Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 542: The Lion Opens His Mouth

Lu Shaohua had no idea what the four of them had discussed in the study. If he had known, Lu Shaohua would have screamed in surprise, and would have immediately realized that the King of Saudi Arabia was testing his third prince and paving the way for his succession to the throne.

There is no need to explain much about the importance of Lu Shaohua. It is precisely because his identity is enough to influence the status of the Saudi Arabian royal family that their king has to be cautious about how his three sons will treat Lu Shaohua in the future. If they choose to cooperate, then congratulations, you are right. If they choose not to cooperate, then unfortunately, you are unqualified and you will not have a share in the throne.

In this test, except for the eldest prince, the second prince and the third prince all passed. In other words, the eldest prince has been excluded from the throne by their father and will not be given the opportunity to inherit the throne.

Of course, even if the eldest prince's answer was to cooperate with Lu Shaohua, their father would think about it carefully, because according to intelligence from the King of Saudi Arabia, the eldest prince went to Lu Shaohua's room and came out with a gloomy face, as if he was full of hatred for Lu Shaohua.

Therefore, even if the eldest prince chooses to cooperate with Lu Shaohua, he may not be able to inherit the throne. The reason is very simple. Based on their understanding of the eldest prince by the King of Saudi Arabia, he is a person who does things without considering the consequences. If he is allowed to inherit the throne, he may tear up the cooperation with Lu Shaohua one day.

No one knew whether the Saudi Arabian king was quietly creating a test, or a crucial test that would determine the next successor to their royal family. The three princes didn't know, and Lu Shaohua didn't know either, because he hadn't expressed his opinion, which had already made the eldest prince resentful. If they hadn't been warned by their father, he might have taken action against him.

Lu Shaohua is a man, not a god. Although he can grasp people's hearts very accurately, he still greatly underestimated the tolerance of the prince. He didn't know that he was such a stingy person. But then again, Lu Shaohua was afraid of no one. If the prince didn't take action, it would be fine. If he did, his patron, that is, his grandfather, the general, might be buried with him.

Everything disappeared, and Lu Shaohua didn't think about it anymore. He just rested his mind and prepared to deal with tomorrow's cooperation negotiations with the king of Saudi Arabia to gain the greatest benefits for himself.

However, in the meantime, Li Zhijie had already contacted people outside via a satellite phone, and the thorough investigation of the second prince had yielded results.

"The second prince doesn't have any fatal flaws. He's very calm and keeps his promises. I think we can support him." Li Zhijie made a light comment and finally expressed his own opinion.

"It seems we have no other choice." Lu Shaohua smiled. The situation was very clear. Either give up or support the second prince. There was no other choice.

"No, it's not that we don't have a choice. There are some direct royal family members who also have the right to inherit the throne, but their competitiveness is much worse. It's very difficult to support them." After saying that, Li Zhijie paused and added, "It's not necessary now. I think the second prince is the best choice. We don't need to go around in circles to support other members."

Lu Shaohua believed in Li Zhijie's vision, and believed even more in the results obtained by Li Zhijie after collecting intelligence. Combined with his initial understanding of the Second Prince, Lu Shaohua could make up his mind. "Okay, I will support the Second Prince. You will be responsible for this matter. Well, our purpose is very clear, which is future benefits."

"Don't worry, I will do it well." Li Zhijie also made a promise.

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything, but nodded and continued, "Judging from the Second Prince's personality, he won't speak so quickly. Well, now that he has accepted my invitation, he may come to Hong Kong to find me soon. Only then will we be able to formally establish our friendship."

Li Zhijie agreed with Lu Shaohua's statement and nodded in agreement.

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed, then waved his hand and said, "It's too early to talk about this now. What we should talk about now is the cooperation. Well, how are the four short-range missiles? Have they been delivered?"

Lu Shaohua wanted to use the four short-range missiles as a gift. Since it was a gift, before the negotiations began, Lu Shaohua had to take it out first to show his sincerity. However, when Lu Shaohua came to Saudi Arabia, the four short-range missiles were still quietly lying at the African base. It was still unknown whether they had been transported over.

"It has been shipped and arrived last night." Li Zhijie replied in a deep voice.

Just as Li Zhijie sorted out the results of his investigation into the second prince, someone outside also passed on the news that the missiles had been delivered to Saudi Arabia. Even if Lu Shaohua didn't ask, Li Zhijie would have taken the initiative to report to Lu Shaohua.

"That's good. It's time for us to prepare for tomorrow's cooperation negotiations." Lu Shaohua said with a smile.

Lu Shaohua could fully predict that tomorrow's negotiations would not be so easy. Think about it, the oil field belongs to the Saudi Arabian royal family. Originally, they could develop it independently, but now they are willing to develop it together with Lu Shaohua, and Lu Shaohua must pay some price.

Money is one of the necessary conditions, and the development team and equipment must also be provided by Lu Shaohua.

Two necessary conditions, these are not a problem. What Lu Shaohua is thinking about is what proportion of crude oil he can get with the money, the development team and the equipment. However, according to Lu Shaohua, he can probably get a large share.

The reason is very simple. The Saudi Arabian royal family owns many oil fields. They are never short of oil. What they lack is money. Lu Shaohua is just the opposite. He has plenty of money but not many oil fields. The two form a complementary form. Lu Shaohua has reason to believe that if he takes out more money, he will be able to exchange it for a considerable proportion of crude oil.

However, these are just Lu Shaohua's preliminary guesses. Before the results come out, Lu Shaohua will not easily draw conclusions. Everything will have to wait until the next day's negotiations to know the outcome.

Nothing happened that night. The next morning, Lu Shaohua got up early. As usual, the servants helped him wash and eat breakfast, and then he waited.

Not long after, at ten o'clock in the morning, the second prince arrived. He came to invite Lu Shaohua. The purpose of inviting him was obvious, which was to negotiate.

The King of Saudi Arabia attached great importance to this cooperation with Lu Shaohua. This could be seen from the fact that he specially decorated the negotiation venue. The specifications were completely comparable to a meeting with a head of state, which made Lu Shaohua a little flattered.

Lu Shaohua and his group came to Saudi Arabia with the highest status, so the negotiation representative naturally fell to him. There were no surprises on the royal side either, as it was the current king of Saudi Arabia.

The two sides sat down, and all matters such as translation were ready. As the host, the king of Saudi Arabia also spoke. "Hello, Mr. Lu, now we are going to discuss cooperation. The information on the table is the general situation of the oil field. You can take a look first, and then we will discuss."

Li Zhijie knows Arabic. Although his status is not low, at this moment, he is definitely an excellent translator.

Li Zhijie quickly translated the words of the King of Saudi Arabia. After listening to them, Lu Shaohua smiled and nodded to the King of Saudi Arabia. Then he took out the documents on the table and began to browse them.

After all, Lu Shaohua was not an expert in this field. What he looked at was just the rough estimate of the oil field reserves. Then he looked at its geographical location, put it back in its place, nodded to indicate that he had finished reading it and could start formal negotiations.

Seeing this, the Saudi Arabian king did not hesitate and went straight to the point. "Mr. Lu, here is my plan. I will provide the oil field, and you will be responsible for the development team and equipment. Well, you can pay me a part of the money, and the proportion of each party will be 50%. What do you think?"

Fifty-fifty split, this is the ratio given by the King of Saudi Arabia. As for how much Lu Shaohua should pay, he did not give a detailed figure.

Now we are at the negotiation table, and both parties should not have any personal feelings. Lu Shaohua is the same. At the negotiation table, Lu Shaohua will not treat himself as a guest. He will still make a move when it is time to make a move. "First of all, thank you for your generosity. I am very satisfied with the 50% ratio, but I have thought about more than that. I think we need to have 80%. Of course, I can pay more money. Well, according to the current oil price in the target market and the reserves of the oil field, I am willing to pay 80 million US dollars for %, and I will also be responsible for the development team and equipment issues."

Lu Shaohua just looked at the estimated reserves of the oil field and did a quick calculation. The result was that the oil field was worth 80 million US dollars. Lu Shaohua wanted to own % of it, so it was understandable that he took out million US dollars. As for the development team and equipment issues, Lu Shaohua did not take them seriously at all.

The situation is very clear. Lu Shaohua is willing to pay a huge price to cooperate with the Saudi Arabian royal family. Although it is a bit too much, such a large oil field can produce a lot of crude oil. If the negotiation is successful, Lu Shaohua will store the crude oil and wait until the oil price goes up. 80% of the crude oil is far more than just million US dollars.

Lu Shaohua's sudden action startled the Saudi Arabian king, who was a little slow to react. However, he had been in charge of the royal family for many years and had seen all kinds of big scenes. It only took him a while to calm down.

Calming down does not mean that one can make a decision immediately. It still takes time to consider. After all, the proportion mentioned by Lu Shaohua is too high, 80%, which accounts for four-fifths of the entire oil field, and their royal family only gets one-fifth. Even if Lu Shaohua is willing to pay $ million, he cannot make a decision so quickly.

After consideration and discussion, the king of the royal family cannot make a decision on this matter casually. He needs time to consider it, and he also needs to discuss it with their royal family members, and finally decide whether to divide it according to Lu Shaohua’s proposal.

"Mr. Lu, please give me twenty minutes. We need to discuss something." The king of Saudi Arabia said somewhat embarrassedly.

"It's my duty. Please do as you wish." Lu Shaohua nodded with a smile and agreed.

The negotiations fell into silence. The Saudi Arabian royal family left to discuss further, but Lu Shaohua sat there calmly, waiting for the results of their discussion.