After the visually stimulating performance, little Nikolai rushed backstage with his entourage. But he's not the only one who likes Catherine, at least there's someone backstage who has taken the lead today.

"It's you!" Nikolai knew the other person, this man was about the same age as himself, and he was not a native of the Qing Dynasty, but a naturalized white man. Where did you come from...... The Tsar's lineage is considered to be from a Prussian aristocracy, and this man is a German, and he is a distant cousin of the current Kaiser Wilhelm II, so little Nikolai and this guy named Johansen are also a bit of a kinship from the perspective of blood.

Of course, there are constant marriages between royal families in various European countries, so relatives are not very important on their side. Johansen has come to the Northeast, and one can imagine his situation in Germany. If he had met a few years ago, little Nikolai would definitely have taken Johansen as air. With a casual look, his subordinates will stuff this eye-catching man into the gutter, and he won't even care about life or death, but unfortunately this time is different.

As the saying goes, the tree dies, and the person lives, and today's Johansen is no longer Wuxia Amun. Relying on the transshipment trade between the Northeast Autonomous Region and Germany, in just ten years, he has accumulated a rich net worth. The total assets of the family are naturally a secret, and outsiders have no way of knowing. However, the annual profits and taxes paid can rank among the top 20 in the Northeast Autonomous Region, which is very accessible. In addition, he obtained the status of a deputy to the National People's Congress after naturalization in the Northeast, as well as the title of vice president of the Qing-German Friendship Association in the National People's Congress Committee. The Kaiser's guest of honor, Wang Yi's old friend, such a position allowed Johansen to look at little Nikolai in the northeast, the son of a small duke of a defeated country.

Catherine had finished removing her makeup and was standing at the door of the dressing room, followed by several sisters who were also actresses. After making fun of Catherine for a while, they either left with their benefactors, or went to the night market in groups. They have long been accustomed to this kind of thing.

Catherine, who remains, needs to face this somewhat dilemma alone......

"Miss Catherine, I wonder if I would have had the pleasure of inviting you to dinner?"

Little Nikolai practiced his lines all night, but Johansen said them. This made him stammer, and the roses in his hands seemed to have withered a little at this moment.

For the situation of the two tigers competing in front of her, Catherine, who has been the top card for more than half a year, is not the first time she has encountered it, so she is not panicked. The only difference between now and usual is that the two men today are far from being comparable to those in the West, and their status is more prominent.

Catherine smiled and turned to look at little Nikolai.

Just this glimpse was like giving little Nikolai endless courage.

"Miss Catherine, this is a rose for you. Although your beauty eclipses these roses, they still represent my love for you, please accept them! ”

"You're so kind!" Catherine smiled and took little Nikolai's bouquet, and Johansen on the side didn't look angry. Although he has a variety of prominent identities in the Northeast, he is also a businessman after all. Although the current little Nikolai is not the top real power figure in Tsarist Russia, there is a duke father who is the tsar's brother. Although Catherine is as beautiful as a flower, it is not enough for Johansen to tear his face with little Nikolai jealously for her. If he took this opportunity to get in touch with Little Nicholas, his family's expansion of trade routes to Tsarist Russia would be much smoother.

Of course, Johansen also understands that if he retreats now, it will make no difference if he competes with two male lions in the lioness group, and one of the male lions admits intimidation and retreats. For the sake of beauty, a man should always show his masculine demeanor and do it. Otherwise, little Nikolai would not only not have put Hansen in his eyes, but even his heart would be full of contempt, and no one would choose such a person to be his business partner.

While Nikolai looked at Catherine with hope, the woman casually glanced at Johansen. Speaking of which, the two have a great relationship, and compared to little Nikolai, they are old acquaintances. To be honest, Catherine is as beautiful as a flower, but being the chief of the Red Lips Troupe is naturally not as simple as beauty and superb dancing skills. How many stars in later generations have no singing voice, and no acting skills, but they can still dominate the entertainment industry, at least the media page will never be less. The reason behind it, to put it nicely, is that the star itself is popular. It's ugly, in fact, there are many gold owners and many godfathers. Behind every goddess there is a man who can be on her at any time, which is actually wrong, because a man has limited power after all, and if he wants to become a goddess, he can never be just a man behind him.

Johansen and Little Nikolai are actually Catherine's financiers, and the difference is that one comes first and the other comes last. But for Catherine, she doesn't need to distinguish between first come and first come. The first to get along for a long time, although reliable, but compared with the latecomers, especially the latecomers who have not yet succeeded, there is always a little less passion and impulse for men to sacrifice all their lives, including their lives, for women.

Of course, in the current situation, Catherine living in the Northeast Autonomous Region is naturally closer to Johansen, and this is what she just glanced at.

The difference between a natural stunner and an ordinary woman is that there are some things that don't need to be said by men, as long as the eyes meet, you can understand the meaning.

Catherine took the rose sent by Little Nikolai in her hand, sniffed it gently, and then said: "Mr. Romanoff, Mr. Johansen, your invitation makes me very difficult. Both of you are gentlemen, devout believers of the Lord, why don't you do this, how about the three of us have dinner tonight? ”

Betty's Garden is the most popular Italian restaurant in the entire Northeast, mainly dealing in traditional southern Italian cuisine. The proprietors are a pair of Italian brothers, and they pay attention to the taste of their mother.

It's one thing whether this dish is delicious or not, and the dining environment alone can create a scene full of spring and flowers blooming at the end of winter, which is still cold. This alone is worth the ticket price for the diners.

The dinner for the three of them did not go smoothly at first, because it was a temporary idea, so Johansen and Nikolai, who had taken a step back, did not choose the restaurant they had booked before. It's dinner time, and Betty's Garden is packed. If it weren't for Johansen, the head of the snake, the three of them wouldn't even have a table to eat.

It seems that Johansen's strong man made little Nikolai a little unhappy, but under Catherine's threading of the needle, a little bit of it was quickly forgotten. The three seem to have become good friends who haven't seen each other for many years, and Johansen's words of adult beauty also made little Nikolai feel good. Although it was not enough for the two to become friends, when they parted, the little Russian duke, who took Catherine into the carriage, happily agreed to Johansen's invitation to dinner three days later.

Horse-drawn carriages sail the streets, neon signs and colourful signs. Catherine's delicate body was leaning in her arms, smelling the tempting aroma, and little Nikolai suddenly became a little complacent, and only hoped to return to the mansion as soon as possible.