Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 673 Aircraft Carrier

A man and two women walked in and out of the streets of Shenzhen, forming a beautiful landscape. Some people who paid attention to the news thought it was Lu Shaohua, the legendary chairman of the Phoenix Group, and were surprised and watched from afar.

As a news media, Shenzhen TV of course interviewed Lu Shaohua, but Lu Shaohua refused because he came to Shenzhen in a private capacity and did not accept media interviews.

But would the TV station give up? The answer was very obvious. Of course they would not. However, when they wanted to secretly follow Lu Shaohua to film and expose some gossip, they were always severely warned before they were ready.

It was an official warning. Yes, Zeng Aimin personally called the TV station to warn, which suppressed the media's restlessness.

Are you kidding? The person Lu Shaohua is with is Zeng Aimin's daughter. How could Zeng Aimin let her be exposed? So, it is inevitable to say hello. More importantly, Lu Shaohua is a heavyweight figure. If you make him angry, someone might be in trouble.

Zeng Aimin was well aware of Lu Shaohua's working style. During the Phoenix Group incident, he even threatened to withdraw all investment to threaten the top management. Zeng Aimin couldn't think of anything else that Lu Shaohua would not dare to do.

Therefore, the warning was to prevent Zeng Yuling from being exposed, and at the same time to protect Shenzhen TV Station, because Zeng Aimin could not imagine what would happen to Shenzhen TV Station after he took his anger out on Lu Shaohua.

Of course, the lack of media exposure does not mean that no one knows that the celebrity Lu Shaohua is wandering the streets of Shenzhen. Don't underestimate the power of the people's communication, especially those gossips, whose speed of communication is no less than that of TV stations.

But none of this matters. Lu Shaohua just wants to happily accompany Zeng Yuling and the others. After all, they won't be apart for long, and Lu Shaohua can only do his best to accompany them.

As for that aspect of their life, it was naturally unavoidable. They slept together and had fun every night. Lu Shaohua showed off his masculine prowess in bed and made the two women tormented with both happiness and pain.

However, time flies, time passes quietly, and a few days pass quickly.

Originally, Lu Shaohua planned to stay in Shenzhen for ten days, but when it came to the eighth day, the itinerary changed. At Zeng Yuling's request, Lu Shaohua had to take them to Beijing.

Yes, Zeng Yuling and her classmates are about to start school, and time is running out, so it’s time for them to rush back to Beijing. However, they hate taking commercial flights, so they set their sights on Lu Shaohua’s private plane and plan to use it to fly to Beijing.

Of course Lu Shaohua had no complaints and agreed readily. At noon on the eighth day, the special plane took off from the Phoenix Base. After everything was arranged, it landed at a military base in Beijing, and Zeng Jianguo sent someone to pick it up.

After arriving in Beijing, Lu Shaohua couldn't just ignore Zeng Yuling and the others and leave. So, Lu Shaohua decided to stay in Beijing for a day since there was no rush anyway.

That night, a conversation with Zeng Jianguo was inevitable. The old and the young got along very well. Although Zeng Jianguo was old, his vision was not old, unlike other old antiques, which was something Lu Shaohua was very happy to see.

"Xiaohua, I heard that you have a lot of top military technologies?" Zeng Jianguo suddenly asked.

Zeng Jianguo had no choice, and this sounded like complete nonsense. How could he not know if others didn't know? Back then, Deng Lao took the lead in purchasing long-range missile technology and fighter jet technology from Lu Shaohua, and Zeng Jianguo knew that Lu Shaohua had top military technology.

But there was no way. Even if he knew that Lu Shaohua had the world's most advanced military technology, what could Zeng Jianguo do? He couldn't just tell him his purpose directly. He had to lay the groundwork and then tell him his purpose step by step.

Lu Shaohua didn't say anything. He looked at Zeng Jianguo meaningfully and nodded slightly, but he was thinking about the purpose behind Zeng Jianguo's words.

Zeng Jianguo certainly didn't know what Lu Shaohua was thinking at the moment, nor did he want to know what Lu Shaohua was thinking. The words had already been spoken, the groundwork had been laid, and it was necessary for him to state his purpose step by step.

"You have seen the domestic economic development over the years, but no matter how strong the economy is, without strong military strength, it is all in vain." Zeng Jianguo paused and continued, "Especially the situation in the Taiwan Strait is very serious. The old guys in the United States have imposed a blockade on the island, making it difficult to move across the vast ocean."

Lu Shaohua still didn't say anything, but looked at Zeng Jianguo with a smile on his face. He knew that Zeng Jianguo was still playing by the rules and his real purpose had not been revealed yet.

This was indeed the case. Although Zeng Jianguo took a step further, he still did not reveal his true purpose. Now Lu Shaohua was smiling again, and the meaning was self-evident. No matter how patient and thick-skinned Zeng Jianguo was, he couldn't help blushing.

"I say, could you please not look at me like that? Also, what does your smile mean? Are you playing tricks on me?" Zeng Jianguo scolded.

There was no other way. This was the only way for Zeng Jianguo to cover up his embarrassment. As an elder, Zeng Jianguo could only scold Lu Shaohua.

"Ha ha……"

Lu Shaohua laughed out loud. He was really watching a monkey show, because in Lu Shaohua's opinion, Zeng Jianguo didn't need to do this at all. "Grandpa, are you talking to me as the director of the National Security Bureau or as Yuling's grandfather? If you are talking to me as the director of the National Security Bureau, then I will just smile and respond. If you are talking to me as Yuling's grandfather, then there is no need for you to be so hesitant."

What Lu Shaohua said was absolutely correct. If one talked to Lu Shaohua in an official capacity, it would be normal for Lu Shaohua to respond with a smile. However, if one talked to Lu Shaohua in a private capacity, then Lu Shaohua's smile would be a mockery of Zeng Jianguo and it would be unnecessary.

Hearing this, Zeng Jianguo blushed and felt extremely embarrassed. Yes, just as Lu Shaohua said, there was no need for that. And his scolding seemed to be trying to cover up the truth.

He felt guilty, extremely guilty. In all his years, Zeng Jianguo had never been refuted so badly as he was this time.

"Hey!"

Zeng Jianguo sighed, smiled bitterly and shook his head, saying, "Okay, I won't beat around the bush. The higher-ups want to communicate with you through me and get some maritime technology from you."

"Nuclear submarine? Cruiser? Frigate?" Lu Shaohua was not surprised and asked calmly.

In fact, when Zeng Jianguo started to lay the second layer of groundwork, Lu Shaohua had already guessed Zeng Jianguo's purpose. Now Zeng Jianguo spoke frankly and they could talk nakedly and really get to the point.

Zeng Jianguo shook his head, took a long breath, and said, "The country has been vigorously developing these military technologies, although there is still a gap. However, within a few years, those equipment should be able to stand at the forefront of the world and will not need those things."

Zeng Jianguo glanced at Lu Shaohua and continued, seeing that the latter did not react much. "What the country needs most now is super-large military equipment. It would be even better if we had aircraft carrier technology."

That’s right, Lu Shaohua heard it right, and Zeng Jianguo was not wrong either, it was an aircraft carrier.

Zeng Jianguo knew that Lu Shaohua had a lot of cutting-edge technology in his hands, but he was not sure whether he had aircraft carrier technology. After all, aircraft carrier technology was too rare. Among so many countries in the world, only a handful of them possessed this technology.

China is a great country with a history of more than 5,000 years. However, in the late Qing Dynasty, China declined, both in terms of economy and military strength. It has fallen to its current state. Now, the coastline is being blocked. How can China not fight back in anger?

In the ocean, the most powerful weapon is the aircraft carrier. If China possesses an aircraft carrier, both its strategy and military strength will be elevated to a higher level, and it will no longer be possible to blockade it whenever it wants.

Lu Shaohua knew that Zeng Jianguo was testing him, trying to get information from him about whether he had the technology to build an aircraft carrier.

Does Lu Shaohua have this technology? The answer is of course yes, but what Lu Shaohua is considering now is, with China's current economic strength, can it build and maintain an aircraft carrier?

"We have the technology, but given the country's situation, can we afford it?" Lu Shaohua asked back.

"You don't have to worry about these." Zeng Jianguo was very happy. He got the answer he wanted.

But who is Zeng Jianguo? Even if he got the answer he wanted, he would be able to control his mentality very well. After all, he is not an ordinary person. What's more, before he tried it, he was already 70% to 80% sure that Lu Shaohua had the technology of aircraft carrier.

"Is that so..." Lu Shaohua deliberately dragged out the tone, thought for a while, and then said, "How about this, if the country is interested, we can find someone to talk to us. Of course, not now, let's talk about it after a while. After all, I haven't been very relaxed recently, you know."

The Asian financial crisis has not yet ended, and Lu Shaohua has a lot of things to do. He is not in the mood to talk about things like selling aircraft carrier technology.

Zeng Jianguo knew what Lu Shaohua was busy with, so he nodded and said, "No problem, wait until you are done with this period of time, then we can talk about this."

In fact, Zeng Jianguo did not have to confirm the matter. His task today was to test whether Lu Shaohua had the technology for an aircraft carrier, and also to find out what Lu Shaohua had to say to see if he was interested in selling it.

Don't forget that incident made Lu Shaohua very uncomfortable, and he even refused to sell technology to the country. It is still unknown whether he has calmed down now.

But now Zeng Jianguo is relieved. From the tone of Lu Shaohua, he seems willing to sell it.