Chapter 17: This Prince Is So Pitiful!
(Speaking of updates, the author decided to resume two more times a day in the future, and the three more can't be written, it's too tiring!
Due to the high self-esteem of Citibank's directors and their contempt for local tyrants who were not from Western high society, Citibank missed too much time, and in order not to be approached by the Federal Reserve to declare bankruptcy, Citibank had to set its sights on the local tycoons who it had looked down on.
Three days after returning to country M, Jia Lei finally received an invitation from Citibank, inviting him and Prince Alwaleed to go to Citibank's headquarters on Friday to discuss investment!
And Pete played his role for the first time, and Prince Alwaleed's information and life experience appeared in front of Jia Lei that night, and Jia Lei had only one impression after carefully reading the prince's information-
"This prince is so pitiful!" Jia Lei looked at the information and commented, after reading the prince's life resume, Jia Lei began to sympathize with this poor prince and had a good impression.
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Walid bin Talal Al Saud, the son of the 21st Prince of Saudi Arabia's founding monarch, was born on March 7, 1955. Her father was Saudi ambassador to France, and her mother was the daughter of Riyad Soleh, the first prime minister of modern Lebanon and leader of the Lebanese independence movement.
In other words, His Royal Highness's grandfather and grandfather are all members of the royal family in the Arab world, and all of them are powerful!
Prince Waleed's grandfather conquered all the tribes of Saudi Arabia with his fists and built a large and unified empire!
Prince Waleed's grandfather used faith and struggle to drive out foreign powers that invaded Lebanon and transform a vast empire into a liberal and democratic democracy.
Originally, Prince Waleed's parents were supposed to play the fairy tale of a prince and a princess, but because of their political personality, they finally divorced.
Prince Waleed's life story begins with his parents.
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Prince Alwaleed's father, Prince Talir, is the 21st son of King Abdullah Aziz and is also known as the "Red Prince".
Prince Talir, who is open-minded and long-term like his son, was once the richest of the young princes in the Saudi royal family.
During 1952~1955, Prince Talier briefly served as the Minister of Transport of Saudi Arabia, but was forced to resign due to a struggle with his brother Prince Mishal, and in this year Prince Talir's second son, Alwalid, was born.
Prince Talier was married four times, and Prince Alwaleed's mother was his second wife and daughter of Lebanon's first prime minister.
The Saudi royal family is very particular about the ancestry of royal family members, and because of the exotic ancestry of Alwaleed's mother, Alwaleed is destined to have a much more complicated fate than other Saudi princes.
Prince Waleed's mother, Princess Mona Solech, has always lived in a princely and aristocratic family.
As one of the five daughters of Lebanese Prime Minister Riyad Soleh, she is the most favored among the Lebanese royal family. His father was a charismatic political figure who was highly revered by the people.
In 1943, the Lebanese people drove out foreign invading forces under the leadership of Waleed's grandfather, and then Lebanon gained independence, and Waleed's grandfather was successfully elected as the first prime minister of Lebanon.
Prince Waleed's grandfather, like staunch Lebanese nationalists, rebelled fiercely against Turkish oppression and later against the Perfume Mandate. His foresight enabled him to unite the divided factions in Lebanon, but unfortunately he later died in an assassination!
Princess Mona was born in a noble family, and when she grew up, she looked even more noble, beautiful and mysterious!
It was at this time that Mona caught the eye of a handsome Saudi prince who was on a short stay in Lebanon and who did not know that Mona was a princess.
Prince Talal boldly tried to get close to Mona, but Mona didn't accept him at first and ran away as fast as he could, but Prince Talal didn't give up, and tried a few more times but couldn't win Princess Mona's heart.
Prince Talal has thought of many ways to find out about Mona's situation, because he wants to date Princess Mona, and of course, as the son of the king of Saudi Arabia, it won't take long to find out about some of the situation.
After much hard work, Prince Talal finally got his wish and won the heart of Princess Mona, and in the eyes of outsiders, they were also a natural pair.
"I was married to a very talented and handsome man who also happened to be very wealthy. A lot of people think I married him because he was rich, but I value him more for his talent and handsomeness. Reflecting on their union, Princess Mona said.
Unfortunately, reality is not a fairy tale! It will not end at the moment when the prince and princess get married!
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"No wonder fairy tales always end after the prince and princess get married, do you see what kind of life these two princes and princesses live after they get married?" Jia Lei complained to Pete.
"Yes, I never thought that the marriage of a prince and princess would be like this before investigating the prince of Waleed!" said Pete.
In 1961, Prince Talier was appointed Minister of Finance by the Saudi King (S). The following year, when King Faisal, then the crown prince, and the Saudi king did not agree, Prince Talier launched the "Prince Freedom Movement", and united several other princes to help Crown Prince Faisal overthrow the Saudi king's regime.
This event became the most controversial event in Prince Talier's life, and it has failed! Prince Talier's marriage to Alwalid's mother also fell through this year.
With the failure of the "Princely Freedom Movement", Prince Talier also lost his position as Minister of Finance and was forced into exile.
"Poor Prince Waleed was exiled at the age of six!" Jia Lei said.
"This kind of exile of minors will never happen in our country M. Pete said with a little pride.
Despite the thorough investigation of Prince Talir's mansion in Saudi Arabia, he did not give up his attacks and resisted the dictatorship of the Saudi royal family in exile, and the Saudi royal family removed his passport and confiscated all his property in retaliation, including some of his supporters in Saudi Arabia, who were also implicated and arrested.
"A prince is mixed like this, Talier is probably the poorest prince in Saudi Arabia, right?" Jia Lei said as he looked at the information.
After Crown Prince Faisal succeeded to the throne in 1964, several "free princes" who had gone into exile were able to return to the Saudi royal family. After Prince Talier ended his days in exile, his marriage to Prince Alwaleed's mother, whose marriage had already existed in name only, came to an end!
In 1968, the two signed a divorce agreement, and Prince Alwalid followed his mother back to Lebanon to live for a long time.
The poor prince lived in exile until he was 13 years old!
It is precisely because of this that Waleed learned to skip school and not return home from an early age, even if he was a prince, Waleed would sleep on the street, and always look for unlocked cars on the street, and whenever he found a car with unlocked doors, he would get into it and sleep in the back seat.
This is a rebellious prince who likes to "wander" in the streets, and Waleed is different from princes who have grown up in the royal palace since childhood.
At the age of 13, his father found Waleed's life too rebellious and did not look like a prince at all, and decided to bring him back to Saudi Arabia to be disciplined. Let him go to the military school!
During his time at military school, Alwaleed was required to clean the toilet and bathroom, make his own breakfast at 6 a.m., and go to bed at 6 p.m. sharp.
"That life changed my life and was the first critical stage in my life, when I came out of military school and the indecision and indecision of my character were swept away. Waleed later said to Jia Lei.
The most pitiful thing is that because of Prince Waleed's father, Prince Talir, who rebelled against the founding king of Saudi Arabia, Prince Waleed's branch was permanently canceled from the succession to the throne!
You must know that the royal throne of Saudi Arabia at that time adopted the system of succession from brother to brother!
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Prince Waleed's unfortunate life did not change when he returned to the Arab royal family, he went abroad to study after leaving the military academy, and was expelled from school because of a conflict with his teacher!
"Isn't it just that I squinted at the rolling paper at the same table during the exam, what's the big deal! The teacher is too much, and he has to scold other people's grandfathers when he quarrels with the students!
"Boss, let me remind you that it's not right to cheat on exams!" Pete said.
"Fifty percent of the people in our three countries have cheated on exams! You don't know how many exams we have in our two countries, and we have to take exams every month or even every week! We have to score exams! If we fail, we will be beaten. In addition, regardless of mathematics and language, there are music, art, physical education and various cram schools. The people of country M, who can go on to higher education casually without taking exams, will not understand! Besides, the prince did not cheat at that time, but just looked at it and wanted to cheat. Jia Lei explained for all the scumbags.
"But Pete, the prince's grandfather is the king, his grandfather is the prime minister, why do you dare to scold people?
"The Boss '60s were the height of the world's opposition to dictatorship, imperialism, and colonialism, and the princes of the imperial state were very disgusted abroad. Especially Prince Waleed, who is not favored and has no support, is an outlet for everyone's opposition to the wave. Pete explained.
"Hey, Prince Waleed is so pitiful!" Jia Lei finished and continued to read the report.
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After this, the prince's mind changed, and Waleed became anxious!
In the face of the ongoing civil war, Prince Waleed is worried that Beirut will be blown to rubble by shells, he is more worried about his mother who lives in Beirut, and he is also worried about his cousins and cousins who also live in Beirut.
In order to gain the power to protect his family, His Royal Highness the Prince has acted!
Country M is a very attractive place, and His Royal Highness has always wanted the opportunity to study, so he applied for the business management program at Manlon University, which is located in Atherton, California, near the city of San Francisco.
When he was in country M, the prince completely lost the royal privileges he had when he was in the country of both parents, and he lived and studied like an ordinary international student.
Waleed was living in a wood-framed, farm-like house near Manlon University, a very unassuming house, not far from Manlon University, near the Elcaminoriel Highway in Atherton.
The house also does not have any special signs to show that the house is inhabited by the nephew of the King of Saudi Arabia.
This year, poor Prince Waleed is 20 years old!