Before the flight landed, Luo Qingcai woke Wang Dong up.

Catching the mobile phone handed by Luo Qing, Wang Dong glanced at it, then smiled bitterly and sighed.

The Saudi authorities have just announced that negotiations with the New York Stock Exchange were suspended for technical reasons and that negotiations will be resumed after technical problems have been resolved.

The key is "suspension", not "termination" as it was mentioned earlier.

However, the Saudi authorities did not mention when the negotiations would resume.

Wang Dong was not surprised, because this was an inevitable result.

The three-day stay in Riyadh was mainly to negotiate the joint venture factory and set up a Saudi branch to deal with the Saudi cooperation more effectively.

Because Musharraf was the senior vice president, the position of general manager of the branch was given to Aziz.

Of course, during the construction of the joint venture plant, Musharraf was based in Riyadh and was personally responsible for related affairs, in addition to being able to train Aziz.

There are no problems with the construction of the project.

Before Wang Dong and the others left, the Royal Saudi Arsenal had reached a contract of intent with the "Longsheng" group in Huaxia, and the group was responsible for the construction of the plant.

Wang Dong has a little understanding of the "Longsheng" group.

As an enterprise specializing in the construction of difficult projects, "Longsheng" Group has a military background, to be precise, it was a military enterprise before.

Now, of course, it is a state-owned joint-stock enterprise.

The training base of the Military Intelligence Bureau, that is, the base for training Wang Dong and other super agents, was contracted and built by the "Longsheng" group.

Because of its military background, the popularity of "Longsheng" group in overseas markets is not very high.

As for the strength of the "Longsheng" group, there is naturally no need to worry.

It is simply overkill to ask an enterprise that has built dozens of large military bases and built strategic missile silos to build a plant.

Of course, as long as the price is reasonable, that's fine.

According to the contract, the project period is four months from the entry of the construction team of "Longsheng" Group, and it will take two months to assemble the production line thereafter.

In addition, the contract stipulates incentives and disincentives.

With a four-month period of 120 days, a bonus of one percent of the total contract amount is awarded for each day of advance, and the same penalty will be imposed for delay.

If all goes well, the construction team of the "Longsheng" group will enter the market next week.

Because it is a package contract, the key equipment and materials required for the project are imported from China, and the rest is provided by Saudi state-owned enterprises.

As for how much money the Saudi authorities spent to hire the "Longsheng" group to build the factory, Wang Dong did not know and did not care.

As a joint venture partner, D&F's task is to assemble and test the production line in accordance with the contract once the plant is built.

In addition, production line workers are trained.

In fact, this is the main reason why Wang Dong let Musharraf stay in Riyadh.

The workers were recruited by the Royal Saudi Arsenal, to be precise, by a Pakistani labor company to recruit workers in Pakistan.

The point is that the local labor costs in Saudi Arabia are too high.

In addition, not many Saudis are willing to work in factories.

You know, there are millions of Pakistanis working in Saudi Arabia, doing hard work that Saudis are not willing to do, such as cleaning, transportation, construction, municipal services, etc., and the labor fees sent back home are the main source of foreign exchange for Pakistan.

However, this time it was different.

Pakistanis working in Saudi Arabia are basically uneducated, and they are engaged in manual labor, and there is no requirement for cultural quality.

The production line workers in the arsenal are all skilled workers, who need to master labor skills, have certain requirements for cultural quality, and at least be able to read and write.

If you are illiterate and can't read the instructions, how can you train?

Because D&F provides training for production line workers, Musharraf asked the Saudi authorities to give him special treatment beyond his salary.

According to Musharraf, it would be better for the Saudi authorities to give Pakistani hired workers the opportunity to become naturalized.

To put it simply, Pakistani hired workers can obtain Saudi citizenship, even permanent residency, after working in Saudi Arabia for many years.

The Saudi authorities have not rejected Musharraf's request, indicating that there is room for negotiation.

Because of this matter, Musharraf proposed to Wang Dong to set up a labor service company in Pakistan to be responsible for recruiting people locally.

Of course, it's not just workers who are recruited.

Wang Dong has agreed to let Musharraf handle the matter.

In fact, it is necessary to just recruit workers.

Don't forget, Wang Dong and the others have already obtained a license to open an ammunition factory in Saudi Arabia, and it is a sole proprietorship, even if they do not consider the production of propellants in Saudi Arabia, that is, they do not need to open a chemical plant, they need to recruit enough workers, and they have to train in advance.

In the long run, if D&F can't stay in the UK anymore, it will have to come to Saudi Arabia.

At that time, it will be necessary not only industrial workers, but also private armed forces to protect the core interests of D&F, which will require the recruitment of sufficient personnel.

Fundamentally, talent is everything.

It takes at least a few months to train a qualified industrial worker, and even more time to train an armed man.

As the saying goes, ten years of trees, one hundred years of education.

It is certainly not possible to wait until there is a need to recruit and train talents, and it must be done in advance, which requires a lot of effort in this regard.

Fortunately, Pakistan has a large population.

And, of course, Pakistanis like Musharraf and Aziz.

In fact, this is also the reason why Aziz was appointed as the general manager of the Saudi branch.

At a time when Musharraf needs to concentrate on the personnel issue, there needs to be someone who can share his work and who is absolutely reliable.

Clearly, Aziz is the most suitable candidate.

In addition, Aziz also wants to stay in Saudi Arabia and work with Musharraf, after all, he was originally Musharraf's subordinate, and he is still a devout Muslim.

With Wang Dong and them, Aziz is a little unaccustomed to it.

During his time in London to work with Churkin, Aziz was very disgusted with the old hairy man who had to get drunk to sleep.

Of course, Serena is responsible for the company's personnel arrangements, and Wang Dong generally doesn't ask.

After getting the second additional contract from the Saudi Ministry of Defense, Wang Dong and the others bought a ticket back to Edinburgh.

Because the Saudi royal family is on the cusp, Wang Dong did not bother Prince Waleed, and even saved the money for renting a business jet.

In Wang Dong's words, it is best to keep a low profile during this period and not take the initiative to lie down.

The world's news media is staring at Saudi Arabia, and Riyadh alone has thousands of foreign journalists, and it is too high-profile to be targeted.

In fact, Wang Dong and they have long been targeted.