At eight o'clock in the evening, the dog drove the carriage, Opiyin sat beside him as a bodyguard, Xiao Zhenlei sat in the carriage, and the three of them arrived at the door of the Licha Hotel together.

The main building of the Licha Hotel now has a total of five floors, using brick and wood structure, such a tall building in Shanghai Tang in this era is already a high-rise building, but it is still difficult to compare with the six-storey Huizhong Hotel, so the Licha Hotel has built a new six-storey luxury building in front, the new building adopts a mixed structure of reinforced concrete and brick and wood, and is currently under intense construction.

The hotel is neoclassical in style, with large curved arched windows and rows of Ionic columns, grey facades, towers on the roofs at the corners, and a Victorian cloister-style atrium with open skylights for daylight. Most of the previous managers of the Hotel have been captains, so many of the hotel's facilities are modeled after those on ships, such as the hotel's corridors, painted to resemble the passage leading to the sleeping cabins on a passenger ship. The hotel is fully equipped with the latest heating system during the cold winter months; In the hot summer, you can use a large number of electric fans to cool down.

There is a large curved arch ring next to the windows on the 5th floor, and Ionic columns run through the 3rd and 4th floors. More than 5 floors are divided into three levels with different moods and styles, and the designer skillfully integrates them into one.

The walls of the building are decorated with large glass mirrors, which are just beginning to become popular in Europe. The building is located on Huangpu Tan Road with the North Soviet Union. State Road & Dongda. The corners of the famous roads are semicircular, with doors and a tower on top.

The daily room rate here is six to twelve oceans, and the highest room rate of the hotel opened by the Chinese in Shanghai at this time is only 280 yuan.

The lights outside the hotel are bright, as if it were daytime, and guests come here one after another to prepare their meals. Xiao Zhenlei was wearing a snow-white suit, a black bow tie, his hair was combed so that he couldn't stand steadily, he got off the carriage with a lit cigar in his hand, and walked to the door of the hotel.

The lobby of the hotel is very spacious, there is a dance party tonight, starting at nine o'clock in the evening, it is not yet time, there are hotel waiters in the hall who are setting up the dance venue.

On the ground floor of the hotel, there is also a bar, bullet room and poker room for guests to entertain and entertain, and these entertainment activities bring business and increase the popularity of the hotel. The Licha Hotel was the first hotel to hold a "ballroom tea dance" on Saturdays and Sundays, and since then, ballroom dancing has become popular in the ten-mile field of Shanghai Tang.

As soon as he walked to the middle of the hotel lobby, a waiter came over and bent down and asked, "Is it Mr. Xiao Zhenlei Xiao?" ”

"Yes, I'm Xiao Zhenlei!"

"Lawyer Qin has been waiting for you in the Peacock Hall on the top floor for a long time, come with me!" After speaking, the waiter made a gesture of please, and then led the way in front, and the three of them took the elevator to the top floor.

The Peacock Hall on the top floor is a large dining room, extremely luxurious and opulent, which can accommodate up to 500 people for a feast, and doubles as a ballroom and social arena, with an atmosphere suitable for the high-level enjoyment of the Europeans. In addition, the restaurant department has added a number of private seats with small compartments.

Under the guidance of the waiter, Xiao Zhenlei came to the private room on the right side of the Peacock Restaurant, where you can overlook the giant ship and the sail shadow on the Huangpu River. Boats in the state river. In the summer evening, bathing in the afterglow of the setting sun and feeling the cool river breeze blowing on the face is a unique enjoyment.

Seeing Qin Liankui coming out of the private room to greet him, Xiao Zhenlei hurriedly smiled and said, "Oh, Lawyer Qin, I'm sorry, Xiao is late, so I've kept you waiting!" ”

"It's not too late, it's just the right time! Please inside" Qin Liankui clicked on the pocket watch in his hand and said, and made a gesture sideways to invite Xiao Zhenlei to enter the private seat, Opiyin, a British strong man, was wearing a black suit, white shirt, blue tie, a pair of sunglasses on the bridge of his nose, and stood at the door of the elegant seat with his hands behind his back, like a door god, this post-modern bodyguard image did attract many foreigners who came to dine here to stop and watch, which made these foreigners think that there were some big people dining here.

The two were seated opposite each other, and the waiter quickly came over with the recipe, and the two of them ordered a steak, salad, caviar and other Western dishes, and Qin Liankui asked for a bottle of red wine.

The two chatted for a while, chatting about some news and interesting things that happened on the beach recently, and after a while, the waiter brought them the Western dishes and red wine they had ordered.

Pouring red wine, Qin Liankui raised his glass and said: "Mr. Xiao, last time you fought three Oriental gambling masters, it was really exciting, I heard that you later defeated the foreigner Hercules Opiyin in Zhangyuan, which really boosted the ambition of our people, come on, Qin someone is here to toast you, and I also want to thank you for recommending me to be a notary last time and let me get a lot of lawyer labor fees, I will do it first!" After saying that, he drank it all.

Seeing this, Xiao Zhenlei had no choice but to drink all the red wine in the wine glass, Qin Liankui poured red wine into the two wine glasses, and after the two drank three glasses in a row, Qin Liankui's face turned a little red again, obviously the kind that went on his face when he drank.

During the meal, Xiao Zhenlei said while cutting the steak: "Lawyer Qin, I called you today and originally wanted to invite you to dinner, but I didn't expect you to invite you first!" ”

Qin Liankui smiled: "Mr. Xiao, you're wrong, I should have invited you!" ”

Speaking of this, Qin Liankui stopped, he realized that Xiao Zhenlei must have something to find him when he called him, so he quickly changed his words: "By the way, Mr. Xiao called me, is there something wrong?" ”

Xiao Zhenlei put down the knife and fork and said, "Yes, does Lawyer Qin know that I am preparing to open a factory in Baoshan?" ”

"Of course, the newspapers have been reporting on this every day for the past few days, and everyone in Shanghai knows about it, so how can I not know? Is this incident that Mr. Xiao said related to the fact that you opened a factory? Qin Liankui also put down his knife and fork and asked.

As soon as it came to business, both of them began to get serious, Xiao Zhenlei nodded and said: "Yes, you should also know that the scale of my investment in building a factory and opening a factory this time will not be small, I am going to build the 500 acres of land into an industrial zone, and may form an industrial group company in the future, there must be a lot of things in all aspects, I am not worried about the rest, but I am worried about encountering disputes with other factories, the Qing court, the concession authorities and foreigners, especially those involving the opposite side of the law. Lawyer Qin, you can be said to be one of the earliest lawyers among us Chinese, and your talent and reputation are well-known in the political and legal circles, so I want to hire you as our company's general counsel on behalf of Zhenhua Company, in addition, I will ask a foreign lawyer to be your assistant, salary and treatment are negotiable, you can work in your own law firm as usual when you are fine, only when you encounter something related to the law, please come forward, I don't know what you think? ”

When Qin Liankui heard it, this is a good thing, not only can he work normally in his own law firm, but he can also get an extra salary, and the title of general counsel of Zhenhua Company, it is also very face-saving to say it, he smiled: "There is such a good thing, of course I can't ask for it, thanks to Mr. Xiao, I will definitely do my best!" ”

Xiao Zhenlei was also very happy to see Qin Liankui agree, raised his wine glass and touched him, both of them did it, Xiao Zhenlei put down the wine glass and said: "Since Lawyer Qin agreed, then we will take time to sign the employment contract, and I have one more thing to ask you to help with!" ”

Qin Liankui hurriedly said: "I have time at any time, it depends on Mr. Xiao's arrangement, and Mr. Xiao can say anything directly, am I not the general counsel of Zhenhua Company now?" It's time to get to work, too! ”

"Hahaha!" Xiao Zhenlei laughed, and then turned his head and shouted outside the seat: "Opiyin, bring the things!" ”

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