Becoming Rich with Daily Scavenging APP-Chapter 449: Chaotic Royalty
"Do you want to go to Europe to attend a conference?" Yang Chengru directly stated the reason for visiting Chen Yiyang after entering the room.
"Why would I attend a conference in Europe?" Chen Yiyang was puzzled and asked, "Is it one of those superficial United Nations conferences?"
Chen Yiyang thought this way because, after he became famous, many people invited him to various conferences under the United Nations banner.
Climate conferences, global business cooperation meetings, and the like, were entirely for some countries’ elite to gain credentials and show their faces.
Chen Yiyang has always been disdainful of participating in such activities.
After all, these conferences offer little benefit, and the United Nations partly hosts them to expand its influence among elites in different countries, and partly in hopes of finding more wealthy donors.
After all, the United Nations is not having an easy time now, with some countries frequently delaying their membership fees, and many UN agencies are severely underfunded.
"No." Yang Chengru said, "Do you remember the incident where you returned the Blue Diamond to the Saudi royal family?"
"Of course I remember."
"After the Blue Diamond was returned, the Saudi royal family decided to restore normal diplomatic relations with Thailand. Both sides are planning to have a secret meeting in Europe first.
Once most of the issues are resolved, they will hold a press conference, officially invite each other for state visits, and use the opportunity to restore normal diplomatic relations.
This meeting also invited our country’s diplomats to attend. After knowing this, I proposed that since you helped return the Blue Diamond and gave both countries a reason to move toward normal diplomacy, it would be great if you could also attend this meeting. The higher-ups agreed."
"Thank you." Chen Yiyang patted Yang Chengru on the shoulder.
This is the benefit of having connections at the top.
If it weren’t for Yang Chengru, he, the person involved in the reconciliation between Saudi Arabia and Thailand, might have missed this event.
Participants at such high-level secret meetings will inevitably be powerful figures from the two countries.
Knowing them would make doing business in these two countries much easier for Chen Yiyang.
Additionally, diplomats from his own country will attend the meeting, allowing him to appear among the higher-ups.
The benefits are considerable.
He was just hesitating about whether to go to Europe to make trouble for Qian Du.
Now he was no longer torn; he decided to go directly.
"Manager Xu, why are you on the plane too?" Chen Yiyang curiously inquired to Manager Xu beside him upon boarding the plane.
Sure enough, to his surprise, Manager Xu from China Shipbuilding Heavy Industry, whom he had known before, was also attending this meeting in Europe.
After seeing him on the plane, Chen Yiyang immediately realized why Yang Chengru was privy to such high-level secrets about the two countries’ secret meeting and was able to suggest his involvement.
It became clear that Manager Xu was also involved.
"I’m planning to develop in the diplomatic field," Manager Xu explained calmly, "Moreover, I have quite a few connections in Thailand and Saudi Arabia, so attending this meeting makes sense."
"Then please take care." Chen Yiyang shook hands with Manager Xu.
"I should ask you to take care of me. Next time if there’s any good deal where you can earn billions of USD quickly, remember to tell me after it’s done so I can boost my performance charts."
"Got it, got it." Chen Yiyang nodded.
He continued to ask, "But why was France chosen as the location for the Saudi-Thai talks this time?
Since our country is also involved, wouldn’t it be better to hold it domestically?"
Chen Yiyang only found out shortly before departure that he was going to France.
It made sense that Thailand and Saudi Arabia would hold preliminary talks to restore normal diplomatic relations in a third-party country instead of on their own soil.
But given domestic involvement, wasn’t a local venue preferable?
Why come to Europe?
"It’s mainly due to the opinion of the King of Thailand," Manager Xu expressed some helplessness, "The King has to participate in such matters, but he resides in Germany all year round, so initially, they wanted to set the location in Germany.
However, due to recent issues within Thailand, there have been protests by German citizens outside hotels where the Thai royals reside abroad, so the meeting location was changed to adjacent France."
Manager Xu’s explanation almost fried Chen Yiyang’s brain.
Upon detailed understanding, he finally figured out the complex background of the situation.
The current King of Thailand has enormous wealth, ranking among the world’s richest royal families.
But he personally doesn’t enjoy staying in Thailand to indulge, preferring instead to live in Germany for the long term.
So to accommodate him, the meeting was initially set in Germany.
But then, a palace drama erupted in Thailand, complicating the situation further.
That’s right, this King of Thailand not only loves enjoying life in Germany but also doesn’t want to fulfill various domestic obligations.
These obligations are somewhat similar to those in ancient Huaxia, requiring the monarch to perform ceremonial rituals like offering sacrifices to heaven and ancestors.
These matters are crucial for the legitimacy and authority of the royal family.
However, the Thai King couldn’t be bothered with these duties and usually delegates them to his sister, another royal member.
But this royal member was recently unable to work due to illness.
So the King had his concubines take over.
This directly triggered a major power struggle in the King’s harem, involving the Queen and several concubines, vying for power.
It was akin to a modern version of "The Legend of Zhen Huan."
Thus, global media attention was drawn there.
Some anti-King factions also took this chance to stage protests in Germany.
Under such circumstances, continuing the meeting in Germany became inappropriate due to high risks of information leaks.
Thus, the meeting was moved to France.
This way, after the King attends the meeting, it’s convenient for him to return to Germany.
After listening, Chen Yiyang was left speechless. This King sure knows how to stir things up.
Upon arriving in France, just before the meeting began,
Chen Yiyang first called his friend Schaefer in Europe.
"How have you been lately?" Chen Yiyang invited Schaefer to dine at a well-secured restaurant.
"Not bad. Even though I’m not so welcomed in Germany due to the last incident, I’ve been doing quite well in France recently."
Schaefer said in a low voice, "Recently, I found a channel to help France and India negotiate a fighter jet deal.
If this deal goes through, my influence would definitely reach a higher level, and I could also make a big fortune!"
"Are you sure this deal is reliable?" Chen Yiyang was a bit skeptical.
"Many Indian officials seek to make money through the fighter jet purchase. But France can’t pay these Indian officials directly, it requires an intermediary. That’s where I come in."
This time, Schaefer appeared fully confident.
