In the hotel's conference room, Song Lili spotted Wang Daming and Daqing, as well as Huang Zhen and Mu Shaohua.
Many of the people inside are influential figures in the capital's business circles.
"Looks like a lot of people came today," Song Lili said as she walked.
"There are quite a few. Besides the people who accompanied the delegation with you last time, there are some we invited."
"You've really gone to great lengths." You've put in a lot of effort to promote cooperation and economic development.
Hopefully, we will get a good result.
At 10 a.m., the representatives from both sides were seated and began to discuss cooperation matters.
It was at this time that the delegation presented a concrete cooperation plan, which contained detailed terms.
Each representative had a project in hand, ranging from one to three or four, with most having around two.
There were many projects, so it was a thick stack of documents. Of course, the delegation also received a lot of materials.
These are all the specific materials brought by the people who came today.
For the next while, no one spoke; everyone quietly observed the opinions. Because they represented different systems of thought, the discussion took quite a while.
By the time all the materials had been reviewed and people started talking, it was already noon.
Some people only look at projects that interest them, so they are naturally faster and can find points of negotiation quickly.
Song Lili first looked at the projects she wanted to collaborate on, and then looked at the others.
Because she read a lot and had a systematic understanding of it, and language was not a problem for her, she read most of them.
While others were talking, Song Lili was still watching, showing no intention of joining in the conversation.
This made Wang Daming and Daqing extremely anxious. They watched from a distance and finally couldn't resist running over.
"Lili, everyone else has already taken action, why are you still looking?" Wang Daming was getting impatient, and Daqing was also anxious.
"You two go ahead! Since you've found someone you like, go and talk to them." What are you doing here?
"We're not sure about this, you go ahead," Wang Daming said hesitantly.
"I'm just giving you two practice, otherwise where will you get the experience? If you encounter this situation again, will you still ask me to go?"
"Besides, you guys can keep talking. It's not like we can cooperate right away. I'll oversee things for you in the end, okay?"
She gave these two people a chance, and there was such a good occasion, yet they backed down. I don't know if they're stupid.
"This..." The two were tempted, and they knew that Song Lili was telling the truth. They could not always rely on her in the future; they had to grow up on their own.
“Alright, let’s go. You decide in the end.” Wang Daming gritted his teeth and decided to go all out.
I also think Song Lili is right. It's not like we have to sign a cooperation agreement right away, so what's there to be afraid of? Talking it over won't cause any problems.
Thinking it through, I immediately felt relieved, grabbed Daqing, and rushed out.
With no one around to bother her, Song Lili quietly looked at the documents.
She couldn't help it; she just wasn't at ease. She always felt that things weren't that simple, that there were hidden traps.
She would only feel at ease after she was certain, which was something she had promised Qian Liulin, and she hadn't forgotten it.
Once you start looking, you ignore everything around you and focus all your attention on those rules and regulations.
“Song…” Song Lili didn’t look up until someone called her, and she saw one of the delegation members.
"Paul, what's up?" Song Lili raised an eyebrow. Could this guy be here to ask for a collaboration?
"I want to talk to you about a collaboration. It's me personally, I'm collaborating with you on my own."
Song Lili was surprised. After thinking it over, she realized she wasn't interested in the project this person had brought.
But he said he wanted to collaborate with her in his personal capacity. That means it has nothing to do with this project.
"What do you want to collaborate on?" To be honest, she was actually a little curious.
"I'd like to collaborate with you on hot pot. I love hot pot, and I think people in my country will love it too."
"So, I want to work with you and open a hot pot restaurant in my country." Paul was very excited, and his eyes immediately lit up when he talked about hot pot.
Song Lili chuckled. It seems this person really does love hot pot.
Even after having an upset stomach, he still wanted to eat hot pot, showing great enthusiasm for it.
Song Lili mentally assessed the possibility of this collaboration.
It is feasible, as evidenced by the Chinese restaurants abroad in later generations. As it turns out, this is a viable collaboration.
The problem is, is such a collaboration acceptable in the 1980s? Or rather, is such a collaboration even feasible in this day and age?
People abroad don't know much about this country. Will they be able to accept the food from this country?
And also...
“Paul, I’m very interested in this collaboration, but there are some issues I need to discuss with you.”
"I can't guarantee that hot pot will still be the same in your country." After all, any culture, when it goes to a new place, will integrate into the local culture and form a culture that is suitable for development in that place.
Take hot pot for example. Every province in the country has it, but the taste is not exactly the same.
That's because of the reason she just mentioned.
“I understand, I get it.” Naturally, Paul could also understand this; being a businessman, he would be more sensitive to this aspect.
Naturally, they would be able to understand what Song Lili meant.
Even so, I believe that hot pot will be very popular in our country.
"Alright. Since you're so sure, I can cooperate with you, but how?"
“Song, this is what I’m thinking: I’ll provide the funding, and you provide the technology. You’ll send people here to teach us how to do it.”
Song Lili knew that this could be considered her contributing her technology as equity.
In other words, she receives dividends but has no right to manage or operate the business; she only has the right to vote on decisions.
I have to say, Paul is really shrewd, a real veteran!
"What are the specifics? Tell me about them first." Song Lili didn't refuse; she was still interested.
Next, Paul explained his plans and intentions, and overall, Song Lili was satisfied.
Paul made significant concessions regarding the benefits, perhaps to compensate Song Lili for not being able to manage the business.
Therefore, Song Lili was quite satisfied because she didn't want to manage things; she just wanted to collect the money, just like Wang Daming and Daqing.
So she agreed, but without letting Paul know.
Song Lili was well aware that the more unfathomable something was, the more benefits it could bring her.
Only after signing the cooperation agreement with Paul did Song Lili finally show a genuine smile.
"Paul, I wish us a pleasant collaboration in the future."
"It's a pleasure working with you," Paul said happily, gesturing wildly.
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