Chapter 334 Don’t Despise the Poor Youngsters 1
Tonight, with the tacit consent of Mr. Tang and Fujiwara Kyoko, the Tang family confirmed the relationship between Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi.
Smart Li Xiaofan called Irene for help last night, and cleverly used Irene's assistance to help him fulfill the "proposal" promise he made to Tang Xinyi.
Irene was very happy about Li Xiaofan's call yesterday. She liked Li Xiaofan very much in her heart. If Li Xiaofan could officially enter the Tang family, they would have more opportunities to communicate.
And she was very happy to help Li Xiaofan in her heart and was willing to help him do something...
But tonight, Ye Niya next to her was a little disappointed. She originally wanted to help Li Xiaofan and Desha become a couple.
But she didn't expect that the fruits of victory were picked by Fujiwara Kyoko, and Ye Niya was a little unhappy.
On the way back to the Botanical Garden Villa, Ye Niya said to Desha: "As long as Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi have not completed the marriage formalities, Desha, you still have a chance!"
"Ah, sister, this is also possible?" Desha said in surprise.
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On Saturday afternoon, the internal industrial investment seminar for members of the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce was arranged in the banquet hall of the historic Singapore Raffles Hotel.
The century-old Raffles Hotel was named after Sir Stamford Raffles, the founder of Singapore. It was built by the Sarkies
others brothers, the luxury hotel giants during the British colonial period, and opened in 1887.
The check-in time for the afternoon event is from 2:30 to 3:15, and the seminar will officially start at 3:15.
The check-in time from 2:30 to 3:15 is mainly left for members to communicate freely with each other. The organizers prepared a communication space and a small amount of drinks and cakes in the banquet hall for everyone to enjoy.
Before Li Xiaofan left the office, he received a call from Lim Kok Thay, chairman of Star Cruises.
On the phone, Chairman Lim Kok Thay told Li Xiaofan a good news: the headquarters of Malaysia's Genting Group agreed in principle to participate in the investment in the venture capital fund project initiated by Li Xiaofan.
However, because Lim Kok Thay had never participated in similar investment fund projects before, this was the first time for Genting Group and Lim Kok Thay to ride in a sedan chair, so they were very cautious.
He once again carefully asked Li Xiaofan about many details on the phone, and Li Xiaofan explained them one by one, which made Lim Kok Thay very satisfied.
On the phone, they preliminarily agreed that the two parties would sign a letter of intent and a confidentiality agreement next Monday, and then arrange a suitable time for Lim Kok Thay to go to San Francisco, USA with Li Xiaofan to inspect one or two investment projects of enterprises...
The call with Lim Kok Thay lasted half an hour, so Li Xiaofan was late for going out.
When he took a taxi to the Raffles Hotel in Singapore, it was almost 3 pm. Fortunately, the formal seminar was not held until 3:15.
Raffles Hotel is a model of neo-Renaissance architecture, with high ceilings and verandas everywhere, marble floors, and electric lights and ceiling fans from the last century, which were rare in the area at that time.
Raffles Hotel Singapore is a model of elegance, refinement and luxurious life.
Entering this hotel, Li Xiaofan felt as if the glorious historical glory seemed to be condensed here, and the golden years of the song were wonderfully reproduced.
After completing the check-in outside the Jubilee Hall Guanghua Ballroom, when entering the luxurious ballroom, nearly two hundred guests had gathered inside, and everyone was holding a glass and chatting in twos and threes.
The historic and luxuriously decorated Jubilee Hall Guanghua Ballroom can accommodate more than 300 guests.
Today, the layout of the Guanghua Ballroom is divided into two. A small half is separated to be used as a free communication space similar to a cocktail party; the other large half of the space is built with a stage, and about 200 seats are arranged below, which is used for waiting for the formal seminar.
The iconic chandeliers and golden Venetian lamps in the grand banquet hall illuminate the gorgeous space, and echo the custom-made cushioned wall panels that highlight the cultural characteristics of Singapore, showing the luxury concept.
After Li Xiaofan took a glass of iced orange juice from the beverage table in the corner, he looked at the crowd below the rostrum, looking for Vice President Jiang Changsheng and Dianne Yang.
Dianne Yang had previously asked Li Xiaofan to come to the hotel early, preferably before 3 o'clock, so that he could have time to get acquainted with the bigwigs of the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce, such as President Guo Lingyu.
Unexpectedly, this temporary call from Lim Kok Thay before departure delayed a lot of time.
Just as Li Xiaofan looked around, someone suddenly greeted him: "Hello, Xiao Li, why are you here today?"
Li Xiaofan looked back and found that it was one of the three golfers who played with Mr. Tang at the Tanjong Golf Course in Sentosa last year: Mr. Qiu.
"Mr. Qiu, Mr. Cai, Mr. Xu, hello, everyone is here today!" Li Xiaofan greeted.
Next to Mr. Qiu, Mr. Cai and Mr. Xu, who played basketball with Mr. Tang last time, were all there.
Mr. Tang had introduced Mr. Qiu to Li Xiaofan before. Mr. Qiu was in the business of department stores, trade and real estate investment. The Qiu Department Store Building on Orchard Road belonged to Mr. Qiu. Mr. Cai was in the business of real estate development and investment. His Cai Real Estate was a well-known listed company in Singapore. Mr. Xu, on the other hand, owned a large rubber plantation and tin mine in Malaysia.
The three of them were all local bosses with a net worth of over 100 million Singapore dollars.
"Xiao Li, who invited you to come to our chamber of commerce's internal industry committee activities this afternoon? Did you borrow Lao Tang's invitation letter?" Mr. Qiu asked curiously.
Li Xiaofan smiled and said, "No, Mr. Qiu, I just joined the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce. It was the General Chamber of Commerce that invited me to participate in this afternoon's activities."
After hearing this, Mr. Cai sneered and whispered to himself in Fujian dialect: "Hey, the level of our chamber of commerce seems to be getting lower and lower..."
Another Mr. Xu also followed up with a sarcasm in Fujian dialect: "Yes, now everyone can come to participate in the internal activities of our industry committee. I will complain to our chairman next time!"
Among the keywords that best represent Singaporeans, in addition to kiasu (fear of losing), there is another keyword that is on the list every year: plain (complain).
Even Singapore's former Prime Minister Mr. Lee once laughed at a public rally: We Singaporeans are the king of complaints!
The Consumers Association of Singapore receives tens of thousands of complaints every year, and various complaints are often heard in the streets and alleys. Singaporeans like to complain when they are not satisfied. They mock us Singaporeans: Everything is also plain. We have to complain about everything!
The sarcasm of Mr. Cai and Mr. Xu in Hokkien aroused the curiosity of several bosses beside them. They also asked in Hokkien: "Who is this young man?"
Mr. Cai answered in Hokkien: "This is a mainland Chinese who Tang Dehua met from somewhere. He runs a small business of cheap sunglasses in Singapore. We met him once last year when Old Tang brought him to play basketball. Today he even sneaked into the internal activities of our Industry Committee. How did our Chamber of Commerce control it? Even dogs and cats can come to participate?"
When these Singaporeans used Hokkien to sneer, they thought that Li Xiaofan, a young man from the mainland, could not understand. In fact, Li Xiaofan heard it clearly.
However, he was disdainful to argue with these snobbish Singaporeans and pretended not to hear it.
At this time, several middle-aged men with considerable momentum walked towards Li Xiaofan and his group.
Chairman Qiu, Chairman Cai, Chairman Xu and others were all agitated and excited: "Everyone, Chairman Guo, Chairman Jiang and other big guys are coming over to say hello to us!"