Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 503: Alternative Transaction

At around three o'clock in the afternoon, after resting for a few hours, Mr. Deng finally got up. After getting up, he walked out of the hall in high spirits. Seeing Lu Shaohua sitting in the hall, he didn't say anything, just smiled and sat down next to Lu Shaohua.

"Why don't you take a rest at noon?" asked Mr. Deng.

Lu Shaohua shook his head and said, "I don't have the habit of taking a nap."

"That's right, you're still young, as long as you get enough sleep at night, it doesn't matter if you don't sleep." Deng Lao nodded, then sighed and said softly. "I'm different, I'm old, if I don't sleep for a while, my body can't stand it."

As people get older, they sleep longer. Mr. Deng is four times older than Lu Shaohua, so naturally he sleeps longer.

Lu Shaohua nodded, agreeing with what Deng said, but he didn't want to continue talking about this topic, so he changed the subject and asked, "Grandpa, due to the financial crisis in Mexico, the 5.8 billion US dollars that the country brought in tripled in the blink of an eye, becoming more than 18 billion US dollars. Isn't the speed of money coming in too fast?"

In fact, Lu Shaohua was not concerned about the speed of making money. He asked this question just to inquire about it and to learn from Mr. Deng about the thoughts and attitudes of the people above him.

"You're not the one, I really forgot about it." After saying that, Deng Lao paused for a moment and then said, "The higher-ups asked me to bring you a message to express gratitude to you. Well, don't be disgusted by the lack of a substantial reward. After all, you have more money than the country. As for official positions and the like, I guess you don't care, so I can only thank you verbally."

Lu Shaohua was not disappointed. As expected, he could tell the thoughts and attitudes of the people above him from Old Deng's mouth. He smiled, but this smile was different from usual. If Old Deng had paid attention to Lu Shaohua's eyes, it would not be difficult to see that there was actually something else in Lu Shaohua's smile.

conspiracy……

Yes, Lu Shaohua's smile was full of conspiracy, quite proud, and his mind was quickly unfolding, slowly planning, and at the same time, he did not stop talking, saying perfunctorily. "That's good, well, in fact, I am willing to help the country make more money, but it's a pity! Financial crises and stock market crashes like this are not common, otherwise the country would not be afraid of running out of money."

"Haha! You want more financial crises and stock market crashes so that you can make money! But then again, a financial crisis like this can really make money quickly. Look, 5 billion was invested, and it tripled in just a few months. How terrifying." Deng Lao said with emotion, paused, and his face gradually became serious. "Xiaohua, the country is poor now, and I don't know how long I can live. Maybe I don't have much time left, but I still hope you can promise me that if there is a chance in the future, I hope to make money with the country like Mexico."

"No problem, it won't be long..." Lu Shaohua braked suddenly, then covered his lips with his hands, as if blaming himself for speaking too fast and letting the cat out of the bag.

But every word Lu Shaohua said fell into the ears of Old Deng. Even if Lu Shaohua did not say the rest of the words, Old Deng could guess what Lu Shaohua wanted to say next, which was nothing more than "it won't be long before it happens."

Grasping the message that Lu Shaohua wanted to say, Old Deng looked at Lu Shaohua with a smile, without saying a word. His eyes revealed a different message, as if he wanted to tell Lu Shaohua that he already knew that there would be another opportunity soon.

Lu Shaohua smiled bitterly when Deng Lao looked at him, raised his hands, made a gesture of surrender, and said reluctantly, "Okay, okay, I say, I say, in a year or two, there should be a chance."

Lu Shaohua gave the final answer, and then, as if he thought his words were not substantial, he emphasized it again, saying, "And this time is different from the one in Mexico. According to my analysis, this time it is estimated to be very large, no less than the Japanese stock market crash in 1989. Well, if, oh, I mean if, if my estimate is correct, this time it may be more than ten times larger than the Japanese stock market crash in 1989."

The Japanese stock market crash in 1989 is still a lingering fear for people. It was a super-large stock market crash, and Japan alone lost nearly 1989 trillion US dollars. This was just Japan. If it were counted as countries around the world, the losses from the stock market crash might have tripled.

Ten times more than the stock market crash in 1989? What kind of concept is this? Deng Lao must have known it. His mouth opened into an O shape, which was big enough to fit an egg. He was so surprised that he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Time passed by little by little, and all of a sudden, five minutes had passed. During these five minutes, Deng Lao did not say a word, only his expression changed slightly. It was not until five minutes later that Deng Lao completely calmed down and could not help but speak. "If it is as you said, it must be global."

After finishing speaking, Deng Lao seemed very worried and said, "Xiaohua, I hope you can sort out your speculations and give them to domestic economic experts for analysis, so that our country can also prevent the future."

Lu Shaohua smiled, shook his head, and gave Deng Lao a reassuring look before speaking. "Don't worry, if my estimate is correct, even if the fire really starts, it won't burn to our side, so you can rest assured."

In fact, there is one more thing Lu Shaohua didn’t say, which is that even if it would affect the country, he would not sort out such an important matter and hand it over to the so-called economic experts in the country for analysis.

The reason is very simple. Those so-called economic experts in the country are nothing in Lu Shaohua's eyes. No matter how powerful they are, they can never be more powerful than Lu Shaohua. After all, Lu Shaohua is a reborn person. The time of the disaster outbreak is extremely accurately remembered by Lu Shaohua, so he can give the most accurate answer.

Of course, Lu Shaohua also looked down on those so-called economic experts. Not to mention anything else, in the later period, there were often some financial experts on TV stations who predicted stock trends on the show, but were they ever accurate?

Lu Shaohua's idea is a bit extreme. There are some quite capable economic experts in the country, but Lu Shaohua didn't see it. Therefore, Lu Shaohua subconsciously looks down on those people.

This is also the reason why one bad apple spoils the whole barrel.

"If that's the case, I'm relieved." After a pause, Deng Lao continued. "But you still have to do the same as last time."

"No problem." After saying that, Lu Shaohua paused for a moment, glanced at Elder Deng, and then spoke again. "But! I have a small request this time, and I hope the higher-ups can satisfy me."

Lu Shaohua’s meaning was very clear, it meant transaction and exchange.

This was Lu Shaohua's conspiracy, and the fact that he pretended to let the cat out of the bag just now was also an act. In fact, he let the cat out of the bag on purpose so that the whole thing could be planned more carefully and rigorously. Otherwise, with Mr. Deng's brain, he would be able to see through it at once.

"Tell me what you want." After saying that, Deng Lao did not forget to emphasize one more sentence. "As long as it is reasonable, I can agree to it on behalf of the higher-ups."

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded, took a breath, organized his words, and then began to speak. "You also took my private plane today, but in terms of speed and other aspects, it is much more advanced than the current aircraft. It's just that it flies at an altitude of 30,000 feet without an escort, so I'm always a little worried."

When Lu Shaohua said the word "escort", he pronounced it particularly heavily, as if he was emphasizing something.

Elder Deng also heard the word "escort" and gradually understood what Lu Shaohua meant. However, even though he understood, Elder Deng still couldn't guess Lu Shaohua's true intention, so he couldn't help but ask. "Just say whatever you want to say, don't hesitate."

"Oh!" Lu Shaohua scratched his head awkwardly. This time he was not pretending, but really saying it. "Okay, I'll tell you then."

"Go ahead." Old Deng pretended to be listening attentively.

"Well, I just said that I will equip the special plane with two planes for escort." After saying that, Lu Shaohua was afraid that Deng Lao didn't understand what he meant, so he explained. "Originally, I didn't need to get another plane for escort, because I have a helicopter, but the special plane's flight altitude reaches 30,000 feet, and helicopters can't fly that high, so helicopters won't work. Escorting itself is to protect safety, and without a certain amount of military equipment, the purpose of escorting cannot be achieved!"

After a pause, Lu Shaohua continued, "In a situation like this, the only type of aircraft that can achieve the purpose of escort is a fighter. Only advanced fighters can fly higher and reach the same level as my special plane, and achieve the purpose of escort."

Now he understood everything, and Deng couldn't help but confirm. "You mean you want to equip two fighter jets."

It is undeniable that Lu Shaohua went through so many twists and turns just to get two fighter jets for escort.

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded heavily.

"..."Silence. Mr. Deng chose silence.

Fighter jets! Lu Shaohua wants to equip the country with fighter jets. That is not a trivial matter. It involves many issues. Although Mr. Deng believes that Lu Shaohua will not use fighter jets to attack the country and threaten national security, others do not think so.

Dilemma and contradiction, Lu Shaohua's deep intention is already very clear. He wants to use the condition of making money for the country in exchange for the country allowing him to be equipped with fighter escort.

Based on Mr. Deng’s understanding of Lu Shaohua, if the country rejected the conditions proposed by Lu Shaohua, Lu Shaohua’s answer would also be rejection, which means that he would not take the country with him to make money.

The country needs money, a lot of money to develop the economy, but the conditions proposed by Lu Shaohua were too harsh. They required fighter jets to escort the ships, and Deng was unable to agree to Lu Shaohua's request on behalf of his superiors.

"How about this, I'll call you now and tell you, but you have to tell me in advance how much profit this can bring to the country if your estimate is correct." Old Deng asked.

"It depends on how much money the country can come up with. If the country can come up with 50 billion US dollars, my conservative estimate is that it can at least turn 50 billion US dollars into 200 billion." Lu Shaohua said very affirmatively, adding the words "conservative" and "at least" in the middle, the meaning could not be more obvious.

"Okay, I'll make the call now and see what the higher-ups decide." After saying that, Mr. Deng got up and walked back to the room where he had just rested. He locked the door to prevent Lu Shaohua from hearing the conversation.

Lu Shaohua also knew that the content of this phone call was not suitable for him to listen to, but he did not force it. He sat quietly on the sofa, waiting for the answer.

But will the people above agree?