money player

Chapter 108: Spending a lot of money to “recruit” a concubine
"Uuuuuuuuah, how will I see anyone in the future!"

In the elegant room of the tea house, the smell of passion floats in the air.

A girl with messy hair and flushed cheeks sat on a chair and sobbed. Opposite her, Xian Yaowen, with a cigar in his mouth, was adjusting his tie.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that this couple had accomplished something good not long ago. Indeed, Xian Yaowen had just put on his pants five minutes ago.

At first glance, this happened quite suddenly, and the girl's appearance was a bit inexplicable.

actually not.

It all starts from last night.

Last night, after leaving Building 2, Xian Yaowen did not go back downstairs to watch the slides, but went back to his study.

After about half an hour of reading the magazine, the phone rang.

Ah Ye called to report on the investigation of the grocery store's daughter - it was said that there was a man named Cen Daniu in Yau Ma Tei. When he was young, he was very willing to work and his ability was not bad. He first worked as a clerk in a Lin Kee rice and oil store, and then was hired by someone. The boss, who had no children, took a fancy to him and recruited him as his son-in-law. After his father-in-law's death, he succeeded in becoming the boss of Lin Kee's rice and oil store and founded his own brand, Cen Kee.

In more than ten years, Cen Daniu developed Cenji Baimi Raw Oil Store from one store to three stores, and entered the field of grocery stores, opening four grocery stores one after another.

Cen Daniu had a son, born to the eldest wife Lin, named Lin Baiwan, and a daughter named Cen Peipei, born to his younger wife.

Lin Baiwan has not been a worry-free person since he was a child. He often got into trouble. He didn't study hard at home, so he dropped out of school before finishing junior high school and lived at home. Later, Cen Daniu arranged for him to help in his family's rice and oil shop, but he only settled down. Not long after they broke up, they quickly became addicted to gambling. At first they were just playing a little, and then they got bigger and bigger.

Cen Peipei is different from Lin Wanwan. She has been very well-behaved since she was a child. She showed her talent for business in her teens. She helps out at the family grocery store after school every day. She has a good way of dealing with people and customers like her very much.

I just don’t know why, but Cen Peipei didn’t stay at home to help after graduating from high school last year, but went to work in a department store.

"Xian Sheng, Lin Wanwan was promoting Pai Gow at Kunyuan Gambling Stall in Tsim Sha Tsui. When I heard the news half an hour ago, he had already lost 17,000."

"The Cen family just sells rice, oil and some small odds and ends. How can they get so much money for him to lose?"

Grain and oil have always been highly controlled materials. Only a few predators colluded with government and businessmen can make big money. Most grain and oil merchants can only earn a meager profit margin. However, grain and oil are in urgent need, sales are extremely stable, and there are good shipments. If the quantity is calculated throughout the year, there will be good profits.

But in this business, the pressure on goods and money is very strong. If you make a profit of 10,000 yuan a year, there may be 50,000 yuan in capital circulation. Until the moment the business ends, you will never have too much money on hand.

Moreover, from the Japanese occupation to Chongguang, something happened that was quite embarrassing for businessmen. The British Hong Kong government did not recognize the military coupons issued by the little devils and directly abolished them. There was no exchange at all. After Chongguang, there were many People who made a lot of money during the Japanese occupation were left with nothing.

Businessmen like the Cen family, who are engaged in the grain and oil business, are the first to bear the brunt. It is good that the family business accumulated before has not been wiped out. It is unlikely that it will be continued. Even if there are seven stores, it is not easy to take out 17,000 in one go. Things, let alone gambling for Lin Wanwan.

"The bet is not cash." Aye said.

"usury?"

"Correct."

"Have you been tricked?"

"not sure."

"Which society does Kunyuan Gambling Stall belong to?"

"It seems to belong to Anle." Aye hesitated for a moment and then said, "Maybe it belongs to Fatty Kun himself."

"Fat Boy Kun..."

Xian Yaowen thought for a moment and then said, "Do you know where Cen Daniu's family is?"

"There is a Cen Kee grocery store on the fourth floor of the tenement building behind Jordan Happy Theater." Ah Ye said concisely and clearly.

"Ask your cousin and ask two people to accompany you to Kunyuan to find out two things: first, who is playing the game and the purpose of the game; second, how much Lin Wanwan has lost now. After clarifying Give me a call and leave your phone number."

"clear."

Half an hour later, Xian Yaowen, Qi Longque, and Gu Baozhang came to Happy Theater and asked Gu Baozhang to wait in the car. Xian Yaowen took Qi Longque to the tenement building behind the theater.

As A Ye said, the ground floor of the tenement building is a grocery store, with the words "Cen Ji Grocery Store" written on the door. Xian Yaowen looked into the store and saw a middle-aged woman and a handsome man standing at the counter. sister.

By coincidence, the pretty girl was a familiar face, the salesperson at the wine counter of Dah Sing Department Store. Xian Yaowen had left her a phone number, but the other party did not call her.

After looking around, Xian Yaowen walked straight into the grocery store.

As soon as she heard the footsteps, the pretty girl raised her head and looked at Xian Yaowen following the sound. Suddenly, a trace of surprise and a trace of panic appeared on her face.

Before her expression could change too much, Xian Yaowen was already standing opposite her, "Pepe?"

"豼, why are you here? How do you know my name?" Xian Yaowen's sudden appearance made Cen Peipei confused. She temporarily forgot that she always wore a badge on her chest when she went to work.

When he heard Aye report that Cen Daniu had a daughter named Cen Peipei who worked in a department store, Xian Yaowen was already guessing whether this Pepe was the same Peipei, and now he got a definite answer.

The corner of his mouth raised slightly, "I was doing bird divination on Temple Street just now, and the vendor told me that I had a marriage at the back door of the Happy Theater. I didn't believe it at first, but he was so confident in his words that I had to come over to have a look. I didn’t expect that he is really an expert, and I am destined to be married here.”

"Who, who is your marriage, you, don't talk nonsense." Cen Peipei was frightened by Xian Yaowen's direct words and took a step back, her buttocks embedded in the rungs of the shelves behind her.

Xian Yaowen glanced at the height of the rungs to the ground, and then estimated the angle of Cen Peipei's legs and the ground. He found that the leg length was between 83 and 85 centimeters. With this leg length for a height of 157 centimeters, it can be classified as long. leg camp, and is the best among them.

Looking at her appearance, her eyes are the most eye-catching. They have a depth rarely seen in women. They have a built-in filter that can block most eyes from prying into her heart. She has a small nose, a high nose bridge, thin lips, and fair skin. It's not too dark, it's a darker shade of black than wheat. It can't be called a flaw, but it has a bit of personality.

Generally speaking, Cen Peipei falls within Xian Yaowen's aesthetics. It is a bit reluctant to call her a beauty, but there is no need to be polite when called a beauty.

"Who else could it be? Of course I'm talking about you." Xian Yaowen hugged Cen Peipei, "The young lady has not yet married, and the aunt's seat is vacant. I am willing to hire you as the eldest concubine of the Xian family for 50 taels of gold. If you die in the same quilt, you will share the same acupuncture point, and the niche will not restrict the freedom of "Xian Cen Peipei". If you want to run a grocery store or department store after marriage, the niche will fully support you. Not only will you have the power to control, but you will also be given shares and bank. There will be stocks and top stocks.”

Xian Yaowen, who had been paying attention to the changes in Cen Peipei's face, saw the look of fascination on his face, and immediately struck while the iron was hot, "Can you imagine what it would be like if you became a big businessman in time, bossing around among men, and guiding the country?
Imagine again, when you have a large sum of money that you can use at your own discretion, you can completely fund the establishment of a school named after you, Cen Peipei Primary School and Cen Peipei Middle School. Does it sound pleasant? "

Cen Peipei was drawn into a beautiful fantasy by Xian Yaowen's voice. She recalled the scene where the supervisor held a meeting with their salesmen, and put herself into the role of the supervisor; she recalled the business cocktail party scene she had seen in the movie, and put herself into the personable role of the salesperson. The protagonist, chatting and laughing happily at the cocktail party, is good at dancing.

The scenes were so beautiful, so beautiful that Cen Peipei almost fell into them and couldn't get out.

After a long time, she woke up, looked at Xian Yaowen and scolded: "Don't talk nonsense here. If you don't want to buy anything, please leave. Don't hinder my business."

Xian Yaowen chuckled, glanced behind Cen Peipei, and said, "I don't want to buy anything, but I want to borrow a phone. Could you please call my number? The last digit of the number I gave you last time was changed to '1'."

Cen Peipei glanced at Xian Yaowen, turned around, took off the phone from the phone hanging on the wall of the shelf, called Xian Yaowen without asking for his number, and then pulled the phone cord and handed the phone to Xian Yaowen.

Thanks, Xian Yaowen took the phone.

"Amin, it was me... did you call me... okay, remember."

After ending the call, Xian Yaowen said to Cen Peipei: "Peipei, call me another number, 24357."

Another roll of the eyes, but Cen Peipei still helped to get through.

"I am Xian Yaowen."

Ah Ye, who was on the other side of the phone, wiped the sweat from his forehead and took a few breaths before saying: "Xian Sheng, things are a little troublesome. I asked someone in Kunyuan to find out. There are three gamblers who pushed Pai Gow with Lin Wanwan. The crook was hired from Macau. I couldn't find out who hired him, so I asked my cousin to call Fatty Kun. Fatty Kun refused to say who it was, and only told me that he couldn't afford to offend him. Man, warn me not to get involved.”

Hearing this, Xian Yaowen frowned, "It seems Lin Wanwan's matter is not simple."

As Han Sen said, Fatty Kun is a well-rounded person. If the person who stirs up trouble does not have a strong background, he can give Han Sen a face. After all, it is just to inquire about the details, which is not an embarrassing thing. But now there is no details. Ken said that it looked like the person behind the scenes had a lot of background.

Since the background is not small, the possibility of jealousy and enmity is not too great. On the contrary, the possibility of seizing production is greater. Which grain and oil giant wants to consolidate resources? Or are you also thinking about a supermarket?

There was too little information and Xian Yaowen could not come up with a clue.

"How much have you lost now?"

"About thirty-two thousand, and we borrowed thirty thousand from loan sharks."

"Nine departures and thirteen returns?"

"Nine out and nineteen back."

Xian Yaowen was in awe of Lin Wanwan. His future brother-in-law was so damn brave that he dared to borrow money that would come back nine times out of ten.

Originally, going out nine times and returning thirteen times was already a deceptive way to borrow money. I borrowed thirty thousand, but actually received twenty-seven thousand, with a monthly interest rate of 10%, and I had to pay back thirty-nine thousand when it was due in three months.

Nine times out and nine times back is even more cruel. The interest calculated is not the monthly interest, but the ten-day interest. Taking ten days as an interest calculation cycle, the interest is 10%, which totals the monthly interest of 30%. If you pay it off within one month, you only need to pay back 6.24. . If it is overdue but does not exceed three months, the interest will be recalculated based on RMB , and RMB must be repaid within the three-month period;
If it exceeds three months, the interest will not be calculated as one month or two months, but will be calculated as a daily interest rate of 1%, that is, three months and one day will be paid back 6.24 × 1.01, and three months and two days will be paid back 6.24 × 1.01 ^2, which is the so-called compound interest rate. You need to repay 6.24 × (1+0.01)^30 = 8.41 in one month. The compound interest will roll up to 37.413 in half a year. If you can't pay it off within half a year, it will basically be forever. Not yet.

Generally speaking, loan sharks will provide an installment plan based on the principle of being responsible for the borrower. If the interest is paid off first, the interest will not be compounded with interest, and the repayment pressure will be much less.

In fact, at this stage, loan sharks no longer really expect borrowers to repay the principal. All they want is interest, and they will endlessly ask borrowers to repay interest.

Of course, if the borrower can find a powerful person to mediate the deal and has the ability to repay the principal and interest, it is not impossible to negotiate a more reasonable figure. After all, usury is about seeking wealth, not life.

Lin Wanwan's debt should be quite special. If the person behind the scenes came here for the Cen family's business, they would definitely make the loan amount exceed the discounted value of the Cen family's rice and oil store and grocery store, and they might also need more money. Counting the Cen family's properties.

If the people behind the scenes pursue a quick resolution, then Lin Wanwan will still have the opportunity to continue to build a high debt pile tonight until the principal exceeds the "discounted value". If he is not in a hurry, he should be tolerant to Lin Wanwan first. They will rush to force him to repay the debt, but wait for the interest to ferment and then attack again.

The first type is suitable for situations where the target is just dead objects, and what is needed is to cut through the mess with a quick knife. The second type is suitable for situations where the target includes people, boiling frogs in warm water, and making the target compromise in the suffering day after day.

Xian Yaowen woke up from his thoughts, glanced at Cen Peipei first, and then said into the phone: "Aye, please do your best and keep staring. I want to know how much money this young man will end up owing today. Also, later I may I'll go over there."

"clear."

After hanging up the call, Xian Yaowen handed the microphone back to Cen Peipei, "Let's go to the door and have a chat. It's about an important matter in your family."

"What's going on?" Cen Peipei asked subconsciously.

Xian Yaowen pointed to the door, and then walked straight to the door.

Cen Peipei put the microphone away, thought for a while, and walked out of the counter, came to Xian Yaowen at the door, and asked eagerly: "What on earth is going on?"

"Who are you, Lin Wanwan?"

Cen Peipei's brows instantly wrinkled and then relaxed, "He is my eldest brother."

Xian Yaowen said calmly: "He is gambling at the gambling stall and has almost lost three grocery stores. Depending on the situation, he is very likely to lose all your Cen family's belongings in one fell swoop today."

Cen Peipei grabbed Xian Yaowen's arm and asked anxiously: "Tell me which gambling stall he is at."

"It's useless to tell you. Lin Wanwan has been tricked. It's too late for you to go over now. Besides, what can you, a weak woman, do in the past?"

"Can you go with me?" Cen Peipei looked at Xian Yaowen pitifully with anxious tears in her eyes.

Xian Yaowen said decisively: "No."

　I couldn’t pass the previous idea, so I had to re-imagine it.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)