No. 7, Gui'an Lane.
The living room on the second floor is not big. On the long sofa, Lu Ming sits among a group of young girls, watching TV programs together.
The twelve-inch Longwei brand color TV is a mature product that was developed after ten years of color TV technology development, but it is also a luxury item in the East China Sea. In this northern region, there is no color signal, only black and white images.
Moreover, in the entire northern region, only Shengjing, Beijiang, Haixi and Longbei provincial capitals have television companies, a total of four TV stations.
There is not a single television company in the entire territory of Anshan.
In Shengjing, you can receive signals from two stations, namely Shengjing Station and Longbei Station. This is because Longan, the capital of Longbei Province, is the closest provincial capital in the northern region to Shengjing. Moreover, the road from Longan to Shengjing is flat without any mountains or other obstacles, so the signal transmission is good.
Despite this, there are still large flakes of snow on Longbei Station, and Shengjing Station is clearer.
The show I'm watching nowadays is Shengjing TV, which has introduced the cartoon "Tom and Jerry" that was broadcast on Kunlun TV last year. The plot is humorous and suitable for all ages.
On Lu Ming's left sat Erika, who was very sweet in a pink kimono. She had delicate facial features that were meticulously sculpted, her eyebrows and eyes were picturesque, her long black hair was tied with a beautiful pink bow, and her white socks and wooden clogs were spotless. She looked like she had walked out of a comic book.
On Erika's left sat Xueruo, Xiaoguo, Daguo, and the new member Maggie.
In short, they are a bunch of young kids, and they watch the shows very attentively, especially enjoying watching current cartoons.
Xueruo and Maggie were whispering to each other and giggling from time to time. They were both of similar age and were loyal fans of Tom and Jerry. They watched every episode and now that they had finally found a friend, they quickly became familiar with each other.
There was an empty seat on Lu Ming's right, and Pei Wanjun, Zou and Beiji were sitting there.
Yu Luan is very busy nowadays. She has to help her master with various information and chores, and usually stays in the bookstore downstairs.
At times like this, Grandma Tuolong would be even more willing to be forgotten. She should be listening to opera on the radio in her room. This was her only hobby like an elderly person.
Lu Ming sipped his tea, smelling all kinds of rouge and gentle body fragrance. He felt that this life was really good.
If someone took a photo now and passed it down to future generations, would the title be "The head of the secret service and his wives and concubines during the chaotic period"? I don't know how many people would envy it.
However, Lu Ming glanced at Becky. Actually, she was the only person who had close contact with him so far, but she was sitting the farthest away from him. This family relationship was also quite interesting.
The situation has changed very quickly recently. Not only are there people distributing leaflets on the streets attacking Western groups as vampires, they are also attacking Baron Rodson and others who are living in luxury and cruelly exploiting the Central Asians in Shengjing.
Last night, many rioters stormed the Municipal Council building.
Therefore, Maggie was brought to Gui'an Lane, and security arrangements had already been made in the concession area.
Although Hovers suddenly realized what he had been told a few days ago and hung up the flag of the Montenegro Special Region at the Red Rose Hotel, the militants he hired were setting up defenses in the hotel as if they were facing a formidable enemy.
Moreover, his next command room might be placed in the central area, and the Red Rose Hotel was a good choice.
But Becky will be useful by then, and it is impossible for her to stay with Maggie all the time.
It would be unsafe to leave Maggie alone in the room during such a chaotic period.
Therefore, he simply brought the little girl to his base in Gui'an Lane.
There won't be any problem with safety here.
I just picked him up this afternoon and had dinner with him.
On TV, the ending theme of Tom and Jerry started playing.
Lu Ming looked at his watch, stood up, and said with a smile: "You guys continue, I have something to deal with. Don't be afraid no matter what happens in the next few days, it's safe here."
After a pause, he said, "Oh, Becky, come with me. I need you to be my translator."
"Yes, sir." Becky stood up quickly.
Lu Ming turned around and pinched Erika's little face: "Please help me take care of this family and manage them. It's been a mess recently. When I'm not here, you are the head of the family. I rely on you here."
The moment Lu Ming stood up, Erika had already stood up. Xiumei blushed and lowered her head and whispered, "Well, Erika will try her best." She clenched her fists even harder, as if to cheer herself up.
Lu Ming laughed. Seeing her cute appearance, he really wanted to stay and continue teasing her. But unfortunately, he was overwhelmed with things to do. He shook his head helplessly and strode out.
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The top floor of the Red Rose Hotel, which is the fifteenth floor, is an ultra-luxury suite that occupies the entire floor.
For Lu Ming, this was of course the top presidential suite in his previous life.
Now, Lu Ming is meeting with a dozen Westerners in the reception room of the suite.
The suite, which is over a thousand square meters, is magnificent and luxurious, and the rooms are like a maze.
In the reception room, the dazzling and gorgeous chandelier was so huge that it seemed as if people seemed small.
The Westerners that Lu Ming met were all wealthy businessmen with good reputations. There were watch shop owners, rice shop owners, and even a farmer near Shengjing, etc.
Their common characteristic is that they are relatively honest and trustworthy. For example, Thomas, the owner of a rice shop, had experienced a food shortage in Shengjing more than ten years ago. In fact, it was mainly because grain merchants took advantage of the poor harvest in the countryside to hoard grain and caused the grain prices to soar. However, Thomas did not participate in it and insisted on selling grain at the original price. He happened to have a supply channel at that time, and as a result, his rice shop was almost burned down.
In fact, these people all spoke Chinese well, but Lu Ming still asked Becky to translate his words to eliminate possible ambiguity.
Lu Ming mainly proposed that they apply for household registration in the Montenegro Concession, so that they would be Montenegrin people from then on. With their economic strength, they could smoothly pass the immigration review. Moreover, the business center on the first floor of the hotel is now the office of the Immigration Management Bureau of the Montenegro Concession Public Affairs Management Committee, and a fast green channel has been opened. As long as they meet the requirements for applying for household registration in the Montenegro Concession, they will receive feedback within 24 hours.
Lu Ming also told them that after they had completed the household registration process, they could temporarily take refuge in the Black Mountain Concession because the Central District was becoming increasingly chaotic.
It would be best if you could hang the flag of the Montenegro Special Administrative Region in your shops.
But some of these people were very concerned and asked about the fees, some looked very disapproving, and some even stood up and left, obviously thinking that this was a pure attempt to cheat them out of their money.
Those who stood up and left cast reproachful looks at Hovers, who had invited them here.
For merchants who ask for details, the staff will enthusiastically explain them.
Lu Ming stood aside, looking at the night view of the city outside through the glass window.
The central area of Shengjing is full of lights and it is a very prosperous scene.
Lu Ming sighed softly. Many things were hard to say whether they were right or wrong. As for the historical trend, he could only go with the flow and try his best to avoid the worst outcome.
"Commissioner, is the situation really that serious?" Hovers walked to Lu Ming's side.
Lu Ming looked out the window. "It could be worse than you think. Don't you sense the crisis?"
"After your reminder, I feel that something is very wrong! Just now, a mob attacked the Municipal Council again, and the detectives opened fire! The police station is almost full of people to arrest!" Hovers sighed, "Baron Rodson and his team just finished their discussion, and they still think that there is no need to ask the four districts for help, and there is no need for the four provinces to send troops to Shengjing. If that happens, the Municipal Council will appear too weak. They plan to publish a statement in the newspaper tomorrow to clarify the misunderstanding, and especially to increase the minimum wages of porters, construction workers and other workers at Shengjing Station."
Lu Ming nodded, glanced at Hovers, and said with a smile: "It's free for me to use here, don't you feel bad?"
Hovers curled his lips and said, "This place is not open to the public. It is almost a private party venue for those bastards. Especially Madam Audrey, she lives here half of the time every month, and she doesn't pay!" He added, "If not, I would have given this place to you as your outer residence a long time ago."
Lu Ming smiled, knowing that what he said was half true and half false, so there was no need to delve into it.