Chapter 109 Dato Hui Ge

Xinyi asked on the phone, "Brother Fan, are you off work?"

"Xinyi, I didn't work in the factory in the afternoon. I have been busy in your brother's company office. I just finished..."

"Ah, you are in my brother's office? You didn't tell me earlier! If I had known, I would have come to accompany you, and I could still have you working in Luo Yang's factory!"

Li Xiaofan said happily: "Xinyi, let me tell you good news. This afternoon, our new company Singapore Yifan Pte. Ltd. successfully signed the first sunglasses business contract! We also received the first payment of 12,000 yuan in new products." Advance payment of coins!”

"Wow, that's great. Today is such a meaningful day! Brother Fan, we have to celebrate!"

"Well, I have to celebrate. Thank you as a partner for your strong support!"

"Then how can you thank me?"

"Haha, it's up to you. As long as it's within my capabilities, you can just ask for anything you want!"

"I want you to treat me to a big dinner tonight!"

"Now?"

"Well, I'll come pick you up!"

Li Xiaofan lowered his voice and said, "I'm afraid it can't be done now. I promised your brother to accompany his guests to the east coast for dinner!"

"It's so boring! I was talking so well just now..."

"Before you called me earlier, I just promised your brother. Wouldn't it be bad to suddenly go back on your word? How about tomorrow? Tomorrow is rest time on Saturday afternoon..."

"Tomorrow is tomorrow, and today is today! Then I'll pick you up from the east coast after dinner. Let's go bowling, right?"

"Xinyi, I don't know until what time we will eat tonight, and I'm afraid that your brother has plans for a second show, and he will drag him to continue drinking..."

"Idiot, then you won't refuse him!"

"This seems a bit embarrassing..."

"Well, seeing how reluctant you are, I won't embarrass you! Then I'll go home!"

"Where are you now?"

"I'm in front of your Ximu Electronics Factory on Luoyang Avenue! I wanted to give you a surprise!" Xinyi felt disappointed on the other end of the phone.

"Then I'm so sorry today. I'll stay with you tomorrow afternoon and treat you to a big meal!"

"Then let's make an agreement, no cheating! You are not allowed to accompany anyone else tomorrow afternoon or evening, and neither is my brother!"

"Haha, okay, as long as there is nothing particularly important, I will definitely accompany you!"

"Well, let me think about it, what can we do tomorrow afternoon and evening? We can go to the movies, go shopping, dance, go to bars, play bowling, sing in KTV... Well, there are too many projects, I will Think about it!"

On the other end of the phone, Li Xiaofan was thinking: My aunt, can you handle so many projects at once?

Why not let Tang Xinyi come to pick him up tonight? Li Xiaofan was a little worried that if the intimate behavior between the two of them was seen by Tang Jiaming or other acquaintances, and the news spread to Tang Jiaming and Mr. Tang, he would not be able to explain it well... …

In fact, it will be the same tomorrow. Li Xiaofan is a little worried and does not want the close relationship between him and Xinyi to be exposed prematurely...

In the evening, Tang Jiaming had a group of guests from Johor Bahru next door who asked Li Xiaofan to accompany him.

Dinner is arranged at Changdi Seafood Restaurant in East Coast Park, which is right next door to Jumbo Seafood Restaurant. It is also a very famous seafood restaurant on the East Coast.

In Singapore, if you say Johor Bahru, the local Singaporeans may not necessarily understand what you are saying, but if you say Johor Bahru, every Singaporean local will definitely know that Johor Bahru is well-known, and for every Singaporean, This place is so important to them!

Johor Bahru is the Malay name for "Johor Bahru", which means New Mountain in Chinese. It is the capital of the Malaysian state of Johor.

Johor Bahru and Singapore are opposite each other across the Strait of Johor. There is a causeway connecting Johor Bahru and Singapore. Johor Bahru is the southernmost city on the Eurasian continent and the second largest city in Malaysia, with an area three times that of Singapore.

At that time, almost all of Singapore's drinking water was imported from Johor. When Singapore was forced to become independent in the 1960s, a very important clause was the continuation of the original water supply contract.

When Singapore was negotiating independence, the water supply agreement was a priority. Singapore has a very dense population and a small land area, so it does not have much fresh water resources. If Malaysia stops water supply, it will be the beginning of war. Later, the two countries used to quarrel over the water supply contract like two aunts next door. Malaysia also threatened to cut off the water supply, but never dared to actually cut off the water supply. If the water supply was really cut off, there would be only one option for Singapore. Choice: War!

Malaysian politicians often bring up the topic of water supply disputes between the two countries, usually for votes before and after the general election. Another way is to "rip off" Singapore, which is very rich next door, for profits!

Mainland people may not know much about Johor Bahru back then, but before Li Xiaofan was reborn, when he was traveling by plane, he could often see real estate projects developed there by domestic developers in aviation magazines. In the past life, Chinese developers with great enthusiasm have come to Johor Bahru to hunt for gold. Li Xiaofan’s impression seems that the Country Garden Golden Bay project has achieved good sales results. The Forest City project will be built on four artificial islands; center Tan Chu Kang acquired 128 acres of land for development in about 20 minutes; R&F Real Estate acquired 6 pieces of land near the gateway in Johor Bahru with a huge investment of 8.5 billion yuan; Xinhualian also acquired land in the center of Iskandar Special Zone in Johor. Five high-rise buildings are planned...

After sitting down and getting to know each other, Li Xiaofan learned that the leader of this group of guests from Johor Bahru was a middle-aged Chinese named Hui. Hui's full name is Chen Guanghui, and the company on his business card is called Malaysia Guanghui Private Limited. Malaysian company names usually end with SDN.BHD. SDN is the abbreviation of Malaysian Sendirian, which means "private". BHD is the abbreviation of Berhad, which means "limited". SDN.BHD means "private limited company", which is similar to the "PTE.LTD" at the end of Singapore companies.

There are "Dato" and "Datuk" before the Chinese and English names on Hui's business card. Datuk is an honorary title conferred by the local royal family in Malaysia. The standard for conferring is to make a relatively large contribution to the local area and the country, and it must be recommended by royal family members and the government. In Malaysia and Brunei, "Datuk" is a title under the honor system. It does not have the power of inheritance and fiefdom. It is a symbolic lifelong honorary status.

During the dinner, Tang Jiaming kept calling Brother Hui "Datuk, Datuk", and Brother Hui responded carelessly, looking very happy.

Li Xiaofan also called him "Datuk" when he toasted Brother Hui, and Brother Hui happily drank it all in one gulp, looking very happy.

Tang Jiaming introduced: "Brother Hui, this is my little brother, from the mainland, he recently plans to open a sunglasses business locally! Brother Hui, if you have the opportunity, you should also take care of my little brother and see if there are any business opportunities in Johor Bahru!"