A week later, in front of the Willis Building on Yanjiang Road, a group of tall, short, fat and thin people lined up. Cai Ah Si and Zhang Ah Gou were watching and chatting together.
"Brother Agou, I think the person I'm looking for is pretty good."
"These people are not bad." Zhang Agou looked carefully at the people Cai Asi found and replied.
"I, Cai Asi, have always been reliable in my work. These are all specially selected. I don't want anyone with a disheveled appearance, I don't want anyone who looks sick and old, and I don't want anyone with a strange appearance. These people may not be able to pretend to be rich people, but ordinary people won't do it at all.
no problem."
Cai Ahsi praised the manpower he brought, and Zhang Ahgou nodded in agreement after hearing Cai Ahsi's words.
Seeing that the relationship was gradually getting closer, Cai Asi asked tentatively, "Brother Agou, can I meet that Mr. Street you mentioned?"
Hearing Cai Asi's words, Zhang Agou became more vigilant. He owes his current success to helping Stree, and now Cai Asi clearly wants to steal his own job, which makes Zhang Agou feel uncomfortable.
"Fourth brother, you know that Mr. Street has too many things to do in a day now, and I can't even see him. I can only talk to him when I have time."
Hearing Zhang Agou's evasive words, Cai Asi knew that he was impatient. He couldn't blame him. Stree was now famous in Shanghai, and the newspapers were saying that the rubber market was booming these days.
This owner was specifically mentioned in the newspaper, saying that he wanted to build the world's largest rubber production park in Nanyang. It also caused many people to talk about it in the newspaper. The most famous supporter now is Mai Bian of Langley Company.
gentlemen.
This Mr. Mai Bian is not an ordinary person. He came to Shanghai in 1903 and sold various commodities, but the business never improved. Until he saw the price of rubber gradually rising, Mai Bian thought it was an opportunity. He publicized the benefits of rubber in Shanghai.
, wanting to earn his own interests in it. However, because he did not have enough funds, the market response was not strong enough, which troubled him. Now that he has met Stree, who has strong funds, he is also willing to help Stree advocate for rubber.
Prospects.
Now he is sitting in his office listening to the news from his subordinates. "Boss, I heard that Willis's stock is not sold much now. Most people are still waiting and watching, and they plan to take a look before talking."
After reporting the information he had discovered to Mai Bian, the subordinate asked his boss about his plans.
"Boss, the Willis Company has built a huge momentum. Even the ambassadors know that a new rubber businessman has come to Shanghai and plans to establish the largest rubber company. Are we just going to watch them like this?"
"You do your own thing, you don't need to worry about anything else."
Regarding his subordinates, Mai Bian didn't want to explain to him. In his heart, he was jealous and resentful. He was not as strong as others and could only drink some soup behind others. There was no other way.
In the Willis Company they were talking about, Sterry, Felix, and Stocker were also talking about the current situation.
"The situation is good now. At least no one in Shanghai does not know our Willis Company." As the leader, Sterry expressed satisfaction with the current situation.
"We have already spent 150,000 pounds, and we only have 600,000 pounds." Stocker, who is mainly responsible for fund management, is a little sad about the current expenses. You must know that each group only has 600,000 pounds.
Of the 600,000 yuan limit, the remaining 270,000 yuan is used as a reserve fund and will not be used unless it is an emergency. He has spent a quarter of it in just over a month, so why can't he feel anxious.
"Okay Stockel, this is a necessary initial expense. I have calculated that after the first dividend, we should have a big improvement." Sterry expressed his estimate.
"I hope so." Stoker said, still feeling a little anxious.
"Hey, don't just think about work. Relax yourself occasionally. This will be good for your work." Seeing that the two of them were chatting in such a boring way, Felix planned to liven up the atmosphere.
"Okay Felix, with such a huge sum of money now, I can't relax at all." Stocker's voice was much louder, obviously not interested in what Felix said.
Felix felt a little embarrassed by Stocker's words.
"I'm going to relax with you. Are you going to drink or dance?" Seeing that Stocker's words made Felix feel a little uncomfortable, Stree said to him remedially.
"Okay, let's go have a drink first and then experience the charm of Oriental Paris." Felix obviously forgot about the unhappiness in his heart and said to Sterry.
"Stokell, are you really not going to go?"
"Forget it, you go, I'm going to take a look at the financial statements. Someone must guard our property." Faced with Sterry's question to ease the atmosphere, Stockel made a rare joke.
After asking Stocker, the two went all the way to a nearby bar called the Old Sailor. They sat down in a remote corner and asked the bartender for two glasses of brandy. The two chatted about their experiences in Shanghai.
"Stree, you know, I wanted to see a woman with small feet in the Qing Dynasty once, so I asked Zhang to take me there. Do you know where he took me?" Felix said to Stree
Fun stuff.
"Where did he take you?" Sterry also wanted to know the subsequent development.
"After he rented me out, he went to a brothel called Li Chun House and found me a prostitute who was only this tall," Felix continued, gesturing under his chest. "There was a lot of paint on my face.
The thick white powder and the dyed lips were black, which frightened me at the time. Later I realized that this was a girl who was only thirteen years old. But her feet were indeed very small, only about ten centimeters. I really didn’t know
How long is this?"
"and after?"
Faced with Stree's questioning, Felix said of the subsequent result. "I scolded Zhang and gave the little girl some money. I swore that I would never go to that kind of place again."
"Ha-ha-ha, this Felix thing is so funny."
"Okay, Terry, I'm just curious and want to take a look. How did I know it would be like this?"
"I heard that there is a pretty good club on Huali Road. There are many ladies and ladies there every day. We can go and have a look." While still at the bar, Felix made arrangements for where to go next.
"Okay, let's finish this drink and go meet these ladies."
Three months later, Willis Company paid out a dividend of 5.24 yuan per share to those who bought the stock as promised. This made the name of Willis Rubber Company famous in Shanghai, and Willis stock was regarded as the most popular stock in the world.
They were all sold out, and rubber was so profitable that many people participated in this speculation.
Due to the large amount of money entering the rubber market, its price also rose to a high price of 3 taels of silver per pound in September, a gap of 8 taels from three months ago. This has made many people crazy. There is a lot of rubber.
Things that people have never heard of before are now in front of the public. Now Willis Company, which claims to build the largest rubber plantation, is their main target. A share of Willis stock on the market has also risen.
The price is as high as eighty taels.
Now the rubber boom, driven by Edel, is coming ahead of schedule.
(I guess some readers feel uncomfortable with too many descriptions of scenes from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. Some people have also raised this issue with Mantou. Mantou has always cared about your thoughts. This time, let Mantou be willful for once. For once, Mantou wants to write about that period of suffering.
The dream of history. Everyone knows that the website was very stuck during that period. Steamed Buns can only get addicted once during this rubber crisis. After writing this paragraph, I will return to Europe. Thank you for your tolerance of Steamed Buns. Thank you all.
