Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 357: Visiting Mr. Deng

Although Zeng Jianguo is not specialized in dealing with Hong Kong issues, he still can't help but be concerned when it comes to possible problems in Hong Kong. After all, he is a senior official in a state agency. Even if it is none of his business, he still has the right to be concerned! It is normal to be nervous.

Seeing Zeng Jianguo so nervous, Lu Shaohua understood the reason and smiled, saying, "Hong Kong is known as one of the Four Asian Tigers, and its most prominent feature is its economy. The British will definitely target the economy, and their goal is to reduce the economy."

Everything Lu Shaohua said was true and well-founded. According to my memory, the British side had two kinds of actions. One was to spread rumors to make Hong Kong businessmen feel insecure and sell their industries in Hong Kong to immigrate to other countries. The other was to rely on the power they held to increase the treatment of Hong Kong government departments as much as possible, especially to increase salaries, before the handover, in order to make Hong Kong a mess.

"Well, what you said makes sense." Zeng Jianguo has calmed down now and said calmly. "But this can't be controlled. After all, the initiative is not on our side."

"It's true that we don't have the initiative, but they don't dare to go too far. If we operate properly, we can still minimize the losses." After saying that, Lu Shaohua paused for a while and continued, "In terms of economy, they may spread rumors to make Hong Kong merchants unstable and try to get them to emigrate from Hong Kong to destroy Hong Kong's economy."

"Oh? This method doesn't seem to have any effect!" Zeng Jianguo said indifferently.

"Wrong." Lu Shaohua refuted mercilessly. Just kidding, he has the memory of the future, and what he said is 100% sure, but his words don't seem to convince Zeng Jianguo, Lu Shaohua can only explain reluctantly. "What is the image of the country now? Oh, tell the truth!"

"Haha." Zeng Jianguo laughed bitterly, and then said, "Even if you don't let me tell the truth, I will tell the truth. The impression given to others by our country is still in the early stage of reform and opening up, so the image is naturally not very good. But what does this have to do with what you said?"

Lu Shaohua nodded but did not rush to speak. Instead, he sighed. He was impressed that Zeng Jianguo would speak so truthfully. However, this was exactly what was in his mind. China's image outside was indeed like this, just like in the early days of reform and opening up, with no high-rise buildings, no guns and cannons. Even in the 21st century, foreigners who have not been to China still have this image.

"Our country's image in the outside world is not very good. On the surface, it seems that there is no connection, but have you ever thought that Hong Kong has been a colony for many years, and some people have forgotten their ancestors' surnames. They think that the country took back Hong Kong because of Hong Kong's development and wanted to use Hong Kong's economy to make the country take off." Lu Shaohua had no scruples and said it directly. After all, it was the truth.

"Haha!" Zeng Jianguo laughed, and then continued, "Xiaohua, your words are a bit extreme!"

"No, I don't think what I said was extreme. On the contrary, what I said was the truth and the unchanging reality. You may not know that in Hong Kong, many people look down on people from our mainland and regard us as poor people who go to Hong Kong just to make money." Lu Shaohua became more and more excited as he spoke, and his tone became somewhat self-deprecating.

Although no one in Hong Kong has ever looked down on Lu Shaohua, the fact that he has never been looked down upon does not mean that others do not look down upon him. As a Chinese, Lu Shaohua only hates those who have forgotten their ancestors' surnames and point their guns at their own people. It was also those who forgot their ancestors who moved their families abroad when Hong Kong was about to return to China, causing Hong Kong's economy to go downhill.

Lu Shaohua was so cautious, it was obvious that he was not making up stories. Zeng Jianguo thought about it carefully and it was really as Lu Shaohua said, so he agreed. "What you said is true. Some people in Hong Kong do have some prejudice against us."

"Well, since there is prejudice, we cannot rule out the possibility that they do not trust the country. So before the return, coupled with rumors, it is certain that those people will panic." Lu Shaohua said in a very affirmative tone.

This time Zeng Jianguo did not refute, but nodded in agreement. After Lu Shaohua's analysis, he was completely convinced by Lu Shaohua's statement.

"Do you have any good ideas?" Zeng Jianguo asked.

Lu Shaohua shook his head and said, "This matter is related to political issues. I don't have any tricks. But in the business world, the Chinese Chamber of Commerce still has some influence. It's still possible to operate it. However, we still need support from here!"

"Yes." Zeng Jianguo nodded, and then said, "Although this is not my responsibility, it is for the country, so I can still say a few words. We will talk to Lao Deng about the specifics tomorrow. He has more ideas and his words carry more weight than mine."

Having said that, Lu Shaohua didn't want to say any more, because there was no point in continuing. His method needed support from this side, but Zeng Jianguo was the deputy director of the Security Bureau and had no control over this matter.

Lu Shaohua smiled and waved his hand, ending the topic. He turned the gun around and asked tentatively, "Do you know what the invitation to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to come to Beijing means?"

According to Ho Ying-Tong, the country's top leaders invited the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to Beijing in order to attract some investment, but Lu Shaohua always felt that it was not that simple and it would not be possible to mobilize so many people just to attract investment.

Zeng Jian shook his head to indicate that he didn't know, and guessed, "Could it be related to what you just said?"

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua frowned, smiled mysteriously, and said, "Don't mention it, it's possible."

"I don't know if this is possible, but we'll know when the two sides meet tomorrow. If it's really about this, I believe someone will come to you to tell you." After saying that, Zeng Jianguo didn't wait for Lu Shaohua to speak and spoke again. "Okay, it's getting late, I'll take you to your room to rest."

Lu Shaohua nodded, stood up from his chair, and followed Zeng Jianguo, who had already stood up, out of the study.

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Nothing happened that night. When Lu Shaohua opened his eyes, it was already the next morning. He stood up and stood at the window to look at the scenery outside for a while. Then he stretched, put on his clothes and washed up.

When I went downstairs, I saw Zeng Jianguo sitting leisurely on the sofa, holding a newspaper in one hand and a cup of tea in the other. He was reading the newspaper intently and it seemed as if he didn't even hear the sound of Lu Shaohua coming downstairs.

Lu Shaohua didn't want to disturb Zeng Jianguo from reading the newspaper, so he sat down carefully on the sofa. However, the sofa was too soft. Even though Lu Shaohua's body was light, it caused the sofa to vibrate, which in disguise brought Zeng Jianguo back to reality.

"Hehe!" Lu Shaohua scratched his head and smiled awkwardly.

"Are you up? How did you sleep last night?" Zeng Jianguo asked.

"It's okay, I don't recognize my bed." Lu Shaohua told the truth. He didn't know if it was because he was too tired from the plane ride, but he returned to the guest room, took a shower, fell asleep, and slept until dawn.

"Well, let's go to Old Deng after breakfast." Zeng Jianguo did not ask any more questions, but turned to the matter of visiting Old Deng.

Lu Shaohua did not object. "Okay!"

Lu Shaohua agreed, and Zeng Jianguo didn't say anything more. He took another sip of tea, put down the newspaper in his hand, and started chatting with Lu Shaohua.

The old man and the young were chatting on the sofa until Zeng Jianguo's wife came to call them for breakfast. Then they stopped talking and went into the small canteen to eat breakfast.

After breakfast, Lu Shaohua did not take Li Shangkui and the others with him. He followed Zeng Jianguo out alone and drove out of the residential area which looked simple but was actually heavily guarded.

After all, Deng was once a national leader. Although he has retired, his status is different and the place where he lives is of course different. It is completely incomparable to the residential area where Zeng Jianguo lives.

Sitting in the car, Lu Shaohua could clearly see the layout outside through the car window. Although the residential area was still rectangular, with a main road in the middle and houses on both sides, the first impression given by the houses here was that they were simple and quaint. The simplicity was also comfortable and grand.

The car stopped steadily in front of a house. The driver and two guards sitting in the passenger seat quickly got out and opened the door for Lu Shaohua and Zeng Jianguo. Then Lu Shaohua and Zeng Jianguo both got out of the car.

It was Lu Shaohua's first time to come to such a place, so he was naturally curious. As soon as he got off the car, his eyes scanned everywhere, taking in everything around him. He did not stop until Zeng Jianguo called him, then he followed Zeng Jianguo to the door of the house.

"Boom, boom!"

After two knocks on the door, the door opened a moment later. The driver saw Zeng Jianguo and gave him a look, obviously knowing him. He saluted and said, "Commander Zeng, the old commander is waiting for you inside."

"Haha, it's Xiao Li." Zeng Jianguo did not return the greeting and said with a smile.

At this time, the man called Xiao Li by Zeng Jianguo also opened the door and smiled and invited Zeng Jianguo and Lu Shaohua to come in.

After entering the door, Lu Shaohua first looked at the layout of the house, and then looked at the people sitting in the hall.

"Lao Deng!"

"Grandpa Deng!"

Two voices were heard at the same time. The one who called "Old Deng" was naturally Zeng Jianguo, and the one who called "Grandpa Deng" was of course Lu Shaohua.

"You're here. Sit down, sit down." Mr. Deng seemed quite happy and kept greeting. "Xiao Li, pour two cups of tea."

Lu Shaohua was not polite, he quickened his pace and sat down next to Deng Lao, who also touched Lu Shaohua's hair lovingly, his eyes a little empty, and said, "I haven't seen you for more than nine months."

Lu Shaohua nodded. It had indeed been more than nine months since he last saw Mr. Deng. "Yes, you went to Shenzhen in January."

"Yes, time flies." The old man was quite emotional, and then changed the topic and asked about the situation of Phoenix Automobile.

Lu Shaohua also truthfully told the old man the current situation of Phoenix Automobile, and took the initiative to give a brief account of the situation of Phoenix Group.

The old man finally gave his evaluation: "The development is very fast, but we still need to work hard."

Lu Shaohua just smiled and didn't rush to speak. After a while, he moved his skin and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by a knock on the door. Then he heard Deng Lao say, "Those old guys are here."

"old man?"

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