After Liu Weizhen left.
Li Yougui pushed the door open and came in, asking, "You're leaving now? I thought... forget it, I'm also a parent official, so being able to come is already a huge honor."
He didn't see the seriousness on Cao An's face and sat down excitedly.
"You didn't see the expressions on those people's faces... When Liu Weizhen arrived, they were all shocked! Many people shouted to join our 'Cao Chamber of Commerce'."
Cao An looked back at him: "It's too late."
If you don’t accompany me when the sun goes down, who are you when I rise again?
Today's Cao An is no longer the frail young man, and the Cao's Chamber of Commerce will no longer recruit members at will for a mere 500 yuan membership fee.
"Yes, I didn't agree to them."
Li Yougui was stared at by Cao An in a panic, and then said: "There is news from Jia Changjun. He just came back from the medical clinic, and he is still clamoring for you to look good."
"Ah."
Cao An felt extremely irritable and subconsciously drank a glass of wine.
"The Inspection Department has also closed the case, and those two people..."
Li Yougui didn't know what was wrong with him, so he had to put away his smile: "Drunk and caused trouble, accidentally hurt someone! Both were sentenced to half a year, and Jia Changjun was also compensated for the loss of 20 ounces of decoction."
Cao An then raised his head: "Arhat."
"Here, Langjun."
"Send fifty guan to each family to settle their family members well and prevent anyone from taking revenge."
Arhat nodded and said respectfully: "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, I sent someone to guard you this morning."
"very good."
Cao An nodded, stood up and said: "Be kind to your brothers, and don't be stingy... People are doing it to us with their heads high, and we can't make people feel cold."
"Yes, the villain has remembered it!"
Arhat looked at him with admiration.
No one would regard gangsters as human beings these days. Even the servants in the house would be beaten or scolded.
But Cao An seems to be fierce, but he can be honest with these rogues and street gangsters. Even with this kind of magnanimity, it is not something ordinary people can achieve.
…
At night, the lanterns come on!
Bianhe Street is particularly lively today, and there are crowds of people on the river bank!
Li Yougui stood at the gate and shouted with all his strength: "Everyone! Wanyue Tower is opening today with a big reward. Those who top up one hundred guan will get 20 guan in return! Two hundred... get 50 guan in return!"
top up? Send back?
The prostitutes waiting outside the door were stunned.
Someone laughed and said, "Shopkeeper Li, what are you doing? I've never heard of people depositing money at a brothel... If Wanyue Tower collapses one day, where can I get my money back?"
Li Yougui raised his hand and pointed.
"Did you see it? Cao Chamber of Commerce!"
He said loudly: "Everyone in the outer city knows that Cao's Chamber of Commerce is famous for its 'reputation first'! Even if Wanyue Tower really goes bankrupt, as long as Cao's Chamber of Commerce is here, your money is absolutely guaranteed!"
Although the Cao Chamber of Commerce does not have a specific main business, it is involved in many shops in the outer city.
It can be said that even if the Cao Chamber of Commerce closes down, the shops that have joined the association will not be able to escape - in other words, the money can always be recovered!
Furthermore, considering the decoration and scale of Wanyue Building, it will not collapse in a short time.
Some people who were not short of money immediately smiled and said: "If nothing else, let us go in and see the girls first. If you are satisfied, don't say two hundred... so what about two thousand?"
Who says there are no rich people in the outer city?
Cao An stood at the second floor window with a smile on his lips.
…
In the lobby, lights flicker.
Very different from the previous brothel style...
A lantern made of a glass cover was hung in the sky. After being pulled slightly, the light swayed intoxicatingly, as if it had fallen into the stars.
Card seats are scattered in the lobby, surrounding the huge dance floor in the middle.
After everyone sat down, a dozen waiters in red waistcoats came over with drink lists carved on wooden boards and introduced them to the guests one by one.
"Your guests are invited..."
With a professional smile, the waiter bent down and said: "The one you are sitting in is the first-class booth in our Wanyue Building... The fee is 20 guan, and you will be given ten bottles of wine and some snacks... If you need anything, Just ask."
Oops!
A seat costs twenty guan?
Some people stood up subconsciously.
However, there are also those who are not short of money and smile nonchalantly: "This chair of yours is quite comfortable. Can you sell it?"
"Feel sorry……"
The waiter smiled apologetically: "A villain can't make the decision, so you have to discuss it with the owner in person."
"Cao An?"
The man obviously had some connections and said with a smile: "To be able to make a brothel like this...haha, he does have some skills."
Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!
Waves of crisp copper bells rang, and everyone's eyes focused on the stage.
A young man in a robe walked down the spiral staircase on the second floor.
He came to the center and said with a smile without any stage fright: "Everyone, today is the first day of opening of Wanyue Building, and the consumption of drinks will be halved!"
There were a few sparse cheers from the audience.
You are not here to drink. You have made it so grand. Where is the girl?
Cao An didn't waste any time, clapped his hands and said, "Next, I'd like to invite Miss Jian Yuerong, the leading actress of Wanyue Tower, to bring you a song "Lanting Preface" that she originally composed!"
The lights in the room dimmed for a moment, and more than a dozen musicians took the stage one after another.
Then, a beam of strong light using the principle of refraction hit the corner of the stairs.
Jian Yuerong was wearing a bright yellow floral skirt. As the light slowly came down, a hint of unnoticeable nervousness flashed across her pretty face.
Although Cao An had practiced with her hundreds of times, it was still a bit embarrassing when she first appeared on stage.
Dang clang...
The mixed prelude of guzheng and pipa sounded, and Jian Yuerong suddenly became less nervous.
She walked to the center of the stage with her head held high.
The exquisite and beautiful makeup, the slender figure... coupled with the lights like the swaying stars, make people feel like they are in a dream.
"beautiful!"
I don't know who it is, but I can't help but admire: "Smart yet elegant, with a hint of youthfulness in the beauty... Where did you find this beauty? Why haven't you heard of it before?"
Some people admired it: "If nothing else, just the atmosphere... then Cao An really has some tricks up his sleeve!"
Only then did everyone suddenly remember who the owner of Wanyue Tower was...
"Cao An? The son of the Cao family who was wiped out by gangsters?!"
"But he's only a teenager... and he actually knows this?"
"Cao's Chamber of Commerce, Wanyue Tower... Cao An has only been back in Bianliang for more than a month, and he plans to dominate the business community in the outer city? It will be terrible if he is allowed to develop for a few more years!"
There was a lot of discussion in the audience and melodious tunes on the stage.
On both sides of the stage, two giant iron speakers diffused the sound to the extreme.
Jian Yuerong spoke slowly: "It has nothing to do with Fengyue, I will pick up my pen and wait for you to come back... When I hang my pen, there are thousands of waves on the shore... What is the meaning of the word love?..."
The singing echoed, and the guests in the audience gradually lost their voices.
The melodious and melodious style of music, the straightforward and explicit lyrics, coupled with such a stunning singer, can directly make countless people's hearts flutter...
