What Li Si was asked to do was just a casual move by Wang Xu.
If it is done well, the reputation of the antique store will increase greatly; if it is not done well, it will not cause any delay.
At present, Wang Xu's targets for trading antiques are mainly comrades in the underground party. The wealthy businessmen in the French Concession and high-ranking officials in the north of the city are currently only the second echelon.
Why is this happening? Because the prices offered by the underground party are fair and the supply of goods is very stable.
There is no way to be unstable, there is no goods in hand, just fight with a few landlords, and most of them are business without capital. In this way, can the price be unfair? The antiques priced on the market can be sold to him at half the price, and in exchange
The base is in urgent need of gold bars.
Moreover, the cooperation between the two parties is a win-win situation. After going through so many things, there is still some reserved trust.
On the contrary, the wealthy businessmen and government officials in the city always like to ask people for prices before selling antiques, so they cannot take too much advantage.
"Boss Wang, business is booming, business is booming!" Wang Xu was about to return to the store when Li Ya came riding a bicycle.
The bicycles of these days are luxury products, better than the Mercedes-Benz and BMW of later generations.
Seeing Li Ya being so arrogant and coming to him on a bicycle, Wang Xu felt a little guilty and asked with a smile: "Boss Li, where did you get your wealth from?"
"I don't dare to say I'm getting rich. I opened a theater troupe in the west of the city and just made a living." With a smile on his face, Li Ya took off the snacks on his bicycle and waved to the waiter to take them in.
Wang Xu didn't know what play this guy was singing today, so he could only say cheerfully: "It's almost noon. Let's find a place to sit and chat while we eat."
Li Ya put down his bicycle, neither objecting nor agreeing, and followed him quietly.
The two of them walked on Victory Street. No one spoke a word along the way, and neither of them knew what they were thinking.
It wasn't until he entered the restaurant and sat in a private room on the second floor that Li Ya took the initiative and said, "Brother, I'm in trouble, and I want to ask you for help."
"What's the deal?" Wang Xu did not agree in a hurry. Instead, he was thinking secretly about what Li Ya would ask of him.
Li Ya is an agent, an elite military commander, and the captain of the first action team.
His troupe is probably a prop to conceal his identity, and he also has eyes and ears to get information. Could it be that the troupe's business is very poor, and he wants to support him himself.
"It's like this. I'm setting up a theater troupe. I plan to find some famous actors and make it more popular. However, my budget here is a bit insufficient. I hope you can provide some support, brother." Li Ya said it nicely, but these words
As soon as he spoke, Wang Xu's face turned cold.
Support some, what do you mean, come here to fight against the autumn wind.
Although Li Ya is powerful, his status at the Military Command Tianjin Station is just that of the captain of an action team.
In terms of rank, there were six or seven people lined up above him, and he was stationed at Station Master Wu Jingzhong's dock. Is it free to pay a few gold bars a month?
"Old Li, are you drunk, and you plan to come to me with nothing?" Wang Xu's face remained calm, but his voice became colder.
Although these are troubled times, troubled times also have their own rules.
He was in charge of the King of Hell, and he was friends with the judge Yu Zecheng. How could he be afraid of Li Ya's impermanence?
If word gets out, the first person to deal with Li Ya will be station chief Wu Jingzhong.
Because the rules cannot be messed up, I have already collected the money, and you still need to collect the second amount. Who is in charge of the Tianjin Military Command Station?
"Brother, have you misunderstood?"
Li Ya saw something was wrong in the atmosphere and said: "I'm not a free hand. I'm here to borrow money from you sincerely. I'll pay you back in three months at most."
"IOU?" Regardless of whether there is an IOU or not, Wang Xu doesn't want to borrow this money, because the money he lends to Li Ya is destined to be borrowed and never repaid.
This does not mean that Li Ya has credibility problems.
On the contrary, Wang Xu thought about it carefully and found that Li Ya had a good reputation and was not a bad person in the true sense.
His bad intentions were only directed at the underground party. Li Ya came from a military family and had the belief to protect his family and country.
His country is not on the Yan'an side, but on the Chongqing side.
Therefore, you can say that he has different paths and does not work together, but you cannot say that he is a bad person, because he has been fulfilling his mission from beginning to end and serving the motherland in his heart.
Wang Xu doesn't want to borrow money, there is no positional reason, nor is it political considerations.
He didn't want to borrow it just because Yu Zecheng was setting a trap for Li Ya. He couldn't guarantee that Li Ya would be fine before he paid back the money. If he failed, the money he borrowed would be wasted.
Thinking of this, Wang Xu frowned and said: "Lao Yu and I are friends. His identity has not been told to me. I can guess a thing or two myself. You are his friend, and your identity is probably also
It’s not ordinary, right?”
"Haha..." Li Ya just laughed and said nothing.
Wang Xu nodded and said: "Logically speaking, I should borrow this money. Why should I borrow it? I won't tell you. You know it yourself. But in what capacity are you borrowing this money from me today? My husband and I
I'm a friend, so we don't count as friends, right? If it's just based on friendship, you can't take this money away."
"I want to set up a theater troupe. Originally, the money was enough, but I fell in love with another person outside, and it was not enough. This person's acting is amazing, really amazing, not inferior to any big one. Especially
It's a play called Farewell My Concubine. You haven't heard it, otherwise you wouldn't be convinced." Speaking of the theater troupe, Li Ya was a little bit excited and couldn't hold it back.
Before, Wang Xu's impression of Li Ya was just that of an agent and Yu Zecheng's rival in the TV series "Latent on."
But now, the person in front of him is more like a person. In addition to his mission, he also has his own preferences.
On the contrary, Yu Zecheng is more like a legend. He is too upright, too tall, and too big. He only has faith in his heart and nothing else. He is just like a senior pyramid schemer who was rescued by the police but remained indifferent.
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Sometimes Wang Xu would doubt whether Yu Zecheng could still be considered a person, a person with self.
"Do you like listening to plays?"
"If it hadn't been for my family's arrangement, I would be a famous actor now, but it's a pity that things have gone against my wishes. Now, I really want to run this theater troupe, but I am really short of funds, and I don't know anyone here. I only know you.
Such a big boss has the audacity to come to ask questions. If you don’t believe me, I will show you whether I have real skills, and you will know once you hear it.”
"Stop it, stop it..."
During the Republic of China, there were few forms of entertainment, and theaters were very famous.
During this period, famous actors in the theater were guests of the mayor and governor.
It is said that when Mr. Mei Lanfang went to Chongqing, he had personally accompanied him, and his status was not comparable to that of today's celebrities.
It's a pity that Wang Xu, as a modern person, has no habit of listening to operas, let alone listening to Li Ya sing.
Seeing that he couldn't sing a song, and Wang Xu had no intention of borrowing money, Li Ya shook his head in frustration and sighed: "It seems that I was rude, so I won't bother you. Farewell, farewell."
Li Ya turned around and left, muttering in a low voice that it was hard to find a close friend.
Wang Xu looked at Li Ya's entranced look and realized that this man really wasn't here to threaten him, but was sincerely lending money.
Wang Xu was a little puzzled. Who was this actor? He was so obsessed with Li Ya that he dared to ask for help even though he knew he was not familiar with him. Didn't he know how difficult it was to borrow the money?