Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 164: Dialogue with Senior Management

Lu Shaohua has roughly guessed Zeng Jianguo's intentions. He just exposed his secret just now just to pave the way for what he is going to do next, to give him a warning so that he will think that the country has been paying attention to him. However, Lu Shaohua does not care about this warning now, because he has already made precautions, and it is within his expectation that the country has discovered his secret today.

At this time, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but feel secretly happy for his decision to acquire a foreign company. If there hadn't been this kind of restraining action, perhaps a small group of people would have taken action against him long ago. Although this possibility is very small, politics is hard to predict. Without any official background, he would have no protection if he didn't rely on himself.

"Haha! Before we get down to business, let me ask you a question first. Are you acquiring foreign companies to make money or for some other purpose?" Zeng Jianguo asked.

Lu Shaohua smiled calmly. "Both." He knew that some things didn't need to be said so clearly. Those who could become high-ranking officials were all shrewd people. They were good at drawing inferences from one example. If he didn't have some skills, he wouldn't be in his current position. It was normal to see many possibilities from one action. So he stopped talking.

Zeng Jianguo looked at Lu Shaohua deeply and sighed in his heart. "Lu Shaohua is really not simple! A teenager can see things so far ahead. This is something that adults may not be able to do!"

Zeng Jianguo had no idea that Lu Shaohua's actual age was more than his teenage years as he appeared to be. To be precise, the combined age of his two lives made him over 21 years old. After all, he was a person from the st century and had seen too many things. He was also well aware of the dark side of society.

"Haha! I have to say, you are not simple." Zeng Jianguo said this sentence seriously, which he rarely said in his life. The reason why he rarely said it was because he did not praise people casually, and there were not many people who could get his praise. After the praise, Zeng Jianguo's expression became serious, and then he continued. "Well! I came here on behalf of the central government. Originally, this task was not my turn, but considering that you are a family friend of the Weng family, I took it. Well, let's get back to the point. Although we don't know how much your current net worth is, hundreds of billions of US dollars should not be a problem. So, I hope you can return to China to invest, help the country's economic development, and contribute to the country."

In fact, Lu Shaohua was still a little surprised. Although he had long guessed that Zeng Jianguo was a senior official of the central government, it was still a little hard for him to accept it when he said it. After all, he did not have any status in the country. Then Lu Shaohua thought about it and understood. Although he had no status, he was rich and had shares in foreign companies. This was his only capital. It was precisely because of this that the country would give him face. In addition, the country needed rich people to help economic development. Lu Shaohua regained his calmness in a flash.

"Haha! As a Chinese, it is my duty to help the country's economic development." Lu Shaohua said it as if he could give everything for the country, but as the saying goes, "All the people in the world are seeking profit." Although helping the country's development is something he should do, he will not do anything that has no benefit. This is the nature of a businessman, he will not do anything without benefit.

"Okay, I feel relieved after hearing your words. You can rest assured too, the country will not let you down, and you will be given the treatment you deserve. Of course, this is under the premise of legality. If you want to override the country's laws, not to mention the country and the people will not agree." Zeng Jianguo's words were a typical example of "giving a slap and a red date", warning Lu Shaohua not to act recklessly just because he has a net worth of hundreds of billions.

Lu Shaohua laughed. It was understandable that the country had such an idea, but from Lu Shaohua's point of view, he had no intention of messing around. With his current wealth, even if he did nothing and ate for ten lifetimes, he would not be able to spend all the money. Why should he make himself unhappy? It was just that as a reborn person, he felt sorry for himself if he did not live a more exciting life. He had his ambitions and dreams, and building an economic empire was his goal.

"Please rest assured about this." Lu Shaohua said with a smile.

"That's good." Zeng Jianguo nodded. "Then tell me about your plan!"

Zeng Jianguo was not sure about Lu Shaohua's idea, so he could only try to insinuate it. Although Lu Shaohua had said that he would help the country develop its economy, he had not really agreed to it. It was just superficial talk.

"Haha! The time is not ripe for returning to China for comprehensive development. It will take another one or two years." Lu Shaohua said seriously. The reason why he said the time was not ripe was because he had important things to do. As for what the important things were, Lu Shaohua would not tell Zeng Jianguo.

This important thing naturally refers to the disintegration of the Soviet Union. If you want to fully develop industry, you cannot do without talents. Management talents can be found in the country, but technical talents cannot. Now is the 90s, and most technical talents have entered state-owned enterprises. It is impossible to poach them. The disintegration of the Soviet Union is a good wedge to poach technical talents. To put it bluntly, at that time, the technical talents in the Soviet Union were much stronger than those in China.

The trip to the Soviet Union was inevitable, and it was also to pave the way for the development of high-tech products such as cars and computers in the future. Before he was well prepared, Lu Shaohua would not make a comprehensive investment in China.

Zeng Jianguo looked at Lu Shaohua meaningfully. In his opinion, there was no such thing as the timing being immature. "The timing is not immature?"

"Oh! I mean the time for all-round development is not yet ripe." Lu Shaohua emphasized the word 'all-round development'. He changed the subject and said, "I have two purposes for returning to China this time. The first is to build the Window of the World, which is my dream. The second is to buy more land in Shenzhen to build some factories. After the factories are built, we will develop step by step."

Yes! Whether it is the factory building or the workers' accommodation problem, they must be solved in advance, otherwise how will he place the talents he recruits? Lu Shaohua will not act rashly without solving this problem.

Lu Shaohua's words revealed two pieces of information to Zeng Jianguo. One was that Lu Shaohua would return to China to invest, but it was not the right time yet, so he had to prepare. The second piece of information was that Lu Shaohua chose Shenzhen as the location for investment. However, for Zeng Jianguo, it was enough to know that Lu Shaohua would return to China to invest, and he didn't care where he chose.

"Okay, I will personally contact the Shenzhen Municipal Government regarding your purchase of land to build a factory and ask them to facilitate it."

"Then I'd like to thank Grandpa Zeng first." Lu Shaohua sincerely thanked Zeng Jianguo. Although he was rich, he still needed government approval to buy land. The situation was different now. Although he didn't know what position Zeng Jianguo held in the central government, it was completely different to have the title of the central government. With him giving the government a heads-up, it was no different from having a green light all the way.

"Haha! Boy, there's no need to play these tricks on me. As long as you can help the country and the people, it's only right that I say hello to you." Zeng Jianguo said sincerely.

"Yes!" Lu Shaohua nodded. "Well, I came here today mainly to give Yu Ling a gift. I haven't gone home yet. I have to go back right away to see her, so that my uncles won't worry."

"Oh! No hurry, no hurry." Zeng Jianguo said, patted the seat next to him, and said mysteriously. "Boy, come closer, I have something private to ask you."

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