Chapter 308 WYN Ballroom

If you want to say that the most impressive thing about the Big Pearl is that you saw it in the TV series that was empty-handed.

The most famous of them is none other than Paramount.

But Li Zitao didn't know until he arrived in Mingzhu that there was no sign of Paramount now.

"What's the matter, there isn't even a big ballroom in the International Settlement, and the only Majestic Hotel closed down in 29?" Li Zitao looked bewildered.

What about the sound of Feifei that was agreed upon, what about the city that never sleeps?

Except for the feasting and feasting in the concessions of various countries, the public concessions actually look a bit depressed at night, without the atmosphere of a big pearl at all.

Known as the top-level "noble district", Pearl West District, also known as the West Public Concession, can't be seen all over the street.

"Sir, are you looking for some fun?" Seeing Li Zitao flipping through the map of the Great Pearl, the welcome guy at the door came over.

"Yes, you know?" Li Zitao nodded, casually took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, pulled out one and handed it to the other party.

"Hey, foreign stuff, I've never seen it before." The boy looked at the sign, but he didn't recognize it. He happily pinned it to his ear, smiled mysteriously and said, "Then you are asking the right person."

"If you want to have fun, you have to look here." The young man pointed on the map, rowing from the Western Concession to Mingzhu County.

"The county is the busiest?" Li Zitao was a little surprised, that's not how it was played on TV.

"No, look here." The boy pointed to the section marked 'Nanjing Road-Tibet Road', and said cheerfully: "Anyone who has been to Mingzhu knows the place, but if you ask him to say the name, what he hears is definitely not Nanjing Road or Tibet Road.

People call this place Dance Hall Road. There are many beautiful things on both sides of the road, all of which are large dance halls, such as Gaofeng, Far East, MGM, Vienna, Juelu, Dah Sing,

And the Paramount that the richest man in Pearl is planning to build is here. "

"Paramount?" Li Zitao became excited when he heard it, and he had found a place.

"Yes, I heard that after the completion of that place, it will definitely be the best grand ballroom in our Pearl. It also has a sprung floor. When people dance on it, the ground moves with it. It's interesting—"

The boy opened his mouth like a smallpox, and what he said was vivid, as if he had seen it with his own eyes.

"Okay, thank you." He stuffed the Camel brand cigarettes in his pocket into his hand, and there was a tip of $10 in it, giving the boy a broken Coke.

"Hey, what did you say to that fake foreign devil just now?" When the boy returned, his companion asked curiously.

"Go, talk nonsense, why don't you look down on people?" The boy said unhappily, then raised his head, and proudly took out the cigarettes in his pocket.

"Look, there's a brand that Mingzhu doesn't even have. Smell the shredded tobacco and smoke it—it's really fragrant. That one just gave it to you." The boy cleverly covered up the $10 incident.

If people find out that he has 10 dollars in his hand, something will happen. These days, 1 dollar can be robbed, let alone 10 dollars.

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I went straight to Mingzhu County, and it was 2 o'clock in the afternoon when I arrived.

The rickshaw just turned into the alley, ho!

Li Zitao's eyes were almost blurred, there were feasting and feasting big dance halls on both sides.

Dressed in cheongsams, foundation, and blush, gorgeous women leaned lazily by the door, or sat on chairs and chatted.

Seeing a car coming, everyone stood up excitedly, waved the handkerchiefs in their hands, squeezed their throats and greeted; "Master, come and play!"

"..." The real chicken is exciting.

Extravagant, too extravagant, even better than foreigners.

"Sir, the best dance hall in this area is Vienna, why don't you go and have a look?" The coachman started soliciting customers, and he knew there was a kickback.

"Okay, let's go and have a look." Li Zitao didn't mind, anyway, he was just here for fun, no matter where he went.

But Tulezi must first be pleasing to the eye, just like the vulgar fans on the street.

Vulgar, vulgar!

The rickshaw finally parked near the end of the street, and on the right is what the driver said was Vienna,

The neon lights are brightly lit in broad daylight, and the person standing at the door is not a dancing girl.

On the left is the welcome desk, and there is a foreigner standing inside, wearing a suit and tie.

On the right is the parking boy, who also helps guests with their luggage, opens doors, and runs errands.

"Welcome to Vienna——" the foreigner's welcome words were slippery, and although they still had an accent, the words were clearly pronounced.

Whether a dance hall is popular or not depends first on whether you have a famous band, and in the huge dance hall jazz team, the Philippines dominates.

They are numerous, skilled, humorous, and always have some new tricks that can make people laugh, so they are sought after by major dance halls.

Secondly, it depends on whether you have a popular dancer. If a dance hall does not even have a popular pillar, it is not far from bankruptcy.

Enter the gate, on the right is the cloakroom, on the left is the waiter waiting in the hall, take off your hat, and hand over all the coats to the other party.

"Is anyone here today?" Even though it was his first time here, Li Zitao acted like a veteran of Hua Cong.

"Sir, it's social tea dance time until 5 o'clock, you have to wait a little longer if you want to have fun, but today the adopted daughter of the president of Huaguo University, Xiaolin Daiyu, will come,

This is her first appearance, you are in luck. "

The sky thundered, and Li Zitao felt as if he had been struck by lightning, and he felt scorched from the inside out.

The president of Huaguo University, Lin Daiyu? What about filming?

Sitting in the seat and listening to the waiter talk about it, Li Zitao realized that it was a nickname, and she was not the first to take this name.

Between him, from the end of the 19th century to the beginning of the 20th century, the most popular dancer in Pearl was also named Lin Daiyu, so people like to call this new name 'Xiaolin Daiyu. '

"I feel that Jia Baoyu's coffin board can't hold it down anymore." Li Zitao asked the waiter to prepare drinks, dumbfounded, and looked around casually.

The lights in the ballroom are bright and bright, and a circle of three or five sofas is the booth.

Sitting there are small staff, ordinary dancers, students, workers, drinking tea, chatting, and occasionally dancing to a tune, which looks quite lively.

The busiest time in the karaoke hall is at night, but during the day there is no business and no money!

Therefore, the major karaoke halls changed from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. to tea parties. Students and staff all come here to drink tea, chat, have a party or something.

Ordinary dancers with ugly looks can also make some money by taking advantage of this meeting.

After all, at night, they are basically sitting on the bench, they have to find a way to live, right?

"Sir, how many tickets do you want?" Before the drinks were served, someone came over with dance tickets first.

Dance ticket, one yuan, 5 pieces.

If you want to dance with the dancers, you get a ticket for one show, and you can dance for 5 shows for one yuan. If you want to continue after the dance, you have to buy a ticket.

Buying more and buying less is completely voluntary, like some wealthy middle-class people, they will buy a few more copies when they come here, and when they meet a dancer they like, they will be given 2 or 3 copies for a dance, which is regarded as a reward.

There are also those who want to please the dancing girls, and it is not uncommon to give one book at a time.

Of course, these are ordinary dancers. If you meet a famous pillar and want to dance and have a drink, then you are talking about Jin.

Although it is rare to see rich masters at the end of the year, they are not uncommon, just like the four famous prostitutes that the waiter just mentioned, each of them is covered in gold.