Chapter 294, Decoration
Early the next morning, Robson, the manager of the Lufthansa trading company in Paris, had just boarded the carriage for the company when he heard a newsboy shouting: "Come and see, come and see, the 'Moulin Rouge' has been renovated and will be closed for two weeks." An earthquake struck Turkey, killing and injuring countless people. First Consul Receives the Emissaries of Santo Domingo......"
Robson doesn't care about the earthquake in Turkey, maybe the earthquake in Turkey will kill a lot of Turks, or Arabs, or some other people, but this has nothing to do with Robson, he, and the Lufthansa trade, the current tentacles can't extend that far, they don't have a business with Turkey, a single Finney - let them die!
As for Santo Domingo, it has something to do with him, and the kind of coffee he likes to drink comes from Santo Domingo. However, the trade in coffee and sugar was basically controlled by the French, Spanish or British companies, and the Lufthansa trading company did not intervene at all, so this matter actually had little to do with him. However, since the First Consul was able to meet with the envoy of Santo Domingo, it means that the two sides will not break up for the time being, so it seems that his coffee can continue to drink. That's more or less a good thing.
But the Moulin Rouge is going to be closed for two weeks, and that really has something to do with him. He had already planned to entertain a few business "friends" there in a few days, but now it seemed that he would have to make other arrangements.
Thinking so, Robson cried out, "Newsboy, newsboy, bring me a newspaper with news that the 'Moulin Rouge' is out of business for renovation......"
The news that the "Moulin Rouge" was about to close for a week of renovation immediately attracted widespread attention. A lot of people are even worried. They weren't worried about whether the "Moulin Rouge" would be like some unscrupulous guilds, under the guise of "closing for renovation", and then they would roll up the membership money and run away to the New World. If something like this happened to the Moulin Rouge, they would be happy to die – because they were all people who did the same business as the Moulin Rouge. However, they know very well how profitable the "Moulin Rouge" is, and it is stupid to do that kind of stupid thing.
What they are worried about is what the "Moulin Rouge" will look like, and whether they will follow it after the decoration is completed. The "Moulin Rouge" is now the whole of Paris, no, the fashion vanguard of the whole of France, and even the whole of Europa. Although the Austrian, British, and Russian royal families ostensibly scoff at the Moulin Rouge style, describing it as "glitzy and depraved", it is said that every time a new style of clothing appears at the Moulin Rouge, a week later you will see similar styles in the Austrian and British courts, three weeks later you will find the exact same original in the palace of the Turkish Sultan, and five to six weeks later you will see almost the same clothes in Petersburg.
In addition to clothing, the architectural decoration style of the "Moulin Rouge" is also the object of imitation in Europe, although the decoration of the "Moulin Rouge" mentioned by the European high society is still a mouthful of "flashy and degenerate, immoral", but if you pay attention to their new buildings, as well as their new decoration of the old palace, you will find that the smell of "Moulin Rouge" among these is not too strong.
It's just that the "Moulin Rouge" is too expensive, not rich, not even really rich, and very unaffordable to enter the "Moulin Rouge", which gives people who do similar business a way to live. And the "Moulin Rouge" is naturally the object of imitation for those who do similar business. Although no matter how much they imitate, they can't shake the Moulin Rouge, but if they can imitate it a little, they can at least hold off the other competitors.
"I don't know how much it will cost to renovate the 'Moulin Rouge'. Lao Tzu originally made a little money, and he originally wanted to ...... Now I'm afraid it's not enough to throw it all in! The 'Moulin Rouge' on a dog day, just make your money well, what kind of tricks do you play? Isn't this a pit! Caderous, who also pursued his career in the heights of Montmartre, immediately threw the newspaper at his feet and scolded when he saw the news in the newspaper.
Under his name, there is also a nightclub called Royal Jewel. Of course, the business is not as hot as "Moulin Rouge", but the monthly income is not bad, in addition to paying for the daily operation expenses, as well as the cost of settling the characters in black and white, there is still a lot of money left. Caderus was thinking that by this autumn he would be able to buy a small estate in his Italian hometown and put a handful of 13 in front of his gang of acquaintances. Now, however, it seems that this good wish can only be postponed a little longer.
Like Caderus, the owners of the other nightclubs were nervously watching the Moulin Rouge move, asking what was going on with the Moulin Rouge, and trying to find a way to quickly pool their funds so that they could quickly keep up with the pace of the Moulin Rouge.
"We are a bunch of unlucky people who have encountered tigers in the forest, and the 'Moulin Rouge' is the terrible tiger, and every time, as long as the big tiger moves, we have to fly and run, and anyone who falls behind will die. The way we survive is to run faster than everyone else. Therefore, opening a nightclub on the heights of Montmartre is very lucrative, but it is also extremely hard. When you go to sleep, you have to keep one eye open and stare at the Moulin Rouge, and that's how I've survived for so many years. "It is said that a guy who also runs a nightclub said this to his son when he handed over his business entirely.
However, it is not easy to find out the secrets of how the Moulin Rouge is going to be renovated before it reopens. It's not because you can't get the news, it's because there are too many messages.
In fact, every time the "Moulin Rouge" made any moves, all kinds of news flew all over the sky. Some of the news is naturally unreliable at first glance, but some of the news really sounds decent. However, if anyone really rushes according to this news, it is often only after the rush that they find out that they are not on the same road as the "Moulin Rouge" at all.
But if you don't care about the news at all, you can't do that, because some of the news in there is really true. If you are prepared in advance, at least, you can run a little faster at the start.
Some say that the Moulin Rouge has covered the entire performance hall with gold leaf, some say that the Moulin Rouge has improved the lamps and put crystal lampshades on each lamp, others say that the Moulin Rouge has made a room with mirrors from the ceiling to the four walls to the floor, and others say that the Moulin Rouge has made a room with mirrors from the ceiling to the four walls to the floor, and others say that ......
This time, there were almost no rushes, but everyone was busy contacting manufacturers of gold leaf, crystal products, and mirrors. So much so that in the futures market, the prices of these products have risen to a certain extent.
Others even tried to infiltrate the "Moulin Rouge", which was being renovated, but of course failed shamefully, after all, the "Moulin Rouge" was not just an ordinary gold cave, but also a secret stronghold of the "Ministry of Truth". If this kind of place is casually infiltrated and secrets are discovered, then the "Ministry of Truth" will really be laughed to death by the "Ministry of Public Security".
However, there is one thing that cannot be kept secret at all, and that is that it has been noticed that a thick cable has been drawn into the "Moulin Rouge". Therefore, the decoration of the "Moulin Rouge" must be closely related to electricity.
So new legends appeared, some said that a large fountain would be built in the "Moulin Rouge", others said that the "Moulin Rouge" would be prepared to make a huge electric stage that could be raised and rotated, others said that the "Moulin Rouge" would use an electric mechanical dancer, and others said that ......
Although most of these legends should be unreliable, there is no doubt that the renovation of the "Moulin Rouge" must be closely related to electricity.
Others also noticed that the "Elysium Palace" had also begun to be closed for renovation, and a very thick cable had also been brought in. However, it is more difficult to know the information about the "Elysium" than it is to get the information about the "Moulin Rouge".
In everyone's speculation, time gradually passed, and the tall cloth curtains surrounding the "Moulin Rouge" were removed, and the newly renovated "Moulin Rouge" finally reappeared in front of everyone's eyes.
"It doesn't seem like much has changed, huh?" Many people asked suspiciously.
Indeed, the appearance of the "Moulin Rouge" has not changed much, the most conspicuous thing is still the huge red windmill, but the edge of the red windmill is decorated with some glass ornaments. These ornaments reflect a reddish glow in the evening sun.
In the small square in front of the "Moulin Rouge", there is indeed an additional fountain as the legend goes. In the middle of the fountain is a marble sculpture of the tryst between Prince Paris of Troy and Helen, Queen of Sparta, surrounded by a circle of small fountains.
Except that the water from the small fountain did not spread out in all directions, but sprayed into a small blister. This fountain doesn't seem to be anything special.
In addition, there is a stone-like thing on the ground near the main building of the "Moulin Rouge" and the place where the red windmill is located, but they are facing the direction of the "Moulin Rouge" and the red windmill, but there is a thick transparent glass, and if you look closely, you can also find that there are some glass bottle-like things inside, and then people find that the shell of these stones is actually iron, but painted with a similar color to the stone. And there are a lot of holes in these "stones", and I don't know what they do.
But there is no need to rush to inquire at this time, because in another hour, the "Moulin Rouge" will be reopened.