Return to Singapore 1995

After Abud and Enise exchanged whispers for a while, Abud said: "Mr. Li, we thank you for your new offer and sincerity! However, we think that the 40% advance payment of 160,000 US dollars is still too high. The general rule is to pay 30% of the advance payment..."

"Mr. Abud, just because we have lowered the total offer, we hope that you will pay more advance payment to increase our cash flow! After all, we have to spend a lot of money to open molds and purchase raw materials, and these 100,000 pairs of glasses must be marked with your AFG company logo on the frame according to your requirements. If, in case you don't want this product halfway, we can't sell it to other customers!"

"Mr. Li, what you said makes sense, but after all, this is our first time doing business. Either the advance payment of 160,000 US dollars is slightly reduced, how about 150,000 US dollars?"

Li Xiaofan pretended to be very embarrassed, turned around and said to Tang Xinyi in Chinese: "Director Tang, do you accept the conditions offered by Mr. Abud?"

Tang Xinyi smiled: "Dear , I have no objection, everything is up to you..."

"Then according to the requirements of Abbud and Anise, you will be responsible for the drawings of the frame optimization plan for this order of sunglasses?"

"Haha, this is too simple. If necessary, I can draw it for you on the computer now, without spending too much time, dear!"

"Haha, that's not so urgent! And the final contract terms with them have not been finalized yet..."

After the two chatted for a while, Li Xiaofan said to Abbud and Anise in English: "Dear Mr. Abbud and Ms. Anise, in view of our pleasant communication and for our long-term cooperation in the future, we have decided to accept your conditions: an advance payment of 150,000 US dollars, and the balance will be paid by letter of credit!"

"That's great!" Abbud and Anise raised their coffee cups and said, "I wish us a happy cooperation!"

For the fact that Abbud and Anise finally agreed to pay an advance payment of 150,000 US dollars, Li Xiaofan was already quite satisfied in his heart. As long as he could get the advance payment of 150,000 US dollars, this business would be a risk-free and profitable business for him. The subsequent letter of credit payment of 250,000 US dollars is a full profit. Let's take a step back. If we can't receive this 250,000 US dollars, we can just treat it as voluntary labor!

The two sides continued to discuss some details. After signing an MOU, Tang Xinyi saw that it was getting late and suggested:

"You two, if you don't have other plans in the evening, we will invite you to have dinner together and then continue to communicate, okay? I can recommend several very authentic halal restaurants in Singapore for you to choose from, for example, there is a restaurant called Mamanda next to the Singapore Sultan's Old Palace Memorial Hall, which is very good!"

"Ms. Tang, thank you so much! So there was a Sultan's Palace in Singapore?" Abud and Aini asked curiously.

"Well, let's go there now, and I'll take you to see the former Sultan's Palace in Singapore!"

The Mamanda restaurant that Tang Xinyi took everyone to was at 73 Sultan Gate, and the Singapore Sultan's Old Palace Memorial Hall was at 85 Sultan Gate next to it.

Tang Xinyi took everyone to the Singapore Sultan's Old Palace Memorial Hall and introduced:

"When Raffles discovered Singapore, he signed a temporary agreement with Abdul Rahman of the Kingdom of Riau Johor, the administrator of Singapore at that time, to allow the British to set up a trading post here. Later, in order to facilitate governance, Raffles allowed Malay sultans and nobles to set up palaces and mansions in Singapore. So, in the 19th century, Sultan Hussein's son Sultan Ali built this Sultan's Palace here..."

The current Sultan's Old Palace has changed over time and has now been transformed into the "Singapore Malay Traditional Culture Museum". The old palace has been transformed into a museum with nine exhibition halls, which also has an auditorium, shops and performance squares, etc., recording the history, life and culture of the Malay community in Kampong Glam, Singapore.

There is a two-story villa built in 1920 at the entrance of the palace. The yellow exterior was once the representative color of the Malay royal family. Now it has been transformed into a high-end restaurant in line with the trend of the times.

This restaurant is Tang Xinyi's destination tonight: Mamanda Restaurant.

This is an authentic Malay halal restaurant with an elegant environment and very authentic dishes.

In addition to local Malay-style coconut curry chicken soup, beef stew, sambal fish, lentil fried meat, spicy shrimp, fish, sweet coconut shreds, potato cakes and other delicacies, there are also Indian fragrant rice cooked with several spices and delicious side dishes, including a special sea fish cooked with spicy red curry, high-quality ribeye steaks and roast chicken from New Zealand, as well as Mediterranean-style seafood, salads, and national staples such as Spanish-style pilaf and Spanish dough sticks. The dishes are rich.

After the four of them sat down and shared the food, Tang Xinyi continued to introduce the history of the Sultanate Palace of Singapore and the Kingdom of Riau Johor:

"We talked about the negotiations between Raffles and the Kingdom of Riau Johor, the administrator of Singapore. After Malacca was occupied by the Portuguese, the last Sultan moved southwards, once moved the capital to the Johor River Basin and then to Riau, which was known as the Kingdom of Riau Johor. Riau is located in the middle of the eastern part of Sumatra Island, facing the Strait of Malacca to the east and the Malay Peninsula. It is now a provincial administrative region in Indonesia..."

In an elegant dining environment, you can enjoy authentic Malay halal food and learn more about Singapore history from the beautiful Miss Tang Xinyi.

From afternoon to evening, Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi's reception made Abd and Anise feel very satisfied. It was worth the trip. They felt very surprised to meet someone!

This dinner deepened the understanding and feelings between the two young couples.

During the chat, Li Xiaofan and Tang Xinyi learned that Anise's family was not in Dubai, but from Abu Dhabi. Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates and the capital of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. The Emirate of Abu Dhabi is also the largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates.

Unlike Tang Xinyi, who was dressed simply and refreshingly, Essene wore a robe and a veil, but she was covered in jewels, a limited edition Hermès bag, Cartier rings and bracelets, and the latest Chanel high-heeled sandals... She was wearing famous brands from head to toe.

From the bits and pieces of conversations with Abd and Anise, Li Xiaofan roughly understood that the two of them came from local aristocratic families that were related to the royal family.

Before the end of dinner, when Li Xiaofan talked about a company called Haitian Plastic Machinery that produced hydraulic injection molding machines in their hometown of Minnesota, and its production scale may have ranked first in the world, Abd's eyes lit up, and he took out a product brochure from his bag and asked:

"Mr. Li, in addition to sunglasses, can your family factory also produce these daily plastic products?"