Shanghai French Concession Korean House.

A black Ford car drove into the gate, and then came to a stop in front of the steps of the porch, Han Lin and his brother Han Li got out of the car, and the driver drove the car away again.

This was originally a wealthy French businessman's mansion, belonging to the whole demolished and rebuilt new garden villa, 20 years ago because of the return to China, was bought by Han Jingshan at a high price, and it has a history of more than 50 years.

The reason why the Han family wanted to buy a place to live in Shanghai was for social needs, and they did not have their own home in the Shanghai concession area, just like a rich man in the countryside, no matter how rich they were, they were not worthy of becoming a business celebrity.

This wealthy French merchant also spent a lot of money at that time, the three-story European-style main building, from the hands of famous designers, not only the area is quite large, and the room decoration is beautiful, all the furniture is from France.

The front of the main building is lawn and trees, with a circular driveway, and at the back there is a nice little garden with storage rooms and garages on both sides.

As soon as the two brothers entered the living room, they saw Guo Yunjia coming over, this is Han Lin's sister-in-law, an overseas Chinese whose ancestors moved to the United States. She is a woman with a gentle temperament and a higher education, except for the regret that she has no children, Han's father and Han's mother are still quite satisfied with her.

She made a pot of tea for the two brothers, knowing that the little brother-in-law didn't like coffee very much.

"Sister-in-law, this time I came to Shanghai, I brought you some salted duck and fragrant tripe, which is considered to add a dish to your table, although there is no shortage of this thing in Shanghai, but the local old store in Jinling makes it, and the taste may be better." Han Lin put down the things he was carrying.

"After four or five hours on the train, sit down and rest, since you studied in the police academy, you haven't come to Shanghai much, it's hard to see you!" Guo Yunjia said with a smile.

Han Li listened to the conversation between his younger brother and Guo Yunjia, reached out to open the wooden box on the coffee table, took out the cigar and cut off the cigar head, and handed it to Han Lin, which is a Heng brand cigar produced in Manila, the most expensive cigar in the Republic of China, which was four in one ocean earlier, and now two in one ocean, which is an extremely expensive luxury.

"Tomorrow evening, the Public Concession Bureau will hold a ball, which is a normal social event, attended by consuls and wives from various countries, as well as celebrities from the banking and business circles, and I will introduce you to Mr. Davis, the U.S. Consul General in Shanghai." Han Li said.

"Tomorrow you contact me with a few suppliers, I will visit one by one, send the goods to Jinling as soon as possible, the store can be decorated around New Year's Day, and dry for half a month to remove the smell, and then it will be busy, advertising, placing goods, preparing to open, for my two stores, our father has invested a lot of money." Han Lin said with a smile.

"Manyin is graduating from college next year, when are you going to get married? Our father is still waiting to hold his grandson, and your sister-in-law and I can't count on it. Han Li asked.

"Unfilial piety is great, what age is it, our father's old ideas and old concepts just can't be changed, don't worry about getting married, even if I get married, what I add to the Han family may not be a grandson, isn't the granddaughter bad?" Han Lin pursed his lips and said.

"This time you came to Shanghai, do you need my help with anything else?" Han Li asked with a smile.

The Han family is two men, one of them went abroad to do a large class in a foreign bank, and the other had to be admitted to the police academy, and no one was willing to take over the business of the Han family.

"I plan to rent a space and open the company's headquarters to the public concession, and my current position is somewhat convenient to export bristles and tung oil abroad, so I need not only office space, but also a larger warehouse." Han Lin said.

"I know, renting a space in Shanghai is not a problem, nothing more than the price, pig bristles and tung oil these two things I know, is the military of all countries are very much needed materials, the United States, Britain, Japan, Germany, etc., many companies are purchasing, how many can be eaten, profits can not be regarded as huge profits, and it is reasonable to say, it is not a problem to earn a hundred thousand a year after operation." Han Li nodded and said.

Pig bristles and tung oil are not controlled materials at present, and the price is far less high than after the outbreak of World War II, so the profits are naturally much worse.

Han Lin has a special identity, and the cost of transportation is much less than that of ordinary people, and this alone has increased a lot of profits, mainly to make this money.

"I know the market in my heart, small profits but quick turnover!" Han Lin said.

His aim was to make money while hoarding goods, and when the international situation changed dramatically, these goods could bring him an astonishing fortune.

The brothers drank a few drinks in the evening, Han Lin still lived in the room in front of him, anyway, there were enough rooms, pushing open the window and looking at the flickering neon lights in the distance, he couldn't sleep for a long time.

Mr. and Mrs. Han's room.

"Han Lin feels completely different from when he was in school two years ago, he has become mature and stable, and he can speed up people's growth in society, which is not wrong at all." Guo Yunjia said while removing makeup.

"Our father said, although he graduated from the police academy and went to the police station in Hangzhou for an internship, but after returning to Jinling, he did not become a policeman, but served in the military police headquarters of the Jinling government, and the department he mastered was quite powerful, he graduated from school last summer, and it was only a year and a half later, he is already a major officer, and he should be called the major section chief." Han Li said.

"Although the Han family has a lot of relationships, but the merchant family has its own defects after all, Han Lin can be like a fish in water in the military police headquarters, which is also beneficial to the future business of the Han family, and there are many people who covet the sale and sale of the Han family's salt." Guo Yunjia said.

"The Jinling government is actually the same as the U.S. government, officials and businessmen have close ties, and if you want to mix in the circle of the Jinling government, you can't do it without a fixed source of money, so Han Lin does business, and our father is fully supportive." Han Li said with a smile.

On the second day of their arrival in Shanghai, the two brothers visited three foreign companies and placed orders for hundreds of goods, which are the most common in Shanghai, and there is no shortage of goods.

Two contracts were signed, one was a short-term contract, and the goods ordered this time were agreed to be delivered to Jinling before New Year's Day, and the other was a long-term contract, and many goods were being updated, especially women's clothing, cosmetics and perfumes, as well as jewelry, etc.

In the evening, the invitation card had been delivered, and Han Lin's name was naturally on it. The two brothers had dinner at home first, and then at six o'clock, they came to the building of the Ministry of Industry and Bureau of the Public Concession by car, and Han Li took his wife Guo Yunjia to participate together.

Although the ball provides drinks, fruits, and a variety of cakes and snacks, it is not convenient to eat on such occasions, and it is more about socializing with wine glasses.