Fortunately, the content of this so-called project plan has probably been stored in his mind for a long time. He only needs to slowly put it together and sort it out.

He naturally understands that a busy man like Sheng Xuanhuai does not have time to read your long speech. He must be concise and to the point, and the regulations must be clear.

In addition, the data regarding the rate of return, investment scale, etc. should be as accurate as possible, so as not to be full of loopholes and fail in the end.

Regarding the source of investment funds, there is only one item mentioned above, which is a loan from a foreign bank or direct investment.

As for how to obtain the support of HSBC in the UK, Chen Tianhua did not plan to mention working on his own in the plan, so as not to appear to be overshadowing the guest.

As the left minister of the Ministry of Industry, Sheng Xuanhuai naturally knew very well that if the Qing Dynasty was developing mining and railways, without the support, investment or loans of foreign banks, it would be difficult to succeed with private capital alone.

The Qing Dynasty itself had an empty treasury and was burdened with indemnities that could not be repaid for decades. It was impossible for the Qing Dynasty to have money to invest in people's livelihood, and it could only rely on the government-supervised business model.

The best solution for a commercial establishment is, of course, a joint venture between private and foreign capital.

With an idea in mind, Chen Tianhua writes like a master.

At about nine o'clock in the evening, Li Shuzhen came to see him. She had just come from Aunt Mary's place and brought him a can of drink.

"Huazhi, Aunt Mary said this thing is called coffee, and it has the function of refreshing the mind. I just tasted a small cup. It's bitter like Chinese medicine, but it smells very fragrant. I wonder if you can get used to drinking it."

Hearing what Li Shuzhen said, Chen Tianhua understood without even looking that this was coffee from abroad.

And it must be of the highest quality, freshly ground and brewed.

This is a good thing. In the Qing Dynasty nowadays, I am afraid that it can only be tasted in places like Li Mansion.

"Bring it over and let me have a taste and see how it tastes?" Chen Tianhua suppressed his inner joy and pretended to be indifferent.

The coffee is served in a glass vessel with a lid. When opened, the coffee is steaming, and a mellow aroma immediately flows out.

Li Shuzhen poured some into an empty tea cup and handed it to Chen Tianhua to taste first, "Try it first. How do you like it?"

She was afraid that he would spit it out after taking a sip.

Chen Tianhua took the tea cup, pretended to take a sip, and said with his lips: "It's a little bitter at first, but the aftertaste is mellow and soothes the throat. Well... it's a good drink. I can drink it... I like it."

"Well, I didn't expect you to accept foreign things without any sense of violation. It's really strange." Li Shuzhen opened her eyes wide and said in surprise.

She originally thought that he wouldn't like it and wouldn't squirt it out directly. At least he would frown when he took the first sip.

Unexpectedly, he drank so much that he smiled happily.

"What's so strange about this? Love at first sight exists between men and women. People also have certain feelings towards certain foods and drinks. For example, when I ate sesame glutinous rice balls from the countryside of Shaoxing, I fell in love at first sight. I had a special liking for it.

, it seems this coffee is the same."

He explained in an understatement, and Li Shuzhen nodded in agreement, "Well, that makes some sense. Everything in this world is destined to have a fate. Maybe you are destined to this coffee."

"Well, you said it very thoroughly." Chen Tianhua nodded in agreement, bragging slightly, but secretly feeling funny in his heart.

There was a time when he could not remember at what age or under what circumstances he drank coffee for the first time.

But at that time, I really thought it was Chinese medicine granules, so I put a lot of sugar in it. As a result, the coffee flavor was diluted and it felt like drinking sugar water.

While talking, Chen Tianhua drank the small cup of coffee in a few sips, "Qianhua, I'll leave this coffee here. I'll drink it later. I just need to wake up after staying up late."

"Aren't you going to sleep tonight?"

"No, no, I still have to sleep, but I will definitely go to bed very late." Chen Tianhua was afraid that she would nag her because of unreasonable worries, so he coaxed her first.

In fact, he would definitely have to stay up late tonight. He had told the housekeeper in advance to let the mansion kitchen arrange the night.

"Do you need me to stay with you?" Li Shuzhen asked with concern.

"No, no, if you stay, it will distract me and my thoughts will be confused."

After Chen Tianhua said this, Li Shuzhen suddenly became blushing.

Thinking about the days and nights the two of them spent together, was there any time when they were not in love with each other endlessly?

If you stay here, you will really be in a different mood, no matter who you are.

"Well, I won't disturb your writing anymore. Be careful not to leave it too late. You still need to sleep and rest."

"Well, don't worry."

After Li Shuzhen kissed Chen Tianhua, she left a little reluctantly and went back to her room to rest.

Chen Tianhua walked her to the door and went back to his room to continue his writing.

It's an unexpected beauty to have a big cup of coffee tonight.

…

Shanghai British Concession, middle section of Hankou Road.

Sitting in the mansion.

This is Xi Yuqi, the general office of the Shanghai Application Center. He purchased a house in the west of Shanghai. It is relatively close to the Application Center and is convenient for commuting to and from get off work.

When Xi Yufu didn't go back to Zhujiajiao, Qingpu, he often stayed here.

After Xu Yunyuan was picked up from Shiliupu Pier, she naturally settled at Xi Mansion first.

Originally, Xi Yucheng wanted to go to the pier to pick up his niece, but because his health had not been good, his family did not let him go.

As an uncle, he felt very guilty that something like this had happened to his niece, and felt that he was too embarrassed to face his little sister and brother-in-law.

When she got home, Xu Yunyuan naturally told her relatives about the whole incident from beginning to end.

"I did not arrange for Allen to go to Changxing County for interviews, let alone to let him go to a devilish place like Meishan Town."

After hearing Xu Yunyuan's description, Xi Yucheng was shocked. He glanced at his second brother beside him, as if asking.

Xi Yufu shook his head and said, "Me neither."

The two brothers, the eldest brother Xi Yucheng, is the general office of the Shanghai Application Center, and is actually the general manager.

The general manager is responsible for the daily management, personnel, finance, operations and other matters of the entire Shanghai declaration office. He has overall control and has great power.

The boss, the Englishman Mei Cha, usually never comes to the newspaper office. Even if he does come sometimes, he only looks for Xi Yucheng.

The entire declaration hall is led by Xi Yucheng.

Xi Yufu is the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, responsible for the entire newspaper's news gathering and editing, layout design and arrangement, manuscript acceptance, editing, final review, typesetting, etc.

In other words, the Xi brothers are the actual top and second shopkeepers of the Shanghai Application Office.

In addition to enjoying generous salaries, they meet profit targets and participate in the newspaper's year-end dividends every year, but they do not own shares.

Under normal circumstances, when employees go out for business visits, they must be assigned by them.

It is normal for Allen and Xu Yunyuan to go on a trip shortly after their wedding. As newspaper staff, it is also reasonable for them to do editorial during the trip. This is due to their profession and is understandable.
Chapter completed!