Chapter 69 The Rubber Crisis IV

As the time ticks in October, the weather is getting cooler, people are changing into autumn clothes, and the buzzing topic of constitutionalism has begun to cool down.

Zhang Agou is also not what it used to be, now anyone who sees him on the street has to call him 'Brother Dog' and 'Master Dog', and now even Cai Asi, the leading figure on the street, has to call him Brother Zhang. Recently, he has become obsessed with the title of 'Mr. Zhang', and when he heard it, he knew that he was a Sven.

"Mr. Zhang, let's eat a bowl of chaos." Uncle Hu, who is still selling chaos, has also changed his words now.

"No, I've got something to do with you." Zhang Agou, who is now also wearing a foreigner's suit, refused Uncle Hu's invitation.

"Uncle Hu, I'm going to move out, and I can't keep your stock, so tell the neighbors to sell it if they see a suitable one." Seeing that Uncle Hu wanted to say another word, Zhang Agou continued to say his plan.

"Ah, dog, you're moving out." Uncle Hu didn't even care about shouting Mr. Zhang, and hurriedly said in surprise. After hearing the conversation between Uncle Hu and Zhang Agou, the neighbors around him surrounded him and persuaded Zhang Agou.

"Mr. Zhang, if you move out, it will be difficult for us to do it."

"Brother dog, don't move."

"Brother Dog, it's not going to be easy for us if you move away."

There is also a reason why the neighbors are so enthusiastic about retaining, after Uncle Hu bought Willis shares and got the first dividend, the neighbors also raised money to entrust Zhang Agou to buy six shares to earn dividends together. After Willis shares could not be bought in Shanghai, some people started the idea of these ordinary people to buy the stocks at a high price of 90 taels. Of course, the neighbors are reluctant to sell, and everyone knows that this Willis stock has a momentum of hundreds of dollars.

As a result, after being known by a group of ruffians and hooligans, they planned to squeeze out these stocks of the neighbors by force, but it was Zhang Agou who came forward to call Cai Asi to not let them succeed. Now that Zhang Agou plans to move out, who will protect them who have no power and no power, and it is estimated that the stocks in their hands will not be able to fall.

Hearing the persuasion of the neighbors, Zhang Agou also had a headache.

"Alright, don't make any noise."

After hearing Zhang Agou's angry roar, the neighbors who came up around him quieted down and watched Zhang Agou wait for him to speak.

"I bought a house in the concession, and now I'm not moving in, so should I let my new house feed the rats. I'll come back to see you when I have time, and now I'm about the same amount of money from this stock, and I can't take care of you for the rest of your life. Let's all disperse. ”

After Zhang Agou finished speaking, he squeezed out of the crowd and left, and after the rest of the people saw Zhang Agou leaving, they knew that there was no way out, so they could only discuss finding a rich man to sell the stock while it was still in their hands.

Zhang Agou thought about his new house and was happy in his heart. The two-story small western-style building on the first floor cost him nearly 1,000 taels of silver, and he didn't live there, and he really planned to take root in this dilapidated place.

Zhang Agou, who was thinking about the new house, walked to the Willis building, looked at the crowd of people who still wanted to buy stocks at the door, and secretly despised it in his heart. If you want to make money but are afraid of taking risks, you still want to buy stocks of foreign companies, which is simply a dream. After some contempt in his heart, Zhang Agou walked into the building of the foreign company.

"Helper Zhang, early." After entering the door, some staff greeted Zhang Agou one after another.

"Early." Zhang Agou also smiled and responded to these people now.

Just a month ago, in recognition of his errand work, Sterry gave Zhang Agou the title of assistant and gave him an office. This overjoyed him, and now his favorite thing is that these employees call him "Assistant Zhang".

Zhang Agou, who walked into his office today, smelled the tea and took a sip after making a cup of good tea. "It's just good tea, worthy of being Longjing before the rain."

Zhang Agou secretly admired in his heart. This is a businessman who wants to buy stocks, and he sent it specially to ask him for help. In fact, Zhang Agou doesn't know tea at all, but it doesn't prevent him from pretending to be a literati.

The knock on the door disturbed Zhang Agou's humanistic mentality.

After sitting down in the office chair, Zhang Agou said. "Come in."

"Helper Zhang, Mr. Sterry asked you to come over." An employee came in and said to him.

"Okay, go right away." Hearing his boss's call, Zhang Agou didn't care about pretending to be Sven, and immediately stood up and hurried all the way to Sterry's office.

"What does the boss command?"

Sterry, who was busy in the office, looked up at Zhang Agou, who was nodding and bowing, and said. "You go and help me get this to the newspaper." After finishing speaking, he took out a note and handed it to Zhang Agou.

"Okay boss, I'll do it." After getting the note from Sterry, Zhang Agou got into a rickshaw and went to Shanghai Xinbao and gave his boss to Borke, the president of Xinbao. "I see, you can go back."

The next day, the headline of Shanghai News News announced that Willis Rubber Company planned to invite a group of people who had bought their company's shares to visit the Nanyang Rubber Plantation. As soon as this news was released, the public recognized Willis Company even more, and its stock price directly broke through the 100 taels mark. It made Uncle Hu and his neighbors make a lot of money.

"Stelly's news is really good, are we starting to release the shares in our hands now?" Stockel asked Stelle.

"Let's not hurry out yet, today Huitong's Kerry Road sent me an invitation to attend a dinner organized by them. I agreed. Sterry told him

"Looks like they're going to want to get in, too." Stockel spoke to Sterry of his understanding.

"I think so. But it's good that more people can participate in this speculation, and we can make more money. Sterry said what he was going to do.

"It's good to test it." Stoicel agreed.

At 7 p.m. in the Anglo-American Club, a group of European and American businessmen were attending this dinner hosted by Kerry Road. A group of people chatted and drank in their own small circles, and there was a burst of laughter from time to time, which made the whole dinner so lively.

"Mr. Sterry has arrived." The sound of an announcement came from the door, and the people all stood up. I want to see what Mr. Sterry, the man of the year in Shanghai, looks like. Sterry also lived up to expectations and walked in in a British evening dress, his handsome appearance, slender figure, and polite bearing made many girls drunk.

"Mr. Sterry, it's an honor for you to be here." Kerry Road, who hosted the party, stepped forward to shake hands with Sterry with an enthusiastic face. "You must know that you are the focus of many people's talk now, and half of the people at the party now attend to get to know you."

Upon hearing Kerry's words, Sterry replied with his highly trained aristocratic etiquette. "It is an honour for me and I am very grateful to Mr. Kerry Road for the invitation. Thank you all for your enthusiasm. After saying that, Sterry saluted the people around him, and his actions drew applause.

"You're more popular than I am tonight." Looking at the performance of the young man in front of him, Kerry joked with a smile.

Upon arriving at the dinner hall, Sterry immediately became the center of attention. There are those who introduce themselves, those who pull investment, and those who hope to invest in Willis's company, but the most are all kinds of inquiries about whether he has a fiancée. Sterry answered their questions in front of the various inquiring people.

After sending another young lady who asked if he had a fiancée, Kerry Road stepped forward and asked. "Mr. Sterry, do you need to take a break?"

Sterry, who knew the main drama was coming, replied. "I'm just a little tired, do you have a room for me to rest?"

"Of course, please follow me."

The two walked to a more remote room on the second floor, and Kerry Road opened the door and said. "Inside, please." When Sterry entered, he found that there were several people sitting in the room.

"Let me introduce you." Kerry Road guides Sterry and introduces him to the people in the room.

"This is my partner, Mr. Wei Tui." Kerry Dao pointed to a middle-aged man who was a little chubby and about forty years old.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Mr. Wei Tui." Sterry stepped forward and shook hands with Wei Tui as he spoke.

"I'm glad to meet you, too, Mr. Sterry."

After introducing his partner, Kerry Road continued to introduce Sterry, such as Richard of Daohua & Co., Chabier of Jardine Matheson, and Bourman of Dehua & Co. At the end, Kerry Road introduced him. "This is the wheat edge of Langri."

"Nice to meet you." Looking at the rubber advocate in front of him, who was second only to himself, Sterry shook hands with him with a smile.

"I'm glad to meet you, too, Mr. Sterry." Seeing Sterry, who had cut off his beard, Mai Bian also responded with a smile.

After seeing that they all knew each other, Kerry Road stood up and spoke first. "Everyone sits together this time, and they all know what it's for."

"You know, it's all for the rubber." In the face of Kerry Road's questioning, everyone answered.

"Well, I won't talk nonsense, this time the price of rubber can be hyped, it is inseparable from everyone's joint efforts, of which Mr. Sterry played a major role. Now we need to move forward and retreat together so that everyone can reap the rewards. Kerry asked, looking at Sterry. Do you think I'm right? Mr. Stree. ”

Seeing everyone look at him, Sterry knew that the group of people in front of him had all been discussed, and he could only speak. "Yes, I think so too."

After hearing Sterry's reply, Kerry continued. "We need to continue to advocate the usefulness of rubber, and we need to establish more rubber companies to issue shares, so that the enthusiasm of Qing people to buy rubber stocks can be released." After hearing Kerry's words, Sterry finally knew why he had called himself here, if there were more rubber companies issuing shares, then the biggest impact would be himself, and Sterry thought that he could not be silent.

"What are you going to compensate me for joining this operation?"

Kerry replied to Sterry's question. "We will fully cooperate to speculate on the price of your shares, which is good for everyone."

After hearing Kerry's words, Sterry thought to himself, and after some calculations, Sterry agreed to their request.

After attending the dinner, Sterry returned to the office and told his companion about the break.

"We did a good job, and they got involved." Felix, who heard the news, said with a dissatisfied face.

"It can't be helped, after all, if they come to disrupt the situation, it will be difficult for us to do it." Sterry explained to him.

"Our main thing is to seek stability, and we can't have too many twists and turns. However, with the help of these snakes, we can also earn back the money we need more safely. Stockel spoke his mind.

"Actually, I think the same way, after all, safety is the most important thing." Sterry replied.

In the days that followed, they saw the help of the serpents. With their help, it took three months for Willis's stock to gradually rise from a price of 100 taels to 300 taels.

This made the three of them feel that it was worthwhile to join them, and in the face of Shanghai's rubber market, more people could not sit still, and a large number of local money banks also joined the speculation, and the price of rubber was also raised to a high price of 621 cents of silver per pound at the end of the year. Shanghai is caught in a national stock speculation craze, and now everyone is crazy about rubber stocks.