Chapter 37 The thirty-seventh section won the top spot in the gauze trade

The cotton yarn trading market in Shanghai is also an industry that Du Yuesheng wants to control. As early as 1928, Du Yuesheng had started to do cotton yarn business in the gauze exchange.As his influence in the industrial, commercial and financial circles expanded, the business grew bigger and bigger.But he was not satisfied, and hoped to be the chairman of the gauze exchange, so that he could speculate more easily. He waited and finally found his chance. One day, Zhang Xiaolin saw that the cotton yarn trade was very profitable, so he also plunged into it.As soon as he came up, he sold short, and the amount he sold was huge. Du Yuesheng said: "I'm afraid it's not good to sell short at this moment!"

Zhang Dashuai flicked his eyeballs, and cursed: "Damn it! If I sell short, I won't be disadvantaged! Yuesheng, you come too, you can't bend your arms outward, you can't say that I sell short, but you go long instead?" Du Yuesheng laughed at what he said, nodded and said: "Okay, I will accompany you, but I will do less." "No, if you want to do it, do it big!" Zhang Xiaolin has his own reason, "We must both make it big, so that the price can be lowered!" Unexpectedly, Zhang Dashuai didn't bet on his bet and got into trouble. He made a lot of money, and the gauze exchange was profitable every day. An unprecedented strange phenomenon was observed.

Every day from morning to night, Zhang Dashuai scolded "Fuck!" all the way to the end. As a result, he shorted to the point where he couldn't handle it. He and Du Yuesheng were separated by an opium lamp, counting with their fingers, it's really fucking terrible Wow, every time I make a board now, I will lose more than 100,000 yuan. Most of the Shanghai Cotton Yarn Gang is connected to the sea, that is, Nantong and Haimen.Lu Chongpeng is a big landlord in Haimen, a member of the National Assembly, and several well-known figures in the cotton yarn gang.One of the people who has friendship with him is Gu Yongyuan, who is a very close friend with him.Gu Yongyuan was also short selling at that time, and his life was at stake. One day, he suddenly visited Lu Chongpeng, and he said at the beginning:

"It's terrible, Mr. Zhang is about to go bankrupt!" Lu Chongpeng was startled, and hurriedly asked: "What's going on?" Gu Yongyuan made too much of Zhang Xiaolin's gauze, got stuck in the quagmire, and entered Chi Weigu's embarrassment, let's talk about it in detail.Then he showed righteousness again, and said angrily: "The gauze exchange has never had such a thing that keeps going up! We all know that it's all because a few directors are cheating, but we can't find any evidence." Just as Lu Chongpeng was about to interject to ask, Gu Yongyuan hastily explained to him again, he explained all kinds of inside stories about the cotton yarn exchange in great detail.

Therefore, Lu Chongpeng understood Gu Yongyuan's intention, so he asked straightforwardly: "How can we deal with them?" The matter was urgent, Gu Yongyuan volunteered and said: "I want to be like Lu Zhishen drunk and smashing the mountain gate. I want to make a fuss. I am willing to be a pioneer, go up to the stage to question them, and tell them to stop filming as soon as they come up tomorrow. Otherwise, I will pay more than a hundred thousand. By this time tomorrow , Mr. Zhang and I cannot deliver." Lu Chongpeng understood, and asked again: "When you are a pioneer, you want Mr. Du and Mr. Zhang to be the coaches."

"How can you kill a chicken with a sledgehammer," Shun Shuiyuan smiled wryly, "I only want them to be my little soldiers to help me wave the flag." "Okay, without further ado," Lu Chongpeng was about to get up, "I'm going to Huagebei Road." He first went to the next door, the Zhang family, and the commander stood upright under the eaves, staring at the empty courtyard. "Brother Xiaolin," Lu Chongpeng called to wake him up, "I have something to tell you." "Alas!" Zhang Xiaolin sighed extremely rarely, and immediately cursed again: "Damn it! I've never been so annoying in half my life. Let's go and talk inside."

After sitting and lying down, Lu Chongpeng opened his mouth and asked: "What's bothering you? Brother Xiao Lin, did you make a mistake in making gauze?" "Damn it!" Zhang Xiaolin slammed the opium pipe, leaned over and sat up suddenly, "I was just thinking about sending out thirty or fifty pistols and telling them to smash that ghost exchange into pieces." "Breaking it is not an option, brother Xiaolin," Lu Chongpeng said with a smile, "I'm here to ask you to go to the next door together, to discuss it with Yuesheng." "Wow! Damn it," Zhang Xiaolin stood on the ground, "Let's go now."

Du Yuesheng couldn't be bothered to be next door, he didn't see any guests, and the two of them were sitting on the same bed to relieve their worries and boredom. It was 11:00 noon when Zhang Xiaolin and Lu Chongpeng crashed in. The three brothers were chattering. From principles to details, the plan was precise and the steps were clear.Finally, Lu Chongpeng drove away with a smile on his face, went to Gu Yongyuan again, and "taught him face-to-face". On the morning of the second day, the gauze exchange located in the north of Aiduoya Road opened on time. However, those who are a little vigilant will find that the atmosphere is a bit strange. There are dozens of friends wearing bunts inside and outside the exchange. The peaked cap is pulled down to the eyebrows, with angry eyebrows, and there is a bulging "guy" at the waist.

The clerk of the exchange was about to announce the start of filming loudly. Gu Yongyuan took the lead with a livid face. He gesticulated among the crowd and made a generous statement, accusing several directors of colluding with each other and creating an unstoppable uproar.He demanded that the filming be temporarily suspended, and that the agents set up an investigation team to thoroughly investigate the abuse, and then deal with it according to law. The director who was accused gathered the field staff and rushed forward to drag Gu Yongyuan who "disturbed order" out, threatening to send him to the police station for investigation.However, these unarmed field staff rushed left and right, but they were hindered by those "strangers" in the hall with tight faces. No one could get close to Gu Yongyuan. The bang bang guy is a pistol, his face turned pale, trembling, he let out a horrified cry:

"They had pistols!" With this shout, the directors and staff in the exchange roared and opened their hands. The situation was very urgent. Among them, a director rushed into the office to make a phone call and asked for help from the police station. At this time, the old hero Du Yuesheng dragged out, the veterans of the "big stereotyped party", Dai Buxiang and Dai Erer were firmly guarding the emergency phone of the arresting room. When the phone rang, Dai Er Er stretched out his hand to answer the urgent request from the gauze exchange. Dai Lao Er listened calmly to the other party's words. When the other party was eagerly waiting for an answer, Dai Buxiang gently hung up the phone.

Once, twice, three times... The gauze exchange called for the fourth time, and according to Shen Xingshan's report of "Jin Xiang's trick", Dai Buxiang finally opened his mouth: "Okay, I'll send a patrol--to see what's going on." After another half day, four police officers lazily arrived, and the agent was about to go up to complain, as if he had found a savior.Gu Yongyuan shouted loudly in the center of the venue again. He demanded that the account books of the broker be seized to expose the shady scene, and then proceed with the lawsuit according to legal procedures. Seeing that Gu Yongyuan was not afraid of the police at all, and even wanted to command the police to "perform tasks" on his behalf, the people in the exchange panicked even more. They called Wen Lanting and Yuan Ludeng.When Wen and Yuan heard that a man with a gun appeared in the exchange, their expressions changed drastically. They told the people in the exchange to calm down and avoid panic, and comforted them at the same time: "It doesn't matter who it is. I'll go see Mr. Du now." Yuan Ludeng and Wen Lanting drove to Du's house, and were about to step in when Du's servant stopped him and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Du hasn't gotten up yet." Wen Lanting said kindly: "I didn't dare to alarm at first, but it's really urgent, so I have no choice but to trouble you to go in and report." "I'm really sorry," the footman spread his hands, "When Mr. Du said he wanted to sleep more, one of our subordinates dared to shout." Wen Lanting and Yuan Ludeng thought about it, this is not bad, they must find a friend who is qualified and friendly enough to drag Du Yuesheng out of the bed.After the two discussed it, they realized that they were not qualified enough, so they drove to Fu Xiao'an again.It would never have occurred to Fu Xiao'an that he was also a high-ranking underachiever.The two tycoons had no choice but to find brother Adeh—Yu Qiaqing, a highly respected and respected man in Shanghai.Not only was Yu Qiaqing friendly enough with Du Yuesheng, but he could also rely on his elders to sell his elders in front of him. When he heard Yuan Ludeng and Wen Lanting's report, he knew that this matter was serious.The old man Qia was always enthusiastic, so he put on his clothes and got in the car to go to Du's mansion. The servant of the Du mansion saw Mr. Qia coming, so he didn't dare to stop him, and asked him to take Yuan and Wen up to the second floor. As he walked, Mr. Qia shouted "Yuesheng! Yuesheng!" When he entered the door, Du Yuesheng was really asleep. He fell asleep, but Mr. Qia didn't care about it, he forced Du Yuesheng to wake up, and forced him to get dressed, brush his teeth and wash his face, and then 3 cars and 4 people, head to tail, drove to the gauze exchange at lightning speed. The brokers of the stock exchange stretched their necks and waited at the door. They saw Du Yuesheng's car speeding up from a distance, like a savior from heaven. They all jumped for joy, and when they turned their heads, they shouted loudly: "Okay, okay, Mr. Du is here!" At this time, Gu Yongyuan was still standing on the stage to speak impassionedly, righteously, and eloquently questioned. When he heard "Mr. Du is coming", he didn't feel stunned for a while. When he tiptoed to look, he caught a glimpse of Yu Qiaqing, Yuan Ludeng, Wen Lanting accompanied Du Yuesheng to the car, and he understood at a glance that there was no problem, he had caused a big disturbance, all the leaders of Shanghai business circles had arrived, and they dragged Du Yuesheng to solve the problem. Just now, Gu Yongyuan was yelling and questioning sharply. The wind and waves seemed to knock down the building on Yuandoya Road. Now Du Yuesheng, Yu Qiaqing, Yuan and Wen stood at the entrance of the hall, as if the crumbling building was restored immediately. center of gravity.The brokers, employees of the exchange, and the sick director all let out a sigh of relief, and their dangling hearts fell back safely into their stomachs. Du Yuesheng walked into the hall step by step with a smile on his face, while Yu Qia and others followed behind him. Seeing Du Yuesheng coming in, the crowded crowd quickly opened a road. Walking all the way to the stage, Du Yuesheng looked up at Gu Yongyuan and asked with a pleasant smile: "This gentleman, do you know me?" Gu Yongyuan hurriedly arched his hands and said: "I've heard of Mr. Du's name for a long time, but I hate him because I never had a chance to meet him?" "Joke, joke!" Du Yuesheng clasped his fists and asked again: "Since Mr. Du knows me, Mr. Du, I have something to say. I wonder if Mr. Du will listen to it?" "Mr. Du's gossip," Gu Yongyuan said frankly, "Brother, of course, he has to obey his orders." "Thank you, thank you very much," Du Yuesheng smiled, "Then, I would like to invite you, sir, to come down to the house. Of course, friends from the exchange should also invite them to come. No matter what matters, let us Think long term." "Okay." Gu Yongyuan walked down quickly, "Mr. Du told me to go, so I will go." As soon as the team left, it was almost noon. Although the gauze exchange was calm and quiet as usual, the whole morning was so delayed, so the filming had to be rescheduled for the afternoon. When they arrived at Du Mansion in Huagebei Road, the two parties sat down to talk face to face. Du Yuesheng and Yu Qiaqing were the arbitrators. Marshal Zhang did not show up. He waited nervously for news next door. Gu Yongyuan was straightforward and unafraid. In front of these tycoons, he insisted that there must be something wrong with the soaring price of cotton yarn this time. He tried his best to seal up the account of the broker, otherwise, he would not hesitate to save his life. to go to court. To put it bluntly, show your cards and don’t tell lies in front of real people. The directors admitted that the purpose of promoting the skyrocketing price of cotton yarn was to attack the short sellers, so it was inevitable that they did some tricks. Du Yuesheng, who was always paying attention to the words in the two dialects, spoke at this time: "In my opinion, it's very easy. To put it into a playful phrase: let's go where we came from?" Several people asked in unison: "Mr. Du, please suggest a way, okay?" "As for the lawsuit, don't fight. This afternoon, the gauze exchange will still be filmed. Otherwise, the incident will become more and more troublesome, and the rumors will spread out. What do you think?" With the exception of Gu Yongyuan, all the people in the room were unanimously happy, and said in unison: "What Mr. Du said is very reasonable." "However, after the filming starts," Du Yuesheng added slowly: "If the market goes up again, friends who are short sellers will hang themselves even more? So what I mean is, as soon as the filming starts this afternoon, the market will fall. It fell to the limit. Then, it fell again the day after tomorrow, every day, and fell for several weeks in a row, and then fell back to the original price where there was no loss, so that short-selling friends could make up for it. The world is peaceful and everyone is happy.” Those who are long are very troubled. They scratch their heads and say hesitantly: "this……" "There's no need for this and that!" Du Yuesheng spoke quickly, "Just as I said just now, how come and go, illegal profit, return to the original owner. Since everyone is good at making money, this bad arrangement must be much easier." Those who were long were dumbfounded, so the two parties formally established an agreement.Du Yuesheng's move saved countless speculators who had short-selling problems and were anxious to jump into the Huangpu River. He won the heartfelt gratitude of this group of people. Prestige is generally established in the deep hearts of business people.As a result, whenever serious problems arise in the future, they will rely on his words to solve them.Based on this mentality, the Gauze Exchange unanimously recommended him to be the chairman of the board. Du Yuesheng resigned and gave it up to Mu Ouchu. Later, Mu's family served as the chief of the Agricultural Bureau of the Executive Yuan, so he also took this important position. After fierce competition, Du Yuesheng's influence in the financial and business circles has been greatly developed.He finally won the leadership of the Shanghai Chamber of Commerce, which has an important position in the financial and business circles.