Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 531 Accident

Lu Shaohua gathered everyone in the conference room to talk about the oil field, but halfway through the talk turned to the order. Although the order was also part of the oil plan, it still seemed a bit off topic. But now, the order was terminated, and the topic turned to the next one - development direction.

Lu Shaohua also felt that he had given up halfway and stopped without explaining the matter clearly. But what else could he do? He just felt something was wrong with the order and ordered it to be terminated.

Lu Shaohua is not the kind of person who acts on a whim. On the contrary, he is very decisive and does not make decisions without basis. He knows the loss of reputation to the base after the transaction, but compared to the relationship with the royal family, Lu Shaohua would rather choose the latter. Even if it means losses for his side, there is no reason to hesitate.

There is a saying that something can only be understood but not expressed in words. Lu Shaohua's ideas are different from others. At this critical point, Lu Shaohua did not want to explain too much. He decisively gave orders and asked Li Zhijie and others to carry them out. The most important thing right now is to get back to the point and formulate the second phase of the oil plan.

Lu Shaohua came all the way to Africa, not just for fun, but for his oil plan. He started implementing the oil plan a few years ago and has achieved certain results so far. However, with the changes of time, it is time to make changes to some plans.

For example, regarding the issue of oil fields, what can be purchased are some small oil fields, and there are not many medium-sized oil fields. This is what Lu Shaohua does not want to see, because the manpower and material resources consumed in developing small and medium-sized oil fields indirectly increase the development funds. If a large or super-large oil field is developed, a lot can be saved, both in terms of manpower and material resources.

"The oil project has been going smoothly so far, but we have discovered some problems in the oil field." At this point, Lu Shaohua paused and scanned everyone's faces. Seeing that everyone was listening attentively, Lu Shaohua nodded with satisfaction and continued, "It takes a little less time to develop an oil field, but because of the short time, our machinery and equipment and transportation lines always have to be changed, which greatly consumes our funds. In addition, there are too many troubles. Therefore, we have to enlarge our goals and ambitions and aim at large oil fields."

This is the main topic, and also what Lu Shaohua has in mind for the second phase of the oil plan. The change in direction is to target large oil fields and find ways to purchase some large oil fields for development.

But Lu Shaohua overlooked a question, that is, is it so easy to buy a large oil field? You know, a large oil field is the apple of a country or an organization's eye. It is harder than climbing to the sky to buy the development rights of a large oil field from them.

"We have also thought about buying a few large oil fields for development, but it's easier said than done." Li Zhijie showed a helpless look, and finally did not forget to make a countermeasure. "Let's not talk about other places. Take Saudi Arabia as an example. Almost all the large oil fields in this country are controlled by their royal family. It is harder than climbing to the sky to buy the development rights of a large oil field from them."

"..." Lu Shaohua smiled bitterly and helplessly. He smiled bitterly because he had just avoided the topic and now it was brought up again. He was helpless because he didn't want to explain, but since the topic was brought back, he had to explain it. "Do you know why I want to terminate the deal?"

Li Zhijie, Xie Jianwei and Qian Qian all shook their heads, unable to understand.

"Then let me tell you about it." Lu Shaohua sighed, and then continued, "There must be a relationship between the royal family of Saudi Arabia and the current ruling government. Even if the royal family has a conflict with the current ruling government, the royal family will not overthrow the current ruling government to support a reactionary organization with a foreign shadow."

Although Lu Shaohua's words were not so clear, none of the three giants of Hu Xiao were fools. If they were given a little time, they would understand the key to the foundation.

"But the royal family did give their approval to our deal this time, which means they agree to our transaction." Although Li Zhijie understood the meaning of Lu Shaohua's words, he was still unwilling to believe that this had anything to do with the transaction.

"Isn't the royal family's nod a test?" Lu Shaohua asked back, and then without waiting for Li Zhijie to say anything, he continued, "In the Middle Eastern countries, the royal family has a transcendent status because they are the people's faith. Think about it from another perspective. Would the people's faith be willing to see the people of their country suffer greater harm? Well, there is another question, that is, the royal family agreed to our transaction with that reactionary organization, but they probably didn't know that the arms traded included four short-range missiles, right?"

It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua was right. The Saudi Arabian royal family did not know that the transaction involved four short-range missiles. This was confirmed by Xie Jianwei. "They only knew that we had a transaction with that organization, but they did not know what the transaction order was."

"That's right." Lu Shaohua smiled faintly and said, "Now I can be sure that once the deal is successful, the royal family will become our enemy after they know that we sold four short-range missiles to that organization. Do you believe it?"

After some analysis, Li Zhijie and the other three finally understood why Lu Shaohua wanted to terminate the deal. After understanding, they were all frightened and secretly sighed that it was fortunate that Lu Shaohua came at this time, otherwise the relationship established with the royal family would have ended.

"Let's put it this way. I negotiated the order with that organization, and I'm going to tell them right now to terminate it." Qian Qian made his statement quickly, very anxious.

Things had developed to this point, and Lu Shaohua did not object, nodded, and said, "Okay, you go contact them now, um, find a better excuse to turn it down, and then come back, I have something else to say."

"Okay." After responding, Qian Qian left the meeting room to arrange the termination of the transaction.

After Qian Qian left, Li Zhijie could no longer sit still, so he stood up and said, "I have always been the one who established the relationship with the royal family. I think I need to tell them now to avoid any problems."

"Okay." Lu Shaohua nodded and agreed with Li Zhijie's approach. However, when Li Zhijie was about to leave, Lu Shaohua gave him another reminder. "If they ask why the deal was terminated, you can tell them the truth. Don't be afraid of them knowing."

"Okay." Li Zhijie responded and left.

After Li Zhijie and Qian Qian left, the conference room suddenly became quiet. Only Lu Shaohua and Xie Jianwei were left. Xie Jianwei was a man who didn't like to talk much, and Lu Shaohua also had to think about the next topic he was going to talk about, so the conference room suddenly became silent, without any sound.

Not long after, Qian Qian returned. When he entered the room, he saw Lu Shaohua in deep thought. Without saying anything, he walked quietly to his seat and sat down. He did not make any sound and did not disturb Lu Shaohua.

Li Zhijie arrived later than Qian Qian, and he spent a lot more time talking to the Saudi Arabian royal family. When he came back, half an hour had passed. When he entered the door, he saw three people and six eyes looking at him. Li Zhijie smiled, nodded to Lu Shaohua, and said, "I've already told them."

"What's the result?" Lu Shaohua asked.

The royal family has a transcendent status, and the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group also has a high status. Although communication at this level will not be so direct, some information will always be revealed during the communication. Li Zhijie is a smart person, so of course he can capture some information.

"The result is very good, and there is great news." Li Zhijie seemed very excited and his tone was very anxious.

"Good news?" Lu Shaohua frowned, very puzzled.

"Well, it's great news. Oh, no, it's super good news." At this point, Li Zhijie paused, pretending to be mysterious, and then continued, "The royal family is willing to provide a large oil field for us to jointly develop."

Lu Shaohua just said that he wanted to purchase the development rights of a large oil field. Now that this goal has been confirmed, it is indeed a huge news. No wonder Li Zhijie is so excited and so anxious.

"You are telling the truth." Hearing this, Lu Shaohua's frowning brows relaxed and he smiled. He was very happy and secretly exclaimed in his heart: "What a surprise."

"It's true." After a pause, Li Zhijie took the initiative to repeat what had just happened. "I called just now, and the king of the royal family asked me why I terminated the deal. I followed your instructions and told him what happened. After that, he expressed his willingness to provide a large oil field for joint development with us. However, he also made a request, which was to meet you."

"See me?" Lu Shaohua pointed at himself and asked.

"Well, when I explained the reason to him, I also told him about your decision. The king of the royal family is very interested in you. Plus, jointly developing a large oil field requires a lot of trouble, so he wants to meet you and discuss the specific matters." Li Zhijie told him the general course of events in one breath.

Hearing this, Lu Shaohua understood, nodded, rolled his eyes, and quickly made a decision. "Okay, I'll meet him, um, in a few days, when I'm done with things here and then go back."

Lu Shaohua made the decision, and Li Zhijie didn't say anything. He just nodded and said, "By the way, he wants to take over that order, especially the four short-range missiles. He seems very interested."

"They want to buy our long-range missiles." Lu Shaohua frowned again, very puzzled, and couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he thought. Finally, he made a decision. "Forget it, if they are interested, I will give it to them. Well, it's my gift to them."

Facing the royal family of Saudi Arabia, Lu Shaohua, the owner of Phoenix Group, cannot be stingy. Even if the four short-range missiles are worth millions of dollars, it would be worth it if he can gain the other party's favor. Maybe he can even win more benefits in the joint development of oil fields.