Chapter 19: Paramount (1)
In this way, Tang Shengxian spent two weeks of intense and fulfilling every day. Tang Shengxian can't be "idle" anymore, he wants to go to the Republic of China today to have a look.
Changed into a suit, put on a tie, and put on a cigar, Tang Shengxian set off, and put on the armpit holster he bought on a certain treasure in his clothes, but the toy pistol inside was replaced by a special Tiffany blue Glock G26, its meaning is not only self-defense, but more importantly, pretending to be forced, this pistol is really beautiful, so beautiful that you will think that this is a work of art and will not think that this is a killing weapon at all. Its barrel has been replaced with a custom-made stainless steel barrel, and the rest of the body is all that bright and noble blue, and both men and women will love it at first sight.
On the main plane, most of this kind of painted pistols are used by women, although men like it, but if they use it themselves, they always feel a little embarrassed, and our Tang Shengxian has no such concerns at all, his face is thick enough, at the gun exhibition Tang Shengxian has been lingering in the special showcase of Glock for a long time, and there are a few pink ones in his space, no matter how brazen Tang Shengxian is, he can't pull down his face and use the pink version, so he can only collect it. However, this G26 is like a toy gun in Tang Shengxian's fat hand, if the enemy sees Tang Shengxian take out this gun, he will definitely laugh and lose his big teeth, but Tang Shengxian will teach them to be a new person every minute, no one can believe that the compact and petite body can actually be loaded with 11 9mm pistol bullets, which will definitely become the opponent's nightmare.
It's still that room, the night of December 19th, it's not too late, Tang Shengxian doesn't have the heart to sleep now, he wants to go out to see the nightlife of Shanghai in the Republic of China.
The 1934 Gazette estimated that the proportion of prostitutes in Shanghai's total population was 1 to 7 times higher than that of the world's famous cities such as Tokyo, Chicago, Berlin and London. Nanjing has the Qinhuai River, Beijing has eight alleys, and Shanghai's concessions from various countries are more than equal, especially the four horse roads in the British concession (now Fuzhou Road), which is even more high-flying banner, providing one-stop service for eating, drinking and playing. After the Tongzhi period, Sima Road soared to become "Shanghai's first street". The "advertising slogan" passed down by the people is that the Shanghai Concession is the most prosperous in the world, and the Shanghai Concession is the most lively on the four roads. "Huayue wins, everywhere there is, the enchantress is gorgeous, the clever smile, the market is prosperous, and the port is the first." However, Tang Shengxian didn't want to look for flowers and willows.
The hotel has a taxi business, but Tang Shengxian still likes rickshaws, there are a few rickshaws outside the hotel, Tang Shengxian didn't expect that the temperature in Shanghai at night in December has dropped a lot, put on a specially bought retro windbreaker, put on a top hat, is the dress of Brother Xiaoma, in this Republic of China is also to be more and more trendy, take out a cigar, bite it in your mouth, light it with a match, take a deep breath and walk to a rickshaw. "Let's go, Paramount Go."
The casino was designed by Yang Xihao architects and is known as "the first music house in the East". The building has three floors. The ground floor is occupied by the kitchen and storefront. The second floor is the dance floor and banquet hall, the largest dance floor is more than 500 square meters, and the dance floor is supported by automobile steel plates, which will produce a shaking feeling when dancing; There is a small dance floor around the big dance floor that can be divided at will, which can be used for both dance practice and tryst; The two-storey ballroom is fully operational, which can accommodate 1,000 people dancing at the same time, and the room is also equipped with air conditioning and heating, and the furnishings are luxurious. The third floor is the hotel, and the top floor is equipped with a huge cylindrical fiberglass tower, when the dancers are ready to leave, the waiter can type the customer's car license plate or other code on the tower, and the driver can see it from a distance, and drive the car to the door of the dance hall.
Soon it was nine o'clock, and it was a good time for the ballroom to open its doors to welcome guests, and the huge neon sign spelled out the three words "Paramount", which made Tang Shengxian feel like a world away. The cars also stopped one by one outside, and all the famous families and wealthy businessmen crowded in, drunk and dreaming on this dance floor, ignoring the major events of the family, the country and the nation. Hiding in this concession is like spending money.
Tang Shengxian didn't like these people very much, he came here today just to see the scenery described in history, he didn't have any intention to make friends with local dignitaries, the cigar was only half smoked, Tang Shengxian walked in with half a cigar, stored his coat and hat in the hall, faintly heard the music of the times coming from upstairs, Tang Shengxian walked up to the dance hall on the second floor.
Although he was mentally prepared, Tang Shengxian was still a little surprised when he entered, five or six hundred people danced together inside, all dressed like dogs, these people followed the beat of the band, seemingly dancing elegantly, Tang Shengxian didn't know how to dance and didn't know how to dance, he didn't know and didn't care about how these people danced, Tang Shengxian came to the bar and sat down, he asked for a glass of sparkling water mixed with whiskey with a strong historical taste, but the taste was weird. While smoking a cigar and drinking this strange drink, Tang Shengxian looked at the men and girls on the dance floor, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Qiao Ba is a dancing skin, the word "dancing skin" is born from "kiln skin", "kiln skin" refers to the scoundrel who eats brothels and white ** women; "Dancing skin" refers to special dancers who drink wine and dance in white in the dance hall. The dancers avoided him like a plague, and the owner of the venue did not take him. He can often haunt the dance hall, relying on that three-inch incorruptible tongue, the secret is: see which passer-by speaks which way, so that you can happily invite guests. When he met a rich man or a son-in-law, he would flatter him desperately, choosing what people liked to say, and the other party would let him say that it was beautiful, and when he saw that he was dry, he would invite him to drink a cup of cocoa or tea milk. After getting the supplies, he became more and more energetic, and took out the trump card of the people, and as soon as the other party was happy, he might let him dance a song with the dancer on his stage. After his goal was achieved, he went to find a new champion. Qiao Ba is a clerk of the embassy and consulate in the French Concession, although he has a wife and children, but he is particularly fascinated by the dance hall that symbolizes the upper class, and most of his salary is spent on the "Paramount", but it is far from enough for him to drink a glass here every day, dance a car, for this glamorous life, he made a dance skin, because working in the embassy and consulate, eyesight and sycophant kung fu are first-class. Life is also moisturizing, but it has not opened today, but he has found a "fat sheep", this is a raw face, but the suit he wears is made of fine fabrics, wears a foreign brand-name mechanical watch, and smokes a fine cigar.
The "fat sheep" in his eyes is our Tang Shengxian, and he has not yet realized that he has become a "fat sheep". He saw a dancer who had just come off the stage lit a cigarette, which was a three-fort with white tin bags, which seemed to be very expensive, but Tang Shengxian didn't know the specific price, at this time, the cigarettes in the Republic of China had not yet used a filter, watching this dancer smoke Tang Shengxian felt very funny, at this time, a voice came from the side, "Can Mr. borrow a fire?" ”
Tang Shengxian looked at it, it was a man in his thirties, the big back was shiny, as if he had touched the shoe polish, now Tang Shengxian is still relatively easy to speak, took out the half-pack of long-handled matchboxes in his pocket and threw them over, Qiao Ba took the matchbox with a smile, and saw that it was all foreign yards, Qiao Ba knew some English, but it was not English printed on it, the matches were sent by Tang Shengxian when he was in Hong Kong, the cigar shop, and it was also made in Cuba, of course, it was printed in Spanish, the official language of Cuba.
At this moment, Qiao Ba was even more convinced of Tang Shengxian's extraordinary. "Sir, I just came back from abroad, I don't know where I am high."