The China Venture

Epilogue
Finally, Paul has finished reading the set of China papers. There is little doubt that China is
not too perplexing anymore. Indeed, his China Venture has succeeded under Mr. Zheng
because Mr. Zheng knew his business well and the operating environment in China well. He
also knew his partners and business collaborators well enough to know how to set up and
maintain a long term mutually beneficial relationship with them. He wished he had not let Mr.
Zheng go.
As Paul sat and pondered about his China Venture, he could envisage how he too would have
succeeded without Mr. Zheng. There is so much more that could have been done. After all, he
certainly was lucky to have so many former business partners who have proved their
reliability through past dealings. This is a far cry from the many often heard complaints of
foreign businessmen in China. He had the right contacts and yet, he seemed to have lost them
all. He wished he had read these papers earlier, but then it may still not be too late. Should he
not go back to China and try to revive his China Venture? Will his former partners and
collaborators in China accept him again? Can he start again? These questions continued to
occupy his mind as he slumped on his easy chair and fell deep asleep.
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