Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 340: Chamber of Commerce Meeting

Lu Shaohua knew that Huo Yingdong didn't want to say more on the phone. Oh, it's not that he didn't want to say more, but he couldn't finish what he said on the phone. This can be heard from Huo Yingdong's hurried tone. After hanging up the phone in a hurry, Lu Shaohua went up to the fifth floor, came to the study, put the data on the desk, and then went back downstairs. When passing the second and third floors, Lu Shaohua called Li Shangkui and others.

Li Shangkui and his friends didn't let Lu Shaohua wait any longer. After Lu Shaohua finished shouting, they quickly followed Lu Shaohua down to the first floor. Needless to say, this was not the first time Lu Shaohua had traveled. Yang Yang and his friends formed a rule that those who were responsible for driving would drive to the garage, and those who didn't need to drive would form a formation, surround Lu Shaohua in the middle, and escort Lu Shaohua out of the gate of the villa.

They got on the car, closed the door, and then quickly dispersed, each getting into their own car. The bulletproof Mercedes driven by Yang Yang took the lead, Lu Shaohua's Rolls-Royce was second, and two Mercedes-Benz cars followed behind. They drove out of the villa area and headed for the headquarters of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

In the car, Lu Shaohua closed his eyes, seemingly resting, but in fact, he was thinking about why Huo Yingdong was so anxious to hold a meeting of the Chamber of Commerce. The Chamber of Commerce certainly had something to do, but it was none of Lu Shaohua's business. His position as a director was just an empty title, and he basically did not participate in the management of daily affairs.

"What happened?" A big question popped up in Lu Shaohua's mind. Judging from Huo Yingdong's hurried tone just now, something big must have happened. Something big happened? What big thing will happen to the Chinese Chamber of Commerce?

Lu Shaohua racked his brains but couldn't figure out what was going on. In the end, he could only shake his head and find an excuse to stop thinking, "The truth will be revealed once we arrive at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters."

The small convoy stopped steadily in front of the headquarters of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Lu Shaohua got out of the car and looked around. Seeing that there were more than a dozen Phoenix brand cars parked around, Lu Shaohua did not linger and walked towards the building.

The headquarters office building of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce is a five-story building similar to a shop. The floor below used to be a shop, but after it was converted into the headquarters of the Chamber of Commerce, the store below was renovated and replaced with a large staircase that leads directly to the second floor.

The Chamber of Commerce has two conference rooms, located on the third and fourth floors respectively. The conference room on the third floor is a large conference room used for large meetings, while the conference room on the fourth floor is a small conference room that is only used for high-level meetings.

Lu Shaohua is a director of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce and a senior executive, so he naturally had to go to the meeting on the fourth floor. Alone, holding the mahogany guardrail with his hands and stepping lightly on the marble stairs, Lu Shaohua walked up the stairs one step at a time to the fourth floor.

The door of the small conference room was located not far from the stairs. When Lu Shaohua walked up to the fourth floor and took a few more steps, he reached the door. Needless to say, he pushed open the door and walked in with a smile on his face.

"Haha! It seems like I'm the only one missing." Lu Shaohua opened his voice and said loudly.

"Alas! As the ancients said, the young should wait for the old, but now it's the old that should wait for the young." A director named Zhang said.

This was not a mockery of Lu Shaohua, but a joke. Lu Shaohua naturally knew it and said with a bitter face, "I ran here non-stop after receiving the call from Mr. Huo, but who can blame me for the long distance I have to travel."

Lu Shaohua was telling the truth. The headquarters of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was indeed far away from the villa where Lu Shaohua lived. It took nearly half an hour to get there!

"Hehe!" The director named Zhang chuckled and then said, "Well, being late is being late. We'll have dinner later. Oh, everyone go."

"That's right." Li also stood up and agreed, and then added in a pretentious tone, "Oh, Phoenix Group, with assets worth hundreds of billions of dollars, you, as the chairman, shouldn't be so stingy."

"agree."

"No comment."

"If someone invites you to dinner, there's no reason not to go."

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All of a sudden, everyone in the conference room spoke up and pointed their guns at Lu Shaohua.

"Well, it was passed unanimously. Everyone has dinner arranged." Henry Fok, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce, made the final summary.

"..." Lu Shaohua was speechless for a while, secretly cursing a bunch of disrespectful old foxes in his heart. Of course, Lu Shaohua only dared to curse in his heart, and did not say it out loud. If he said it out loud, the "punishment" might be heavier. But thinking of the last meal, it cost him nearly 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and he couldn't help but feel a pain in his heart.

"Okay, I'll treat you, I'll treat you." Lu Shaohua responded repeatedly, because just now, Lu Shaohua had felt several unfriendly gazes coming at him. If he didn't agree quickly, he would be attacked again.

"Well, he is indeed the chairman of Phoenix Group. He is really generous." The director named Zhang said while licking his lips with his tongue, looking like he was very hungry.

Everyone rolled their eyes and cold sweat broke out on their foreheads.

"..." Lu Shaohua was speechless for a while, and closed his mouth without saying anything. Three words naturally appeared in his mind. "Too funny."

"Okay, okay, they've agreed to treat us to a meal, so don't make it difficult for them." Huo Yingdong spoke again, and after a pause, he continued. "It's getting late now, and it won't be long before dinner, so let's get ready for the meeting."

After these words were spoken, everyone returned to their normal selves. Lu Shaohua no longer had a sad face and pulled out a chair not far from the door and sat down.

Everyone sat down, and Huo Yingdong, who was sitting at the head of the table, began to speak. "I called you all here today for two main things to say. The first thing is..."

At this point, Huo Yingdong braked and stopped, his eyes swept across everyone's faces, and then his expression became serious. "At the invitation of the main leaders in China, our chamber of commerce has visited China. I have already agreed, but I still need to ask for your opinions. Do you want to go?"

Ho Ying-Tong's words came down like a blockbuster bomb, causing waves of echoes.

"What? The main leaders of the country invited a chamber of commerce to visit the country?" What does it mean when the national leaders invite a chamber of commerce to visit the country? Even Fok Ying-tung knows how grand it is. You have to know that China is socialist, and the status of businessmen is not like that in Hong Kong.

Now they have actually come to invite us, so what does this mean? I believe everyone knows and can make the connection. It is nothing more than wanting to attract investment and let people from Hong Kong return to the country to invest.

When it comes to investing in China, we have to talk about the original intention of establishing the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Why was the Chinese Chamber of Commerce established? It was established for the large domestic market. Since the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was established for the large domestic market, there is no reason not to go now that the Chinese have sent an invitation.

"Brother Huo, the decision you made is correct. Just tell me a time. When should we go? I will go even if I have something important to do then." Director Zhang was the first to speak and express his agreement.

"The original intention of establishing our China Commercial was to develop the domestic market. Now the opportunity is rare, so why shouldn't I go?" Li Jiacheng also expressed his thoughts at this time.

"Well, what Brother Zhang and Brother Li said is right. We are senior executives of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. How can we not go to such occasions?" The director surnamed Li also echoed what Director Zhang and Li Jiacheng said.

After three speeches, others also expressed their thoughts, which was to go, and they must go, no matter how busy they were, they had to make time to go.

Everyone expressed their opinions, except for Lu Shaohua, who had not spoken since he sat down. So, everyone's eyes were focused on Lu Shaohua's face, as if to say, "It's your turn."

Lu Shaohua smiled. He was the one who took the lead in establishing the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Since he was studying abroad in China, there was no reason for him not to go. However, he could not take the lead in speaking on such matters, otherwise he would be suspected of speaking for the domestic side.

"Everyone knows that I was born in China. Now the domestic leaders have sent me an invitation. How can I not go?" Lu Shaohua said with a smile, expressing his thoughts calmly.

"Well, since everyone has made a decision, let the eleven of us represent the Chinese Chamber of Commerce to visit China." At this point, Huo Yingdong paused and added, "Oh, the time of the visit is set for the day after tomorrow, which is also September 9st."

"Yes, no problem." Li Jiacheng responded loudly.

Li Jiacheng said that everyone nodded, indicating that they understood.

Huo Yingdong also nodded, pretended to cough twice, and then said, "Okay, let's talk about the second thing. Oh! This matter is related to the previous matter. According to the tone of the main domestic leaders, they hope that we can find projects to invest there. What do you think? Are there any projects that need investment?"

After that, Huo Yingdong smiled and continued, "Oh! By the way, the original intention of our chamber of commerce is to develop the domestic market, so why don't you take this opportunity to find out if there are any projects to invest in!"

Huo Yingdong's words were a bit biased towards the domestic side, but no one paid attention to it and automatically filtered it out. Notice that the investment project has come up. You know, since it is an invitation from a domestic leader, if there is really an investment project, then there will definitely be preferential policies.

"Haha! Brother Huo, we must invest in the domestic sector, but we also need to investigate before making a decision! But then again, the most important thing is the project and where to invest." A director named Chen expressed his opinion.

"Well, this was my mistake. I was not thoughtful enough. I was not thoughtful enough." Ho Ying-tung said with a smile.

"Yes, what Lao Chen said is right. Find a project. Well, I'll go back to the company now and think about it." Director Zhang is impatient. When he encountered such an opportunity, he really wanted to go back to the company immediately. However, after he finished speaking, he seemed to realize something and continued. "Oh, I almost forgot, Director Lu still owes us a dinner. There is no rush to find a project, no rush."

"Ha ha!"

This statement caused everyone to laugh.

"..." Lu Shaohua didn't say anything directly.

"Haha!" Huo Yingdong also laughed and said, "Today's meeting is over. If there are any projects, everyone can go back to the company to look for them tomorrow. Now is the time for lunch."

Ho Ying-Tong's words were undoubtedly announcing the adjournment of the meeting, and at the same time, they also seemed to be urging Lu Shaohua to treat everyone.

What else could Lu Shaohua say? He could only stand up and say, "What are you waiting for? Let's go. I'll lead the way."

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