Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 199 The First Step to Success

Chen Guobang was not only excited, but also anxious. He was anxious to tell Lu Shaohua the news. He believed that Lu Shaohua would be very happy to hear the news. The success of this transaction indirectly laid the foundation for the success of the next transaction. Of course, Chen Guobang didn't know that with this success, Lu Shaohua's goal of buying an aircraft carrier was quietly approaching.

My foot pressed hard on the accelerator, my hands gripped the steering wheel tightly like iron claws, my eyes stared straight ahead, the scenery outside the window flew backwards at the speed of sound, and the car rushed forward like a lion encountering its prey. If you look carefully, you will see a little spark from the friction between the tires and the ground, which flashed by.

The car was driving at a speed of 180 miles per hour through the empty streets. In less than half an hour, it returned to the manor-style villa where Lu Shaohua and his family lived. The car drove to the door of the building, drifted beautifully, and then braked steadily to stop, all in one go. If Lu Shaohua saw this scene at this time, he would definitely exclaim that "Initial D" has reappeared.

With excitement, Chen Guobang opened the car door and got out. He didn't even bother to close the door. He walked inside quickly. When he walked into the hall and saw Lu Shaohua, he clenched his fists and his face was full of ecstasy. After a long while, he blurted out two words. "Success."

"Really?" Lu Shaohua suddenly stood up from his chair and asked in a tone that he rarely used.

"Yes, it's true. The general has agreed to sell us the frigate. He agreed." Chen Guobang confirmed again.

"Hahaha!" Crazy laughter resounded throughout the building. No one understood Lu Shaohua's mood at the moment, and no one understood why he suddenly laughed crazily. Even more, no one understood why Lu Shaohua, who was always unbelievably calm, suddenly laughed and laughed so crazily.

Yes! Since Lu Shaohua was reborn, he has never laughed so wildly like today. For him, what this success will mean, no one knows, including Chen Guobang, he also doesn't know what it means. But Lu Shaohua knows that if the Soviet military is willing to sell frigates, then what about other things, cruisers, advanced missiles, and even nuclear weapons, are not a problem.

With just cruisers and frigates, Lu Shaohua is confident that he can get the country to lift restrictions on the electronics and automobile industries. If he adds other things, he will have even more bargaining chips. If it is legal, he believes that any conditions can be used as bargaining chips to negotiate with the country's top leaders, and the success rate is close to 100%.

What Lu Shaohua wants to build is an economic empire, and the definition of an economic empire is not just about having money. Lu Shaohua envisions the industrial part of the economic empire, whether it is high-tech products such as cars or computers, he wants to build and develop them one by one. However, this is only the vanguard. According to Lu Shaohua's vision, he will let the Phoenix Group invade all walks of life. He wants to let the "Phoenix" brand go global and let everyone on earth know the Phoenix brand.

If you want to build an industry, the first problem to be solved is restrictions. Only by removing restrictions can the industry take the first step in the true sense. Everything is difficult at the beginning! A good start is very important, and this first step is a good start. As long as you take this step, you are not far from success.

After a long time, Lu Shaohua slowly calmed down, but the smile on his face told people that he was in a very good mood. He took a deep breath and said, "Since they agreed, let's quickly negotiate this deal. After we've negotiated this deal, we can place a new order."

Lu Shaohua treated the private transactions with high-ranking military officials as business. One was buying and the other was selling, and that was business. It didn't seem like the other party had any selfish motives or was seeking personal gain. In his opinion, it was all business.

"Well, I have already talked to them. I will negotiate the price with them tomorrow." Chen Guobang said happily.

"Okay, let's go tomorrow." Lu Shaohua nodded, and then continued: "We can make concessions on the price. After all, this is only the second business. We need to give them a little sweetness. When the business is stable in the future, we can lower the price."

This is Lu Shaohua's strategy. If he bargains with the military now, the negotiation may fail, and the hard-earned cooperative relationship will be alienated. Lu Shaohua is testing the Soviet military, and the military may also take this opportunity to test Lu Shaohua's side, making people feel that you are generous, so that the business will be easier to do in the future!

"I understand." Chen Guobang said seriously. Although he felt sorry for Lu Shaohua's money, he had no choice but to do this for the sake of "pleasant cooperation" in the future.

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The lyrics of a song go well, 'Today is a good day, all your dreams will come true, tomorrow is a good day, we open the door to welcome the spring breeze'. The frigate deal has been settled, Lu Shaohua's wish has come true, but what about tomorrow, will there be good news?

On the next day, Li Shangkui woke up Lu Shaohua before he got up. When Lu Shaohua opened his eyes vaguely and asked Li Shangkui what was the matter, Li Shangkui only said one sentence: there was a call from Hong Kong and asked Lu Shaohua to go and answer it.

"A call from Hong Kong?" No one knew the Soviet phone number except Liu Mingzhang and Li Yunqing. Li Yunqing basically would not call Lu Shaohua, so the only person who might call was Liu Mingzhang.

I quickly got up, dressed, and didn't even bother to wash up. I ran downstairs, picked up the phone, and said into the receiver, "Hello! It's me. What's up?"

"Oh! This is Mingzhang. I'm calling to tell you that the leadership team of the sales company has been set up, but the registration has not been completed yet. It can be officially operated after the registration is successful." Liu Mingzhang said on the other end of the phone.

"Okay, just set up the leadership team. Don't worry if the registration is successful or not. Do the preparatory work first. What I want is that when the goods arrive, we must quickly occupy the market, so your next job is to let 'them' prepare to open the market." Lu Shaohua thought for a while and said.

"Well, I understand." Liu Mingzhang responded, and after a moment he spoke again. "That product is from that field, so I can ask them to do the work."

"Mostly they are electronic products." Lu Shaohua said simply.

"Okay! I'll go give the instructions now. Bye." After saying that, Liu Mingzhang hung up the phone, leaving the beeping sound echoing in Lu Shaohua's ears.

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After hanging up the phone, Lu Shaohua murmured to himself, "Good things really come one after another!" The preparations in Hong Kong have been completed, and are also being carried out intensively here. The only thing he has to wait for is to get the military technology he wants. Then he can return to China to negotiate with the country's top leaders. With the bargaining chips, both restrictions and the transportation of goods back to China from the Soviet Union can be solved smoothly.

Time flies by quickly, and it always passes by without people noticing. A month has passed since Lu Shaohua set foot in the Soviet Union. During this month, Lu Shaohua almost stayed in the building. Except for a few times when he was really bored and asked a few people to go out for a walk, he stayed in his residence, either in a daze or chatting with a few special forces soldiers.

Half a month ago, Chen Guobang successfully purchased the first batch of weapons and equipment from the Soviet military. Soon after, he successfully negotiated the purchase of frigates. Soon after, advanced fighter jets, cruise ships, and a set of long-range missiles were all purchased by Chen Guobang. The progress can be described as a great victory.

The military's action was successful, and so was the government. After receiving the news that a large state-owned enterprise had been undermined, better news came in one after another. After the first one was undermined, the second one was taken away. Within half a month, after three relatively large enterprises were undermined in succession, Lu Shaohua issued an order to stop the undermining and turned to buying off the companies.

It's not that Lu Shaohua doesn't want to hollow out more companies, but he's afraid of something going wrong. Can he hollow out all state-owned enterprises? Just think about it, it's impossible. Everything must be done in moderation. It's enough for him to implement the virtual currency plan. There's no need to hollow out more.

The government has good news, and the Soviet branch of Phoenix Bank also has good news. On the surface, Lu Shaohua doesn't care about anything in the Soviet Union, but he is always paying attention to the news of the bank. The internal business situation is naturally learned from Li Yunqing, but the surface situation is not necessary. After all, the Soviet Union is full of Lu Shaohua's network of relationships, and it is easy to know the bank's affairs.

As a multinational bank, Phoenix Bank had very poor performance when it first opened, but its good service attitude and efficient work ability won the recognition of the Soviets. Although good news doesn't travel far, but bad news travels a thousand miles, Phoenix Bank is a good thing, but it does not affect its good impression in the minds of the Soviets. As long as one thing spreads, the next thing will be much easier to handle.

What's more, the deposit interest rate offered by Phoenix Bank has reached an unimaginable level. With a high interest rate, more people will naturally deposit money, and the accumulation speed of funds will also rise as fast as a rocket. In just half a month, it has accumulated to a considerable number, which makes Lu Shaohua very happy.

However, when Phoenix Bank rose in the Soviet Union, many people in the industry said that Phoenix would go bankrupt in the near future because it could not bear the huge amount of high interest rates. In response, Lu Shaohua just smiled and did not care. What he had to do was to accumulate funds, move out these funds and make money, and small money making big money.

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When a new day came, Lu Shaohua stood by the window of the study-like room on the third floor, with a smile on his face, his hands on the window frame, looking into the distance at the sky. The blue sky, the white clouds, and the beautiful Soviet-style buildings rising in the distance. From where Lu Shaohua was standing, some taller buildings seemed to be connected to the sky.

The layout and furnishings of the room had not been changed and were still the same. Lu Shaohua stood quietly by the window looking at the sky, while Chen Guobang, who was sitting on the chair, became a little restless. He moved his mouth several times trying to wake Lu Shaohua up, but in the end he did not speak.

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