Metropolo Hotel, 8th floor.

Wu Ming, who rested for a night to regain his spirits, finished reading the newspaper in his hand and said with a smile: "Now Du Yuesheng is about to become a national hero, I wonder if he will be in a hurry?" ”

Cheng Yuan asked puzzledly, "What's the hurry?" With this capital, Du Yuesheng's status as the king of Shanghai Beach is stable, and in the future, Nanjing will rely more on him to say that we are still at a loss, and we have made wedding clothes for nothing."

"Not necessarily"

Zhang Dongning, who had been in charge of Wu Ming's intelligence system, shook his head: "Now the situation is still unclear, the Japanese side has a very tough attitude, demanding that the perpetrators be severely punished, the greater the fame Du Yuesheng gains, the greater the responsibility he bears, now it depends on the game between the Japanese and the Nationalist Government......

Wu Ming agreed with Zhang Dongning's view: "It's better for us not to be famous than to be famous, now the Japanese are like mad dogs, catch whoever bites whom, we can't afford to provoke don't look at us fighting on the battlefield, but if the Japanese know the truth, they will immediately put pressure on the Nanjing government, with the temperament of the soft officials of the central government, I am afraid that we will be pushed out of the city as scapegoats, and we can't do this kind of thankless thing."

"If we don't seek fame, we have to ask for wealth, right? Why didn't Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng send someone to us, they wouldn't be repaid, right? If he threatens us to send troops, we have nothing to do" Steve, who had returned to Wu Ming's side since yesterday, was a little worried.

"Won't"

Wu Ming explained with a smile: "It's still possible to change to someone else, but who is Du Yuesheng?" If he didn't talk enough, how could he have today's identity and status? Many things may be sensitive to us, but everything is easy to explain in Du Yuesheng...... He's a gang member, isn't it natural to defend his own interests? It is not necessary that the Japanese will leave behind their grudges to win over Du Yuesheng and Huang Jinrong after losing Zhang Xiaolin's internal response, and things may change dramatically."

Lu Kuiyuan's eyes widened: "Will there be such a thing?" It's impossible, after all, so many Japanese died, how could they go to woo Du Yuesheng? ”

"This Shanghai Beach is different from other places, after all, it is a megacity with millions of people, and if the Japanese want to restore prosperity as soon as possible after the occupation and continue to provide financial support for the subsequent war of aggression against China, they cannot do without the cooperation of the locals" Ye Zhuhan also woke up at this time and analyzed:

"Nowadays, the power of the Green Gang is complicated, and there are at least 100,000 people who rely on the names of Huang Jinrong and Du Yuesheng to make a living, and these 100,000 people represent 100,000 families, which is 450,000 people, plus the influence of Huang and Du in the Concession Board of Directors and the Ministry of Industry Bureau, the Japanese have to weigh the stakes carefully"

Lu Kuiyuan was speechless: "It turns out that there are so many doorways in the middle, it seems that I still only have to lead the troops to fight, and I have to calculate with the Sven people, and the custody will be bypassed."

Wu Ming smiled, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, this mission is very successful, and it is even better than expected...... Brother Nanshan, the brothers have all arranged it, right? ”

Ye Zhuhan said: "The officers and soldiers of the fifth company of the guard battalion have left Shanghai by boat overnight, and they received a telegram from them in the morning, they have passed Fanwangdu, and it is expected that the passenger ship is now between Huangdu and Anting. However, for the sake of the work of the Shanghai Intelligence Station, I kept all three female trainees of the telecommunications class......"

"Slow"

Wu Ming frowned: "Shen Huiyan has appeared in the dance hall of Luhua Palace before, will it be dangerous for her to stay?" After all, a beautiful girl like her attracts attention everywhere"

Ye Zhuhan shook his head: "If Shen Huiyan evacuates at this time, there will be trouble, before the Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce cooperated with the Qing Gang to open the Luhua Palace Song and Dance Hall, except for the dancers and the Taipan, most of the rest of the personnel are arranged by us, Shen Huiyan A newcomer can be on the stage, which is also the result of our efforts."

"The Mao Liangwu Chamber of Commerce and the Quzhou Chamber of Commerce have many industries in Shanghai, many of which are our intelligence points, if this causes the hatred of the Qing Gang, then our previous efforts will be wasted Therefore, Shen Huiyan can't leave, she must pretend to be an innocent person who is implicated and continue to stay in Shanghai."

Wu Ming thought for a while and asked, "Is there a guarantee of security?" If the interests and even lives of women are sacrificed for the sake of the so-called overall situation, I Wu someone disdains it."

Ye Zhuhan smiled confidently: "Don't worry, with the full cooperation of the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce and the Quzhou Chamber of Commerce, we have built several companies in Shanghai that can disguise and protect the identities of our agents, one of which is "Ming Pao", which means 'listening to the news, paying attention to changes in the current situation......

"The name "Ming Pao" is quite good" Wu Ming nodded in appreciation: "How is your idea of running a newspaper?" ”

Ye Zhuhan patiently introduced: "In order to avoid arousing the dissatisfaction of the concession authorities and the attention of other intelligence agencies, Ming Pao is not equipped with a special commentary on current affairs, but only attracts people with factsIn order to increase the sales of the newspaper, we are ready to follow the example of other newspapers to launch a novel serialization module to attract readers." ”

"With the identity of a journalist as a cover, our intelligence officers can freely go to many places, and they can also get in touch with many big names and keep abreast of their movements, so as to obtain valuable information. Zhao Zhiyu is now assigned to work as a reporter for Ming Pao. ”

Wu Ming asked, "How much is the sales of Ming Pao now?" ”

Ye Zhuhan shrugged: "The newspaper is in the initial stage, and including Zhao Zhiyu, there are only more than 20 editors-in-chief and reporters, so they can't discover sensational news." Coupled with the fact that the right author of the novel could not be contacted for a while, the most popular novel serialization module could not be realized, and the total reason added up to the sales volume is now less than 500 copies. ”

Wu Ming thought about it for a while and said: "I can't help you in other aspects, the only thing I can do is that I know some very good novel ideas, maybe you can find a few young people with literary dreams in Shanghai University, and I will dictate and explain the story in my head, let them play at will, and then publish it in the newspaper." ”

Ye Zhuhan was very excited when he heard it, but he saw Wu Ming hand over a few of his original songs to Shen Huiyan, and he sang on the beach in just a few days, and now Wu Ming said that he has a good novel idea, and it must be almost perfect.

Wu Ming felt and said: "In the last years of the Southern Song Dynasty, internal and external troubles, how similar was the situation at that time to today? My story takes place in that era, revolving around a boy named Guo Jing......"

Subsequently, Wu Ming roughly told the story of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and Ye Zhuhan, Zhang Dongning, Lu Kuiyuan and others were dumbfounded, and Sun Chengyuan was leisurely fascinated: "Big brother, do you really have martial arts such as the eighteen palms of the dragon and the dog stick method?" ”

Wu Ming scolded with a smile: "If martial arts are really so powerful, our country and nation will not be bullied by foreign powers everywhere in modern times, this is just a literary work, artistically processed, understand?" ”

Ye Zhu's mouth was dry, and he hurriedly recorded the outline of the story.

Wu Ming looked at the time and saw that it was already noon, so he asked the restaurant below to prepare a meal and send it to the guest room, and continued the unfinished topic after he was full of wine and food.

"In addition to Ming Pao, what other companies does your intelligence department run?" Wu Ming took a sip of Sun Chengyuan's freshly brewed hot tea and asked again.

Ye Zhuhan was still immersed in the story explained by Wu Ming, and his mind was a little trance.

Seeing this, Zhang Dongning smiled and continued to introduce, after all, Ye Zhuhan and Zhu Wenhua had to go through the funds needed to start these enterprises with him. Now Zhu Wenhua is stranded in northern Fujian and eastern Zhejiang to avoid suspicion, and he will not return to Shanghai to preside over intelligence work until Wu Ming and his party leave, so he can only do it for him.

"In order to facilitate the placement of personnel, the intelligence department and the Maoliangwu Chamber of Commerce cooperated to set up a 'BBK, Film Company ......"

"Ahem—"

Hearing this familiar name, Wu Ming's mouthful of hot tea almost didn't squirt out, and the tea swallowed into the trachea, causing a violent cough, and it took a while to calm down, and asked in Zhang Dongning's surprised gaze: "How did you think of taking this name?" ”

"It's nothing."

Zhang Dongning explained: "It's just a good mouthpiece...... Nowadays, whether it is a business or an official, who doesn't want to be lucky and prosperous? And when the audience goes to the cinema to watch a movie, there is a catchy and auspicious-sounding name, which must be a little more acceptable, right? ”

"The key to watching a movie is to see if it's good, and who pays attention to the name of the film company?" Wu Ming smiled and shook his head: "Forget it, the name or anything is a trivial matter, let's talk about this film company."

With this episode, Ye Zhuhan had already come back to his senses at this time, and hurriedly said: "Now there are forty-eight film companies in Shanghai, and forty or fifty films are shot every year, creating a large number of well-known actors with extensive influence. The purpose of our film company is not to make money, but to better disguise the identity of our intelligence officers. ”

"After Shen Huiyan left the Luhua Palace Song and Dance Hall, we arranged for her to enter this 'backgammon, a film company, ready to play the role of Cui Yingying in the costume movie "The Legend of the West Chamber" that is being filmed. The budget for this film is 5,800 oceans, and it is planned to choose a temple in the surrounding area of Shanghai for live shooting."

"Of course, this is just external publicity, it is already the end of March, and there are only three months left before the July when the division said that war may break out, and even if the filming is rushed, it may not be possible to arrange screenings, so we are more about personnel and technical reserves, such as buying film equipment and films, recruiting studio staff and actors, etc., and paying attention to communicating with other film companies in Shanghai, so as to recruit as many talents as possible when we evacuate in the future."

Wu Ming nodded: "This idea is very good, Shanghai will definitely fall into the flames of war, so many film professionals, Wuhan and Chongqing and other places will definitely not be able to absorb them, if they are allowed to stay in Shanghai, once the Japanese tear their faces, it will definitely be a big loss for our country and nation, so the intelligence department must treat this matter as a major matter, with them, we can make our own movies." ”

Ye Zhuhan was very happy to see that Wu Ming did not blame himself for spending money indiscriminately: "The third company we founded is still in the pipeline, but it is definitely a record company, mainly responsible for collecting and creating songs, packaging potential singers, and producing and publishing records. ”

"Shen Huiyan's popularity in the Luhua Palace Song and Dance Hall with several new songs has fully demonstrated that people's resistance to good songs is very fragile, and the Luhua Palace Song and Dance Hall will be renamed the Red Rose Song and Dance Hall at the beginning of next month, and we are ready to let Zhou Bingyue, who is also very good at singing, go to perform, and she and Shen Huiyan will become the signed singers under the name of our record company."

Wu Ming is very satisfied: "These layouts are very good, they will definitely be used in the future, the newly founded company is not busy thinking about making money, this time we came to Shanghai to make a lot of money, Dongning, you allocated 500,000 yuan to Shanghai Station, we have to seize the most difficult time, as many artists as possible, such as Butterfly, Zhou Xuan, Wang Renmei, Li Lili, etc. can be boldly signed." ”

"Great"

Ye Zhuhan said happily: "With this money, then many of our things will be carried out well."