Return to Singapore 1995

Li Xiaofan asked curiously: "Uncle Singh, what's the big business!"

"Lee, how many sunglasses of this style do you have in stock?" Uncle Singh asked.

"There are probably one or two hundred more pairs..."

"So few? Do you have a thousand pairs?"

"Uncle Singh, I brought some samples with me when I came back this time. If I bring too many, I will be smuggling!"

"Oh, that's right!"

Li Xiaofan continued to ask: "Uncle Singh, what kind of big business is the big business you just mentioned?"

Uncle Singh blinked his eyes, took a sip of coffee, and continued:

"Li, a friend who is a grocery wholesale supplier came to visit me this afternoon. After seeing the sunglasses sample you provided, he was very grateful for the interest and took half the box of sunglasses you brought yesterday on the spot! He also asked me Where did these goods come in?”

"Then you told him?" Li Xiaofan asked, but he was thinking that with Uncle Singer's cunningness, he wouldn't tell others directly.

"Yes! Because we have been good friends for more than 20 years, and I started my small grocery store with the help of this friend, so I told him the truth. He was very happy when he heard the price of your sunglasses. Surprised, because my store sold it before These old-style sunglasses came from him. Not only are they expensive, but the quality is far inferior to what you provide, and the purchase price from a local trader is more than SGD 5, so he is very fond of your sunglasses. I’m interested and want to talk to you about cooperation! ”

"Oh, Uncle Singh, is your friend who is a wholesaler of groceries doing a big business?"

"It's not bad. Many of the products in the grocery store opened by our Indian friends nearby are supplied by this friend named Shah Rukh!"

"Oh, that's okay, I can talk to Mr. Shah Rukh about the next step of cooperation!"

"So, Li, when are you free, I can arrange for the two of you to meet and chat?"

"Uncle Singh, I've been busy during the day recently. Would it be convenient for me to call Mr. Shah Rukh and have a brief communication first?"

Uncle Singh checked his watch and saw that the time was around 9:40 pm. Shah Rukh was a night owl, so he was probably still busy, so he picked up the landline phone in the store and dialed Shah Rukh's mobile phone.

After briefly explaining the situation to Shah Rukh on the phone, Uncle Singh gave the phone to Li Xiaofan.

"Good evening Mr. Shah Rukh!"

"Good evening, Lee, it's great to talk to you on the phone!"

"Me too, Mr. Shah Rukh, thank you!"

"Li, today I saw the sample of sunglasses you gave Singh. The quality and style are quite good! I want to ask, where did you buy these sunglasses from in mainland China?"

Li Xiaofan's heart: I'll go, you're asking too directly! If I tell you this trade secret, what will happen to me?

"Mr. Shah Rukh, these sunglasses are produced by my relative's factory in mainland China!"

"Oh, that's right, Li, where is your hometown in China?"

"My hometown in mainland China is near Shanghai. Does Shanghai know about it?"

"Oh, Shanghai, Shanghai knows it, it's very famous!"

"Li, could you please give me the contact information of your relative's factory in mainland China that makes sunglasses?"

"I'm sorry, Mr. Shah Rukh, I'm afraid this is inconvenient. If you need to order this kind of sunglasses, you can talk to me directly. I have a trading company in Singapore. I am the general agent of this sunglasses factory in Singapore... "

Shah Rukh was surprised: "Li, I heard Singh say, don't you work in an electronics factory in Luoyang? You actually have a trading company in Singapore?"

Not only Shah Rukh on the phone was surprised, but Uncle Singh next to him was also shocked: What, Li Xiaofan has a trading company in Singapore? This young man from mainland China is not bragging, right?

"Yes, I work in a factory. But in my spare time, I have recently cooperated with a Singaporean friend to register a new trading company in Singapore. If you are interested, you are welcome to come to our company to discuss cooperation!"

"Okay, Li, where is your company located?"

Li Xiaofan took out Tang Jiaming's business card from his pocket and read directly: "The address is 1 Raffles Place, on the 36th floor of the OUB Center in Raffles Place. The name of the company is Singapore Minghua Holdings Pte. Ltd. This company is my Singapore partnership. Damn it, our new company is still going through the registration process..."

Li Xiaofan thought about bragging first and then talking about it.

"The OUB Center at Raffles Place? Li, are you sure?" Shah Rukh asked twice on the phone.

The company address Li Xiaofan revealed scared both Shah Rukh and Uncle Singh.

The full name of the OUB Center located in the prime location of Raffles Place in Singapore is: Overseas Union Bank Centre, and its Chinese name is: Overseas Union Bank Center, referred to as OUB Center. This super building was designed by the famous Japanese architect Kenzo Tange and was completed in 1986. It was the tallest building in Asia from 1986 to 1989 until it was later replaced by the Bank of China Tower in Hong Kong.

Currently, the OUB Center Building is the tallest building in Singapore, with a height of 280.1 meters. This height is the highest limit allowed by the Singapore National Aviation Authority.

When the OUB Center was built, it became the focus of the entire Asian construction industry and was one of the most famous skyscrapers in Asia at the time. The building consists of two triangular building structures, with steel bars and concrete inside and rows of iron columns. The rectangular windows are arranged in a grid to create a bright and neat exterior, adding a unique style to the Singapore skyline.

Generally, those who can afford the high rent and work in this building are either multinational giants or large companies on the Asian rich list.

The first thought of Shah Rukh and Uncle Singh was that this young man from the mainland was bragging!

Li Xiaofan said on the phone that he would invite Shah Rukh to the OUB Center, just like two small businessmen in Songjiang, a suburb of Shanghai, invited each other to discuss business in the Shanghai Center, the tallest building in the Magic City. It is hard to imagine...

"It is the OUB Center in Raffles Place, are you sure?" Shah Rukh repeatedly confirmed with Li Xiaofan on the phone, and once doubted whether he had heard it wrong.

Li Xiaofan confirmed: "Yes, that's right! Mr. Shah Rukh, this is the address: 1 Raffles Place, 36th floor, OUB Center, Raffles Place. You are welcome to have coffee and discuss business when you are free!"

"When are you free? I want to visit you tomorrow!"

"Mr. Shah Rukh, can you wait for me for a few minutes? I will contact my Singapore partner and then confirm the meeting time with you, okay?"

"OK, I go to bed after 12 o'clock every night, so I have a lot of time! Li, then I will hang up first and wait for your notification!"

"Okay, I can call you again after I contact you!"

After hanging up the phone, in the surprised eyes of Uncle Singh, Li Xiaofan left his grocery store, trotted away, and disappeared from his sight.