Chapter 139: Financial Innovation Conference

After returning to the cabin, Lu Chen felt a bit dazed; he slept once more, and it was already early morning.

"Sir, it is time to take your medicine."

Steward Wang saw Lu Chen walking out in a daze, immediately stood up, and poured a cup of warm water.

Lu Chen nodded slightly, sat on the sofa, took the seasickness medicine, and swallowed it in one gulp.

It was only after a good while that he spoke.

"Sleeping on a boat is like sleeping in a cradle; it doesn't feel solid at all, as if I haven't slept at all."

Lu Chen yawned, his brain feeling as if it hadn't booted up yet, completely lacking energy.

After taking the medicine, it took about an hour before he felt a bit better.

The light, floating sensation was gone.

"Sir, there is half an hour until the meeting; this morning's agenda is finance."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and glanced at his watch: 9:30.

He nodded slightly, stood up to straighten his suit, then went out and headed straight for the top-floor conference room.

When Lu Chen arrived, there were still only a few people scattered in the conference room, but the atmosphere today was completely different from yesterday.

Many people were whispering to each other.

There were also quite a few people handing Lu Chen their Business Card, and Lu Chen handed out quite a few as well.

Overall, it was not as dull as yesterday.

Moreover, even those who were not in the financial industry had come to attend; all in all, there were slightly fewer people attending today, but there were still a great many.

Today's host was still Wei Er.

"How did everyone enjoy themselves last night?"

Wei Er asked with a smile.

"Our agenda for today, the first item is the issue of this year's bank deposit growth and total loan quotas in Xianggang."

"After..."

Wei Er gave a simple explanation and a summary of the majority of bank quotas, finally announcing a total amount.

"In other words, the total volume of bank lending this year is on the scale of 100 billion pounds; if any industrialists here have needs, please arrange them as soon as possible."

"The second agenda item is the innovative investment support project; the total investment volume remains at 10 billion. This is something you apply to the banks for, and it will be supported after expert review by the banks. This year, we have added a new expert."

Wei Er glanced at Lu Chen and smiled at him.

Only then did he continue.

"Mr. Lu Sanbao, British Empire Lord, Director of Huangguan Yinhang, closed-door disciple of Professor Li, visiting professor at the Chinese Law Academy of Hong Kong, Honorary Member of the Law Society..."

The long list of titles Wei Er reeled off left Lu Chen stunned for a moment, and he looked at Professor Li with some surprise.

Professor Li smiled and nodded at Lu Chen.

Thunderous applause erupted in the room, and Lu Chen stood up and bowed slightly to those around him.

He then sat back down, waiting for Wei Er to continue.

"The Nitan Natural Port project, led by Mr. Lu Sanbao, I presume everyone here has heard of it. If you need to cooperate, you are welcome to contact Mr. Lu Sanbao. Furthermore, the industrial innovation project he leads has already passed Huangguan's internal audit and has also been submitted to the expert group for support projects. It is precisely because the innovative commercial entity created by Mr. Lu has a high possibility of great success that he has been added to the review group."

Lu Chen smiled and nodded to those around him, though on his pale face, one could not really see any sign of happiness.

But Lu Chen did not show any expression of impatience either.

He just quietly listened to Wei Er continue to explain the agenda.

By the time the meeting adjourned at noon, it had not yet finished, and the meeting would continue at 2:00 PM.

Lu Chen did not go to the restaurant to eat, but returned to the cabin, where Steward Wang had already prepared a meal for Lu Chen.

He ate a little, rested for a while, and then took his seasickness medicine again.

Only then did Lu Chen begin to think.

In the morning meeting, what Wei Er said was actually a benefit given to the real-economy enterprises of Xianggang, which could be considered standard procedure in the banking industry.

At most, it could only be called giving a heads-up, or announcing a total scale, but in actual operation, whether they would lend to you and how much they would lend was still up to the banks.

However, Lu Chen didn't think too much about it; these big agenda items were actually very empty, just talking about industry development, and almost didn't touch upon anything practical.

It was just like a white paper.

The afternoon venue was buzzing with noise, even more lively than in the morning.

It was as if the son of the textile tycoon from yesterday had come over.

"I didn't expect Director Lu's identity to be so special."

"Young Master Wang, you are someone I cannot hope to match in industry; I hope you will look after me in the future."

Lu Chen smiled and did not pick up on his topic; to be honest, he didn't know how to respond.

"I hope Director Lu will look after me in the future; if I want to do some small business, I might have to ask you to evaluate it."

Young Master Wang squinted his eyes, seemingly realizing that his words had made Lu Chen a bit uncomfortable.

He chuckled dryly, chatted with Lu Chen for a bit, and then went to talk to someone else.

Lu Chen rubbed his nose in some embarrassment; to be honest, he really didn't have much to talk about with his "peers."

At his age, they played around a lot, unlike those old men who were hard to deal with; as long as you didn't step into a trap, they were basically all quite cute.

But, it is what it is, what else could he do?

Lu Chen unscrewed his thermos and took a sip.

It was still the cup Professor Li had given him; it was comfortable to drink tea from.

After a while, Professor Li walked over.

"Little Lu, you don't blame me for exposing your identity, do you? Apart from the Lord title which still needs time, the other identities were all sorted out for you before we boarded the ship."

Professor Li sat down next to Lu Chen, took a light puff of his cigarette, and a hint of gravity appeared in his eyes.

"For this afternoon's agenda, don't say a word. Imagine a meeting like this; basically, no one opposes anything. Everyone is just here to listen to the reports. If you publicly oppose it, you'll only end up embarrassing yourself."

"Alright, Uncle Li, I understand."

Lu Chen nodded slightly and responded in a soft voice.

Only then did he begin to close his eyes and rest his mind.

As for the afternoon's agenda, Lu Chen listened in on the whole thing.

Wei Er spoke with even more passion than in the morning, and the so-called generous incentives were also a bit greater.

"The final agenda item for today: financial innovation."

Wei Er's tone deepened.

He glanced at Lu Chen, but Lu Chen only nodded slightly and showed no reaction.

Only then did Wei Er continue to speak.

"Everyone knows about the financial innovation we at Crown have initiated..."

"Although it hasn't officially launched yet, we have already felt everyone's enthusiasm. Taking advantage of this summit, I propose..."

Wei Er's speech was brilliant; if Lu Chen himself didn't know this thing was fake, even he would have been tempted.

Of course, that was just a hypothesis.

The entire conference room could almost be said to be packed.

There were far more people than in the morning!

The applause lasted for a full 5 minutes!

Lu Chen just watched Wei Er's performance quietly from the side.

A hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, but he did not speak.