Chapter 145 No One Is Perfect

After figuring out the strategic planning for Meidi Group after the financing, Su Yehao continued to drift along, accompanying the little girl as they strolled around.

Neither of them understood Japanese.

Occasionally, they would encounter locals who believed they knew English, but their pronunciation was so hopeless it was almost despairing. Even half-guessing, they couldn't understand.

During these times, it fell to the bank's female public relations staff to help.

On the second night in Tokyo, they had a special kaiseki dinner accompanied by several senior executives from Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank headquarters. They drank shochu during the meal, supposedly costing over four hundred U.S. dollars a bottle.

Hokkaido tuna, Kobe marbled beef, pastries with cherry blossom petals, and incredibly delicious pufferfish soup.

In Hong Kong and Casino, the markets were basically occupied by British and local banks, with European and American banks taking a backseat. Even the market share of some Singaporean banks was higher than that of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank.

So, after everyone was full, a managing director asked Su Yehao in English to help introduce more business.

Su Yehao hadn't originally paid much attention, but he suddenly thought of Zhao Yimeng and her family's Donghuang Group, so he said some good things, trying to persuade the bank to provide Donghuang Group with some loans for short-term emergencies.

Normally, a well-managed company wouldn't seek loans from a bank.

A bank's corporate clients could be divided into two main categories: one was like Su Yehao, with a business doing so well they urgently needed funds for expansion; his father and Sihai International also fell into this category.

The other was like Zhao Yimeng's Donghuang Group, which was facing a shortage of funds.

When the Dai-Ichi Kangyo Bank executive asked about the specifics, Su Yehao spoke positively, mentioning that Donghuang Group had a lot of assets and that its property management was doing quite well.

He was just helping out casually, but Nangong Tian began to have her suspicions.

Mainly because Su Yehao was usually too lazy, but recently he had often been concerned about Donghuang Group. Although there were some cooperative relationships between them, Nangong Tian subconsciously thought of Zhao Yimeng.

Thinking about it carefully… Zhao Yimeng's younger sister also seemed like a threat.

The vinegar jar shook again, but Nangong Tian wouldn't be foolish enough to embarrass her beloved Hao-ge in front of outsiders. She sat there quietly, acting like a well-behaved little beauty. She was extremely ladylike when eating, covering her mouth when she spoke.

Growing up in a different environment, she had even taken etiquette classes while studying at Donghuang Rose Middle School.

When it came to social situations, she never worried Su Yehao.

On the contrary, Su Yehao was very casual. He had studied English for so many years, and it was finally coming in handy. Plus, he had drunk a bit too much shochu, so he was chatting nonsense about saving up money to buy a ski resort in the future.

It was definitely right for a businessman to have a good relationship with a bank.

And the bank also valued Su Yehao, who came from an extraordinary family, hoping to win him over and take the opportunity to break into Hong Kong's wealthy circles.

As for Casino, it had too few people, and there were very few well-known companies.

The only famous gambling industry was practically a money-printing machine. They usually deposited money in the bank, so why would they need loans?

Currently, the problem for Japanese banks was that the desires of individuals and businesses were low. They had money in their hands but couldn't lend it out, or even if they had customers, they didn't dare lend to small and medium-sized enterprises that were prone to problems. There were already too many bad debts, and one after another, they were crushing many weaker banks.

Opening up overseas markets had become a top priority.

If it was just to entertain Su Yehao, three board members would never have come at once. There seemed to be some competition between them, and they were all more enthusiastic towards Su Yehao than the last.

On the contrary, the president of Dai-Ichi Kangyo Securities, who often dealt with Su Yehao, could only sit on the sidelines at this kind of event, responsible for pouring wine and serving dishes.

The bank was the parent company, and the securities business was just a subsidiary. Considering that the decision of whether this president in charge of the securities business would stay or leave was in the hands of the board of directors, he inevitably needed to keep a low profile.

Su Yehao had already seen the subtle competition at the dinner table.

He had heard before that it was easier to have Japanese people as subordinates. They rarely switched jobs, did a lot of work, were obedient, and conscientious. At this moment, he was considering locating his planned home appliance R&D center in Tokyo, using local talent and technology to compete with Japan's home appliance manufacturing industry...

His relationship with the bank was just cooperative, and the topics of conversation revolved around business, so the atmosphere was acceptable.

As for whether he could help Donghuang Group, he hadn't replied yet and needed to discuss it separately.

After the meal, Su Yehao rejected the suggestion to go sing karaoke together. He temporarily changed his itinerary, booked a private jet, and set off for Sapporo, Hokkaido.

The remaining inspection activities were all canceled. Tomorrow, he would go to the hot springs and ski. After returning to Casino on New Year's Eve, there was no need to come back, effectively cutting the trip short by two days.

The rented private jet made Su Yehao feel the benefits of owning a business jet in advance. Travel arrangements were free and fast, and the journey was quite comfortable.

He had ordered a new Gulfstream business jet, but there were still more than twenty orders ahead of him, and it wasn't allowed to cut in line.

It was estimated that he would have to wait at least a year and a half before it could be delivered smoothly, unless a customer canceled their order temporarily.

Arriving in Sapporo without stopping, he continued to stay at a hot spring hotel.

The environment and facilities couldn't compare to the hotel he stayed at last night, losing out due to the age of the business and the old facilities, but the quaint wooden buildings had a unique flavor.

He continued to soak in the hot springs, but this time Su Yehao directly surrendered, making the excuse that he had eaten too much seafood and his stomach was uncomfortable.

Nangong Tian was slightly disappointed. She had even prepared a "battle robe" in advance, a pink kimono.

Strangely, after the little girl changed her clothes with the help of a staff member, Su Yehao's stomach magically recovered. Gritting his teeth, he could still persevere...

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Two people who didn't know how to ski came to the ski resort. Even with on-site instruction from a coach, they were still newbies.

Skiing in the morning, visiting various attractions in Sapporo in the afternoon, and then embarking on a flight back to Casino in the evening. It was purely tourism, with no highlights.

New Year's Eve.

After finishing business at noon, Koko Restaurant and the Cat Cafe were all closed at 2:30 p.m. They wouldn't reopen until the fourth day of the New Year.

After counting the cash, Yin Liuli locked the door and drove the money to the bank as usual, to avoid it being stolen.

Due to the holiday, the streets were more lively than usual.

When she saw other shops posting the Chinese character "Fu" (good fortune) and Spring Festival couplets, she rushed to buy some and returned to the small building to busy herself, spending more than half an hour putting them all up.

Knowing that Su Yehao was away, Yin Liuli didn't expect to have a New Year's Eve dinner with anyone.

So, she bought some vegetables, fruits, steak, snacks, and rented a few movie DVDs, preparing to stay at home for a few days.

Around six o'clock in the evening.

She had just finished making three dishes and a soup when she heard the doorbell ring.

Yin Liuli casually asked, "Who is it?"

"Property management, collecting the electricity bill!"

Hearing the familiar voice, Yin Liuli chuckled, looked through the peephole, quickly opened the door, and asked, "How did you find the time to come over? Didn't you say you were going away?"

Su Yehao told her:

"Of course, it's because I was afraid you'd be bored, so I specifically flew back. I abandoned my family, so remember to give me lucky money..."