Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 885: Elites Gather

"We'll talk about it when the time comes!"

Lu Shaohua secretly said this in his heart, which shows that Lu Shaohua has no intention of lending people to the country. This is just a matter of time before we deal with it. At that time, Lu Shaohua can completely refuse to lend people to the country on the grounds of starting other projects. This is Lu Shaohua's backup plan.

But these are no longer important. What is important is that Lu Shaohua handled it. Without offending the No. 1 leader and without losing his own interests, Lu Shaohua managed to get away with the whole thing, which seems to be a bit like getting away with it unscathed.

The No. 1 leader who got Lu Shaohua's promise seemed extremely happy. After finalizing the matter, he did not talk about business anymore, but took the initiative to change the subject and talked about Lu Shaohua's engagement ceremony.

According to Chief No. 1, of the nine standing committee members of the Central Committee, except for three who are not in Beijing, the remaining six standing committee members will attend Lu Shaohua's engagement ceremony. Chief No. 1 asked Lu Shaohua to make preparations for the reception in advance.

In response to this, Lu Shaohua quickly said that he would make arrangements, and formally extended an invitation to Chief No. 1, inviting Chief No. 1 to be the master of ceremonies for his and Zeng Yuling's engagement, which was considered to be giving Chief No. 1 enough face.

Leader No. 1 also followed suit and readily agreed. They chatted for a while before going out to meet an important foreign guest at the reminder of his confidential secretary.

When the No. 1 leader left, Lu Shaohua and Zeng Jianguo also left, bid farewell to Zhongnanhai, and rushed back to Zeng Jianguo's residence.

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Lu Shaohua looked very relaxed, but tomorrow was the day he and Zeng Yuling were getting engaged. Lu Shaohua had not made any preparations yesterday and only informed his parents, not even his uncle. As the remaining time was getting shorter and shorter, Lu Shaohua had to hurry back to make a phone call to inform them of this matter.

After returning home, Lu Shaohua picked up his cell phone and kept making calls. At first, he called Lu Jiahui and Lu Chang and others, telling them that they would be engaged tomorrow, and asked them to get ready, gather at the Phoenix Base, and wait for his private plane to pick them up and bring them to ***.

All three uncles have been notified, and the only people left are those who are close to Lu Shaohua. There are not many people close to Lu Shaohua, but there are quite a few too, such as Chen Guobang, Xie Jianwei, Liu Mingzhang, Qian Qian and Li Zhijie. These people are the first group of people who have been with Lu Shaohua, and are people who are close to Lu Shaohua and whom Lu Shaohua can trust.

Coincidentally, Xie Jianwei came from Africa and just arrived in Shenzhen today. He was hanging out with Chen Guobang and the others, but he didn't expect that Lu Shaohua was going to get engaged a day later, and a large group of them were just about to prepare for Lu Shaohua's engagement ceremony.

Needless to say, everyone who stayed in Shenzhen came to *** on Lu Shaohua's private plane, including Chu Lei and Lu's old friends, Weng Fuming and Weng Wende. They all rushed to the Phoenix Base in the afternoon, waiting for Lu Shaohua's private plane to land on the Phoenix Base, and then took Lu Shaohua's private plane to ***.

Fortunately, Lu Shaohua's private plane has a lot of space and can carry more than a hundred passengers at a time, so there is room to accommodate so many people. Of course, there are also a large number of people who choose to come on Minghang plane by themselves. These people are Liu Mingzhang, Li Yunqing, Li Zongen and a number of senior managers of Phoenix Group who are staying in Hong Kong.

In addition to these people, Lu Shaohua also specially invited friends from the business community. More than a dozen directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce were all invited by Lu Shaohua, including Henry Fok, the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

The second generation of the Li family, the second generation of the Huo family, and the descendants of several Chinese Chamber of Commerce directors were also invited by Lu Shaohua. It can be said that if those invited by Lu Shaohua can arrive, it will be a grand gathering of Hong Kong's business community, both now and in the future.

Yes, people like Li Ka-shing, Henry Fok and several other directors of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce are heavyweights in Hong Kong's business community, and their descendants will undoubtedly be the future rulers of Hong Kong's business community. That's why Lu Shaohua said that such a big gathering is important both now and in the future.

The top leaders of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce were invited by Lu Shaohua, but that did not mean the end of the invitation. Some people who had a good relationship with Lu Shaohua were also invited by Lu Shaohua, including Xiang Huaqiang, the head of a Hong Kong underworld society, TV tycoon Uncle Shaw, and the son-in-law of the shipping king, a powerful figure in Hong Kong in the 1980s.

When talking about the ship chartering king, the Hong Kong business community will give him a thumbs up. He was a powerful figure, but it was a pity that he died early. His daughter and son-in-law had limited abilities. Although they inherited most of his property, they were unable to develop it further. They are now considered marginal figures in Hong Kong's business community.

Yes, when the charter king was alive, he mainly operated two major industries. The first was shipping. However, he sold the shipping business to Lu Shaohua before his death. It can be said that the charter king's son-in-law and daughter have retired from the shipping industry.

Another industry is real estate. Over the years, Hong Kong's real estate has been dominated by Phoenix Real Estate and Huo's Real Estate. The Bao family's real estate business has been getting worse year by year and is already in decline.

Fortunately, when the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was founded, Ho Ying-Tong and Luk Siu-wah had a very good relationship with the ship chartering king. They did not forget to lend a hand to the ship chartering king's son-in-law and brought him into the Chinese Chamber of Commerce. With the development of the Chinese business field, he was able to seek development in other fields. Although not as glorious as in the era of the ship chartering king, he was also considered a successful person in Hong Kong.

This time, Lu Shaohua invited the son-in-law and daughter of the charter king to attend, not only for the sake of the charter king's face, but also to help them. Yes, don't underestimate Lu Shaohua's engagement ceremony. The people who came are all famous figures. If you can meet some people at this ceremony, it will be a good opportunity.

“Hopefully they can grasp it.”

Lu Shaohua said secretly in his heart.

Needless to say, in the business community of Hong Kong, thanks to the reputation of the ship charter king, almost no one does not know the daughter and son-in-law of the ship charter king. However, in China, not many people know them.

At Lu Shaohua's engagement ceremony, there will definitely be a large number of domestic celebrities. If they can get to know these people, it will be a good opportunity, a good chance, and an opportunity to enter the domestic market. This is why Lu Shaohua said that he hopes they can seize the opportunity.

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The Hong Kong business community has been invited almost completely, but there is one place that cannot be forgotten, and that place is none other than the small country of Saudi Arabia.

The Saudi Arabian royal family is a family without political power but with special significance. They have a very good relationship with Lu Shaohua. Lu Shaohua is getting engaged, and colleagues from the Hong Kong business community have been invited as guests. Therefore, Lu Shaohua must send an invitation to the Saudi Arabian royal family.

For this purpose, Lu Shaohua specially called the Second Prince, told him that he was going to get engaged, and sincerely invited the Second Prince and his imperial concubine to attend.

"Oh... is it true? Are you getting engaged?" The second prince was obviously a little unbelieving. Over the years, he had paid close attention to Lu Shaohua, but there were many women around Lu Shaohua, but none of them had ever accompanied Lu Shaohua in public. Now that Lu Shaohua suddenly said that he was getting engaged, it was no wonder that the second prince didn't believe it.

Lu Shaohua rolled his eyes while holding the phone, a little speechless, but he understood the reaction of the Second Prince. Helplessly, Lu Shaohua could only repeat it. "The engagement ceremony will start at ten o'clock tomorrow. And, I forgot to tell you one thing. Our China's number one leader will be my master of ceremonies. This is a good opportunity. Don't miss it."

The royal family is a very special existence. Although they are no longer in charge of the government, it does not mean that they have no power. When necessary, a royal family member may speak out and say something that may be more effective than what the president of the country says.

Undoubtedly, the second prince has such a status in Saudi Arabia. Coupled with the plan discussed with Lu Shaohua in the early years, the Saudi Arabian royal family is no longer as embarrassed as before in Saudi Arabia. Most of the state power has been quietly seized by the second prince. In some time, Saudi Arabia will be under the control of their royal family.

If one has the ambition to control the regime of Saudi Arabia, then doing a good job of diplomacy in advance will have more advantages than disadvantages, especially establishing good diplomatic relations with a big country like China, which will be of great benefit.

It was precisely because of this that Lu Shaohua reminded the Second Prince, asking him to be prepared to participate in Lu Shaohua's engagement ceremony as a private friend, but to contact the No. 1 leader in an official capacity.

The second prince seemed to realize that this was a good opportunity, and without hesitation, he said, "I'll make arrangements right away and take a special plane over there this afternoon."

"Ok."

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At this point, the guests have been invited. The next step is to have lunch, and then go to the airport to welcome the guests.

In the afternoon, Lu Shaohua arrived at ***'s international airport early and stayed in the airport's VIP lounge, waiting for the arrival of guests.

Soon, the first group of guests arrived. They were Lu Shaohua's parents, uncle and some close relatives. Lu Shaohua didn't need to be polite with them. He asked them to take the car that had been prepared to go to the hotel to rest, and then Lu Shaohua continued to wait.

It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that the second group of guests arrived. They came on a chartered flight from Hong Kong to ***. They were friends from the Hong Kong business community, including Liu Mingzhang and Li Yunqing.

It was only right for Lu Shaohua to be polite to these people. He shook hands with them one by one and said a few words of welcome. Then he invited them to get in the car and took them to the hotel to rest.

Afterwards, Lu Shaohua continued to wait, this time waiting for the last batch of guests. Well, actually, he was only waiting for one person, and that person was none other than the second prince of the Saudi Arabian royal family.

But the second prince did not arrive for a long time, making Lu Shaohua wait for a long time.

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