Game within game: chess player

Returning to the corridor where his room was located, Zayed came across from him. Zayed made a victory gesture to Ye Fang, and the two nodded tacitly.

The next day, negotiations started as scheduled.

The focus of the negotiations revolved around the control rights of the palm trees. Maktoum wanted to use the amount of capital contribution as the criterion for controlling the palm tree project. However, Hamdan proposed that he must control the project on the basis that the palm tree project belongs to Dubai. Maktoum teamed up with the other five crown princes and demanded that Hamdan give up control by threatening not to contribute money. Hamdan was so angry that he threw his wine glass on the spot.

This tense situation directly stunned the crown princes of the other five emirates. Isn't it just a project in their minds? As for such a quarrel? However, as for the fight between Maktoum and Hamdan, the crown princes of the following five emirates had no choice but to watch the show, but no one dared to participate.

Finally, under Ye Fang's planning, Maktoum proposed a plan to introduce a third party to control the project. I have to say that Hamdan's play is good. The appropriate performance made Maktoum convinced. Hamdan's initial curiosity, then anger and surrender, convinced Maktoum that Hamdan had surrendered to him and was manipulated by him.

The two parties quickly reached an agreement, and Ye Fang was reluctantly promoted to the position of project leader as a third party. A construction group was established for the Palm Island project. The group's functions include construction and management after project operation. Ye Fang officially became the chairman of the board of directors during this power struggle. Hamdan and Zayed serve as executive directors respectively, and they take turns serving as group president. Together with Ye Fang, they form the group's three-person board of directors, which is the highest authority.

The crown princes of the five small emirates invested a total of US$15 billion in the entire project, with Maktoum investing US$45 billion, Hamdan investing US$60 billion, and Ye Fang investing US$20 billion. Calculated in this way, Maktoum and Hamdan invested 60 billion US dollars each. Although Ye Fang only invested 20 billion US dollars, he could directly determine the ownership of the group's power. Therefore, it seems that the investment share is not large, but the hidden power is huge.

After everything settled, a grand celebration ceremony was held, which was also broadcast live around the world, but Ye Fang still did not go on stage in order to keep a low profile. Maktoum regarded Ye Fang as his spokesperson, and Hamdan also believed that Ye Fang was on his side. The two C's agreed to let Ye Fang occupy the C position for news broadcasts, but they were rejected by Ye Fang.

In the end, the two did not force it. In the end, the seven crown princes held hands with each other at the group's founding dinner to celebrate the official launch of the palm tree project. In the eyes of the world, they only knew that the owner of the palm tree project was from the Middle East, but they never thought that the people behind the project were behind the scenes. The boss is indeed a Chinese.

"Brother, don't you feel embarrassed if you don't show up?" Zayed asked.

"Brother, there are people in this world who live longer with a high profile, but for me, a low profile can go further." Ye Fang said inscrutably, and then his eyes fell on the faces of the crown princes on the stage who looked arrogant. .

At this moment, Ye Fang's satellite phone rang. When Ye Fang saw that the call was from Ye Youxin, he thought there must be news about the arms matter.

"Third uncle, is the matter settled?" Ye Fang asked tentatively.

"Well, it's settled!" Ye Youxin on the other side of the phone gave a positive reply, "Just feel free to talk about the project."

"Okay, I understand." Ye Fang was about to hang up the phone, but was stopped by Ye Youxin, who told him that there was one more thing to inform him.

“The US$20 billion investment share of the Palm Island project will be provided by the state!”

Hearing Ye Youxin's words, Ye Fang's eyes suddenly glanced at the seven crown princes on the stage. Who leaked this matter? Except for the seven crown princes, the only ones who knew the inside story of the entire Palm Tree Project were himself and Zayed. He and Zayed, including Maktoum and Hamdan will never leak it, so he must be one of the other five crown princes.

Who is the one? Ye Fang's eyes swept over each of the five crown princes one by one, and he was extremely shocked. He did not expect that one of the five crown princes turned out to be his "undercover"!

What a surprise! Ye Fang didn't speak for a long time. Ye Youxin on the other side of the phone seemed to feel the change in Ye Fang's attitude. He sighed and said, "I also received the notice 2 minutes before I called you. Many times, you can do many things." The things you decide on are very limited, it’s just an investment, don’t worry about it so much.”

"I understand, Third Uncle." After saying that, Ye Fang hung up the phone.

After all, Ye Fang doesn't care who gets the money for the palm tree project. Although the investment of 20 billion US dollars is an astronomical figure for ordinary people, it is not difficult for Ye Fang to mobilize it now. Even if he couldn't come up with it, Russia would definitely be willing to provide the funds. However, these were not the main points. Ye Fang was really surprised by the pervasive penetration of his side.

Ye Fang would never have thought that one of these five small countries would secretly communicate with a mysterious department in the country. Thinking of this, Ye Fang picked up the phone and called Xiang Guo. Ye Fang was now firmly bound to the interests of Xiang Guoyi because of his relationship with Xiang Rong, so he directly expressed his doubts.

Xiang Guo, who was on the other side of the phone, thought for a while and said directly, "Our responsibilities are divided into many categories. I am responsible for national security in the usual sense, but we also have departments responsible for economic security within us. These departments are distributed around the world. From government officials to traffickers and lackeys, any disturbance in the area where these hidden stakes are responsible will be quickly reported to the corresponding person in charge. The Middle East is a key surveillance area, so it is not surprising to have such a speed of response."

"You mean the whole world?" Ye Fang asked.

"Well, the whole world!" Xiang Guo affirmed.

"Okay, I get it!" Ye Fang put down the phone after saying that, and then looked at Zayed next to him with a deep look, thinking to himself Zayed, are you also our hidden stake?

"Brother, why are you looking at me like that?" Zayed looked at Ye Fang's solemn eyes with fear.

"Oh, it's nothing, I just thought of something." Ye Fang quickly ran through it in his mind and thought that the possibility of Zayed was not impossible, but extremely low. No matter how powerful Xiang Guo and others are, they would not have predicted in advance that Zayed would compete for the crown prince of Abu Dhabi, nor would they have expected that it would be Ye Fang who would promote this process. In other words, Zayed is the least favored now. The man prince.

The question is what happens next? Will he develop into a legendary "hidden stake" in the future, becoming an ally or someone sharing intelligence on his own side?

"Zayed, I have done so much to truly treat you as a brother. You must never let me down!" Ye Fang looked at Zayed and said word by word.

Looking at Ye Fang's solemn expression, Zayed immediately swore, "Brother, you will always be my eldest brother. I swear to Allah! I, Zayed, will never let down my eldest brother!"

"Okay! Good brother!" Ye Fang hugged Zayed and laughed loudly. After laughing, his peripheral vision glanced at the faces of the five crown princes. Suddenly, Ye Fang found that one of them was peeking at him.

This person is Sharjah Crown Prince Karsi!

"It's him!" Ye Fang said firmly.

After the project launch ceremony, there was a happy time. The standard of this banquet was even higher than last night. This time, both Maktoum and Hamdan put down their burdens and participated in this joyful party. Maktoum first came to Ye Fang and told Ye Fang in a confidant tone that they would stay with him from now on and they would definitely have a better future.

Ye Fangxu condescended to greet Maktoum, but his eyes never left Karsi. Zayed also noticed Ye Fang's gaze. After Maktoum left, he took the initiative to ask, "Brother, you have been staring at Karsi. Is there something wrong?"

"Give me a chance. I want to talk to him alone." Ye Fang said.

"Okay." Then Zayed left Ye Fang and walked towards Karsi.

When Hamdan saw that Ye Fang was alone, he took the initiative to come over. This kind of routine greeting would not attract anyone's attention. Even Maktoum would only think that Hamdan wanted to win over Ye Fang. From Maktoum's standpoint, Hamdan's actions against Ye Fang are all in vain, because Ye Fang is basically his own person.

"Things are going in the direction you expected." Hamdan calmly clinked a glass of wine with Ye Fang. This expression management seemed to Maktoum to be a last resort.

"Wrong! It is developing in the direction His Excellency the Crown Prince wants!" Ye Fang corrected.

Hamdan smiled uncertainly and said, "I think so."

"The process is not important, the result is the most important. After Zayed takes office, the voting rights of my shares will be handed over to you. I hope that His Excellency the Crown Prince can bring me generous returns." Ye Fang said with a smile.

Hearing Ye Fang's words, Hamdan's eyes lit up and he said without changing his expression, "It's a deal!"

"It's a deal!" Ye Fang replied with a smile.

Hamdan was about to leave with the wine glass but was stopped by Ye Fang again. Ye Fang raised his glass and smiled at Hamdan and said, "Cheers to His Excellency the Crown Prince for his superb acting skills!"

“Cheers to Mr. Ye’s excellent directing skills!”

After saying this, the two looked at each other and left with a smile. Their alliance of interests was finally reached. Ye Fang made it clear to Hamdan that as long as Zayed takes office, he will hand over control of the group, otherwise everything will be discussed. In the future, Hamdan, who stands in Dubai, will definitely support Zayed for his own interests. After all, Hamdan will still have a crucial vote in the UAE's Supreme Power Council.

Soon Zayed came back and told Ye Fang that Karsi was drinking and having fun in a private bar.

Ye Fang nodded and said, "Take me there."

On the way there, Zayed gave Ye Fang a brief introduction to the Emirate of Sharjah. Sharjah is the third largest emirate in the United Arab Emirates, with a population of more than 50. Although Sharjah is located in the United Arab Emirates, there is no oil underground. Sharjah's oil comes from offshore. Although it is not much, it is enough to feed the 50 people, and life is naturally rich.

Sharjah's geographical advantage is very obvious in the United Arab Emirates. Guarding the Persian Gulf has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. It became a British colony in its early years. Later, Sharjah led Dubai to drive away the British colonists. Sharjah has a profound cultural heritage and is the cultural capital of the UAE. If Dubai is the financial center of the UAE, then Sharjah is the economic and trade center of the UAE, which attaches great importance to foreign trade exchanges.

Who allowed 90.00% of the UAE's oil resources to be concentrated in Abu Dhabi? For an emirate like Sharjah, there are not many resources to tap inward and can only expand economic and trade channels outwards. Therefore, the previous kings of the emirate of Sharjah are all businessmen. Almost all of them graduated from business majors in internationally renowned universities. They also held the position of head of the economic department in the UAE, which is roughly equivalent to the position of minister of commerce in various countries.

This Kalsi studied in China in his early years and studied economics and management at Peking University, so he has a special liking for Chinese culture and speaks fluent Chinese.

"Brother, at this point you two can communicate without any barriers." Zayed said.

Ye Fang nodded and said, "That's just right."

Then the two came to Karsi's private bar, where they saw Karsi holding two beautiful women in his arms and talking and laughing. They saw Ye Fang and Zayed walking in together with strange expressions in their eyes. The personal bodyguard not far away was about to step forward but was stopped by Kalsi. Kalsi waved the personal bodyguard and retreated.

Kalsi didn't seem surprised by Ye Fang's arrival. On the contrary, he was a little bit happy.

"Zayed, let everyone in the room get out!" Ye Fang said in a deep voice.

Then Zayed waved his hand and everyone in the bar left, leaving only Ye Fang, Zayed and Karsi in the room.

Ye Fang took off the simultaneous translator and handed it to Zayed, saying, "Don't interfere with anything that happens. Just watch the door."

Ye Fang stepped forward to pick up Karsi and punched Karsi in the abdomen. This punch made Karsi fall on the sofa in pain. Seeing this scene, Zayed's eyes widened and he didn't know what Ye Fang was doing. Why did he fight with Karsi when he came up to him?

"Damn it, you're cheating on me behind my back!" Ye Fang pointed at Kalsi and said.

It took a long time for Karsi to recover from the pain, and then he burst out laughing. This sound was really scary to Zayed, and also a little confusing. He didn't understand why Karsi would There’s this change of mood.

I heard Karsi say in not very proficient Chinese, "Are you sure you want him to watch us wrestling here?" Karsi's meaning was very clear, Zayed should not appear here.

Ye Fang said to Zayed, "Go out and wait for me. I have something to discuss with him."

Zayed nodded, turned around and walked out. Now Zayed could not figure out why Ye Fang was related to Karsi. And it seems that Ye Fang and Karsi know each other from their words and actions. What's going on? Zayed was confused.