Chapter 42: Li Ya came to borrow money
What Li Si asked to do was just a casual move by Wang Xu.
If it is done well, the antique store can become famous, and if it is not done well, it will not delay anything.
At present, Wang Xu's objects of trading antiques are mainly the comrades of the underground party, the rich businessmen in the French Concession and the high-ranking officials in the north of the city, and they are only the second echelon at present.
Why is this so, because the price given by the underground party is fair, and the supply of goods is also very stable.
There is no instability, there is no goods in the hand, there are a few landlords, and most of them are bought and sold without capital. In this way, can the price be unfair, the antiques marked on the market can be sold to him at half of the price, in exchange for gold bars that are urgently needed in the base.
Moreover, the cooperation between the two sides is a win-win situation, and after so many things, there is still reserved trust.
On the contrary, those wealthy merchants and officials in the city, before selling antiques, always like to ask someone for a price, and they can't take too much advantage.
"Boss Wang, business is booming, business is booming!" Wang Xu was about to go back to the store, and Li Ya came on a bicycle.
The bicycles of this year, which are luxury goods, are better than the Mercedes-Benz and BMW of later generations.
Seeing Li Ya swaggering so much and coming to him on a bicycle, Wang Xu muttered a little in his heart, and asked with a smile: "Boss Li, where did you get rich?" ”
"I don't dare to say that I got rich, I opened a troupe in the west of the city, and I just ate a mouthful." Li Ya smiled all over his face, untied the snacks on the bicycle, and waved his hand to signal the guy to take it in.
Wang Xu didn't know which play this guy was singing today, so he could only say happily: "It's almost noon, let's find a place to sit, let's eat and chat." ”
Li Ya put down the bicycle, neither objected nor agreed, and quietly followed behind him.
The two of them walked down Victory Street, and neither of them spoke along the way, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
It wasn't until he entered the restaurant and sat in the private room on the second floor that Li Ya took the initiative to speak: "Brother, brother, I have a problem here, I want to ask you for a favor." ”
"What's the busy?" Wang Xu didn't rush to agree, but secretly thought about what Li Ya would ask for on his head.
Li Ya is an agent, an elite military commander, and the captain of the first action team.
Eighty percent of his troupe is props to cover up his identity, as well as ears and eyes to listen to the news, could it be that the troupe's business is very poor, and he wants to support him himself.
"That's right, I'm going to make a troupe, and I plan to find a few famous actors to make it more popular. However, the budget on my side is a bit insufficient, and I hope you can support some, brother. Li Ya said it nicely, but as soon as he said this, Wang Xu's face turned cold.
Support some, what do you mean, come to him to fight the autumn wind.
Although Li Ya is powerful, his identity at the Tianjin Station of the Military Command is just the captain of an action team.
According to the level, there are still six or seven people lined up above him, and he worships the dock of the stationmaster Wu Jingzhong, and a few gold bars a month are handed over for nothing.
"Lao Li, are you drunk and planning to come to me, the white wolf with empty gloves?" Wang Xu's face was silent, but his voice became cold.
In these years, although it is a troubled time, there are rules in troubled times.
He is the king of Hades, and he is friends with Yu Zecheng, the judge, how can he be afraid of Li Ya's black and white impermanence.
If it spreads, the first person to clean up Li Ya is Stationmaster Wu Jingzhong.
Because the rules can't be messed up, Lao Tzu has collected the money, and you still have to collect the second share, who is in charge of the military commander Tianjin Station.
"Brother, did you misunderstand?"
Li Ya saw that the atmosphere was wrong, and said: "I'm not a white wolf with empty gloves, I'm really here to borrow money from you, I will make an IOU, and I will repay you in three months at most." ”
"IOU?" Regardless of whether there is an IOU or not, Wang Xu doesn't want to borrow this money, because lending money to Li Ya is destined to be borrowed but not repaid.
This doesn't mean that Li Ya has a credibility problem.
On the contrary, Wang Xu thought about it seriously and found that Li Ya's reputation was very good, foaming at the mouth and spitting a nail, and he was not a bad person in the real sense.
His badness is only aimed at the underground party, Li Ya was born in a military family, and has the belief of protecting his family and defending the country.
His country is not Yan'an, but Chongqing.
Therefore, you can say that he is not the same way, but you cannot say that he is a bad person, because he has always fulfilled his mission and devoted himself to the motherland in his heart.
Wang Xu didn't want to borrow money, there was no position reason, and it was not a political consideration.
I don't want to borrow it, just because Yu Zecheng is over there and is setting up a trick for Li Ya. He didn't dare to guarantee that Li Ya would be fine before he repaid the money, and if one was not good, the money he borrowed would be wasted.
Thinking of this, Wang Xu frowned and said, "I am friends with Lao Yu, and I haven't told me his identity, so I can guess a thing or two myself." You're his friend, and your identity isn't going to be ordinary, right? ”
"Hehe..." Li Ya just laughed and didn't say anything.
Wang Xu nodded, and said: "It stands to reason that I should borrow this money, why I should borrow it, I won't say it, you know it yourself." However, in what capacity are you borrowing this money from me today, I am friends with Lao Yu, let's not count the two of us, right? If it's just friendship, you can't take this money. ”
"I wanted to get a troupe, and the money was enough, but I was outside and I took a fancy to another person, so it wasn't enough. This person's drama is absolute, really amazing, not inferior to any big bowl. Especially a farewell concubine, you haven't heard of it, otherwise you would have obeyed. Speaking of the troupe, Li Ya was a little frowning, and he couldn't help it.
Before, Wang Xu's impression of Li Ya was just an agent, Yu Zecheng's opponent in the TV series.
But now, in front of him, he is more like a person, a person who has his own preferences in addition to tasks.
On the contrary, Yu Zecheng is more like a legend, he is too upright, too high, too big, his heart is filled with faith, and nothing else, just like a senior pyramid scheme member who was rescued by the police but was indifferent.
Sometimes Wang Xu will wonder if Yu Zecheng can be regarded as a person, a person with ego.
"You like to listen to theaters?"
"If I hadn't arranged it at home, I would be a famous character now, but unfortunately it backfired. Now, I really want to get this troupe done, and I'm really short of a little money, but I don't know anyone here, I only know that you are such a big boss, so I came to the door with a cheeky face to ask. If you don't believe me, I'll give you a good voice, and you'll know if there's real kung fu or not. ”
"Stop, stop..."
During the Republic of China, there were few forms of entertainment, and the theater was very famous.
During this period, the famous role of the theater was the guest of the mayor and governor.
It is said that Mr. Mei Lanfang went to Chongqing, and he had personally accompanied him, and his status was not comparable to today's stars.
It's a pity that Wang Xu, as a modern person, has no habit of listening to operas, and he doesn't want to listen to Li Ya sing.
Seeing that he couldn't sing it, and Wang Xu had no intention of borrowing money, Li Ya shook his head in frustration and sighed: "It seems that I was abrupt, don't bother, farewell, farewell." ”
Li Ya turned around and left, whispering that it was hard to find a soulmate.
Wang Xu looked at Li Ya's fascinated appearance and found that this person really didn't come to threaten him, but to borrow money sincerely.
Wang Xu was a little puzzled, what kind of drama is this, who fascinated Li Ya like this, knowing that he was not familiar with him, he dared to come to the door for help, didn't he know how difficult it was to borrow this money.
"Wait, what's the name of that horn?"
"Cheng Dieyi, Duan Xiaolou..."