Chapter 458 The Opponent Has Arrived with Good News and Bad News

"Director Li, I find that you are very different from other Chinese people from mainland China who come to Singapore..."

After sharing half a bottle of Lafite red wine with Li Xiaofan, Lin Muchiu, who was slightly tipsy, looked at the "lazy" scenery of Rothschild Avenue in the sunset and said to Li Xiaofan.

The breeze ruffled her hair, and a strong working woman showed off her delicate side.

"Haha, how am I different?" Li Xiaofan laughed.

"Well, let me think about it. First of all, Mr. Li, you are very polite and well-educated. You don't seem to have the bad habits of some mainlanders, such as speaking loudly in public, not liking to abide by public order, etc..."

Li Xiaofan secretly laughed in his heart. In his previous life, when people like him first came to Singapore, they had some of the bad habits that Lin Muqiu said. Later, they just followed the local customs and gradually adapted.

Just like when I was a child, it was normal for people in the village to spit and urinate just around the corner. Now back in the village, this phenomenon is rare.

Li Xiaofan smiled and said: "You know the etiquette if you live in a warehouse, and you know honor and disgrace if you have enough food and clothing. Mu Qiu, I'm thinking that hundreds of years ago, or decades ago, when your ancestors came from the mainland to Nanyang to seek life, everyone also He is a humble person, he has not studied much, and he must have a lot of bad habits. This may require a process of adaptation, progress and improvement..."

"Well, when I went to Taiwan on a business trip before, I bought a best-selling book "The Ugly Chinese" written by Taiwanese writer Bo Yang. Bo Yang boldly analyzed and criticized us Chinese in the book with his attitude of 'hating iron but not steel'. After reading this book, I was very stimulated! Later, someone in Singapore also wrote a similar article about "KIASU Singaporeans", which made fun of our Singaporeans' bad habits. …”

Li Xiaofan smiled and said:

"Bo Yang's book was published in the mid-1980s. Although Taiwan's economy had begun to take off at that time, it was still far away from developed countries in Europe and the United States. It relied on the crumbs that fell between people's fingers. The United States once used Taiwanese people are reluctant to put pockets containing relief flour Throw it away and use it to make shorts. In a place where survival resources are extremely scarce, everyone will do anything to fight for this. The food will definitely not be better, but the overall prosperity will be much more civilized. Know etiquette, this is a principle that the ancients understood..."

Li Xiaofan continued:

"For example, Bo Yang said that American children's faces are filled with innocent smiles, while Chinese children's faces are full of sadness and gloom. He said that this is caused by the Chinese sauce culture, which is the result of thousands of years of culture deposited on children. In fact, people have no worries about food and clothing since they were young, and they eat well and play happily. If our children lack food and clothing from childhood, their parents will chase them if they break a bowl. When they go to school, they will have to bear the burden of changing the fate of the whole family. Can they be innocent of their expectations?"

"Haha, in this way, although our children in Singapore have enough food and clothing, they are also very hard-working because their parents are very afraid of losing..."

Lin Muqiu changed the topic and said to Li Xiaofan:

"Director Li, what I admire most about you is your business vision and foresight. You seem to have a gift of foresight!"

Hearing this sensitive topic, Li Xiaofan had no choice but to laugh: "Well, maybe it's an innate talent. My hometown, Mingzhou, was one of the five ports open to trade at that time. The business atmosphere in our hometown is relatively strong... "

After leaving Rothschild Avenue, the two went for a walk on the Jaffa Promenade on the Tel Aviv seaside near their hotel.

The seaside scenery here is somewhat similar to Singapore.

Fine white sandy beaches, cool sea breeze, men and women surfing, relaxing beach sports, intoxicating sunsets and sunsets, warm, friendly and tolerant locals...

All this makes Li Xiaofan feel that Tel Aviv is particularly charming and dynamic.

Li Xiaofan discovered that there are people running along the seaside road or beach here from morning to night. The clean and transparent air and the fresh and blue sea make people extremely envious of the people living here. They live a harmonious and peaceful life, as if there is no war and A haze of terror loomed.

Here, people swimming and playing can be seen everywhere on the beach, making you feel like you are in a European city rather than in the Middle East.

Many intimate couples passed by them.

Lin Muqiu, who was slightly tipsy, gently took Li Xiaofan's arm and said with a generous smile: "Boss, your Lafite seems a bit intoxicating. I seem to be a bit drunk. Can you lend me your arm..."

"Haha, your little capacity for drinking!"

Walking with the mature and capable Lin Muqiu, Li Xiaofan didn't feel ambiguous, everything seemed natural.

The setting sun reflects on the sky, the sea, and the beach. Everything is so warm. The sun slowly sets in the west, the clouds absorb the last sunlight, and the sky is full of red clouds, which is very charming.

In the afterglow, more and more people were running and walking on the beach. They were either in groups, alone, or with their dogs. All they could see was the harmonious atmosphere of coexisting with nature.

Everyone is enjoying the sunset, the sea, and the beauty of life.

At that moment, Li Xiaofan's mind was empty, and he seemed to have no worries or thoughts.

When he reached the end of the beach boardwalk, Li Xiaofan lit a cigar, took a puff, and sighed:

"Mu Qiu, I'm thinking how beautiful the world would be if there were no wars, disputes, or greed among humans, and everyone lived in harmony like this!"

Lin Muchiu replied with a sigh: "Ever since Adam and Eve disobeyed God's will under the temptation of Satan and ate the fruit from the tree of life, we humans have been burdened with sin since we were born..."

In response to Lin Muchiu's answer, Li Xiaofan suddenly became silent. With the recent surge in personal wealth, he has long lost the ecstasy and happiness that sudden wealth brought him in the early days.

There are more and more thoughts in his head, the records in the notebook are getting thicker and thicker, and there are more and more beauties surrounding him, but at the same time, there seem to be more and more worries.

I've been thinking about my future life lately...

After returning to Singapore, the first meeting Li Xiaofan held was to hear a report from Wang Danrong, the company's vice president Liu Yanping, and financial director Zhou Xiaoqing on the progress of raising Yifan No. 2 Venture Capital Fund.

Vice President Liu Yanping first reported: "Director Li, according to your instructions, Xiaoqing and Danrong and I recently visited the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce and large consortiums in Singapore and Malaysia, and the results were very good. Recently, our newly listed Pacific Network Technology Company The share price is performing strongly, so in addition to things like In addition to the first batch of old investors such as Genting Group and Hong Leong Group who are interested in continuing to invest, there are also a group of investors from Singapore and Malaysia such as the famous Kerry Group, Wilmar International Group, and Far East Organization, one of the largest real estate groups in Singapore. Local financial groups have expressed strong interest..."

"Well, very good, thank you for your hard work!"

But just after Li Xiaofan praised him, Liu Yanping reported:

"Director Li, there is another bad news. Our Pacific Online Bookstore has a strong competitor!"

Li Xiaofan was surprised and said: "Ah, a competitor has appeared so quickly. Which one is it?"