Subtitle of this chapter: Patients, don't worry, they are about to leave Xinxiang

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Dinner was over, and the gentlemen began to drink their after-dinner wines.

Our Master Yuan gestured with a glance at Professor Chandler, who nodded knowingly, and bent down to take out a few documents from the leather bag at his feet.

Yuan Yanqian took it and flipped through it slightly, and then handed it to Roosevelt and Kennedy Sr., and just one extra spare piece was given to Lieutenant Colonel Nimitz.

In a smug tone, he said, "Gentlemen, take a look. This is the poll on "Famine Orphans" conducted by Big Data. ”

"In a sense, you are witnessing history. That's probably ...... No, this should be the first poll in the world! ”

"Professor Chandler, come on." In the end, he gave the opportunity to introduce to Mr. Professor.

"Ahem...... "Ahem," the economics professor at NYU said, "gentlemen, this time we interviewed a total of 1,000 subjects in New York City, all of whom were randomly ......selected from household registration data."

"We took a face-to-face approach. According to gender, age, race, income, place of residence, and education level, the respondents were divided into the following categories......"

"As you can see, the film is going to be a hit."

"But......" Kennedy Sr. asked, frowning, and bewildered, "Neo, didn't you promise that 'The Orphan of Famine' would be a hit?" Why do this useless...... That cumbersome investigation. ”

"Joseph, how can such an investigation be useless?"

Yuan Yanqian hadn't opened his mouth to answer, and FDR answered for him.

This large number consulting company was actually established by the two of them. It's just that Roosevelt didn't know how to conduct public opinion polls at all, so he left it to our Master Yuan.

And Yuan Yanqian will not be impatient to do such a "little thing". So he consulted with Professor Chandler and Professor Adams, brought in a few NYU students, and started the polling company.

Roosevelt read the survey and said with great satisfaction: "This will certainly be useful!" ”

Polls can certainly be useful, both in business and politics.

What's more, our Master Yuan had already described to him the scope of application and broad prospects of the poll last time. (Author's note: See Chapter 51 of Volume 2 "Yuan Luopu")

Here, FDR tells JFK and his father about the polls.

Yuan Yanqian over there turned his head and asked the future commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet with a smile: "Chester, are you interested in participating in this movie?" ”

"Me? Invest in movies! Nimitz was of course a little surprised when he heard this.

He subconsciously shook his head and refused: "Neo, forget it, I don't understand the movie at all......"

In fact, it is normal for people to react like this.

For example, a few years ago, someone told you that some kind of virtual currency of 3,000 soft girl coins can rise to more than 10,000 dollars in a few years, you must think that this guy is either crazy or is here to cheat you out of money...... (Author's note: I'm the next Olympics!) ）

"Chester, do you see that?" Master Yuan pointed to the two next to him and said, "These two are investors in this movie." ”

He chuckled and said, "Chester, tell me a joke that's not so funny." I dare to pit you, but do I dare to pit them? ”

He said in his heart, Lao Tzu is really not pranking you, but picking you!

"This ......"

Nimitz's origins are simply not comparable to those of the other two in the room.

He was not a rich second generation like Major Patton and Major General Connor, but was born into a poor family in a small town in the Texas mountain country. So much so that his biographer writes that "his ability to become commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet is like sending a man to the moon, which is a miracle that can be achieved."

So he naturally doesn't care so much about small money.

"No need for this or that, Chester."

Yuan Yanqian looked around and found that no one noticed them, so he raised three fingers, leaned over and lowered his voice: "Three thousand, even if you invested three thousand dollars......

"Three thousand dollars?!"

This number is definitely not a small number for a lieutenant colonel who has a very average family background and drags his family.

"Yes, the total investment is three million dollars, so three thousand dollars is 0.1 percent."

"Neo, I still don't want it......"

"Chester, don't say no so quickly, listen to my conditions." Master Yuan waved his hand and said, "This is a gentleman's agreement between us, you don't really have to take out the money, as long as you do me a favor, even if you invest the money." ”

Nimitz looked at the Chinese carefully and asked a little vigilantly, "Dr. Yuan, how can I help you?" ”

Hearing that people had changed their titles, Yuan Yanqian immediately became a little more serious and said, "Lieutenant Colonel Nimitz, don't get me wrong, it's not what you think." I just wanted to get to know the officers of the American Marine Corps in Shanghai. ”

He sighed, showing a very complicated expression, some unwilling, some humiliated, some resentful, some timid, some embarrassed......

In short, he looked very sympathetic when he saw it: "Chester, you also know that my country is currently a country of warlords and disorderly chaos......"

"And Shanghai, where my home is located, is a chaotic place known as the 'Magic Capital of the East'......"

"Besides...... Chester, look at me. Our Master Yuan pointed to himself and said, "I am an intellectual, what if I am bullied......

"In 1922, two anecdotes occurred on the famous stage of Shanghai Tang. These two incidents are the boss of the common stage, the Qinggang tycoon Huang Jinrong was beaten twice in his own theater.

In fact, this "common stage" was built by Huang Jinrong for the famous actress Lu Lanchun, because it is the first theater in Shanghai where male and female actors perform on the same stage, which is called "common stage".

In order to cheer up, Lao Huang let his hooligan thugs live in four seats, and as long as he applauded, others applauded desperately.

One day, suddenly a young man shouted in the box. This is tantamount to Tai Sui's head breaking ground, and he was immediately beaten by those thugs, and it is said that Huang Jinrong personally slapped this person with two big mouths.

The young man saw that he did not have enough manpower, so he had to leave in a huff.

However, the next day, a large number of plainclothes military police came to the theater, dragged Huang Jinrong out of the box, beat him, and smashed the theater. The military police also tied people up to the Songhu Garrison Headquarters.

It turned out that the young man who cheered was the son of Lu Yongxiang, the envoy of the Songhu Protector, Lu Xiaojia in the "Four Princes of the Republic of China".

In the end, it was Du Yuesheng and Zhang Xiaolin who came forward to open up Lu Yongxiang's "joints", and released Huang Jinrong at the cost of 3 million money and agreeing to the Lu family's stake in "Sanxin" (Opium Company).

Huang Jinrong had no choice but to admit that he was unlucky when he encountered this kind of hard stubble.

However, blessings and disasters do not go alone. On the day when the Gonggong stage had just been renovated and reopened, Mr. Yuan Yanqian happened to be driving by with his friends and was blocked by the congratulatory crowd.

It is said that he was not in a good mood that day, and his mood was even worse when he saw that the road was blocked, so he got out of the car with his American friends and beat Lao Huang in front of everyone......

Since Mr. Yuan returned to Shanghai, there has been a saying among the people in the rivers and lakes, "Red is more powerful than rich, and white is strong."

The meaning of the previous sentence is that the momentum of Hongmen overshadowed the Green Gang; Of course, the white skin in the latter sentence is Mr. Yuan's little white face, and the hemp skin is the golden glory that has survived smallpox, and the nine cylinders are also called hemp skin in Shanghainese.

At that time, there was a proverb in Shanghai that said, Ning provoked Qing to help Uncle Huang, and provoked the second elder brother of 'Yangmen'.

The second elder brother of Yangmen is talking about Mr. Yuan Yanqian. Although he is the big leader of Hongmen Anliangtang, the people who support him are all foreigners, so everyone nicknames him 'Yangmen'. Because he also has his father, the 'half-step uncle', and he was the second master of the sage before, everyone does not call him the eldest brother, but the second elder brother. ”

——Excerpt from "Selected Anecdotes of the Republic of China - Shanghai Volume"

"Bell...... Clang...... Clang. ”

The bell struck nine times, and the party was almost over. Everyone also stood up, said goodbye to each other and prepared to leave.

At this time, our Master Yuan and the future commander-in-chief of the Pacific Fleet had a much closer relationship.

Nimitz stood up and said with a smile: "Neo, don't worry. I'll write to you when I get back. ”

Yuan Yanqian looked grateful and then got up and said, "Chester, don't worry. I'll help you write the contract when you get back. ”

The two shook hands and smiled at each other.

"Neo, I'm going to Washington in a few days...... FDR came up to apologize, "I'm sorry, I may not be back in time to see you off in New York." ”

Our Master Yuan naturally shook his head and said, "Franklin, you are too polite. ”

"Neo, then I'm here to wish you a good trip."

"Franklin, thank you."

The two also shook hands......

At this time, Yuan Yanqian suddenly stepped forward, stared into the eyes of the future American imperialist commander, and said in a deep voice that only the two of them could hear: "Franklin, you have to be careful of your body. If ......"

"What I'm saying is that if you have a physical problem, you must not forget 'ZHONG YI'!"

Startled, FDR faintly felt something, and couldn't help but ask, "Neo, what do you mean by that?" ”

"Franklin, I don't mean anything." At this time, Master Yuan took a step back and widened the distance between the two sides, and then smiled slightly, "It's just to remind you to pay attention to your body......

Without waiting for Roosevelt to ask again, he turned to Kennedy Sr. and stretched out his hand and said, "Joseph, goodbye to Ireland." ”

"Neo, goodbye to Ireland!"

"Toot ......"

"Squeak!"

"Hit the streets, things that don't have eyes!" Condo scolded out the window, turned his head and said, "Second master, wait a minute." I restarted the car. ”

With that, he opened the door and got out of the car, took out a hinge and began to start the car with great difficulty.

No way, in 1921, in order to start the car, people often caused their own muscle strains and even broke their arms.

Saturday, May 28, 1921 at noon.

Miss Moman looked at Yuan Yanqian's handsome side face, and said with some distress: "BOSS, you either go to dinner or a drinking party these days, you really have to pay attention to your body." ”

“BOSS？ BOSS！ What's wrong with you?! ”

At this time, Master Yuan, who was looking out the window, found that the environment here seemed to be very familiar to him, and this place seemed to be quite important to him.

Just as he was pondering what kind of place this was, he was interrupted by his female secretary, so he had to turn his face and ask, "Aisi, what did you say?" ”

"What did I say?" Miss Morman puffed up and said, "I say, you always run around with me, and this job is not at all what a lady like me should do......"

She said confidently: "By the way, you still have to take me to Asia, so I have to raise my salary!" ”

Our Master Yuan spread his hands a little helplessly and said, "Aisi, Asia is your own ......"

"I don't care, I'm going to get a salary increase anyway!" Miss Morman turned her face angrily and said, "I won't go without a salary increase!" ”

It's not okay if you don't go, I haven't roughed you off yet.

Yuan Yanqian has been too busy lately, just like her female secretary said, "Either go to dinner or go to a drinking party." I haven't found the right opportunity to coarse off this little tender meat on the side of my mouth.

A hundred years later, it must be a little difficult for people to understand, he just went back to China and not went to the moon, why did he say goodbye to so many people?

However, in the eyes of some in 1921, going to China was not much different from going to the moon. Maybe this will be the last time they'll see "NY of NY".

So these days, all Americans who have a little friendship with Yuan Yanqian either come to visit him, like the Kennedys, or send him invitations to banquets or cocktail parties.

These days, all the invitations he receives can be used to make a 78-card tarot deck.

And our Master Yuan also knows very well in his heart that sooner or later he will return to the United States, and if there is no accident, most of his second half of his life should be spent in this foreign country across the earth from his hometown.

Even if he settles on the West Coast in the future, the "New York-Washington" on the East Coast is the economic and political center of the United States, and he really can't ignore these old friends, they are all his own connections.

It's not that Yuan Yanqian admires foreigners, but it's that he, a Serisian, has made some friends in the United States, where the atmosphere of anti-Chinese is very strong, and he has to maintain it well.

"Okay, okay, I'll give you another $20 a week as a subsidy during the 'business trip'."

"$30."

"$25."

"Deal!"

"Puff ......"

Just when the two agreed on a business trip allowance, Xiaokang also started the car and drove towards the destination.

"Second master, please get out of the car."

Master Yuan stepped out of the car and was just about to put on his top hat when he found that the building he was facing was a little strange, and there were obvious traces of repair on the wall.

That's right, this is the location of the Wall Street BOOOOM on September 16, 1920, 23 Wall Street!

Not to mention 1921, even a hundred years later, traces of the explosion can still be seen here.

Yuan Yanqian sighed in her heart, if it weren't for this explosion, she might not have crossed over.

Maybe you're just getting drunk.

Maybe I'll be a bank clerk in 2017.

No, it's 2018 now!

I don't know what happened to my parents and my little girlfriend? Are they still sad for me?

Wait a minute, then the place where the car was parked just now is ......