Chapter 716: Earning a Little Bit

Unleash.

Sun Dingyuan took out a stack of thick silver notes from his bosom.

Zhang Yong reached out and took them.

He looked at them and saw that they were all from the Commercial Bank. It was the bank that Tian Qingyuan was from.

Each one is in denominations of 1,000 silver dollars. There are 100 in total. Exactly 100,000 silver dollars. No wonder Sun Dingyuan insisted on 100,000. It turns out that he has been carrying it with him all along.

What a crafty old fellow.

He hid the money so tightly.

He had to cooperate with Aoi Aoi to get the money...

No. He is capable of doing it himself. He even tricked Aoi Akiyama. Haha. She wanted to trick him. Why wouldn't he want to trick her?

He put the banknotes away.

Although they are not from Citibank or HSBC, they are barely acceptable.

I guess Sun Dingyuan is now squeezing toothpaste. Spitting it out little by little. He definitely won't be able to take out the stock of Citibank and HSBC until the end.

Sun Dingyuan definitely wants to take the assets stored in these two banks with him.

Therefore, the bulk of the money is still there.

'Sun Sang, the Empire of Japan thanks you for your contribution.'

'Your Excellency the Consul General...'

'My father went to the Ministry of Public Works. I don't think he'll be free today.'

Aoi Akiyama appeared again.

Sun Dingyuan let out a sigh of relief. He was a little afraid of meeting Aoi Akiyama.

Or rather, he was now extremely reluctant to see the other person.

Shigeaki Akiyama's face had also become extremely detestable. Son Dingyuan cursed under his breath. They were all the same. They all wanted to squeeze his money.

Originally, Sun Dingyuan was prepared to donate a little in exchange for his safety. However, no one would be happy to be blackmailed by the other party in such a hurry. It also made him deeply realise that the Japanese were not reliable either. No one was reliable. Whether they were Chinese or foreigners.

You have to rely on yourself.

'In that case, Miss Aoi, we will take our leave.'

'You may go.'

Aoi Akiyama's expressionless face.

It was as if she didn't take them seriously at all.

'Please.'

Zhang Yong waved his hand.

He said please. But the tone of his voice was cold.

Sun Dingyuan didn't say anything. He took his mistress by the hand. They turned and left. Zhang Yong of course did not stop them.

With 100,000 taels of silver in hand, he had to let others catch their breath for a while.

If he pushed too hard, they would jump over the wall in desperation. Then it would be all over.

He turned to look at Aoi Akiyama.

She was still an exquisite porcelain doll. She was harmless.

Who would have thought that her twisted soul contained self-taught deception?

What a perfect deception!

Sun Dingyuan never suspected.

Now he understands why Aoi Akiyama dares to wander around alone. It's not a coincidence. It's not because the world is peaceful. It's because she has the ability to control her own safety. She is not naive. She is not innocent. In fact, she has the desire to harm people.

She wants to deceive everyone.

She is most satisfied when she has tricked others.

Okay, I admit it.

She is a pretty little liar.

With her looks alone, she could deceive 99.9999% of men. The remaining one is an eunuch.

'You, eunuch.'

'Get lost!'

'I can still help you deceive Sun Dingyuan once.'

'You admit that you will deceive people?'

'What else?'

'Er...'

Zhang Yong was at a loss for words.

This Miss Kuizi seems to be playing by no rules!

She actually admitted that she is not naturally dumb? And she actually admitted that she can lie? Ah, suddenly, I don't think she's that interesting anymore.

The main thing is, her cards have been revealed. It turns out that she can really lie!

But I'm also curious. Lie again?

Sun Dingyuan has just been lied to, and you can still lie to him again?

Dream on.

I don't believe it...

'If I succeed in lying to him, you, castration.'

'Get out!'

Zhang Yong resolutely refused.

A beautiful woman is a source of disaster. Just her face is enough to bring disaster.

Not to mention Sun Dingyuan, even Zhang Yong himself might fall for her again and again. How dare you take it seriously?

You can die. But you absolutely cannot be castrated. It is better to die than to be castrated.

'You are afraid of being castrated.'

'I am a man.'

'How can you prove it?'

'Do I have to take off my trousers?'

'There are people who pass by their own home three times without entering, but they are not considered complete men either.'

'You...'

Zhang Yong was suddenly at a loss for words.

Damn it!

What kind of foul language is this!

You are such a beautiful, delicate, and pure woman!

And you can say such dirty words!

Are you a witch or a demon queen?

Ah, I can't stand it...

The contrast is too great...

'I studied at Sendai Medical College.'

'So you know Lu Xun?'

'Yes, I even sent someone to investigate. His name is Zhou Shuren. His grades were average. He later felt that he might not graduate, so he dropped out.'

'Ah...'

Zhang Yong was once again at a loss for words.

He really wanted to cover her mouth.

Big sister, don't talk nonsense. What do you mean his grades were average. They were also above average!

I'm so dizzy. This woman. She knows what she should know. And she also knows what she shouldn't know.

He hurriedly changed the subject.

If he continued talking, he didn't know what shocking things she would say next.

'Just go!'

'You, eun...'

'Get out!'

Zhang Yong wanted to give her a kick.

After learning that she was a liar, he just wanted to fix her.

These women, none of them were easy. That Natasha was the same. Alas, suddenly he felt some lower back pain...

Aoi Akiyama then left. She resumed her expression of natural stupidity.

Sun Dingyuan heard footsteps behind him. He knew it was her again. He hurriedly stopped. Get out of the way.

He dared not be negligent. He didn't know what she would say when she went back.

She was so natural and quiet. It was easy to misunderstand.

Later, when he told her father that Sun Dingyuan had deliberately blocked his way, it would be a false accusation.

Aoi Koji Akishima walked past them.

She didn't say a word.

She walked all the way to the other people.

She looked at Song Fei and spoke gibberish to him in Japanese. Song Fei nodded repeatedly.

Then she went back to Zhang Yong on her own.

Zhang Yong held back from asking.

He wanted to see what other tricks this little liar had up her sleeve.

Over there, Song Fei pondered for a moment before slowly saying to the people around him, 'Does anyone want to learn Japanese or English? Miss Aoi will teach you personally.'

'Are you Japanese?' someone next to him asked.

'Yes,' Song Fei answered honestly, and then said, 'If you want to go to the United States, you definitely have to learn Japanese or English. Otherwise, you won't be able to get a foothold there. Miss Aoi will teach you personally, and you will be able to speak the language in a month. It's only 500 silver dollars per person...'

'I'll sign up, I'll sign up...' another Japanese spy called out impatiently.

'I'll sign up too, I'll sign up too...' a third Japanese spy followed suit. He quickly took out a banknote from his clothes.

During the escape, they were also given some of the silver notes.

The others: ...

Well, it seems the mood is set here.

That Miss Aoi will teach in person? That sounds good. Such a pretty girl. 500 silver dollars is not a lot.

The point is, it's a one-month course. You can speak with foreigners in one month?

You're right. When you get to the US, everyone speaks English. If you can't speak it, you won't be able to get by!

"I'll sign up too!'

'I'll sign up too!'

So the others also signed up.

A few people felt that something was not quite right. But since everyone else had paid, it didn't seem like a big deal if they didn't. So they all paid.

Song Fei gathered up all the collected silver notes and prepared to deliver them.

Sun Dingyuan hurriedly stopped him.

He also wanted to sign up. Together with his mistress. He also gave a thousand taels of silver.

He was afraid that that natural idiot would go back and blabber again. For example, Sun Dingyuan didn't like Japanese. Which meant that he didn't like the Empire of Japan.

That's it.

What's the point of all that pretty talk? No action!

I told you to learn Japanese, but you don't want to. And you call yourself the most loyal subject of the Empire of Japan? Get lost.

Pay up.

Double.

Specify that one is in English and the other in Japanese. So another thousand taels of silver were paid.

Zhang Yong: ...

Okay. A bit impressed. Such a simple solution. The banknotes are in hand.

'This is your solution?'

'Yes.'

'It doesn't seem very clever.'

'Yes.'

'But it's enough to get the money.'

'Yes.'

'You really will teach them English?'

'You're standing here, do you think they still have a chance to learn?'

'You're taking advantage of me. And your father.'

'But in the end, you're the one who gets the money. Are you willing to be taken advantage of?'

'Yes.'

Zhang Yong answered honestly.

He reached out his hand and accepted the banknote that Song Fei handed him.

Song Fei really didn't dare to expose Zhang Yong. He faithfully performed his role as requested by Aoi Akiyama. His acting was very convincing.

Zhang Yong weighed the banknote in his hand. There were sixteen people in total. It was exactly 8,000 silver dollars.

Together with the double amount for Sun Dingyuan and his mistress, it was exactly 10,000.

He looked at Aoi-ko Akiyama sideways. He didn't say anything. But his eyes said, 'Do you want some?' It would be best if you didn't...

You're so good at cheating, it's easy for you to eat and drink for free. Where do you need money?

It seems that someone as stupid as me has no choice. I have to pay for everything myself.

'I'm tired. I'm going to go back to bed,' Aoi-ko Akiyama yawned. He reached out his hand. He lightly touched his lips.

'Then let's go back,' Zhang Yong immediately responded.

He had the money. It was time to leave.

He waved his hand, beckoning the others to follow.

Aoi-ko Akiyama walked in front. They guarded the rear.

Sun Dingyuan watched the group go.

'Damn it...'

he cursed angrily.

But he dared not speak aloud. He was afraid the other party would hear.

He felt resentment in his heart. These damned Japanese were insatiably greedy. They couldn't wait a moment longer.

One hundred thousand silver dollars had been lost like that. Damn it.

It seems that he must flee sooner rather than later. Otherwise, sooner or later, all his assets will be squeezed dry by the Japanese.

Obviously, he can no longer stay in the concession area. He must leave as soon as possible.

Suddenly, he notices someone leaving. It's Song Fei. This son of a bitch is an undercover.

In fact, Sun Dingyuan had previously guessed that Song Fei might be Japanese. But he never revealed it. He pretended to be ignorant.

Now the truth has been confirmed. Song Fei is indeed Japanese. It's best if he leaves.

After he leaves, there will be no more undercover agents.

After a long pause, he asked his mistress, 'You said before that Dou Yishan...'

'Yes. He has connections with the pirate Jin Sanyan,' his mistress replied. 'If necessary, we can go out to sea and hide for a while.'

'Let's go to sea then,' Sun Dingyuan said slowly. 'The Japanese are not reliable either.'

'Then I'll contact Dou Yishan personally.'

'No. I'll go with you. He is the owner of the Paris Nightclub on the sea, right?'

'Yes.'

'We'll go to the Paris Night Club on the Bund.'

'Good.'

...

'Miss Aoi, you're very good at deception.'

'Go back. Don't worry about my safety. I was fine in Tianjin.'

'This is Shanghai.'

'Now everyone outside knows that I'm Shigeaki Aoi's daughter. They dare not do anything to me.'

'I'm curious, Miss Aoi, what exactly do you want to do?'

'You, eunuch!'

'Get out!'

Zhang Yong held back.

Can you say it differently? What good am I to you, a eunuch?

Really...

I'll beat you up if I want to.

Don't think that just because you're pretty, I won't dare to beat you up.

If it weren't for the 100,000 taels of silver, I...

'Fine, I'll leave.'

'Wait...'

'What? You can't bear to part with me? You want to sleep with me?'

'You...'

Zhang Yong was defeated by her sharp tongue.

All abnormal women. Her IQ is at least 180 or above. Her mental arithmetic ability is 9999 times that of his.

Without violence, he will be played around.

Fortunately, he still has a little violence. He can protect himself...

'I'll give you a chance.'

'Get out!'

'I've given you a chance, but you don't cherish it, that's your problem.'

'Get out!'

Zhang Yong glared.

Aoi-chan turned around and walked away.

Graceful.

Floating.

Without taking a single cloud with her.

Zhang Yong: ...

Wriggling his head.

Unable to understand.

What on earth did she want?

Was she really mentally ill?

Like Turing?

Was she so different because she was so intelligent? Could she only demonstrate her intelligence through deception?

Frowning...

He had to find something to test this woman's intelligence.

Or should I really get her to crack the code? It seems that no matter how high the intelligence, it is not enough in this business. No matter how smart someone is, they will eventually die from over-thinking...

Recovering from my thoughts, I see someone I know.

Who? Tang Shengming, the third son of the Tang family. A winner in life. Always makes the right choices.

Doesn't have to do anything. A group of bigwigs take care of everything.

The bigwig on this side is his teacher. The bigwig on that side is also his teacher. Everywhere he goes, he is welcomed by a group of bigwigs.

There's no doubt about it: envy.

Tang Shengming is accompanied by a beautiful woman. I don't know her. I don't know who she is. But she looks like she's quite important.

The third son of the Tang family, a winner in life, and the beautiful woman by his side are certainly not ordinary people.

It seems that many people want to matchmake for him. Including the wife and the president.

Tang Shengming also sees Zhang Yong. He immediately waves at him.

Zhang Yong then walks over alone.

Tang Shengming also had bodyguards around him. There were quite a few of them. His safety was not an issue.

He had only heard that someone had tried to take advantage of him. But no one had ever heard of Tang Shengming taking advantage of others. Perhaps it was because he was really a good person that the heavens had showered him with blessings. He had had an easy life. Even when he went undercover with the Japanese, he had done so with panache.

Impressive.

'Tang Gongzi,'

'Shaolong,'

Tang Shengming greeted the beautiful woman by his side, then came up to greet Zhang Yong.

Zhang Yong had to admit: The Tang family's third son was really charming.

Whether it was genuine or not. This warm attitude made him feel very comfortable. From the bottom of his heart, he wanted to help this guy. Full of charm points.

'Shaolong, are you on a mission?'

'Not at the moment. Just hanging out.'

'Good. Let's chat. My treat. Please do come.'

'When someone invites me to dinner, I definitely won't say no.'

'Please, please.'

Tang Shengming was very happy.

He could sense no pretence. It was all genuine.

No wonder so many bigwigs liked him. He was popular with both the red and white camps. Everyone wanted him.

This damned affinity of his could convince anyone.

'Come, let me introduce you. This is your future sister-in-law, Xu Lai.'

'Hello, sister-in-law.'

'Hello.'

Xu Lai was gracious.

Clearly, this was a done deal!

Vaguely, I remember that Xu Lai is also a movie star.

Haha, Tang San is awesome.

'You guys chat.'

'Okay.'

Xu Lai obediently took his leave.

That left Zhang Yong and Tang Shengming to discuss things.

'I've made a fortune.'

'What?'

'The comics you told me about before have sold like hotcakes in the US. In just three months, they've sold over 5 million copies.'

'How much did that earn?'

'A full 300,000 US dollars.'

'That much?'

'Hey hey. That's just the first three months. There's more to come.'

'Congratulations.'

Zhang Yong was also very happy.

He never imagined that Americans liked comics so much. They sold so many.

Over 5 million copies. 300,000 US dollars!

That's US dollars!

"As I said, we'll split the profits equally. Your half is ready. Whose account are you going to transfer it to?'

'I don't have an account over there.'

'What happened to you and Song Ziyu? Do you want to transfer it to her? She has an American passport. It's easy to open an account.'

'Transfer it!'

Zhang Yong didn't care.

These US dollars could only be spent in the United States.

If you want to withdraw them here, there are more procedures. And there is a discount in the middle.

Since Song Ziyu has an account over there, it's better to transfer it to her account.

One hundred and fifty thousand US dollars. It's a lot if you say a lot, but it's not a lot if you say a lot. If it were personal expenses, it would be a lot. But if it were used for something big, it would be far from enough. Fortunately, he is a small person with nothing big to do. One hundred and fifty thousand US dollars is more than enough.

For usual daily expenses, he can just catch spies.

Or traitors.

He just caught Sun Dingyuan, which is a little bit of income.

Hehe, just a little bit...

Compared to one hundred and fifty thousand US dollars, one hundred thousand taels of silver is really just a little bit...

'Hey, buddy, apart from comics, do you have any other ideas for getting rich? Tell me. I'm really interested in making money right now. Americans are really rich.' Tang Shengming didn't hide anything, and he was very down-to-earth, saying, "As usual, we'll split it 50-50.'

'I don't know about other industries," Zhang Yong thought for a moment. He really couldn't think of any better industries.

Movies and the like are all heavy industries. They require a lot of capital.

Moreover, the risks are very high.

If you're not careful, you could lose money.

Even if you make it according to the most popular movie in history, there is no guarantee.

You definitely won't be able to make an original movie. If there is even a slight difference, you will lose everything. It's miserable.

Other people have a lot of financial resources, so they can afford to lose money once or twice. They still have a chance to make a comeback. But they don't.

With just a little capital, they have to do business without any capital.

Stocks...

That's okay. But it takes a long time to see results.

Buying stocks and the like is more suitable for people like Song Ziyi and Yang Lichu. You just need to hold on to them for the long term.

Alas, I regret not studying hard before the time travel.

If I had known I would time travel, I would have crammed for a few nights in advance to try to remember as much as possible.

For example, the location of the oil fields in the United States. Especially those that have not yet been developed.

That's all black gold. It comes out of the ground automatically.

With the outbreak of World War II, the demand for oil skyrocketed, and all the oil companies made a fortune.

Penicillin...

VT fuses...

These are all technical things that ordinary people can't get their hands on.

You need to find a lot of technical people. You need a laboratory. You need a biopharmaceutical company. The initial investment costs are very high.

You can sink $300,000 in and not even make a splash.

What else is there to do?

Something that is profitable?