Chapter 48: An empire fit for a king
Su Can's words had everyone a little excited. Before meeting him, barring any surprises, Zhao Hao's Shangmai would have remained short of funds for quite some time, probably another year or two. Some ideas that had already taken shape in Zhao Hao's mind would likely have had to wait until then as well. It was like someone who could not even get enough to eat: talking to him about development, dreams, and the future was naturally out of the question.
Those were things one only had the strength to do on a full stomach. Now Zhao Hao felt extraordinarily comfortable. At last, he could live without worrying about food and clothing; at last, he had the funds to put his ideas into practice one by one. How could he not feel hopeful about the future again? What was more, the ideas of Su Can, his major shareholder, actually seemed to align with his own. His insights and views were remarkably clear, offering Zhao Hao approaches that opened up considerable room for expansion.
Even Zhang Lin was somewhat astonished by the free-ranging ideas Su Can brought up at the table. His original intention of merely going through the motions with a major investor had now been cast aside. The distance created by their age gap had also narrowed imperceptibly, and he felt much closer to Su Can.
Biting the plastic straw in her drink, Nie You wore a faint, ambiguous smile. Her earlier opinion of Su Can had changed considerably as well. To her, although his appearance was a little unsophisticated, he seemed to become a different person once he began speaking, with novel perspectives on the things around him, confidence, and broad knowledge. Nie Xiao very much wanted to know where that