November 7th.
Monday.
Beijing.
Lang Cai and his delegation arrived at Beijing airport at ten fifteen in the morning.
As it was not an official state visit, but merely a discussion about the RMB loan, it wasn't made into a grand event. Instead, Lang Cai's team was received in the visitor's lounge, following the standard procedure for receiving foreign guests.
All collateral information and application materials had already been sent to Beijing the previous Friday, so there was no need for further discussions. Beijing had completed the preliminary work over the weekend.
The loan would be formally approved once Lang Cai agreed to some conditions. It was unnecessary for the senior leaders to participate in the specific loan meeting, as they had more pressing matters to attend to.
So, after a courteous photo-taking session, they left.
Only the staff from the business department, foreign affairs, the central bank, and the headquarters of the four major banks were left behind.
