Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 756: Diverting to Saudi Arabia

Lu Shaohua has been to Africa twice. If this time is counted, it will be the third time that Lu Shaohua has set foot on African soil. But God just doesn't let Lu Shaohua get his wish. When Lu Shaohua just stepped into the door of the plane, his cell phone rang.

Lu Shaohua keeps his cell phone number very confidential, and not many people know his phone number. Those who can call his cell phone are undoubtedly acquaintances, and very close people at that. Calling Lu Shaohua at this moment is likely to be about important matters.

This was indeed the case. Lu Shaohua took out his mobile phone from his pocket and took a look. The caller ID showed Li Zhijie's number. Lu Shaohua pressed the answer button without even thinking about it, and then put the receiver to his ear to hear what Li Zhijie was calling him about at this time.

Li Zhijie spoke when Lu Shaohua answered the phone. "There is something going on in Saudi Arabia, and they want to invite you over. Well, it was the king of their royal family who invited you."

This was the original intention of Li Zhijie calling Lu Shaohua. Li Zhijie knew that Lu Shaohua would take a special plane to Africa in the morning, and seeing that the time had not yet arrived for Lu Shaohua to board the plane, Li Zhijie immediately called.

Li Zhijie was also helpless. The royal family of Saudi Arabia was one of Lu Shaohua's important partners, and their current relationship was extremely good. Li Zhijie naturally did not dare to neglect the invitation. More importantly, Lu Shaohua was coming to Africa, and after that he would probably make a trip to Saudi Arabia.

This is Lu Shaohua's plan. He will go to Africa first and then to Saudi Arabia. This can be regarded as increasing the friendship between the two sides. In addition, there are many details to be discussed regarding oil futures.

In order for Lu Shaohua to control oil production, the Saudi Arabian royal family played a crucial role. If Lu Shaohua could not convince the Saudi Arabian royal family, his plan could not be completed.

This is where the problem arises. The Saudi Arabian royal family relies on oil to support their luxurious life. Once the export volume of oil decreases, it will lead to a gap in their royal finances, and problems will follow.

Therefore, if Lu Shaohua wants the Saudi Arabian royal family to agree to limit exports, he must solve their royal family's financial problems. Of course, giving some benefits is inevitable. Although the relationship between the two sides is very good, this world is always realistic. Who will be friends with you without benefits?

In order to completely resolve this matter, Lu Shaohua must go to Saudi Arabia. This plan was already in mind when Lu Shaohua started trading gold and oil futures, and he had also informed Li Zhijie.

Li Zhijie knew that Lu Shaohua was planning to go to Saudi Arabia in person. When he received the invitation, Li Zhijie immediately called Lu Shaohua to ask whether Lu Shaohua would maintain the original plan or temporarily change the route and go to Saudi Arabia.

Lu Shaohua paused for a moment, but didn't rush to say anything. He thought about it for a while before giving an answer. "I'll change the route and go to Saudi Arabia."

Saudi Arabia is a must-go, and now that he has received an invitation from there, Lu Shaohua thinks it would be a good idea to go there first. Firstly, it is to show his sincerity, and secondly, it is a good opportunity to resolve the matter. He can also be more direct and won't have to run around in Africa.

"Okay, I'll go over there too." Li Zhijie responded.

"Ok."

Lu Shaohua is not proficient in Arabic. Although the current King of Saudi Arabia can speak Chinese, when there is something important to say, Lu Shaohua has to bring someone who can speak Saudi Arabia so as not to be framed.

What’s more important is that Li Zhijie himself is Lu Shaohua’s representative. How could he, as a representative, not be present when the two parties meet? If he didn’t go, it would make people feel that he was insincere and his impression would be greatly reduced.

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Now that the decision has been made, the next things become much simpler. Lu Shaohua first asked Li Shangkui to notify the pilot to change the route, and then wait for Li Zhijie's call.

Lu Shaohua's route was changed, and Lu Shaohua temporarily accepted the invitation of the Saudi Arabian royal family. Li Zhijie had to notify them of this. Only after they responded did Lu Shaohua set off. Otherwise, if he proceeded rashly, the plane would be shot down as soon as it entered Saudi Arabia's airspace.

The Chinese region is not very far from Asia. With the speed of the special plane that Lu Shaohua took, it would take less than an hour to reach the destination. If he hadn't arrived there in advance, time would have been a bit tight. Therefore, Lu Shaohua could only wait helplessly, waiting for Li Zhijie's reply.

However, Lu Shaohua didn't know that he had to wait for a full half hour. Half an hour later, Li Zhijie called again to inform Lu Shaohua that the plane could take off and that everything had been prepared.

Given the status of the Saudi Arabian royal family in Saudi Arabia, they shouldn't have needed to prepare for so long, but they made Lu Shaohua wait for half an hour, which Lu Shaohua couldn't understand.

However, even though he didn't understand, Lu Shaohua still had to order the pilot to take off.

The private plane took off with a loud rumbling sound. Fortunately, Lu Shaohua's villa was relatively close, and the nearest villa was about a hundred meters away. In addition, Lu Shaohua's private plane was relatively advanced and the noise was relatively small, so it did not disturb the surrounding neighbors.

But then again, this luxurious community for the rich was developed by a joint venture between Phoenix Real Estate and Huo's Real Estate, and Lu Shaohua is the boss of Phoenix Group. How dare people who buy houses have any objections?

More importantly, it was public knowledge that Lu Shaohua lived here, and everyone in Hong Kong's upper class knew about it. And almost all the people living in the wealthy neighborhood were celebrities from the business and entertainment circles. How dare those people have any opinions about Lu Shaohua, the boss of the Phoenix Group? That would be courting death, wouldn't it?

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One hour and twenty minutes. It took Lu Shaohua's private plane a total of one hour and twenty minutes from takeoff to reaching the scheduled landing site.

When Lu Shaohua got off the plane, he finally understood why he had to wait half an hour before taking off. It turned out that the Saudi Arabian royal family had made grand preparations to welcome him, and at the same time, they were also making preparations for Lu Shaohua's personal safety.

The last time Lu Shaohua set foot on the land of Saudi Arabia, he was greeted by two princes, the eldest prince and the second prince. But today, the ceremony to greet him was different and unusually grand.

However, there is one person who appears twice, and that person is the second prince at that time, who is now the king of the Saudi Arabian royal family. He is accompanied by the princess and several important figures of the Saudi Arabian royal family.

A guard of honor is a must. There was also a guard of honor when Lu Shaohua came last time, but the guard of honor back then was much lower-level, it was just an ordinary guard of honor. Today's guard of honor is different, it is the royal guard of the Saudi Arabian royal family.

Don't underestimate the honor guard, it is an important part of measuring the guest's status. If the honor guard is the most ordinary one, then it proves that the guest's status is not very important, it is considered medium. If there is no honor guard, then proving the guest's status is very simple. If the royal honor guard is used, then it means that the guest is a senior official or head of state of a certain country.

Now Lu Shaohua's status has been raised to the same level as a high-ranking official or head of state of a certain country. This also proves that the Saudi Arabian royal family respects and values ​​Lu Shaohua. In addition, the king of the Saudi Arabian royal family even came to greet him, which further shows the extraordinary status of Lu Shaohua.

Seeing such a scene, Lu Shaohua was certainly a little uncomfortable, but who was he, he had seen all kinds of scenes, and with his current wealth and status, he could naturally accept such a grand welcoming ceremony.

He walked on the red carpet, like a general returning from victory, with his head held high and his chest puffed out, accepting the welcoming music from the guard of honor. It was a bit like he was reviewing the guard of honor, but not really. Instead, he was welcoming the king of the Saudi Arabian royal family.

However, Lu Shaohua was more and more shocked as he walked. When he first got off the plane, he was a little far away from where the honor guard was standing. Now that he was closer, he realized that this honor guard had at least fifty people, and with the Saudi Arabian royal family, there were at least more than eighty people in total.

Even if we exclude the fifty people in the honor guard, there are still about thirty royal members who came to welcome them. These thirty people are all high-ranking officials. They don't sit around doing nothing every day. It takes a long time to gather this group of people. It seems reasonable to prepare for an extra half an hour for this.

After understanding the reason, Lu Shaohua felt relieved. He smiled, shook hands with the king of the royal family, the former second prince, and said a few words of thanks for the welcome. He was polite, which was what a guest had to show.

As for the host, he seemed much more relaxed and was also polite, saying things like "it's should" and "must" as if Lu Shaohua deserved to accept such a grand welcome.

In fact, it seems that Lu Shaohua's identity itself is extraordinary. Of course, this refers to his status in the office and Hong Kong. As for going abroad, Lu Shaohua can only be regarded as a super rich man at most, and he has no other identity.

But it was different in Saudi Arabia. The reason was simple. Lu Shaohua was the backer of the Saudi Arabian royal family. The reason why the Saudi Arabian royal family was so stable today was entirely because of the Phoenix Base, and the owner of the Phoenix Base was Lu Shaohua.

As early as when the second prince ascended the throne, Phoenix Base publicly expressed its support for the second prince. Now that the second prince has become the king of the royal family, Phoenix Base has also become supportive of the entire royal family. And it is precisely because of the support of Phoenix Base that those who want to take advantage of Saudi Arabia have to be careful.

There is no way. The power of the Phoenix Base is unfathomable, and no one wants to provoke this mysterious base.