Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 538: Winning Over (Part 1)

Lu Shaohua's arrival greatly surprised the Saudi Arabian royal family. The reason for the surprise was very simple. His identity was two layers, each of which was extremely scary. He was the behind-the-scenes ruler of the Tiger Roar Base and the chairman of the Phoenix Group, which ranked 37th in the world. One of them was a well-known identity in the arms and mercenary world, and the other was a well-known identity in the business world. Needless to say, his influence occupied a large proportion in China and even internationally.

One identity is scary enough, so what about two identities? One plus one equals two, but when Lu Shaohua's two identities overlap, it is not just two. The combined influence of the two is something that even the president of a developed country would not dare to underestimate.

Let's not talk about how great the influence is, let's talk about wealth. People outside know that the market value of Phoenix Group is close to 200 billion US dollars. Let's calculate it as 200 billion US dollars. Then what about the Tiger Roar Base? What is its market value?

To estimate the market value of Tiger Roar Base, we have to start with one sentence, 'As long as you have money, you can buy nuclear weapons.' This is the praise of Tiger Roar Base from the arms industry. This praise implicitly reveals a piece of information, that is, Tiger Roar Base has nuclear weapons.

How much is a nuclear weapon worth? This is probably not something that ordinary people can calculate, but the only thing that is certain is that if it is called a nuclear weapon, then its value is no less than tens of millions of dollars.

Let's just assume that one nuclear weapon costs tens of millions of dollars. Needless to say, the Tiger Roar Base has ten of them, which has a market value of over 100 million dollars, not to mention other weapons. If you count them, preliminary estimates show that the weapons in the Tiger Roar Base alone are worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

According to information obtained by the Saudi Arabian royal family, the Tiger Roar Base has purchased many oil fields over the years, including dozens of medium and small oil fields, with a value of no less than 100 billion US dollars. If the value of the Tiger Roar Mercenary Group is taken into account, the value of the entire Tiger Roar Base is initially estimated to exceed 1 trillion US dollars in assets.

Yes, this is just a preliminary step. What about the things that can be calculated on the surface, what about those that are in the dark, cannot be seen, and cannot be calculated?

The Tiger Roar Base has the world's number one Tiger Roar Mercenary Group and is also the world's number one arms smuggler. Is this a coincidence? No, the Saudi Arabian royal family is not stupid. They will not think that this is a coincidence. Instead, the Tiger Roar Base has a strong foundation, and there are many things that the outside world does not know.

In addition, after Phoenix Group learned that Lu Shaohua was the mastermind behind the Tiger Roar Base, the Saudi Arabian royal family once again evaluated the Phoenix Group. They did not think that the market value of Phoenix Group was only US$200 billion, but more. It was speculated that it was more than five times of US$200 billion.

Five times of two hundred billion US dollars, that's over one trillion. Two trillion added together, a fortune of two trillion US dollars, what a terrifying number. Their royal family has a history of hundreds of years and owns countless oil fields, with a real value of trillions of dollars. But compared with Lu Shaohua, they are fixed, and Lu Shaohua's potential is genderless.

Lu Shaohua is only 18 years old now, and at the age of 18 he has a net worth of trillion US dollars or more. So if he is given another ten or twenty years, how much will his net worth be? No one can calculate it, not even their royal family.

With his terrifying wealth and influence, all the direct descendants of the Saudi Arabian royal family are not afraid to underestimate Yu Shaohua's abilities. If Lu Shaohua were to unleash his power, his energy might be even more terrifying than that of the president of a developed country.

This is indeed the case. If Lu Shaohua fully unleashes his power, his energy will be more terrifying than that of the president of a developed country. The reason is simple. A country needs to seriously consider the consequences before doing anything. Coupled with the pressure from the international community, their energy cannot be fully unleashed.

But Lu Shaohua is different. On the surface, he looks like a legitimate businessman. When he wants to break out, he doesn't need to worry about so many things. He can just give full play to all his strength, and the energy that breaks out will be greater.

Befriending Lu Shaohua is a major decision made by the Saudi Arabian royal family. Befriending Lu Shaohua is undoubtedly more beneficial than harmful to the Saudi Arabian royal family. If Lu Shaohua supports their royal family, their foundation will be much more solid.

The only way to make friends with Lu Shaohua is the oil fields. The oil fields are also the only trump card of the Saudi Arabian royal family. Lu Shaohua needs the oil fields very much. Many powerful countries in the world are also targeting their royal oil fields. If you cooperate with Lu Shaohua, it can be said to be the best of both worlds and kill two birds with one stone.

Having an oil field does not mean that you can maximize its value. To develop a large oil field, you still have to look at other people's opinions. But it is different when cooperating with Lu Shaohua. You must know that the name of the Tiger Roar Base has been included in the archives of many countries. When cooperating with such an organization, who dares to say anything?

The Saudi Arabian royal family's idea is good, but for Lu Shaohua, the benefits outweigh the disadvantages. If the two sides can really cooperate, it would be a win-win situation. In order to achieve his own goals, Lu Shaohua doesn't mind being used.

Of course, Lu Shaohua now has no idea what the Saudi Arabian royal king is thinking. He is currently staying in a luxurious room, quietly watching TV with incomprehensible sound.

But this silence was only temporary. Not long after, Lu Shaohua's silence was interrupted because there was a knock on the door.

Lu Shaohua is now a VIP of the Saudi Arabian royal family, and the place where he lives is under strict protection. The identity of someone who can come here must be extraordinary, and he is 100% a direct descendant of the Saudi Arabian royal family.

This is indeed the case. When Li Shangkui opened the door, the face of the visitor came into Lu Shaohua's sight. Who else could it be if he had to go to the airport to pick up the eldest prince?

As a direct descendant of the Saudi Arabian royal family, Lu Shaohua showed full etiquette. When the eldest prince came to him, even though he, Lu Shaohua, was a guest with a prominent status, he still had to pay attention to etiquette. He quickly stood up and greeted the eldest prince with a smile, but his brain started working quickly, guessing the eldest prince's purpose in coming to him.

"To win over..."

This was the result calculated by Lu Shaohua's brain. The eldest prince's arrival was to win over Lu Shaohua so that he could smoothly take over the position of the king of the Saudi Arabian royal family and take power over the entire Saudi Arabian royal family.

It's true that Lu Shaohua usually does things by any means necessary, but he also has his own principles. He will use some shady means for some things, but that doesn't mean Lu Shaohua agrees with others using those insidious means.

Even the eldest prince was the same. When he just got off the plane, Lu Shaohua had a good impression of him. But when he caught a gloomy look on his younger brother, the second prince, Lu Shaohua's good impression of him disappeared, and was replaced by disgust.

However, Lu Shaohua did not show it. He was still smiling as usual, and politely asked the king to sit down, and then said, "What's the matter with you coming so late, Prince?"

Lu Shaohua did it on purpose. He had already guessed the eldest prince's intention of coming to his residence. However, at this time, Lu Shaohua was still good at pretending to be crazy and stupid. Even if he knew it, he pretended not to know and let the eldest prince tell him his intention, and then Lu Shaohua would deal with it.

"Nothing, I just wanted to come over and chat with you." The eldest prince smiled sincerely, and asked, "Will this bother you?"

"No, no." Lu Shaohua waved his hand quickly, indicating that he would not disturb her, but he was very happy in his heart. "Just bear with it, I'll ask you to bear with it, well, it's better not to say it out loud."

The topic seemed to be coming to an end. Lu Shaohua did not take the initiative to find a topic, which was a little awkward. Fortunately, the eldest prince was not stupid and quickly found a new topic. He asked, "I heard from my father that you came here this time to jointly develop a large oil field with us?"

"Yes." Since they were so straightforward, Lu Shaohua didn't need to hide it, so he nodded and admitted it, and then said, "I think the eldest prince should know that I am the chairman of Phoenix Group. Phoenix Group has established a subsidiary company - Phoenix Petroleum. So far, it has only been an agent for other people's business and has not developed its own business. Therefore, being able to cooperate with your royal family can smoothly open up the situation of Phoenix Petroleum."

Lu Shaohua had reason to believe that not long after he got off the plane, all his information had been compiled into documents and sent to the hands of the Saudi Arabian royal family, including the eldest prince in front of him, who should also know the situation of the Phoenix Group.

Of course, Lu Shaohua's words were full of exaggeration. It was an open fact that the Tiger Roar Base owned dozens of oil fields, and the eldest prince could not have been unaware of it. But Lu Shaohua was now lying with his eyes open, which seemed a little unkind.

It's true, even if Lu Shaohua wanted to tell lies with open eyes, he was not afraid that the eldest prince would expose his lies, because Lu Shaohua could be 100% sure that the eldest prince would not dare to offend him. Even if he knew that he was lying, he would not dare to say it directly and cause embarrassment.

This is indeed the case. The eldest prince really didn't dare to offend Lu Shaohua. Not only did he not dare to offend Lu Shaohua, he also tried his best to win over Lu Shaohua. He smiled and said, "You are right. Since you have established an oil company, you can't act as an agent for other people's business. But don't worry, my father is very willing to cooperate with you. Well, I will also talk to your father to promote cooperation between the two sides."

This was to take all the credit, Lu Shaohua was very clear, although the eldest prince said it very obscurely, but who is Lu Shaohua, how could he not hear it, then smiled and pretended to be sincere and said, "Thank you for the kind words, eldest prince."

With Lu Shaohua's dual identities and the agreement between Li Zhijie and the king of Saudi Arabia's royal family, the cooperation was a foregone conclusion. Lu Shaohua came here just to discuss the specific matters and there was no need for anyone to speak well of him. However, in order to give the eldest prince a way out, Lu Shaohua had to be hypocritical.

However, beneath the hypocrisy and apparent sincerity, hidden was a kind of disgust, extreme disgust. Lu Shaohua hated people like the eldest prince very much and detested his actions. He had no good feelings towards him in the first place, and now, he was completely blacklisted.

Hypocritical, very hypocritical.

This was Lu Shaohua's evaluation of the eldest prince, and he sighed inwardly. "You still want to take credit from me and win my favor, but it's impossible."

Of course, Lu Shaohua did not reveal it. His face was full of sincerity and he pretended to be grateful. However, in his heart he was cursing but also felt a little amused. He was waiting to see what the eldest prince would say next like watching a play.