Xiaoliuzi was a little drunk and said: "I'm not talking nonsense when I'm drunk. The vacant land diagonally across from Dangui, at the intersection of Hubei Road and Nanjing Road, is in a good location. This land has been circled by the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and now I want to sell it at a price.
Come on, I have a way to do this. If I pay a few thousand dollars to buy it, there is no reason to build a theater!"
Gu Zhuxuan still shook his head.
With a straight face, Xiao Liuzi put down his wine glass and said, "Fourth, I am sincere to you and never make fun of you. If you say you don't have enough money, I will show you a way."
Gu Zhuxuan asked hurriedly: "Who are you looking for?"
Xiao Liuzi smiled mysteriously and said: "Look for your sweetheart Wang Yuehuā!"
Gu Zhuxuan couldn't help but feel a fever on his face, but that night he actually discussed with Wang Yuehua about investing in opening a theater.
What Gu Zhuxuan meant was to take out the gold department of the car dealer and open a theater specifically. Wang Yuehuā disagreed: "More businesses are the same, and there is another way to make money. Look at Du Yuesheng and the others, they do everything. Are the people in Northern Jiangsu worse than them?"
?Come on, let me help you, and you must do something famous!"
After hearing this, Gu Zhuxuan looked at Wang Yuehua and said affectionately: "I don't think so, but I don't have enough financial resources. You do, but that's money for a widower to survive.
I run the theater wholeheartedly and won't make any big mistakes, but other people's gossip is unpleasant and I'm sorry for you."
Wang Yuehua poked him on the forehead with her finger: "What's the point between us? Go ahead and organize it. If you want to open a theater, do a lot of work!"
After negotiating with Wang Yuehua, Gu Zhuxuan went to the patrol room to find Xiao Liuzi and discuss taking over the land belonging to the Ministry of Industry. Xiao Liuzi patted his chest to help, and then Gu Zhuxuan personally found Ji Yunqing, the local snake in this area, to open up the joints.
Everything was done in perfect order, and soon a brand new theater was built opposite the Lotte Tea House.
Gu Zhuxuan named the theater Tianchan Stage. Everyone knows that Liu Hai plays the golden toad, which of course means that the golden toad is given by God and means to make a fortune.
When the theater opened, Gu Zhuxuan was so lucky that he hired well-known civil and military students, huādan, and clowns at the time to perform in the play "The Creation of the World." This is a supernatural play with wonderful settings, full of gimmicks, and the venue was full. As a result, Gu Zhuxuan quickly became rich.
Just when Gu Zhuxuan was prosperous and full of ambitions, one day, Du Yuesheng sent someone to tell him: "Your Tianchan stage will not be saved!"
Gu Zhuxuan was really shocked when he heard this. He hurried to Du Mansion. As soon as he saw Du Yuesheng, he asked: "Mr. Du, what is going on?"
Du Yuesheng said anxiously: "Isn't it Yong'an Company next to your garden? They want your land and are planning to build a ten-story building and open a hotel. This company is registered in the UK, and the Ministry of Industry and Commerce is going to pay their bills. I heard that they are planning to build a ten-story building and open a hotel."
Give a price to take back the Tianchan land."
"Then what should you do if you think about it together?" Gu Zhuxuan suddenly lost his mind.
"I can't help with this matter. The concession is owned by foreigners, and our strength is only this!" Du Yuesheng sighed softly and said helplessly.
Gu Zhuxuan almost cried and said: "Du Xianxi, you have to help me!"
"I think you still have an idea, you can try your best." Du Yuesheng frowned.
"How to fight?" Gu Zhuxuan suddenly regained his energy.
Du Yuesheng paused there, and then said word by word: "Fight a lawsuit with a foreigner. This way you may win."
"What should I do if I can't win?" Gu Zhuxuan was a little timid again.
"You can't give in if you don't fight hard!" Du Yuesheng encouraged him.
Seeing that the theater could not be saved, Gu Zhuxuan was extremely anxious. Although Du Yuesheng pointed out a way for him, he still felt that the way forward was bleak...
After sitting for a while, he said goodbye to Du Yuesheng in an annoyed mood. On the way home, he thought of his lover Wang Yuesheng again. If the theater closes, how can he be worthy of her? If he goes back and becomes the owner of a rickshaw shop, he will never be considered a famous person in Shanghai.
After thinking about it, he became even more annoyed. He accidentally tripped on a stone and fell to the ground, which hurt his buttocks. But this fall made Gu Zhuxuan fall hard!
He limped along and said to himself: "The worst I can do is fall down and go back to my hometown to farm. I want to work hard and I can't just take advantage of Yong'an Company like this!"
Soon after, the Ministry of Industry and Industry actually ordered the Tianchan Stage to be demolished within a month, but only paid a few hundred yuan as a symbolic relocation fee. The person sent to carry out the order was an inspector named Ahua.
Ah Hua walked to the scriptorium of the theater and saw Gu Zhuxuan. He sat down and sighed: "Fourth, I am responsible for serving bowls, but this unlucky job happened to be assigned to me. What can I say? I tried my best to drag Fourth.
, you go and think of a solution.”
Instead, Gu Zhuxuan laughed loudly and slapped Ah Hua on the shoulder with his palm: "A Hua, how can I blame you? But I, Gu Laosi, am not someone to be trifled with. I want to file a lawsuit with Yong'an Company and I can't win.
I will never hang out on the beach in Shanghai from now on!”
Ahua said timidly: "Fourth Brother, the backstage of Yong'an Company is the British Consul General. Can you fight with the British?"
Gu Zhuxuan smiled and did not answer. He was suddenly much more confident than before.
It turned out that two days ago, Gu Zhuganmi went to see Du Yueqing, and Du Yue* expressed his firm support for him in filing a lawsuit with the foreigners. Du Yue*
I always remember the words of President Wang Hengyue who has left Shanghai: "As long as you deal with foreigners, my people can help you anytime and anywhere!"
Du Yuesheng firmly believes that the President will do what he says!
Moreover, Mr. Lin Tianlong, who stayed in Shanghai, had already told himself: "Just go ahead and do it, and we will do our best to help you. Shanghai is the Shanghai of the [Chinese] people!"
Shanghai is the Shanghai of Chinese people!
On the same day, Du Yuesheng took Gu Zhuxuan to find another celebrity, "Sanbei Tycoon" Adege Yu Qiaqing.
Yu Qiaqing, who had just been encouraged by the president not long ago, listened to Gu Zhuxuan's explanation of the ins and outs of the matter and said: "Zhuxuan, foreigners who litigate lawsuits are different from Chinese people. Foreigners sometimes recognize the reason but not the person, unlike our courts who recognize the person but not the person.
Law, as long as the law is in your hands, you don’t have to be afraid. However, the lawsuit will take a long time, and I don’t know how long it will take. Do you have so much money? Are you willing to part with it? "
"No problem, Brother Ade, I'm here." Du Yuesheng said while patting his chest.
At this time, Gu Zhuxuan looked very solemn and said: "Old Yu, I, Old Fourth Gu, strive for power rather than wealth. I am prepared to pay the whole family money and never give in. At worst, I will go back to northern Jiangsu to farm!"
Yu Qiaqing clapped his hands repeatedly and said: "Okay, you are ambitious! I will help you with this. I will hire two foreign lawyers for you. If the lawsuit continues, there will be good news!"
Therefore, Tianchan acted as the plaintiff in this case, accusing the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of breach of contract and forced transfer. The lawsuit was first brought to the British Consulate General in Shanghai.
As soon as this complaint was submitted to the Consulate General, the Consul General was immediately dumbfounded: This was the first time he had seen a [Chinese] Chinese complaining to the Ministry of Industry and Industry. He thought to himself: "If this trend continues, in the future, the [Chinese] Chinese in the concession will still be able to control it."
Got it?"
He immediately called the person in charge of the matter from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce and asked about the cause and effect. He was speechless for a long time, so he had to shake his head and said: "You are so stupid. How can you sell this place to that [Chinese] Chinese Theater?"
What about the boss? He has the property rights, so it will be troublesome. However, we must not let the man named Gu win the lawsuit."
More than half a month later, the approval letter from the British Consulate General came out.
This was a piece of paper in English. Gu Zhuxuan quickly took it to find the foreign lawyer Mu Ansu he hired.
Mu Ansu took a look at it and frowned and said: "This article is very clumsy. It said that the land was originally owned by the Ministry of Industry and Industry. Although it was sold to Tianchan Stage for use, it has been taken back and can be redeemed at a negotiated price between the two parties.
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Now, Mr. Gu, if you are willing to settle this matter, the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau will compensate you for the land price. But as usual, this payment is only limited to the land price and does not include the above-ground buildings. You can handle the above-ground buildings!"
When Gu Zhuxuan heard this, he jumped up angrily and said, "What a fart! It's so unreasonable for foreigners to only take the land and not care about the houses built on it. How can there be such a reason? Barrister Mu, I can't let things go like this. Anyway, I have already
Now that I have spent so much money, I will never give up until I win."
Listening to Gu Zhuxuan's tone, Mu Ansu knew that he had made a desperate move. If the lawsuit continued, he would naturally get a large reward. Now, his spirits were lifted!
He said with a smile: "According to legal regulations, the consul general only makes the first-level ruling. Without instructions from a diplomat at the level of minister or ambassador, his ruling will not be effective."
Gu Zhuxuan didn't quite understand: "If we sue the minister and the minister makes a ruling, does it count as the final verdict?"
Mu Ansu shook his head and said: "It cannot be regarded as the final ruling. Because according to British legal regulations, the ruling of the London Court of Justice is the final ruling. But let me tell you, the appeal to the Minister in Beijing is still within [China] territory.
The cost is not too big, but if you file a lawsuit in London, you will need to pay in foreign currency. I can try my best, but I can't say that the ruling will definitely be in your favor. Of course, if you want to continue the lawsuit, I will still be very happy to serve you.
Please think about it carefully and get back to me in two days. If you decide to continue talking, we will sign a power of attorney."
Gu Zhuxuan came out from Mu Ansu's place feeling a little uneasy.
When he walked to Hubei Road, he passed by the entrance of Tianchan Theater. At this time, it was getting dark. The lights on the street were starting to turn on. There was a lot of traffic at the entrance of the theater. It was very lively. He looked at the bustling crowd and stood on Nanjing Road, his heartbeat rising.
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This lawsuit was a bottomless pit. He was stuck in the hole and had to struggle to climb out. He was determined: "Fight, I will fight until London. Even if I lose, I, Gu Zhuxuan, will become famous all over the world."
However, after calming down, Gu Zhuxuan was not sure of his decision again. He wanted to discuss it with Du Yuesheng first, so he called a Huangbaofeng and went straight to the Du Mansion at No. 216 Huageniang Road.
After hearing what he said, Du Yuesheng thought for a while and said: "The beating has been decided. But for the specific matters, we still have to listen to Brother Ade."
The two of them had a casual drink, then got into Du Mansion's car and drove straight to Yu Qiaqing's home!