Yang Dongxu has never met Kirk. He has never been to the Middle East, nor has he met Kirk in other countries. However, the two people had started communicating on the phone a long time ago.
This time, Kurk only asked Yang Dongxu to meet in Athens, and the matter discussed was to invest in real estate in Dubai. This sounded unreliable and had something to do with the current situation in the United Arab Emirates.
Speaking of the Middle East, everyone will think of Dubai, and names linked to rich people such as the United Arab Emirates, but Abu Dhabi sounds a bit unfamiliar.
But externally Dubai is more famous, but in the United Arab Emirates and even the entire Middle East, Abu Dhabi's status as the capital is definitely not comparable to Dubai.
Kirk's father recently succeeded him as the king of Abu Dhabi. If no coup occurs, the succession of the throne in the Middle East is generally related to the lifespan of the old king.
Basically, when the previous king dies, the next king will inherit the throne. As for leaving the throne early, helping the horse to go for a ride, etc., it is rare.
Kurk's father succeeded to the throne after the death of the previous king. Although such a succession requires a long wait, there are even examples where the first successor's lifespan is not as long as the king. However, this kind of succession can be considered a smooth transition.
Therefore, the current domestic situation in Abu Dhabi is relatively stable, and international oil prices are now starting to rise, and everything is developing in a good direction.
Since everything is going well in the country, as a new king, not only should he take office as a new official, but he should at least start doing some things to achieve results, so as to stabilize the throne.
Domestic oil is their core industry, and they will not experience big fluctuations if they are very skillful. Therefore, the king began to intend for the people below to choose other investments to expand the economy of the United Arab Emirates.
With the Burj Al Arab Hotel in Dubai ahead of him, Kurza's first thought was naturally to further attract real estate agents in Dubai. And this pull obviously cannot be like before, building buildings on your own land and then selling it to your own people, playing the game of left-hand for right-hand.
Rather, they really want to develop Dubai’s real estate, so introducing foreign investment will naturally become the first step in stimulating the real estate economy.
So Yang Dongxu, a close friend of Dongfang Telephone who Kulza felt was quite wealthy, became one of the other party's very good choices, so this meeting took place.
When he heard that the reason for Kurza's appointment with him was to do real estate, Yang Dongxu ostensibly decided to meet with Kurza first. In fact, we had already decided to win this cooperation, so there was a phone call to call Yu Yi over.
Yu Yi and Zhang Zhang rested after arriving at the hotel. They did not need to attend the meeting with Kurza in the evening. After he and Kurza set a cooperation framework, it was time for the people below to start negotiations.
In the evening, in a large and beautiful manor on the seaside of Athens, Yang Dongxu got out of the car with Xiao Wenchen in his arms, followed by Zhou Ya, who was dressed up.
There is no banquet tonight, only a dinner specially invited to them, in the form of a family banquet, so Yang Dongxu will bring his wife and children.
"You're not an ordinary rich man." Yang Yao couldn't help but muttered in his heart as he walked into the luxurious villa in the manor.
Obviously, Kurza doesn't come to Athens very often. If it weren't for the Olympics, he probably wouldn't come here even once in a few years. But people bought such a manor casually.
Although Yang Dongxu also likes to buy houses all over the world, he is not so inhumane as to just watch an Olympic Games. To the point of directly taking over such a luxurious manor. His level is still to directly rent a hotel villa instead of directly buying the hotel.
"Welcome, friend from the East." As soon as he entered the room, Kurza greeted him warmly and gave Yang Dongxu a hug.
But unlike others who embraced him enthusiastically, Kurza just put his hands on Yang Dongxu's shoulders and kissed him on both cheeks.
Yang Dongxu undoubtedly knew the etiquette of the Arab world, so there was no surprise on his face. When the two people touched each other, he sat down and made the same movements as Kurza. It seemed that his movements were very standard.
Kulza's full name is Kulza Ben Hari, which is also a brief name, and there is a long suffix after it. Arabs do not have surnames, only first names.
After the name is the name of the father, then the name of the grandfather, and then the name of the higher elder. For example, Qulza *ben* Caliphate. The awareness is that Qulza is the son of Ben* Caliph. The format is actually easy to understand, but the name suffix is a bit long.
"I should go to Abu Dhabi earlier to have a good meeting and chat with you. But you also know that in the past few years, because I was dealing with some oil field issues, my identity was a bit sensitive and it was inconvenient to go there." Yang Dongxu and Kulza separated. The individual walked inside.
Kurza was accompanied by his wife, but Yang Dongxu just nodded to her as a greeting. Kurza just nodded to Zhou Ya and was not overly enthusiastic.
Although the law stipulates that you can marry up to four wives in the United Arab Emirates, they are very conservative in their lives due to religious beliefs. Especially when visiting the man's house, it is very impolite to be overly enthusiastic towards the man's wife.
"I know your difficulties, but everything is fine now, isn't it?" Kurza smiled.
Middle Eastern men are actually very handsome, especially their facial features are very three-dimensional, giving them a very tough look. As a member of the royal family, it goes without saying that Kurza's foreign trade is very important.
After all, the royal family in the Middle East has a long history. Although it has experienced turmoil, the bloodline has not been cut off. Needless to say, it goes without saying that when they marry powerful men, their wives should look good. For generations, it has been difficult for both men and women to look ugly.
"Yes, everything is getting better." Yang Dongxu smiled and nodded.
***Alcohol is prohibited, so there will be drinks but no wine when you sit at the table. And although Kulza's wife was also with him, male superiority to women is very serious in the Arab world.
Therefore, the other party's wife basically couldn't speak, and even when she spoke, she entertained Zhou Ya politely. I like Xiao Wenchen very much. After all, when a three- or four-year-old child is chubby and cute, everyone will like it when they see it.
Kurza has now married two wives and has his own son and daughter, but they are both in the Middle East and did not bring Athens.
The world's entertainment life is somewhat monotonous. Of course, this monotony is compared to the feasting and feasting of bustling cities. They also have their own entertainment, such as turning the manor into a zoo, or going hunting with eagles. In short, the entertainment methods of rich people are definitely different from ordinary people.
"What do you think of the current oil market?" Kurza found a topic after chatting for a while.
For reasons that are different from ordinary people's entertainment life, when the wealthy people in the Middle East meet with the wealthy people, they may talk about the leopards and lions they raise.
However, when meeting other people, the conversations usually focus on economics and politics, and they don’t start chatting away after a few glasses of wine like the general public.
"If the United States restrains its economic blockade of Russia, the oil market will be very hot in the next few years." Yang Dongxu said very directly.
Kurza glanced at Yang Dongxu thoughtfully, and then nodded slowly.
Although the UAE is the world's top consortium, its partnership with the United States is undoubtedly closer than that of Russia. However, the United States has always wanted to dominate the Middle East, but not everyone can bully North Russia. Even in recent years, the United States has been suppressing North Russia in the Middle East because of its economic advantage.
But this kind of suppression is undoubtedly limited, otherwise no one will be able to reap the benefits of angering the fighting nations, and the countries in the Middle East will bear the brunt.
Among the main means used by the United States to block the Russian economy, suppressing the oil and natural gas market and Russian minerals are the top priorities.
Therefore, if the United States maintains its current level of economic blockade against Russia, international oil prices will continue to improve.
If the United States insists on further suppressing the Russian economy. Expanding oil production to suppress prices is one of the usual methods used by the United States.
Once oil production is expanded, countries in the Middle East that rely on oil exports as the mainstay of their national economies will be the first to bear the brunt. Therefore, although there are many wealthy people in the Middle East, they feel like they are being criticized on both sides.
"The oil market should go higher in the next few years." Yang Dongxu continued.
Kurza said nothing and looked at Yang Dongxu waiting for the next step.
"The United States also wants to develop its economy, and the oil economy is also one of their pillar industries. The war in Iraq just ended in the first half of last year, so local frictions may escalate, but it is unlikely that the United States will launch other wars in the next few years.
As long as there is no war, there will naturally be a need to develop the economy. The oil economy is also one of the pillar industries of the United States, so now that it has good control over the situation in the Middle East, making money from oil is a very good choice. Therefore, oil prices will naturally be pushed up. "
The United States' control over the Middle East has undoubtedly stimulated Kurza's sensitive nerves. So he changed the topic, "Do you think George W. Bush will be re-elected?"
"The chance of succeeding in re-election is very high. Although the war has caused mixed reviews of Bush's administration from the outside world, the American people are still very satisfied with him."
In fact, there is one thing Yang Dongxu did not say, that is, when George W. Bush was in office, he launched a war and won. Now is the time to harvest the fruits of victory. Whether it is him or those powerful people behind him who are also harvesting the fruits of victory, how could he allow anyone to get involved at this time?
"So you are optimistic that he can be re-elected?" Kurk couldn't help asking.
In fact, unless major changes occur, it can be said that it is a tradition for the US president to be re-elected for two terms. As Yang Dongxu said, although George W. Bush launched the Iraq War during his previous term, it aroused great public opinion in the international community.
But this war is beneficial to the United States, so the domestic people are very satisfied with him and his re-election should not be a problem. But whether this is a problem depends on who the competitors are.
In this US presidential election, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry is undoubtedly an extremely strong competitor. This makes the originally natural re-election a lot more unpredictable, because John Kerry's support rate has been about the same as that of George W. Bush since the election, and it is possible that either of the two will become the next president.
But Yang Dongxu undoubtedly knows the final answer!
