Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 239: Eliminating the Roots

The Chamber of Commerce now has a structure, with Huo Yingdong as the president, and the other nine people, including Lu Shaohua, are the directors of the Chamber of Commerce. Don't underestimate this director position, which looks like a sinecure on the surface, but in fact has decision-making power and is the core figure in the entire Chamber of Commerce.

After everyone had returned to silence, Huo Yingdong spoke again. "I have completed all the preparations for the Chamber of Commerce. I have registered those who need to be registered, and the rules have been finalized. The only thing left is the members. Please express your opinions."

It is impossible for a chamber of commerce to have only a dozen members. It is necessary to absorb new members. Otherwise, why would the chamber of commerce be called a chamber of commerce? It would be better to call it an alliance.

"Haha, let me say a few words first." Lu Shaohua looked at the others and saw that they were all silent, as if they didn't want to express their opinions so quickly, so he could only start. "I personally feel that there should be certain requirements for new members, and those who don't meet the requirements will not be allowed to join."

At the end, Lu Shaohua glanced around and continued, "Just like we said some time ago, we will only recruit members who are close to the domestic side. This is the minimum standard. If they are not close to the domestic side, I think it is better not to let them join."

"Well, Mr. Lu Shaohua is right. This is the original intention of our establishment of the Huaxia Chamber of Commerce. We don't allow those foreign lackeys to join." The old man who first teased Lu Shaohua supported.

"Yes, this is the minimum threshold." Someone else came out to support.

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All of a sudden, Lu Shaohua's proposal was passed unanimously.

The proposal was passed, and Lu Shaohua started his next topic. "The Huaxia Chamber of Commerce is destined to be a large chamber of commerce in the future, and its scale may exceed the current China Chamber of Commerce, so I think we need to set levels. Some members of small companies will be divided into one level, some listed companies will be divided into one level, and if they are first-tier listed companies, they will be divided into another level."

Lu Shaohua's idea is very simple, to divide the levels, and let each level communicate and cooperate with each other. If a first-tier listed company has a project and needs to find someone to cooperate with in the chamber of commerce, then the partner he is looking for must have certain strength. As for those small companies, they may not be considered yet.

If this hierarchy is successfully established, it will be much easier to find partners in the future. Instead of looking among all the members of the chamber of commerce, you can directly find some companies of the same level to negotiate cooperation.

When Lu Shaohua raised this topic, everyone present fell into deep thought, including Ho Ying-tung. As the president of the Chamber of Commerce, he had to consider more things than others.

"Xiaohua, can you please tell me your thoughts in detail?" asked Ho Ying-tung.

"Yeah!" Lu Shaohua responded and then told all his thoughts one by one.

After Lu Shaohua finished speaking, Huo Yingdong's voice rang out. "I personally support the grading system that Xiaohua mentioned. What do you think? Please express your opinions."

After listening to Lu Shaohua's careful explanation, the others knew that it was a matter of convenience for the members, and they all knew the answer, which was agreement.

Lu Shaohua's second proposal was passed unanimously again. Lu Shaohua stopped talking and sat quietly in the chair waiting for other people's suggestions.

Lu Shaohua made a good start, and the discussion became much more heated. Proposals were put forward one after another, and the rules and regulations of the Chamber of Commerce were gradually improved. In this way, the entire meeting lasted for an hour and a half, half an hour longer than Lu Shaohua expected.

The meeting was over, and Lu Shaohua didn't stop but was about to leave, but he was stopped after taking just two steps.

"Hey, Mr. Lu Shaohua, your Phoenix Group is very rich. It seems that it is getting late now. Shouldn't you take out some money to treat us old guys?" said the old man called "Lao Zhang" by Li Jiacheng.

Blackmail, this is naked blackmail, but Lu Shaohua couldn't say no, so he turned around and said straightforwardly. "Haha! As a junior, it's my duty to treat you guys. Let's go find a hotel to eat."

"Well! Look, this is a role model for the younger generation." It was still Old Zhang who said. After that, he turned around and said to the person next to him. "Everyone, let's go. Mr. Lu Shaohua will treat you to a meal. Shark fin, bird's nest or abalone, you can eat whatever you want."

"..." Lu Shaohua shook his head and smiled bitterly, secretly complaining in his heart. "Is it necessary to treat me like this?"

The heads of eleven powerful companies in Hong Kong gathered together for dinner. What a spectacular scene it was. If the media knew about it, they would definitely make a scene. To put it bluntly, any one of the eleven people who said something would cause a big earthquake in the stock market, especially Lu Shaohua, the behind-the-scenes boss of the Phoenix Group. If he said that a certain stock would fall tomorrow, the stock market would definitely fall sharply the moment it opened tomorrow.

The meal cost Lu Shaohua over 100,000 yuan. There was no other way. The red wine alone cost tens of thousands of yuan. Lu Shaohua did not say much. 100,000 yuan was just a drop in the bucket for him and was not worth mentioning at all. After paying the bill, he said goodbye to everyone and returned to his villa.

The Chamber of Commerce was officially established after this meeting, and the next step was to recruit members. These were not Lu Shaohua's responsibility. In other words, after he participated in the Chamber of Commerce's formulation of rules and regulations, he did not care about other things. As for whether he could recruit members, Lu Shaohua did not care at all. As long as Mr. Huo and Li Jiacheng spread the word that a Chamber of Commerce had been established, it was estimated that a lot of people would want to join the Chamber of Commerce.

After returning to the villa, Lu Shaohua was free now. There was nothing else to do, so he made a phone call to Shenzhen to inquire about the progress of the project, and then called Lu Jiacheng to ask about the situation at the supermarket. He was done with the work, but Lu Shaohua was still a little worried about the supermarket, so he simply asked Lu Jiacheng to send someone to assist him, and Lu Jiacheng agreed.

The supermarket is currently renting a building. As long as the property is rented, it can be officially opened after some renovation and some necessary work. It has been a while since Lu Shaohua asked Lu Jiacheng to start the project, so it will probably be open soon.

So, Lu Shaohua called Liu Mingzhang and asked him to find a talent to rush to Shenzhen to help. It was too easy to find a talent to manage a supermarket in Hong Kong, a developed city. Lu Shaohua believed that he should be able to find one in less than two days.

As expected, two days later, Liu Mingzhang sent a message saying that he had found a very experienced person, and asked Lu Shaohua if he would let him go to Shenzhen. It was a bit urgent over there, and Lu Shaohua certainly hoped that the recruited person would rush over quickly, otherwise Lu Jiacheng, who had no experience, would be too busy.

The supermarket issue was resolved satisfactorily, and Lu Shaohua had nothing to worry about. He was completely relieved and stayed in the villa to study the knowledge in the high school textbooks and watch TV. In this way, more than half a month had passed without him noticing.

That day, Lu Shaohua was still immersed in the knowledge in the textbook. Suddenly, the phone on the table rang, which startled Lu Shaohua. He patted his chest to calm himself down before picking up the phone. "Hello!"

"Haha! Xiaohua, it's Li Zhijie." The familiar voice of Li Zhijie came from the receiver.

"Yes, it's me." Lu Shaohua said and put the textbook aside. He knew that Li Zhijie must have something important to say when he called, otherwise he would not have called him.

"Well, the task you mentioned last time has been completed." After confirming that it was Lu Shaohua, Li Zhijie said seriously.

"Oh?" Lu Shaohua's brain was unable to react for a moment, and it took him a while to recover. He calculated the time, and it seemed that half a month had passed since the last time. At that time, Li Zhijie was given half a month to train the ace team, and now the time was up. "What was the result?"

"The enemy was wiped out and five of our people died." Li Zhijie's voice seemed to be without any emotion.

Lu Shaohua knew very well what "the other party was completely wiped out". It simply meant to cut the grass and eradicate the roots as they had said at the time. In other words, the guy who was planning to smuggle daily necessities at the time, including his entire family, was wiped out.

Lu Shaohua listened quietly, and then he realized that Li Zhijie's voice was a little wrong, less cheerful than usual, and more heavy. No wonder, at that time, Lu Shaohua said that the team was taught by him and Xie Jianwei, but unexpectedly, a quarter of them died in this mission. Anyone's face would feel bleak. "Haha, Brother Zhijie, don't take it too seriously. A qualified mercenary must go through the baptism of war to truly grow. Besides, that team has no actual combat experience, so it is normal for this situation to occur."

"Well, I understand, but I underestimated my opponent this time." This was not an excuse for Li Zhijie to comfort himself, but a fact. He did underestimate his opponent. It was not until the end of this operation that he realized that the opponent was not as simple as he imagined.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua didn't know what to say. He didn't blame Li Zhijie. On the contrary, Li Zhijie should have grown up after this incident. "Recruit more people for training. I feel that 20 people are too few for the ace team. Let's expand it a little, to 50 people."

Lu Shaohua did not mention the mission again. Instead, he suggested to Li Zhijie to expand the ace team. The dangers that would be encountered in the future could not be predicted. It was always a good idea to train more people. Not only could it increase the defense of the base over there, but it would also provide more manpower in case of emergencies in the future.

"Okay, I understand." Li Zhijie on the other end of the phone didn't think about it and answered directly. Then he was silent for a while and spoke again. "By the way, Xiaohua, when I came back today, Jianwei told me something. I don't know how to deal with it. You can make the decision."

"Oh? What's the matter?"

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