a debtor country and owed huge debts to the ugly country and the United Kingdom.

The war severely damaged the French economy. At the end of the war, France's industrial and agricultural output was only slightly more than half of what it was before the war.

Although the losses were huge, France recovered its economy relatively quickly after the war. Generally speaking, by around 1925, the French economy had fully recovered to its pre-war level.

By 1930, French industrial production had increased by nearly half compared to pre-war levels.

However, French society during this period was very unstable, and the main cause of unrest was Zheng Zhi.

France's foreign policy after the war was very simple: to make every effort to prevent the Germans from making a comeback.

For this reason, they strictly demanded that Germany fulfill the war reparations promised in the Treaty of Versailles, and even threatened to use force to occupy the Ruhr area.

But because Germany was really powerless and France had no choice, the issue ended up being settled.

In terms of diplomacy, France's main policy is to unite small countries around Germany to form an encirclement around Germany.

Since 1920, France has signed agreements with Belgium, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Romania, etc. to jointly deal with Germany.

Finally, just in case, under the initiative of the French Minister of Defense Maginot at the time, a huge and long defense fortification, the "Maginot Line", was built, which ran through the section of the German-French border that was most vulnerable to German attack. More than 200 kilometers.

As for domestic affairs, France is very different from the two-party rule taking turns in the United Kingdom and the United States. There are many factions in Congress. As a result, France's political arena is chaotic and the government changes extremely frequently.

For example, in the mere 1920 years from 1940 to 20, the French government changed as many as 40 times, an average of twice a year. The shortest term of the government took less than a month from coming to power to stepping down.

It was only in Poincaré that the left and right wings were united to form the "National Unity", which stabilized the political situation in France, and the society prospered and embarked on the path of stable development.

Similar to France, Britain also paid a heavy price in World War I. The direct war cost even exceeded that of France, reaching more than 350 billion US dollars.

During the entire war, more than 70 British soldiers died and more than 200 million were injured.

During the war, due to Germany's unrestricted submarine warfare, Britain lost more than 2200 merchant ships, equivalent to approximately 800 million tons, equivalent to 70% of the total tonnage of all British merchant ships.

In short, Britain lost about one-third of its total national wealth in World War I. Before the war, Britain was the world's largest creditor nation. After the war, it turned into a debtor nation, owing the United States more than 40 billion U.S. dollars.

Britain's first economic crisis occurred in the second year after the war.

During the crisis, UK industrial production fell by almost half.

Immediately after recovering from this crisis, it soon fell into a long-term depression again. By 1930, Britain's gross industrial production had ranked third in the world, behind Britain and Germany.

The biggest highlight of British rule after the first world election was the rise of the Labor Party.

The British Labor Party was formed by the merger of some left-wing organizations such as the Federation of Trade Unions, the Fabian Society, and the Social Democratic Alliance.

The proposition they put forward was a kind of moderate "socialism" that paid more attention to the interests of the lower classes than the liberal and conservative factions. Therefore, they won the support of the majority of voters and quickly became one of the major factions in the UK.

In the new general election of 1922, Labor won 142 seats.

Shortly after this election, the conservative Prime Minister Bonnaroo resigned due to old age and infirmity, and Baldwin made no effort to find concrete solutions to the economic problems facing Britain.

As a result, in the new general election, the conservatives lost nearly 90 seats, the Labor Party gained nearly 50 seats, and the liberals gained about 160 seats.

Due to the long-term conflict between conservatives and liberals, liberals were simply unwilling to cooperate with conservatives, so the Labor Party took advantage of the situation and joined forces with liberals to occupy about 350 seats in the House of Commons, which was enough to govern.

As a result, Labor Party leader McDonald became the new prime minister. This was the first time that the Labor Party was in power and the first capitalist country in the Western world to be governed by a working-class party.

After the Labor Party came to power, it did some good things for the workers, such as passing the "Wheatley Housing Plan" and using state funds to build many houses for the poor.

However, the Labor Party did not solve the economic difficulties facing the UK, and its policies were opposed by many people, and conservatives took advantage of the situation.

As a result, in the new general election, the conservatives actually won 451 seats and the Labor Party only 151. Since then, the British political arena has begun to take turns in power between the conservatives and the Labor Party.

Since then, the conservative Baldwin and the Labor Party Macdonald have come to power successively, but they have failed to solve the serious problems facing the UK.

By June 1935, Macdonald finally resigned as prime minister, and the conservative Baldwin became prime minister for the third time.

Not long after Baldwin became prime minister, an earth-shattering event happened in Britain.

In January 1936, King George V died and his eldest son succeeded him as King Edward VIII.

This Edward VIII was a temperamental man who fell in love with Mrs. Simpson, a twice-divorced woman.

The king's desire to marry such a wife was of course strongly opposed by most British people. Baldwin was one of them. He believed that doing so would bring shame to the entire United Kingdom and was inconsistent with the constitution.

There is only one solution: either Edward VIII will not marry Mrs. Simpson, or he will abdicate in order to marry Mrs. Simpson.

After careful consideration, Edward VIII decided not to have a king but a beauty.

In December 1936, Edward VIII announced his abdication and had only been king for 12 days.

He was succeeded by his younger brother, George VI.

But more than ten days later, Baldwin resigned and resigned.

After Baldwin stepped down, he was succeeded by the new conservative party leader Neville Chamberlain.

Have you all heard of the name Chamberlain? He will be famous for his "appeasement policy" in the Second World War.

Compared with Britain and France, German society experienced more drastic changes after the First World War.

At the end of 1918, the sailors in Kiel Port held an uprising, which directly led to the surrender of Germany and the end of the monarchy. The uprising eventually evolved into the November War. The focus of this time was Bavaria in the south and the capital Berlin.

In Berlin, Prime Minister Max, Prince of Baden, who could no longer control the situation, had no choice but to hand over power to Albert, a social democrat. The social democrats had become the largest faction in the German Reichstag as early as 1912.

Albert was a worker and became the leader of the social democrats after Bebel. He was a typical German nationalist who put Germany's national interests above all other interests.

Although he is the leader of the social democratic faction, he has fear and disgust towards social isolation and workers' uprisings.

However, when he saw that separation was inevitable and the demise of the monarchy was inevitable, he still stood on the side of separation and became the leader of separation and Germany.

In January 1919, Germany held a general election. The Social Democrats won nearly 1% of all votes. The National Assembly was convened the next month and elected Albert as the leader.

Since the meeting was held in the small town of Weimar, the newly formed German Republic was also called the Weimar Republic.

The first major event of the Weimar government was the humiliating Treaty of Paris, which was forced to accept it.

This has led to the deterioration of Germany's domestic economic situation. Not only have workers gone on strike, but extreme right elements have also taken the opportunity to launch rebellions. Germany is in a precarious situation.

But Albert put down these rebellions one by one with his iron fist, barely keeping Germany unified and developing.

But at this time, another faction emerged, and quickly became a new force that would influence the German political situation in the future - an evil new force. I won't say what it is specifically.

In general, after one stop, the entire West fell into chaos. Only the Chou Country made a lot of money at one stop, and the center of the world gradually shifted to North America.

This also directly affected the structure of the Far East. The various concessions in the Magic City were no longer dominated by white people, and the Chinese gradually came to the stage of power.

At this time, the Magic City is about to enter its golden age.

In 1930, Zhu Chuanren was 42 years old. He was already the father of four children and the husband of two women. He was supported by countless women and was the backbone of the Zhu family.

Entering the new decade, the Zhu family's status in the Magic City has also seen a completely different improvement.

As the Ni family's status becomes more and more important, the Zhu family also rises with the tide. Of course, the Zhu family's own financial resources are not bad, and it is not about who gets married and who gets high.

After all, when Zhu Chuanren married Ni Sichun, the Ni family was not yet developed.

And besides him, no one knew that the Ni family could give birth to three awesome daughters.

Now, if someone with good intentions were to rank the four major families in Magic City, the Zhu family would definitely be on the list. As for where they should be ranked, it would be a matter of opinion.

At this level, more or less money will not make much difference, it mainly depends on the power.

The Zhu family seems to have little power on the surface, but everyone who cares knows that the Zhu family has an armed force with an unknown number of people and very advanced weapons. Many weapons that cannot be seen in the army can be seen in the hands of the Zhu family.

In addition, Zhu Chuanren has a close relationship with the Caobang. Although he has fallen out with Huang Mapi, the new tycoon Du Laiyang is a guest of Zhu's mansion.

Besides Du Laiyang, who else is Taisheng?This disciple of the old man from Jinghu is one of the high-ranking ones.

In addition, the throughput of Renhe Wharf is already the highest in the entire Magic City. There are thousands of Caobang brothers working at the wharf. This force can also be regarded as Zhu Chuanren's bag.

In Zheng Zhi's case, he has his wife and family to rely on, and he has a sworn relationship with the Northeast King;
In terms of power, he has combat power and manpower that are no less than those of the regular army. This is because he has not launched an uprising. If he really wants to do something, he can raise the banner and recruit tens of thousands of subordinates anytime and anywhere.

Not to mention financial resources, it accounts for half of the domestic food industry. Many people who are now young people grew up eating Wangwang and good friends when they were young.

In addition, multiple industries such as docks, shipping, catering, entertainment, department stores, engineering construction, real estate, newspapers, clothing, etc. are advancing hand in hand. No one knows how much money Zhu Chuanren actually has.

But there is absolutely nothing wrong with using the phrase "the country is as rich as the enemy" to describe it.

Money, power, and influence are all indispensable, but the Zhu family is a three-legged pillar, and they are equal to each other. This kind of power is staggering, and Zhu Chuanren has become a legendary existence.

He is now middle-aged, and the aura he accumulated in the first half of his life has gradually been put away. No one will notice him when he walks on the road alone.

Of course, someone who was so afraid of death would never allow a person to be exposed to danger.

Although no one seems to be against him now, he is so ambitious that he may appear next to him at any time. To be careful, it is better to bring more people with him.

He also found that there were more and more small books on the street recently.

In fact, in this era, there is no such thing as a Japanese Concession in Shanghai.

After the opening of the Magic City in the mid-[-]th century, the economy began to develop and the city's appearance changed greatly. The Magic City gradually became the place that Xiao Benzi longed to immigrate to.

Most of the early Xiaobenzi who came to Shanghai lived in the Wusong Road and Wuchang Road areas of Hongkou and made a living by opening watch shops, clothing stores, photo studios and other small businesses or running women's branches.

After the first world championship, Neon Textile Industry began to invest heavily in Magic City and opened many yarn mills and textile factories in Hongkou and Yangpu. People related to production and operation continued to set foot in Magic City.

In 1923, the regular route from Moto to Nagasaki was opened. Two ships, "Nagasaki Maru" and "Moto Maru", traveled between the two places, which was more conducive to exchanges between the two places.

Therefore, the number of small-book expatriates in Shanghai continues to increase, and is now estimated to be between [-] and [-], accounting for nearly one-third of the number of foreign expatriates in Shanghai.

In addition to mainly living in the Wusong Road area of ​​Hongkou, they have also rapidly expanded to the northern section of North Sichuan Road and Disiwei Road where roads are being built across the border.

With the increase in the number of overseas Chinese, many residences, schools, hospitals, markets, theaters, temples and other facilities were built in these areas to serve the overseas Chinese. Hongkou at that time showed a strong Oriental style everywhere, and there was a "small town" "Tokyo".

Xiao Benzi's ambition is obvious, and these discoveries and changes also make Zhu Chuanren enter the scene in a gloomy mood.

Sometimes knowing too much is a burden. It is better to know nothing and live more relaxedly.

He is currently sitting in the clothing factory owned by Red Turban.

This woman is not in good health, but she has a competitive heart. She is not willing to be a little woman who stays at home. She wants to be like Xian'er and contribute to this big family to prove that the value of one’s own existence.

She likes to dress up every day, and she has several wardrobes filled with various cheongsams.

Of course, it was impossible to expect all girls to be able to wear cheongsam tailored by a master like her, so she wondered if she could mass-produce some good-looking clothes and sell them at a cheaper price so that everyone could wear them. rise.

This idea was supported by Chuanwu, but he didn't know much about business, so he could only ask Zhu Chuanren for help.

When Zhu Chuanren heard this, he appropriated a sum of money without saying a word and took over a closed garment factory for her in Zhabei. He directly took over the factory and workers and started operating it.

The red scarf did not disappoint. She took the T-shirts and shirts that Zhu Chuanren drew for her and started production. She also got a bunch of handsome men and beautiful women to take advertising photos, which were spread all over the streets and alleys of the magic city, and the situation was quickly opened up.

Now it can contribute hundreds of thousands of profits a year, which is very impressive.

(End of this chapter)