Zhan Xinyue was talking while Mr. Wen was taking notes and asking questions from time to time. Sheng Tunan also got involved and detailed the loan matters.

"That's good, that's good." After taking note, Mr. Wen said with a smile, "We old guys often discuss how to increase the enthusiasm of the masses to do business. In addition to mobilizing and assigning tasks, we have never proposed a bank loan."

Zhan Xinyue understood that the whole country was poor in the 1970s, and of course they dared not touch the money in the bank. However, it would be different if there was a guarantee or mortgage.

"This solves the funding problem for some people who are brave enough to take risks, but most people are too timid."

After all, when liberation had just begun, the property of most of the rich, peasants, and capitalists was confiscated. People would be worried that if they became rich in the future, their money would be confiscated, and all their efforts would be in vain.

And most of them have no business sense at all.

"Then we should attract investment and invite those entrepreneurs and overseas Chinese who have left before to come back and set up factories. Let these honest people go to work and get paid." Zhan Xinyue said.

"That's right." Sheng Tunan saw that Mr. Wen was hesitant, so he helped his daughter-in-law and said, "We Chinese all want to return to our roots. Most of us left home in the past because we had no choice. Now, if the country opens up its policies and supports entrepreneurs who return to China with preferential policies, I think some businessmen will come back."

Maybe at first, they will be afraid and only invest in a factory or a small shopping mall, but as long as they feel safe, they will definitely invest more.

After all, their roots are here.

Mr. Wen nodded, wrote this down in the notebook, and discussed some ways to attract investment with Zhan Xinyue and Sheng Tunan.

Just then, there was a knock on the door.

"Come in." said Elder Wen as he put away the notebook.

A middle-aged man wearing glasses came in and said, "Mr. Wen, it's already 2 o'clock in the afternoon. It's time to have lunch."

Zhan Xinyue had said before that if you want to live a good life, you have to eat three meals a day on time. Old Wen wanted to live until Wen Mingxuan got married and had children, so he reminded his secretary to remind him to eat on time.

"Okay." Elder Wen smiled and said, "We talked so much today that we forgot the time. Xinyue, Tunan, come with me to the cafeteria to have a work lunch, and then we'll continue chatting."

"Okay, Grandpa."

The meals at the factory were not luxurious, but they contained meat, eggs, vegetables, and health-preserving soup, which was very nutritious. A few days after the meal, we took a walk in the yard to get through the most sleepy time in the afternoon. At two o'clock in the afternoon, the three of us went to the third floor together to continue discussing reform and opening up.

"Grandpa, on Huanyu Island where Tunan and I were, there were already some wives of soldiers and the general public trying to set up stalls. I was also planning to open a clinic at the time, so I thought a lot about it. I just fantasized about how it would be great if the country could give us some initial start-up capital if we really wanted to start a business. When I was taking a walk, I saw some people going to the sea and catching fish and shrimp to sell, and I also thought, it would be great if we could give these people a stable job and a guaranteed income."

Back on the third floor, Zhan Xinyue first explained why she thought of bank loans and investment attraction. "These are all my imaginations, grandpa, please don't laugh at me."

"Hahaha," Mr. Wen laughed heartily, "Your wild ideas just enlighten me. Wild ideas are good. If our country wants to reform and open up, we need some seemingly unrealistic ideas."

After the old man finished speaking, he turned to Sheng Tunan and said, "Tunan, I think Xinyue is very suitable for politics. She is clear-headed and open-minded, at the forefront of the times, and has a strong drive and courage. Our country needs such cadres if it wants to reform and open up."

Sheng Tunan nodded proudly: "Xinyue has always been excellent."

"Xinyue, are you willing to follow Grandpa's path?"