Chen Er could speak a little English. In 1993, she went to Shanghai with a few girlfriends to look for work.
At the lavishly decorated "Jade Wave Cage," she met Zhong Hexiao, whose scandalous reputation was known throughout the foreign concessions.
"The Jade Wave Cage lures you in, but Second Master Zhong has no heart."
She went to work for Zhong Hexiao.
Zhong Hexiao often scolded her for being slow on the uptake, selling too few drinks and asking for too little in tips.
The words he said most often were, "Chen Er, there's no saving you."
But as the clatter of her abacus grew more practiced, counting the cash and balancing the books,
Zhong Hexiao would sometimes twist a cigarette in the languid night, gaze at her through the lamplight, and say:
"Chenpi Pu'er, you're not bad."
Sharp-tongued big shot VS stubborn working girl
Theme: Make a fortune through your own efforts.
