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Published at 25th of December 2023 05:19:32 AM


Chapter 231: 【Super Yacht in Jeddah Port】

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Chapter 231【Superyacht in Jeddah Port】

Since World War II, many industrialists have come to Arabia and wanted to develop oil, but they all ended up in failure because Saudi Aramco controlled the development of the entire region.

This shows a problem. Aramco’s tiger beard is not incapable of stroking, it still belongs to the business category.

At the end of April 1953, a superyacht "Corriti" arrived at the port of Jeddah in Mecca. The owners of the ship were Wu Guangyao and Kayla.

Wu Guangyao first arrived at Star Island by plane, and met Kayla from Europe, and then the two rushed to Mecca on the ‘Corridi’ superyacht.

On the yacht, the two spent ten days. If it weren’t for the beauty of Kayla, Wu Guangyao believed he would go crazy.

This led to the two, leaving footprints of love in many places on the boat.

"My dear, I will always remember this wonderful time. It is the happiest time in my life." Kayla took Wu Guangyao's arm, and the two were looking at Jeddah Port.

"In the future, we will have our own super yachts, private jets, and large European manors." Wu Guangyao stroked Kayla's hair and said softly.

"Hate, you know that I'm not talking about this, I don't care about those things!" Kaila spoiled.

Wu Guangyao turned his head, looked at Kayla maliciously, and said frivolously, “Does it mean that you care about this ship, leaving a lot of our love footprints?”

"Ah! Wu Guangyao, can you be more romantic!" Kayla said madly in crappy Chinese.

The two flirted and chased each other unscrupulously on the boat.

After the "Koriti" stopped at the port, after the group got ashore, they leased a convoy to the Saudi royal family, preparing to first contact Saudi Crown Prince Saudi bin Abdul Aziz.

Of course, without certain preparations, it is difficult for Wu Guangyao to meet such an Arab politician.

Long before Wu Guangyao arrived, Wu Guangyao had sent senior executives of Global Shipping to conduct a public relations activity here;

After all, global shipping often transports oil here, and it has some popularity.

But this is not enough to meet the Saudi crown prince, but an important official of the Saudi royal family was publicized. This time, he was naturally asked to introduce him.

After being confirmed by the guards, Wu Guangyao and Kayla came to Aziz’s palace. Wu Guangyao carried two falcon cages in his hands, and at first glance they approached with purpose.

"Mr. Aziz, it's nice to meet you. I am Wu, a businessman from Hong Kong Island, and this is my wife, Miss Kayla!" Wu Guangyao said without being humble, because he doesn't have to do anything, it's pure and simple. It's here to try your luck.

Even if the crown prince looks down on him, then he should come out and play once.

Aziz has three curiosities at this time: First, a colonial merchant actually has a cargo ship/tanker of more than 1 million tons;

Secondly, this Chinese actually married a beautiful European woman, and he is quite capable;

Third, what are the two cage-like objects covered with black cloth in Wu Guangyao's hands?

Of course it wouldn’t be a weapon, it wouldn’t be able to pass one's own guards like that.

Aziz asked: "Mr. Wu, what are the two cages in your hand?"

Wu Guangyao heard it and smiled slightly: "These are two ferocious eagles. I intend to give them to the crown prince as my meeting gift."

As soon as Aziz heard the falcon, his eyes lit up, and he suddenly returned to normal. He said politely: "Mr. Wu, you came to see me with a gift. There must be something I need to do!"

"No, I just want to get to know the crown prince and make friends with the crown prince!" Naturally, Wu Guangyao would not explain his intentions now.

Wu Guangyao lifted the black cloth of the falcon’s cage, revealing two vicious young falcons, which are birds of prey at a glance.

Aziz’s eyes stayed on the two eagles for a long time, and then he exclaimed: “Mr. Wu, I am the crown prince of Saudi Arabia. I can’t accept gifts from merchants. I’m disappointed!”

Wu Guangyao knew that this was just a kind of playfulness. Judging from the look in Aziz's eyes, he was a bit determined to win these two eagles.

"In this case, I will sell it to Mr. Aziz. I spent 300 dollars on these two falcons. Aziz will pay me 350 dollars."

Sure enough, Aziz immediately agreed, and the atmosphere will be much better.

Before leaving, Wu Guangyao said to Aziz: "Mr. Aziz, staying at this superyacht converted from a warship in Jeddah Port. I plan to hold a banquet on it in three days and invite the crown prince to attend! "

"Mr. Wu, please still abide by our laws!" Aziz heard the banquet, thinking that there would be wine or something, his face changed slightly.

"Mr. Aziz, please rest assured. We are inviting the chef team here. There will be no violations."

Three days later, the ‘Koriti’ superyacht ushered in a number of guests. These are Saudi politicians and businessmen. There are several Saudi princes alone.

Although there are many princes in Saudi Arabia, there are not many future generations. These princes are naturally attracted by super yachts.

Three days ago, as soon as the superyacht arrived at the port, Wu Guangyao asked people to look for the media here and spread the luxury of the superyacht, which created a hot wind here;

At the same time, he also hyped up the fact that the crown prince will also participate in this banquet, which can be said to have done enough homework.

No one knows the intentions of Wu Guangyao, a businessman from Hong Kong Island, but they are all interested in this superyacht and want to see the style.

Saudi Aramco

Chevron, Texaco and other American oil companies dispatched responsible persons are discussing.

"Huh, Hong Kong Island businessmen who are not self-reliant, come here with great fanfare, I am afraid it is not pure communication, but must have ideas for Arab oil!" Chevron snorted in charge and said to the others.

"Then he is really overwhelmed. Even European and American industrialists can't shake our position, let alone a colonial businessman." The Texaco official agreed.

A group of people burst into laughter. If Wu Guangyao saw it, it might be furious!

Small people are not necessarily tiny, maybe they can teach these giants a lesson!

'Corriti' super yacht

Wu Guangyao and the Saudi royal family are fighting fiercely. As the host, these princes gave a lot of face. After all, it was Wu Guangyao who let them see the world.

The Saudi royal family in this era is not rich, because the interests of oil are in the hands of the American oil giants;

It wasn't until the early 1970s that the third king of Saudi Arabia used tough methods to redeem Aramco's shares.

A super yacht is still full of allure for these nobles!

In fact, let alone the small country royal family in these corners, the current Mrs. Lin (Lin Ken) of the United States was also fascinated by Onassis’ superyachts, and finally nailed a great humiliation to the Americans.

It can be seen that the crown prince liked the two eagles that Wu Guangyao gave, and he actually took the yacht to show off to a crowd of high-ranking Saudis, especially his younger brothers.

The eagle falcon symbolizes the bird of prey, and for these younger brothers, the crown prince also has an unspoken meaning!

Look, only I, the crown prince, can have such a bird of prey!

In fact, after Wu Guangyao knew that the crown prince was in power, he was unwelcome in Saudi Arabia, lacked the ability to govern the country, and liked to squander, and was eventually deposed by his younger brother Faisal.

"Mr. Wu, do you still have this kind of falcon? I am willing to pay a high price." It is the fourth son of Saudi Arabia, Faisal, who is also the third king, and the hard-line leader of Aramco from the United States.

Naturally, Wu Guangyao had no eagles. These two eagles were obtained by Wu Guangyao from northern India.

The price cost a full US$3,000, which is more expensive than later generations.

For Faisal, Wu Guangyao is naturally not good to offend, maybe he can cooperate in the future!

"Prince Faisal, I don't have the eagle in my hand anymore, but if I have the opportunity, I will definitely help you pay attention!"

Faisal was a little disappointed, but he soon recovered to Ching Ming, he was too persistent, he was an ideal prince!

"No, Mr. Wu, I just asked casually, you don't have to bother!"

After a banquet, Wu Guangyao believes that his reputation will spread in the Arab world.

Rich, very rich!

One week after Wu Guangyao came to Mecca, at the recommendation of the crown prince, he finally met the old king who had a lifespan of several months.

"King, although the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has signed a contract with the United States for monopoly oil exploration, this contract is not without loopholes." After a few words, Wu Guangyao said something shocking.

"Mr. Wu, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has no intention to break with Aramco. Please be careful!" The old king is very conservative and doesn't seem to be very interested in this.

But the crown prince was different. He thought in his heart that it turned out that Wu Guangyao came into contact with himself, and he actually made this idea!

The crown prince was very tempted, because watching these American oil companies make big profits, while Saudi Arabia can only get some small profits, how can he balance his heart?

"The king is misunderstood. The contract loophole I said will not cause Saudi Arabia and Aramco to break." Wu Guangyao said calmly.

This old king is so courageous, even his little businessman dare to stroke a tiger's beard!

I really responded to that sentence, the more bold the family business, the smaller!

After listening to Wu Guangyao's words, the old king did not speak, obviously he wanted to hear the next words!

"King, crown prince, although you have signed a monopoly with Aramco for oil extraction, there is no requirement to use Aramco’s oil tankers for transportation. If you want to, monopolize the oil transportation by yourself, so that you will get a lot of wealth."

Wu Guangyao’s words left the old king and the crown prince stunned. It turned out that there was a contract loophole.

"Mr. Wu, if I am not mistaken, you want to provide us with oil tankers!" The old king quickly recovered and said calmly.

"King, I have 15 new tankers with a capacity of 30,000 tons, and I also have a maritime college. I am willing to cooperate with the Saudi royal family and establish a maritime college in Saudi Arabia to cultivate a large number of maritime talents for Saudi Arabia." Wu Guangyao finally revealed. Own ambition.

But Wu Guangyao clearly knew that this plan could not be passed in the hands of the old king;

also soberly realized that he could not withstand the crusades of European and American shipowners.

So, the drunkard's intention on this trip is not to drink!

Be in front of Onassis first, and have a good relationship with the Saudi crown prince, and finally wait for Onassis to take the bait and come to cooperate with him.

Wu Guangyao doesn't want much, he needs a fame, so let Onassis and the Saudi royal family take the lead, and his pressure will be much less.

At that time, although he is not as famous as Onassis, at least he will set off the Asian "ship king" style in Europe and the United States;

At that time, I took advantage of the trend to enter the European and American markets, and it was much smoother than that!

No one will reject a shipowner with a deadweight of more than 1 million tons. More importantly, Wu Guangyao has a huge price advantage.

The capitalists will give up the sweet pastry of global shipping!

The elderly king, although he was hesitant for a time, eventually declined Wu Guangyao's kindness.

But Wu Guangyao is really fortunate that the old king did not agree, otherwise he should have a headache!

I don’t have the courage, so let’s have a decisive battle with European and American ship owners!

Then, the old king asked the crown prince to entertain Wu Guangyao and Kayla, and left tremblingly.

The crown prince is an important part of Wu Guangyao. If you establish a good relationship with the crown prince, you are not afraid that Onassis will not find yourself to cooperate.

(End of this chapter)




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