As the saying goes, "The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water, but the friendship between villains is as sweet as sweet wine." This may be the story of Du Yuesheng and his friends.
It is easy to add icing on the cake, but it is difficult to give someone a helping hand in times of need. It is only at this time that a helping hand is made, a true friend. Even Du Yuesheng, who was all-powerful in Shanghai, was helped by his friends. After feeling the coldness of human kindness, he understood that there is also true love.
As times turn, Du Yuesheng, known as the "Emperor of Shanghai", walks the world with his loyalty and lends a helping hand to countless friends when they are in embarrassing situations. However, he has also borrowed money from friends twice. The experience made him remember it for the rest of his life.
There was an experience of borrowing money that was still fresh in Du Yuesheng’s memory. Even Du Yuesheng said it was a great joy in life. Who knew that it was related to his unintentional act of saving people in the Jianghu. The story Let’s start with Liu Hangchen, the entrepreneur who lent him money.
At that time, Liu Hangchen and Du Yuesheng did not know each other. Liu Hangchen set out for Hunan to find a man named Liu Xiang to buy arms. However, before he could get down to business, Liu Hangchen was targeted by his enemies as soon as he set foot on Shanghai. The enemy spent a lot of money to find Huang Huangrong, another gangster in Shanghai at the time, and asked him to kidnap Liu Hangchen. Huang Huangrong was known to people in the world because he was ruthless and would do anything for money.
After Liu Hangchen learned the information, he knew that he was in danger, and he was unfamiliar with Shanghai, so he had no one to turn to. At that time, the only person who could deal with Huang Huangrong was Du Yuesheng. . So, Liu Hangchen finally found a friend to send a message to Du Yuesheng, and asked him if he was willing to help. Who would have known that Du Yuesheng, a loyal person, actually agreed and was willing to save this stranger he had never met. After Liu Hangchen was rescued, he was very grateful and secretly told himself that he must repay the favor in the future.
Who knew that on the way out of Shanghai, Liu Hangchen encountered danger again. It turned out that Wang Zan, the warlord of Sichuan at that time, saw that Liu Hangchen's family was extremely wealthy, so he had a crooked idea and wanted to kill Liu Hangchen. Du Yuesheng, who knew the news, relied on his connections to rescue Liu Hangchen, and even sent his confidant Gu Jiatang to protect Liu Hangchen to Chongqing. This made Liu Hangchen's gratitude to Du Yuesheng beyond words. Even Wang Zan, who wanted to assassinate Liu Hangchen, was deeply moved.
Later, due to the strategic situation, Du Yuesheng moved to Chongqing. Because he was unfamiliar with the place, his original business could not be carried out, and Du Yuesheng fell into financial difficulties in his later years. At this time, Du Yuesheng thought of Liu Hangchen, whom he had helped. Liu Hangchen, who had always wanted to repay Du Yuesheng's kindness, understood his purpose before Du Yuesheng said it himself.
Liu Hangchen gave Du Yuesheng a check of 1.5 million with a wave of his hand, and told Du Yuesheng, "If it's less than 1.5 million, you can use the check as you like; if it's more than 1.5 million, Mr. Just one sentence. "Du Yuesheng also asked Liu Hangchen why he didn't care about the use of the money and when he could pay it back. Liu Hangchen didn't care at all and just said: "Does Mr. Du need to tell others the use of the money?"
Another experience of borrowing money was when Du Yuesheng was in his later years. Since the defeat of the National Name Party was certain, Du Yuesheng had no choice but to drag his family and all the people to immigrate to Hong Kong due to the pressure of the situation. He left Shanghai and came to Hong Kong, which was still under the control of the British government at the time. Being in a completely unfamiliar environment, even though he still had resources and power, it was difficult to use them. He was no longer the Du Yuesheng who could call the shots.
Abandoning his business in Shanghai, Du Yuesheng lost his source of capital and income and had to rely on the savings he brought from Shanghai to survive. But everyone knows that the Du family has a large population, and supporting so many people is already a great pressure on Du Yuesheng. But Du Yuesheng was once the eldest brother of Shanghai Beach. For the sake of face, he had to maintain his former glorious and respectable life.
For this reason, Du Yuesheng sold many of his properties in exchange for money. However, the rent obtained from such sales was only enough to maintain the living expenses of the huge Du family for one or two years. This kind of life makes Du Yuesheng spend less and less money on his hands. This miserable situation makes Du Yuesheng look sad all day long, as if he has returned to the days when he started from scratch.
In fact, thanks to Du Yuesheng's face, even if his current situation is not as good as before, he will not be completely rejected if he borrows money from his former friends. What's more, when Du Yuesheng was wealthy, he helped many friends' businesses. Although he had a pile of IOUs given to him by others back then, he never thought about getting them back. However, life has to pass eventually, and the time has finally come when life becomes unsustainable. Even if there is a hundred reluctances, Du Yuesheng still has to ask for a loan.
The first time Du Yuesheng borrowed money from a friend was when the new year was approaching. Du Yuesheng was very short of money for business turnover, so he hoped to get a loan from a bank. At that time, the bank had loan standards and did not allow casual borrowing. Grant loans. In order to obtain approval, Du Yuesheng promised to mortgage one of his properties at that time, hoping to borrow 300,000 yuan. But at that time, everyone in the bank knew about Du Yuesheng's underworld background and his repayment ability was extremely uncertain, so they were not allowed to approve it. No matter how Du Yuesheng tried to find someone to have a relationship with, he couldn't agree and had to go home dejectedly.
While Du Yuesheng was sitting helplessly on the recliner, thinking about what to do, and while Du Yuesheng's other friends were hiding far away, a man came to the door and said that he was willing to lend Du Yuesheng thirty Wan Yuan, this person's name is Qian Xinzhi, a well-known financial tycoon in Shanghai. The two have not had much interaction before. Qian Xinzhi came to Du Yuesheng's home and said to Du Yuesheng, I am willing to lend you 300,000.
This was undoubtedly a timely help to Du Yuesheng. Du Yuesheng was already very grateful and immediately offered to write down a note of debt and was willing to use his own house as a mortgage for such words. Qian Xinzhi did not accept any creed, and only said, "I don't want any mortgage. Boss Du's reputation is the best IOU. He chose to trust Du Yuesheng unconditionally."
This was the first time Du Yuesheng borrowed money, and it also made him remember Qian Xinzhi's kindness to him for the rest of his life. The two became close friends because of this. In fact, the friendship between the two was more than just providing help in times of need. It is more the result of the interaction between Du Yuesheng's loyalty and Qian Xinzhi's generosity. Both of them are gentlemen. Gentlemen cherish people who can understand them, so the two of them later became lifelong friends.
Judging from Du Yuesheng’s experience of borrowing money twice, a loyal person will naturally attract friends who are also loyal. A true friend will definitely accompany you to drink and sing in a crowd of friends, but the person who accompanies you to drink and enjoy may not necessarily be a true friend. Only those who are willing to lend a helping hand when you need it without hesitation are the ones who should be in your life. My own (148) people (175) Du Yuesheng (6)