Du Yuesheng can go from a poor and white little red guy to the biggest gangster boss on the beach. So, how did he do this? Who helped him the most? To talk about several turning points in his life, I think the following three people are inseparable.
(Du Yuesheng stills)
1. Chen Shichang.
Before Du Yuesheng met Chen Shichang, his life was extremely difficult.
He lost his parents before the age of 4 and lived with his stepmother until he was 8 years old, when she was abducted by traffickers. As a last resort, he had to live with his uncle.
Because he could not bear to live under the fence, Du Yuesheng left his hometown of Gaoqiao to Shanghai to make a living after he was 10 years old.
Du Yuesheng had earlier been an apprentice in the fruit shop, and the boss saw that he could endure hardships and was flexible, so he left him in the shop to do chores.
Who knew that after Du Yuesheng had a place to stay, he befriended a bunch of small and was contaminated with the vice of gambling.
The owner of the fruit shop saw that he was not studying well, so he threw him away.
Du Yuesheng did not have much capital in his hands, so he got some rotten fruit and started a fruit business.
Supposedly, who wants rotten fruit?
Du Yuesheng has a method, he cuts off the rotten place, and then cuts the fruit evenly in size, inserts it on the stick, and sends a piece when he sees someone. People are embarrassed not to buy it, and it is not expensive to sell, so although his fruit is the worst, it always sells the fastest.
However, this money was often taken by Du Yuesheng to gamble.
In the process of gambling, Du Yuesheng met Chen Shichang, who set up a gambling stall.
Chen Shichang is not a big rogue, he is just a small asshole, but because he is a disciple of the Green Gang, his gambling stalls are rarely troublemakers, so his life is still quite comfortable.
After Chen Shichang became acquainted with Du Yuesheng, he pointed out a way for Du Yuesheng, saying that if he wanted to mix in Shanghai, he would definitely suffer losses if he fought alone, and he must join a triad organization and have a backer to mix well.
Du Yuesheng suddenly realized, so he worshiped Chen Shichang as an old man and became a member of the Green Gang ever since.
Although Chen Shichang was actually not good enough in the Green Gang, he knew the big guy Jin Rong. Therefore, under his recommendation, Du Yuesheng got the opportunity to go to the Golden Rong Mansion to do things.
(Lin Guisheng stills)
2. Lin Guisheng.
At that time, Jin Rong was the inspector of the French Concession on the surface, but secretly he was the boss of the Green Gang, and this two identities of light and dark relied on each other, plus there was also the advice of Lin Guisheng, who helped Lin Guisheng in the middle of the gang, and he managed the illegal business of yellow gambling and drugs while collecting disciples, and soon became the most powerful rogue leader in the Green Gang.
For Du Yuesheng, who was on an errand in the mansion, Jin Jinrong naturally did not look at it.
However, Du Yuesheng regards Jin Rong as an example and hopes to become a figure like him in the future. Therefore, he was not only diligent in the mansion, but also gave up the problem of gambling for many years, plus he was quite good at observing the color, so the whole mansion had a good impression of him.
Jin Rong valued Lin Guisheng, and the disciples of the Qing Gang respected her even more, and Du Yuesheng naturally knew that Lin Guisheng was an important figure, so when Lin Guisheng was ill, he took the initiative to take care of Lin Guisheng who was ill. Under his careful care, Lin Guisheng quickly recovered his health.
Since then, Lin Guisheng has been very appreciative of Du Yuesheng and has left him by his side.
Once, when the tobacco soil that Jin Rong had ordered arrived, he was out of the house, and Lin Guisheng collected the tobacco soil on his behalf. As a result, in the evening, Lin Guisheng found that a sack was missing. But at that time, the people who could be used in the family were taken away by Jin Rong, so Lin Guisheng had no one to send, and he was in a hurry and did not know how to be good.
After Du Yuesheng knew, he took the initiative to ask for help, asked Lin Guisheng to borrow a pistol, and soon found the smoke and soil back.
At this point, Lin Guisheng felt more and more that Du Yuesheng was a person who could become a great instrument, so he recommended him to Jin Rong.
(Stills of Golden Rong)
Third, the golden glory.
Du Yuesheng followed Jin Rong and did nothing more than wait for him before and after the saddle.
Du Yuesheng was diligent and earnest, worked hard and complained, and was obedient to Jin Rong.
Once, Jin Rong took Du Yuesheng to the casino to gamble money, and on the way, Jin Rong had something to do, so he asked Du Yuesheng to gamble for him, and did not think that in the end, Du Yuesheng won more than 2,000 yuan.
When Du Yuesheng put the more than 2,000 pieces in front of Jin Rong, Jin Jin Rong gave him all this money on the grounds of "being able to do things on weekdays".
More than 2,000 pieces was not a small amount at that time, think of Lu Xun's monthly income of 300 oceans, can buy a house in Beijing a happy life.
What will Du Yuesheng do?
In fact, Jin Rong deliberately tested Du Yuesheng.
If Du Yuesheng takes this money to buy a house and land, then he can use it, but there will be no big profit; if Du Yuesheng takes this money to eat, drink and gamble, it naturally cannot be used.
Later, Du Yuesheng's money was indeed quickly gone, and When Jin Rong asked, he learned that he had paid back the account, and then distributed the rest of the money to his mother, who had a life-saving grace for him, and the poor brothers who had been together before.
Jin Rong admired Du Yuesheng's character of not being greedy for money and teaching righteousness, which began to cultivate and reuse him.
It was these 3 nobles who gave Du Yuesheng the opportunity to go through different periods.
Of course, opportunities are given to those who are prepared. The reason why Du Yuesheng was able to succeed was that first of all, he made full preparations, and then he seized the opportunity, so he not only sat on the first chair of the Green Gang. Also because he knows how to scatter wealth and make friends with many celebrities, because everyone buys his account, he soon became a prominent figure in old Shanghai.
(Reference historical material: "Du Yuesheng Biography")