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Volume 1 545 Paramount

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    If you like someone, take him to Paramount, because that is heaven; if you hate someone, take him to Paramount, because that is hell.

    A very vulgar saying, but it concisely and clearly describes the essence of Paramount Nightclub on Nanjing Road on the Bund.  Here are the most beautiful girls, the most rhythmic music, and the most open-minded pleasure seekers in the world. Every day, scenes of human tragedies and comedies are staged.

    ??Here is spending a lot of money, here is living in extravagance.  Whoever owns this nightclub is like owning a small money printing factory, frantically sucking money from the pockets of pleasure seekers every day.  Logically speaking, this kind of gray industry, which is on the edge of black and white, is naturally favored by many people.  Whether it is the increasingly powerful Tiandihui or the Ax Gang, which has only been gradually organized by Shanghai dock workers in the past two years.

    "It's a pity that the big boss behind Paramount Nightclub is a very big shot. I heard that he is very important in Australia.  So much so that not only did the two gangs dare not cause trouble, but they worked conscientiously to keep Paramount safe.

    When the lanterns come on, nightlife has just begun for Paramount, known as the city that never sleeps.  In the slightly dark environment, there were a few drinkers sitting sporadically in the VIP rooms and booths.  In the center of the dance floor, accompanied by colorful decorative lights and the female singer on the stage singing in a low and decadent voice, "Night Shanghai, Night Shanghai, you are a city that never sleeps" danced gently.

    "Perhaps most of the first arrivals were strangers. The few drinkers who were holding back the scantily clad Japanese girl walked a little messily, stepping on the dancer's exposed insteps from time to time.  I don't even know where to put my right hand. Sometimes it's on the smooth back, sometimes it's walking up and down.  For these strangers, everything in Paramount is novel.  They are used to being tactful.  The sensation of this intense stimulation is intense.

    The Japanese girl in her arms is full of tenderness.  He just pretended to smile ambiguously, and the smell of various perfumes on his body made the drinkers feel happy.  Those around me who consider themselves regular customers may have only been here two or three times.  But without exception, he pretended to be familiar with it, drank a glass of Australian beer that tasted like cat urine, and looked up and down the stage as calmly as possible, looking for the dancer who had fascinated him a few days ago.

    Behind the screen.  Three people slowly emerged. Since there were few people at this time, they naturally attracted everyone's attention.  But he saw that the people coming were three military cadets of the same color, wearing earthy yellow military uniforms.  The tall and straight posture is exactly the same.  Immediately, the drinkers were whispering, and the dancers were pointing and laughing.

    Sister loves beauty, bitch loves money.  For them, three young military cadets are ideal bed partners.  They are immersed in the military camp all day long, and their pockets may not be rich, but they have not been close to women for a long time.  And the action was unusually generous.  If a romantic story can happen from this, that would be great.  Paramount earns a lot of tips every day, but some of the dancers will always grow old.  They have a strong sense of crisis and are always thinking of an escape route.

    The waiter came up to greet them, and then invited the three of them to a booth.  There were already two guys waiting there, also wearing khaki military uniforms.  The waiter made some inquiries and after a while brought the drinks and snacks requested by the three of them.

    "It's expensive." Ai Nengqi pointed to the fruit plate in front of him and said, "It's just seasonal fruit. Such a small plate costs two taels of silver I really don't dare to come in here if I don't have money."

    "Eat and drink whatever you want, no matter who brought you country bumpkins here. Don't worry, as long as I show up, everything will be free of charge." Shao Yanjie, who was in his early twenties, said proudly.  Of course, Liu Wenxiu didn't know that Shao Yanjie was bragging.  In fact, if the boss behind Paramount knew that this guy was not doing his job properly, he would come here to mess around.  Yi Zhun told the guard that the brothers were not allowed to enter.  Along with it was a telegram describing the virtues of the two brothers, thinking that coming to Shaobei would never make things easier for them.

    Li Dingguo just calmly sipped a glass of a beautiful-looking cocktail, while Liu Wenxiu put all his thoughts on the scantily clad backup dancers on the stage.  Shao Yanping was like a hungry ghost in color.  Familiarly commenting on which girl has a better figure and which one feels better

    Accompanied by the chaotic and decadent music, the five people watched and drank casually.  On graduation day, the sadness of parting and the confusion about the future cannot be eliminated by the melancholy sound in Paramount.  Gradually, the five of them drank faster and faster, and drank more and more.

    "This cup is for the Three Heroes and the Two Heroes!"

    The Three Heroes are real and everyone knows them.  The two heroes are self-proclaimed. In fact, the big brother prefers to call these two guys Erbao.  clown!  The two brothers, who were promoted to lieutenants due to military merit, were selected by the Marine Corps and sent to the military academy, and no one ever asked for their opinions.  The two living treasures joined the army because they didn't like studying. Unexpectedly, they couldn't avoid school even though they went around in circles.  So from the first day they entered Huangpu, the two live treasures were making a fuss, hoping that the school wouldThe two of them returned to their original troops.  But their wishful thinking obviously failed. How could the child adopted by Minister Shao drop out of school?

    After drinking the golden beer in one gulp, Shao Yanjie let out a long breath: "Damn it, I finally graduated. I have been struggling for three years, but no matter how hard I try, I can't get out of this cage. It's okay this time, Hai  The sky is high enough for birds to fly. I wonder who forces me to go to school!"

    "The transfer order from the Marine Corps Headquarters arrived a month ago. Speaking of which, we are not far away. It is only a day's journey back and forth." Shao Yanping said with a smile: "We are going back to the garrison in Hong Kong."

    ¡°Hong Kong, that¡¯s a nice place.¡± Liu Wenxiu agreed.

    "What a fart! It can't be compared with Shanghai! Hong Kong is just a military port, and there is no entertainment. I heard from my former colleagues that it is boring. There is no Bund, no Paramount. The Shenzhen Development Zone is prosperous, but everywhere  It¡¯s a silk reeling factory. Apart from pubs and restaurants, there¡¯s nothing new in the streets.¡±

    "That's not necessarily true." Ai Nengqi said with a smile: "I heard that there are a lot of Annan girls over there. Some of them have very white skin"

    Literally, Annan changed hands from the Zheng family to the Zheng family a year ago This is a bit tongue-in-cheek, but it is true.  Starting from the beginning of 1946, Zheng Zhilong's army moved from the north and Zheng Cai's army moved from the south, accompanied by two thousand Blackwater mercenaries.  Use the power of destruction to destroy the Li family dynasty of Annan, which was in confrontation between the north and the south.  The armies of the Northern and Southern Dynasties simply could not withstand the coalition forces equipped with hot weapons.  Most defected in the face of battle, and a few fled in all directions.  Zheng Zhilong and Zheng Cai, who had spent a lot of money fighting for this, naturally would not engage in loss-making business.  Naturally, he is searching for all the wealth he can.

    The Australians needed to transport coal to Hong Kong, so the two men surnamed Zheng began recruiting young women to open coal mines almost at the same time; the wealthy people in Ming Dynasty liked novel tastes, so they sold all the beautiful ladies from Annan.

    Annan¡¯s destruction has shocked all the countries on the Indochina Peninsula.  The neighboring Nanzhang was begging for mercy.  He kept sending money and gifts to women, just asking these murderous demon kings not to point their butcher knives at him.

    "Go away, how can I have such low taste as you, a country bumpkin?" Shao Yanjie said disdainfully: "Look, I will come back with a big horse sooner or later after all the hard work."

    "It's scary! That ghost looks like it. It would be great to have one!"

    "That's because you don't know how to appreciate it."

    Drink after glass, the topic changed from women to military, and then from military to parting.  For the Three Heroes, do it!  For the sake of the two heroes, do it!  For this hell of a life in a cage, do it!  For the sake of the Great Western Army, which will only exist in history, do it!

    Singing and dancing, the sound is overwhelming.  Wine is not intoxicating.  People get drunk.  After drinking to the sad point, the five soldiers banged the table to beat the music while singing unscrupulously.  Singing the song of youth which is said to have been written and composed by Lieutenant General Fu Baichen.

    "The situation in front of Shanhaiguan suddenly changed, and hundreds of thousands of Tatars plundered the Central Plains; the land of China was full of wars, and the country was ruined and no one could save it; the public were fighting for power and profit, but they ignored the affairs of the country; the gentry and the generals were servile to protect themselves. The sufferings of the people turned a deaf ear; corrupt officials  When the common people are deceivedfame and wealth are fleeting, only sincerity will remain in the world foreverThere is no need to discuss right and wrong, success or failure, just say it straight and have no regrets in this life!"

    In the majestic and sad song, the blood of the five soldiers boiled in their chests.  Shao Yanjie and Shao Yanping seemed to have returned to the smoke-filled battlefield. They led their brothers along the ridge.  Carrying a whole box of HAL rockets and running away.  Under the ridge, the retreating Qing soldiers gathered together like a tide; the three heroes seemed to have raised their troops northward to wipe out the enemy bandits!

    At this moment, I heard a sneer coming from a distance: "Who do I think it is? It turns out to be Erbao and three orphaned dogs Bah!"

    When they were twenty years old, Shao Yanjie and Shao Yanping changed their expressions. They dropped a cup and saucer, turned around and glared at each other.  But he saw a group of soldiers wearing khaki military uniforms sitting in a booth not far behind him.  One of them had a face full of joking, and his hair still had the style of a man from the Ming Dynasty, instead of shaving it off like them.  That contemptuous face made people look even more angry.

    "Liu Qingyun? What's the matter? I'm about to graduate. I'm afraid I won't be able to enjoy my master's fists in the future I'm asking for a beating, right?" Shao Yanjie clenched his fists and said with a smile.

    "Are you asking for a beating?" Liu Qingyun seemed to have heard a big joke: "It's such a big joke. Even if you two are together, how can I ever suffer a loss?"

    Wherever there are people, there will be rivers and lakes. Where there are rivers and lakes, there will be disputes and gangs.  Soldiers in military academies are also human beings, so naturally they are not immune to customs.  As a result, the orientation committee trainees selected by the imperial court formed opposing groups.

    ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????]The trainees of the army couldn't stand the arrogant and arrogant attitude of Wu Yijun's orientation students.

    Normally, when two groups of orientation students with different backgrounds meet, they will always quarrel first.

    Our Wuyi Army is a regular army of the imperial court and is orthodox; our Guangwu Army was founded by the Superintendent Sun Chuanting and comes from a famous family.

    Our Wuyi Army has a brilliant record. Ten thousand people can stop the Qing Dynasty's 200,000 troops from advancing even an inch. Our Guangwu Army has a strong fighting force. In ten months, it fought three battles and dozens of small battles, and pacified the Daxi Army.

    Our Wu Yi Army is well-equipped and well-funded; our Guangwu Army has high military literacy, which is by no means comparable to the veteran soldiers of Wu Yi Army.

    He Shuai is a man of great talent, and along with Prince Mu's three-stage shooting method and the artillery team, he is unrivaled. Our Guangwu Army is fully Australianized, and one battalion can hold up to one guard of Wu Yi's army Besides, He Tengjiao is famous for his stupidity.  All the big guys know what they are going to do before they win.  If it hadn't been for the help of Australians, He Tengjiao would have died long ago

    There are many words in the words. When it comes to anger, the two -handed direction of the soldiers who are also soldiers, and naturally, they no longer fight with their mouths and switched to their fists.  As a result, old fists and debris were flying around in the dining hall, back garden, and dormitory building.  Every time, before a winner could be decided, they were interrupted by a short whistle to maintain school discipline.  Then everyone waited dejectedly for the punishment.

    The identities of the Three Heroes are even more special.  They were originally officers of the Daxi Army. For Wu Yijun, the self-proclaimed general disciples, the existence of these three people was a shame to the Ming Dynasty.  If the local governor had not supported the troops and withheld taxes, where would the Guangwu army have been needed?  I'm afraid that if Wu Yi's army passes by, the Great Western Army will be completely swept into dust in an instant.

    It¡¯s like a natural class conflict. Every time I meet the Three Heroes, Liu Qingyun and his gang.  Always stirring up trouble.  As for Erbao, he completely suffered a disaster.

    In just a moment, as if protecting their younger brother, the three heroes had already blocked the second treasure behind them.

    Ainengqi kept rubbing his fists.  The knuckles crackled and he looked at the opponent who was about to be beaten with a ferocious smile; Liu Wenxiu teased him sarcastically and silenced the opponent; Li Dingguo just stood there calmly.  I sighed in my heartI think of Li Dingguo, a dignified man who had only 18,000 or not 20,000 brothers under his command. When he was young, he went on expeditions here and there, but now he has to fight against a group of guys who have never been on the battlefield.

    "Future? It's even more of a joke to the boss!" Liu Wenxiu said with a sinister smile: "Can I ask a few of you, in the future, in Wu Yi's army, might you show what you have learned in three years? Haha. After three years of learning Australian tactics, you have to use the same old tactics later.  Don't you feel that you have returned to life and become less and less advanced? Why are you staring? Did I say something wrong? It is not like our Guangwu Army, which inherits Australia and is fully Australian. It is not an exaggeration.  Ten thousand Guangwu troops are more than enough to defeat fifty thousand Wu Yi troops."

    "Rebellion against the imperial court? Don't slap the blame on me. In fact, it's okay if you want to. It's not like we haven't rebelled against the imperial court. I am a rebel, what can you do?"

    Sensing that something was wrong in the atmosphere, the Paramount manager had already hurried over.  Wiping the sweat from his head, he persuaded everyone to take a step back, Quan thought it was to give him face.  Then he asked the waiter to serve more drinks, and everyone at the two tables would be free of charge.

    Liu Qingyun is a guy with eyes higher than his head.  How could he listen to the advice?  He dropped the bold words of saying that he would pay for everything if he broke it, and rushed over with his fists raised.

    Group fights inevitably happen.  For a while, fists were flying.  The guys got into a fight.  I don't know how many tables and chairs were knocked over and how many banquets were overturned while rolling.  The drinkers moved away in fear, the dancers screamed at the top of their lungs, and the whole Paramount was in chaos.

    The heartbroken manager went crazy and grabbed a waiter: "Why the hell are you still standing there? Go find Mr. Ma and throw these bastards out!"

    The waiter ran away quickly, turned two streets and got into a mansion.

    The mansion is quite trendy, and it looks somewhat Spanish-style from a distance.  It looks Western on the outside, but it's authentic Chinese on the inside.  Ma Quan, dressed in a green shirt and with a sinister face, sat on a mahogany chair.  On both sides stood several strong men with their upper bodies exposed, and in front of them a delicate maidservant gently rubbed her legs.  There are also two Australian stainless steel balls spinning in his hand.  Directly north of the side of the chair is a statue of Guan Gong, with cigarettes lingering in the incense burner in front of the statue.  On both sides of the statue, there is a pair of pairs.

    It is written: The ground shakes the high hills, and the streams and mountains are beautiful through the ages.

    Continued below: The door faces the sea, and the three rivers flow for thousands of years.

    Hengbiao: Revolt against the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty.

    In front of the foyer, there is also a sign: Tiandihui Shanghai Branch.  Under the big sign is another pair of gilt-gold plaques, which read: Patriotic Association, inscribed by Ma Shiying.

    Yes, this is the Shanghai branch of Tiandihui.  The leader of the hall, Ma Quan, had been hanging out with Yan Qi since his early years.  And?I finally managed to make it through and took the helm of this most lucrative position.  Collecting protection fees every day, doing smuggling, no one is missing from brothels, casinos, and small movies.  The days were quite leisurely.

    Tiandihui has developed rapidly in recent years.  There was already support from the Australians, and starting in 1946, Tiandihui reached a secret agreement with the Australian Overseas Intelligence Center and became the main informant agency for the overseas intelligence center.  Controlling half of the Yangtze River shipping, there are now a hundred thousand gangs in the north and south of the river.

    ??In the middle of last year, the world could not bear the loneliness, under the plans of the Australians.  He made trouble in the north, either killing Tatars or killing dog officials, and in a few months his life spread all over the country.  After hearing about Tiandihui's move, and the fact that Tiandihui was very popular with the imperial court, Chief Assistant Ma Shiying was overjoyed.  Not only did he summon the chief rudder of the Tiandi Society, Yan Qi, who changed his name to Yan Nantian, he also personally wrote the four characters "Patriotic Society".

    The big man ran in and said anxiously: "Master Ma, the newly opened road has been robbed by the Ax Gang again, call the brothers, chop the hell out!"

    Ma Quan¡¯s expression suddenly changed. He pointed at the big man and his hands trembled with anger: ¡°What kind of place? Why are you cutting?¡± He pointed at the plaque in the foyer and said: ¡°How many times have I told you, we are a patriotic society, not a fucking gang.¡±

    The big man stuck out his tongue, took a few deep breaths, and said awkwardly: "Hall Masterthe Ax Gang is harassing our club's business againdo you think so?"

    "What are you looking at!" Ma Quan smacked his face and slammed the table angrily: "Why do you ask me about such a trivial matter? Of course I'll chop him off!"

    Huoran stood up and handed the steel ball to the delicate maid.  As soon as Ma Quan waved his hand, several big men picked up the guy one after another and prepared to kill people.  At this moment, the waiter hurried in and said with a sad face that something had happened to Paramount.

    "Are the military students making the trouble?" Ma Quan rubbed his chin and pondered for a while, then saw the man next to him carrying a machete and a short stick, and his face suddenly changed again: "How many times have I told you that we are a patriotic society and we must act as a patriotic society?"  Defu people. Why are you carrying this guy? Throw it down let¡¯s go to Paramount."

    "Hall Master, where is the Ax Gang"

    ¡°Go back and chop those bastards to death!¡± Ma Quan said viciously, waved his hand, and led a group of big men out the door.  (To be continued)
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