Chapter 41: Meeting the Crown Prince
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Liu Handong put down the phone and said, "I'm afraid I have to go back first, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to summon me, I agreed to your affairs, but it will take some time." ”
The doctor thanked him and asked Sharif to send Liu Handong back.
On the return car, Liu Handong asked Sharif: "What did you do before?" I don't think you're a regular taxi driver. ”
"I used to be a university lecturer in Karachi, and for some reason I left my hometown to Colin for 10 years, and my family lived on the money I sent back every month, but recently something happened, my wife died, my daughter had no one to take care of, I had to pay to smuggle her to Colin, she was seven years old when I left, and now she is seventeen, and she is in a container at the dock, but I can't see her," Sharif said. ”
Speaking of this, Sharif wiped a handful of tears, his temples were gray, he looked like a fifty-year-old man, Liu Handong was overflowing with sympathy, and he was determined to help this helpless father.
The taxi drove downstairs to the office, Liu Handong asked Sharif to wait, rushed upstairs, pried open the floor, took out his hidden dollars, ordered 2,000 to take them, and stuffed them to Sharif: "Ransom your daughter first." ”
Sharif burst into tears, his lips trembling and he didn't know what to say.
"Let's go." Liu Handong learned Lei Feng once, he was in a very happy mood, and went upstairs without looking back.
Qin Xianyang was waiting for him in the house: "Running up and running, what are you busy with, you don't care about business?" ”
Liu Handong said: "How do you know that I'm not busy with business." ”
He never regarded Qin Xianyang as a leader, but because of the events of the year, he was obsessed with the things of the year, and he would stab the other party with words at every turn, and Qin Xianyang didn't take it seriously, after all, there were only two people in the preparatory office, and there was no way to do things if the hierarchy was strict.
"That's right, I sent an email to the Ministry of Petroleum Industry of Colin a week ago to seek cooperation, purely a dead horse as a live horse doctor, and I haven't replied, but I didn't expect them to suddenly reply today, saying that His Excellency the Minister wants to meet us, and Colin's oil minister is the crown prince himself, so, we have arrived!" Qin Xianyang paced back and forth excitedly, a good start is half the success, and the cooperation with Colin depends on his unremitting efforts.
Liu Handong asked: "Is it reliable?" ”
"Of course it's reliable, the invitation with the royal emblem has been delivered." Qin Xianyang picked up the envelope on the table and shook it, "The official letter from the government of the Emirate of Colin, they are quite efficient, and the invitation letter and email arrived together." ”
After a while, Qin Yingyang also came, and discussed with them what to say tomorrow, this matter is really not easy to do, Qin Xianyang is a security cadre, Liu Handong is the relationship coordinator, neither of them understands business, when the crown prince asks about oil exploration, exploitation and smelting, it will be embarrassing if he can't answer.
Fortunately, Qin Xianyang brought some promotional materials of Zhongyan Huang, beautifully printed brochures and dVds, and then downloaded some relevant materials from the Internet, so as to seize the time to make up for it.
Liu Handong also took great care to surf the Internet, but he was not doing business, but who was Baidu Sinbad, those Pakistanis praised themselves as "Colin Sinbad" It was obviously a sycophant, and after reading the explanation, I realized that Sinbad was an Arab pirate hero, and Zorro and Robin Hood were of the same nature.
The business entrusted by the doctor is not easy, judging from Google Maps, the Tajikati International Freight Terminal is a closed area, covering a wide area, with a mountain of containers, it is easy to get lost if you are not familiar with the terrain, and it is tantamount to a fool's dream to kill the smuggling gang that has been entrenched here for many years, but if you come with a few more helpers and make a surprise attack, it is not impossible.
He began to miss his small team, if Cui Zhenghao and Huo Lei were there, things would be much simpler, his mind flashed, these two goods were all over the world, coming and going without a trace, why not call to help him make a deal.
Huo Lei didn't leave any contact information, but in today's science and technology, it's very simple to find someone, Liu Handong tried to leave a message for Huo Lei's WeChat account, inviting them to Colin to help him make a big deal.
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Early the next morning, Qin Xianyang got up early, took a shower, shaved his face, took out a new shirt that had not been unopened and changed into it, put on a tie, put on a suit, and looked back and forth in the mirror.
Liu Handong didn't think so, put on his Arab robe, put on a checkered turban, and put on leather sandals, Qin Xianyang looked at him in amazement: "Liu Handong, what tricks are you doing, this is a formal foreign affairs activity, do you know it, do you have a good attitude, don't wear other people's national costumes, this is disrespectful to others." ”
"On the contrary, I wore it because I respected them." Liu Handong argued, "Have you watched "Lawrence of Arabia", Lawrence wears this all day long, this is called mingling with the masses." ”
The special car sent by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had already arrived downstairs, and there was no time to quarrel, Qin Xianyang picked up the briefcase and warned Liu Handong again: "Don't talk nonsense, if there is anything you don't understand, give me a look, and I will answer." ”
Liu Handong didn't squeak, and followed Qin Xianyang downstairs, and there were two cars parked in front of the building, one was a full-size GM suV in which the guards were riding, and the other was a Maybach limousine with the royal logo on the door.
The staff was already waiting in front of the car, and when they saw the two coming down, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, blocked Qin Xianyang, welcomed Liu Handong over, and helped him open the car door.
Maybach is a top-of-the-line luxury car, just used to pick up and drop off ordinary guests, the luxury of the Colin royal family can be seen, Qin Xianyang was a little nervous, his fingers tapped on the briefcase, there were words in his mouth, and he recited Yanhuang's performance report and so on, he looked at Liu Handong, and he was angry, this thing looked out the window thoughtfully, calmly, and really regarded himself as a leader.
It is only a twenty-minute drive from the old town of Takikati to the location of the royal palace, and soon you come to the gate, which is not so much the gate of the royal palace as the entrance to the military fortress.
At the entrance were military police, checking the invitations and the passports of the two men, the railings were raised to let them pass, and the road inside the gate was filled with huge cement piers, which could only be avoided in an S-shape for five kilometers, as a means of guarding against suicide trucks.
After this section, there is a wide and straight avenue in front of you, lined with green trees, a murmuring fountain, a gust of wind blowing, a thin layer of mist on the car windows, and the automatic wipers start to work, making people feel that they have suddenly come from the desert to the south of the Yanyu River.
Another kilometer ahead is the real royal palace gate, a majestic building similar to the Arc de Triomphe in Paris, but with many Islamic styles, and the palace guards wearing Arab national costumes and wearing scimitars at their waists stand quietly and solemnly.
The royal palace is a huge Islamic-style building, which is both a royal residence and a government office, and in fact the heads of various government departments are princes, and His Royal Highness Crown Prince Said, who also holds two important positions: minister and oil minister.
According to the safety regulations, guests must be checked, hand over their mobile phones, weapons and a piece of metal objects, pass through the security gate, and check their documents, and do not need to carry their briefcases because they are worried about carrying dangerous goods.
I don't know how many porches I walked through, and finally came to a grand room, the interior decoration is baroque, resplendent gold, the carpet is soft, the chairs are wrapped in gold, and there are several oil paintings hanging on the wall, and later Liu Handong knew that it was Renoir's work.
The guard asked the guests to wait for a moment, saying that His Highness had some business to attend to, and left after serving his coffee.
The wait was an hour, during which Liu Handong and Qin Xianyang did not have a dialogue, so they sat quietly and precariously.
The door opened, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, dressed in white, walked in, followed by several attendants, one of whom had a leather case wrapped around his wrist, and a Saker was parked, and the falcon wore a delicate leather blindfold on its head, which did not move.
"Distinguished guests, I am teaching my son how to train falconry...... His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said eloquently, not mentioning the oil cooperation at all, but giving them the story of the Arabs and falcons for a long time.
"It's a unique Arabian sport, it's a communication between man and nature, and the falcon is as fierce as an Arabian warrior...... The falcon is also a symbol of the wealth and spirit of the Arab man...... "Crown Prince Said gushed endlessly, not giving the guests a chance to interject at all, he used Arabic, there was no Chinese translation in the palace, Qin Xianyang was confused, Liu Handong's Arabic level was limited to daily communication, and he didn't understand a lot of technical terms.
"Your Highness, you still owe me an apology." Suddenly, Liu Handong interjected without politeness.
Crown Prince Said is the oil tyrant he saw at the Armani Hotel in Dubai, he is gentle and elegant, and he was not angry with Liu Handong's unreasonableness, but Qin Xianyang was so frightened that he trembled, and he fell short, is this Liu Handong crazy!
"Obviously two hundred thousand dollars will not appease your grievances, well, what do you need? My friend. "His Highness Said is personable and suave, like an English gentleman.
Liu Handong said: "I just need an apology. ”
Qin Xianyang was anxious, why don't you know what to do with this product, people ask you to make a request, you just get off the donkey, and negotiate our cooperation, you have to apologize, can the apology be used as food and drink, can it bring business!
His Royal Highness Said said, "You are really a very interesting person, very different from the Chinese I have seen, but like a Yankee." ”
Liu Handong said: "Your Highness, is this praising me, or hurting me?" ”
Qin Xianyang leaned his head over and said in a low voice: "According to the intelligence, the old prince is the pro-American faction, and Said and they are political enemies. ”
Said said suddenly: "I will give you a contract, a million-ton oil refinery, a full set of equipment plus installation, commissioning, operation and maintenance, in the form of a joint venture, the Kelin Petroleum Department accounts for 70 percent of the shares, and Zhongyan Huang shares 30 percent with technology and capital. ”
Qin Xianyang was ecstatic, although this condition was harsh, but it achieved a breakthrough of zero, Zhongyan Huang finally entered the Emirate of Colin, the political significance is far greater than the economic significance, just on the eve of the Prime Minister's visit to the five countries in the Middle East to reach the intention, this is the best gift and achievement, Feihuang Tengda is just around the corner! The Chinese dream is just around the corner!