Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 994: Bird's Nest and Water Cube

No matter which country it is, as long as the economy is developed and the decline is large, Lu Shaohua will not let any of them go, because as long as the economy is developed and the decline is too large, then in Lu Shaohua's eyes, that country has ownerless money that can be collected by anyone. And Lu Shaohua will undoubtedly be the collector and collect those ownerless money.

Lu Shaohua is doing the same thing now. Liu Mingzhang and his colleagues have already set up their plan and are just waiting for the stock market to start falling. They will then wait and see how things develop and only withdraw and cash out after the financial storm breaks out.

However, just when Lu Shaohua was busy with the affairs of Phoenix Group and preparations before the financial crisis, the General Administration of Sport of China came to visit him. The director and deputy director of the General Administration of Sport of China came to visit him together, leaving Lu Shaohua a little confused.

Lu Shaohua thought about it carefully and felt that he seemed to have no connection with the General Administration of Sport. If he had to say that there was a connection, it was an indirect relationship. Lu Shaohua was very familiar with Ho Ying-tung, and Ho Ying-tung had an extremely close relationship with the General Administration of Sport of China. This could be seen from the efforts Ho Ying-tung made to host the Olympic Games.

But today, Ho Ying-tung came with two directors, which really confused Lu Shaohua. If it were usual, Lu Shaohua might refuse to meet them because of his busy schedule, but the people were brought by Ho Ying-tung, and Lu Shaohua couldn't just ignore them. So, with inexplicable emotions, Lu Shaohua still met with the two senior officials from the system in the reception room of Phoenix Building.

When they met, since Lu Shaohua was not familiar with him, he had to be introduced by Ho Ying-tung. After that, they shook hands politely and then sat down separately. There was a bit of silence and no one spoke.

As for Lu Shaohua, he is a big shot, a world-famous rich man with a net worth of over one trillion US dollars. He was attacked some time ago and was in a coma for more than half a month. During this half month, the stock markets in China and Hong Kong were in chaos. If Lu Shaohua had not died, the stock markets in the two places might have collapsed directly.

Yes, many people know that Lu Shaohua can already influence the stock markets of both places. To put it bluntly, if he sneezes, the stock markets of both places will be shaken. You can imagine how powerful he is.

Therefore, even though they were high-ranking officials, they were, after all, high-ranking officials without real power. When facing Lu Shaohua, they did not dare to put on airs. On the contrary, they were very humble, which raised Lu Shaohua's impression of them by more than one level.

After observing for a while, Lu Shaohua smiled and said, "You two are so busy, how can you find time to come and hang out with me!"

There was absolutely no sarcasm in Lu Shaohua's words. Instead, he said it as a joke to ease the tense atmosphere. At the same time, it was also Lu Shaohua's way of testing and opening the conversation.

"To be honest, we are here to ask for something." The director of the State Sports General Administration was straightforward and went straight to the point.

"Oh?" Lu Shaohua frowned, then smiled and asked. "What's the matter?"

The State Sports General Administration came to him for help. This was the first time in thousands of years. Lu Shaohua immediately became interested and really wanted to hear what was going on.

"It's like this. I think Director Lu should know that our country will hold the Olympic Games in 2008, right?" It was the director who spoke again. After he finished speaking, he paused and looked at Lu Shaohua. Seeing the latter nodded, he continued. "The Bird's Nest and the Water Cube are the two major symbols prepared by our country for the Olympic Games. Construction began in 2003 and has been going on until now. But just a few days ago, something unexpected happened. Both the Fifth Urban Construction Company and the China Construction First Bureau Construction Development Co., Ltd. had problems, making it impossible to continue construction. Well, we could have found another construction company to replace them, but the construction requirements are too high, and ordinary companies simply cannot afford it."

The director first recounted the whole story, staring at Lu Shaohua as he spoke, and when he saw that the latter did not intend to interrupt him, he continued, "And we are here today to ask Director Lu's Phoenix Real Estate to take over these two projects, because looking across the country, only Director Lu's Phoenix Real Estate is capable of undertaking these two projects."

Lu Shaohua did not say anything in a hurry, but just nodded gently and fell into deep thought.

In his previous life, Lu Shaohua had thought about going to Beijing during the Olympic Games to see the two major buildings, the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube. However, things did not go as he wished. A trip to Beijing costs a lot of money, so Lu Shaohua did not have the opportunity to go.

However, Lu Shaohua was extremely familiar with the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube. But now, the director of the General Administration of Sport of China came to his house in person and wanted Phoenix Real Estate to take over the projects of these two buildings, which was a little unimaginable for Lu Shaohua.

However, Lu Shaohua is a businessman after all. Although he likes the two buildings, he will never take over just because of the director's words. You know, the two buildings are not simple buildings. Not only are the construction difficult, but the time is also limited. If the project cannot be completed within the specified time, it will be a troublesome matter for Lu Shaohua to take over.

"I think time is very tight?" Lu Shaohua asked.

It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua's words hit the nail on the head. Time is indeed very tight, otherwise the two directors of the General Administration of Sport of China would not have come to him in such a hurry.

The two directors looked at each other, as if they were communicating with their eyes, and then the deputy director spoke. "Yes, Director Lu, due to problems with the construction company, the progress of the construction has been slowed down, and the construction speed has been slowing down in the later period. Now it has become like this, it is very urgent."

"Yes." Lu Shaohua nodded. He was very pleased that they could tell him the truth. Then he asked, "So do you think Phoenix Real Estate can complete the two major projects with its strength?"

"Yes……"

The deputy director was speaking stiffly, but he was interrupted by the director halfway through his words. The director gently pulled the corner of his clothes, and then used his eyes to signal him not to speak. He took over the conversation, smiled at Lu Shaohua, and said, "Director Lu, to be honest, we have collected some information about your company before we came here. Your company's construction team is definitely one of the best in the world. Not only is the technology strong, but even those difficult buildings in Shenzhen Happy Valley were built by themselves. In addition, your company's construction team has a large number of people, so it can complete the two major projects of the Water Cube and the Bird's Nest within the specified time."

Very tactful. This way of putting it is indeed very tactful. It's not the deputy director's fault for being tactless. He spoke harshly, as if others owed him millions. He didn't care about others' feelings at all, which made people feel a little harsh.

This is certainly due to his personality, but he also shows a bit of bureaucracy. It was fine at the beginning, but later on, the tone changed naturally.

All of a sudden, Lu Shaohua's impression of the deputy director was greatly reduced. He glanced at the deputy director and a look of disgust flashed in his eyes. It was obvious that Lu Shaohua didn't care about the deputy director.

What Lu Shaohua hated most were those officials who appeared humble on the surface but were actually very bureaucratic. Undoubtedly, the deputy director still remembered Lu Shaohua's health at the beginning, but as they talked, he forgot Lu Shaohua's identity, and his bureaucracy was revealed unconsciously.

As for the director, Lu Shaohua had a good impression of him. He always remembered to be humble. Although Lu Shaohua knew whether he was humble when facing others, at least at this time, he was humble, and that was enough.

Therefore, Lu Shaohua did not even look at the deputy director, but looked at the director, and then said calmly, "In 2008, the country will host the Olympic Games, which will attract worldwide attention. I am also very happy. Now Phoenix Real Estate is asked to build two iconic buildings, which makes me even more unhappy. However, that is a different matter. If Phoenix Real Estate is given an impossible task, I will not accept it. If it can be completed, I will take it even if I have to do my best. It is my way of showing my support for the Olympic Games."

Lu Shaohua's words have been very clear, that is, to send someone to take a look and confirm whether it can be completed. If it can be completed, then take it. If it cannot be completed, Lu Shaohua will not take it. It is that simple.

The director was a smart man. He immediately understood what Lu Shaohua meant. He smiled and said, "How about this, Director Lu, send someone to Beijing to take a look at the scene, evaluate it and then confirm it. Do you think it's okay?"

"Okay." Lu Shaohua agreed readily, but paused, changed the subject, and continued, "I know what kind of place Beijing is. It's too complicated. To put it bluntly, the interests there are complicated and intertwined. If Phoenix Real Estate gets involved, there will inevitably be some trouble. So, I hope you can report this matter to the No. 1 leader when you go back. Of course, I will also call the No. 1 leader, which will save a lot of trouble."

Lu Shaohua's words were very shocking, especially the deputy director. When he heard the number one leader, he was stunned. What? Lu Shaohua could talk directly to the number one leader, what did that mean? He couldn't imagine it.

"hehe..."

The director laughed and said, "Please rest assured, Director Lu, we are here to see you because of Premier Zeng. Oh, it was your father-in-law who asked us to come. I think Premier Zeng will report this matter to the No. 1 leader."

"......" Lu Shaohua was speechless. He had not expected that his old-fashioned father-in-law would get involved. What else could he say? "In that case, please report to the No. 1 leader. With the No. 1 leader coming forward, things will go much more smoothly."

Just as Lu Shaohua said, the interests in Beijing are complicated, and Phoenix Real Estate has extended its hand into it. Although Lu Shaohua is not afraid of anyone, the so-called little devil is difficult to deal with, and Lu Shaohua does not want to get into trouble from time to time.

"No problem." The director agreed.

"That's good. Well, I'll also send someone to Beijing as soon as possible." Lu Shaohua nodded and said.

With Lu Shaohua nodding, the matter was finally settled. As for whether Phoenix Real Estate would undertake the construction of the Bird's Nest and the Water Cube projects, it would depend on the evaluation and confirmation, and Lu Shaohua would make a decision based on the results.

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