Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 8 Financial Storm ()

Actually, Liu Mingzhang had no choice. Normally, he would not be evasive when speaking like he did just now. But when it came to Mr. Feng, he had to be careful. After all, Mr. Feng represented the country, and now Hong Kong has returned to the motherland. He is a countryman, and as a civilian, how could Liu Mingzhang not be careful!

But since Lu Shaohua had asked him to speak, there was no need for Liu Mingzhang to dodge and he spoke directly. "From what he said, it seems that he wants to bring someone to see you. Well, from his words, I also heard the hidden meaning. The person he brought is probably an official."

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua was stunned, then he laughed. He already knew why Liu Mingzhang was evasive. It turned out to be because of the issue involving officials. "Mingzhang, have you become timid? You seem to be afraid of meeting officials."

"Ah!" Liu Mingzhang sighed and said, "It's not that I'm afraid of meeting the official, but what time is it now and what kind of environment is it. Bringing an official to meet you at this time is probably about the Asian financial crisis. I think the official has only one purpose in meeting you, and that is to ask you to help."

"Haha!" Lu Shaohua laughed again and asked, "If you want to help, then help. Aren't we planning to keep Hong Kong anyway?"

"It's different. It's not wrong for us to want to keep Hong Kong, but we paid money to keep Hong Kong, and the shares we bought are our own. But if the officials asked you to pay for the purchase, you might end up transferring the shares to them." Liu Mingzhang's tone was quite heavy. He paused and continued. "We are businessmen now, and businessmen can never beat officials. If they asked you to transfer the shares to them, would you refuse?"

In fact, what Liu Mingzhang said makes some sense. If it were an ordinary person, as he said, under the threat of power, it is possible that he would unconditionally transfer the shares that he had acquired with great difficulty.

But Liu Mingzhang guessed wrong. He didn't know Lu Shaohua's identity. If Lu Shaohua had the rank of lieutenant general and was also a special adviser to the economic advisory group, he might not have worried about these things.

"Ha ha!"

Lu Shaohua laughed and waved his hands, secretly happy in his heart. Yes, Lu Shaohua was happy, who made him fool Liu Mingzhang? Wasn't the pretense of ignorance just now a fool of Liu Mingzhang? With Lu Shaohua's intelligence, when Liu Mingzhang said the second sentence, Lu Shaohua had already guessed what he was worried about.

It was normal to laugh, but Lu Shaohua didn't laugh to the point of being out of breath. After laughing, Lu Shaohua quickly calmed down, and after returning to normal, he asked, "I don't know if you have heard that before Hong Kong returned, the mainland sent troops and officials to Hong Kong?"

"I've heard of it." Li Yunqing answered very quickly.

"Yeah, I've also seen reports on the news. It seems to be the vanguard." Liu Mingzhang also nodded and said.

"Then do you know what the names of the officials stationed in Hong Kong are?" Lu Shaohua asked again with a smile on his face.

"It seems to be Lu... Yeah, I remember, it's Lu Chang." Liu Mingzhang said while looking at the ceiling, which represented the answer he gave after thinking deeply. But just after he finished speaking, Liu Mingzhang seemed to feel something was wrong and asked again. "Wait, the last name is Lu? Lu Chang?"

Lu Shaohua's face was full of smiles, but he didn't say a word.

"Your surname is also Lu, and his surname is also Lu. They don't have anything to do with you, right?" Liu Mingzhang finally couldn't help but ask.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, still smiling, and then, with a serious expression, he said, "Yes, he is actually my uncle. Before he was transferred to Hong Kong, he was the deputy mayor of Shenzhen, in charge of the economy."

Everyone knows that Shenzhen is a special economic zone. And what does it mean that Lu Chang is the deputy mayor of Shenzhen? It means that he is a senior official, and now he is a Hong Kong-based official sent from the mainland. One can imagine how great his power and background are.

"So that's how it is. I have a younger uncle who is an official. Well, then there's nothing to be afraid of." Liu Mingzhang already understood, and said with ease.

"Haha! In fact, even if my uncle is not a high-ranking official, I am not afraid." After saying that, Lu Shaohua paused for a moment and continued, "In China, I have always had an unknown identity. Not many people know my identity. In my early years, I helped the country do many things, especially the army, and made many contributions. In the end, the army gave me the rank of lieutenant general, which is the youngest general in the country."

In the past, Lu Shaohua would not have told Liu Mingzhang and the others about this identity, but with the passing of Old Deng, Lu Shaohua had nothing to hide. On the contrary, Lu Shaohua now wanted to reveal his identity openly and let people know that he was a lieutenant general, so that if others wanted to touch him, they would have to think carefully about whether his status was important enough.

"General, or Lieutenant General, damn! Is this true?" Liu Mingzhang opened his mouth wide, his face full of disbelief.

"Brother Li, come in for a moment." Lu Shaohua did not reply to Liu Mingzhang's words. Instead, he called out to Li Shangkui outside the door. After Li Shangkui came in, Lu Shaohua said to Li Shangkui, "Show them your ID, and they will know whether I have deceived you or not."

Li Shangkui was holding a major-level security certificate, which belonged to the Central Security Bureau. This identity was arranged by Deng Lao later. With this identity, he played a very important role in Hong Kong or China. That's why Li Shangkui always carried the certificate with him.

Lu Shaohua knew that Li Shangkui carried his ID with him, but he happened to not have brought his lieutenant general certificate with him today. In order to better prove that he was not lying, Lu Shaohua had no choice but to ask Li Shangkui to take out his ID to show Liu Mingzhang.

Liu Mingzhang had never seen any military or security documents, but he knew what the Central Security Bureau stood for. In addition, Liu Mingzhang recognized the four big red characters on the officer's certificate - 'Central Military Commission'.

Anyone who dares to impersonate the Central Military Commission, or forge the credentials of the Central Guard Bureau, would be seeking death. With Lu Shaohua's current status, there is no need for him to disguise his credentials and identity, so when Liu Mingzhang opened the credentials, he believed it.

"I didn't expect it, I didn't expect it." Liu Mingzhang muttered to himself, and then said, "I was surprised at the time. Brother Li and his men all carried guns. Although there are many bodyguards with guns in Hong Kong, I have never seen anyone like Brother Li and his men."

Li Shangkui has a gun. This is something that everyone around Lu Shaohua knows. Moreover, not only Li Shangkui has a gun, but all the bodyguards around Lu Shaohua carry guns. You have to know that dozens of people carry guns. Even if Lu Shaohua is the chairman of the Phoenix Group and is so rich, it does not seem so easy to get so many gun licenses.

In fact, when it came to the gun license, Lu Shaohua asked Ho Ying-tung to apply for it, and Ho Ying-tung helped him to get it smoothly. What Lu Shaohua didn't know was that when later on, when applying for more gun licenses for Lu Shaohua, Ho Ying-tung directly said to the then Governor of Hong Kong: "Lu Shaohua is Deng's godson". Therefore, no matter how many gun licenses he applied for, they could be obtained smoothly.

"Now you know I don't have to be afraid, right?" Lu Shaohua asked with a smile.

"My legendary Zhongnanhai bodyguards are here to protect you. With this identity alone, you can walk around with your head held high. Are you afraid? It's almost like they are afraid of you." Liu Mingzhang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "By the way, your status as a lieutenant general means that if we go to China and walk around with our heads held high, you can help us deal with it?"

"You are so beautiful." Lu Shaohua said unhappily, then softened his tone and said, "But then again, if you go over there, as long as you don't take the initiative to cause trouble and don't break the law, if anything happens, I can help you settle it."

Are you kidding? Liu Mingzhang is Lu Shaohua's right-hand man. Lu Shaohua regards him as his direct descendant. If something happens to the country for him, as long as he does not take the initiative to cause trouble or break the law, how could Lu Shaohua just ignore it?

"Hehe! Looks like I have to go over there more often. It wouldn't be bad to show off a little!" Liu Mingzhang smiled like a fox, a typical example of a fox taking advantage of the power of a tiger.

What else could Lu Shaohua say? He could only shake his head helplessly. Without even looking at Liu Mingzhang, he stood up and prepared to leave. However, before leaving the door, Lu Shaohua did not forget to say one more thing. "Remember to notify Mr. Feng and ask him to come over in the evening. Also, if you are energetic, integrate the data and send it to my email."

Lu Shaohua left. This time, Lu Shaohua did not go anywhere else, but returned directly to his residence. But when Lu Shaohua returned to his residence, his head shook so much that he almost fell off. As for why this happened, he had to find the answer from Chen Li.

A few days ago, Lu Shaohua told Chen Li not to spoil Lu Yuting too much. But now, Chen Li is holding her little granddaughter Lu Yuting in her arms and doting on her. What else can Lu Shaohua do but shake his head with a wry smile.

Come to think of it, Lu Shaohua's elder brother Lu Shaopeng is still in college, so the word marriage has nothing to do with him. As for having children, that's even more impossible. It's something that has nothing to do with him. But now, although Lu Shaohua is not married, he has a child. As Chen Li's first grandchild, how can Chen Li not spoil her?

Lu Shaohua also understood. Over the years, as the family became richer, Chen Li didn't need to do anything except housework at home every day. Now it's even worse. They moved into a new villa and hired servants, so she doesn't need to do housework anymore. The old lady is naturally lonely. She finally has a granddaughter, so she will not ignore her no matter what, right?

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua sighed secretly in his heart and ignored everything. After dinner, he sat in the living room watching TV, waiting for Mr. Feng to arrive. At the same time, he was secretly guessing who Mr. Feng would bring to see him.